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London, England, 1826-03-23 00:00:00

AtIOtIcTION,THE RICH limns&

YURTHIR PARTICULARS.
It was more t an suspected that Mr. Wakefield when
he had, a, he thought, accomplished his object in Scot-
land, bore his fair charge direct to France; and this
fact was established beyond a doubt in two or three
days by the receipt of a letter from him, dated Calajsi
and addressed to Mrs. Turner, in which he stated that

he had married her daughter, and taking all the blame
of the transaction, as far as if over•persuasion" went,
added !hat Miss Turner was fondly attached to him,
'and that it should be the anxious endeavour of his life
to promote her happiness by every means in his power.
Stilt however her friends were of opinion that she had
yielded rather to coercion than to persuasion, and that if
any opportunity offered she would gladly return to her
afflicted mother; and they de:ermined to use every ex-
ertion to give her that opportunity. Her paternal uncle,
Mr. Turner, accompanied by his son and their solicitor,

pasted to London, and immediately on their arrival
sought an interview with Sir IL BIRNIE, the Chief Ma-
giitrate of Police, who, on hea►ing the circumstances,
entered at once warmly into the fellings of the parties;
and said he would most willingly give every assistance
in his power, but he much doubted if he could ►ender
them ally material service. He had not, he said, much

diffi:ulty in sending his warrant to any part of England,
but he feared he conld not do much on the other side ut

the Channel, although his authority laid sometimes
been respected even there in cases of a highly crimin.ll
nature—such as forgery far instance. After some con-
versation, Sir It. Birnie said if they could procure any

aid at the Foreign Office in the shape of.a letter, to any
of the authorities in France, he would not hesitate to
give them the sea vices of one or two of his ablest officers.
They went to the Foreign Office, and obtained a letter
from M. Canning to the B itish Ambrssador at
Paris. Thus armed, they recut ned to the Chief Magi is
trate, who, directed Ellis, one of the principal oflicerc,
to accompany the gentlemen to France, first instructing
him to act with the utmost Caution and delicacy, it
he should succeed in finding the fugitives. They pro.
ceeded to Calais, and had scat cely landed when they saw
the objects of their search walking together on the Pier.
They immediately approached them, and Miss Turner,
the moment she saw the party exclaimed, " Good Gun
here is my uncle," and leaving the side of Mr. Wake-
field she sprang into the arms of Mr. Turner, kissed
him mot aff ctionately and burst into tears. A warm
conversa-ion t lok place between Miss Turner's relatives
and Mr. Wakefield, and the latter having learned that it
*as their intention to take her back with them to England,
declared that she was his wite, and that no earthly power
should deprive him of her. Mr. Turner,hoe ever,was firm,
and Mr. Wakefield then appealed to the civil power for
protection for him and "Iris wife," and was attended to,
the Authorities stating that they could n .t suffer a
Lady, even young as was Mi,s Turner, to be forcibly
taken away from the person who claimed her as his
wife, unless she gave her full and free consent. The
question was then formally rut to Miss Turner, as to'
whether she would go with he r uncle or not, and she ex-
claimed eagerly," OA 1 yes, I will go with my uncle anyi
where—anything to get away front thisinan (Mr. Wakeri
field). lam not mart ied —I am not his wife at all—l war
taken away and brought here against my will entir!lj.
I have been dragged from my friends ;by force."
Wakefield hod no reply to make to such a declaration
as this, and the French police saw no occasion for furisl
Cher interference on their parr. Some questions were
then put to Mr. Wakefield by Miss Turner's relatives,
and he declared that he considered himself lawfully
married to her, but said that the marriage had •never
been. consummated. He mein farther, and gave a
written declaration, that Miss Turner was, as respected
him, " a putt and spotless virgin." H: said that they
had plighted their troth to each other, and acknow-
ledged each other as man and wife in the presence of
a third person in Scotland; and that, according to
the laws of that country, constituted a legal mar-
riage. We omitted to state, in the early part of this
narrative, that Sir Richard Birnie was anxious to
'I send two officers, but Ellis only was at hand.

At midnight of the day on which the application was
made, Taunton, another officer, arrived from a country
j urney ; and he bang m ell acquainted with France and
A* language, he was ordered to follow the parties to
Calais with all speed. He arrived there soon after the
other., and after the enquiry before the Police, he watch-
ed Mr. Wakefield to his hotel, and found that he in•
tended instantly to proceed to Paris. It was then
agreed upon that Ellis and the Messrs. Turner should
Conduct the young Lady to England, while Taunton
and the Solicitor should follow Mr. Wakefield to Paris,
and there, if they could obtain the permission of the
French Government, apprehend him and bring him to
this country, it being the determination of the other
parties to enforce the utmost rigour of the law
against him. The Messrs. Turner and Ellis, with the
young Lady, arrived at Bow-street, within forty-eight
hoots from the time that the application was made,
and she is now safe under the roof of her doating parent.
She states that she never saw Mr. Wakefield until he
drove up to Mrs. Dolby's door, where she was visiting,
near Liverpool, and that when they had traveled a
great distance she inquired anxiously how it was that
they did not see her uncle, who, Mr. Wakefield had
said, was to meet her on the road. He made various
excuses, and at length, in answer to an inquiry, he said,
41 Keep quiet, my dear, when we cross that stream that
you see, we shall be stue so see him." They stopped in
a short time, and then Mr. Wakefield disclosed his
views to her, and ander the influence of terror she con-
sented to acknowledge him as her hisband. He then
took her to Calais, scarcely suffering her to speak to
any one. She declares solemnly that she was the whole
time under coercion. It is, as we learn, certainly
true, as Mr. Wakefield said, that the simple ceremony
which he described, does by the law t.l Scotland con-
stitute a marriage, but it is only legal provided the
parties be above the age of 15 years, and it happens that
bliss Turner now wants about one month to complete
her 15th year, so that the ceremony was, to all intents
and purposes, nugatory. Mr. Wakefield's age is 42.

Count Ltevam arrived at Beriin horn London on the
11th inst. and immediately proceeded on Ms way to Bc.Pvtersburgb.
The D orama still continues a favoirite retort, and
it certainly merits the attention of the public. The views are ex-
cellent, particularly that of Rosalyn Chapel, which is extremely
beautiful and picturesque.
Accounts from Hamburgh, mention the detection of
most extensive frauds en the Underwriters of Lloyd's.
Seven persons were under arrest at Hamburgh, and
lure or four at Oldenburgh, under charges of this kind.
It appears in one instance that a foreign vessel iron,
Harnbdrgh and Altona to London, was sunk by the,
Master, off Boskum. The packages were found to be
fictitious, and instrances to a large amount were made.,

AS SiZt I.gTELLid't Net

YOriNt MAACK Si.

tLANI ti. JOHNSON AND LAYTON.
this was an action to recover the sum ef 601. paid
by the plaintiff to the defendants, under the following
circumstances:
Mr. MOLT stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff,
Miss Clark,,in the year 1818, became the mother of an
illegitimate child, and before her confinement was re•
quired by the defendants, overseers- of the parish in
which she resided, to indemnify the parish against the
child becoming chargeable at any future time. The
plaintiff, unwilling to expose the father of her child,
raised the sum of 601. which she paid to the defendants.
The defendants placed it in the Scarborough Bank, and
paid the plaintiff the interest of the m tney till the year
1822, when the Bank failed. On that occasion-the de-
fendants received a dividend of ss. in the pound,
amounting to 151. 16s. Sd. which they had paid into
Court, and thereby reducing the plaintiff's claim to
451. 4s. 91 The child has never yet been chargeable
to the parish. The cause had been tried at the last
Assizes, and under the direction of the Learn. d Judge
who presided on that occasion, as well as the present, a
verdict had been found for the d4end.ints. The opi-
nion of his Lordship had ben since over-ruled by the
Court of Common Pleas, and the cause h been di-
rected to be submit ed to a Jury. The evidence for
the plaintiff having fully established the case stated
by Mr. Holt,

Mr. SCARLET? addressed the Jury for the defendants.
Mr. Justice 13Avottr, in slimming up, observed, that
there was no qut.stion for the consideration of the Jul y.
He was not b fore aware that his opinion had been over-
ruled'by the Court of Common Pleas, but had no dif-
ficUlty in stating that the plaintiff was not entitled to
recover, as no evidence had been given that she had
offered a bond or any other indemnity to protect tl e
parish against the child becoming chargeable. He
therefore directed the Jury to find (or the defendants.
Mr. Note signified that he should tender a bill of exceptions
against the direction of the Learned Judge.
The Jury seeming to hesitate in fallowing the Learned Judge's
direction, a proposal was made by the defendants Counsel, and
agreed to by Mr. Holt, to refer the whole matter to Mr. Patterson.
—Referred accordingly.

George Mach(ll Jackson, a boy apparently about
thirteen years of age, was put to the bar, charged with
uttering two forged one pound notes, purporting to be
notes of the Saddleworth Union Bank..

The circumstances of this case were as follo* :—The
Proprietors of the Saddleworth Union Bank received a
parcel of blank notes (ram their engraver inLondon,some
time in last autumn. On opening the parcel they foundl
that twelve notes had been taken out of it. The prisoner
WAS Eying with the person who kept the coach-office at
which the parcel had been left; About the middle of
October the prisoner carried two notes to different per-
sons, to ge: them changed. These notes turned out -to
be part of those taken from the parcel. The signature had
been supplied, and the blanks in other respects filled up.
The signatures were proved to be forgeries. The prlso-
.ner acknowledged that he took the notes out of the par-
cel on the road-from the coach•office to the bank. In
:doing this he destroyed the direction, but, having a i en
in bis pocket, he wrote another.
Verdict, Gailty.:.-.Death.
The Jury and theittosocutors strongly remain
piney. Ilia parents are very respectable people.

the liiVrtb

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Jam Copion.was indiction for onsawtouy intermarrying with Blt.l
rah Robinson, his former wife, Sarah Milne, being then abet."'
' William Dixon' curate of East Atchley, proved the marriage of
the prisoner with Sarah Milne, on the lith of November, 1813.
Sarah Rubinson proved that she bad been married to the prisoner
at Maplewell, two years ago. They lived at Maplewell six months,
and then witness went to Ledsham. On her return, the prisoner's
first wife had joined him, and she beat witness with the tongs.
Cross-examined—Prisoner and herself had lived as man and wife
for some time before marriage.

Two more witnesses proved both the marriages.
The prisoner was found Guilty i and Mr. Baron Hut.cocc sen-
tenced him to six months' imprisonment.