Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-28

presslve Of the opinion OF the corporation ~
favor Of the repeal Of the ties. and corporation
acts.
SirN. C. Tindsl, the new Solicitor General,
has been elected to Parliament for the Univer'
sity OF Cambridge, by a majority oil lOl over
Mr.. Banks.
The London Courier speaks ofthe opponents
Of Mr.. Canning, as the Guerilla Opposition
troops which keep lowering on the TANKS Of
tbe Ministerial phalanx.
A morning paper of the 14'h, says-eWe
have Just heard report OF a duel between the
Marquis Of ravistock and one (three names are
mentionedl OF the new Opposition IL IS SAID
to have arisen out OF Fridays debate! out we
cannot trace il TO any authentic source.
A great public meeting has been held at Ii
verpool, and an address voted TO the hing,
congratulating him upon the issue OF the late
Ministerial struggle.
Paris papers Of May g. state. that in the
Chamber of Deputies, great sgitsuon hsd peen
manifested at the dsband,ng OF the National
Guards. and it was proposed TO impeach the
ministers.
II is estimated in the French papers, that
there has been some extensive arrangements
with other powers upon the subject of disband
ing of the Guards, as similar measure has
been adopted in the Two Siclies, As appears
by a decree of the 23d ofApril, just received,
which declares the whole OF the civic National
Guards of the kingdom Of the Two Slcllies or
gained BY the provisional Government on the
25th OF April, 1921. dishanded. A corps OF
field guards saries chambetresl are to be rails
ed for the purposes OF the police, in places
where no regular troops are stationed.
The Globe OF the evening ofthe 18th says
"At a late hon. we received the important III
tehgence, that Amsterdam will Immediately
be proclaimed free port, and in the expecta'
ton that it will be great entrepot tor goods,
government are about erecting warehouses
The first estimate is one million six hundred
guilders."
Advices from Dresden, announce, on the 5th
of May, the death Of the King OF Saxony, aged
II.
Commission Of inquiry is sitting at War
saw TO investigate the facts and circumstances
connected with the reasonable intrigues which
were, last year, discovered in Poland. The
llbonrs OF the Commission are expected to con-
tnue several months. Among those who are
most deeply implicated, two, it is anticipated,
will be Condemned to death.
Captain Bligh obtained a regular divorce
from his wife in the Consistory Court, London,
on the l0th ult in consequence OF her adulter-
Gus intercourse with Mr., Wellesley,
British man OF war on her way to Smyrna,
IS reported TO have been mistaken by s1me
Greek pirates for large merchantmen, and
that the greatest havoc was made among these
maraiders
/ Judgment aPainat the WakefeHs.-E. G..
Wakefield and his brother, w Wakefield,
were brought up, this morning, for Judgment.
Lord Tenderden having taken his seat, MIR
SERGEANT Cross moved the Court for Judgment
against the prisoners, who had been convicted
at the last asslzes for Lancaster, Of a conspiracy
to carry away Ellen Turner. without the knowl.
edge or consent of her father. Mr.. Justice
LlttedaIe read the indictment and the evidence
adduCed al the trial, during which Mr.. W.
Wakefield did not evince any symptoms of
anxiety; but his brother, whose external con-
duct was composed, seemed to suffer much
mental pain for he was occupied the most of
his time in reading, at intervals, book which
was lying on the clerks desk. They both look
ed very well
f. 6. Wakefield then addressed the Court at
great length from written paper which he
held in his hand He dwelt upon the hardships
of his having been conhaed in Lancaster ever
since the trial, although his recognizances to
til e amount of 10 O0Ot have been continued,
and drew parallel in his own favor between
his case and that OF Bowdtch's. Great part of
Wakefeld's speech was taken up in reflections
upon the counsel for the prosecution; and
throughout the whole address he took every
possible opportunity of discriminating Miss Tur-
ner his wife.
Mr.. Sergeant Cross said that It was through
intimidation that L. G.. Wakefield had induced
Miss Turner to take the step she had done,
and therefore he considered the defe ndant
guilty OF "a most heinous offence
Mr.. Brougbam aad Mr. Williams were heard
on the same side
Mr.. Justice Bailey then delivered the iudg.
ment OF the court, in doing which the learned
judge recapiuiated the evidence, and common.
ted on II as he proceeded and pointed out the
total disregard for truth manifested by both de.
fendants, and concludeda very feeling and I'm.
pressive address with the following words:
"Thls is case in which person not young, &C.
quaiuted with marriage duties, acquainted with
what ought to be expected from husband, and
what may be expected from a wife, proposes
tsmary wife infinitely younger than himself.
The Court has carefully considered The circum-
stances of this case and it dose order and ad.
Judge, that for this offence, you Edward Glib
bon Wakefield imprisoned in his Majesty's goal
OF Newgate, Tor the space of three years; and
that William Wakefield be imprisoned in his
Majesty goal OF Lancaster for the same space"
| The prisoners we're then led out Of the court.
On the subject Of the new Administration the
London Observer of the evening OF the l4th,
makes The following remarks;--
The people Of Great Britain, as we'll as every
Court, ard political assembly Of Europe, had an
| ticipa,ed the debates of last week with the
most iG;enae anxiety, expecting them to pro-
duce some question which would divide the
House, and show the full strength or weakness
of the New Administration. Never was the
court in such state Of utter ignorance as TO
the cpnIifff cf IN he