Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-02-15


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WILLrAa b. giles has been chosen. bv the
Legislature ofthe State Governor o. Virginia,
to supply the vacancy occasloaed by the resig.
nation Ut Gov. TYLER, from the 4th of March
next!
On Wednesday last. ia the House of Repre-
sentatIves of Massachusetts, there was fourth
oailoting for Senator IN Congress, ELIlAa H.
MILLS was again chosen on the part OF the
House, Mr.. Mills received lis votes, and Mr.
JARVIS the next highesi Candidate, received 76
The Legislature of New York, on Tuesday
last, reelected Martin Van Barren, TO repre-
sent that State, in the Senate of the United
States. for the term fisk years, Commencing
or the 9Th OF March next. Gen. Van Renssel
are ead previously declined being candidate
From the State OF Maine, we learn, that Al
bion X. Paris has been duly elected Senator
OF the United States for six years from the 4th
day Of March next--,he Senate of the State ha
wing on the final ballot. yielded the decision OF
The other House.---Aut Intel.
The Augusta Constitionalist Of the och
January, sa.s;--"We are happy TO learn that
the health OF William u. CsaTtord has Of late
very much improved and that strong hopes
are entertained of his perfect recovery
The Select Committee appointed in conse
quence OF the letter of the Vice. President of
the United States. adjourned Yesterday. and it
- honoured thar the report viii be made this
morning-Nat Jonr
The NewYork Mercantile saws the ship A.
merlca. which arrived al New-York on Sunday
from Bremen, had on board upwssds Ut 1900
bushels OF Grain and Potatoes, which VIII pay
tar profit in that market"
Great Libel CGse.-The Philadelphia
Palladium states, that a case of great
Importance aud interest is now on trial
IN the Supreme Court, Judge Huston,
presiding. 1t is the case OF Levitt tar
ris vs. William ID. Lewis, to recover
damages fer the publication Of libel,
alleging consular mafeasance on the
part Of the Plaintiff. while Consul Gene
raj Of the United States at st Peters
burg, in the years 1908. 9 and 10. Dana
ges LAID 100000 Counsel for the
Plaintiff, George NJ. Dallas, Charles j.
lpgersoll and Horace Binney. Esqnres;
for the defendant, Joseph Il. Ingersoll
and Charles Chauncey. Esquires.-
Messrs.J Hopkinson and John Sergeant
were retained in the cause, bat Mr.
Hopkinson withdrew on account of in
disposition, and sir. Sergeant is absent
on the Tacubaya Mission. The Jury
was empanelled on Monday, aud the
Plaintiffs case, prima fscie, was conclu-
ded, Mr. j. r. 1nsersoll opened on
Tuesday morning, and is still speaking
and reading documentary Evidence
The case will probably occupy two or
three weeks. The deposition Of MIR. j.
q. Adams was read; that document a
lone with the exhibits makes Iae pages.
tits believed that 5000 pages will be
read as defendants and rebutting eyi.
dances. Commissions have been taken
to many parts of the United States, to
Russia. &c. Several distinguished and
some titled Russian personages as well
asloiher foreigners attend the Court reg
ularly"
Ii is a circumstance of rather curl
Gus coincidence, that, on the same day
of last week, the popular hranche. Of
the Legislatures of the States of Viz
ginia and Maryland should each have
been engaged in expelling one oftheir
members, for the same cause, and
that the vote against the expulsion
should, in each case, have been just
two, against the otherwise unanimous
vote of The two Houses. The ground
of expulsion was tina. The expelled
members were Ministers Of the Cos
pei, who are. by the Constitution OF
each State, disqualified from being
members of the Legislature. The
name ofthe Virginia member expelled
is Billups. that of the Maryland mem
Der, Raleigh Nat. Int.
HighWay Robbuy.-On the evening
of the Esd of January, Mr.. Simeon
Durham, of Ohio, was assaulted and
robbed on the turnpike between New
ark and Brunswick, Nj. Mr.. d.
was proceeding from the latter place,
just after twilight, when be was met by