Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-02-03
NEWS, POLITICS. SO.


NA~ iukk, january ~. Iss@.
Since my last, the packet ship Mediator
arrived from London, bringing files to the
7th ult., inclusive. The papers contain
no news, being principally filled with de.
tails OF most disastrous floods which had
occurred in various parts OF England, de.
stroying property TO a vast amount, and
greatly increasing the distress existing
among the laboring ~clnsses. The Swedish
brig Albion arrived yesterday from Gun.
ton, whence she sailed on the 10Th Of Sep.
TENDER last, and brings news to that date.
II seems that the new Pienipotentisry, Sir
| Henry Pottinger. had sailed TO the North
with a strong force, and re,aken Chusan
without a struggle. The Canton press,
of September lltb, states that letters had
been received in which it was positively
stated, that Annoy had been taken with
great slaughter by the British, and thou.
sands Of Chinese put to the sword. An
attack was also contemplated on Pekin,
which. by this time, is probably in pos
session Of her Mejesty's forces. A move
ment had likewise becn made towards
Canton, and private letters state, that the
fort on Wangtun, a, the Bogue, had been
blown up, and a small town, with many
boats, and some lives destroyed, in the VI
cinity Of Canton. Calcutta papers state
that the United States frigote Constitution
and Boston sloop.of.war, had arrived al
SaIdanha Bay, Cape of Good Hope.
There vas a decided improvement in
the sales at the stock board yesterday
the market was firm and prices generally
advanced.
The trial Of Johr c. Cplt, for tho muir.
der OF Mr.. Adams, was called on Monday
last, in the court of Oyer and Terminer.
Nineteen Of the regular panel Of jurors
only answered, which being less than the
number which the prisoner has a right TO
challenge peremptorily, the court directed
the sheriff to summon three hundred ado,.
,lonnl jurymen, TO attend this day. or
this number, two hundred and twenty.
eight answered to their names. An OBJ
lection was then taken by Dudley Selden,
Esq, one Of the counsel for the prisoner,
as to the manner in which the additional
jurors had been summoned, on the ground
that sufficient time had not been allowed,
TO enable the counsel for the accused to
prepare their challenges. The court, at
ter hearing the District Attorney, ovet.
ruled tho objection, and the trial is now
progressing. 1t will probably occupy the
remainder of the week. Great excitement
prevails. The appearance Of the prisoner
is rather prepossessing than otherwise,
and, with the exception Of an incessant
wandering Of the eye, he appears perfect.
Iy calm and collected. There are two
other indictments for murder on the cal.
endar, the trials OF which will probably
take place as soon as that of Col, shall
have terminated.
The meeting Of the citizens in favor Of
the immediate repeal OF the Bankrupt
Law, took place at the Exchange yes,er-
day ;-compared with the anti repeal
meeting, a few days previous, it was q
decided failure, and the resolutions adopt
ed are directly the adverse of the true
state Of feeling in the community. The
meeting broke up in grea; confusion and
disorder, occasioned by the attempt of Ar
thur l.. Mngenis (who has obtained the
soubriquet Of the "Missouri Ear;hquake")
to make n speech. He subsequently ad-
dressed a crowd from the steps Of the Elk.
change. Re is evidently laboring under
an alteration of the mind. understand
an effort will be made to-day TO prevent
him from disturbing the peace in future,
by having him committed to the Lunatic
Asylum, from whence, by some singular
management, he was liberated a few doys
since, on a writ OF habeas corpus.
A resolution has been offered in the
Assembly Of this State. directing our Con-
gressional Representatives to vote agains,
the repeal Of the Bankrupt Law. The
anxiety in relation to this subject increases
as the time approaches appointed for lis
gong into effect. The public hope rests
ON the Senate. Should il there be disap-
pointed, will the President have moral
frmuess enough to veto the repeal enact.
1921