The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-16 00:00:00

NOVA SCOTIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CALE-
DONIA.—On Thursday morning, a few minutes after one
o'clock, the elegant steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Clelland,
arrived from Liverpool, bringing London dates to the 18th,
and Liverpool to the 19th September, besides papers from
various other cities of the United Kingdom nearly as late,
from which we have borrowed very largely to-day. New
York or Boston is no longer in advance of us in early know-
ledge of the affairs of Europe, and although this circumstance
alone is sufficient to make us proud, yet we experience in-
effable satisfaction in observing the complete success of Mr.
Cunard's magnificent enterprise, to which we are solely in-
debted for our closer approximation to Great Britain than
any other part of the vast American continent. Were there
anything in a name to boast of, the distinction which the
Acadia has achieved (the original title of our province) might
well excuse us for a little exultation. In the homeward pas-
sage we learn that the Acadia has outstripped the President
by even greater odds than in coming out, notwithstanding
the precautions which were taken at New York for mending
the pace of the latter on her return. We disapprove of steam-
boat racing more than any other sort of competition, but we
entertain too high an opinion of Captain Miller to imagine that
he would jeopardize the safety of the vessel, to say nothing
of her passengers, by suffering any extraordinary means to
be used to increase her speed for the sake of prevailing
over a competitor. No : the success of Mr. Cunard's
steamers is attributable, we believe, to nothing further than
the application of more powerful engines to smaller tonnage,
in proportion. than are employed in the New York steam-
packets. In less than 12 days, by several hours, the Cale-
dania has performed her first voyage across the .Atlantic.
She left this port between 9 and 10 a. m. on Thursday, and
we count upon her reaehing Boston before 2 o'clock this
morning—thus giving news from England to the United
States only thirteen days old, although she stopped here
over eight hours. We are quite sanguine that our Boston
neighbours calculated right when they so nobly encouraged
Mr. Cunard's splendid project. His steamships will enable
Boston to become more important than New York in a little
time, and this the Bostonians quickly foresaw when the op-
portunity of making their city so, was presented to them.—
Acadian Recorder, Oct. 3. _ .

CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT.—His Excellency Lieut.-Ge-
neral Sir Colin Campbell abdicated his office on Wednesday
last, and Lord Viscount Falkland assumed the government
of the province in his stead. The installation of his lord-
ship was observed with becoming pomp and formality. From
the west front of Government House, a Guard of Honour
comprising the Sth, 23rd, and 37th regiments, was posted on
both sides of the streets to the Province Building, the ball
of which was lined by three volunteer companies of militia,
commanded by Major Slayter. As their excellencies passed
along, the band of each regiment played. When they en-
tered the council chamber, Sir Colin Campbell took his seat
upon the throne, and her Majesty's commission , appointing
Lord Falkland Lieut.-Governor of Nova Scotia, was read;
the prescribed oaths were next tendered to his lordship, and
then Sir Colin relinquished the throne to his successor. His
lordship and Sir Colin retired from the Province Building as
they entered it. The day was propitious, and thousands of
spectators turned out to witness the ceremony.
On Thursday four members retired from her Majesty's
Executive Council, viz., the Hon. T. N. Jeffery, Hon. M.
Tobin, Hon. H. H. Cogswell, and Hon. E. Collins.—Aca-
dian Recorder, Oct. 3.
HALIFAX, Sept. 30, 1840.—His Excellency the Right
Hon. Lord Viscount Falkland, the lieut.-governor and com-
mander-in-chief, has been pleased to appoint Lieut.-Col.
the Hon. John Leander Star, and Lieut.-Col. Edward
Cunard, jun., to be lieut.-colonel aides-de-camp to his lord-
ship. _ _

ty the removal of Sir Colin Campbell, the command of
the forces devolves upon Sir John Harvey ; in consequence
of which the head-quarters will be removed to Fredericton.

CANADA.

SIR GEORGE ARTHUR.LiiiaVeleard to-day that the me-
dical gentlemen in attendance upon Sir George Arthur have
recommended him to return to his native country imme-
diately. It is probable he will leave Upper Canada in
October, and proceed to England via New York or Boston.
In case Sir George leaves thus early, it is supposed that
Major-General Clitherow will be transferred from this post
to assume the government of the upper province until Baron
Sydenharn issues his proclamation for the union of the two
provinces.—Cor. N. Y. Com. Adv.
QUEBEC, SETT. 16.—The Montreal Herald of Tuesday
announces the arrival of the governor-general at Toronto on
the 10th, where he was received with great pomp.
The legislature, which is not yet called, under the new
constitution, which is not yet proclaimed, it is now said is to
meet at Toronto for certain, &c.,

We think the " seat of governMent" will return to Kings-
ton before long, and then it may travel over to Perth and
By:own, and perhaps to Sherbrooke, neither of which are
" in the centre of a French population."
QUEBEC, SEPT. 26.—We are sorry to learn, by letters and
by the Montreal papers, that Lord Sydenham laboured under
such severe indisposition, that he was obliged to decline re-
ceiving the compliments which it was designed to pay his
excellency on his return to Montreal.
NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL.—We mentioned in Monday's
paper that Captain Drew had been acquitted. It was virtu-
ally an acquittal, but with an admonition.—Gazette.
We understand that the vessels of war now in port are under
orders, and that they will probably all be away by the middle
of next week.—lbid.
We understand that the trial of the seaman for killing the
sergeant of marines, took place this day before the court-
martial on board H.M.S. Vestal, and terminated in the con-
viction of the accused. Sentence of death was passed upon
the prisoner, but we have been unable to ascertain the period
that has been fixed for the execution.—Mercury.