Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-12-16
FOREEGN We WS.
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND.

BTttdtn-SIH later from Canton
Cunard's packet Acadia, after an IN
usually long voyage, arrived 10 Boston
on Tuesday, 7th instant, having eft LiV'
erpool on the 10Th Of November.
The Queen of Great Britain, on me ""
of Noyember, gave birth to son. aho pa
rents and Infant are all well.
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE QUEEN
BtRra M PRrNcg.-The long and
a~uxiously expected event has occurred oil
last, and the English nation IS reJolclng
over the birth Of a Prince OF Wales. This
event occurred on the 9th ult. AS soon
as il became known, the Tower guns
Numbered forth the proclamation of the
royal birth, with a hundred guns, the bells
in all the metropolitan churches we're set
ringing, and the union-jack was hoisted
on the steeples.
The Privy Council being assembled as
soon as possible thereupon, at the Council
Chamber, Whitehall, it was ordered that
a form Of thanksgiving for the Queens
delivery Of a Prince, be prepared by his
Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, to
be used in all the churches and chapels
throughout England and Wales, and the
town Of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on Sunday
the 18th of November, or the Sunday az
ter their respective ministers shall have
received the same.
Immediately after the birth OF the child,
says the Court Chronicler, the sex of the
Royal infant was announced by Sir james
Clark, to the anxious group of distinguish.
ed personages assembled in the Royal
chamber, and subsequently to those COL
lected In the ante.room,e exciting in every
bosom u~nspeakable emotion OF Joy and
gratitude. Prince ALBEIT received the
congratulations appropriate to the occa-
sion with graceful ability.
1t is worthy Of historical record, that
Her Majesty IS the only Queen Regnant
who has given birth to a male heir apPa-
rent to the British Throne.
The infant Prince, as eldest son OF the
Monarch, succeeds to the title Of Duke oil
Cornwall, and at once enters upon the
enjoyment Of the ducal revenue for his sole
use. In a few days he will be created
Prince of Wales. George the Fourth was
so created when he was seven days old.
The old titles usually conferred on the in.
FAINT are the Earldom of Chester in Eng
land, the Dukedom Of Rothsay, Earldom
of Garrick, and Baiony of Renlrew in
Scotland. The Prince of Wales is a con-
s%tituent part Of the Order of the Garter,
hence he becomes a Knight of the Garter
as soon as he is created Prince OF Wales.
The Overland Mail reached London on
the 4th ult., bringing Canton news to the
Oath of August. The truce still remain.
ed unbroken. Col. Pottenger, the British
Plenipotentiary, had arrived out, and the
following are stated as the instructions
which he has received from his govern.
ment, as the basis of his negotiation with
the Chinese:
l. The opening Of all the Chinese ports
situated on the eastern coast 10 all Eu-
ropean nations without exception, who
will be permitted to trade freely, subject
to a moderate duty on the entry and de-
parture of their vessels.
2. The abolition of the monopoly nth
erto enjoyed by the Hong merchants.
s. The appointment Of an English am
bassador to reside at the Court of Pekln.
A. Indemnity to the English merchants
for the loss sustained by the destruction Of
opium and the abolition of the trade.
Rear Admiral Parker, commander Of
the naval forces, arrived with the Plenl-
p%otentlary.
The news from India is not important.
The Levant Mail, which has arrived,
brings us very little news of interest, II
we except the fact communicated in let
tiers from Constan;inoPle, that Mehemet
Ali had sent to the Sultan an additional
sum of 5000, 600 p~iastres on account Of
the tribute. The old Pacha seems par
ticularly anxious just now to be upon the
best possible terms with the Ottoman
Porte; for he is endeavoring, by all means
in his power, to court the smiles, and to
win the appreciation of the Sultan
Standard of1sh Nor.
Sir Charles Bagot, the new Governor
of Canada, left London on the 18th No.
vember, to embark in H. Nj. ship Illus
%trious, for Quebec, we suppose, via Hall
fax.
AS among the diplomatic corps who call
ed at the palace to leave congratulations
on the birth Of the Prince Of Wales, there
is no mention of the American Minister,
we presume Mr.. Everett had not reached
London.
The misery and restitution in Paisley,
so far from suffering any dimlnntion, con-
tinues to increase. The Glasgow Argus
states that there are now s,7OS persons
in that unhappy town subsisting on chart
~ alone. ,
Parliament has been further prorogued
until Thursday, the 23d of December.
IRELAND.
FAILURE OF THE PoTATo CRor IN IRE
LAND.-The correspondent OF the Morn
ing Chronicle says, that he has ascertain
ed upon the best authority that the Irish
peassntry will this year be exposed TO
the terrible calamity Of a failure of the
potato crop. The failure is most appa-
rent upon the rich and heavy soils, such
as the Southwestern parts OF Tipperary.
1t is not known that the wheat and oat
crops are one-third below the average.
The price of meat is rising, and is likely
to be farther enhanced by a dlstemper
among the cattle. We receive similar
accounts OF the potato crop from Scotland,
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