The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-03-22
The Caledonia Safe
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CHINA INTELLIGENCE


This vessel, for the safety (which much ankle
y was felt after being out to sea, several days,
turned to England information of which wasbroughl
to Boston on the lih inst. by the Steamer Unicorn
The Caledonia had on board 63 passengers and was
greatly damaged by the terrific storm sho sncoun
tered for several days; and having lost her rudder
put back to Liverpool, where she arrived without
tho loss of life much damaged. We collect the fol
lowing from the Boston Atlas.
By this arrival we have full files of London
papers to the evening of the l6th,an Liverpool to
the 10Th of February. They bring US very late and
important intelligence from India and China, bv
the overland mail which reached London on the
9th of February
We have accounts, also, Of the opening of Parla-
ment-t the Queens Speech and the failure Of the
motion of Lord John Russell to abolish the sliding
scale, and to establish fixed duty, on imported
grain. The papers contain very full details of the
arrangements and all the paraphernalia ofiho chris
tening of His ROYAL Highness Prince ALBERT Ed
WARD, Heir to the Throne Of England. Trade
still continues in very depressed state, and great
distress prevailed among the people-though some
professed to entertain the opinion that signs were
evident Of an improved state OF things. Lord Ash
burton, Ambassador Extraordinary to the United
States, with his suite, sailed from Yarmouth, Isle
of Wight, on Tuesday morning, the 18th of Febru.
ary, on board ofthe British ship of Warspite,
Lord John Hay, Commander.
The Conn LAWS The most important of the
intelligence lis the defea of the motion OF Lord John
Russell to amend the Corn Laws, by fixed duty
on foreign Corn The motion was lost on the 10Th
ult, by vote of349 to 226-Tory majority 1913!
THE AFFAIR OF THE CREOLE.
House of Lords, Monday, Feb 14.-Lord Brough
am pursuant TO a notice, brought under the consid
Grafton of their lordshps the case of the Creole, by
moving for copies Of any correspondence on the
subject. lie had he said, considered the subject
since he had first named the matter in that house,
and the result of the consideration the confr.
nation of the opinion he had formerly given. He
was of opinion that even for the mere purpose OF
good neighborhood there ought to be law amongst
nations giving the power TO each of suirendering
criminals after their condemnation in other coun.
tries. There was, however, no such law in exis
tence,and no power on the part of England to com
ply with any such demand. Several other Lords,
also, expressed the opinion, that there law
by which the crew Of the Creole could pc surren-
dered.
ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL.--IM-
PORTANT FROM INDIA AND CHINA.
The overland mail brings advices from Bombay
to the LIST January, and from China to the 18th OF
November. The news from China is accounted
favorable 10 England; that from India, of an oppo-
site complexion
AT the departure OF the last mail some rumors
had reached Bombay of disturbance In Cabul in
which Sir Alexander Burnes had been killed; hui
they were not credited. Not only, however, is the
worst confirmed, but the disaster is of a more ex-
tended importance than the loss of an individual;
there general rising Cabul against the b rii
ish and their creature Shah Soojah, on the I'd No.
vember. The subjoined article is borrowed, with
abridgement and collstng, from the Bengal
Hurkaru
The occupation of the Koord Cabul pass by in
surgenss assembled to indicate their right 10 a sor
of toll, or black mail, and the subsequent opposi.
zion which General Sale met with, had ceased to