Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-03-24
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
ACADIA.
Is Days Letter from England.


SGlety Of The Ca!edonia-.9rriuaicf the .9cuIia aua
o"corn-Queen's Speech at the opening of Par
iiament-R3usai Of tie British Government TO
gire up tie CREME Prisoners, and orders for their
HOerHit0n-RJuSaI # France 10 rct;fy Tic treaty
an regard TO Slaces-Me Corn ha,rs--D nurture
q Lord .2sh5ur!oD-Brit,sh Disasters in mn.
shanisian.
The Steamer Acadia arrived at Halifax on the
nSt oI The 9TH Inst, bringing the graft fyipp in
formation OF the safety of the Caledonia, which
vessel put back to Liverpool, having damayed
her rudder in the late severe gales.
The Acadia left Liverpool on the 9th Februa-
ana brought Liverpool papers up to that date,
and London to the 18th both inclusive
The Unicorn which had left Halifax with the
Malls Tor England H,et the Acadia the evening of
ief arrival and turned back with her The Sca
uia was To return to England the Sth inst and
wonld thus make the quickest outward and home
ward voyage ever made between this country and
| England.
! The Caledonia left Liverpool on the 4,h Feb.
J and on the 9Th began to experience adverse winds
ana gales, which continued to increase I'D TO the
iiiii, when II was found necessary TO return her
! rudoer having sprung, part of her bulwarks and
The iron rail on the tafl'rai twisted of. She put
INTO Cork tor repairs, and The 9Th arrived safe
al Liverpool.
The Acadia was got ready with the extraorJi-
nary despatch Of day and half, and left Liverpool
win the mail and passengers of the Cal, donia
at three o'clock, on Saturday tie 10Th.
The arrival of the Acadia impaired great low Al,
Halifax a few minutes before midnight the Guns
were heard pealing down the harbor and ..crowds
assembled at the wharves," says the morning
IoS,' .and TWO steamers passed up, answering
the hallngs from Shore wilil-s.Acadia and s.I
licorn'-''the Caledonia safe in Engand!" And
then arose muitltndinous shout from the wharves.
as the gallant steamers passed up to the Gu
hard wharf, where an immense ihrong greeted
them with enthusiastic cheers.'
The Clyde, Gone of the steamers Great Britain
is so kind as TO supply our coast with, y brouob,
mails by the acadia TO N ork, arriyino there
Saturday at l o'clock A. NJ. The Unicorn con.
Veyed The mails to Boston, arriving there Friday.
iHE QUEENS SPEECH.--Qucen Victoria open
ca Parliament In person on the Sd Of Fcbruary-
The speech on the occasion discloses nothino
"hen The young Queen got through her speech
she made her exit and returned TO Buckinohau
palace--the assembled thousands, as in dutv
bound, cheered very loudly, which put her little
heart quite in llutier.
The address in answer to the speech was mo-
we'd in the House Of Lords by the MARQUIS Of A.
bercorn, seconded by the Earl of DaIhousie. Nei-
ther SAID any thing OF particular interest and the
address was, as usual mere echo of the spcech
During the cursory debate which followed the
proposed answer, Lord Brougham said that the
only way TO deal with the Corn laws was to repo.l
them absolutely. Of the case of the Creole, he
said that The slaves demanded by the u. States
could not be given up.
TIE CREOLE CASE.
House CT LoRDs, Feb. H.
Lord Drougham, pursuant to notice, brought I'M
der The consideration of their lordsbips the case
oil The Creole, by moving for copies Of any cor
reSpondence upon the subject. He had he said,
considered the subjec, since he had first named
The matter in that House, and tie result of the
consideration was confirmation of the opinion he
mad formerly glycT. He was of opinion that G.
] ven fCr the mere purposes of good neighborhood
! there ought to be a law amongst nations pivlnp
| the power to each of suuendeEing criminals seek
ing refuge after condemnation i'm other countries
! There was however, no such law in existence
and no power on the part OF this country TO com
| ply with any such demand.
| The Earl of Aberdeen said that some co,nrou
ncaiions had taken place upon this subject wiil
! the Government OF america, but he hoped ll,,
| Noble Lord would not press for them. iibe in
formed bini Of the course which the Governucn
Intended TO pursue. After receiving all the leo,
assistance they deemed requisite, tie Governm9n
| was satisfied that, by tie law of this country
there was no authority to bring the persons wb,
! 'ad escaped In the Creole 10 Trial for mutipy o
] murder, or even to detain them in CUSTODY I'm
SIuctIons had accordingly been sent out for thei
liberation, unless 1t should appear that there wa
any colonial law under which they could b.
brought to trial. he was not however aware o
/ TIE existence of any such law.
| Lord Denman said he believed that the who'll
OF Westminster Hall was unanimous that the Law
Of England furnished no means of DELIVERING u,
the persons who had escaped in the Creole Tn
noble lord quoted the opinions of Lord Coke, and
In latter years, of Sir G.. Wetherel to the sam
ehcct, and said that il would be indeed desirahl