Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-12-14
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.

The steamer ACADIA arrived at Boston on Wed
nesday, bringing London and Liverpool papers
to the 10Th ut. For an extra containing hel
news we are indebted to the New York Sun
which paper received it by special express, the
steamer having arrived too late for the mail.
There appears, however, to be nothing Of Import
ance. We make the following extracts:
The State trials in Ireland drag their slow
length along. Little progress has been made,
and, II the statement which mas been put forth by
the TINES correspondent be correct, that tho de-
PENDANTS have thirty thousand witnesses to exam
Inc, the proceedings will become the greatest
bore in the world mot excepting even the Thames
FunneD before they are finished.
American cheese continues to arrive in England
by hundreds of boxes at time, and American
beef was also arriving freely.
IRELAND.
REPEAL Association, NOVEMBER THE usual
weekly meeting oil the Repeal Association was
held on Monday. The first business was the
passing OF a resolution moved CHR. O'Connell be-
ing duly absen) by Mr.. Clements
"'rhat the Loyal National Repeal Association
hold 1t as paramount duty at this moment to ap-
ply all lis means and influence to the successful
iurtherance OF the national collection for the o.
Cornell Compensation Fund, fixed for Sunday,
the 10Th instant. On that occasion the members
and associates of this national body are especial
ically with the respected aud patriotic clergy of
their several parishes in securing results Tor this
Imperative measure worthy of the crisis and the
cause"
That business disposed of, Mr.. O'Connell APP
pearcd. He moved that the words of Edmund
Burke. which the Banner Of Ulster selected for
its motto, be adopted by the Association-name-
ly, "Religion is the basis of civil society and the
source oil all good and comfort" Mr.. Daniel
O'Connell then read the draught of an address
TO the Queen, to be presented by each parish in
Ireland; II protested against the military array
by which the Clontarf proclamation was support.
ed to ensure obedience; inferred that the DISPOSE
ton of the Irish people had been misrepresented
to the Queen; pointed to the peaceabe conduct
of large meetings.; affected to abstain from COM
planning that the right to meet had been violated,
but remarked that the troops had been prepared
to attack persons congregated sin utter ignorance
ct the almost nocturnal proclamation - adding,
'yet such was the respect for the law that many
thousands of people dispersed on the mere rumor
that the meeting had been made illegal by an act
of almost midnight lrgislalion!''
CoURT OF QUEENS BENCH, Nov. I5.-'This
day being the last allowed for pleading to the in
dctment against MIR. O'Connell, that gentleman
appeared in Court, not to plead, but TO show
cause why the indictment should be quashed, be-
cause The witnesses were sworn before the Grand
Jury only, whereas by an act of Parliament Csc
George ILL., they should have been sworn in
open Coutt' ne greater part OF the day was Ia
ken up with argument whether plea of abate-
ment lodged the day before was in time or not
the Counsel for the Crown contendng that it
should have been lodged when the parties were
first charged, and not after the rule to plead had
run. 1t was finally decided by the Court that it
was in time, and thus an important ad vantage was
gained over the Attorney General. The counsel
for the Crown then demurred, and contended to
plead to the argument at once, but the iraverser
refused TO do so without notice, and the Cour, a.
greeting, four day rule was granted, which de-
lays further proceedings until Monday next, when
the validity of the objection will be argued.
The question is so entirely one of law, and the
matter so lies between the technical wordinn of
two separate acts of Parliament, that we can give
no opinion of the result. OF course, if Mr..
o'Connell's objection is good, the proceedings on
this indictment would be at an end.