Foreign News--creole Case
Iiitelligence has been rcceived from Englantl twenty-six dnys later. The news af the Creóle aÃlair had rcachcd that country,, and been discussed in both Ilouses of Parliament. Lord Broughham brought up the subject by moving for copies of any corre?pcndence respecting the fransactions. He was of opinión that there ought to bc a law umong naions fur surrendeiing crimináis seeking refugeafter condemnaiion, in other countries. Tlierc was, however, no such luw in existence, and no power on the part of this country, to comply with any such dernand. Tlie Earl of Aberdeon enid, that afrer receiving a!l the legal assisiaricë ilieyJeemcd requisite, the government was satiified ihat,by the law oflhis couniry, ibcre was no aitthority to bring the persons who had escaped in the Creóle, lo trial for mutiny and murder, or even to délaiú them in cüstody, Ins'tructions had accurdingly beet) sent out for their libération, unlcs it should appear that thcre was any colonial law uniler which they could be brout'ht to tria!. lÃe was not, however, O aware pf.lh.e exisienceofany such law. Lord Denman said hc believed the hole of Westminster liall was uuaniniMus that the law of Eogland furnished no means of deliveiing up the persons H-bfli had escaped in the Cre(lo. Lird Campbell thought the American .r.u ernment had no power to deman1 that liiso men should be given up, and that lerc was no power by the municipal law jf England, tó comply wilh gucp demand. The Lord Chancellor and other Lords werc of the samo opinión.Lord Campbell Ã-uid. "With regard to ibis claim for compensation, as slavery was not recugnised by llie law of Englaud, theslnve was ipso fado free, assoonas he hid set foot on Bitish territory and America liad no claim for compensation." Lord Ashberton snücd from Liverpool Feb. 10, but was obliged lo put back, by ihe gules, mul rém'in Ãll tbe 17tl, vvhen the frigate sailed, and may liourly be cxpected in Now Yurk.
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Subjects
Brig Creole
Parliament
England
American Slavery
Old News
Signal of Liberty
Broughham
Denman
Campbell
Ashberton