Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-03-28

| ING dates from Liverpool mp to the Sd oil
The present month. She left Liverpool on
the 4th instant, consequently she made the
voyage in Ia days
The news which the Cambria brings
from England is highly important; more
so, perhaps. than any which we have re-
ceived for a long time past. 1t brings US
the intelligence Of the opening ofshe Eng
Iish Parliament-the Queens Speech
the financial statement of the Premier, Sir
Robert Peel-the very probable reduction.
or rather abolition of the tariff upon large
number of foreign articles imported into
Great Britain--the pacific and conciliatory
disposition of John Bull towards the Uni
ted States together with variety Of 9th
er matters Of interest to the people Of this
country.
1t is said Her Majesty-Victoria-wlll
soon again favor her dutiful subjects with
another heir 10 the throne.
The Rev. and celebrated Sydney
Smith, whose letters and essays on vari-
Gus subjects have been so extensively
read for the last quarter of a century. is
dead. Sydney Smith was the originator
of the Edinburgh Revicw-the most ceIe-
bra.ed periodical of the kind in the world.
He died at she advanced age Of "a years.
COTTON.-For some days previous
to the sailing of the Cambria, the Liver
pool Cotton market presented very live
iy appearance, in consequence of the anti
cipated reduction Of duty prices had
advanced shade. A larger amount OF
sales had been effected than for some time
past in the same number Of days.
The Repeal movement in Ireland SEEM
ed rather on the wane; every thing was
calm. This, however, may only be an
ominous calm, preceding another out
burst.
Almost every person ON this side the
Atlantic expected that SO soon as the Brit
ish Parliament would be convened, a terri.
BILE outburst ofwrath would be poured forth
against this country on account o(the Annex
alton Of Texas. Well, what was our sur.
prise on looking over the Foreign intelli.
gence. to find that up 10 the present dates,
the matter had not even been alluded TO.
The Queens Speech, ostensibly emanating
from the throne, is, in fact, concise ex.
pose Of the views of the English Cabinet
stll in that Document not the slightest al.
fusion is made 10 the Annexation Of Texas
by this country. So that. so far AS we Car
Judge from present indications, England
will not, when she finds the United States
determined on the measure, quarrel with
this country on that question. The Cam.
bria also brings US intelligence that the
vexed and irritating question of the fright
of Search" which has SO often brought the
Governments Of this country and Grea
Britain to the very verge Of a collision, is
virtually given up by the latter. Indeed.
so far as we can gather, the whole tone Of
the English Government is more pacific
and concilia,ory towards this country than
it has been for years past. England was
willing, and did, by her underhand in
trigueing movements, throw every obsta.
Gle she could, in the way of Annexation,
whilst the measure was in progress; bu1
once accomplished, and she sees the firm.
ness of this Government, she is not foo
enough to embroil herself in war with
1.-THE United States, by which she would
have nothing to gain: for she is too saga
tious TO believe for a moment that she
could prevent the contamination of the
measure, once the people Of tins country
have determined on it.
But that portion Of the Foreign new:
which is Of most interest to the people o
' America, is that which has relation to the
, abolition Of the duty hitherto imposed up
f on some of our staples.
Sir Robert Peel, at the head Of the Eng
! Iish Ministry, proposes to take off entirely
; the duty upon upwards of40O articles ar
ticles, it's true, Of very minor importance
! with few exceptions. The duty upor
Raw Cotton Zone of the articles in the cat
. aIogue) is about ! Of a cent per pound
o This duty. small as it may appear, Dor
very heavily on two great classes in Eng
. land the lower orders, who consumed, i
: great measure, the coarser cotton fabrics
j and the large cotton Manufacturers. 1t
$ not, we think, however, with a view t
: the alienation Of the former that the Min
= istry proposes to take off the duty on COZ
S ton. We are of opinion the poor laborer
e of England might have groaned and com
n planned under this burden for many lon
e year to come, and still the Governmer
e would have turned deaf ear to their com
S plants, had not the more potent appeals {
J, the Manufacturers been joined with them
j. The duty on the raw material, amountn