The Arkansas banner., 1846-03-25

Nhe are lndeDteu to tne United States Gag ! cite, by whose Special Oesrlaaa Erprcss through from Boston ia about five hours in advance of all tie other papers for an extra Grea Change ia Me Commerciat Policy ofI
 ERgland-Repcal ef tle Corn La,es--
 Trjaapa of Free Trade.
 PACIFIC.NEWs.
 Parliament has assembled. The Qneen's message is entirely pacific. Expressions off regret are made that the dlliculties between that country and the United States. relative 10 Oregon, are vet unse tiled
 The steamship Cambria, commanded by our excellent and esteemed friend. Capt Judkins, takes out to-day the most important and gratifying intelligence that ever lett the shores of Great Britain. Sir Robert Peel-- EnglandAs powerful siie brilliant Miaister---- has developed his future commercial policy
 IL IS al once simple and comprehensive-an under It's operation the change of commod- ties between this country (England) and the United States will be carried to an extent, and will be mutually productive of adyan- tages, greater, to quote not irreVerently. the words of the sacred volumelssthan the eve hath ye! seen, or the heart hath conceived. .'2 1 The new scheme embraces, with full sense oi their importance, the principles oi free trade-repudiates all protection for com meree, manufactures, and agriculture, admits corn, duty free, at the end of thlee years
 with scale, in the interim, which will prob ably osciate between four and six shiIlnps per quarter, and al once admits lndlan corn
 and buckwheat free of all duty whateyer.-
 To the details, Of this great measure we
 earnestly entreat the attention of our com
 mercial readers. We beg To refer ihem lo
 the speech itseli, and to our remarks upon t.
 9feat Bfilaln, at the present moment, is Ill q blaze Oi cXcltemcnt men talk and think ot
 nothing else; they have set theif hearts upon
 securing the great fiscal scheme. for the re-
 generation of tue country, which the Pre-
 mier has lad before Parliament, and they
 desire To curlail the period fixed for the total
 extinction of the Coru-laws. The friends
 oi peace and progression, on this side of the
 water, hope-earnestly and sincerely hope. that the new policy will bind America to ,ls
 by the ties of amity, motherhood, and inter- est, and that the miserable squabbing about
 q barren waste, will give way to more liberal.
 civilized, and comprehensive views.
 The immediate effects ofthe new tariff on
 the most prominent articles of American ex-
 ports we have noticed elsewhere. Aitoeeth-
 CT the subject in it's various phases, is the
 most important that ever crossed the Atlantic
 since the introduction of ocean navigation i;
 and all thai is now wanting Is for the Govern.
 ment of the United States to meet us in a
 kindred spirit and in the true spirit of com
 merce and of friendship; forget the past, and
 run generous race of mutual happiness and , prosperity for the futurp.--key9toae. THE SPEECH OF QUEEN VICTORIA ,Uy Lords and GcMlc8lca
 IL gives me great satisfaction to meet you in Parliament, and to have the oPportunit, oI : recurring to your assistance aad advice. , continue to receive from my allies, and from l other Foreign Powers, the strongest as.a- rance of the desire to cultivate the mosi 3 friendly relations with this country. re- ioice that in concert with the Emperor oI , Russia, and through the success of our join mediation, have been enabled 10 adjust inc : differences which had long prevailed between the Ouomon Porte and ihe King of Persia ? and had seriously endangered the tranquility ] Of lhe East For several years q desolatne and sangunarY warfare has afflicted tho f States of the Rio de la Plata. The com. , merce of all nations las been interrupted and acts of barbarity have been committed unknown to the practice of a civilized peo : pie. In conjunction with the King of tn r French, am endeavoring to effect pacii cation of those States.-'lhe Convention con cluded with France, in the course of las : year, for the more cilectual suppression c | the slave trade, is about 10 be carried lntc q immediate execution by the active co-opera ;. ton Of the two Powers oil inc coast of Airl ca.
 L It is my desire that our present union, ant l the good understanding which so happily ex : isls between us, may always be employed tt :, promote the interests of humanity, and To sc
 cure the peace of the world. regret tha r the conflicting claims of Great Britain and ih' D United States in respect to the territory oi
 the North Western Coast of America, al
 though they have been made the subject 0
 repeated negotiation, still remain unsettled , " on may be assured that no effort consis tent with national honor shall be wanting oI l my part b bring this question lo an earl, f and peaceful termination.
 : Gentlemen of the House of Commons | The Estimates loI the year will be lad be | fore you at an early period. Although an , deeply sensible of the importance of enforc T ing economy in all branches of the cxpen
 dture, yet have been compelled, by du b regard 10 the exigences of the public service : and 10 the state of our Naval and Miltar, Establishments, to propose some increase Il the estimates which provide for their eff 2 ciency.
 n My Lords and Gentlemen :-I have ob
 served with deep regret, the very frequen :, instances in which the crime of deliberat . assassination has been of late committed i l Ireland. IL will be your duty to conside f whether any measures can be devised calcu # lated to give increased protection to life, an Q to bring to justice the perpetrators of 5 ,l1 dreadful crime. have to lament that, , consequence of the failure of the potato cro n in several parts ofthe United Kingdom, thel
 will be a deficient supply of an article ofloo
 which forms the chief subsistence ol grea a 'a numbers of my people. The disease D '1 which the plant has been affected, has pre- Il vailed to the utmost extent in Ireland. T. have adopted all such precautions as Il Wa