Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-03-04
Arrival Of the Cambria.
one Month later from Europ,

/, rived at Boston on Wednesday night,
the 18th ult. at about half past 10 o'clock.
Among the passengers in the steam.
ship were Mr.. 1Bache, bearer of des.
patches from Mr.. McLane to Mr.. Blu,
chanan: Mr.. Ponsonby, from the En-
slish government to Mr.. Packenham,
and Count M. de Beaulieu from Belgi.
uEn.
The language Of Sir Robert Peel, as
:, is also that Of the Press, towards Amer
ica, 10 decidedly pacific.
The Queen, il is said, gave peculiar
emphasis TO The parts relating 10 the
preservation of Peace.
The Saxon, an American ship from
Boston, is supposed to have foundered
in,a gale on The 18th Of January.
Lord John Russell, it is said, refused
TO favor the project Of electing Prince
Albert. to the rank. Of King Consort.-
..Lotd Stanley stated in ahe house OF
Peers, that he had left the Cabinet be-
cause the new policy Of the Govern.
ment did not afford sufficient protection
TO the Agricultural interests.
Lord De Ros expressed tho hope
that the Oregon question would not dis
turb the amicable relations existing be-
tween England and America.
Wheat at 53s. and upwards per or.
Of 8 bushels under tho present rate of
duty, pays As. sterling.
On a barrel ofAour, of 1876 lbs. the du-
ty is estimated a. 3sa gallons of wheat,
which is equal to 81 cents per barrel.
Flour in bond was quoted at 3ss. ster-
ling:
The markets were, however, in an
unsettled state. and it is impossible to
foresee what effect the repeal of the
Corn Laws will have upon American
interests.
Mr.. King, the American Minister al
the French Court, has been drawn into
an unpleasant correspondence with Mr..
Guixot in relation to the Presidents
message. The message itself produc-
cd much attention in Paris.
The demolition Of the British Queen
steamship in the basin at Antwerp, is
proceeding with much activity.
1t is stated that her Majesty will
visi. Hollad in May or June next.
Lord Morpeth has given his name to
document prepared by the Peace So
oie.y, recommending addresses from
Merchants and other classes in that
country, 70 similar classes in the Unit
cd States, in favor Of perpetual amity,
and the reference Of all points Of nisun.
derstanding to the arbitration Of disin.
serested parties.
Parliament was in session, and Sir
Robert Peel had presented his project
for iree-trade and the abroga,ion Of the
corn laws. The cotton and corn mar
kets had not altered materially.
We copy the following from Wilmer
d Smiths Times: ~- -.
GREAT CHANGES IN THE COMMERCIAL
PoLIcY OF ENaLANn-REPEAL OF THE
CoRN LAw-TRIuMPH OF FREE TRADE.
The steamboat Cambria takes out
to-day the most important and crafty.
INK intelligence that ever left the shores
Of Britain. Sir Robert Peel has de-
veloped his future commercial policy.
1t is at once simple and comprehen.
sive; and under its operation the ex-
change of commodities between this
country and the United States will be
carried on to an extent. and will be
mutually productive of advantages,
greater than the eye hath yet seen, or
the heart hath conceived The new
scheme embraces, with full sense Of
their Importance, the principles of free
municipalities all protection for
commerce, manufactures and agricul.
ture; admits corn, duty free, at the end
ofthree years; with a scale in the inte.
riai, which probably oscilIate between
4 and 6s. per quarter, and at once ad-
mits Indian corn and buckwheat free OF
ell duty whatever. ii, y
Great Britain atahe present moment,
is in a blaze Of excitement; men talk
and think Of nothing else; they have set
their hearts upon, securing the great
fiscal scheme, for the regeneration of
the country, which tile Premier has
laid before Parliament, and. they desire
fe cuitail the period fixed for the total
extinction OF the Corn laws.
The friends Of peace and progression,
on this side Of the water, hope-ear.
nestly aRd sincerely hope--thatthe new
policy will bind America to US by the
ties OF amity, brotherhood, and interest,
and thatahe miserable squabbling about
barren waste will give way to a
more liberal, civilized and eomprehen-
sive view. .. :a .-s
The immediate effects OF the new
tariff on the most prominent articles Of
American exports we have noticed
elsewhere. Altogether, the subject in
its various phases, is the most -impor-
tant that ever crossed the Atlantic since
tha. introduction Of ocean navigation; all