New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
GREAT BRITAIN.

Tho .,..msl;n Greg, Eastern is advertised to leave
Milford fer New-Yort on the 6to OF Nay.
In the Honse Of Lords on the Sd instant, 'he Duhc
of Smerset said tha. in the course OF the presen,
yerr England would iEsve ten elective arnor plated
vessels afoat and IN the conrSe OF the next year 'o
six mere. - ; NJ
In The House Of Commons, the sane evening, Ny
f1tzgerald gave notice that he would coon can a'ef
fion TO our relations with Mexico.
Lord palmeg,ton announced that Parliament wOni0
e5oarn for the Eastez recess from Che lith 10 the
7fh Of April. -. IL
stated ,he actual expenditures Of The Government
sbe rast ye,r wss go. .S3S GOO sDd the revenue
S69674479 showing deficit oi J, ihJ.VOO ne
estimated the revenu. next yc9r az tJV,l'VVW, ara
The exuendifuIps at 1900, thus showing a
.msll sDrplu,. IS regards changes in duties and
txea tie only alteration of consequence "a com
mutation Of the hop drty the amount OF when Is 70
he Got in The future from beer az The rate oi 80 per
BARREL instead Of from tbe material. Inc GUY OH
playine -eetds is rednced from IL. ~ 81. Foreign
konds and loans of all escriptiors arc 70 pay + CT
The other changes are merely notifications Of sun
day licenses and the VINE duties. Inc iJ,n oi sep
tenber isthe day Xe for the repe. OF the lcp dnty
Mr. Gladstone the coGTse Cf his speeeh n"Verteh
60 lhs great drawbacks a'iiing from tho American
erisa which has tnrned cut worse than anncllated.
The cotton cisis mott serious feature 10 Ei-
cIsnd A blockade had OF courfe heen expeeieG,
bnt IL pro\ ed far more vigorous and extended over
greater line Of coast thsn had been anti mated, and
d. efs, bad been nearly double tie price Of cot
ton The loss on American trade was great, the eX-
oots hayinl Ia len from nearly twenty-five millions
s,erling in 1860 to only niGe millions IL looi. Trade
with SmeYica according to recent returns was, how
ever, mirroring.
In tbe nou.e Of Lords on the 4th met, the lsr-
ouis of NOrniauby acau required 10 The Italian
grievances, and Lord Kinnaird advertsd TO Russian
violence in Poland.
Farl RUs-fH gave some explanations, but declined
going into TIE general qncstiop Of the two countries
Mr.. Layard .aid that tpe Government had re-
yeiyed information THAI Convention had been
,ntered into be vsen fhe Commissioners OF the Al
He'd Power aud the Government Of Mexico and it
was true that the Bi IA forces bad been Withdrawn
from Mexico EXCEPT small body Of Ten; that il
was no. the intention Of the Government that they
<holli take any part in he eSpedition'uto the lnte
sier and they would all be brought home except
stont Que hundred men, who would be left there for
Lie performance OF ordinary duties. Although her
haiesty's Government did not entirely approve OF
all the articles Of the Convention, they approved Of
u generally.
Mr. DeHnlan called attention 10 the Polish ques.
tion
Lord Palmers.op. in response, reviewed the posi-
tion Of Poland, and expressed sympathy with the
Poles but recommended them to wait patiently, and
n believed that the kindly feelings OF the Emperor
OF Russia wOlld ultimately grant their desires The
subiect was one in which England could not wisely
inierfse.
,,sborne moved Tie resolation that it is exre.
dient /, susN6hd he construction of 5re rropeo@@S
forts az Spi,head until he value Of iIon.ooied gun
bo.ts for defense shali lave been folly cOnsideief.
lie referred 70 the exploits % the Merfimac aud
Monitor ard claimed that the Invention OF the pm
eiple Of the Monitor belonged 10 Capt. Coles, whose
plans were long since submitted 10 the Admiralty
and reported fayora6ly upon, and then shelyed. He
OPPOSED permanent fortihcarons, and hoped that tie
Government wond not ll1uge into useless e1pendl-
surc On them.
Sir Morton Peto seconded the resolnon.
Lord PalInoTston a9uittCd TIC great Importance Of
the question, and feiOiced ibat it was not bTous At
forward in party spirit. lhe question had Occu-
~ the earnest attention Of the Government. He
oid not deny that the action Of the JenilaGc aud
Monitor had taught Il iessou, but while II had done
thar IN one direction, II had also given warning in
snoher, as showing wnst they could rot 90 as well
DC what they oould do. Tie pci1'ed out tie draw.
backs of TIE Monitor and what ErgsOd was doing
with iron sbips, and said thai tenders bad been sen1
on, for the construction OF ship on Capt. Cole T
principle.
lie questioned the expedis1cy OF entirely neglect
ing foflit ions, and favored both forts aud Heating
batteries. lie eaid tbe Government was not ayerif
TO sugpendiug the works 81 Splthc2d for q time.
Tie Defense Committee had been Instructed 70 re-
consider the subject, and aAer Easter he would
bring the whole subject agaln before the House.
Alier some further debate the resOlutlOn was
amended to the effect that the IIouse will 81 an early
day empower the Government to exrend The mOIcy
voted ior fortihcaiious, ETC., on irOn-sheathed
sell, and was then agreed to.
Preparations bed commenced for cutting down the
ROYAL Sovereign. one Of the finest ships in the En-
gbsh navy, from l3i screw three-deeker 10 a -
gun ship, on Capt Co.eSs plan. The BJlwafk, II
guns also 70 be converted into an aImo! plated
frigate.
prospectus is issued of British Columbia
Overland Irandt Company, whose object Il to estab-
lish regular transport syttcn for mails and passen-
gers, by carts and relays Of horses, through British
territory.
The ting and Nacy Goecitc observes that there
i than the nsusl element Of nnceranty about
the issue Of tue civil IN Ameri ~ owing 10 the
ignorance Of The real capacity vi tie SOcth re,is
anu o. The capacity Of tie North 20 move. Tie Uu-
iSolsis will have to prove by getting to Richmond
shat they have Qnrtermasler-Generap Depart
0'sia', s, good Conlmissariai and military train.
t"s buaget is geuerailJ very iayoru0ly received,
81 s,snOosu some vi the conservative, and ulfl.
hDera journals express soine dsgatiation The oen-
be shown TO it. 'O'' 'PtO'i'''' VIZ
st Is almost universally admitted that the existing
taxes. '"J any ie-"elv" o.
3he LoHdOa GloJe Ministerial or,.,, ......,.
tbas M.xifan politics have got into a ,ns,
enaneieuent thsn ever; but that 40 C ~ ~ f
Bbsh Government is concened there i ~ - 1'o ~
believe its views have undefoone ,ie is,sQn 5i 70
change. EDglaDd will not mix bereelf IN .,, s5nesl
die schemes affecting the future Of Mckee '''on'
PErKRsggRG, April 5-Ibe Ac4dcmY C.-,,,.
-fa,ea thar the hi1ister of the Interior has oafU
enDonpeed tbai The Goyoumen. nieDss rresa,,in1,