New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-12
GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
In the House of Commons on the 9th, Sir g..
Grey stated that it was very doubtful II Lord fal'
merston would be able to attend in his place on
the following evening, and requested Sir g. Bowyer
TO postpone his motion with respect to the State OF
affairs in Italy.
Sir G. Bowyer agreed to do so, but asked II 1t
was true that reward offered for the heads OF
brigands taken dead or alive, aud that persoDs re.
ceiving them were to be Immediately shot, while all
untenauted houses and cottages were ordered to be
unroofed.
Mr.. Layard said that her Maestys Government
was not responsible for articles in Italian newspa
pers, or for procamaions which might or might not
have been issued With respect to the facts alluded
to by the Hon. Baronet he believed he had some in
formation. He believed that draft of proclama-
ton had been drawn by al officer named Cubelli,
who was not in the service Of the Government, but
1t had never been printed. The honorable members
question WAS one which had been better asked IN
the free Parliament of Turin than in the English
House Of Commons.
Sir +. Smith gave notice that be sbould call at.
tentlon TO the recent naval engagement between the
Confederate iron-plaed frigate Merrimac and the
Union gunboats Monitor, and ask whether. in con.
sequence OF its result, the Government would not
suspend the construction of iron- plated ships until
the question Of ironplated gunboats had been con.
sidcIed.
Mr.. c. w. Field has returned home in the Asia,
having been In communication with many persons in
England, including members Of the present Govern
On the evening OF the 26th a conrers0sione on the
subiec; of uniting America and England by means of
q telegraph between Ireland and Newfoundland,
took place at the residence oi Mr.. Samuel Quincy.
NJ y. numerous attendance test6ed TO the inter-
est with which the question is regarded In political,
commercial and scientific circles. teegrsphic
communication having been completed in the saloon
with the principal cities Of she Continent messages
were interchanged with Topningen, st. Petersburg,
Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Turn aud Odessa, literally
with lightning speed. An inquiry addressed by
Lord Shaftetbury TO 81. Petersburg with regard TO
the health of the Emperor of the Russias, res
pouded TO and the read of TO the audience In
the brief space of eight ninutes. Speeches were
made upon the subject by the Hon. James Stuart
Wortley and others.
Mr.. Adams, Minister from the United States en-
trely reciprocsted the spirit in which Mr. Wortlcy
bad spoken. The proposed telegrapbic communica-
ton was interesting TO both England and Amenca;
but for many reasons it was obviously proper that
Great Britain should take the initiative. All that
he was then authorized to say on the part OF bis
Government. was, that having the greatest conf
dence in the judgment and integrity Of the British
Government, and satisfed that they would not
agree TO any Ian without mature consideration, the
United States Government were ready TO cooperate
with them in any manner they might determine TO
adopt. Much applsuse
1t was suggested that the Lord Mayor OF London
should call q meeting TO consider the terms Of an
address If thanks to Mr.. Peabody for his m1nitcen
Git; for the poor Of London.