New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-23
vas regularly cleared at Liverpool for Palermo II
ballast, and had crew Of about so men on board.

vas regularly clthIou NJ Li'tTpVol az
ballast, and had crew Of about so men on board.
Very contradictory statements were current as TO
The real destination OF the vessel ber armament, &C.
According to some reports the vessel bad arms end
ammunition on board when che left the Mersey,
but hs is positively denied and The denial is accom-
panied by the assertion that she bad not an ounce OF
powder nor siogle gun on board and that her bona
ide destination was Palermo. Other reports are
that the vessel win doubtless 20 TO Palermo, and
that she will thence proceed to Bermuda, where she
will take on board tie armament and ammunition
specially sent there for her, She is then lsays ru-
mor) to take the sea either as a privsteer or rs
war vessel commissioned by The Confederaes The
Ovieto left Liverpool under sealed orders.
Rumors had been current that the packet sbip
Yorktown had been captured by the Confederates,
but the story WAS soon proved to lie untrue.
Gh,altar adyces of the Sd inst. that the Sum-
ter was sill at that port and the Union sloop Ius-
carora remained at Agesiras The sloop KaersaTge
crossed over TO Gibraltar on the 3Oth Of March, and
remained there two days, when she proceeded TO
Agesras and sailed for the West.
TIE schooner Sophia, Capt Stephenson, Lad ar
rived at Liverpool from Charleston, which port she
left in company with sundry other vessels on the "a
of March. Her cargo consisted of 9l2 bales OF Cot
tom los boxes aad 90 kegs of tobacco, and 222 bar
reIs of rosin.
IN the House Of Commons on Sle 7th inst, Mr.
Disgseh made general attack upon the financial
policy of the Chancellor Of the EXchequer. lie de.
nouuced the idea of commencing the year without
sur,lGs, while the trade of the country was dimn-
ishiug, aud It's revenue declining. lie thought En-
gland might lind herself ia Il most unpleasant pre-
4 lea cin in
America, OF on the continent. lie then dlefe cled
and argued in opposi.on TO the varions lis al ar
rauQeiIens Of MT Gladstone since he assumed the
Office of Chancellor Of the Exche1uer.
Mr.. GLADSTONE REPLIED, and with considerable Bit
terpess reiuted the arguments OF Mr.. DIsraeli.
Daring the general debate winch ensued, Mr..
Beniinck condemned the pOioy OF the Government
and attributed the distress Oi the country 10 It's liz
consistent and inbuman policy in refusing to recog
Dize the Confederate States. The Houee Ultimately
went into Committee, wien tie resolutions oi tie
CkauceIOr ct tue EScheqCer, authorizing tho Issue
Of q, 100000 EXchequor bonds, TO be paid of az
par alter any period not exceeding six years; re-
rewiBg the income tax and the tea and sugar duties
for one year; sauct,Onug the occasional hcersrs 10
self beer, &C.: the reduction Of the cuy PLAYING
caris, aud the stamp duty on foreign loan bouds,
were eeyeray agreed to and ordered 70 be reported
10 the HOuse.
Parliamentary proceedings on the Sth were urm-
portant in both Houses. motion VIA adopted IL
c ltou-c OF CODm0nh lor ine production OF All lLC
correspondence relative 20 affairs in China.
The question of shield slrI e aud floating batteries
continued TO claim attention. and pre- aralions we're
being made 70 convert numerous vessels into armOr
plated ships. TIE whole Of the hands bad been
moved from the wooden sbips building si The several
dockyaTds, and were employed on tile iron-ci1ed
frigatfs under coustruc ion.
4 comparative return # panpcrism in England,
shows that OF the Last day Of February there
increase in ihe Northwestern Dsriic, (which COM
pn:es Lancashire and Cheshire) of 81 per cent over
The CORE spending day last year. Ia olher lans'oi
the country the Ilcreate is comparatively triting.
The crops IN England are represented as most
promising and luAuriant. There il Il gaeatly in
creased breadth oi wheat sovn, and the crops are
from three weeks 10 a month earlier than last yeaIv
The Earl Of Deroy WIS suffering from attack
Of influenza coupled With govt, aud was unable 10
attend to bis Parliamentary duties; te was improv-
ing, however.
Notice bad been given IN the Common Council 0l
London, OF q motion 10 present the honorary free
dom OF the city, in gold box, 10 Mr. George Pea.
body for lis muLIiicent giit Of Gl5)0 900 for the
permanent relief Of the DOR of London.