New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-28
GREAT BRITAIN.

! Parlisment was discussing AmeIiC an affairs.
In the House Of Lords, on tie 10th inst, Ear
CarnarvoD shid he had received information that nC
less than three British subj confined iD tie
prisons Of the Federal Government, and have lair
there for some months, denied trial their reeas,
unless they took oath of allegiance TO the United
States. lie hoped that the Government would take
earnest steps ia the case, and at declare what
WAS TO be the position Of British subjects In the
Federal States
| Earl Russell sad that Lord Canarvon oonld hardly
lave read the TaIers which had been laid on the
table, for if be had he would have seen that these
cases had been brought under the notice Of the Gov
eminent; neither had lie nude allowance for the Pc
culiar state Of affairs in the United States which
justified urgent MEASURES In England. Parliament
had given the Government, in times Of difficulty, an
thurity to arrest persons on suiicon, ard il had II
be frequently done without. their being brought to
trial. This Government bad COM aiued OF the arb
irary manIer ia hch there arrests had been made
by the sole authority Of tho Pre,dent, without legis
laiye sauotion lie was not disposed to defend
the ads Of the United States Government.
COngress ad decided that The prefogHiiye belonged
to the President snG II he believed that the parties
were engaged ia trel-oablc co1sYirsces Ne alleged,
he ikustellj did not zee how her Ma-,tys GovsTu-
ment could interfere with practice which was al
solutely reoes.sry, although II was exer led with
unnecessary baTshiees. The American Government
N legged they had updoubied proof of the ccnphcisy
OF tL.se IersoDs ia consIicics aud fLi. fber Ma.
e-ty'sl Government was tot IA position 10 contra
diet, but they had entered "a stroDg remonstrnncc
against the manner Va which the arrests were made
aud the prison treated and The Of thcse ler
sons wolld be earnestly watched by them.
| Earl Derby ready 10 make every allowance
for the difficulties Of the Government Of the Federal
Shies, tut these cases naturally excited indignation,
after tue arbitrary manner IN which Bnush subjects
had been invariably treated, and tue very unconr-
teous replie. of the Federal Government 10 the
inoustrances OF Earl Russell, who bad quietly ac-
cepied The We've Of Mr. Seward in this csc, wLi,h
he was not dirposcd TO do ut lint. He would there
ore s.k he noble Earl il i'll auy Eng-h TrecodeDtr
of this kind it made condition oil heiog brough!
10 tti for the party 10 iOrswear hll glance to bis
own countryl II the right Of arrest susI icion
was adoiited the subsequent treatment wAs on-
prccedeated.
Earl Russell had no know ledge Of the details in
these care., having bad no notice OF the question.
lie was not aware that the oath OF Alegan,e TO The
Federal Government had been rendered 10 personr,
EXCEPT one who lad declared his Intention OF tc-
coming a subject of the United States.
Lord Kn-stll IN rely TO Earl Donoughmore sad
he believed tie Federal Government Lad not ten
deied the oath Of allegiance 10 British subjects,
know ing EN- TO lie such.
Earl Malmesbury, ia asking for tho papers con-
nected with the blockade, complained tina, IN,
I.mfs bad deliberately represented TINT Earl Derby
advocated its being iorcitly ralsed. He approved
the conduct Of the Government, aud he question
WIS one Tor hem alone 10 decide; but II was uesira
Il@ d
n. expressed doubts OF the policy Of tho declau.
ons o Pans 1886, aud did not believe they would
ar con d be carried out IN great wars when cifcun
s.suees would he too strong for abstract principles
Earl gurrell said that on the tfst night he was
81, al 10 find AT the noble Eafl oppOsi'e iad NJ
rroy,d of The conduct OF tLc Government, ard The
rountry must )eel confidence when Ill its leading
men were agreed. Abe paei were now beins
print,J Iicy would BE- III thslr lOrdslips band
heto,e long. aid he hoI ed they would reserve theii
o,pions IN then, considering the importance ii The
question. a., a.,
In fine House of Commons on the 10Th inst. Mr.
obdeu gavc notice that ut CGrly day he in'cudc'
IA b,iup under the consideration OF tie llonrc ne
.fofe of International md mafitluc lhw 10. 4
affects the tights Of bcllieenuls.
The proceedings IN both Houses on the ilth inst
were uutuTOTinit
drrc The number Il mon and gnns Oh the siils-oi
war In commission.
| me Lonfon ID,fy Ncrcs reviews the engagement
II AIN String, Nv, as genuine and i'pgoitsn
Union turcess, hnd Think, " 81 u NAV feh'Drhb
..ne The Utim tfooIs ctgaecd N % MAJ te iaset
go !, ,erre. .r,atye specimen Of the luion army ~
!, LAS neeon., under Mcclellan, ne result NJ nliC
l.,i G.<,ive notion cannot Ice doubted.
,gh. ioIoua,ic c,rfe-l 0idcm. concerning tie m
I,.,,crtiou in Mexico Lad been laid before Pariia
Esrl Russell. 10 late letter 10 Sir Charles "a IL
,o,,J ,,,g the riin0r that TIE Arcl dnko Mhkinili
,,nld l.. called 10 she throne Il Mexico. rAyb; -
,lc Mc.ican people hy IA spontaneous n0vrDeut
nlnre the AustiI.n Airhduke on th' turohrl 'nrir
! rntn,pg IN lhe Convention 10 pesent A. On th
other lmnd, We could be- no i"ii'' 20 ioicDie n'er
! s,uuon sor tbi5 purpose.