, 1863-04-17

LONDON. Saturday, March as 1883
There was IN excited debate IA last
night in the House Of Comnons
about the threats Of war, breaches
Of neutrality, Alabama, capture Of the Peter-
hof, and several matters Of interest, M.
Foster arrajgned the Government for is ne
glcet. Mr. Bright charged them with a cold
General declared that they had done every
thing which the law required, and that, indeed
hy American authorities and precedents The
Federal Government had no right I o complain,
Then Mr. Laird, the builder of the Alabama,
declared tLat lc had been perfectly open and
board, and lie had in no respect v1o-
lattd the Jaw, and :.rnid the c,l:crs and hugh
Ter uf The House, declared that LIE had received
proposal: from IN agent Of the Federal Navy
Department. t" build ir"ncIads and rams,
ccn'I'ltttly arEled and equipped, and offered
to Flacc tie correspondence in the hands Of
greatest Violation Of neutrality, to sell ships
~ithCut guns, or to kvnd to Srw York carsots
IF rittd canunn5 He stated that since the
commencement of the war there had been
ship ed from Liverpool to the Northern ports
more than 1900 muskc:s, sc, ,0o0 rifles. ST.
Np,d0 percussion caps, and llatty curgoes Of
''laFdware." These were from Custom House
mnnifeEts which lad pas*id through the hlads
Of the American Con7ul at Liverpool.
What more could he said? Mr.. Bright de-
clarcd that .Far steamers, iron clads anu rauls
were building nu,S for the Confederate Guy
1ase lctn given; bul tile Government cannot
interfere. 4 wllu1e fleet is preparing, as
rapidly as possible, ostcnsibly for the Empe-
TOR Of China. Every body knows they are in
t:DctG to open tilv Confederate pnrts Every
body knows that tue Confederate loan WAS
T1set d tu Purchase tEeir on1ft. This was the
rtasun why eighteen mill:ons-near!y sl00,-
o00, 0,N0-was subscribed, wien only 3l5 O)O, 600
Tas wanted. This was the rtnsou why the
stock went up to par ard IT, live p:r ceut.
PI'eniunt, though taken 1T Eighty and put On
The simple truth If the NH ter is that. with
the active sympathy Of the upper classes, and
tile ttneutraity" Ut the Government. strunr
party q English capitalists. cotton specula,
tors, slip builders, aud merchants, have taken
up the cause of tie South in earnest, and mean
to put it through. They have embarked their
millions, auddo not mean to lose them. The
Government cannot interfere to prevent it,
and las no disposition to do SO. AS Lord Phi.
1uerston said last night, if they ATTEMPTED to
amend thu law, they might make It worse.
The Government will be neutral. 1t may ercn
pass over the seizure Of the Pcterlloff by Cant
Wilkes. They will let the North buy all the
hardware III Birmingham, but they neither
can nor Will prevent the departure Of d single
one Of tie fourteen steamers which Mr, BriSI,t
says are fitting ont for tile Confederate COY
ernment. England, us i Government, is not
at war with you, but English capitalists md
to bc he1ped
If the statements publicly made, and anna,
Eently based on good authority, arc to be be-
lleved, the Confcdelates, within month. will
have at sea one Of the most formidable fleets
that ever steamed out upon the Atlantic Tie
strong ard as powerful as British machinists
can make them. Tou have not begun to for
tty the Northern ports day too soon. loan.
not tell when the blow will fall I only Know
that the Confedcrates here are in radiant ju-
bliat3on; They care nothing about Vicksbnrg
sn,GeiT Or ddes Thsy eSpsct to e. home il
new Union movement In the North. They
care not for recognition. The money market
hns recognized thenl~-that is enough. Ifcot.
ton is not king, it is at least hard subject.
ard has given them loan Of SIS, ,0O0, ,009, with
enough.
You may hear more Of the Rterhof, but It
is impossible to say what Earl Russell viii do.
but British merchants will do as theF like. in
spite OF him; # you want war, judge that
It M can be had, and then you can turn the 400
w voo r'hGs sent from. Liverpool, in this direc
ton. Var reilly exists at this moment, IN
der the forms Of peaceful in 'ercoursc. Would
II pc any better, or worse, if it we're ayowed
and open:
The matter Of Federal recruiting in Ireland
has come up In the House once or twice, but
as there will be TO meeting until after tue
Easter holidays, Earl Russell will see to it.
Mr: bright told them, last night, that every
1T1shman abroad was an enemy to England.
He might have put in four out of every lire
at home, and whether in England or
Ireland. Bnt, though this Is perfectly
true, the Irish fill up the ranks of the army,
and fight brayely for whatever flag waves over
them; They are loyal and disloyal-both
North and for the South, and would flght for
England and against her. Ireland neutralizes
herself every JKhcre. and spends her strength
for naught; What England has got is money,
and that Will command everything else.
into Mexico April |, establish 7 Government,
take possession Of . dozen silver mines to
pay expenses, and be ready for further opera
tions. NoSApSof!K.