The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-10 00:00:00

THE MATTERS IN DISPUTE WITH

AM ERICA.

The Time. states that after long and earnest ne-
gotiation, carried on in a very friendly spirit, certain prin-
ciples have been agreed upon and a machinery has been
provided by which the questions at issue between Great
Britain and America may be fairly decided, each party
stipulating to submit to the award. The three questions
to be decided are the Alabama claims, naturalisation, and
the old San Juan difficulty. For this purpose it bee been
agreed between the two governments that a commision
shall be appointed, consisting of four members, two to be
named by each government, with the power to choose a
fifth person as • president or umpire. To this commission
will be referred whatever questions have dime mane the
year 1863. The commission will not have any lack of
work, since there are not only claims against us on the
part of Americana, but claims against the United States
on the part of the British subjects on matters arising out
of alleged invasions of the rights of neutrals and damage
done to neutral property during the war.
The liability of the British government for the losses
inflicted by the Alabama and her consort, is a matter to
be judged by the principles of international law, and it has
been thought that the decision of an independent azbitra-
tor will be more satisfactory than that of a commission,
which would possibly decide only by a mating vote, It
has, therefore, been agreed that this primary question of
the liability of Great Britain shall be referred
to • European Sovereign of the first clam The
Emperor of the French and the Emperor of
Russia were both inediniesSile, Jammu& as each
might be represented as having acted somewhat as a par-
tisan during the war. But there is another sovereign of
the highest rank to whom no such objection applies--
one whose character inspires the highest respect on both
sides of the ocean. To this mousreb, and to the able
lawyers whose advice he will command, will be submitted
the question whether Great Britain, under the circum-
stances of the escape of the Alabama, is liable for the
depredation which she committed. Should the decision
be in our favour, the claim, drop to the ground ; should
it be against us, the commission we have mentioned will
receive the statements of the parties aggrieved, and pro.
coed to examine each case in detail.

Subiidiary to the Alabama claims was the grievance of
the American government &Tieing out of the recognition
by England of the Southern Confederacy as a belligerent
The government of the United States maintains its opinion
that it was treated with discourtesy and injustice, and we
maintain the contrary. There the matter rests, the corre-
spondence is not withdrawn, but nothing more will be
urged on either side. With respect to the law of natura-
lisation and allegiance as it prevails in this country, the
Times believes that a protocol has been signed which will
form the basis of more reasonable legislation. As for the
San Juan dispute, the rights and duties of Great Britain
in regard to that territory will soon be tranderred
to the Confederation; but it was desirable to bring the
dispute to a close, and the means raggeded seem fitting
enough. It is understood to be the suggestion of the
United States government that the subject should be
submitted to the arbitration of the president of the Swims
Confederation. As the arbitrator on the larger question
is to be a king, the 21sies seas no objection to accepting
for the smaller a respectable repdblicon magistrate, and
will be quite prepared to accept his decision.

TTILCLAIMANT TO TAB DERITINTRATIEBEITATIO.
—The countess was mods as comfortable on Thrundey
night, at the site of the sesessymast. its her friend. "UM
Blithe her under the ekonsesissom but she sullered
severely from the intensity of the cold. Batson 9
and 10 o'clock a sort of sentry- which had been
to Cartridge from was tented
stealthitly to Ninon sad Station
pissed tat has swiss Ws box
was of sulkiest sin to aloud sins der two
inside, and it was occupied by liar lid 1111 li o'clock
on Friday morning when die sae induced—ma was the
crtent of hor rulferliz—to accept ot_ the Ikas r . a
nifty of Mr. Can, remove le Miora The=
enjoyed a good rash and about mid-day drove kW ion-
ban to tho Aloe of Kam Gibson, Twit Hall-huilengs,
whore the dastonsits seminary to said hi sr spinal from
the decides el Tsaiday were siped is the A
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trots Plegkerem="she matun the
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a Ms* gathered round, sager to have a at ths
ocustms, and both at her arrival sodimig the was
lustily cheered. Me returned to &BA&
sojourn of mix weeks on the road at Diktat may se y
be considered to be at an end.

Catert. j.
IfINDIIOII New. b.
The Queue, neeerapenied by the P wof
Weise, drove out this morning,
The Chown Moos= of Prussia (Prlaos Royal) mid
Mama Lades weed ost Adis& atemilsd by the Nantes
of Hobertha' and Count Seokenderf.
The Prime of Wales, the Omura Prime of Presets,
Prince Arthur Prime Christie'', wed Omni Gisielem,
vent out sholoting, attended by Majectleneral P. H.
Seymour, Major Grey, and Captain yes Sehleinits. •
To-day being the birthday of the Prime of Wales, the
choir of SR George's Chapel assembled Is the corridor of
the Oestle this mewing, and sans • miselies, enedueted
by Dr. Mtvey, ormeniet to her Majesty.
Dr. Roineteen arrived at the NSW yesterday.
General Sir Williene "nays, L 0.8., Mr. Hubert
litsber, end Dr. Hoismanm entre& toolay.
Prince Arthur, attended by Lieutenant-Colossi Mobile-
gen% arrived at Frogman on Saturday, our a visit to
!Moos and Princess Cheistien of fiehisserig-Tielstsia.

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MOIZJEIIIIII OF itorAzry.

(sir menus.)
WINDSOR. Mummy.

Hie Royal Ingham the Priem of Wales left
Wisdom far Sandringham at 10.10 this VACRlthig. The
Crown Prism of Prank and Prima Grids& left for
Imam at tie alma time, but will ratan to•aidt.

TEE MAWS OP WALLY METEDA I.

Yesterday evening, the Prince of Wales's tradesmen, over
two hundred in number, dined at Willis's Boor, Mr.
Graves, of Pall Mall. presiding, when the various loyal
toasts were drank with much euthanasia. By express
command of his royal highness, a most bountiful supply
of venire was provided. The Senior United Service Club,
the Army and Navy Club, and the Guards' Club, in Pal-
ma, were brilliantly illuminated ; a/so the Junior United
Barnes Club, Howell and James's, is Regent-street, and
Poole's, of Savile-row. Among the other notable illumina-
tions on the anniversary of the Prince's birthday were
Messrs. Robert Cocks and Co., musio-eallere, New Bur-
lington-street : A transparent star of eight points in
crystal brilliants, in the centre the Prinee's plume and
motto, encircled with rubies, the whole illuminated with
gas. Jewett, Conduit-street: A star, with the letters
"P. W." on each side, in gas. Bennett and Co.: A star
in gas. 'miens and Co.: A large crystal star, lighted by
gas. Gallery of Illustration: A large plume in crystal.
Hedges and Butler : A large imperial crown, surmounted
by the royal monogram in gas. Melton : A plume, with
the letters "P. W." in cut crystal. Jay's mourning ware-
house : A brilliant display of gas ; in the centre of the
premiere a crown with laurel branches on either side,
lower down the letters " P.W.," each letter enclosed by a
star ; a row of jets ran along the whole length of the
facade. Scott Adie and Co.: The prince's plume, a
wreath of thistles and leaves in brilliantly cut crystal of
natural colours on each side, and a shield of white crystal ;
in the centre the monogram "A. E. A." Savory and
Moore, chemists : A Brunswick star in gas. The Junior
Carlton Club : A beautiful Brunswick star in gas, &c.
SANDRINGHAM, Nov. 10.

The birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales was celebrated at Sandringham yesterday by a
capital dinner of roast beef and plum pudding, under the
presidescy of Mr. F. Beck (the agent). The dinner took
place in the carriage-room, which was fitted up for the
purpose, at the royal stables. The health of the Queen,
the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, the Junior
princes and princesses, were drunk with great enthusiasm.

The Duke of Sutherland has left Stafford llouse,
St. James's, for Dunrobin Castle, N.B. The duchess re-
mains is town.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury are
expected to leave town next week for Savernake Lodge.
The Earl and Countess Spencer left town yes-
terday on a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, at
Fragile' Lodge, near Foots Cray, Kent.

Viscount and Viscountess Sydney are entertain-
ing a select party at their seat in Bent.
Lord Bloomfield and Lady Bloomfield, Lord de
Lids and Dudley, Lord Huntingfield, and Kr. Hughes of
Kimmel have left the St. George's Hotel.

Ritotrit.—Bitreszt.s, Nov. 9.—The bulletin
published to-day announces that a slight improvement in
the condition of the Prince Royal has taken place during
the last two days._

The Earl of Mayo, the new Governor-General
of India, has been created an extra Knight of the Order
of St. Patrick. The usual number of knights was filled
MOMS weeks ago by the appointment of the Marquis of
Waterford and the Earl of Erne to the stalls vacant by
the deaths of the Marquis of Downshire and Lord
Farnham.

The Turquie gives an account of an interview
which took place at Constantinople, on the 17th October,
between the Greek Patriarch and four envoys from the
Pope, who had been charged by his Holiness to present
he the patriarch a letter of invitation to the (Ecumenical
Council, to be held in Rome in December, 1869. The
envoys were very cordially received, and one of them at
once produced the letter, richly bound in pamphlet form,
and stated its purport in a few brief words. The Patriarch
did act take the letter, but motioned the speaker to put
it down. He than explained at some length the
reasons why he could not accept the invitation. He
had already, be said, been made acquainted by the
newspapers with the principles expressed in the letter of
convocation; and as they were diametrically opposed to
those of the orthodox eastern church, it was with sincere
sorrow that he was unable to subscribe to them. Already,
in 1848, his Holiness had sent a similar invitation, and the
eastern church bad met it by an encyclical explaining how
widely its principles differed from those of Rome ; and this
explanation had greatly afflicted his Holiness, as his reply
sufficiently indicated. "As moreover his Holiness does
not seem to have deviated from his principiss," added the
Patriarch, "and as we on our side, thanks be to God,
have not deviated from ours, we have as little desire to
vainly cause him fresh sorrow as to open old norm"
A discussion then followed, in which the Patriarch main-
tained that it was not the Greek church, but the Roman
church which had departed from the apostolic doctrine,
and denied the right of the Pope even to summon an (Ecu-
menical Council on his own authority. At the conclusion of
the interview the invitation was handed back to the Papal
envoys, who thereupon took their leave. The report in
the Twinge professes to give the words of the speakers
exactly as they were uttered, and the Nerd says it has
every reason to believe that the report is accurate.

LORD PALMIXISTON'a OPINION ON TIEN Intim
Carrecn.—On the 2nd of June, 1834, after Lord Stanley
(now Earl Derby) had stated that the oassaision to in-
quire into the Irish Church issued by timagovermasat " in-
volved a principle destructive of the very esteems of an
established church," Lord Pahstestoe said :—" The
government had made up their Wade to act on the pran-
diale that parliament was competent to replete the re.
venues of the church." . . . 'lt woe has distinct and
deliberate opinion that it was the right of the state to
deal with the trust of the property of the church. It was
idle to argue from one mecum ef property—i.s., private
property and church property—to the other, for the
cumstances under which each originated were totally dis-
tinct. Neither did he conceive that the arguments which
justified a reform of the Irish elms* could
cob=ssibility
sitrapi:zdto the Miele church ; for the two were
under Islay dissimilar dreemstasesa The Go-
vernment" had honed the sainninion) " were
as the othpet, and be was only anxious
ristatellisaia nacres to the riei he had laid down."
Tan TIMITOTALNAS.— t a unitod
denanotration Bons ly the t Order of
Tont Abandon Os Ptimrsiog Original Grand
Order of Total Amason, &P., and the United Order
at Total Abstaining, B.P. The serum of than societies
mg in the of Liaroln'ena4gbds, and marched
out, with tM boonere and *hair band playing, to
lingeor-ba=sar in
the the onf
oforooment •
sixpenny of •
ofsaidsign, at nest two thounted entliu-
rise* votaries of bombes arias net to inrush
thinning with srotkei=. The choir
was talon by Mr. and addresses
were delleord by a of gem
Lien
There were
thielsein admiring soap in praise of the crystal melon;
end the poseedings geneladad with a version of the Ha-
lloos' Anthem, whisk it was pyed that bsfollittlaV
"In our Mem bad, thrush life might aye
one peat togiedsl band !'
Dumas at LONDON.—Lady Herbert, writing
to the Mrs on What ed the W poor, says:—,
" I ma NOW nothing new ,• would that I were ! lOC
thong"' tbi We Mee old it is UMW the nee real; and ia,
no country in the civilised world are than such smiling
contrasts betweenluxury sad wretchadnege a• in tgb envoi.
of London. For Christ's poor, than, I peed in the mans of
the Aden sad deny when hearts are rives at the sight.
of the daily ineressing misery which they are poirerian to'
relieve."

L
FOREIGN NEWS.
(TIM DAY.)
SPAIN.

The streets of Madrid were placarded on the
oth with large bills, which drew much attention.
The placards contained these words, " Candida-
Aare of Don Bablomero Repartee* for the
throne of Spain." General Novaliches has
so far recovered from his wounds that he
was able to Leave his chamber for the first
time on Friday. The anniversary of the death of
Biego, who was executed on the Place Cabala,
was celebrated on the 7th by a religious
ceremony. It is rumoured that Senores Olamga,
Nicolas River°, and Martos, are to replace
Senores Lorenxans, Romero y Ortiz, and Ayala
in the Ministry. The entry of the two latter
would be regarded as s concession to the republi-
can party. Castelar is spolum of as Minister to
Mexico. The government are buying back from the
people the guns which were distributed to or
seized by them in the first days of
the revolution. Amongst the placards car-
ried about in Madrid is one with the inscrip-
tion, " Abajo la dead& " (down with the (public)
debt). The people are becoming witty under the
new regime. To the Soperonso, which said
that if liberty of worship was allowed in Spain,
it would go to colonise some desert island in
Oceania, the Iberia replies by exclaiming, " ane-
mia to our future Robinson !" Some fault having
been found with the administration of Senor
Sagas* the people began to call him Senor se
gasta (" Mr. Ruinhimsolf ").

OXBOWS lINOTIOCS Atniar.)
FRANCE.

ST. NAZAIRE, Nov. 10.

The Tranalantic Company's mail steamer
Louisiane arrived here this morning. Her dates
are Vera Cruz, Oct. 15; Havannah, Oct. 20 ; St.
Thomas, Oct. 25. The Louisiane brings 48 pas-
sengers and a general cargo.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, NoT. 10.

An imperial decree has been issued adjourning
the assembling of the delegations until the 16th
instant.

BERVIA.