The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-04 00:00:00

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS,

A digest of the correspondence respecting the negotiations
between England and America has already been published.
There are, however, one or two other items in this
remarkable narrative which are worthy of note. As
before stated, two treaties were drawn up. One of
these was signed by Lord Stanley, under the full
impression that Mr. Reverdy Johnson was entrusted
with sufficient powers by his Government, and
that he was acting in conformity with them. This
convention was, however, rejected by Mr. Seward, and
another drawn up, which in turn was rejected by the
Senate. Now it appears that before the first of these
treaties was made out Mr. Reverdy Johnson called at the
Foreign Office, on September 25th, and a long con-
versation ensued on the subject of the " claims."
Before suggesting the principle of arbitration, Mr. John-
son proposed that the difficulty should be settled at
once by the payment of a lump sum of money or a
cession of territory by Great Britain. Both these offers
were declared inadmissible by Lord Stanley. That Mr.
Reverdy Johnson made them shews either that he was in
the habit of making unauthorised propositions at random,
or that the cries for annexation in the United States were
not disregarded by the Government. The arbitration
proposition, as at first drawn up, was revised by Lord
Stanley, the Lord Chancellor, and Mr. Disraeli, in
private conclave. It may be added that both
treaties were based entirely on suggestions made
by Mr. Johnson or Mr. Seward, and that the English
Cabinets, both Conservative and Liberal, refused to
submit the proclamation of neutrality to arbitration,
though it is doubted by some whether the terms of the
last Convention would not have allowed this point to be
dragged in.

DEAN STANLEY AND THE ALTIA2I-SIAN
CREED,

A correspondence is published between the Rev. William
Heffill and the Dean of Westminster on the subject of the
Athanasian Creed. The first-named gentleman writes to
the Dean under date, St. Mark's Vicarage, Dukinfield,
Cheshire, April 26,1869, as follows :—" Very Rev. Sir,—l
have read in a book to-day 'by James Grant,' `The
Religious Tendencies of the Times," the following:—
"Dean Stanley boldly proclaims that not one clergyman
believes in the Athanasian Creed.' Will you have the
kindness to inform me if it is true that you have made the
statement as above remain, yours faithfully, Wm.
HEFFILL."

To this Dean Stanley replies :—" What I have stated,
and which is probably the statement to which the author
whom you quote refers, is, that no clergyman of the
Church of England believes that all members of the Church
of England shall without doubt perish everlastingly,'
and that, therefore, no clergyman of the Church of
England accepts the condemnatory clauses of the
Athanasian Creed in their obvious literal and original
sense."

The following is the retort of Mr. Heflin :—" May 14,
1869. Rev. Sir,—l consider your reply as most unsatis-
factory ; it is simply an evasion. I would hope, when you
truly reflect on the statement made, you will feel ashamed
of the slander, and be ready to make a suitable apology.
—I remain, yours faithfully, Wm. lIEFFILL, Dr. Stanley,
the Deanery, Westminster."

On dit that in the not improbable event of the
defeat of Mr. Salt, ono of the Conservative candidates for
Stafford, that that gentleman will become a candidate for
the vacancy caused in the representation of Nottingham by
the death of Sir It. Clifton, Bart.
Disraeli on evening dress has recently been
quoted as an authority. Here is what the ex-Premier
says on the subject :—" Evening dress is a style of
costume sanctioned by societyfor enabling ladies to display
their natural beauties, with a profusion worthy of a Grecian
statue."

M. de Lesseps will shortly start for Corfu, in order
Personally to invite King George of Greece to honour the
inauguration of the Isthmus of Suez Canal with his pre-
sence. It is said that M. de Lesseps will "seize the occa-
sion" to inspect the Isthmus of Corinth with a view to the
future cutting across of that neck of land.
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OP GAS MANAGERS.—
During the past three days the members of this associa-
tion have been holding their sixth annual conference in
Liverpool, under the presidency of Mr. Goddard, C.E.
The president, in his address, on Tuesday, alluded at
length to the various improvements, inventions, and
modifications of gas-producing apparatus which had taken
place during the year, and also to the effect of the
Metropolitan Gas Act of 1868. It was decided that the
next conference should be held in London, opening on flit
31st May.
In reply to a memorial in favour of a revision of
the colonial tariff the Manchester Chamber of Commerce
has received a letter from Earl Granville stating that in
the principal British colonies, and not least in Canada,
it rests with the Colonial Governments to determine on
what principles the revenue is to be raised. Her
Majesty's Government are fully alive to the advantage
which would accrue to the commerce of this country by a
reduction of customs duties, and the colonial governments
cannot be unaware of the views entertained by the Govern-
ment and the people of this country on this subject ; and, as
indicating those views, copies of the present correspondence
with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce will be sent to
the Government of Canada, the colony to which the memo -
rialists make special reference.

THE FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE.
—A rumour of great interest to all who care for boat races
comes from Bala. There is a possibility that the great
contest between Oxford and Harvard may be rowed on
the lake. Sir Watkin, says rumour, has offered the use
of the lake, and some of the men high in boating autho-
rity want to accept the offer. The course is a splendid
one, both for crews and spectators. Countless thousands
could line the shores of the lake and see the race. Then,
it is neutral ground, in the sense of not being familiar to
either crew ; and it is easy of access from all parts of
England, and it is not far enough from London to prevent
eager lovers of the sport with little time at their com-
mand from running there and back in one day. Besides,
there is the beauty of the neighbourhood to throw into
the scale, and the bracing atmosphere.—Osicesery
Advertiser.

MR. PEABODY'S ‘‘FRIENDS."—Now that Mr.
Peabody is no longer in England, the begging-letter
writers will have the opportunity of concentrating their
attention on some other victim. If Mr. Peabody chose to
be communicative upon the subject, he could set before
the world a moving picture of the miseries of a philan-
thropist. Everybody thinks he has a right to persecute
him for money. The man whose goods are about to
be seized for rent, the broken-down actor who wants
ten pounds till next Monday, the gentleman who
has gone into a rash speculation and burned his fingers—
these, and a thousand others, think that a man like Mr.
Peabody is bound to help them. The world has no grati-
tude and no sympathy for the benevolent. Its cry is ever
" Give, give," until at last it is strange if the philan-
thropist does not turn into a misanthropist. Nine-tenths
of the letters he opens arc applications for money.
Whenever he appears in public he is followed by importu-
nate cries for relief. If he goes out to dinner the lady
whom he takes down pesters him about that very
deserving family in whom she takes an interest. He dare
not have many personal friends, because they are sure to
ex

pect him to do something for Tommy or Annie.
When people are attentive to him he knows that they
expect to be well paid for it. Mr. Peabody has given
away £350,000 to the poor of London. and about
£200,000 for the establishment of schools and charitable
institutions in the United States, besides large sums in
private charity. But all this only encourages the harpies,
who would rather do anything for a living than work.
The abject, fawning, worthless set who hang upon the
skirts of those who are reputed to be rich give him no
peace. It would be useless to appeal to 'their better
feelings, for they have none, but we wish it were possible
to place some of their names before the public, eyek pi
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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL CASTLE, June 2.
They Queen , accompanied by her Royal High•
ness Princess Louise, walked out yesterday morn•
ing.

Her Majesty drove out in the aftenoon with the
Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Dowager
Ductless of Athole.

LATEST INTELL LGENC

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

PLY3IOUTII, June 4.

The Hamburg and American Company's steam'
ship Hammonia, from New York, arrived here this
morning with 175 passengers, 48 sacks of mails fir
England, and 8 for France and 21 for Hamburg.
She lauded five passengers and the English mails
and proceeded for Cherbourg. The, mails were for-
warded by the 6.45 a.m. train.

The Ilammonia experienced moderate weather
throughout the passage. Fourteen miles off CAP°
Race she passed several icebergs. On the 27th
she spoke the steamer America, on the 28th the
Main, and on the Ist June the Germania. Among
the passengers is Major-General Anderson, who
commanded Fort Sumpter when the late war
began.