The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-03 00:00:00

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and file arrived at the Windsor barracks from the
Tower.
The foundation-stone of a building designed by
the Royal Engineer Department as a gymnasium
for the use of the troops in garrison at Portsmouth
was laid yesterday by Major-Gen. Sir Geo. Buller,
K.C.B_, the Lieut.-Governor of Portsmouth, and
general officer commanding the troops in the south-
west military district. The General, accompanied
by Lady Buller, and the officers comprising his per-
sonal staff, arrived at the enclosed space where the
building is to stand about 3 p.m., and was rec&ved
by Colonel liadden, It. E., commanding the itoyal
Engineer force in the south-west district, and Cue
contractors for the work, Messrs. Simms and Martin.
Admiral Sir 'l'. S. Pasley, Port-Admiral and Naval
Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by Lady Pasley,
and attended by Flag Lieut. Boger, was also present,
a 3 were the commanding officers and others of Royal
Artillery and regiments in the garrison. The
gymnasium will be 125 f. long by sOft. wide, and
28ft. from floor to ceiling. It will contain the usual
officers', instructors', and dressing rooms, with also
a gallery for spectators. The piece of ground on
which it is being built is part of the glacis of the
fortifications (now about to be razed) between the
towns of Portsmouth and Portsea ; it therefore holds
a central position in relation to the large barracks of
both towns.

PRICE 4d,
STAMPED sd.

claims such as her Majesty's Government suggest ;
but from his next observation it might be inferred
that the offer as regards arbitration made by her
Majesty's Government in my despatch of the 9th
March was understood to have applied only to the
claims arising out of the proceedings of the Alabama,
to the exclusion of those arssing out of the like pro-
ceedings of the Florida, Shenandoah, and Georgia.
It is important to clear up this point, and you will
therefore state to Mr. Seward that the offer to go
to arbitration was not restricted to the claims arising
out of the proceedings of the Alabama, but applied
equally to those arising out of the like proceedings
of the other vessels that I have named. In the words
of my despatch of 9th March the matter at issue
between the two Governments on which Great Bri-
tain was ready to go to arbitration was, whether
in the matters connected with the vessels out of
whose depredations the claims of American citizens
have arisen the course pursued by the British Go-
vernment and by those who acted upon its autho-
rity was such as would involve a moral responsibi-
lity on the part of the British Government to make
good, either in whole or in part, the losses of
American citizens.' It is most desirable that there
should be no misunderstanding on this point ; but
inasmuch as Mr. Seward says that the Government
of the United States cannot give any preference to
the Alabama claims over others in regard to the form
of arbitrament suggested, you may inform Mr. Seward
that there was no intention on the part of her Ma-
jesty's Government to give any such preference to
the Alabama claims over claims in the like cate-
gory. That some misapprehension exists on the
part of Mr. Seward may indeed be further deduced
from his statement that, while the Government of
the United States agree that all mutual claims
which arose during the civil war between citizens
and subjects of the two countries ought to be amic-
ably and speedily adjusted, they must insist that
they be adjusted by one and the same tribunal, with
like and the same forms, and on principles common
to all. Now, the question of disposing of general
claims in contradistinction to the specific claims
arising out of the proceedings of the Alabama and
vessels of that class has not hitherto been matter of
controversy between the two Governments, but has
been mooted in its present shape by her Majesty's
Government alone ; and there is no such similarity
between the two classes of claims as would admit of
their being dealt with by the same process. It
may be, however, and her Majesty's Government
would gladly learn that it was the case, that the
Government of the United States agree to waive
the question of the alleged premature recognition
of belligerent rights, and are satisfied to go to
arbitration on the first or Alabama class of claims ;
provided that all claims whatever, on either side,
arising out of the events of the war, are equally
submitted to arbitration, so ' that they may be
adjusted by one and the same form of tribunal,
with like and the same forms, and on principles
common to all.' This, however, from the nature of
things, is impracticable ; the one class, or the
specific claims, such as those arising out of the pro-
ceedings of the Alabama and such vessels, depend
for their settlement on the solution of what may be
called an abstract question—namely, ' whether in
the matters connected with the vessels out of whose
depredations the claims of American citizens have.
arisen the course pursued by the British Govern-
ment, and those who acted under its authority,
was such as would involve a moral respon-
sibility on the part of the British Government
to make good, either in whole or in part, the
losses of American citizens ; the other, or general
class of claims, admits of no such narrow restric-
tion. The number of claims in this class on
either side may be great, the circumstances of each
more or less different, and the points involved in
them complicated in their nature and bearings ; and
on these grounds alone it is obvious that they can-
not, like those of the, Alabama class, be comprised
within a single proposition applicable in principle
to all, and bringing all within the compass of a
single decision of an arbiter. The reply which Mr.
Seward will return to your communication of this
despatch will, it may be hoped, clear up the ob-
scurity which rests upon the answer received
through Mr. Adams to my despatch of the 9th of
March. her Majesty's Government, you will say,
abide by their proposals as set forth in that despatch.
Within the limits set forth in that despatch they
are prepared to go to arbitration in regard to the
Alabama and such like claims, on the condition that
simultaneously with the reference of those claims to
arbitration an agreement is entered into between the
two Governments for the adjudication of general
claims by a mixed Commission.—l am, &c.,
" STANLEY."

Yesterday morning the Lords of the Admiralty
resumed their duty at Devonport. Mr. Carry, Ad-
miral Milne, Admiral Seymour, Capt. Brandreth,
and others, landed from the steam yacht Enchan-
tress at 10.45 a.m., at Ivey ham steam yard, where
they were received by Admiral Superintendent
Drummond, Capt. Willis, of the Indus ; Captain
Foley, of the Cambridge ; and the officers of the
establishment. here, on the western wharf, there
were drawn up in two lines about 1,000 men be-
longing to the Steam Reserve in Ilamoaze, and.loo
officers of all ranks. Their Lordships, attended by
Capt. Willis, went down the front, and held com-
munication with some of the men. After the in-
spection they passed through the shifting shed and
the joiners' shop to the main entrance, whence they
walked to the Sailors' llome, in Duke-street, DevrJu-
port, and were received there by Capt. J. G. Napier,
of the Canopus. About noon the membera of the
board proceeded to the dockyard, where, at half-
past 2 o'clock, the First Lord held his levee. 'The
Channel squadron left Portland at half past 4
yesterday morning for Plymouth, for the purpose of
escorting the Enchantress, with their Lordships, to
Bantry Bay to-morrow morning.
_ _

The War Department steam store vessel Earl de
Grey and Ripon, Commander Moore, with a heavy
cargo of returned stores from Priddy's Hard, Ports-
mouth; Bull Point, Devonport ; and Dublin,
yesterday commenced discharging at the Gun-wharf
Woolwich. The cargo consisted of 2,345 quarter
barrels and 650 half barrels of ammunition, 242
chests of small arms for conversion, 125 bales of
shirting, 40 vats of harness, 15 guns to be re-sighted,
5,350 Snider gun cases, 300 shot, and 46 articles of
officers' baggage.
Her Majesty's iron screw troopship Hesper, 2,
Staff-Com. J. G. Thain, from the China station, ar-
rived at Woolwich yesterday, last from Plymouth,
and was inspected by Commodore Edmonstone,
C. 8., and Paymaster Francis J. Lory, secretary.
The hands were mustered and congratulated on
their cleanly appearance. After discharging her war
stores she is under orders to go up to the dockyard.
The Royal Sovereign, 5, screw turret ship,
steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday for a
day's practice off the east end of the Isle of Wight,
with a 12i-ton gun from one of her turrets, to test
the working and stability of an iron gun carriage
which has at length been supplied to her.
The Scorpion, 4, screw turret ship, steamed out of
Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and made a prelimi-
nary trial of her machinery after repair 3 and refit.

The Duncan, coastguardship, Capt. G. Hancock,
was unlocked at Portsmouth yesterday, in process
of repairs and refit, preparatory to resuming her
station.

The Tamar, screw tronpAlii Capt. Sullivan, C. 8.,
is ordered to have her defects made good at Ports -
mouth yard, and to be ready for proceeding to China
and Japan by the 10th of October next.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt. G. G. Randolph, of her
Majesty's ship Britannia, to be senior officer and
commodore of the second class at the Cape of Good
Hope, vice Capt. Caldwell, invalided ; Commander
W. D. Donaldson Selby, to the Cumberland, addi-
tional, for service at the Naval Barracks, Sheerness;
Lieut. Edward A. Bolitho, to the Fisgard, additional,
for transport service ; Lieut. the Hon. Walter 11.
Jolliffe, to the Liffey; John Durnford, midshipman
to the Liffey ; W. Edney, surgeon to the Donegal ;
W. S. Crealock, paymaster, to the Tamar ; Thomas
Scott (c.) and Henry Johnson, engineers, to the
Caledonia; James Hird, John C. Weeks, and W.
Bryan, engineers, to the Jaseur ; W. J. Grant,
first-class assistant engineer, to the Caledonia; and
Richard G. Callaway, acting second class assistant
engineer, to the Caledonia.