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Telegrapl,ic Summary.
Effect Of Summers Spoecll---
John Bull Astonished,
London, April 3

LoHuVi', APlli oV.
London papers open their cdito.
rial with comments on tho speech
lately delivered by Sumner on the
subject of the Alabama claims and
the relations generally existing be
tween Great Britain and America. -
The writer suppresscs the text of the
speech, however, in the Star.
John Bright's organ says tho
claims Of Sumner are 80 new and
startling, and SO vaguely put that
they must be regarded simply as
enormous and withal unexpected !;
that if they convey merely shadow
of his instruction, Minister Motley
will come to the English metropolis
in q very different official guiso from
that of Minister Johnson, the genial
democrat, now about to bid adieu to
the court and people.
The Star deplores the rejection by
England Of tho early overtures made
by ex-Minister Adams for a settle
ment of this question. Prest. Grant
is not a whole-souled lover of peace
as was Lincoln. He has determine
ton of character, but is q Western
man, without the natural genius
which served Lincoln, who instead
of reading. had an actual experience
of the world. President Grant has
no training, either as a lawyer or
politician. He is intensely American,
and the entire world is acquainted
with his resolution of purpose.
1t expresses it's amazement at the
character and the manners Of tho
demands in regard to PREPARATION. If
Motley's instructions are couched in
a similar spirit, his mission will be
fruitless, as the extravaganza of the
proposals will strike tho public at
once. ~ r-,r
Tho Times designates the esti-
mates of tho American damages as
put forth by Sumner as preposter-
GUS, as it has already reached 1922
100000 of pounds, and may in the
future embrace possibly tho earnings
of all sources drawn from fields of
productive labor. By far the speech,
it adds, Is worthy of Sumner, and
deserves impartial consideration
lie wants, however, something moro
than national reparation from Eng
land in asking for contrition and
public humiliation.
Tho prevailing tone OF Summers
speech is characterized as passionate
and demonstrativc, and his menace
portrays one-sided partizanship.-
II is lamontable, coming from the
representative Of that great coun-
try.
The Standard, Tory organ, says
the American Senate has done more
than reject, as it has given the
world reason to believe, by Summers
speech, which as endorsed by that
supreme body, covers all questions of
foreign diplomacy with that country,
and the English people know that
Motley will have to aim at, in his
efforts to arrange tho Alabama
claims on basis now wasted away.
At tho Cabinet meeting yesterday
the subject of the speech was infor-
mally discussed. Bright declared
the embarrassment which it's publ
cation produced. 1t served England
very properly, but they argued not
to consent to entertain the terms of
settlement forcshadowcd by Sum
ner's speech.
Clarendon expressed the belief that
the actual negotiations going on be-
tween the two countries on the sub.
iect were of q less extreme character
than the speech of American Soma
tors, or articles OF the public press
He hoped to find Motley as courto
GUS as johnson. The present ad-
ministration was eager for the last
ing continuance of friendly rclr tons
with tho limited States.