, 1869-04-20
EUROPE.
The London Times on the Ala
baua Claims Question.
Speech Of Lord Stanley on the
Same Subject.
The Irish Church Bill In The House
Of Commons.

dsreut britain.
TIE LONDON TINES or Tue ALABAMA CLAIMS
QEEsTIoE.
NEW YoRK April 19.
The London Times, In IN article on the appoint
ment OF Mr. Motley Us Minister to England
Fays:
1.-THE country has gone 10 the extreme Of con.
cesston in tue matter Of the Alabama claims. 1t
has agreed to refer everything except Its oWn
honor 10 arbitration and to the Judgment Of
mixed commission. It agrees to glTe the-Amer1cans,
whe prtfess to have been wrong, every opTotta-
to assert their cuims 'y providing that the CON-
elon shall hold its sittlngs at Washington. Except
absolute submission to every demand the Amer
leans mag choose to make, there Is nothing fur
ther that could be conceded The convention IN
all which Is stipulated has been the work Of their
own Minister and Secretary OF State, and has re-
celved the assent Of their own Presi1ent II they
now get it aside, our duty viii simply be to alb
stain altogether from further oFcrturcs, and let
| any proposals for renewal Of negotiations pro-
coed from the american Government. As Tor that
! downright demand for payment which our PILLS.
| delplia correspondent described as being ntlEo-
| GATED III the United States, this country
would Of course know how to treat it. But re
hive not the smallest belief that President Grants
! Government contemplates q course Of action SO
| unf1lenlly and offensive. 1t is likely, assuming
| the present Alabama convention to be set aside,
that A{f. Motley will be instructed to open ncgo~
tatsons for another, differing somewhat IN ma
chinery, but embol5ng similar principles Should
this te the case, our government Will DC feouy 70
! give the proposals falr consideration. Should H.
| on the other hand, be the desire OF
| the Americans TO keep the question still
! unsettled. the British nation, having fully manl-
| tested its good disposition. Will not feel bouhd'
| however to initiate fresh negotiations. In any
case we shall welcome Ar Motley, not only as an
old ftieu,l hut as one who has the confidence OF .
really powerful executive, and OF the mos1 power
ful party In the United States
| Lord Stanley, IN q recent speech st Glasgow
| said in reference to tue Alabama treaty, :" NOR
w1tbstandlnS the failure Of the late negotiations,
! do not think can hiring myself TO take gloom.
| view Of these relations For my part have yer!
! great faith In the good sense 81 me Atnessc"'
. people. do not think they can wish to tncrcas
their difficulties ny getting into any fresh quAI1e's
| Whatever happens, nc have secured the nalt
point We have satisfied our own conacienees
aud We have put our country unmlstakaol3 ID IN
right will only a1l, that to ms mind, tae q1es
tions affecting the external relations os TIE coun
.ry-auestions that Is, which In thcr ultimate IT
suit may involve the Issues of war or peace, ~
| iocotuparubty greater than any others wlt
!. which the politicians In our day have to dea
i We NAV Quarrel among ourselves and make
again, probably, With not much damage on tn
one hand, II not with much gain on the other, ba
whatever may lie our feelings or the position,
reference to new Internal d!"pute9 II Is INC au
Of en Of US, Us regards the outside world. to e.
our country show unised front. Certainly, If o.
- | diplomatic difficulty should arise should feel
- my duty, 30 ta1 as censcienttousiy could, to 6
- dcayor to strcngthen the hands OF whoever mtg
=, =, ! bc the Foreign Minister Of the day.
nj sAFE1Y or 1ly1SGsroSE, TIE AFRICAN TRAEELLE
RI | LONDON, April 19.
ny Accounts Of the eafety Of Livingstone the lAf
&c can lsayeler hare been received. 1t Is report
xn he left Zanzibar In January for England, g1l
Iat | overland fiu tElro.
~ i THE IRISH CHURCH niLL IN THE HorsE oF coAAo
all LoHDoS, April 10
.od In the House Of Commons this evening tue c.
ra st'eratlun uf tho bill fur the discstalishHtnt
Sc | the Irish Church WIS resumed IN committee.
as amendment, posiponng the time Ut which fhe
o=t slall 60 nto enec1 until 1877, WIS lost BY 1he
sst / lowing vote: For the amendment, 1871; aFal'
try. sa1-gorernment majority, l'7. The clause
1he aualify,ng bishops Of the Irish Church from
@ auu firr IN the House Of Lords was amended to at
MI prcIates appointed previous to the passage OF
;est Ill., to retain their titles and rights OF pfeeeae
Z1!t- for life. and Ras then agreed to.