New-York tribune., 1872-07-20
FOREIGN NOTES.

The lock out in the building trade, III Lon
DON terminated to some extent July On the pre-
rious day deputation from the Masons Committee
net the Masters Committee, and, after interview OF
upward OF six hours 1t agreed that the working
hours should be reduced to 81 per week. the men making
up the shorter hours during which they cannot see to
work I'm Winter by working longer hours In Summer.
On Saturdays they TO leave on at H. Inc wages are
10 increased from to 81 pence per hour THESE terms
were afterwar accepted Dy the at mass meeting,
although minority opposed the poposal on the grnuu
with whom they had associated during the strike
The carpenters were most Indignant whe they head Vi
the coupromse-for they term the settlement, Hlleg
ing that neither the nine hours nor the nnepenee
which they struck-which had been secured " .nc
nasons They refuse To accept the same terms Tor the
selves Tue result will either Do that the carpenter VIII
accept these that the strike VIII 90 on WIN
feeling OF greater bitterness
A Woman,s Peace Congress, organized by
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, held in London, ON Juys,
.nder the presidency OF Lady Bowring, among those
present being Sir John Bowring, Prof Seeey Mrs Eres-
tine L. Rose Mr.. Mottershead and Mr. Aaron Fo"el oi
Yew-York Lady Bowring, IN opening the proceedhgs'
aid she thought had more to do with the SUBJECT
If war than perhaps they imagined. III they c0uld III
n, a moral movement on a large scale II must en-
annte from home. The home Influences hau sIeaV
dei ,o do in this matter and women were banded 10,
eeiher i'm the interests OF peace they might command
Ieace and dspel anything like waillke ana
feelings She wished that the women OF Euglnu "ouu
emnIate the spirit which had moved their gOod sister
from America Mrs. W. Howe said she Iry m Dciith th
tat every human relation must be slfted before they
could yet peace human society, thorough lasting anu
entire Peace meant freedom not the lIeeuoi VI tic
outcast bnt the freedom Of the CITIZEN ~ meant Justice
~ meant the muiestic verdict of the collective human
reason IL meant religion, not the hielare9ii mno
nance of creed but the great Inspiration Oh the hh"h
soul.
At the meeting of the International Prison
congress IN London July g. the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce
the British Home Secretary presided In the course O
his speech he said that after deberatng on the SUBJECT
his Government conceived that they were best running
their functions by abstaning from taking an Immediate
fl.a afiouS Ot -,
he added that the other hand it was their desire TO
Give every possible facility for the study OF their system
aud place at the disposal OF the Congress every means oil
official in nforfnaor. At the sitting on Monday Juy o.
the most IMPORTANT question brought uhuer uscuasloI
80 should prison labor be merely pcna, or should
" G ndustraif ~ Col COlye said he had AN experience
of * years and had COO prisoners unuer h nc & aa
va ,i oxne}ence of the eadmill system, aud he had
never known men 10 be made letter Dy H. on tle Cou
@ s "a rn M least 70 different trades IN Codbathheds
Prison. and profits were several thouil'ls yoaa &
Beside, the treadnill worked nheiH"iy Oil "hi'"' 'o"
sttutious -,
The summary of the British argument lald
hefore the Geneva Tribunal has been Issued ffon the
Ioudon Foreign Office. 1t consists OF aeohdchStoh
into the limits Of 80 folio pages Of the arguments CON-
taned I'm the British Case ana Counter Case Oh oIo
roelly OF the general substance ana results Vi '"oso
r1,merts and evidence with some additionai leharAs
made necessary by the new matter contained IN 'Ho
american Counter Case. arising out oil tue oNluehVo
nj u l,v the United states. In tue BEGINNING the b
In Government remarks that the irib.ha! Is 10 ue
,r,,i,e as TO each vessel separately whether ureat
riIn has failed IN any of the duties set fOrth III h
- laid down in the Treaty, and that no failure VI
duty not concerning any one OF these snllS can can ~ IA y ~
- ~ I've the subject Of pocuuafl award ana Us he
V,rI,In Alabaina Georgia, and Shenandoah were lue
anv vessels respecting winch any claim hlu pech PiV
i,slv made il In urged that claim can now De nlao
nGer tbe Treaty with regard to the acts oil any one
vessel with respect to several oil these sips' no
~ duty on the part Of Great Britain has Dte aleHs''
yef cla are made Tor losses occasoned ny thcr .s.
The summary then contains ala argument, eA9,is g, ,
over several pages, show that Great Britain u ny
ail In her duty with respect To any OI iho shps Wuo
atfarked the American merchant ships, ana, al'r
ing the legal points, the facts cOncernnE oaoh w .o
fo,lr vessels are carefully sct forth, and the igens
are then summed up Tho nnneAes 10 '"o "
n..,,nv mare than 80 paRen.