The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-19
THE GENEVA ARBITRATION.
British Note or Reservation-The Mar
riage of tho Marquis Of Bute-hIiseel-
laneous News.

riage of tho Marquis Of Bute-MisceI-
laneous News.
LONDON, April 16.
l. The following note accompanied the coun-
ter case delivered to the board of arbitration
at Geneva yesterday, on behalf of Great
Britain:
.'The undersigned are instructed by her
Msjesty's government to cay that while pre-
senting their counter case under the special
reservation hereinafter mentioned, they find
1t incumbent upon them to inform the arbitra-
tors that misunderstanding HIS unfortunate
~ arisen between Great Britain and the UNI
ted States touching the nature and extent Of
the claims referred to 10 the treaty of Wash
ington. The misunderstanding relates to
claims for Indirect losses under three heads :
First. loss In the transfer OF American ship
ping to the British flag; second. loss from en-
HANGED Insurance; third, loss from prolonga'
ton OF the war. Claims for indirect damages
are not admitted by her Majesty's government
to be within the scope and intention of arbl-
tration. Her Majesty's government have been
and still are In correspondence with the gov.
thereto. As that correspondence has not
been brought to final issue, her Majesty's gov
eminent desire the arbitration shall proceed
with reference 10 claims for direct loss. They
have thought 1t proper In the meantime TO
present their counter case, which Is strictly
confined to direct claims, 10 the hope that the
unfortunate misunderstanding may be re-
moved.
"Her Majesty's government hereby express.
ly and formally notify the arbitrators that this
counter case Is presented without prejudice
to the position assumed by her Majesiy's gov.
eminent in The correspondence Whereto ref
erence has been made, and under the express
reservation OF all hsr Aa]esty,s rlgaIs ID tne
event of the difference continuing TO exist
between the parties. If necessary further
communication will be made to the arbltra-
tors. ITENTERDERsa|
The marriage of the MARQUIS OF Butte to the
daugher Of Lord Howard took place this
morning at the Roman Catholic Oratory at
Brompton. The wedding ceremonies were
Baroness Burdett Coutts, Duchess of Argyll,
Baron Rothschild, Duke Of Norfolk, and many
other noble personages were presented to the
newly-married couple. Among the many
presents sent to the bride was q set Of cameo
breaches from the Pope:
A shoemaker named Nichols, residing with
his family at Mazda Hill, a suburb of London,
last night murdered all his children, four in
number, and then committed suicide. 1t is
not known what prompted the man to commit
this terrible act, though 1t Is believed he was
insane.
An exciting contest for Parliament is in pro-
gress in Tamworth. The indications are that
ndCUuI1, llUCldl SOAoOl SnIifC5 Wii OO
over Robinson, Independent.
The Globe and other Tory organs are elated
over the defeat of the government by one ma
jority, yesterday, o an unimportant amend
ment to the ballot bill.
It Is reported the Pope is about to fill vacan-
cies In the college of cardinals. Archbishop
Mannlng's name Is prominently mentioned as
likely to be among the new appointments.
The British Counter C~ase-Strong
Points.
LONDON, April II.
The counter case presented at Geneva on
behalf of the British Government, and which
was laid before the House of Lords last night,
is printed this evening. 1t concludes With q
description of the position of neutrals, under
the views presented in the case Of the Ameri-
can Government, which, it says, would render
their situation one of perpetual and unremit-
ting anxiety, surrounded by dangers and har-
| assed by a crowd of new obligations, which
nothing but sleepless vigilance could satisfy,
whilst the lapse of even a subordinate officer
| would be visited with heavy national penal
ties. Private commerce would DE subjected
10 minute inquisitions and lncessant supervi.
| sion; individuals would be tracked by spies
and informers; the trade with belligerents
would be f~ettered, and the hospitalities of the
country guarded with impossible precautions.