The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-27
The Session To-Day Likely to In
sure the Safety Of the
Treaty of Washington.
Visits to the International Representatives
and Declarations Of Confidence Re.
ceived in Return.
A Speedy Decision Regarded
as Certain.
Message from Victoria Corresponding
with the Documents from
Washington.

Washington.
Friendly Visits, with Faith and Honor
Astounding on All Sides.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received from our CORE
spondent in Geneva
GENEVA, June 26, 1872.
Until the present time the counsel engaged
before the Alabama Claims Arbitration Court
have preserved the strictest silence not only
with regard to the actual business before the
Court, but have absolutely declined to express
any view or opinion as to the existing prospect
of success or failure of the arbitration.
FIRST COMMUNICATION AND HIGHLY nMpoR-
TANT NEWS.
This present day is the first occasion in
which the agents on both sides have thought it
prudent to SO far relax this rule of professional
reserve as to communicate the highly import
ant fact that at the meeting of the Court on
Thursday, the 9th inst, the business of the ar
bitrating nations will have reached such state
for final adjustment that the arbitrators will be
in position-and are expected-to give posi-
tive decision altogether in favor Of the preser.
walton of the Treaty of Washington.
OFFICIAL CONFIDENCE AND HOPE OF SETTLE
All the representatives of the nations on
whom called to-day are in excellent spirits,
and did not at all hesitate to express q conf
dent expectation that the result of the sitting of
the Arbitration Court tomorrow Thursday
will be satisfactory for the fulflment of the
hope Of settlement which now prevails.
Doubtless, therefore, both governments, of
Great Britain and the United States, have dis
covered some common ground which affords to
each fair footing for agreement
LEGAL REPORT OF PROGRESS AND THE JUDICIAL
POWER FOR DECISION.
The business of the Court tomorrow, the
9th instant, will consist in the delivery of
solemn declaration to the arbitrators by the
agents Of the governments that the meeting of
the tribunal on Tuesday, the 25th instant,
80 far facilitated matters that there is little
doubt but the result of the present session will
enable the Court, after having replied to the
English Cabinet with regard to its application
for prolongued adjournment, to give de-
cision upon the question at issue.
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM ST. JAMES THROUGH
DOWNING STREET
Queens messenger from England brought
Cabinet dispatches to the Right Honorable
Lord Tenterden this morning, the British
papers Of State corresponding in importance
with those which the American agent received
from Washington last Saturday, and which
had been ct once communicated to the Eng
lish government by message from this city to
Downing street.
FRIENDLY VISITS AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE
FINAL WORK.
During the early part of the present day the
representatives of Great Britain and the
United States visited each other, and have, so
far, agreed upon the order in which business
is to be conducted before the Court of Arbitra-
ton tomorrow, and also that its progress shall
not be delayed in consequence of any mere
technical misunderstanding or renewal of
the hitherto oft-repeated request for time for
reference to their chiefs at home.
THE QUESTION OF RECESS AND IT'S DURATION.
Although the respective agents may argue
during the day in favor of an extension of the
time which it is considered desirable the Court
should grant in adjourning at its rising from
the session tomorrow, it cannot be known
until tomorrow what period Count Sclopis, the
President, and his colleagues in the Court may
think necessary to rule as just and proper for
the recess.
IMPLICIT FAITH IN THE nfpARTL1ITY OF THE
JUDGES.
1t is highly gratifying to find that both sides
entertain the most absolute confidence in the