The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-06

cised by the Prize Courts OF either country. ana the
mode o. procedure therein aud appeal tAereisom
TREATY FOR THE FINAL SETTLEMENT or rHn
CLAIMS OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY AND TIN
PUGET SOUND AGRICULTURAL COMPANY-iSo3
The settlement OF the claims specified IN tne
treaty OF June 15 1S46, was agreed upon by treaty
concluded and signed at Washington on July L.
1853. by W. II. Seward. Secretary OF state and Lord
Lyons. British Minister, whca was raLIted by the
PresdeDa on Se SIN Of the sns same monsn &C.
cordance with the terms OF this treaty Oommis-
ton for the settlement OF the Claims or the two
companies above specified, such Commissioners ~
appon an um nPs or If pnaee 70 agree ONE 70 90
commission was 10 be nnal. and the award 70 DC
paid by two equal annual instalments. THIS aware
was made on september TO- 1869, when It was deter
mined that the United States should pay $3.50, 900 ~
gold In full satisfaction OF all the possessory rlgnts
and claims Of the Hudson Bay Company and the Pa
get Sound Agricultural Company.
POSTAL cONvENTlONs-l867-9.
concluded between the TWO countries. negotiated Is
London Dy the Duke OF MOnIrose, Postmaster Cen
erai OF treat Britain aad MI ION st a. Sl:
convention, which was ratified Dy the fresluona
July s, placed the postal communications petwee.
the two countries on very liberal basis, reduces
the minimum letter postage TO Twelve Genus, pro
vided tor the registration of letters aud for tho
transmission oil packets OF books, engravings sam
pies OF seeds anu Oner merchandise, &C., the con-
ventlon being formidable by years notice %
An additional convention was concluded between
the P0stmasIers General Of the Two countries ana
July Is and Augus a. 1868 for regulating the ex-
change OF mails between the United states ana tho
East Indian POSSESSIONS oil Great Britain.
A further convention was also signed at London
November 7, and at Washington November "a. 1868.
by the respective POstmasters General, winch pro-
vided that at the end OF year Iurtner reduction
postage SHOULD be considered, anu which improved
the details and regulations for the transmission q
mails passing between or through the two countries.
And by an additional convention, signed in Wash
ingtOn December B. by John A. CreSwell, Postmaster
London
December Ia, 1869, Dy Lord harrington, British
Postmaster General, reduction ia the postage "a
We may here state that negotiations are at pres
enr IN progress to establish system OF money
orders similar to tnat which now obtains between
this country and Switzerland.
JOHNsON-CLARENDON TREATY FOR SETTLEMENT OF
THE SAN JUAN LTY-lS69-tREJEC-EDk
In consequence OF the dispute as TO whic.- OF tho
two channels passing between vancouver fsIana
san Juan and other s smaller Islands Of the Hare
archipelago nave for many years been claimee ~
nUsa n s pa ona sent % ~
spot, but without avail, as they were unable 70
agree as to the boundary channel Alter this cor.
respOndence was entered into between the two Gov-
ernments tending toward an adJustment OF the tin-
Guilty, when on December 10, 1860, Lord Lyons.
BRUSH Minister at Washington, wrote TO Mr. Uass.
Secretary OF State, proposing That the question
should be left 70 the ARBITRATION Of etner Be-.
owing to the commencement OF our civil war the
matter was LETT in allegiance. Some time alter the
the Alabama question mad apparently terminated
Intellectually, Mr. seward, on January ID, 1868, IN
sSen Brtls ForeIga secreiary, that coniei
should take place In which the Alabama claims.
the san Juan question and inc nsaeries snou,a 90
Mr.. Seward proposed to Mr. Thornton TO take up
the proposal made by Lord Lyons TO Mr. 0sss ana
were given. to Mr.: Reverdy Johnson IN
The negotiation resulted In prot0c0 being signed
by LORD Stanley and Mr.. Johnson in London on o.
friendly sovereign or state selected by the gev
ernmenJs within three months alter the RATIFICATION
or convention, to decide, II possible, upon th0
boundary line intended by the treaty and II that
line could not be formed then to lay Down an eQul
with With the execution that the President Of Swltzer
land should be named as arDltrat0r 10 when Lore
Stanley agreed; ana on January a. 1852 the proto.
London by Mr. Reverdy Johnson and Lord Olaren-
don, who had then succeeded TO the British Foreign
ONCE rms treaty s vas r
JOHNsON-CLARENDON TREATY FOR THE SETTLEMENT
OF THE ALABAMA CLAIMS-lS69-(KEJE
When Lord Stanley became British Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs IN 1885, he expressed TO
the British Minister at Washington that he was pre-.
pared providing the two governments could agree
upon an arbitrator and upon the points to DE SUBJ
mltted to him. to refer the Alabama claims arbs-
tration; which was step towards their settlement,
predecessor, Earl Russell, had denied tne la-
bility oil Great Britain and declined to refer the
claims to any commission. However, after tong
correspondence no arrangement was come 20, ana
Reyerdy Johnson reached London, in August, 1868.
That gentleman Immediately opened negotiations
with Lord Stanley, which were carried on smut
proposed joint commission, to which LORD Stanley
agreed, suggesting the King OF Prussia and the
President OF Switzerland as arbitratOrs, which
suggestion, however, Mr.. Seward would not accept.
Alter this, on November 10, 1865 MN Johnson and
Lord Stanley agreed upon convention, according
to which the Alabama claims were to be referred 70
Jour commissioners Uwo TO be appointed by each
unanimous decision the subject should be left to
the settlement Dy the sovereign OF some friendly
Power In adtOn 20 TINS s y, ' anS ,n
commissioners and arDitrators were to have sub.
United to them all the olfclal correspondence on
any claim or class OF claims that had taken place
between the TWO governments.
But this convention was not accepted by our gov.
ernment ana, consequently, the negotiations were
renewed, but with Lord Clarendon In place OF ana
as the successor to Lord Stanley; and on January
H. 1869 the day upon which the san Juan treaty
| was signed), they concluded ana signed treaty
] founded upon the claims convention or 1853. BY
government arising out Of any transaction OF date
prior TO the exchange OF ratlhcati0ns was 10 Ne
considered fully and finally settled by the result OF
| the proceedings OF commission appointed under
this convention Three commissioners, appointed Dy
the two governments, were to choose an arbitrator;
but IN the event failure TO agree, the arbitrator
| was to be determined by lot out OF two persons
named by each side. AS 1t was considered that thus
against Great Britain IL was rejected by the senate
on April 1a, 1869, only one vote being cast IN It's
| CONVENTION IN REGARD TO RIGHTS OF NATURAL
lied CITIzENS-1S70.
| On May Is, 1870 a convention was concluded ana
| signed In London by Mr.. John Lotnr0p Motley, our
Minister to Great Britain, and the Earl OF ClaI en-
| don, and proclaimed ny the President, september
TO- $780, which has for its object the regulation Oi
the cItizensnlp OF citizens of the United States who
| have emgrated or who may emlgrate 10 our shores
from the British dominions, and the hna settlement
OF a question that, the establishment OF our IN.
| dependence, has been matter OF grave difficulty
| between the two countries. by this convention
! citizens oil either country naturaliZed as citt-
! zens or subjects OF the other are to be
treated as citizens or subjects OF suCn
country Ii also provides that citizens OF the
| United States who have become naturalized as
British subjects shall be ut liberty to renounce their
naturalization and resume their nationality as cltl
| zens OF the United States, provided that such re-
nunclatiOn be publicly declared within two years