The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-13
TItEcrtK 10 TIE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON. April IL. 1872.
In the House of Commons this evening Mr.. RATu
BONE, Member for Liverpool, asked whether the
ter case respecting the Alabama claims TO the
Geneva Board.
Mr. GLADSTONE replied that the case had been pre-
pared and despatched to Geneva. Touching the
nothing relative to the claims for indirect damages.
A note accompanied the case containing a decla
ration the part OF the government
for the purpose OF reservlng all rights APP
pertaining to the Queen in this arbitration,
SO that IN the future the government would not be
fettered by any implied compromise. Mr.. SchencK
the American Minister. had been duly informed OF
the course taken, and notified LORD Granville that
there was no objection to it on his part. The
American counter case would be presented to
the Geneva Tribunal without prejudice to the
rights or either party. air. Scnenck had since In
formed Lord Granville that che government Of the
United States cOncurred in the view that the pre-
scntatiOn OF the counter would not affect the
position assumed by Great Britain on the question
OF the indirect claims
Mr.. DIsRAELI wanted to have the papers pro-
C0cSburn was to resume his duties as member OF
the Geneva Board9
To the latter question Mr.. GLADSTONE replied az
frmatlvely. He promised that the British counter
case would be laiu before Parliament AT an early
day. He praised the House and the people
OF England for their iorbearance, and the people
and Congress OF the United States Tor refralnng
from attempts to embarrass the question. The last
note which was sent TO Washington had not yet
been answered. When the reply was received, no
one would be more wiling to make the House COM
pletely acquainted with the details Of the negotia-
lions than himself.
Mr. DIsRAELI said he wanted to impress 1t upon
the government that the country was DESTROYS OF
clearly understanding the conditions under which
the government sent It's counter case to Geneva
THIS very act admitted the surface The justice OF
the American claim for indirect damages
MIR. GLADSTONE made no further reply, but again
promised that the documents would be speedily
forthcoming.
In the House OF Commons Inter In the evening Sir
WILfRED LAWSON member for Carlisle. moved
an address TO the Crown praying that measures
may be taken for the withdrawal OF Great Britain
from any treaty binding her to interfere with other
nations by war.
After protracted debate the motion was mega
lived by . vote OF 126 to q.
VILE made replies In substance the same as
those OF Mr.. Gladstone TO questions put by
Lord Stanhope. Care had been taken, he said, TO
so frame the counter case and accompanying docu-
ments as to leave to Great Britain the right to with
draw from arbitration should the differences the
subject OF indirect damages not be settled.
Earl RUSSELL thought the government had failed
to ESCAPE from the difficulty. lie declared that
they ought not under any circumstances consent
10 the consideration OF the claims for indirect
losses. Lord Russell then gave notice that on tho
I'D inst he should bring IN motion for an address
to the Queen praying that instructions be given that
all proceedings before the arbtrators at Geneva
De suspended until the United states wthdraws
their claims for indirect damages.
The Duke OF RICHMOND wanted to have an I'M
derstanding so that there would be no possibility
OF the arbltrators saying to England, "You COM
Piled with the treaty you entered your counter
case; therefore we shall proceed to a declslon.n
Earl GRANVILLE suggested that whether the
counter case presented or not the arbitrators
might 90 on with the business OF arbitration.
Lord wEsTBURY wanted the jurisdiction OF the
Geneva Tribunal determined.
Earl GRANVILLE reiterated that lie had been care
full to put the point so that England would not be
compromised I'm the matter OF the indirect claims
and that the United States government mad signl.
The MARQUIS OF SALISBURY regretted that the gov
eminent had abandoned the last chance OF protest
ing against the exercise BY the Geneva Board OF
jurisdiction over the Indirect claims because the
arbitrators might award lump sum without speci.
hcatiOns
The Duke OF SOMERSET said the governments
course seriously imperiled the country's position
The government should have refused to present Its
counter case until the claims for Indirect dam
ages were Withdrawn. This, he declared, was tho
intention OF the nation.
Lord PENzASCE gathered from what Earl Gran
Vile had said that the government was free to
Withdraw from arbitration If the reply OF the Amer
lean government to the noble lords last note per-
sisted In the determination present the Indirect
claims. Ibis, Lord Penzance concluded was suni-
Gent
AFTER remarks by Lords DENMAN and CoLoNsAY
the discussion ceased
The American Counsel Ready With the Ma
ti0nai Case.
PARIS April IL 1872.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, counsel of the United states
before the Tribunal OF Arbitration, has gone to
Geneva To present the American counter case on
the day appointed by the Treaty OF Washington.