New-York tribune., 1872-07-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
TIE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.

TIE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.
FORMAL MEETING OF THE BOARD YEsTERDAf-
THE PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED BY IhE
TREATY TO BE THE FIRST sUb1ECi VI DIS
GENEVA, Monday. July Is, 1872.
Count Sclopis, President of the Board OF
Arbitration Baron dItajuba, the Brazilian MEMBER
Messrs Cushing Davis, and Waite, together with the
English party including Lord Tenterden, ChefJustiee
Cockburn Sir Roundel Palmer, and Messrs' Barnaru'
Hamilton and Mackheim, have arrived here
1t is believed that the session OF the Board VIII con
tnue from six weeks TO two months The English agents
will make strong contest against the American direct
claims but the prevailing impression is tnat the award
in favor Of the United states Will he large one inc
efforts of the newspaper correspondents nave not
avaed to the seal of secrecy from Tie proceed
iDgs OF the Board.
The Board OF Arbitration convened AT O'CLOCK thS
afternoon and continued in session until four o'clock
The members again agreed that absolute secrecy should
be maintained as TO their proceedings. DAILY sittngs
Will probably be decided upon for the present The hrst
subject of discussion will be the principles enuncated by
the Treaty of Washington.
LONDON, Monday, July Is, 1872.
Special dispatches from Geneva to the Lon
don journals state that all the members OF the Board OF
Arbitration were present at the meeting today we're
also the agents and counsel for either SIDE, with the ex-
ception of the Hon william NJ Evarts, one of the coun-
eel for the United States. Although the Court sat with
closed DOORS there is know that the session
was occupied from the beginning with the consideration
OF the basis on which the deliberations OF the Board are
to be conducted At the sitting tomorrow speciai
plan for the future Of proceedings VIII De as
cussed
TIE WASHINGTON MIXED CoMMIssIoN-wHEN
IT Is TO REASsEMBLE-THE WORK 1T HAS
PERFORMED.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The Mixed Commits
.,on on Rritish claims adjourned
the 23d OF April will meet Newport r. l., the nth
Of September During the interval vast amount OF
labor has been performed by the SECRETARY and the re-
spectye agents. aud the records have already become
yolumnous When II is known there are i2S British and
10 American claims, Of which, with theitestimony
will make from to 800 pages Of printed matter filed
with the Commission some idea of the work Of the
Commission may be formed. The memorials and all the
testimony are under the regulations required to be
printed, the proof read and compared, all involving
much and labor So rapidly are the cases prepared
that AIS Of the British memorials and all the American
have been printed and in the hands Of the re-
spectiye counsel. The Secretary Of the Comms-
sion, Thomas C.. Cox esq, has inaugurated a
complete system of business and the records corre
spondence ara minor details alfuy and faithfully
attended 10 and preserved in Department Of the
Government that when the abors of the Commission
shall have been concluded the immense amount Of pa
pers will be arranged, fled and tabulated and any
Of them can be reached with facility.
The testimony taken Ia the numerous cases has to be
gathered from any part of the country, and special
agents are designated at different points to obtain and
forward it the Secretary by order OF the Commission,
when it is printed for the of the Commissioners,
counsel ETC. what has been truly said OF other Commits
sons labOrs have terminated, that they did not
keep full records Of their proceedings, cannot apply to
this and therefore, both Governments may congratulate
upon system and celerity with which the
business is conducted The Secretary Mr. Cox TO
his position with long experience in the Department OF
State and the in which he fills his present posi-
ton shows that the Commissioners have been fortunate
in securing the services OF this capable and courteous
Gentleman.