New-York tribune., 1872-03-30
TILE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
TIE RECEIPT OF TIE AMERICAN NOTE An
NoUNCED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

TIE RECEIPT OF TIE AMEhlCAN Nclt A.
NOUNCED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
In the British House of Lords, on the 18th
OF March the Earl OF Malmesbury said; My Lords
seeing nv noble friend the Secretary state for Foreign
Affairs in bis place. desire to ask him question which,
II he prefers do so, he may answer Tomorrow lw'h
10 know whether Her Majesty's Government intend 10
give the dispatch whehs Sad to nave arryed lIoih
America with respect to the Alabama claims, aHu
whether he will inform the House in what stare ths
negotiations are with respect 10 ths auesson - nsu @
apprehension is felt throughout the country WIN r.
spect both to the subject sel ana also 10 uhG V?"'
Earl Granville IN reply said II trust your lordshps
will allow to answer the question OF the noble Earl
at once gine that the which shall give
will lead to any discussion. with respect TO tue us
patch itself it s quite that 1t arrived in this coun
try on Thursday Clarch IL. On Friday evening March
49, on coming down your ordships house, was III
formed that Schenck, the American minister was
yatnp for me at the Foreign Office went there, and
he presented with copy OF the dispatch
received from Mr.. Fish on the loth lhat ul--
an answer which should state cur views Under these
circumstances IL is impossible for me to state the exact
time when we can produce the correspondence or state
the exact progress tho negotiations perfectly ap-
prccate what the noble Earl says with regard 10 the
anxiety hch he and others must feel on TINS most M
por.ant question. That anxiety is shared by Her Maj
esty's Government. We desire TO maintain re treaty:
and fully aware Of the grave responsoites tnat
devolye upon in uphoIding the interests ana dignity
OF this country"
ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The following is the reply of Mr. Gladstone,
made in the House Of Commons the 18th OF March, 10
the request Mr. Disrae orDeIhgcnce respecting the
American note
.I may avail myself Of this opportunity OF answering
the question which was put by the ght honorable gem
teman opposite (Mr. DisraelD the other night Ihaye
TO state that the reply OF American Government 10
the communication Of Earl Granville OF the 81 OF Fepfi
airy dated the 18th of that month. and was placed IN
the 1h of March That reply couehed IN courteous
and friendly terms, but II does not adopt our
the opinion of Her Majesty Government,
it requires further answer which Indeed the Govern
ment OF the United States appears To anticipate aEd IN
yite That dispatch, or ieter as II should be called
containg the reply Of Her Maiestys Government VIII,
as we hope be sent to the American Minister before
his usual mode Of communication with his Gov
(aarch a. 1 understand the right honorable gentle
man to put a question as TO the mode In wnich
the Government OF the Queen proposed 10 lay dis-
patches before Parliament, and have TO Gay that 1t
would be consistent with the public interests that an
incomplete correspondence should be laid before Para-
ment at the present time. With respect 10 the appre
henson which the right honorable gentleman appeared
to entertain and which may interpret as part OK his
question that it will be matter Of necessity Tor Para
take the Treaty Of Washington into considera-
ton with view 10 decisive Issue, before
the 10Th OF April have 20 observe hat It is premature
to assume at the present stage that there Will be or
NECESSITY any interruption ut or before the date OF the
proceedings contemplated by the Treaty with respect
the publication OF the Documents the House OF Repre-
entatyes and M ne Ss o, a are occnns SoS1ar S
and authoritative position rs regards the ratihcaton
infonned, decned to call upon the President for
any information as to the tenor OF the com
mHnications with tho British Government; and
mons will, under existing circumstances, observe the
same forbearance. But may also state that we shall,
on our part be anxious TO give any information
that In possession OF to Parliament at the earliest
possible moment that the public interests will allow
ou the one hand carry the Treaty Of Washington,
we snail not the other be found to fail In that policy
OF and the honor OF this country may demand
Hear, hearJ