The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18
The British Demand for an Eight
Months Adjournment the Grand
Subject for Consideration.
The American Position and Probable Policy
Toward the Supplemental Article.
Good Humor Prevalent, with Equity Bal
ancing the Scales Of Justice.
English Cabinet Statements to ParIia.
ment-The Queens Summary and
Mr.. Fish's Despatch.
TELEGRAM TO the new YORK HERALD.

The following special despatch to the
spondent serving ut the seat of the Alabama
claims arbitration, in Geneva Switzerland: =
GENEVA, June II, 1879.
There is some reason to suppose, just at
this moment-four clock in the afternoon
that the main difficulty which has hitherto
presented in the matter and work of the Ala
bama claims arbitration between Great Britain
and the United States has been found and
that basis has been reached upon which it is
possible to continue the arbitration towards
final conclusion.
sULTATIoN.
The English agents serving before the
Court received on Sunday night, the 10th
inst, a lengthy despatch from their govern
ment in London, and, Immediately subse-
quent to its receipt, there was meeting and
prolonged consultation between Sir Rounded
Palmer and Mr.. William M. Evarts
News had been published here just before
which alleged that Her Majesty's Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs had stated in the
House of Lords that the English agents
accredited before the Tribunal would
present summary of the Queens
Cabinet argument to the arbitrators;
but the subsequent explanation made by the
Right Honorable Secretary, Granville, with
reference to the point of assertion, was not
generally known among the diplomats
This, the first statement, therefore greatly
mystifed both sides, as no summary had been
presented, the English agents wondering
how a summary could have been presented
without their knowledge
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
During the meeting which was had
between Sir Rounded Palmer and Mr..
Evarts all this apparent contradiction and
slight initiatory of muddle was explained,
and distinct understanding had upon other
points set forth in the English despatch
PREPARING FOR PROLONGED DUTY.
The different members of the Court are
making preparations to remain in or near to
Geneva for considerable period of time
THE SESSION OF MONDAY, JUNE IT,
The Court of Arbitration assembled in ses-
sion at the hour Of two o'clock in the after
noon to-day.
The members arrived at the council room in
the Hotel de Vile in the following order :
M. Favrot the Secretary came first Citizen
Jacob Staempfi, representative of the republic
of Switzerland; His Excellency Baron Itajuba;
the American party of counsel and others;
His Excellency Count Sclopis, the President;
and citizen Charles Francis Adams, of the
United States, and then the English party.
The Court remained in conference nearly one
hour.
At three o o'clock in the afternoon Mr.. Cush-
ing and Mr.. Evarts, with other Americans,
left the place of assemblage. Very shortly
afterwards Sir Rounded Palmer and Mr. Ban
croft Davis came out together. They were
chatting and laughing, and appeared, gen.
orally, as if they were in very good spirits
over the result of the days discussion.
AMERICAN COURTESY TO AN I'LL SERVED AR1sro-
Graf.
Lord Tenterden, with others Of the English
representatives discovered on arriving in the
courtyard that their carriage had, through
some blunder of the servants in CHARGE been
sent away. Mr.. Bancroft Davis, who had
been detained in the courtyard of the Hotel de
Vile in company with Sir Rounded Palmer.