The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-19
The Question of Adjournment the Sub
ject of the Moment and
Point Of Difficulty.
Granville and Fish the Centres
Of Illumination.
A TEMPORARY RECESS PROBABLE.
Italian Royalty to British Aristocracy and
!. aSwiss Citizen at His Beer Beverage.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.


The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received from our GORE
spondent serving at the seat of the Alabama
claims arbitration in Geneva, Switzerland -
GENEVA, June Is, 1872.
Another very busy day has been passed by
the agents and counsel of the two contracting
;arbtrating Powers-England and the United
States.
CONSULTATIONS OF THE COUNSEL AND coNcEN-
-, TRATIoN OF CABINET ADvIcEs.
From an early hour this morning the
learned gentlemen who have charge of the Ala
bama claims case have been engagedfn pro-
longed consultations, dispensing and reassem-
bling at intervals. Last night the Americans
had arranged some pleasant excursions to diff
ferent points of interest in the neighborhood
of the city with an early start this morning,
but the chief agents on both sides received i'm
portant dispatches from their governments
Shortly before ten O clock this morning Sir
Rounded Palmer visited Mr.. William M.
Evarts and repeated his visit at later hour
of the day calling on Mr.. Evarts again in the
afternoon. MIR. Evarts had long converse
ton with the British counsel at the Hotel dies
Bergues. In fact, both agents and counsel
have been fully occupied, not only in seeing
each other, but in receiving and forwarding
lengthy dispatches.
1t is possible that a more experienced ne
gotiator than the Right Honorable Lord Ten
terden would find moments of rest, but his
lordship is too much overweighted with de-
spatches.
THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT.
It is evident that unless counsel on both
sides come to some agreement tonight acting
upon the instructions of their governments,
the Court will meet again Wednesday, the 10Th
Instant pro lorna, and be requested once
more to adjourn. In that event shall not be
surprised to hear of an adjournment for sew
eral days, because the agents of both parties
find that an adjournment interval of one day
does not afford sufficient time for the trans
mission of their telegraphic dispatches to the
Cabinets, and in this respect the Americans are
at greater disadvantage than the British, as
their communications must be sent from Ge-
neva to London and thence to Washington
TELEGRAPH CORPORATION coURTEsIEs.
Both governments receive the best attention
and assistance of the Swiss and French tele-
graph directors.
CHANGE OF POSITION OR SHIFT OF THE GROUND?
It is not improbable that an adjourn
ment will enable one or both sides of
the arbitrating parties to surrender their
present ground of stand, or consent to certain
notifications of the position, which neither one
could have done before without exposing itself
to the charge of having given way to dictation
from the opposite side.
GRANVILLE AND FISH THE CENTRES OF LIGHT
1t is very evident just now that efforts are
being made to effect an adjournment till next
week, in the hope that Earl Granville and Mr..
Secretary Fish may, in the meantime, arrive
at some point Of understanding, so as to en-
able the arbitrators to commence their real
work for O settlement of the Alabama claims
case.
NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AS EXHIBITED IN
MOMENTS OF RECREATION.
The arbitrators have passed their leisure
time since the assemblage in manner quite
Characteristic Of their previous training and
national habits. His Excellency Count
Sclopls, the President, as courtly loyal
Italian gentleman, made an excursion from
the city to pay his respects to Her Highness
the Princess Clothilde, daughter Of His
Majesty King Victor Emmanuel and wife Of
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte at her villa.
which is situated short distance out on the
shores of Lake Leman.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams enjoyed himself
during the day at a charming antique chateau
saw the Swiss citizen arbitrator, Jacob
Staempfi, taking his beer, sitting at little
table in front of a cafe
The Right Honorable the Chief Justice of