Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-20
ENGLAND.
The Geneva COmmissiOn-Bism and
France-Cuban and Jamaica
Slavery.
An Interesting Debate-M0tion With
draWn-Temperance-Fire-
Peerage and Dinner.

this city continue to discuss the counter
case presented by the British and Amer
lean governments at Geneva, drawing a
contrast between them very 6nfavorable
to the American case. Intimations have
been received here of the possibility of
the withdrawal Of the indirect claims.
Il These are favOrably commented upon
by thenewspapers, and the government
and people Of the United States praised
for this apparent disposition to render
possible the fulfillment of the treaty of
Washington.
A special to the Daily Ne1cs from Ber-
lin says no ultimatum, as alleged by the
Daily Telegraph yesterday, has been
1 sent to the French government by Bis
marck. Count Won Arnim, German
ambassador to France, did convey a dis
I patch from Bismarck to the Government
at Versailles, butts tone was very pacific
and highly fiattering to Thiers. The
I Premier in the dispatch stated that he
/ was convinced that peace was secured
/ between the two nations so long as the
/ present Executive of France remained
in power. In the same dispatch Bis
marck complains of the dis1rust of the
good intentions of Germany manifested
| by the people of France.
A telegraphic dispatch from Bombay
has been received in this city, annOun-
cling that the ship Maria, which left that
port March 18th for Liverpool, was
wrecked, and thirty-five persons lost
their lives.
The Daily Telegraph recently said that
an invasion of France was imminent. |
unless military preparations there were |
discontinued. The Augsburg ALgemein /
ZeitltRg regards this as correct, and de-
clares that it is the purpose of Bismarck.
The Zeit1S1lg also states that Prussian
soldiers, whose time has not completely
expired, although sent home at the end
of the war, will now be recalled to their
camps. The same special says that there
is no doubt that the TeIegrdphs article
Of yesterday was INSPIRED in Berlin.
In the House of Commons, this eve
ming, Thomas Hughes moved an address
to the Queen, praying her to urge on the
Spanish government the prompt fulfill
ment of its treaty obligation, so long
neglected, in regard to slavery and the /,
slave trade in the island of Cuba. In
support of his motion, Mr.. Hughes no.
tieed the origin and progress of the war
in Cuba, and its connection with the
slavery question, He qroted from and
commented strongly on what he styled
the atrOciOus proclamations of the Cap
tain-G General, and condemned the ruth
less and savage manner in which the
war had been carried on, not, he said, on
the part of the regular army, but by the
dregs of Europe called Cuban volunteers
men hired for war Of rapine and exter-
minatiOn. While Spain was pouring
her troops into Cuba, that island was
pouring her mendicant refugees into the
adjacent colonies of Great Britain.
America had already protested against
the policy of Spain, and he hoped
that Great Britain and other pow
ers would join in a protest. In
conclusion, Mr.. Hughes declared
Spain really desired the abolition of
slavery and refused to communicate it
only on account of the supposed inter-
ests Of this'dependency of Cuba.
Charles Gilpin, member for North
seconded the motion of Hughes,
and said that the chief object of the in
surrectiOn in Cuba was the abolition of '
slavery, the course of action proposed in
this motion was therefore, in reality. q
friendly to Spain.
Mr.. ArthbunOt opposed the motion. l
He said that he had visited the island f
of Cuba and was able from personal OBJ
to deny the stories of cruelty C
which had been spread abroad. He L
hinted at the propriety of retieenee on a
the subject of the evils which might ex- b
lst in Cuba, in the presence of events 5
in the island of Jamaica within the re- f
of every gentleman present.
NlscOunt Sandon, member for Liver a
pool, supported the motion. He .
said that he too had been in b
Cuba, and was able, as an eye-wit- u
ness to testify TO the atrocities d
fafaiIah hNr tho hpV,r,Y.s Il
FTome. There could be nodoubt that the 9
people of Cuba detested the rule of the 81
SpaniaFd, 81
Rr Fowler, the member for Penryn,
md Mr.. Gave, member for Barnstaple g
poke in support of the motion. Sir '
Charles Wingfield followed, in apposi- "
ion. N
Finally, Viscount Enfield, phile SYM v
)athising with Mr.. Hughes in his effort a
o obtain action on this matter, express K
"a grave doubts as to the prOpriety Of U
PRESSING the motion. He said the Brit o
sh government had already done much n
o mitigate the sufferings of Cubans u
md the hardships of slavery in Spanish u
'olonies, and would be ready to do more Il
IS soon as the suppression ofthe insurrec- O.
ion afforded q proper opportunity. Ol
Mr.. Hughes withdrew his motion. pI
Earl Russell gave notice In the House
# Lords last night that he should defer n
lntl the twenty-ninth instant the in tt
Of his motion for an address ia
o the crown for the suspension of the IL
ON the part Of Great Britain W
,efore the Geneva tribunal until the W
United States Withdrew their claims for 81
Indirect damages. g
4 large and enthusiastic meeting was bt
Ield IN Exeter Hall last night BY the
riends of the permissive prohibitory ca
-quor bill J. B. Gould, the American m
,ousUl at Birmingham, gave an account W
I the temperance legislation in the OF
United States and the success and bene- dI
cial effects of the liquor laws in Maine
nd Massachusetts,.
1t is said that the Hon. Russell Cur
", mixed com missioner at Washing
on, is to be elevated to the Peerage. N,
The loss by the fire in Laird's ship
ards at BiFkenhead, amounts to over
fifteen thousand pounds sterling.
James Ashbury has sold his Yacht
'ambria.
A dispatch to the London Echo, from "
Serlin, says that ], Bancroft Davis, &c
gent of the United States before the sr
ieneya board of arbitration, has arrived ~ ~
n visit to Mr.. Bancroft, the American ~ ~
finister. During his stay dinner will W W
e given at the Legation Of the United 81
tates, to which Bismarck and num- ~ ~
er of the leading diplomats have been ~ ~