Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-05
Foreign News.

ENGLAND In the House of Commons Mr.
Goldsmid gave notice that OH Monday next
he should ask the Government whether 1t
was true that the actual losses of the United
States were $500, 600 less than the award
made at Geneva, and whether the American
Government would remit that amount.
The reading of the question Was followed
by cheers.
Mr.. Macfe moved a select committee to
consider the relations of England with her
colonies, particularly those affecting emiGra-
ton. Tie complained that no steps we're
taken to divert from the United States the
tide of English and Irish emigration.
Donald Dalrymple seconded the motion,
saying that he hoped something would be
done to develop the resources OF Canada.
Vscount Berry opposed the appointment
OF such committee. Ii would be unwlse to
dictate to the colonies how to manage their
own affairs. Nearly all the colonies had
agents here, whose object it was to urge
emf grafton.
The motion was finally negatived.
In the House of Commons. Monday even
ing, Julian Goldsmid put a question in re-
gard to the excess of the Genera award over
the actual losses sustained by the United
States, and what steps had been taken to OBJ
tain remission of the excess. Mr.. Glad
stone replied that he was glad TO have an
opportunity of correcting a prevalent mis-
take The American government, be said.
had claimed 96,C00000 damages, but the
Geneva tribunal had awarded little more
than half the sum claimed by the United
States. The tribunal had, under the terms
of the treaty, the choice OF two methods of
tayment-one, the re endorsement Of Individ-
and bo nfh no nd Of
sum. 1t decided to adopt the last. Her
majesty's government could not go be-
hind that decision. Mr.. Gladstope's ex plana-
ton was received with cheers. Vlecount
Enfield, in answer to an inquiry from MIR.
| Whitewell, stated that it was The unanimous
opinion of the cabinet that no government
admitting of reco snition has been esta biished
in Spain In the House of Peers, Monday,
Lord Campbell moved an address to the
crown, asking that all treaties with foreign
powers be pI esented to Parliament before
ratification. Earl Granville opp Ised the mo-
tiop. lie declared, on the authority of the
or atest lawyers in the land, that the con-
sttutional change thus proposed was an in
reference With the prerogative of The crown,
and proceeded to demonstrate the inconyen-
fence it would cause and its tier imprac ti-
cabiity. The marquis of Salisbury sup
ported, and Lord Seiborne and Earl Lauder
Gale opposed, the motion, which, alter fur
Their debate, was negatIved.
The discovery of great frauds upon the
bank OF England causes much excitement.
The amount of the forgeries is not yet known
the only statement by the bank beng eau
ton against ne gotlating certain specified FIVE
twenty and ten-forty United STATES bonds,
amounting to 1920, 900. 1t is thought that
the iorgeries we're perpetrated by ring -
of American swindlers, and not by one per-
sonally, as was at first supposed. A person
was arrested, this morning, on suspicion Of
being party to the fraud, but be proved
to be only an innocent clerk. The discovery
of the forgeries was altogether by accident
and was brought about by the Rothschlldi
noticing in some bi Is of exchange differ
ence in the color of the ink from that ordi-
narily used. The bills themselves we're Sc
neatly executed that they would have escaped