, 1874-11-05
INTERNATIONAL LAW,

tho Reform and Codificntfoa OF the
Law Of Nations.
Gencua toet. 1ol corrs:pondtne* ef The New Fork
Herald.
Tho Association for tho nofosm and Codlnca-
tion Of tho Law OF Nations las closed lis second
snnual conference, held at the Hotel do villo,
ing witnessed tho sittings Of aho Alabama Arbi-
tration Conlmiaslon. It was attended by dis
ttngushod mon from Italy, Spsin, Franco, En-
gland. Germany, Switzerland. Holland, belgium.
tho Unitcd States, md even Japan. a dotnittvo
constitution Of tho Association WAS adopted, and
officers wore olected for tho enhning year, tho
President being D. Dudley Field, of New
York, aud tho General Secretary, DR.. Janos
,. Mics. Of Boston. Count sclopis, Of Turiu.
tho President Of tho Alabama Commission,
was elected honorary President Two. intorna~
tional sectetaries wore a1Ho appointed-Afr. H.
9: Tucker, bafTistar, to reside in London. and
Mr. Frederick Parry in Paris. The proceedings
took place in English and French, though tue
former Language prolominatod, the English
Bpoahng members praBont outnumbering tho
otlors. Tho President, 1tr. Field. from his
ac4naintanco with both languages. WAS ablo TO
do that which was frequently noccssary-namoly,
other for tho enlightenment Of tho members
required to vote on the vAriouB questions. Tho
determination Of the time and place Of meoting
for tho Conforenco OF 1875 waa loft to tho Ooun--
Gil. 1t being generally understood that TINT Of
1876 will be llod In the Unitod Htatos,
Besides tho discussion mud adoption of a con-
stitutton, tho proceedings consisted for tho most
part Of thu roadlnE Of papers, many OF thon OF
81 international arbitration and on tho subjects
OF uniformity among phtionB IN money, bills Of
exchange, aud negotiable soouritieB. protection
Of intellectual property, rules Of tho sea, etc.
Conference by tho Ooumi.tcos to which they
wore reforroa but the moat important move
forward in tho Way Of practical businesa WAS
direction to tho Council to cut up into parts
or SECTIONS. and to distribute to suitable COM
mittees. With view to reports Ut the noxt Cen
ference. the preAidont'a mastcrlY work Of
'tDraft Outlines Of an International Code"
translation OF which in 1talau las just
been pnbliBhod at Naples, in handsome
TIC great aud solid MORT of this work IL highly
eule gizcd By ths eminent jurists from different
countries which tho past fortnight has seen as
Banab!ed at Geneva. After 1t shall have been
| thoroughly reviewed and sifted through tho
labors of committees. charged each with par-
| tioular portion or topic, 1t will then hnve nc
| quired a matured form, to which tho serious at
| tention Of governments can DO invited With
higher authority than can attach to the work Of
] any single indiyidua} juriBt. 4 translation Of
Mr. Fields work into French, also, is In prepsra-
ton iu Paris, but 1t will be si1 or seven months
| before It eau be completed for publication. I
! presume that it will also be tssued In German.
| Mr. Field announces bis intention to 1.-Two to tho
| age Of DR., Parr (Which waB, believe. 154) il
necessary. to see the eventual triumph Of tho
cause into Which hc nag thrown oil hls energy.
Ihe pfoceedin9s OF tho conference wound up
by general 1ncnting, to which the public we're
invited. The encouragement that Pero aya-
cintle Waa to s1'eax al'ed to tta utmost capacity
tue enormous pq1idlg o. the Grsnae sale ,o6 de 70
!EotoFmaslon. Ihefe we're between 5,oou ana
atooo persons present, nearly az comioftaoly
seated. y certainly never listonod 70 moro hla8
nitlconk otoqience than that OF tno famous
orator. othor good speccheH were also mado-I
BY Mr. Henry KlchaId e monitor OF farllamontl
Tor Englnnd, alr: Parry for France, VI. Niles
Tor tile United States, and senor Macoursa fof
Spain. ihero was ALSO good speech 10 tLe
sort and low aecents Of tho Japanese, OF Whloh
a,tianaIa5ion into french was read lmmedlato!y
nlter. Iho representative Or Japan a. tins
Conference waH Mr. ha"asf tue Japanese
M1n'stor to Italy, who WIS ordered ny nla
doVernment to attoud, though NOT OF oouf6o IN
| Iao Anlorlcans attending tue conference, po-
s'aes tie fTessaon1 ana aonreal secretary a.! a.
Iexu} hanea, "e5e suaEs feapoay. u fpuf .l, nu1
pIo'ae ooufe il1. 1a.co.. ~ Maaes mna 4n
Sf. 5onh L. osnIlSaa;: formerly ontea = states eIs
S,''stvs u lorLuga'. lug nttenoauca OF Ioe.
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