The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-09
INTERNATIONAL LAW.


INTERNATIONAL LAW.
DEPARTURE OF Mr.. FREDERIC couDERT, THE
REPREsENTATIyE 10 THE ANTwEEP INTER-
NATIONAL LAW CONGRESS FROM NEW YORK
AND NEW oRLEANs--so1fErHING ABOUT THE
ASSOCIATION.
A large number Of lawyers and prominent marine
insurance men gathered on the deck Oh the frencn
steamship Perere yesterday afternoon to bid farewell
to Mr. Frederic Coudert who was going out ~ the
official representative from the United States to the
Convention, shortly to he held at Antwerp, OF the
Association for the Reform and Codincation OF
the Laws OF Nations" Most important results are ex
pected IRON the deliberations OF this body the ffes
idcnt OF the AtaItc Insurance Company OF this city
stated to u HERALD reporter that the Board
Of Marine Underwriters OF New York aud
New Orleans have agreed upon Mr. Coudert as
their delegate, and the Chamber OF Commerce has
also appointed him theirs. with reference to bills oil
exchange, notes ana olhcr commercial documents.
For the insurance Interests he Will endeavor 10 bring
about auniiorm plan of maritime general average. At
the present moment Aus,rin, The Argentine Republic
Mexico and Brazil least IN accordance with gen.
era usage in this matter England Germany and Ho-
land taking particular interest in this Convention
which opens its sessions the 23th inst Mr. II. ID.
Jencken Of No. SO Chancery lanc London, Is It's sec
Rotary the first meeting oi this character was held
Glasgow Scotland in 1912, while the last one was
held at York, in England, tho 10Th OF September,
1864. In March, 1885, Judge W. Murwin, who was
delegate TO the General Average Congress Of the said
meeting from tho United States published his report
In this city OF what had transpred with reference to
that subject Mr. Coudcrt has been furnished with
copy Of that report and will take up the subject now
ctoftr u Inv Ind la
try TO bring about u codhcaton OF the laws on tho
subject
Before Mr.. Coudert sailed yesterday he was waited
upon by Mr. Scotrow, behalf of the coored men Of
the United States TO see If he would not bring forward
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hands full or ho would have undertaken the task
willingly. He, however, referred Mr.. scottrow 70
Mr.. William Beach Lawrence now at Newport. X. l.,
whom he felt certain would cooperate IN the IN AFTER
EXPOSITION
The following letter addressed TO MI. Coudcrt
before his departure relative to the American repre-
scntston in the Paris Exposition for 1875
New York. August o. 1877.
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Law Congress to be held there next MONTH
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WHAT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Programme of the Antwerp Conference. August to Sep
The conference will hold its sittincs at the hotel de
day. che 2sth of August. AZ. II a. Members sttondi,g
Ss and are ss to :a s p''r
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deception Of members by the Burgomsstet of Ant
Opening of the conference by the President
ANNUAL report Of the Council
Reports papers will be submitted to tho conference
/. fRivArn ISrKRNAlIoSAL LAw.-Bis of exchange.
general foreign Judgments patent law trade
Marks copyright, bankruptcy. the mixed tribunals of
IL PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAw.-The obligations OF
treaties doctrine OF continuous applied to
the neutais. contAseG with the declaration Of
reforms international the
view OF and tbs interests peace the growth
doctrine Of neutral foreign loans collisions
at sea- extradition criminals between
Christian and nonChristian peoples. .
should be sent In Tor tho
Council later than the LIST OF August, and
paper should he accompanied short abstract OF Its
contents tor the 81 M booor
ary secretaries 81 Chancery lane London.
are IRON the United Statcs:-
Honorary Vice Presidents-Hou. NJ. X Waite Hon.
S, j. Field, Hon. W. Strong, Hon. W. G. Endlcott,
Massachusetts; Hon. George Bancroft, Hon. John jay;
Mark Hopkins, IL. d., late President OF Williams Col
lcge, Massachusetts,; Hon. Carl Schurz, Hon. David
Dudley Field late President OF the association.
Vice Prcslden,s-Hon. Charles Francis Adams Bos-
ton; Hon. Bancroft Davis.
Members Of the Councl-F. A. p. Barnard, President
o. Columbia College; Hon. William Il. Dodge. New
York; Judge Charles A. Peabody; J. V. /. Pruyn,
Chancellor Of New York University; Hon. f. 5. Tobsy,
Judge q. w. Warren Boston; Theodore Dwight
Woolsey President OF Yale College.
Local Committce-Presdcnt Hon. d D. Field. New
York; Vice Presidents, Theodore d. Woolsey, Presi-
dent Of Yale College; DR.. f. A. I. Barnard, President
of Columbia College; judge Charles A. Peabody, New
York; Hon. W. T.. Dodge, New York; j. V. l.. Pruyn,
Chancellor of New York University; Judge j. y. Dill
ion, Davenport Iowa. Secretary, A p. Sprague, No.
Ill William street, New York.
FLOATING HOSPITAL FUND.
foIoxipg copt rim tious have been recaived