The New York herald., 1879-08-11
INTERNATIONAL LAW.

To-DAY's LONDON CONFERENCE.-THE OF DELE
GATES = EMINENT JuRIsTs FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE woRLD-sHALL REASON PREVAIL
OVER FORCE?
The first session of the International Code Confer
ence will be held to-day in the Guildhall. London
the Right Honorable Lord Chief Baron presiding
The delegates are all eminent jurists, for whose
discussion the following programme has been
prepared:-1. International protectorate OF tele
graphic communications. consular jurisdiction
in Oriental countries. collisions at sea. in
ternational maintenance of lighthouses. mixed
tribunals of Egypt and international rules
of quarantine. 2. Bills of exchange. negotiable
securities foreign Judgments international concert
in taking evidence. uniform standards of weights
and measures. patents for inventions. bankruptcy.
3. General average. bills of lading, protests
and ships loss law of afreightment. To
this list the American Executive Committee
have added the protection and neutrality
of the projected canal across the Isthmus OF
Darien extradition of criminals. signals and
uniform coinage. The general subject of interna-
tional codifcation and arbitration will be largely
considered.
THE DELEGATES.
The following the delegates from the various
countries that have expressed desire to be repre-
sented:
United SdffS-JOhn welsh, United States Minister
to England; ID. ID. Field Rev. }. r. Thompson, y. A.
L. Barnard. President OF Columbia College; Judge
Charles A. Peabody. Rev. DR.. $. l. Prime, A. T.
Emot, Chancellor H. O. Benedict, Judge j. +. Dillon,
Judge A. ). Parker, II. p. wilds, Professor j. L.
fessor Archibald Alexander, +. A. baker, Ashbel
Green, Rev. DR.. Stod,iard. Rev. DR.. Chambers
Abraham Lansing, General Clinton aud Mr. q. 7. Is.
Fish.
Caina-His Excelency Kuot tai in, late Minister at
tho Court OF ST. James; His Excelency the Marquis
Tseng. Minister at the Court of ST. James.
France.--M. Edouard Laboulaye. member Of the
Institute and Senator; NJ Michel Chevalier, member
OF the Institute; NJ. j. Q. Garnior. member OF the
Institute ana Senator; Nj. Charles Giraud, member
OF the Institute; M. Ad. Franck member of the In
sttute; NJ. Charles Lucas. member OF the Institute
Great Britdta.-rhe Right Hon. Lori Penzance
Judge os the Court OF Arches, +. c.; the Right hon
Sir Robert p. Collier, T.. c.; the Right Hon. Sir Il. j.
baltimore Of the High Court of justice p. c., and
Judges Amphlett, Lush. Denman and Pollock.
taiy.--ccmmissioneisP. 5. Mancini. late Minister
Of Justice.
The Neiheria~ds.-F. b. Coninck Liefsting, Judge
OF the supreme Court. and l.. Cremers, late Minis
me Ottoman En,pue.-Hs Excellency Nubar Pacha
and His Exceliency Ria facha.
The English journals have acknowledged the i'm
portance Of this Conference. but some doubt the
practicability OF the vast work taken In hand by
the leading judicial minds of the world. With mil
itarism stili predominant the Continent of Eu.
rope claim to decide all disputed questions by law
is regarded by many a. "the merest chmera."
'Kings and their armies will not be discounted by
this Conference exclaim English writers;
but others insist that there is a growing spirit
abroad ITO sweeps sthe of militarism from of
the lands" IL is In che face OF these discussions
that learned in the law meet to-day In the Brit
ish capital to exchange views the above questions
and to engraft their decisions an international
code.