, 1880-12-11
Justice Fitzgerald Is Threatened
with Death under Certain
Contingencies.
Agram, Croatia, Still Trembling from
Eubterrnuean Disturbances.
70 Lct-Up In tho Subscriptions to Dc
Lcsseps' Canal Scheme.
A Russian Ion-0lad to Ee Built Aftsr the
, Model of tho Livadia.
FORTUNE BAY.

LORD GlkAN&lLLE NOlE ~ BEL1tkIAlL4
.ErAlsTs.
WASHINGTON, u. c., Dec. 1o.-Tllo follow
tng Is tho text Of tile letter written by Lord
Gfanyllle to United States Minister Lowell
al0ndon on tho subject Of tho Nowfound-
ind fisheries:
F0nxtox OrF1un, Oct. q, lssn-StRs Her
AaIcsty's Government hayc carefully cousid-
ened tho correspondence which bus taken plac0
tesxccn tiptr predecessors and tho Govern
Dent Of tho United Statca respecting tho dis
.urbance which occurred nt Fortune bay on tho
ia Of January, 1873, a1ld they haro approached
hlsspbject With u most earnest icAtro to ar-
hYa at an nu,1Gabie solution Of tho differences
ttIch huye unfortunately arisen between tho
10 Governments on tho construction of tho
posialoHs Of tho treaties which regulate tho
r1hts Of tho United States Ashormcu OIL tho
oaBt OF Newfoundland.
In The first pluee, desire TINT thorU should be
nopossIbility Of 1niscouception as to tho Views
entertained by her Mn}esty'B Government rc-
Eecstng tho conduct Of tho Newfoundland feb
ttmcn In violently Interfering with Uritod
satea fishermen md destroying or damaging
sno Of tnolr nota. Ior Malcsty's GoTorntacnt
haro no huaiAtlon In ndmtt4,g that th!H pro-
est''ng was quito fnlafens!btc, md Is muoh to
astgrutscd. No sense OF Injury to tholr rights,
aosaycr wctl-fo,lnded. could, litlttor tho cIrouln
1a1eos, Justify tho british fishermen In tuktng
tie LAW into their own hands, and committing
seta Of vIolepc.; but l will rcvort BY and by to
A!a feature In tho'caso, and will now proceed
70 Tho important question rniset1 In
tas controversy, Wlcthor, ui1dor tho
Treaty Of Washington, tho United
satos fishermen 0ro bound to ohaorvo tho tlsn.
GY regulations ut Newfoundland In cotumon
With Dr!tish subjects, Without entoFing into
tnY lenRthy discussion on this point, fcol
enlEd 10 atnte that In tho opinion Of her Ma1ca-
" Government tho clnuRo in tho treaty ot
Warrington which provides that ottlzons Of tho
ChIsel States shall ba entitled ain common
With British SUBJECTS to fish In Newfoundland
mteEs withfs, tho limits Ut tho british aoycr-
f&nsy menna TINT Amorfcnn md British fiehor-
!hea shall ash In those wnters on terms OF equai-
ltf md not that thoro Bholl DO IN exemption Of
american fsheF1neD from any reasonable rpKu-
salona to which I}ritsh ilshorn mon nte subject.
hes hh1esty's Government entirely concurs In
" a'aroy'a circular Of tho 18th March, 1863.
no principle thoEetu laid down appears to thom
patecty sound, s1d ~ appilcnl,lo to tho tishory
psofisioaa Of tho Trenty Of Washington ns to
laose OF tho treaty which Mr. haroy had Ia Wow.
aae1 cannot, theEpforo4 ndmit tho accuracy Of
Me oplnlon oppressed In Mr., Egnrta' lettor to
~ Welsh Of tho 28th September, 1878, " that tho
csshesy rights Of tho United States conceded by
20 treaty OF Washington aro to bo oxorrlsol
shollS tseo frotn the restraints and regulations
" sno stAtutos of Newfoundland" II by that
Vpaon anything tnconsistent with Mr. Matcy's
pHnclplo was especially intended. Hcr Majcsty's
9o'esnmont, however, fully ndmtt that, II
Aa1 such local statues could bo shown to be In
"u2steht ~. With tho express sapu1Rtiona, or even
s Ma she spirit Of tho troaty. they would not 10
.laln tho entegoEy Of those reasonable reHula-
,' .sae oy which American In common With Ilrit-
ssp' haaetmel ought to bo bound, ind they OBJ
Mt'e, oa tho other hand, with much satlsfao.
n mat VT. RvArts, at tho closo OF btu lUttor
% Minister Welsh Of tho LIT AuRust, 1H7p, after
e.pfesalng rckrot at tho conflict Of tntescsts
sa'oa tho cxesciae Of tho treaty privileges %.
.stea oy tho United statos appears to hayc do
,""!ea. 6xproaacd himself Us folIow3s |" There
=. - ~ intention Oh tho part Of this lthe United
ss."Hs> dovernment that theso privi legos should
:" ,aouaod, and no desIro that their full md froo
ss1oyment s1oy should harm tho colonial fishermen.
"p''o tho differing interc4ta md mothuLs Of
W.. s.Sts fishery asM! vessel fthefy 1naku 1t ln-
h.osieablo thai tue regulation Ut tho ono should
~, tS,autey aiveu ~ tho ost0t. yut. 1t tho mu.
IVA. .sa ootgat1ons OF tho treaty of 1871 nro to 10
sS44'h!a!aed, tho Un!tod States Government
~ ruua R'adty cooperate with tho Government Of
~ ~ hntannlo Mu]csty In any effort to mako
eoao regulations matter OF reciprocal con.
~ nsa.sneo and right, aud lnoans at preserving
sn' J aaeties at their hEghest point OF production,
I,". eo'1e'hat'nR coul'nuntty Of interusts by
nas psoporuou Of advantages aud prutlts."
tsr. aojnstr's Government do net In
as.a taoso expressions III my sense
~ nrnstofy nay to the sovereign authority
Eo,.eas aseas hrttasn In the territorial wnters OF
tnss",,.oanaland. Inv by which only regulations hay-
ns,.a w totco OF law within those waters eau bo