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8 EUROPE. John Bull in a Fury Over Jona- than’s Demands. TONE OF THE BRITISH PRESS What the German Journals Have to Say on the Subject. xy THE CASE AS IT STAND Voice of the French on the Master- piece of Recent Diplomacy. THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. Pho Virst Lord of the British Treasury on the Herald Livingstone Expedition, The Cunard steamship Russia, Captain Cook, from Liverpool February 3, via Queenstown the 4th, ar- vived here yesterday, bringing latest foreign mails, ENGLAND. Tho American Case—Joln Bull in a Florry— The Herald Livingstone Expedition and the English Government, Lonvon, Feb, 1, 1872, ‘This week the London papers have given a large part of their space to the discussion more or less | acrimonious of the pnase of the Alabama arbitra- tion presenvea by the appearance in une “American case” of the claim that England should be made to pay for the indirect as well as tor the immediate consequences of her acts in waging war under the Confederate flag against American commerce, The circumstance has at Jeast shown how much raatton there is in the com- position of the London editors, and how much their conduct may at times resemble that of the animal they eat. The Thunderer was the beil-wether that made for the hedge and went trough, with the bold, broad declaration that the government should withdraw its assent to submit the claims to the Convention, for it did not pecome | | ie asserted, though not pertaps with sufficient the honor of England to go into a court whose yodgment she was previously determined not to acknowledge if given against her, Next day the News saw what the old bellwether had done, and the commonty placid ewe immediately began rushing around in a state of great excites ment, and at last went through the hedge also, Dieating a mild echo of the old bell-wether, Then way went the Standard, and away went the Post, and, at Jast suddenly waking up from a comfortable corner, came the Jelegraph plunging and tounder- $ng with characteristic uncertainty as to what it wanted to do; but determined not to be left behind 4p extravagant assertion of the bigh virtues, The Fai Mati Gazette has taken it8 usual part In the chorus, giving utteraace to the meanest idea contributed to the discussion, It is odd to nove how ail those papers attribute the strong statement oi the American case, not to the desire to put it favorably before the Convention, but to the jatention to put it before the American people eering purposes.’ Uils—le is such a pure and pious old Pharisee; and Yel, strange as it may seem, all tis clamor he is making 1s for politcal eflect here, and for nothing else. Grant is accused of wanting to get into the Presidency asecona time on capital made out of the American case, by writers who try to distort the same case in order to write Gladstone and com- pany out of oMice. WILL THERE BE WaR? Much inquiry is made here as to what will be the result in case the dishonest course proposed by the Times snould be followed, and people wonder if the case may not yet involve the possibility of war. Since Engtand has pledged herself by solemn treaty to en) a certain arvitration in a definite way, even the average Englishman, ordinartiy incapanie of comprehending any one’s rights put his own, cannot contemplate her repadiatiag thatobiigation without supposing there may be consequences, Some per sons mm London say that if England ts to pay any such bill as ts hinted atin tie American case it | would be “an economy to fight,” which supposes Wat Engiand would be the victor and underrates ‘the actual value of British commer War between the two nations, discussed on even such a shadowy possibuity, has an injurious ipfuence oa financial operations, THe ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY'S LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION There seems now every likelihood that the expe- diuon organized by the Royal Geographical Society to search for Dr. Ltvingstone will = get uway as proposed, Vienty of money has been coliccted and subs ions are still freely made, it will be remembered that the government rejused to give money on the ground that “a new expedition did not present the only hope of saving Dr. Livingstone.’? ‘This was a great puzzle the Wise men of the Royal yraphical Society, a@uo Sir lienry Rawlinson was particulariy curious W know what It could possibly incan. It is ROW ex- plained that the First Lord of the Treasury had the HERALD expedifon in his eye asa thing worthy consideration, while the wise geograpuers refused to know (hat there was a HekaLD expedition, Mr. Lowe simply told them that if the New Yor« HERALD Coud not find Livingstone the Royal Geo- Grapluicai Society need not look for him, ih Case and the Geneva Tribunal of Arbiiration—The American Case skiltully Manipulated with a Certain Latent. The London 7imes of February 2 concludes that Mi the case laid by the British government before we Geneva Tribunal of Arbitration ignores some and passes lightly over others of the points raised in the case of the United States, 1 contains a good ex#lanation of its apparent meagreness, No one could foresee what degree of lautude tne American advocates would allow theroselves, either in framing their dudictment agaist Great Brilata or im aggra- vailng tue measure of damages, and Her Majesty's government prodenuy forbure to answer what might never be alleged. For a similar bat not equally cogent reason tt has deferred “entering into argument in support of its own position’ unul the points really jn dispute stould be clearly ascer- tained. Nevertheless, tae concluding remarks of the British case indicate a shrewd perception of the line whicn might provably be taken by the United States’ advocates, a5 weil as an entire contideuce in tue strength of the positi ou which 1% defends, Mt 1s forcibly urged that @ pecuniary claim against the Briush pation w respect of acts committed vy pri- vate individuals, Which ie government is not ac- cused of authorizing but merely of failing to prevent, 4s a claim of surict right, and can be supported only by Clearly establishing that au internauonal duly, owed by Great Brin to the United States, has been violated by Great Britain.” If this be so, “40 18 ur the United States to specify clearly the in- ternational duty or duties of wich it reies, and to prove the violation of which It complains.” Tue case goes on to submit that every presumption is agalust an allegation of injurious hegugence on the part of a sovereign government. Jt is generally presumed that sovereign governments exercise Abeir powers witb good saith aud reasonable care, ‘has laws are properly administered by Couris of competent jurisdiction, aad so forth; nor would it “be possible, without such presumptions, for, peace and sriendiy _iter- course tO subsist. among independent States. Ji might have been added that Mr, Adaws, sum- moing up the controversey after the close of the War, “Ireely acknowleaged the desire of Her Majesty's governipent to exert themseives in the suppression o! the apuses”’? which be recapitulates, though le conipiains of the “refusal? to amend the Foreign Koustunent act, The impropriety of proceedin, Gpon contrary presumption Will perhaps appear #Ul\ more Clearly If we suppose the positions of We Higant governments to be reversed, Let us, then, Imagine that, instead of the Unwed States prose- euling = & claim against Great Britain in respect of we Alabama and other cruisers, Great Brilain was prosecuting @ claim against the Muiied diavoy sn respect of tne Feman raids sao desperate old | “for election- , John Bull 1s naturally shocked at | Matter for tne arbitrators, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. government were to begin by La out ail the Possible reasons for suspecting the United States | authorities of a pred! jon to connive at Fenian machinations? if great tress were laid on the in- ducement to conciliate the ‘Irish vote’ for elec. | uoncering pury Y uf all the wild declamation of American politicians on the relations of Great | Briain and Ireland were carefully extraczed and reprinted With invidious comments? u speeches and resojutions in Congress, Presidenttal replies to | Fen1au deputations, and even letters in newspapers were marshalled and arrayed together in order to | demonstate, not the fact that neutral obligations | were violated by the United States government, | but the antecedent probabillty that they would be | Violated? Yet a greav part of the American case | actually consists Of such materials, skilfully man- ipnlated with this invent, and amply justifying tne protests of the British government ‘against apy attempt to sift the burden of proof from the ac- cuser to the accused, ihe Britisn government, however, goes a step furtuer, and protests, With no less justice, against the attempt to establish a charge of injurious Leghi- gence upon @ number of assumptions, cach untena- | bie by itself, and, if tenable, inadequate to bear the weight of the charge. ‘it is necessary to allege | ana to prove tiat there has been a failure to | use for the prevention of an act which the sovern- | ment was bound to prevent such care as govern. | ments ordinarily employ in their domestic concerns | and may reasonably be expected to exert in mat. ters of international interest and obligation.” It | follows that an administrative act founded on a | view of facts or Of law which the afbitrators may | think erroneous, but which might be neld reason. | ably and was held honestly, doe3 nov amount wo 1+ Jurious negiigence, Still less is tt enough to show that a judictal decision upon which the government acted vona Jide was tainted with error, Many emiment English lawyers were of opinion that Chief Baron Pollock’s ruling on the Alexandra trial, though supported vy one of nis brethren, was jegaily unsound, and would Rave been reversed by the Exchequer Chamoer had that Court been competent to review it. Bub Mr, Seward himselt, on hearing of the verdict against the Crowa, explicitly conceded that “Great Britain being a free and Constitutional country, and the proceedings in the case of the Alexandra having been thus far conducted by the [tery in good faith and according to law, the United states would not be justified In deeming the verdict renderea by the jury a cause of national complaint,” provided’ that an appeal were duly followed up, and the Alexandra, with other vessels of a@ similar character, were detained in the mean- ume. So, agaiv, it is pointed out inthe British | case that a miscarriage resulting from mere acci- negligence according to Internanopal law. convenience of their bellicose neighbors. indeed, be far more rational Lo exa belligerent governments for ail the wrongs entalied upon neutrals by tneifective biockades aud wanton destruction of property, It would, for every offence which, th spite of thetr pre tions, niay have been committed by their subje under the influence of temptations created state of things for which they are not respousivle, ‘the very idea that naioas which keep toe peace are inevitably injured by those who break it, and have a bebliy can a+ ts 1s wholly overlooked in the Amerl- It is, tneretore, satisfactory to tnd nts, case, emphasis, in the last paragraph of tae Brush case, that Great ’ Britain was bound | to opserve the obligations, but to maintain anime paired the righis wnica the law aud nations have assigned to neutral Powers,” United Sial | weilestablisned prineiph an international gr arms to France, of Aine estunate, and is solely directed to slow the injustice of sadding a neutral State with the who.e lability jor direct losses to which the negligence of {18 gov- ernment may have contributed, but which, on tne other hand, might have been prevented or dimin- ished by greater diligence on the part of the belle gerent State, The relevance and force of this cou. sideration wil hardly be disputed by the United dtaies government, though 1% would be no easy if the occasion suowd arise, to disiribuie the enure misciitef oc: sioned by the Alabama between the British go ernment, which failed to arrest her, and the United States government, which faded to capture ber. | From this point ot view 1618 reaily not impertinent | to observe that lad the Southern confederacy peen a@ foreign nation, lastead of being an aggregate of | fosuryent provmces, an indemnity for the whole exe | pense of the war, Includiag the Aiabama claims, | would assuredly have been imposed upon it, as a | similar indemnity Was imposed by Germany on | France. 11s only because tne belligerent commu- | nity is Dow re-aosorbed into the american Union | that an Alabama question exists at ail, and we are | called upon to large for injur' S$ comin | Which have thrown such grave discredit on the | Would be fatal Lo stretch them,”? oughly we become acquainted with the arguments | on the other side, the more necessary does 1c seem to us that the government of this country should act at once, and that its representations should be made to Washington and not to Geneva. Qur Min- isters can honestly say to the government of te United States:—‘You have misunderstood our Ine tentions; your interpretation of our language 18 (ile fereat {rom our owa, We thought we had only as- a8 simply extravagant at least nine-tentp of the | American claims, but we have no right whatever lo trust to thas, Unless we are prepared—as we cer- tainly are not—to accept any award, however favor- able to tne United States, the Geneva Court might give on these unexpected, and, as we hold, ex- cluded indirect claims, unleas we are prepared to pay, say filty, or @ hundred, or even a hundred and itty millions sterling, if the court should award them, it is utterly dishonorable to proceed with tae arbitration on the present basis,” Validity of the Claims of the United States. The London Telegraph considers that “the pleader | whe puts lorward the marvellous ‘indirect claims,’ whol charge brought by the Americans against | England, is the man best able to estimate tuctr | BPG re a A 1 a ee ea ic ui ce tN la NERS RRND 7, Oanada, What would be thought if the British | at all that the court of arbitrators would put aside decide ‘The indirect losses we do fally invited to attend the funeral, from the Middle Sumit ‘fhere is nothing about them in the Wash: NEW YORK CITY. jayrm churet, corner of Harrison street and ington Treaty, unless it be arbitrarily interpreted Se ‘Tompkins piace, South Brooklyn, on Sunday after- to apply to them, They are not & whieh noon, 18th Inst, ‘at two o'el can be to the arbitrators. ere we to Coroner Herrman will nold an inquest to-day in Wednesday, consent toguch a reference we must be ultimately to take the decision into our own hands,’ ‘This, briefly stated, is the general view at present ruling in ‘agiand, It implies a confict over the fundamental principles and the scope of the treaty which seriousty impertis itsexecutign. An opmion on the correctness of either of the contradi interpretations 1s not in my province, but in t of the learned jurisis, and no easy task will if be even for them to determine how far the one party finds justification in the letter of the tweaty and the other in its spirit, or whether both have not betrayed themselves into an unsolvabie dilemma by the !ooseness of their diplomatic syn- tax. This much I may tell you with lence, that the English government never will assent to * ¥ | the question of indirect losses occasioned by the value; and if he has quittea New York giving assu- | ¢, rauces of his expectation of @ yom Confederate cruisers being submitted wo the arbi- settlement, we may be certain that it | trators, They could not do itif they would, even r because he knows how much if they had foreseen the possibility of such demands settlement of the kind depends on bemg presented, which they certainly have not. his individual action, ‘The audacious con- | 7he situation 1s in every respect Bnpleaesnt sae structor of the claim’ 1s the likeless man to | Sithough the laat Cabinet meeting was, ¢: undo it, withowt humbling the nation which has left the matier so much in his haads, aud which will think jitde, if at all, the worse of him for having made a bid so mordinately bigh, And in any case it is matter for satisiaction to Know that ere many days are past our representatives in this business of the arbitrauon Will be able to treat face to face with the American politician who knows better than any other man how tar the United States claims are really valid—aud beyond what point it Representations Should Be Made to Weshing- ton and Not to Genev: The London Standard remarks:—‘‘fne more we are able to examine the matter, and the more thor- occupied by this question, no decided conclusion was arrived at, On it depends not only the practi- cal issue of the arbitration, but also the future rela- tions between England and Aierica, the fate or the Ministry and yet far more important considera- tions. Hes England Falfilled her Duty as a Neutral. The Koniglich Berlinische Zeitung alludes to Lord Chief Justice Cockburn’s contribution to the litera- ture of the Commission as a very comprehensive exposition of the question at issue. The gisi of its argument is represented to be tuat England should be held respon=ible only for damages awarded on account of direct losses occasioned by the Alabama; that she has conscientiously fultilled her duty as a neutral; and that her early recognition of the Con- federates as belligerents was not a matter of choice, but of necessity, THE FRENCH PRES» Is this Alabama Troable to End in Calamity ¢ Le Constitutionnet turns from the barren topic of Chambord manifestoes to ask If Lord Granville in- dent ortrom awant of the very highest astute- | ness and activity on the part of some government \ official cannot and does not constitute Bethe i 1 could, 1f a neutral government were bound to insare bebligerents against every misdeed which might | conceivably have been prevented by a perfection of foresight and supervision unknown in tbe practical conduct of human affairs, the posiuion of neutrality would become imtoierable, and the pacific interests of clvtized nations would be whoily sacridced to the t damages Irom manifold than toexact damages from neuwal governments by a uty towards each oller as well as towards not only actice of No country has so inflexloly upheld these rights as tue . and if the one-sided operation of & ycould be construed mito | vance, the Germans wigat well & xrlevauce on the Wholesale supply 1t 18 Napossivie Co read the single paragraph of the British case Which touches on the rule to be adopied for the assessment of damages, if any are | the complainaut, to use a legal phrase, without awarded, without seeing tat’ its authors | a focus siandi—in other words, sends the plaintit heyer lor moment contemplated the ae- | out of court. During the American ctvil war the { maad which has actually been made. It is | Briush government proiessed strict neutrality in | evidently written In blissful ignorance of tne possi- | relation to ihe belligerents. It has yet to be buily that tmdirect losses could be inciuded in the sented to reier some express claims to the arbl- trators at Geneva. If our assent is capable of Wider construction We must at once withdraw It. Our representatives, at the proper time, will be prepared to enter into the pomts which we had thought only to be at issue, But we cannot give, even by linplication, any recognition ot the larger claims in your case.’ anguage such as this will rescue the country froin its present dilemma, and may possibly pave the way to renewed negotiations, Which may be attended with a happier result; waile any other course seems fraught with complications and Gangers, which may make an arrangement of me question at issue more unlikely and more dif. cull.’ The English Impression. The London Lconomist remarks that “if the present attempt to restore harmony between America and England fails, no other attempt will be likely to succeed for many years. The English impression wil be that the American government wanted (0 cheat us, and withdrew irom the arbitrae tion when ey joand they could not cheat us.’? Most Prepos' Claims. The London Cosmopblitan says it “has always scouted these utterly childish and most preposter- ous Alabama claims, and it 18 Only surprised that men Claiming to be statesmen on either side of the Atlantic will waste time in discussing them, The sensibvle people of the United States never intend to | press, nor the people of England vo pay, Mr, Sum- her’s ‘Kttte DUP of £250, 000,000 ior Alabama aepre- dauious. Inthe first place the british government is not responsible tor the building, We sale, the fitting out, the getting to sea or the subsequent acts oi the Alabama or any other Contederate war ship. This tact settles the whole question, and leaves convicted of having violated this position, The Englisu people largely assisted both pelligerents during tue American war, and When the contede- racy asked @ little advance of £3,000,000 on cotton ln tuvure, for the purpose of carrying on the war, no less than £16,000,000 was offered, Fre@trade in Alabamas, free trade blockade-running, tree trade in volunteerig, ivee trade in arms and munitions of war, 18 tie only honest poucy to be adopted, and tie one best calculated to keep | te peace of the nations.’ An HE IRiSd PRESS. Lrish Tory Opinion on the American tends to wait for the verdict of the arbitrators, and if the new imbrogliois not to end im the very ca- lamity which it was meant to avert. It commise- rates England on finding herself ina great diMculty vis-a-vis of the Washington treaty. ‘ine United States, on their side, are declared to be very deci- ded, and will not budge an inch from their position, So thoroughly are the Americans supposed to ap- preciate this wrong twist of the arbitration, that speculators in New York and elsewhere are buying up claims on the inture indemnity, which thereby acguires a commercial value likely, in the eyes of Le Consttrucionnel, vo introduce new and singular complications, The Masterpiece of Recent Diplomacy. La République Frangalse ia inclined to crow at the prospect of seeing peryide Albion meet her de- serts for not hastening to the assistance of M. Game betta, In prognosticating about the coming session it nad a special vision of a vigorous attack on the Foreign Ottice. The Washington Treaty has been long enough regarded, 1 thinks, as the grand work, the masterpiece of recent aipiomacy. it appeared lo cemeut the en/ente cordiaie with the United States which is indispensable to Kngland if she would regain her political vole in Europe. Now the Americans re- claim & gigantic compensation, and pubiish a memoir Wich Journals of all siades of opinion cannot avoid characterising as an act of mapeachment. Instead of biaming for that mischance the equivo- cal sympathies which tne upper classes of England maniiested for the revels duriag the American in- surrection they condemn very alijdstly the nego- tlators sent by the goverament to Washington. Joun BulPs Difficulties With Jonathan. Ze Soir draws a moral from the tactics of the Americans which may not afford Cousin Jona- taan unqualitied felicity. 1¢ considers that, however these diMiculties besween John Bull and Jonathan may have arisen, Frenchmen ougat to learn a tesson irom the /acon in which the Americans have conducted ‘heir little aitair, Atter the war of secession, and their definite victory over Uhe rebel States, they were so utterly exhausted a3 to be poweriess to avenge themselves on Mugland, who had atcempied to strike a latal blow at their commercial prosperity and their poiitical unity. ‘They Nad the sagacity to adopt platonic tactics, and to wait with patience until their strength was com- pletely renewed belor they showed their teeth to their enemy and punished the injury they had suflered eight years before. ‘To-day the Unitea States are ina condition to sustain, if necessary, the weight of awar. ‘Yhis 18 precisely what gives their present reciamations a degree of weight and authority which they would not uave possessed four or tive years ago, ‘They are reapiug to-day tne Quarrel, In its issue of February 3 the Duplin Evening Mail Says “thav the telegrams this forenoon briag no con- firmation of the belief expressed by the London Times yesterday, that the American goverament would withdraw their ‘indirect claims,’ The evi- deuce of American opinion before us 1s, on the Whole, adverse to the hope tat the belief has any ye eee tS sees Welk as ats | solid “ioundation, ‘There 18, Indeed, division or ain Merchants suflered — largely by the | OPAion adinitied to exist among te American pud- ‘aw Oe Mg aul ed y © | lic; but the most extensively circulated journal ta contest. But let us waive, lor arguuicni’s sake, the couciusive reasons already staied by us for deciin- | ing to uiscuss che clan for consequential damages | | beiore the arbitrators at all, af tis claim were | otherwise admissivie 1 Woulu be inadmissiple oa | the ground (hatit stands coudemned by well Knowa | niaxims of lawcommon to English and american Courts; 80 that Mr, samner, who first startea 1, was fain to rely on a dictun of Komau jurists, lay } ang down as the standard of damages “quantum quantumque lucrari polui.” That | mint abest it would be disallowed on this ground, among others, by any impartial board of arbitrators may be taken as Certain, but this certainty must not lead us to acquiesce tn its re- maining On Lie recora, Were such adeviation from the understanding embodied in the protocols to be permitted, 1t would be necessary for Great Brita, in self-defence, to Introduce a variety ol topics wisely excluded by the same understanding, and by 10 means conducive to an amicavie or lasting settiement. Better to rescind the Washington Treaty aitogether than to frustrate its object in this manner, It is our earnest hope—nay, more, it js our belief—that so disastrous an tssue will be averted by a simple and frank withdrawal of the demand for indirect losses, and that Her Majesty's government may be enabled to reassure Parliament on an early day of the approaching session. Cannot Allow the Claim of Indirect Damages To be Submitted to Adjudication, The London Daily News of February 2 says that the situation in which England finds itseif placed niakes it pertinent to consider whether the constl- vauonal tradition or superstition which reserves the treaty-making power In our political system exclu- sively to the sovereign might not wisely be revised. | In tne enthustasm of reconciliation or the hurry of negotiation onr government and Commissioners seem to have paid insufficient attention to exact- ness of phraseology. If the Treaty of Washington had been submitted to Parliament or to a commit. tee of both houses before ratification Lord Cairns’ criticisms might have issued in some modi fication of its language. The sense, however, in which it was assented to by the English govern- ment, and, as we believe, tne only rational inter. pretation of it, ts beyond impartial dispute. We cannot allow fora moment that under iv the in- direct damages claimed by the American govern- ment can be submitted to adjudication, That part of their demands must be for our representatives as if it had no existence, The tribapal at Geneva, indeed, may wisely consider whether 16 Wil not become It, following @ weil-kKnown judicial analogy, either respectfully to send back the Amert+ ca case to its authors, with imstracuions so to alend their pleadings as to bring them within the international law and the scope of the arbitration, or iseif to strike out the irrelevant alle. demands whien have been unbappily dorrowed from te reckless and Irresponsivie rhetoric of Mr. Charles Sunner, Whose extravae ances educate! opinion in Ameri¢a Was understood to have disavowed, Tue Embarrassing Position of the Governe ment. ‘The London Sa/urday Review remarks that “the extreme carelessness with which the treaty was drawn renders the position of the government in the highest degree embarrassing, If the treaty is construed together with the protocols which record the proceedings of the High Commusston, it 18 clear arbitrators are precluded from entertaining or indirect Gamages. It 1s satisiactory to | observe that, for the first ume in eleven years, | all parties’ im England are a ely of | one mind on the merita of a contro. | versy with America. porters of the cau war, the most devo tutions, concur in th ation to resist pre- ! te yiich can only have been advan t | the purposes of injury and insult. Oniy a few poll- felans are, perhaps, aware how entirely the Log. Ish government had the best of the controversy from the days of Lord Russell and Mr. Adaing downward en if the arbitration proceeds 1 will be dificult for tae trivanal to find a pretext for awarding damages on account Of tue escape of the Alabama,” vst enthusy Indirect Claims—Gravity of ¢ Sitantion. The London Spectator thinks that “nothing can’ be graver than the present situation of vis arvitra- Vion question. That Pugland cannot permit claims commonly called ‘indirect,’ and so described by the American Commissioners themselves, to be even submitted to the Board of Arbitrators, we con- ceive tO be beyoud question, Tis seems plein: the | We have now learned by avery grave experience how dangerous it 1s to enter into Indefinite arrang: ments, We must not go into this arbitration (rus ing tO apy preconceived notion of our own as to what tie good sense and moderation of the the couatry—the New YorK HERALvY—aeclares that, ‘sould isngland jail to seule promptly auy vill found avaiast her by the aroltrators, tne Ameri can goverument must simpiy pay itself out of the Brisa property lyme nearest to 1s wuds.? ‘There 18 but one reply suitabie to Us bravado, and that, weare happy to say, 18 counselled vy the entire press of England, with tie exception of the 1st The question, happily, 1s not a party one; for, une happily, men of boul pares were engaged in the blunderiag: Sir Stafford Northcote 18 as mucd to blame as Lord Ripon, Un the other nand, Leading mea of both parues Joined im condemmiug tie whole proceeding. Wari Rossel! and Lord Cairns coucurred In detecting the Weak spot tu the Wash- ington Treaty the moment it was made public. The oviy Uhing to be done now Is to witudraw from the arbitration, and to resolve to be in future wiser than to expect that abject submission can ever ward off hostiltty.’” THE GERMAN PRE . The Case Aw It Now Stands=Futnre Rela | tious Between England and the United States. Every mail trom the Coatinent adds to tne al- reaay ample evidence of the close interest with which the foreign press follows the progress of the Alabama discussion, In its issue of the 31st of Janu- ary the KUlnische Zeitung has a communication from its London correspondent, which portrays ap- preciatively the latest phase of English public opine ion. “‘iuere prevails here,” he writes, feeling of Ml-humor agaist America wiich does not augur weillor the future. It has its origin in the lately published expose of the Washington government relative to the long-pending Alabama case, I purposely term it an exposé, because the American dipiomauists themselves must regard It as such, aud Hot as a specitic statement of the claims which are to be laid before the Geneva Commission in July, Whoever fas even cursorily glan through the accompanying volume cannot possibly coimeide with the pretended proof of the American case; for » not only are matiers of fact—whether tully demon- strated or interwoven with assumptions—all ar rayed together-—but trom them are constructed syllogisms leading mferentially to demands—some of them deflune en ugh, and others rather vaguely indicated. The sun total of the clams which arise out of the American case 13 suit cienuy Known, aud expressed i figures comes | to a good many millions sterling—1t may oe 200, 300, 400, or even @ iittie more. The | negotiation has lowered itseif to a question of money, and notning but money. For hat England | has all aloog been prepared, having been assured by the American side jor years back that the mere amount of indemnity was a 8 dary considel tion. The cardinal point was to optin au admis- sion of perpetrated Wrong; aud when the Engiisi government had concedea that much im the | preamble to the Washington treaty John Bail hved 1D the sweet lope Wat this amende, with Ue pay. ment of @ reasonable ine, would atlast insure the boriat of the protracted send, [n this sense English and American atatesmen repeatedly expressed themaeives at celevrative dinners. 50 also the Eng- lish journals shaped their gushing and wordy halie- lujabs. Waen any misgiving obtruded itself as to the concessions made m the treaty, or as to ils unprecedented principle of Lead ge le action, it Was argued that the restoration of friendly rela- tions with America would not be too dearly pur- chased by such sacrifices, The statement of tie American case has startled England irom her happy filasion, The excitement grows; the government 1s certain to hear bitter words about io in Parliament; and, nol to mince matters, it stands very awkward indeed with the much-jauded system of arbitration, which was recommended to ail the nations of tae earth as a model for future jinitation, It is ques- Vonavie if the Geneva Commission will not pe spared the trouble of ever pronouncing @ decision Before it goes to work there will have inct determination of the points on watch give judgment. Touching vais preiminary, ngland atid America are to-day as little 1 accord as they have ever been on the general question of the Alabamaciaims. Perhaps they are cousiderably further trom @ common understanaing, England Will bear nothing of a verdict on tie indirect dam~- ages Which have resulted from the proceedings of Whe Alabama and ber fellow cruisers; nothag about teexpense which the Aterican government i- curred in pursuing the cruisers; nothiog about the irden thrown on the American commercial ma- by the inereased rates of insurance. Least of ail Will she iy tu the American stipulation that she should bear the cost of the protraction of the fruits of their patience, Let us, if we have the power. imitate their example. SiR SAMUEL BAKER, AWWhereabouts of the Explorer—The Difficulties “and Dangers He Passed Through—What He ‘Shinks of the Country so Far as He Has Gon Mr. Gustave Oppenheim sends from Alexandria a letter he received on the 18th of January from Sir Samuel Baker. Mr. Oppenheim belteves the letrer contains the latest news received trom Sir Samuel by the Egyptian government or otiers, Mr. Oppen- heim tearns from an olicial source that Sir Samuel Baker has sent back 3800 of his troops as being use- less and unwilling. Those that he can rely upon most are the black: Norra Latirupe, 465, IsMAILIA, Africa, OC 20, 1871, After a most horrible voyage of five montus and twenty-two days tne expedition arrived here, [tis impossible to adequately descrive the drflicuities of the journey. Ihe White Nile being closed, the Bahr wiraife 13 the only route (sucu as it js) to Gondokora, This abominable river is a series of shallows, sometimes not exceeding a depth of two feet; at the same time there 18 not an inch of dry land, ‘but the river fows through boundiess marshes of mud and slush. My vessels, filty-eignt in number, including @ large steamer, drew trom Jour to tour and a hall feet of water. ‘nus for montus we had to cut canals and to deepen caanueis wita spades and hoes to enable the vessels to pass, Uf course both ofticers and men hoped to return. However, I drove them on, and, thank God, we got through the difficulty, and arrived here, having consumed siX montos’ provisions on the roaa—a serious matter. The Baris savages quickly com- Menced hostilities, and killed some of our men, but Z soon disposed of them, and they are quite cowed, ‘ne most serious matter is the dis- like of the officers and troops to the object of the expedition; the stoppage of tie slave trade is hateful tothem, I have written tult accounts of all Liat as occurred to Cher Pacha, also direct to the Viceroy. ‘this country is maguif- gent, and would produce ail that man can require, but the natives are ever at war witn each other, Stealing cattle and womed. L never saw such su- perb forests of tamarind trees, The soll is generally rich, except In the Immediate vicinity of Ismatita. I shall pot have another opportunity of wriung for nearly tweive months. Lady Baker and 1 are, tank God, always weil; sne jolas me in kindest regards to Mr. Oppenheim and yourself, Remem- ber me very Kindly to all our friends, It is too an- hoying that we cannot receive #uropean news ab tunis interesting Moment; by the time the papers ar- rive Lue war Will be almost forgotien. The following jeter from Sir Samuel, under date Ismailia, Gondokora, north latitude 4 55, October &, 1871, to Mr. E. T. Rogers, also appeared in the Lon- don Times of a late date: Very many thanks for the post. You can form no idea of ine pleasure iat the arrival afords. We sball have no means of communication with Khar- toum unth ihe end of March, 1372; thus no letters must be expected (roiu Us WALI October, 1872, when the boats returning from this sail have taken the post to tue Soudan. We had a trying voyage of five mouths and twenty-two days trom ‘Vowtikiya, norin lativuae 9 26, to this spot, having had to cut canals and chanuels through dense masses of vege: tation and sandy shaliows at intervals over a space Oi Aity miles Of the Bahr Girafe to the junction of the White Nile, The dificulties are beyond deserip- Uoa, but, thank God, we gob through mad, siusn, sand and marsh aud at length reached te Geep and broad water of the Nile, not, however, without a sad Joss of iife from malaria and faugue. If the Viceroy does not order tie main siream to be cleared, there 13 litle use in expending money upon the an- nexation of Central Alrica, Formerly tne river, al- though dull to @ travelier, Was a magnificent chan- nel, with an average depth of twenty feet. I can fee ho difficulty im cutuog a narrow channel turouga toe opposing obstractions; it 18 merely a quesuon of Une, It @ barrow line were opened through the dense vegetation the rush of water would clear the river, but if leit to nature that graud ovstructress would add ratt to raft of hoating yegetauion almost hourly to increase the difMicuity. il nave immensely improvea the Balr Giratte pas- sage by the work of this year, insomuch that the traders’ light vessels followed through my canals a month later without any difficulty, These veople travel with no joad but a provision of cora and am- muniion. Our vesseis (flity-mine) were heavily Jaden, and drew four feet of water. On the whole, it Was an immense triumph to get tne feet throug what appeared to be insurmonntabie ob- siacies. Noting is smoon im Africa. Upon arrival bere, as I expected, we were quickly pace into war wih the Bart tribes, who have een tor years leagued With the slave traders, and they naturally retuse 40 acknowledge the Viceroy’s governinent. Ltrust to reduce them vo subjection shortly, and then to proceed south; but | hope that no 1ntrigues 10 the Soudan and Egypt will interfere with the arrival of my expected reinforcement of 600 men. J have now 1,006 troops, including ten guas. This 18 too small a force to divide among distant stations, We lost tne uniortunate Dr. War occasioned by the operations of the cruisers, | Gedge. Thank God Lady Baker and | are always lt is asseru by every Engiisnma ‘We | inexcellent heath. Taerefore we are independent did not accept te Washington in | Of inedical attendance, I take charge of the Bue ene, Aud never Would have assented to it | lis, and am happy to say they are all alive, al- construcuoa on tie part of the Amerie been thought conceivavie, For the direct cans losses Caused by the cruisers we hold ourselves au- court of arbitrators Will do for us, We do not doubt J awerabie in every cas Where tue Commission may * British Couauiuie, though many have suffered severely from fever, Dr, Gedye’s effects were soid at Khartoum: by order of Djiatier Pacha, who was Wo remit the proceeds to the the case of the Italian, Antonio Montiverd!, aged Dfty-two years, kifled at the Baxter street fire on Wednesday evening. A ladies? association has been formed to promote the comfort of patients in the various charity insti- tutions of the city. The widow of Admiral Farragut is President. A record is to be kept of the visits and the condition in which the inmates of the institution were found. The body of a woman was founda in the East River, at pier 44, yesterday morning, and removed to the Morgue, where it was subsequently identified ag Uhat of Maria Scott, a married woman, of No. 174 Madison street. Sneieft home the previous even- ing at five o'clock and was not afterwards seen. Coroner Schirmer will hoid an inquest. Coroner Keenan was yesterday notified to hold an inquest on the body of Henry FE. Carpenter, aged sixteen years, who died at Bellevue Hospital trom injuries received on the 6th inst, at Brockway’s sawing mill, in Sixty-first street, near First ayenue. ‘The boy had his dress caught in the belt o1 the ma- chinery, and was whirled rapidiy around several times before he could be extricated. He was fear- tuily inured, and lingered in great agony until re- leased by death, Aconvention of delegates of the colored race, from North and South, for commercial and political purposes, will be licld at New Orleans on April 10. Delegates from New York will be elected at » meet- ing to ve held in the Methodist church, Prince and Marion streets, on Monday evening next, ‘fhe main Object of the convention is to promote harmony among the colored people in business matters, and a pian is w be devised by which, 80 far as possible, colored merchants shall trade for the most part among themselves, ‘The delegates of the several Irish societies, whose purpose is to make preparations to appropriately celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, met in council last evening at No, 42 Prince street. In addition to the duly accredited associations previously on the list there were received the names o! tweive societies and branches, irom No, 1 to 23, inclusive of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, also the names of five branches of the Westchester order of same name. The meeting adjourned until next Friday evening, after the names of these delegates had been properly enrolied. ‘The pilots of the ferryboats on the East river are to ask for an increase of wages of $25 per month, The reason of this 1s that under the newlaw of Coagress, passed August 28, 1871, they have now in- creased serious responsibility, Their association numbers avout seventy-five men, and their present pay 1s as follows:—On the South, Hamilton aud Wall street ferries, $115 per month: the Fulton ferry, $125; the Brooklyn Ferry Company (Wuliamsburg Ines), from $120 to $125; the Hunter's Point, Green- point and Houston street ferries, $110 per month. ‘The movement does not partake 80 much of the nature o/ a strike as of ® conviction on the part of the pilots that their employers ieel about tae mauwer ag they do themseives, THE CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK, In consequence of the announcement maie a few days since by the Receiver of the Central Savings Bank, Forty-second street and Sixth avenue, that all persons having claims against the bank should present them, properly certified to, before February 17, & number of depositors during the past few days have acted upon the Receiver’s instructions, There are at present apout 200 accounts open in the insti- tution, nalf of which are now properly sworn to by depositors, The books of the bank have been exa- mined by the Receiver, and nothing now remains for him to do but to dispose of the fixtures of the banking room and of the lease of the building, which has still four years to ran. It is expected that by the 1st of March the Receiver will have fin- ished his part of the business, Tne cause of the continued delay in closing the affairs of the bank 1s that $10,000 is due to it by the Ocean Bank, and this amount it is not expected shall be received until the Ist of May next. The Receiver intends publish- ing a full statement of the present condition of tue bank within a week. It is said that the trustees are unwilling to have the bank entirely broken up, and mean to make some eifort to re-establish It on a sound basis. CURIOSITIES OF COMMERCIAL SPECULATION. The first of a course of lectures given under the auspices of the Young Men’s Literary and Social Society of the Collegiate church, corner Fifth ave- nue and Forty-eightn street, occurred on Thursday evening. The lecturer, Mr. James 0, Bayles, under the title of “Curlosiues of Commercial Specula- tion,” gave a very graphic description of the wild commercial excitement of 1654 in Holland, known as the “Great Tulip Mania,”” where homesteads were bartered for a single bulb; tne East India and Mississippl bubole, that prostrated France in the seventeenth century, and the South Sea scheme, that in the same century caused such commerctal ruin in England, The jecturer dweit at length upon get-rich policy of Visionary men, and pointed out What he conceived (to be the sound policy in com- mercial life. Taken as a whote the paper was both instractive and entertaming, and the only tamg that intlitated against its success was the sparse at- vendance. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. Fo.ier-Keyrs.—In this city, on Wednesday, February 7, at the residence of Edward Cortlandt, by the Rev. Dr. Bdward ©, Fuller, 8. EDwarp FULLER, M.D, of Brookiyn, to JEANNIE M., oniy daughter of Alvah Keyes, Esq., of Haruandt, Ver- mont. No cards, MANN—BERNHEIMER.—On Wednesday, February 14, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. vr. Adier, AARON W, MANN, Of Cleveland, Ohio, to MaMIE, daughter of Herman Bernnenner, of this city. Moopy—SuyDAM.—On Thursday, February 15, by Rey. Dr. Bancroft, at Chrisv’s charch, Brooklyn, Mr. M. HeNRY Moopy to Miss HELEN R, SUYDAM, Monsjo—HARVEY.—In Brooklyn, on Monday, Febraary 12, at the residence of the bride’s uncle, 200 Livingston street, by the Right Rev. Bishop Lougniin, assisted by Rev. Dr. Freel, D, D., Louis MonJO, Jr, to Kare J. HaRvEY, eldest daughter of the late Charles Harvey. OWEN—HENNION.—At St. John’s church, by the Rev. Dr. Chapman, on hursday, February 15, 1872, Henry ©. OwgN to MARY A. HENNION, both of Brooklyn, BE. D. SPAULDING—SWIFt.—On Thursday, Februory 15, atihe residence of the bride’s father, by the Rev. William R. Carroll, EDWARD SAVAGE SPAULDING to ANNIS FOWLER, daughter of Charies Swift, Esq, both of this city. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— ‘The notice of the marriave in yesterday’s Heraid of Frederick Faubel to Henrietta W, Nef, daughter oftne late Freaerick W. Deitering and widow of Frederick Nef, a falsehood, and has been in- by some malicious person. ne HENnierra W. NEFF. Die Anprn.—On Thursday, Febraary 15, 1872, Mrs. JOHANNA AHERN, @ Dative of tie parish of Lisgool, county Cork, lreland, aged 52 years. The relatives ana friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom the residence of her son-in-law, John Lynch, 37 Skill- man street, Williamsburg, on Sunday afternoon, at two o'clock. ANDERSON.—On Thursday, February 15, at Passaic Bridge, New Jersey, Lovts SPENCE, son of J. Spence and Emma R. Anderson, and grandson of Rev, ‘rhomas D. Anderson, D. D., New York city, aged 8 months and 16 days. Funeral at the residence of Dr. BE. W. Vonder~ smith, Passaic Bridge, N.J., to-day (Saturday), at eleven o'clock A. Train leaves foot of Twenty- third street at ARMSTRONG,—On Thursday, February 15, NETTIE RAYMOND, only daughter of E. V. and Nettie Arim- strong, aged 3 years and 2 months. Funeral at two P. M., Saturday, February 17, trom thew residence, 224 South ‘hird street, Willlams- burg. AsTor.—On Thursday afternoon, February 15, Manroarer R., wife of Wiliam 8 Astor and daugh ter of the late General John Armstrong, in the 73d year of nor age, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, at Grace churei,oa Mon day next, Fepruary 19, at naif-past teu o'clock A, M., without !urther invitation. BANNON.—On ‘Thursday, Febroary 15, Mra, Mar- GARET BANNON, beloved wife of Thomas Bannon, in the 30d year of her aye. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invitea to attend tne iuneral, trom her late residence, No. 228 Hast l26tn street, ou Sunday, February 18, at one o'clock P. M. BAYLEY.—In Maspeth, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Knignt, Mrs, CHARLOTTE BAYLEY, aged 72 years, The friends of the family are invited to attend the funerai, irom St. Mary’s church, corner of Leonard and kemsen streets, Williamsburg, sis (Saturday) afternoon. a€ two o'clock, ‘he remains will ve taken \o Washington, Hovron—On Weanesday evening, February 14, THEODORE Bourn (son of the late Seymour Bou- ton, of Rye, Westchester county), ia the 60th year Of Nis age. The funeral services will take place at half-past seven o'clock on Friday evening, 16th Inst, at his late residence, 6 King street, Relatives and friends are respectfuily invited to auend. His remaias will @ ‘aken to Rye for intermeat this (Saturday) morn ia by the nanan eleven o'clock train by the ew Haven Ratiroad. WRIGGS.—AL New Orleans, on Sunday, Februar, 4, DANIBL D,, youngest son of Daniel D. and Sara Bi The reimuives and friends of the family are respect- | the evils resulting to commerce from the haste-to- | 4aY, February 17, at Broys.—On February 14, suddeni, Caxmins Bares, ated is years, only son of Char! The | reiatives and irenas of the family are invited to attend the funeral, wich Will start from the re~ sidence of parenis, No, 143 West Thirty-first after a vf for the of his est mine o'clock A. M. CarrREY.—On Thursday, February 15, JouN CaF- FREY, late of 228 East Twenty-ti{th street, aged 72. hed remains Now be taken ieee his late eoesercee 1s (Saturday) morniag, at hall-past nine o’ preelsely, to St. Stephen's churcn, East Twenty~ eighth street, where a requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul, at the conclusion of which the remains will be taken to Caivary Oemetery. CARFOOT, Soddenlys on Thursday, February 15, at half-past five 0’ A, M., SARAH, widow of Arthur Carfoot, aged 44 years, Funeral to take place from her late residence, 32 Sheriff street, New York, on Sunday, February 18, at one o'clock P.M. Kelatives and frienas of the Jamily are respectfully tnvited to attend, English papers please CODY. CLARENDON.—AU Nice, France, on Saturday, Janu- ary 6, THOMAS CLARENDON, Of Brooklyn, 1 his 46th ear, 4 ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, at his late res! 380 Washington avenie, on Monday, 19th inst, ab two P. M. °oug.—On Thursday, February 15, MARY E., wife i Joseph W. Cole, and eldesc daughter of James Pope, aged 34 years, 6 months and 11 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral: fro my the North Baptist church, corner Christopher and Bedford streets, this (Saturuay) afternoon, at half~ ast one o'clock. Her remains will be imterred in utnam county. Doueny.—Un Friday, February 16, Parnick DOHENY, aged 32 years. he iriends and relatives of the family are re- spectfally invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 93.Sackett street, Soutn Brooklyn, to Calvary Cemetery, on Sunday, at two o'clock. ‘There will be a requiem high mass offered up tor the rayne of his soul on Monday, at nine o'clock, at St, Stephen’s church, Carroll street, DYKES,—sOn Thursday, February 15, 1872, Mary DYKES. Friends of the family are invited to attend the fu- neral, on Sunday afternoon, at nal{-past two o'clock, from St. Barnabas church, Roseville, Newark, N. J, FARRELL.—On Tharsday, February 15, Mrs, MaRr- GARE? FARRELL, beioved wife of John Farrell, nalivo of Newtownforbes, county Longford, Ireland, aged 56 years. ‘The fonera met cane piksa, ron Be Taner street, to-day turday), al f- re The friends and relatives are respectfully invited to s ‘tend. FULLER.—At 263 Franklin avenue, Brooklyn, om Friday, Kebruary 16, DAVID O. FULLER, aged 48 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, and the members of Atianuc Lodge, 178, F. and i M., are respectfully invited to attend the faneral, at the De Kalb avenue M. £. church, near Franklin avenue, at twelve M., Savurday, February 17, The rematus! ‘will be taken to Norwich, Coun., for interment, GoeTz.—On Friday, February 16, CHRISTOPHER Goxrz, aged 78 years. ‘ wine relatives and triends of the family, also mem~ pers of Keystone Lodge, No. 235, and Mosate Lodge, No. 618, F. & A. M., are respectfully invited to at. tend the funeral, from the resideace of hs son-ine law, Charles Schaffner, 138 East Forty-fifth street, on Sunday, 18th inst., at half-past one o'ciowk P. Me HARDING.—On Thursday, February 15, Mary C. HARDING, Widow of Richard H, Harding, in the 56tn ear of her age. i Funeral from her late residence, 94 Fifth street, Witliamsourg, Sunday, 1871 inst, ab one o'clock Me HARGRAVE.—On Friday, February 16, MARGARE? Jane, youngest daughter of Alexander and Alice, Hargrave, aged 1 year, 8 weeks and 1 day. Phe relatives and Iriends of the family are invited. to attend the funeral, from the residence of her pa- rents, 425 West ‘Iwenty-seventh street, on Sunday, February 18, at one o'clyck P. M. HARRIGAN. —On Thursday, February 15, JEREMIAH HABRIGAN, aged 30 years. ' ‘The relative: and Irtepds of the family are invited to atténd the funeral, ifom his late residence, 41% West Twenty-fiith street, at one o'clock on Suuday aivernoon. HAnrison,—On Friday afternoon, February 16, Exizabera L., wife of Charles Harrison, Notice of funeral hereafter. Morean.—On Friday, February 16, after a short and severe iliness, SAMUEL FLETCHER MORGAN, SOR. ot Charles me ene vache E, Morgan, aged 3 years, 1 months and 6 day: : The relatiyes and friends of the family are respect- fully invited’ to attend the funeral, from the rest- dence of his parents, 363 West Forty-ninth street, om Sunday, February 19, at one o'clock P. M. Morr.—Snddeniy, on Thursday morning, Feoru- ary 15, SARAH MARIA Morr, second youngest daugh- ter of James R. Mott, aged 25 years, 3 months and 22 aays. ine relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend her funeral, from the residence of her tather, 216 Delancey street, on Sat- urday, the 17th mst., at one o'clock P, M., without: lurtner notice. McCann.—On Thursday, February 15, Mrs. MARY McCANN, beloved wile of Michael McCann, of con- sumption, m the 30th year ox her age. Relatives and friends ol the family are invitea to | attend tne funeral, from the residence of her Da- rents, at 82 Greenwich street, on Sunday, 18th inst, at two o'clock MacLEop.—On Thursday afternoon, February 15, H. Louise, wife of Gordon MacLeod, in the 23d and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, Irom the resilence of ber uncle, A. W. Smith, No, 1,525 Broadway, ou Savur- hall-past one o’clock P, M., Without furtner invitation. PATVERSON.—MARGARET ANN, wife of William G. Patterson, aged 62 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the familv are re- spectfaily invited to attend the tuneral, from the ; house 356 Bleecker street, on Monday, the 1812 mst, at one o’ciock P. M. Peers.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, February 16, of membranous croup, NELLIE, only daughier of peepee 0. and Helen J. Peets, aged 2 years and 13 days, Funeral services from the residence of her pa- rents, 701 Lafayette avenue, on Sunday, February 18, at four o’clock P. M. The tends of the famtly are respectiully invited to attend, he remains Wilk be taken to West Farms, N. Y., for Interment. Ponp.—At Port Richmond, S. 1, ARTHUR AUGUS= Tus, youngest child ot Addison A. and Mary E. Pond, agec 7 months and 26 days. Funeral on Saturday, February 17, at two o'clock. P. M., from parents’ house. Relatives and triends are invited, Boat leaves pier 19 Norton River at hail- past twelve o’clock P. M, QUINLAN.—On Wednesday, February 14, THOMAS: 8. QUINLAN, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his brother-in-law, J. Tyler Kelly, 73 Seventh street, this. (saturday) morning, at half-past nine o’clocks thence to the Church of the Nativity, Second avenue, near Third street. Interment In Calvary Cemetery. RUTHERFORD.—On Friday mornin, ‘ebruary 16, James. the beloved and only son of James and Mar- garet Rutherford, aged 2u years, 5 months and 22 AVS. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect~ fully invited to attend the funeral, from his parents” residence, 392 South Third street, Brookivn. Fu- neral services in South Third street Presbyterian church on Sunday, 18th, at two o'clock, Sacns.—On Friday moraing, February 16, Soputs, SACHS, aged 52 years. Friends ol the famtly are invited to attend the funeral, on Snnday, at ten o'clock A. M., irom her residence, 229 Hast Fiftieth street. Suea.—On Wednesday, February 14, PHILIP SHEA, aged 73 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also those of his son James and son-tu-law Peter Devitt, and St. Patrick’s Tolal Abstinence Society, and Society of St. Vincent de Paul, of St, Andrew’s church, are respectfuily Invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 145 Mott street, on Sunday, 18\h inst., at two o’clock P, M. Stonky.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, February 16, RICHARD, son of the late Richard and Mary Stoney, Jn the 28th year of his age, a native of the parish of Kilcormaa, Kings county, Ire:and, ‘The iuneral will take place from bis late residence, 324 Hicks street, on Sunday, 18th inst, at hall-pasb Uwelve o clock. SrvRN.—On Friday morning, February 16, Her~ MANN STURN, aged 48 years and 6 months, ‘The reiatives and iriends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 135 Kast Sixtieth street, on Sunday aliernoon, at two o'clock. VAN PELT.—On Wednesday, February 14, 1872, Ni H. VAN PELT, aged 48 years anu 10 months, ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also Com- monweaith Lodge, Nu, 409, F. and A. M., and Orient Chapter, No, 138, R. A, M., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his tate residence, 77 Clermout avenue, Brooklyn, on Sanday, 18vh instant, at two o'clock P. M. VAN Sacn-—Oa Thursday, February 16, 1872, CHAS. W. VAN SAUN, 32 years, 7 montns and 12 days. Kelatives and friends of the family, also members. the B, H, P. Club and Worth Club, are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, at the chapel, FifUeth street, Near Sixth avenue, on Sunday, Peb> ruary 18, at one o'clock, B, A. P. CLUB. —Members are Toqugsten to meet at. the club room, Study Hotel, 897 Hudson street, Sunday, February 15, 1872, at ten A. M., for the purpose of paying tne last trioute of respect to our jate Secretary, and proceed in a body to attend the funeral. Hi ee WwW. es ima President, WILLIAM ROOME, Secretary. Wanrp.—In Brookiyn, on Friday, February 16, JAMES, the beloved son of Patrick and Catherine Ward, agett 6 months and 16 days. Funerai from his parents’ residence, corner ot York and Garrison streets, on ad February 1%, at two o'giock P.M. fhe triends of the fainily are ly requested to attend. .—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, February 15, Joun M. W1Lcox, tn the 26th year or his age. ‘The relatives and (riends of the fainiiy are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, on Suuday, leth” inst, at/hali-past twelve o’ciock P. M., (rom tne Puritan (Dr. Everest’s) church, corner Lafayette and Marcy avenues. Chicago Tribune please copy, Younli.—On Friday, Febraary 16, of scarlet fever ANSEL B., son of thomas B, aud Mary C. Young, ed 4 fears and 9 days. he seiatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, at we residence of his parents, 444 Pacific street, Brooklyn, on Satur. day alternoon, at four o’clock, The remains wilh be taken to Huntington, L. 1, on Sunday moraige