burne was as deaf in 1782 as Lord de Grey in 1871. At an
inaugural dinner of what was then called the Colonial Society (March
10, 1869), Mr. Johnson, then American minister, made some
semi-facetious remarks about colonies finding themselves transferred
from the union jack to the stars and stripes. Lord Granville said he
was rather afraid that the minister of the great republic, who had
spoken with such singular eloquence, would feel it was a little want
of sense on his part, that made him unprepared at that moment to
open negotiations for the cession of British Canada. Mr. Gladstone,
who was present, referred to the days when he had been at the
colonial office, when in every British colony there was a party,
called "the British party," which, he rejoiced to think, had since
become totally extinct.

M132 Difficulties In Cabinet

262 Selborne, _Personal and Political Memorials_, i. p. 214.

M133 Treaty Signed

_ 263 International Law_, p. 240. On the doubtful value of the rules, see
Lawrence's _Principles of International Law_ (1895), pp. 553-4.

264 Boyd, third Eng. edition of _Wheaton_ (1889), p. 593.

M134 Indirect Claims

265 Lord de Grey had been created Marquis of Ripon after the signature
of the treaty of Washington.

266 See Moore, _History and Digest of International Arbitration to which
the United States have been a Party_. Washington, 1898, i. pp.
629-37.

267 Mr. Bruce writes home from the cabinet room: "June 5, 1872: You must
read the House of Lords debate on the _Alabama_ treaty. It was a
most mischievous move of Lord Russell, as the discussion must weaken
our last chance--not a bad one--of settling differences. The debate
was adjourned. But there is no doubt that a vote will be carried
which, if it were in the House of Commons, would lead to
resignation. We cannot of course treat the vote of the Lords, where
we are always in a minority, as of the same quality. But it will be
misunderstood in America. We are now in the cabinet discussing the
next steps." The motion was withdrawn.

M135 At Geneva

_ 268 Charles Francis Adams._ By his Son. Boston, 1900, pp. 394-7.

M136 The Award
M137 Criticism By Colleagues

269 Sir James Stansfeld, _Review of Reviews_, xi. p. 519.

_ 270 Pall Mall Gazette_, Dec. 14, 1883.

271 M. C. M.