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SIR H. BARKLY OBSTRUCTS ARBITRATION. 381Free State, he says, "It had been my intention previouslyto have acknowledged his Honour's letter" (of16th August). "Under present circumstances I, offrom making a communiee~~~"'H.I..L'v.thenStatey deeerly debarred fromready plea for procrastination, by informing the latter,in a despatch dated" 16th September, 1872," that itwould" afford (him) much pleasure to receive the communicationwhich your Excellency refers to as havingbeen to address President. . . "Sisdated"1872." Needobstacles todeclaredbeen "settled"? He states :-•• I trust that one or other of those Ambassadors will select a •..Super-Arbiter ••. but if, for any reason, difficulty should occur, itwould be necessary to provide otherwise for the appointment ...and thuu&lfore again pro]Jo53&l 7375331es of the AustriJi££and "75~ilih7ii9adors AND the the Helvetic C75££~fede7575ti75££ to the names ~ci~7££bassadors ..• "§;;i&l&l;i6!~t:l Sir H. 4mly provesinstead of being "settled" the "constitution of thetribunal" was as far from being arranged as at thefirst, lJut he adil8 to and alters his former olJjectWnalJout the numlJer of AmlJassadors! In his letter of30th July 1872, already quoted? he proposed" Austrian Ambassadoo4;Hedenl;of thethe propo2±ihmitgus includingConfederation"AND the Pro2±7~as necessary