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Show LBy W, U. Telegraph. THE iE.EVA BOARD, New York, 6. A special from Geneva Ge-neva says as the arbitration progresses the probabilities increase that the verdict ver-dict will be against England, and that it will be in the form of a declaration of her general responsibility for the acts of the Confederate oruisers, and an award of a gross amount of damages of some magnitude, thus obviating a resort re-sort of the board to assessors. Tho American counsel will apparently endeavor en-deavor to seoure this instead of a de tailed award. The judgment of the court on each particular ship ia there-fore there-fore of less consequence than it otherwise other-wise would have been, but there is reason to believe that the case of the Gtergia is the weakest and has been practically abandoned. The case of the Shenandoah, however, is pressed closely and indemnity for losses to the whaling fleet is especially urged. Discussion Dis-cussion proceeds faster than generally expected. The English counsel give particular emphasis to the argument that the tribunal under the treaty of Washington has no right to examine tho conduct of England in her execution execu-tion of municipal law. They maintain that no nation is responsible to another for its internal administration. |