748 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. 



1873, took effect on the 1st day of July, 1873, and, by the terms of 

 the original treaty, are subject to termination by either party on two 

 years' notice given at the expiration of ten years from July 1, 1873. 

 This resolution, which was approved March 3, 1883, directs the Presi- 

 dent to give notice to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty that 

 the provisions of each and every of the articles No. 18 to No. 25, in- 

 clusive, and of Article XXX of the treaty of May 8, 1871, will ter- 

 minate and be of no force on the expiration of two years next after 

 the time of giving such notice, which the President is further directed 

 to give on the 1st day of July, 1883, or as soon thereafter as may be. 

 You are therefore instructed to comply with the directions of Con- 

 gress in this matter, as set forth in the resolution, by giving the notice 

 required. As the 1st day of July falls on Sunday, you will give the 

 notice on the next succeeding day, informing the minister of foreign 

 affairs on the receipt of this instruction of its purport and of your 

 contemplated action. 



I am, etc., FRED'K T. FRELINGHUYSEN. 



Mr. Lowell to Mr. Frelinghuysen. 



No. 563.] LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, 



London, June 6, 1883. (Received June 19.) 



SIR : Referring to your instruction No. 564, of the 5th day of April, 

 1883, I have to acquaint you that on the 18th day of April last, the 

 day of the arrival of the instruction, I addressed a note to Lord Gran- 

 ville in compliance with its terms, informing him of the action I 

 should take on the 2d of July next in obedience to a resolution of 

 both houses of Congress of the United States, in giving notice of the 

 termination of Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX 

 of the treaty of May 8, 1871, between the United States and Great 

 Britain ; and that on the 28th of April last I received a reply from 

 his lordship, acknowledging the reception of my note. 



I beg to inclose herewith a copy of this correspondence. 

 I have, &c., 



J. R. LOWELL. 



[Inclosure No. 1.] 



Mr. Lowell to Lord Granville. 



LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES, 



London, April 18, 1883. 



MY LORD : I have received to-day, from Mr. Frelinghuysen, a dis- 

 patch inclosing the copy of a joint resolution of both houses of Con- 

 gress of the United States, providing for the termination of certain 

 articles of the treaty between the United States of America and Her 

 Britannic Majesty, concluded at Washington, May 8, 1871, which 

 articles, under the protocol signed June 7, 1873, took effect on the 1st 

 day of July, 1873, and, by the terms of the original treaty, are sub- 

 ject to termination by either party on two years* notice, given at the 

 expiration of ten years from July 1, 1873. This resolution, which was 

 approved March 3, 1883, directs the President to give notice to the 



