England's Move

Washington, Jan. l. - A motion has been maile in Üi Supremo Court by James II. ('boa te. oí New York, representing the ('anadian government, for a writ f prohibition declaring that the District Court of Alaska had no jurisdietion in the case of the sealing schooner Laymond, Beized by United otates authorities in Alaska, the vessel ha ving1 been taken outside of the customary three marine leagues. This motion ereates quite a surprise in Congressional and diplomatic circles, as it is considered to be a coup d'etat on the part of Great Iïritain for the purpose of bringing the entire question of the jurisdietion of the United States in the Behring sea before the highest legal tribunal .in the United States, and thus foree that court to define the position at the country on this important sulijeet.