The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS,)

LIVERPOOL, June 2.

The Inman screw steamer City of York, from
New York on the evening of the 18th ult., arrived
here this afternoon, via Queenstown yesterday.
The following despatch from Secretary Stanton
to Major-General Dix, gives the latest information
from the Army of the Potomac :

" Washington, May 18, 11.15 a.m.
" We have no report of operations since my last
despatch. The latest information from General
Grant was that the roads had greatly improved.
Large reinforcements had reached him, and he de-
signed to move against the enemy without delay.
"It is the design of the Government to keep up
;he national force until the rebellion is over
thrown, and in el der to provide Figainst any in-
opportune reduction when the service of the 100
days' men go out, a draft to fil up their place, and
all other reductions, will be ordered to take place
on theist of July, by which time the new enrol-
ments Will be completed.

"No order is yet issued,"

The following official despatch had been ad-
dressed to the Associated Press by Secretary Seward
in reference to the forged proclamation issued in the
New Fork World :

6, Department of State, Washington, May 18.
"A paper purporting to be a proclamation of the
President, countersigned by the Secretary of &Eat,
and bearing date the 17(11 day of May, is reported
to this department as having appeared in the New
York -World of this date. This paper is an absolute
forgery. No proclamation of this kind or any other
has bten made, or proposed to be made, by the Pre-
sident, or issued, or proposed to be issued, by the
Government.
State Department or any other department of this

The Dispute between the Coroner and
Vestry of St, Pancras,

Yesterday, at the weekly meeting of the vestry
of St. Pancras (Mr. Churchwarden Lawford in the
chair), the vexed question of the coroner's beadle-
ship was again brought under consideration, by the
production of the opinion of Mr. Lush, Q.C., and
Mr. Weisby, as to their right to dismiss Murray, a
coroner's officer, and appoint another man, named
Holland, in his place.
After stating their case, the vestry call upon
counsel for their advice as to whether they have
any, and what power, to compel the coroner to
deliver his warrants to Holland, whom they have
appointed ; whether Murrey, having teen dismissed
by the vestry, can legally execute the coroner's
warrant and receive payments made by the justices
of the peace ; whether the vestry have any, and
what remedy, against the coroner; whether the
vestry have control over the constable in the execu-
tion of the office, and what, if any, proceeding should
be taken by them. The opinion of Messrs. Lush and
Welsby is against the vestry on every point. In
their opinion the vestry have no power to compel
the coroner to send his warrant to any particular
person, and he may send it to any constable or police
officer within the district where the death occurs.
They do not find that the vestry has any authority
under their act to appoint constables or peace
officers, or to designate, under the denomination of
" coroner's beadle," or otherwise, any particular
constables or peace officers to perform the duty of
executing the warrants of the coroner. Murray
being a constable for the metropolitan district, they
considered that all that was necessary for the pur-
pose. They answer the questions if the Vestry
have any remedy against the coroner or right of
control over the constable in the .negative, and do
not advise any proceedings by the vestry against
either.

Mr. BISHOP moved that the opinion of counsel be
referred to the committee, to report upon the steps
necessary to be taken under the circumstances, bat
it was negatived by a large majority, and the case
and opinion ordered to be entered on the minutes of
the board.