The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-24


Telegraphic dispatches enable us to announce the
following appointments, by the President, of mimic
tiers and charges daaires to foreign countries, and
consuls to foreign ports:-
ENJOYS EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER'S PLENIPo
TERTIARY.
GREAT BRrAN.-James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania
in place Of Joseph Ingerss John Appleton, Of Maine
Secretary of Legation.
SPAIN Pierre soue, of Louisiana, in place of Daniel
N. Barrnger,
Russia Thomas Il. Seymour of Connecticut, in place
PaussnnPeter D. vroOm, of New Jersey in place Of
Daniel ID. Barnard
BRAzn-Wi liam housdale, of Tennessee, in place Of
hr1Ico james Gadsden of South Carolina in place Of
Cml.-samusl Medary, of Ohio in place Of Baiie Pey
CENTRAL AMKMcA-solon Borland, of Arkansas, in
place Of John B. Kerr, and B. NJ Mney.
The only remaining Minister Plenipotentary to be
appointed is that to France, in place Of Mr. Rives
The pay of ENJOYS Extraordinary and Ministers
Plenipotentiary is $4,000 per as salary, and
$4,000 outfit Secretaries delegation receive $4,000
per annnm.
MINISTER RESIDENT.
SwITRIAND.-Theodore s. Fay, Of New York, for many
years Secretary of Legation to Prussia.
The Minister RESIDENT to Switzerland is new dip.
lomatic Office There is one other Of the same class
viz: to Turkey, now filed by George P. Marsh, OF
Vermont, whig. The pay Of minister resident is
$4,000 per annum.
CHARGE D'AFFAIREs.
DENMARK.-Henry Bednger, Of Virginia, In place of
NRrHERIANDs-Auguste Belmont, of New York, in
BnGrM.-J J. Schiller, of Alabama, in place of Richard
II. BayaId.
Two slcIEs,-Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana, in place
SARDINIA Richard K. Meade of Virginia, in place of
William b. Kinney.
Thamas Jackson; o. SsGrga IN place o.
resignation and recall of c. J. McCurdy
New GRAS4D4-James s. Green, Of Missouri, in place
PEsNsYIvAMA.-John Randolph Clay, of Pennsylvania,
continued.
BUKNos AYREs, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC William H.
Bissel Of Illinois, in place Of John S. Pendleton.
Bo1IvIA-Charles l. Woodbury., of Massachusetts, in
place of Horace h. Miller
Charges d Afaires receive salary of $4,000 per
annum and outfit. Appointments to Sweden, Por-
tugal, Venezuela, Ecuador and Rome, remain to be
made. The latter Pontifcal States) is represent
ed by Lewis Cass, jr, who will probably be contin-
ued, if he desires it.
COMMISSIONER TO SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Shelton Leake, ofvrgnia in place of Luther Sever
ance, of Maine Salary 1000 per annum.
There is Commissioner to China to be appointed
in place Of Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, whig,
who went to China as Commissioner last year. The
pay, which was $4,000 per annum, was advanced to
$4,000 since the appointment of Mr.. Marshall, and
$4,000 outfit.
Appointments Removals.
Acapulco.
Charles L. Denman, of California. C. W. Socum.
Alexandria.
Edwin De Leon, of s. ..;..;......p 5. Mccsuley.
David S. Lee, of Iowa Nathan Buchard,
Bermuda
John H. Howdin of Ohio. William T. Tucker
Alfred Gilmore, of Penn ........... Fred Kahl
William Hildebrand, of Wisconsin. Ralph King
Cork.
Dennis Mullins, of New York .... Alfred Mitchell.
Dublin.
Nj J. h'nen' Oh Limos dundee james roy
Mr.. a. Dessolf, of Rho Island :. james De Wolf.
Genoa.
E. Felix Foresti. G. Baker.
Hamburg.
S. N. johnson, of Michigan ........S. Bromberg.
Hdrona.
Alex. NJ. Clayton Of Mississippi. -. W. L. Sharkey.
Hong Kong.
James keenan,, of Pennsylvania Frederick T. Bush.
Honolulu.
BENZ F. Angel, Of New York;. Elisha a. Allen.
Ldhaina.
Geo. w. Chase, of Maine. ....... Charles Bunker.
Liverpool
Nathaniel Hawthorne, of Mass..... T. L. CritteAden
MelbOuTrae
James Tarleton of Ala bama. Joseph A. Henriques
Paris.
Duncan F. McRae, of N. C..........s G. Goodrich.
Panama
Thomas W. Ward of Texas. .. Amos B. corwin
Rio Janeiro.
Robert G. Scott, Of virsinis 49,. Edward Kent
Charles J. Helm, of Kentucky 80. H. N. Burton.
Talcdhuano
William B. Plato, of Illinois. 800. Samuel Eckel
wyndham Robertson, of a.. La. l. W. Jerome.
Trinidad de Cuba
John Hubbard, of Maine. Samuel Mclean.
Valparaiso
Reuben Wood. of Ohio. $500. William Duer.
Donald G. Mitchell Of Conn Edmund F1agg, IRE.
signsd in 1871
Geo. F. Grund of Pennsylvania. L. ]. Kiderlen
A large number of consuls to other foreign ports
remain to be appointed. The only consuls who
receive salaries Gall others being paid by fees) are
those for London, $4,000; Tangier, $4,000; Tunis,
$4,000; and Tripoli, $4,000; and those for Beyrout
$500, and Alexandria, Consul General, IS 900. The
consuls in the five China treaty ports receive 81 900
each for judicial duties.
In the foregoing diplomatic and consular appoint
ments it will be observed that variety Of classes,
professions and occupations are represented, al
though there will doubtless be much dissatisfaction
among the unsuccessful applicants and their friends.
The Governors and ex- Governors Of States are-Sey
mour of Connecticut; Vroom, Of New Jersey; Trous-
dale, of Tennessee; Wood, Of Ohio, and Hubbard, of
Maine Members and ex-members Of Congress
Soule, Of Louisiana; Borand, Of Arkansas; Gilmore,
of Pennsylvania; Meade and Bedinger, of Virginia;
Owen, Of Indiana; Bssell, of Illinois, and Green, of
Missouri; Lieutenant Governor, Shelton F. Leake Of
Virginia. Authors Gin light literature)-F Haw-
thorne, and, Mitchell Cor Tx MarveD. Editors-Me-
dairy, Of Ohio; DeLeon, Of South Carolina, and
others. observation-disclosures and others, few and
far between; while lawyers, as usual, form large
proportion Of the list.
A brief notice Of some of the most prominent
characters among these diplomatic appointments
may be expected. James Buchanan is well known
as statesman and politician. He is bachelor, Of
60 years of age, having been born in Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, in April l79l. He studied
law, Of course, and entered public life as member
Of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in 1874 He was
elected to Congress- having been attached to the old
federal party, in 1920, and served as member of
~ Iyo,sa ~ DoY. acantativea until 1891. Tn Nav