Spirit of the age., 1853-06-01
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w WAsHINGToN. May %. 1853--We under
stand that the hetollowlng foreign appointments,
some of which have been announced already,
have been made by the President, and that
other objects of pressing attention prevent
his bestowing any further consideration at
present upon appointments of this class:
Ministers Plenipotenliary.-To Great Brit
ain-James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, Sec
retary of Legation, John Appleton, of Maine.
Spain-Pierre Soule, louisiana Russia
Thomas H. Seymour, Connecticut Mexico
James Gadsden, South Carolina; Secretary
of Legation, John Grips, California Prussia
+ Peter D. VroCm, New Jersey. Central Amer
ica-Solon Borland, Arkansas; Secretary of
Legation, A. Beelin, Pennsylvania. Brazil
-Wm. Trousdale, Tennessee. Chili-Sam'l
Medary, Ohio. Peru-John r. Clay, late
Charge d. Afaires to Peru, and formerly Sec
rotary of Legation to Russia and Austria.
ministers Resident.--ln Switzerland-Theo-
dore S. Fay, long Secretary of Legation at
Berlin.
Charges des Afaires,-To Belgium-J. J.
Seibeles of Alabama Netherlands -Auguste
Belmont, New York. Sardinia-RichardK Kid
der Meade, Virginia. The Sicilies-Robert
Dale Owen, Indiana. Austria, Henry R.Jack
son, Georgia. Denmafk-Henry Bedinger
Virginia. Buenos Ayres-Wm II. Bissall
Illinois. New Grenada-James S. Green, Mis-
souri,.
Commissioner to the Sand,cich Islands
Shelton Z. Leake, of Virginia.
COnsulS.-Acapulco, Chas. L. Denman, O
California; Alexandria, Edward De Leon, 0
South Carolina; Balize, David S Lee, of Iowa
Bermuda, John W. Howdin, of Ohio; Bor
deaux, Alfred Gilmore, of Pennsylvania
Brennan, VIM. Hildebrand, of Wisconsin
Cork, Dednis Mullin, of New York Dublin
M. J. Lynch, Of Illinois Dundee, VIM. II
De Wolfe, of Rhode Island Havana, Alex
ander NJ Clayton, of Mississippi; Hamburg
S. NJ. johnson, of Michigan Hong-Kone
James Keenan,, of Pennsylvania Honolulu
BENZ. T. Angel, Of New York; Labainf
, George w Chase, of Maine Liverpool
Nathaniel Hawthorne, of Mass Melbourne
1 James NJ Tarleton, Of Alabama Panama
Thomas W. Ward, of Texas Paris, Dunca
K Nc Rae of North Carolina; Rio Janiero
Robt. G. Scott, of Virginia: st. Thomas, Cha
les J. Helm, of Kentucky Talcahuana, Wn
> r. Plato, Of Illinois Trieste, Wyndhal
z. Robertson, of Louisiana Trinidad de Cub
k John Hubbard, of Me-; Valparaiso, Reube
I Wood, of Ohio Zurich, George F. Grund
of Pa.
q WASHINGTON, May 24-The foreign appoin
ments are generally regarded as Of ii high orde
though of course some dissatisfaction is f.
; by the disappointed, a large number of who
e left the city to-day.
= Charles Levi Woodbury.. set down as chars
to Bolivia, has declined the appointment
The NoTwALK MASSACRE 1t is said til
= one suit has already been commenced by Il
'. surviving relatives of an eminent deceas
e, physician who was killed by the railroad a
% cident at Norwalk, for S25, 900 damages, al
another by the friends of one Of the deceas
+ Boston passengers for 100000.
: IDoLArRY.-The Chinese company, late
= arrived at New York, before they would {
so eide to perform on Friday night at Niblo
te tossed up their wooden God, Josh, (heads
,a tails) to learn whether they could do so nj
impunity. JOSH like loaded dice, cal
= down favorably.
We learn that some of the Sheriffs of t
'e State do not appear to be aware of the f;
m that the lunatic asylum tax has been cont
. ued by the General Assembly. The tax |
ts been continued and will be required at tn
" hands when they come to settle.
IS
od ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GL1rTERs.'-T
" :. aphorism has received a new verifcation
IN the case of gold found in Tyrrell coun
oo N. O., which, we learn from the Washil
ton Waig, tCZcs out to be is1rglQss.