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presume that if such proposition he made,
which shall not be accompanied with conditions
rendering it otherwise Objectionable or mad
missible, its acceptance will be prompt. In
deed, ne reason is obvious, to lead to the ap-
prehension that ere long all-parties running
steam or sailing packets from American ports
to those of foreign countries regularly, may
not be expected to offer their services in the
same way at similar rate of pay, which en-
braces ample compensation for the cost ito
them) of transporting the mails and the re-
sponsibility for their safe keeping. OF course,
it is not to be expected that Ocean Mail Steamer
Lines now in the enjoyment of heavy pay for
mail service rendered this Government, in
some cases almost constructive, as it were,
will come into any such arrangement. But
the ice has been broken, and the praiseworthy
example has been duly set, which is destined
rapidly to work out good results.
Members Gone Away.-Some thirty or forty
members are said to have left W ashington very
recently, to visit their homes or the northern
cities These flying visits seem to be taken by
fits and starts; rumor of the intended depar-
ture of half dozen operating as an induce
ment for many others to follow their example
The stray birds will nearly all, doubtless, be
upon the ground again, in the course of the
current week, probably greatly re-invigsrated
for the real work of the session, which must
soon be commenced in right down earnest
General Average Damages, a. Charseable
to the Government.-Iti is held at the Treas-
ury Department that when property belonging
to the Government is freighted, it must con-
| tribute towards general average under the
same circumstances and to the same extent as
that of private individuals; and when a YES
sci is accidentally stranded in the course of
her voyage, and by labor and expense is set
afoat, as it produces benefit to all, tits charge
upon all according to the rules of apportioning
! general average, and the rule for ascertaining
the contributory value of freight is to deduct
one-third from the gross freight. Whatever
may DO the nature of the injury, whether
arising from voluntary sacrifice or the perils
of the sea, the wages and provisions of the
crew from the time of putting away for the
port, and every other expense necessarily in
CURED during the detention for the benefit of
ali concerned are to become as general aver
age; but the expenses of repairing the ship,
if not o:casioned by voluntary sacrifice, are
not subject ofsgeneral average.
General Land 0fice.-During the month of
March last, the following work was completed
in the General Land Office:
Letters received, briefed and registered. 1868
Letters written, 1,750-occupying pages
| Of folio record. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1.14l
Sales, locations, selections, &C., examin-
| ed and posted. 20 ,3S9
Patents written, cash and military. 1858
Patents recorded, cash and military. 6 400
| Military warrants examined. 2.410
| Military warrants briefed. ............ 1855
Virginia military scrip issued, acres. "a ,27s
Patents examined and passed. ......... {, 4S7
A tllector and Surveyor Of Customs
Appoin ed and Confirmed. w. Moore
to be Collector of the District of Saluria
Texas, vice Alex. Somerville, deceased.
Robert Edwards to be Surveyor of the Gus
toms at Carriers Creek, Va, vice Jesse George
removed.
i List Of Patents issued from the United
States Patent Office for the week ending April
4, 1S54-each bearing that date:
Solomon Andrews, of Perth Amboy, N. ]
!, For improvements in drop and die forging
and punching machines. in Eng
land, Oct. Z, 1852.
Bernard J. La Mothe, of New York, N. Y
For improvement in railroad cars
Benz. A. Lavender, and Henry Lowe, OF
Baltimore Md.-For improvement in treating
cane fibre for paper and other purposes.
Rodney Miller, of Middlefeld, Ohio.-Fol
, improvement in carriage tops.
Oldin Nichols, of Lowell, Mass-For i'm.
proved chain cable stopper.
Elijah Roberts, of Rochester, N. H.-For i'm.
provement in gates for water wheels
David A. Wells, of Cambridge, Mass.-Fon
improvement in the preparation Of vegetable
fbres.;
VIM: H. Atkins, of Ithaca, N. Y, assignor to
Samuel j. Parker, of same place.-For i'm
proVement in cops for sewing machines.
Lorenzo D. Goodwin, of Perneville, N. Y
Eof improvements in water wheels.
Willis Humiston, of Troy, n. Y.-For i'm.
, provement in candle mould appara tus
Eastman R. Ball, of Kalamazoo, Mich
For Improvement in bedstead fastenings
Solomon G. Booth, of New York, n Y
For improvement in machines for corrugatne
sheet metal.
Benz. Eakins, Of Spring Garden, Pa.-For i'm
) proved valve cock.
3 A. 4. Eaton, of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in amalgamating gold and.silver
Henry w. Farley of East Boston, Mass.-Fol
Improvement in railroad frog guards
Phanuel Flanders of Lowell, Mass.-For
Improvement in cranberry winnowers
VIM. Gates, Jr., of Frankfort, N Y, and II
j. HARDWOOD, of Utica, N. Y.-For improve
ment in machines for making friction matches
Charles Goodyear, of New Haven, Conn
For improvement in treating vulcanizable
gums.
Carm Hart, of Bridgeport, Conn-For i'm
proved machine for cutting veneers.
Stephen Hodges, of New York, N. Y.-For
combined table and chair.
L. Otto P. Meyer, of Newton, Conn.-For
improvement in treating caoutchouc and othe,
vulcanizable gums.
Morris Mattson, of Boston, Mass.-For i'm
provement in enema syringes
John Nesmith, of Lowell, Mass.-For i'm.
provement in machines for making wire net.
ting. -. BE-. = ~. %
Abel Pease, Of Enfield, Conn.-For i'm.
proved drill for metal drilling. g.
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