Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-05

history Of his mission, which the New York
Herald put forth on Tuesday last, has not the
sIightes foundation in truth It was asserted
only in the hope Of inducing him % to do.
The Herald has steadily urged every possible
art 10 draw Mr.. Soule into controversy with
anybody and everybody in the Government,
and has only succeeded in earning that gen.
tleman unmitgsted contempt and disgust at
the mendacity of its lsbors.
An Important Question a. to the Payment
Of Interest due On United States Stocks Set
tied Application was made BY an attorney
to receive interest on United States stocks be.
longing TO, and standing In the name Of the
wife Of the person giving the power, the hus.
band and wife being foreigners, the latter
having died in Mexico. The husband, after
the death Of his wife, gave . power to his
agent in New York "to cell any stock standing
in his name on the books of any company in
the United States, and tho dividends on the
same" DO. g.. ---..
Under this power, letters Of administration
were applied for and obtained by the attorney
from the surrogate in New York, and payment
of the dividends clsimei by the agent from
the Assistant Treasurer under said letters OF
administration.
An adverse decision was given at the Trea.
sury Department on the following grounds,
among others
l. By the revised statutes Of Nex York, I'D
ministration il directed to be granted to the
husband or the Wife's personal estate.
2 There must be Q written renuncistion BY
the party having the prior right, or citation to
show cause must be first issued to all persons,
and be duly served and published.
8. The administrator must enter into bonds
with sufficient sureties for faithful execution
of his trust, DC.
4. If letters Of administration are granted
on the supposition that there is no will, and
one is subseq uently found, such letters are
void.
s. 1t is one Of tho settled doctrines Of the
jus gemtinn prtvatum that tho distribution of
the personal effects of Gecedent are governed
by the laws of the .domicil, which, in the
present instance, is in foreign country
%. Tho power of attorney, in this case, could
not touch these facts, because the right of the
husband to convey them, which might exist
during the life Of his wife, ceased with her
demise, unless prevo0sly reduced to his pos.
session. -......- ..-...-
The mode Of proceeding in the present case
is for the public administrator to administer
upon the assets, first giving notice to the rep
resentative of the country of which the decedsnt
was citizen, and through him to parties in
terestsd in that country. Or original letters
must be taken out in that country and auxiIi.
airy letters thereon in the United States
The Purpose Of the War.-The Paris cor
respondent Of the Journal of Commerce ap-
ponds to his last letter, without q word Of com
ment, the following naive paragraph:
| "ColIoquy betiossn the P,ussian Premier
| NJ. de ManteufeL and Lord John-Lofd
J.-Nevertheless you cannot wish that Con-
| stantinople should become Russian city
IN. de M And you ought not to wish th at
Constan,inople should remain French CITY,"
1t is eloquent, indeed, with meaning, and
tells secret which will create general diseon-
tent in England. Constantinople is now, prac-
tically, French city. 1t is garrisoued by
the French, and French influence is at this
| moment, SIS it has been for some time, para
| mount there-yastly more so than English in.
Huence ever WIS, though for many years bo-
fore this war began, all the world accounted
the nat of the English Minister to the Sultan's
court the supreme decision under his Govern
ment. French diplomacy of 1855 thus turns
out to be as much superior to that of the Eng
lish, as are the Emperor's arms to those of
Britain, as manifested before Sebastopol
seamen for the Navy.-The almost utter
impossibiity of obtaining seamen for the navy
has forced the Government to offer $40 bounty
for the enlistment of men. Tho advantages
held out by the law to that end at the last
session Of Congress do not operate as was ex-
pected, owing to the continued scarcity of
ssamen. Months ago We pointed out the no.
cessity for the adoption by Congress of some
measures to make moro American seamen ont
OF idle boys in cities This plan must be
adopted on an extensive scale, or In i've years
there will not be ono such sailor who're the
naval and mercantile marine will actually re-
quire twenty.
Held to Bail.-James P. Barker, of Della
ware. was held to bail in Philadelphia, on the
Sd inst, for uttering and publishing false
assignment Of . land warrant. This Mr..
Barker was named as . captain in the new
10th regiment whom the list Of the appoint