The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-14

claim, il whole or In part, as hs shall deem just; and as
coon a. fAid determination Of the Secretary OF the Tressu-
ry shall be mace known to the said commissioner, II Il
issue to each claimant. whose claim 4 20 sUorcysd. 4
duties which the claimant l. = entitled & i have sn rssanae d
act. which said c~erti6cats shah sntttIs the nsr = or
persons named therein, or the legal holder thereof. TO be
the said certificate at the treasury Of the Omitted states.
within one year from Its date:
Provided, That no such certificate shall Issue for the
remission OF duties that may have accrued upon any
package Of goods, wares, or merchandise, that may have
been destroyed in whole or in part by Are, which may
have been sold BY the importer or importers, unless he
or they. and the purchaser or purchasers, shall have
previously identified said package and its contents, and
p p,sss .s sso sale ., Or sales ;Ss,,.; ana purchase Or purchases
confirmed by the oaths or afirmations Of the parties:
nor Until the claimant or claimants shall have made an
one Of them, setting forth in detail all the insurance
against loss or damage by fire which shall have been ef-
Of, and which shall have been in force at the time Of the
hre, together with the amounts received upon such In
s sno, ss.h and I..u the balance .anS nn{ 81 a.. a.y) .,1 remaining unpaid
ants shall have given bond, with approved s~ureties. for
double the amount Of the duties to be refunded, which
mentioned in the said certificate, with legal interest
thereon, to the United States In case It shall afterwards
appear that such r%efunding or remission should Tot have
the duties were refunded or RENTED were or not dc.
stroyed by Are In unbroken and original packages as al.
Legged. or that the value thereof, or any part Of such va
rected BY the third section Of this act. s seancI hsv ~ Ia. a,
received from the insurers, by virtue Of snx i : oue
ests he : ;s ava !, - as n g BY fire; nor shall the said certia.
an executor Or administrator until he or thew shall
nsre sworn or affirmed that the goods were 20 destroyed
In unbrcken packA-sa
49, ;. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where
any article or package, as imported, shall have been da-
mayed, or partially, and not entirely destroyed by Are,
within either of the periods Of time hereinbefore specified.
the refundipQ or remission of duties on auch article mr.
package shall be in proportion to the damage or destruc-
ton by the said fire, as that proportion shall be ascertain
ed and certified to the said commissioners by the apprais-
ers for the port where the are occurred; but this section
shall not be so construed as to extend to any merchan-
disc or property destroyed or damaged other than 10 the
original and unbroken packages as reported.
Sec. o. And be II enacted, That any wilful false swear
ing or affirming before the said commissioners, or either
OF them, or In any ahdayit or deposition taken be-
them, shall BE- deemed and held to be Siifui PERU.
conviction before any court Of competent Jurisdiction,
to the punishment prescribed by the laws of the
OF oni asq,e sts' ss,i for hn w1 I perjury or x,i And Il n, amy person .On
such perjury 70 be committed, every person or
persons SO offending shall be deemed guilty Of subor-
nation OF perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall be
subject TO the punishment prescribed by the laws of the
United States for subornat,on or perjury. And should
court Of competent jurisdi ,tion, of wilfully swearing or
Affirming falsely to any matter required by this act, or BY
Treasury in pursuance Of this act, to be proven or
sworn to-, no or they shall be liable to pay to the inform
er an amount Of money equal to the sum specified in the
certificate or certificates which shall have been granted
to him or them, to be recovered In action to be brought
by such informer in any court OF competent Jurisdiction,
laws Of the United states for q wiifui pe Piuryt'O Pro Uiid d
however, that neither Of the commissioners trying the
case shall be entitled to the sum herein secured to the
informer upon whose evidence or information the convic-
ton may be made before q court of competent jurisdic.
ton.
Appointments Confirmed by the Senate.
Collectors Of the Customs-wm. N. Harrison, Rich
a " ~.nn IL .-aL A..Arn II " E--~I.-l
Yorktown, Va, vice Philip H. Barziga, resigned; A..
Banks, Petersburg, Va, vice Lewis Innsford, resigned
'o Naval Ta osaesi- rjsnea acc Into se '@p6stsmouth, N.
Surveyors of the Customs-Martin Russell, Troy, N.
Y, vice Edwin Brownell, resigned; VIM. E. starke, New
Orleans, vice Thomas G. Porter, appointed Collector
Philip Harvey, Burlington, Iowa, vice Anthony W. Car
penter. resigned.
Apprsiser-Francis Leech, New Orleans, vice VIM. Z.
starke, appointed Surveyor.
Assistant Appraiser-wm. P. Hepburn, New Orleans,
vice Francis Ieecb, appointed Appraiser.
Promotions In the Navy.
By and 7cifh the adrice and consent Of the Senate.
Charles H. Bell to be a Captain from 18th August,
1854, vice Capt. John Downes, deceased.
Der, 1854, vice Capt. Downing, cashiered.
Henry II. Bell to be q Commander from 10Th August
1854, vice Comma nder G. Il. Bell, promoted.
VIM. Smith to be a Commander from 18th August, 1854,
vice Commander A. Bigelow, promoted.
Master 9. G. simms to be q Lieutenant from 18th Au-
Master q. n. Arnold to be . Lieutenant from 18th Sep.
TENDER, 1854, vice Lieut.. VIM. Smith, promoted.
Master Thomas Pattison to be q Lieutenant from 10th
September, 1854, vice Lieut.. ]. G Walsh, resigned.
Master Julian Myers to be a Lieutenant from Goth Sep
TENDER, 1854, vice Lieut.. A. B. Davis, deceased.
tober, 1854, vice Lieut.. j D. Bullock, resigned,
Master Richmond Aulick to be a Lieutenant from 2ath
NI Ts.s.s l, nSst, Sls su 1asSs, + :. \ M Is11stv deceased &C. BE . Sur.
geen from Sth August, 1854, vice Surgeon Bailey Wash
ipgtop, deceased.
Passed Assistant Surgeon T. N. Potter to be a Surgeon
from 1Th September, 1854, vice Surgeon G. II, Guillou,
resigned.
Passed Assistant Surgeon S. Ridont Addison to be a
Surgeon from ed Of September, 1854, wise Surgeon
George IeIril, resigned.
Passed Assistant Surgeon VIM. A.. Nelson to be a Sur
seon from 2ist Of November, 1854, vice Surgeon VIM.
; william G; Hay lay, to be be an assistant Surgeon from 18th
Daniel B. Conrad to be an Assistant Surgeon from Goth
OF september, 1854, vice Potter, promoted.
J. e Sample to be an Assistant Surgeon from 22d Of
September, 1854, vice Addison, promoted.
VIM. 7. Hord to be an Assistant Surgeon from LIST Of
November, 1854, vice Assistant Surgeon Tunstar, re-
Wyatt NJ. Brown to be an Assistant Surgeon from 25th
Of November, 1854, vice Nelson, promoted.
Addison Garland to be a Captain in the Marine Corps
signed.
Thomss 7. Field to be a First Lieutenant in the Ma
rine Corps from 18th October, 1854, vice Garland, pro-
Al. Dallas to be a Second Lieutenant in the Marine
SSr E. fT pqom s,ss os q :. i. lS Tisit to fill the vA''n'y created
Charles G McCawley to be a First Lieutenant in the
Marine Corps from I'd January, 1855, vice First Iieuten-
ant H. b. Watson. resigned.
Henry B. Tyler, Jun, to be q Second Lieutenant in the
Marine Corps from I'd January, 1855, to fill vacancy Gre
ated by the promotion of G. G. McCawley.
Joseph Smith to be Navy Agent at Boston, vice J. II.
Wright, whose commission had expired.
Williamsburg City News.
Cry MISSIONARY SOCIETY Tho second anniversary OF
the Williamsburg Missionary Society took place last
evening, at the Presbyterian church in South Fourth
street, corner Of Sixteenth street. A large number Of