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may appear In person and manage his own

may appear In person ana manage MS own
cause.
20. When the claimants case is prepared
he shall notify the solicitor thereof, fuIoish-
ing him at the Same time with a printed copy
Of his brief The solicitor, within reason.
able time thereafter, shall furnish the oppo-
site counsel with printed copy Of his brief,
and file capies Of both briefs with the clerk
When the briefs are thus fled, the clerk shall
enter the case on the trial docket. At least
three days before any case will be called for
argument such printed briefs shall be fur
nished to each of the judges, and contain all
the positions and authorities relied on. No
rtva poce arguments on behalf Of either party
Will be permitted to continue more than two
hours, nor will counsel be permitted to take
other grounds or to refer to other authorities
than those stated in the briefs. The cases
will be called for argument or submission in
the order in which they shall be thus pre-
pared.
81. In the computation of time mentioned
IN these rules, all Sundays, and also the day
OF tho service of any notice, and the day on
which party is required to appear, or on
which any act is required to be done, shall be
excluded
%. No paper fled in cause shall be taken
from tho clerks office, except by ono Of the
judges, without permission of the court, and
by leaving certified copy with the clerk.
- Ii the claimant die, pending tho suit,
his proper representative may, on motion, be
admitted to prosecute the claim.
true copy from record:
SAMUEL d HUNTINGTON, Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Buchanan. was received, this
morning, from Mr.. Buchanan, in which he
says he shall leave his mission about the last
Of September, and travel in Europe for some
time before returning to the United States. 1t
will be perceived that this determination is in
accordance with our announcement made a
year ago, in contradiction OF the pertinacious
declaration of the Now York Herald that he
was coming home as early as this spring, If
not earlier.
Death Of Distinguished Man.-We have
a telegraphio message this morning frem St.
Louis, announcing tho death of our distin-
guished fellow citizen Gen Charles Gratiot,
formerly the head of United States Engineer
erps, which occurred yesterday, in that city,
from cholera. This sad news will overwhelm
a wide circle Of the relatives and friends of
the decea'ed in Washington and elsewhere.
The Few Steam Frigates in.
Chief Martin, U. s. N, has just returned to
Washington from a tour of inspection of tho
steam machine work In progress for all these
steamers. He reports everything going on as
we'll and IS rapidly as can be wished The
Merrimsc, being built at Boston, will be ready
FOR sea al early as the last Of September. The
Minnesota, being built in the Washington
navy yard, will be the next one finished
Change Of Chesapeake Bay L,ght-No-
tice has been given that the present fixed
light at Cove Point, north of Patuxent river,
Chesapeake bay, will bs changed, on or about
The 18th Of June next, to a fixed light, varied
by flashes. The light will be produced by a
,atadioptric apparatus; will be of the natu-
raj color, fixed, with a bright fash at inter.
Vals Of one and half minute.
Clerical Changes in the General Land o.
lce.-The following clerical changes, &c.,
lave boon made in this Office:
A. G. Hayden, from temporary cIerkship to
! first class, permanent.
J. E. Parker, from temporary clerkship to
a frst-class, permanent.
j. L. Edwards, from temporary clerkship to
l frss-class permanent, in place of Lemuel o.
8ridewell, resigned.
The First Comptroller Of the Treasury, the
Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, left Washington last
'vening for his homestead in Ohio, being called
hither, We regret to write, by the Sudden and
evere illness Of his venerable and so uniyer.
ally beloved wife
The secrstary Of the Eavy.-The health of
hat gentleman has greatly improved He
nay be expected to reach Washington from
lis homo in Nos.h Carolina about Tuesday
lsxt.
Watchmen Appointed Samuel McPher.
Jon and Chas. J. Wright have been appointed
yatohmen on the extension of the Post Office
,uilding.
an Army officer Resigned.-Second Lieut..
Austin N. Colcord, Of tho Second Infantry,
!. S. A has resigned, to take effect on the
list inst.
The New Arctic Expedition will take its
departure as early as the LIST of June from
New York, as everything will be ready by
hat time.
The Current Operations Of ths Treasury
,ar ortmsnt.-CD yesterday, the 18th of May,
hers we're Of Treasury Warrants entered on
hs books Of the Department
.or the redemption of stock...... $6,6l5 19l
For tho Treasury Department. 80 90
FOR the Interior Department...... 1865 A
FOR the Customs. ............... 500 90
For amount of warrants received
and entered .................. 20,S85 80
heceiVed from Customs. ........1 ,298, 1856 80
FOR the Navy Department. 157,72l 90
Personal.
80. Professor Agsssis Is now engaged upon