Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-20

uiactuTers was ldiu III the treaty, anu great
caution is necessary on the part of our author
tiles to eventually enable our commerce to
realize it. Anything like American flibus-
tering in trade in that country should and
probably will, be promptly and emphatically
discouraged and prevented by the United
States authorities, as being extremely danger
Gus to the future of our commercial intercourse
with the Empire. ...-..-....--
The Perrin Case.-Some months ago we
took occasion to explain the condition of the
public accounts of Mr.. Edward A. Perrin. late
Navy Agent at Memphis, Tenn The contro-
versy between the United States and the
Planters Bank of Tennessee, on one side, and
Mr. +. on the other, has just terminated be-
fore the U. s. Court in New York, when the
following judgment was rendered, which ex-
plains the case
The Court said, in substance, that the whole
question in this case was whether certain sum
of $4,000 paid by Mr. Perrin, Navy Agent to
the Planters Bank of Tennessee, was to be ap-
piled to certain bill held by the bank against
one John l.. Saffarans, a contractor in the
Memphis Navy Yard, or whether it was such
payment and made under such circum-
stances as would warrant the cashier to apply
the funds to an old debt due the bank for 9th
er items claimed by the bank or due from Mr.
Perrin, either in his private capacity as Navy
Agent.
The Court then charged that if the fund was
Government money sent by the Department to
pay off the Safa ANS bill, and if the Bank had
reason to know that such was the case either
from specific direction or circumstances calcu-
lated to give that knowledge, then the fund
must be 80 credited; and it was not necessary
for such knowledge to be given ut the time the
money was paid, If it could be inferred by
other circumstances occurring previous to that
time.
And the Court further charged that if the
Bank knew that those were Government funds
(Which was question of fact for the jury to
determine,) then no subsequent consent by
Mr.. Perrin could change the payment to any
invidual account due the Bank in his individ-
ual capacity.
The jury found for the defendant The
judgment was then entered in Mr.. Perrin's
favor and against the United States.
Under this decision the Government loses
nothing whatever. The bank is the proprietor
of the Ssffarans claim, which this judgment
afirms to have been cancelled las against the
Government by Mr.. PERKINS, deposite in the
bank to cover it; which deposite was diverted
by the bank to Mr.. Perrin's credit on an old
personal account, on which Mr.. P. has con.
stantly eontended that he owed the bank no.
thing. The judgment, by-the-by, is also
equivalent to affirming that the Government
owes Mr.. p. a balance of about 81 500.
Mr.. Greeley and the Heavy Bag."-The
editor of the New York Tribune has the &" ex.
elusive information that Mr.. Dom Piatt,
United States Secretary of Legation at Paris,
has " resigned his pcstJ' and understands
that " some trouble about the transmission of
private letters in the dispatch bags is at the
bottom of this resignation. The T,i6uus
may be correct in its statement of Mr.. Piatt's
resignation, and CT the reasons for it; but. if
SO, we are without knowledge of it, But if it
be true that Mr.. p has resigned, and the
abuse Of the dispatch bags is at the I" bot
tom" or has any thing to do with the matter,
we should think, from what has been current
here for some time, that the editor of the
Tribune would get some very important, as
we'll as very interesting information on the
subject, on making inquiry of the dispatch
agent or the collector of customs at New York.
We are inclined to think, from rumors abroad
that possibly there may be something of more
consequence at the @ bottom" of the matter
than the mere transmission of either the
"Red' or Black Republican" letters Of the
editor from the " Prison of Clichy," which,
l.
of the embassy" He says he brought over
"heavy bag" Can this be the bag which, it
is rumored, has finally got into the hands of
the collector? That is said to be a L" heavy"
one. Will Friend Greeley inquire as to its
contents, and let us know?
Lieutenant Mafitt.-The fact that Lieut.
Wy Oficers, has been ordered to re-engage in
the discharge of the duties in connection with
the Coast Survey, in which he was engaged
when reserved by the President, in pursuance
of the report Of the late naval officers, (which
fact is being commented on in the newspapers)
does not restore him to his late position, in the
line Of promotion. We apprebend that the
Secretary has no power under the law to re.
instate any officer to the line of promotion,
who has been placed on the reserved list
in pursuance Of law of Congress
Fortunate.-A depreciation was committed
on the U. S. mail between Dubuque and
Iowa City on the 18th inst The robbers had
managed to abstract from the coach, the mail
bag made up at the former Office for Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, containing enclosures of great
value. One package supposed to contain
$4,000, was among the plumber. We are
happy, however, to add that through the ac
tiyity and vigilance Of Judge Cookery, the
Postmaster of Dubuque, the robber has been
arrested and all his booty recovered
Mr.. John Y. Mason.-Private letters from
Paris represent the physical condition of the
Hon. John Y. Mason, the American minister
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