Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-15

had has carried of most Of the balance. Office
seeking is, of itself, an intensely heating bust
ness; too much 30 by long odds to be prose.
cuted under discouraging circumstances in
Washington, during the summer months. We
congratulate the Government on thus being
relieved, so soon, from that most interminable
bore OF all the many bores to which gentlemen
in their positions have been subject ever since
1t became fashionable to hold that it is the duty
of the General Government to do every thing
for every body.
IHE NEW STEAM SLOOPs -OF-WAR We
hear, on authority on which we have reason to
place confidence, that the Secretary of the Ma
| Wy, on the solicitation of members of the New
Nork city delegation in Congress. has deter
| mined to have one or two of the FIVE steam
sioops-of-war ordered to be built at the last
session constructed by contract, at some private
ship building yard, In commercial point of
view this decision is important, insomuch as
the fact that the Government of the United
States thus patronizes private American me-
| chanical enterprise, must tend to induce for
| eign governments to look to our ship builders
more than heretofore, for the prompt construc-
| ton of similar vessels
IHE NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY.-To-day,
before Court No. l, in the ease of exit Reed,
Lleuts. Glassen, Bergman, and Surgeon John
l. Mason have been examined, all of them
| having been called on his behalf This Court
then adjourned on account of the absence of
witnesses from distance, whose arrival is ex.
pected by the opening of the Court tomorrow.
| No H. m: q
LIT. Alex. Gibson, read that gentleman's de.
fence, and the Court were celebrating on his
case as the Star went to press.
No business was transacted before Court No.
3 to-day, owing to the death Of member of the
family of its President, Commodore Newton.
| DEcLINED.-We have every reason to believe
| that Col. John W. Forney, on Saturday, sent
to the President his declension of the latter 8
| offer to him of the U. S. Consulship ut Liver
| pool, rendered some time since Col. F. designs
returning to Pennsylvania where he will be
accompanied by the warmest wishes for his
happiness and prosperity of as large and at
tached circle Of personal friends as ever gem
tleman acquired among the citizens of Wash
lngton, through an official residence here.
T. HE GRADUATES.-The following is list of
the Mldshipmen who have just passed the usual
examination at the L. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md, and have therefore been s.war-
rantcd" as Passed Midshpmen in the Navy of
the United States. Viz: l. L. 3. Blake 2.
j. W. Alexander; 3. II. d. Todd; 4. C. j.
Graves; 5. j. NJ. Pritchett; g. E. Terry; 7.
B. Wilson; 8. I. NJ. Mills; 9. M. Bunce: 10.
j. W. Kelly; IL. H. 3. Seely; H. f. V.
McNair; Ii. A. R. Yates; H. H. W. Miller
10. C. Merchant
HE NAVAL COURTS OF INoUIRY.-At the rate
at which the cases so far disposed of by these
Courts have been tried-and we can vouch for
the industry and perseverance, as we'll as pa
thence, with which they have discharged the
onerous duty devolved on them-we see no rea-
son to hope that they will be able to get through
with the cases of all the officers who have enter
ed appeals to them, for at least six months to
come.
NAVY OFFICERS ORDERED.-The following
Passed Midshipmen have been ordered to the
United States steam-frigate Minnesota. Viz {:
F. B. Blake, H. D. Todd, c.. Y Graves, E.
Terry, II. B. Seely, F. V. McNair and H. W.
Miller
The following Passed Midshipmen have also
been ordered to the steamship Mississippi Viz:
j. NJ. Pritchett, T. B. Wilson, T. b Mills and
A. r. Yates
COLONEL JOHN W. FORNEY-We hear that
number Of this gentleman's personal friends in
Washington, without distinction of party, are
preparing to compliment him with public din
L., L:
adelphia. 1t is said that he has accepted their
invitation. So the affair will probably soon
come of.
Ex-GOv. WRIGHT, OF INDIASA.-This distin-
guished gentleman will probably leave Wash
ington tomorrow, for his home. Though there
is rumor that he will decline the mission to
Berlin We doubt the fact, and shall look for him
to sail for Europe in the course of the next
mOnth-July.
SEANEN ARRIvED-A draught of eighteen
fine seamen reached this city from the Balti-
more Stations Receiving ship On Saturday eve
ming last, under charge of Lieut.. Rainey, for
the Plymouth, now to sail on an ordnance expi-
mental cruise.
The WILMINGTON On. CO. MARINE Hospital.
The bids for the Wilmington On. c. Marine
Hospital were opened to-day at O'Clock p. m.
at the Treasury Department. The award will
not probably be made for some days to come.
The CONSUL GENERALsHIP TO CANADA-Our
decided impression is, that it has been deter
mined to substitute the Hon. Wyman S. B.
Moor, of Maine, for the present incumbent, Mr.
Andrews, in this position.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR.-The Hon John
b. Floyd is expected to return to Washington
this evening, or tomorrow, from his recent trip
to West Point.
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order The time of observation is
about 0 clock q. m:
JUNE Is, 1857
New Ne ISr nt N; ~ 1........clear, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md clear.