Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-15
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The NAVAL CoURrs OF INouIRY.-Court No
1 are, to-day, considering the case Of 1t. James
M. ellis, furloughed,) who acts as his own
counsel. Commodores McCauley and Aulck
and 1t Hoyle were examined on his behalf this
morning, as we'll as Mr.. Hogg, clerk in the
Department, on the Departments behalf
The Court No. 2 are, to-day, engaged in the
case of 1t. VIM. Chandler. Walter Davidge,
Esq, of this city, is his counsel Commander
". W. Hunter and Surgeon Edwards were ex-
amined to-day in his behalf
Note.-It is due to Lieut.. Chandler that we
should correct q mistake into which we were led
yesterday in attributing to the absence of his
witnesses the fact that his trial did not then
commence. They were all ready At the time
designated for the commencement of his case.
The UNION NEwspAPER.-Some time since
We took occasion to remark that the newspaper
paragraph saying that Mr.. Edmund Burke, of
New Hampshire, had been rendered a position
in the editorial corps Of the Union, was mis-
take
As it is repeated in dispatches from this city
that went over the wires yesterday, We have to
repeat the correction. The reader will per-
ceive from the salutatory Of the Hon. VIM. A.
Harris, (Which We re-publish to-day from the
Uaion,) that he is to be the sole editor of the
paper. We are satisfied that no offer, such as
represented, has been made to Mr. Burke, or
to any one else. -
SINGING SLUSH.-There is food for reflection
in the intensity with which the Herald is now
abusing the Secretary of the Navy Gov
Toucey may fairly consider himself fortunate
man, on being thus honored by being first selected
out by the Herald from among all his colleagues,
to be 50 vehemently and so early slandered by
Bennett and his people. Whoever the Herald
abuses, if in public life, is sure to enjoy the re-
spect and regard of tho public; as is manifest in
the fact that they always prosper more signally
in connection with public affairs, than any others.
Whatever and whoever the Herald essays with
might and main TO pull down, public opinion
surely builds up and strengthens. Such has
been the history of the last decade most signally
ORDERED.-The Cumberland, (sloop-of- war;
now at the Charlestown Navy Yard, is being
prepared for sea, to 90 out as the flagship of
the African Coast Squadron. The officers 50
far ordered to her are understood to be Captain
Thomas A. Conover, (the new commodore of the
squadron y Lieutenants Thomas NJ Crossan,
Somerville Nicholson, w. D. Austin, Albert
Allmand, and Charles H. Greene Acting Mas
ter Richard W. Meade, jr. Fleet Surgeon Geo.
Blackwell; Passed Assistant Surgeon Frederick
Horner, jr.; Assistant Surgeon James Laws;
Purser William G. Marcy
THE THIRD Court OF IyQUIRY.-The Secre-
tary Of the Navy has directed a third Court of
Inquiry to assemble here on Monday next 1t
is to consist of Captains Lawrence Kearny,
(President,) John T. Newton, and George T.
Storer, neither of whom have been promoted
by action of the late Retiring Board So the
list Of this particular Court published in North
ern papers is erroneous. We take it for grant.
ed that to this Court will be assigned the cases
of the captains affected by the action of the Re-
firing Board.
APPoISrED.-Calvin L. Sayre of Alabama,
W. j. harrington of Maine, and A. E. Saun.
ders of Virginia, named in the Star yesterday
as having been designated by the Secretary of
the Treasury for examination for first class
Isl 200 per annum) clerkships in the Office of
the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, have been
duly appointed to such places. .-
Those gentlemen who were named ut the
same time as having been designated for pro-
motion in the same bureau, have also been
duly promoted.
TIE VERDICT OF THE Passive have read
comments on the Herald'S impudent request
for berths in Government vessels for its report
ers, and its mendacious assaults on Secretary
TOucey because he did not feel at liberty to
grant it, in the columns of perhaps hundred
newspapers of all parties. Without single ex-
ception they rebuke the insolent folly of INA
paper, as pointedy as they applaud the Sec
retary's refusal.
The PANAMA IsTHMUS QUESTION have
every reason to believe that advices of the for
NAL withdrawal of Messrs Morse and Bowlin
from the scene of their diplomatic labors reached
Washington yesterday. This step on their
part has been anticipated for month past; so
the information of the fact takes no one by sur
prise.
LIST OF PArESrs.-The following is the list
Of patents issued from the United States Patent
Office, for the week ending April IA, 1857-each
bearing that date:
Jonas Bosenbury, of Cherryville, N. J.-For
improved boring machine:
John I. Burgn, of Northumberland Pa.-For
improved cooler for wine, beer and other liquids
in barrels
Samuel r. Burrel, Of New York, ". Y-For
Improvement In school states.
Thomas B. Butler, of Norwalk, Conn-Por
Improvement in machinery for crossing the fibres
Of wool In making felt cloth.
Merano Butterfeld, of Indianapolis. Ind -Por
improved preparation of sugar, called table
mamma.
John II. Cahin, Of Philadelphia, Pa.-For i'm
proyement in hot air furnaces.
Thomas A. Chandler, Of Rockford, Ill.-For
Improvement in levels or thermometers.
John 8. Chestnut, of Philadelphia, Pa-For
improvement in lifting jack.
Isaac ii. Cenklin, Of Rockford, Ill.-For i'm.
Provement in raking attachments for harvesters
Jonathan Creager, of Cincinnati, O.-For i'm
proved machine for shaving shingles
Robt. W. Davis K Daniel Davis of Yellow
Springs, O.-For Improvement in lifting jack
Benjamine Nadaulf de Button, of Paris, France.
For improved apparatus for altering liquids.
Patented in France, May g. 1856.