The New York herald., 1867-06-12

nation and appfasement In all sush cases as well as
cases OF articles imported for the personal OF the
npoers 70 which your attention is aeced
ecors to this Department for its dechdon thereon 10
this connection your attention especially directed to
article 374 Of the General Regulations OF the Depart
ment now in force, which provide that articles
imported for the personal OF the importer, and
not as merchandise which might be exposed to injury in
process Of opening, examining and repsckng In the
public store but which nevertheless ought not TO be
allowed TO be delivered without examination in such
the case to the Department. and authorized direct the
proper officer OF the customs to examine the package
packages at the residence of the such other
proper place at the port as he may designate In no
case, however can such examination be omitted or SO
made without the special permission Of the Depart
ment. am, very respectfully
II. MocULLOcH. Secretary OF the Treasury
To H. A. SMYTHE, Collector Of New York.
The Trial Of John Ill. Surratt.
During the argument in today or the motion to
set aside the jurors Illegally selected by the Register and
other officers of the District, quito a little scene was
created by Mr. Bradley, the senior counsel for Surrat
taking up copy OF yesterdays HERALD and stating
openly that he thought he saw foreshadowed
there, in the Washington special dispatches
the true cause Of the novel motion or
the prosecution. The counsel alluded to the
statement that out Of twenty-sx jurors sixteen hap
pened to be Roman Catholics District Attorney Car
rngton subsequently called the attention OF the Court
to the article and made personal explanation, stating
that he found fault with IT, though not very comp-
mentary to himself but discaimng any desire inten-
ton on his part TO create religious prejudice introduce
the demon OF religious dlscord into the Mr. Car
ringon, however, did not deny the fact that
Roman Catholics among the twenty six jurors and
the statement therefore stands undened The affair
caused little sensation the Washington community,
where the Catholic element is quite large, and the
feeling is evidently unfavorabe to obectng to jurors
simply on the score OF their religion. Many o. the
strongest witnesses against Surratt Catholics, and
is hinted that If they trustworthy Witnesses they
ought to be equally so In the Jury box. The chief
ground, however, of objection to the jurors informally
chosen is that after trial and conviction counsel
for the prisoner might avail themselves OF the inform
ality TO obtain trial. This has occurred in many
cases. and 1t has been decided that oven prisoner him.
self cannot by any stipulation, wave any OF his legal
rights The objection On the ground Of religion though
having some weight, is only secondary to the other.
The missing Government BoDds.
The reports n circulation Of the loss Of 500 900 in
bonds from the Treasury grow out Of the fact that ninety
nine sheets partially prepared for bonds are missing,
from package OF one Thousand There is authority for
saying that completed bonds have been recently lost
from the Treasury and that these missing Sheets
il not found, being in imperfect coalition, not
likely to prove loss to the government or to the
public.
The Condemned Fenians.
The State Department learns that under Instructions
Mr.. Adams has nterposed in the of the gcnians
convicted in Dublin. Colonel Burke McCaGerty ana
McClure,-a OF whose sentences OF death have Ecen
commuted In the Of McCanery writ Of error in
view OF the conviction, was At the suggestion OF his
counsel sued out in behalf Of the prisoner the in
stance and expense of the United States.
The Removal of Governor Wells by General
Sheridan.