Evening star., 1869-04-19

Hon. EDWARD THORNTON, the British Min
lister, gave a large dinner party on Saturday
evening At his residence, on i street The
guests were Chief Justice Chase; Senators
Anthony, Sherman and Sumner; Secretaries
Fish, boutwell, and Cox, Attorney General
Hoar and his predecessor, Mr.. Evarts: Gen.
sherman; Mr. Motley, our Minister TO Great
Britain; Mr.. Berthemy, the French Minister
Mr.. Ford, the First Secretary, and Mr.. French,
the Third Secretary Of the British Legation.
A MEMBER of President Grants Cabinet
authorizes the statement that the President
has never contemplated calling an extra ses-
sion of Congre S to consider the Cuban ques-
ton, nor has our Government any official infor-
nation that an expediiiJ IN las gone or is being
fitted out to aid the Cuban revolutlonists. Mr..
Plumb's Instructions have not been prepared,
nor lhas that gentlem an given the slightest
grounds for the rumors about what he in tends
todo when he reaches CUBA ds the United ) ,ates
Consul General.
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN NCUBA-INPoRTANr
NAVAL NOvEMBNTs.-Oroers have oeen is
sued from the Navy department to the various
navy yards throughout the country, directing
that certain vessels be fitted ont and prepared
for sea, and several are now ready to sail; off,
GERS having already been ordered TO them. The
third rate screw steamer Galena. carrying
eight guns, has been fitted out al the Ports
mouth IN. H navy yard, and the iron-clad
"Saugus," carrying two guns is now being
fitted ont at the yard in this city. The third
rate screw steamer Seminole, at Boston, carry.
ing eight guns; the monitors Dictator, carrying
two guns, and Miantonomah, carrying four
Les la to l1h hia. no
Juniata, carrying six guns, at Philad elphia,
the Mosholu, carrying thirteen guns, and
the second class frigate Sabine, carrying
thirty.iour guns, at New York; are all be-
ing rapidly fitted out. and will be ready for
sea in q short time. All Of these vessels will
be ordered to Immediately report 70 Rear Ad-
miral Hof. commanding the North Atlantic
Squadron, for duty in Cuban waters to protect
American interests and prevent any infringe
ment upon our nights in that section. 1t is
said the Ticonderoga and Frollc have been or
dered home from the European So u adron. and
will also be added to Admir- al Hoff's COM
mand. Enlistments are being made in the Ma
rine Corps to bring it up to its proper quota,
and all companies OF that branch OF the SER
vice now stationed at inland places are being
ordered to seaport towns, where they may be
reached at short notice.
Every preparation is being made to have
our navy ready for immediate use in case OF
emergency. The present North Atlantic squad
ron consists Of the Contoocook, carrying 10
guns; the Narragansett, ,, Gettysburg, Q; Yam
tic, :: Nipsic, &; and Penobseott o: making a
total of vessels, with As guns. With the addi-
tIonal force abovemen: toned, the squadron will
consist Of 16 vessels, carrying 136 guns.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent to the
tions:
Samuel Shellabarger, OF Ohio, to be Minister
resident at Portugal.
&c Geo; ": Lippet, Of r. L., Secretary of Lega-
Assessors Of Internal Revenue Edwin
Belcher, (colored) Sd Ga; II. w. Dillenger,
(colored1 4th Nd; VIM. W. Douglass. Ist Va;
Anton Wewstadt, 18th, H.; Geo. f. Wells, 10th
Collectors OF Internal Revenue.-H. F. Tar.
boz. 29th N Y; A. p. Sullivan, N NJ. J Jonathan
q. Willis, 13th ILL.,; Robert w. Wishard, Sd
Ca: Francis Thomas, 4tn Nd; PatricT NJ.
Blair I'D Miss; Charles A. RAYMOND, Ist Va:
joseph ID. Younglove, Sd kenn.;J. r. Swigert
Collectors Of Oustoms-C. MckDight, Perth
Amooy. N. j.; J. N. Jarvis, Cherrystone, Va;
Julius s. Hanover, Fairfield, Conn.
David w. Cheesman, Treasurer U. s. Branch
w. H: Fellows, Receiver Of Public Moneys,
DE Luth, MINI.
WIN. q; Macdonald. Register of Land ONCE,
d. J. Boynton, Pension Agent, Knox willie,
Tenn.
Postmasters- 8 Smith, Kingston. N.
A. Oronkhiie. Sandy Hill, N. Y; B. p. Orocker,
Cambridge, N. Y; A. J. Smith. Syracuse, N.
Y; James Aoag, Co1ackie, N. VI George
Mnee pcdsy ss:,os Es.ys fs William M siar9 s%'s HAN l.
over, Pa; o. z. OlIn, Waukeeha, Wis;
J. q. Starkweather. Oconomowalh, Wis.,; Chas.
Frame Ksn1sha' Wis; Wis; Rost; W. Hamilton.
G. b. Hunter, Newton, Iowa; s. T. Beerbower,
Marion, Ohio: o. H. Blocker, Fayetteville. N.
C.;J. n. Corbett, Sumter Court House. ;. g.;
Winston, Conn.,; A. w. Angel. Lambertville,
N. j.. Henry French, North Bridgewater
Mass: Mrs. Sibyl s. Day, Brighton, Mass;
Horatio N. Beach, Brockport, N. Y.
I OoMMANDlR A. W. JOHNSON has been de.
tached from the command OF the Galena and
directed to hold himself in readiness for duty
as chief Of staff OF the South Atlanuc Squadron.
which will be commanded by Rear Admiral
Larman.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR J. Hanscom has been
detached from the Portsmouth, N. H., Navy
MA Yard, in place OF Naval Constructor Mel.
vim Simmons, who has been detached from
that Yard and ordered TO the Portsmouth Yard.
LC horEAN NEWS BY CABLE-I ueDdte on
the Irish Church bill was resumed in the Brit
ish House Of Commons on Friday evening. MIR.
Disraeli moved to omit the section dissolving
the legal union between the churches of Eng.
land and Ireland, and that the latter shall cease
TO be established by law. In the debate that
followed Mr.. Disraeli admitted that his object
was TO aim mortal blow at the bill. Mr.. GlaQ-
stone responded against the motion, and on a
division the amendment was rejected by vote
OF 22I to 344, the Ministry thus being sustained
BY l23 majority. The result was greeted by the
Liberals with tremendous cheers.
NJ. Theirs has been driving the French Corps
de Legislatif wild with excitement by telling
Y the truth. In the course or a debate with the