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2 OUR FOREIGN INTERCOURSE. THE NEW o1pLomTig “AND CONSULAR LAW, nnn Renna "All otiser countz.es, each $10,000, Sec. And de it further enacted, That the Presklent ‘be, and is hereby, autuorized to @ppeint for the legxions at London and Paris, respectively, aa al led te for ob lew OHO be ent com) acting. ae<cuch, who shat! be entitied te compensati the rate 06.$1,000 per anaum. Ts Sec. J. And be it furtuarepacted, That consuls consuls, auc commercial agents, appatsted to the ports | and places hereinafter apecitied in schedules B and C, shall be exxitled-to compensation for their services, re- Epectively, at the rates per annum hereimafter spevitled ‘mm said schedules B and €; and if the President shail ‘think proper to appoint a cansul to any port or place mamed in the said schedules Band C for a commercial agent, instead of such commercial agent, or vice versa, and an appointment shall be made acerrdingly, the com- pensation for recb consular officer shail be the same in any such case ac that fixed for such port or place in the schedule embraagg the same; and if he sbali think the Public interests will be subserved by appointing to any gach port or place a consul general, instead of a consul or commercial agent, and an appointment shall be mado according'y, the crgpensation for euch consul general shall be the same ae that fixed sor such port or piace in the schedule cmbracwm U Sorepute B. 1. QORWULS GENRRAL. AMERICA. $4,000 Havana. ewna. me $4,000 eeeey. 5,068 Constan inople + 3,000 MANSKATIC ANI PREM CIVIRS, » 8,500 Frankfort onthe M’n 3,000 Stottgardt, - 1,000 2,500 MANSRATIC AND) FAEK CITIES, 2,000 Bromen.... ++ 2,000 2,000 Hamburg. 2,000 2,000 BARUARY STATES, 2,000 Tangiers Tripolt. 2,600 2,000 Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco 2,000 MEXICO. 3,500 Vera Cruz 2,60 ‘ 1,500 Valparaiso.......... BUENOS AYRES, « 2,500 Buenos Ayres.,..... 2,000 RNICARAGTA. . 4,900 San Juan del Sur... 2,000 2 ao00 NEW GRENADA. 00 Aspiawall... 100 Honolulu II. COMMERCIAL AGENTS. ST. DOMINGO (ISLAND. ) NICARAGUA Port au Prince...... 2,000 San Juan del Norte.. ®t. Domingo (city)... 1,500 Scarpcue C, 1. CONSULS. MEXIO 1,000 Matamoras . 1,000 Mexico (city) . GREAT BROTALY Capetown Falkland |+land« avers. Tuinpico.. 750 Paso del Tabasco 1,000 Paita bn ++ 1,000 Tumbez ..: 500 + 1,000 oat Taloahuano .......++ 1,009 1,000 NEW GRBYADA. Carthagena . 1 60 750 Sabanilio.... 1 6u0 750 HONDURAS, Omoa ... 1,000 mo * ¥ Guayaquil see 160 1,000 wouvia. Cobija........ 1,000 Monteriteo 1,090 Society Ivian ts, Tahiti 1,000 Bay 7 Islands, NZ, 1,00 1,000 NAVIGATORS) ISLAND. 1%. COMMERCIAL AGENTS. SY. DOMINGO (U8LA: Cape Haytien.. 1,000 Aux Cayes RPAPIA TS + 1,000 Amoor river...... + 1,000 1,000 Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That consuls gene ral, consuls, ani commercial agents, net embrace! in Band C, shail be entitled, 28 compensation fervices, to such fees as they may collect in of the provisions of this act, respectively. 5. And be it further enacted, Taat uo conse! gene or commercial ageut, embraced in Scheduir fle he holds his office, be iaterested ia or business as a merchart, factor, broke’, or ores « clerk or other agent tor any such from, of within the port, piace, or limits of late or commercial agency, directly or imdirect in his Own name, or in the name or through y of any other person; end if appointed after take effect, he shall, in bis official boad dition’ thereof, rot to violate this pro re tained ia office within suc! 249 Eb ite r) E 3 t : Ho 8 2 it ? i iH H gs ? zg g i & i & : i } i ; Es i stipulation as and if any such consul general, cons egent, ebail violate euch prouibison, he to'a penalty therefor, tor the use of the In AMOUDt to the anoual cempense ima in ead Schedule B, which may be action of debt at the eait of the Univet , either directly for the powalty, as suclt, agaiust consul general, consul, or commercial egent, o upon his oMfeial booed, as liquidated damages, for tho Dreachof such condition, consul gonera! consul, or commercial agent ureties, OF any 00 of more-of them ; aud |: every suck case a\\ #ech ection» shail ted Btates for the colieetion o same shail be eoiiected in some ou ry suob prety. when coliecte shail be pa'd into the treasury of the United Stator: and be applicable te ail consuls gener 46 any consul or commercia! agent nat em Draced in sani Schedule B. except at kereinafter author ined, un ess -etherwise expressly provided by law. See. 6. And be it further evwted, That the Prasident and is heveby, anthorivee to uppriat dhree interpre fore of the Chinese language, who shall be eutitied 6 om fer thoir services, reacectiwely, at arate exceed fifteen bundred dollars per anvum, to be determined ee i hae assige such inter: pretors, from time to timo, to «uch cone Iter a Chima, and with euch duties, a he may thnk proper 7. Aud be it further enacted That the I’roaident ve, and ie heroby, authorized, whenever jie elall think the public good wii be promoted thereby, to appoiatcousular ge, ‘Bot to exceed twenty-five in nomber at aay one who shall be citizens of the United #tates and ont) Compensation for (uer services, reapectively. at a rate not to excee one Luovsaad ‘oilers per enum, to he the President ; and to assign euch pupils from time to be i it such consulates, sod with euch 4) may think Proper ; and before the apps atment shall be ‘made, satisfactory eyi./ener OF otherwise, shall be furniched or hiy and fitness for the office to the Secretary of ‘State, and by him Iaid before the Presiieut. Fen. belt this & Ln z further enacted, That no person ap ball take effect, to any woh ofl cuacied, tht for shalt be lawtully suthoriced ad interim at the post to which hecho iro entitled t@ re uf a =¢ SUCH post; but be shall not be enti- Ces Ad compensation aliowed as 4 Bec. 11. And %eit further enacted, That for such time es any-consular atticer shall be authorized, parsuant to “whe of this act, to perform diplomatic functions, ‘jm the.absence of the regular diplomatic otticer in the eountry to which be shall be appointed, he shall be enti. ‘Wed, in addition te his compensation as such consular of- doer, to receive compensation for bis servises while 80 euthorized, at the rate allowed by this sct for a secretary of legation in svch cou Sec, 12. And be it ft exacted, That no consular Gticer sbali exercise diplomatic functions, or hold any diplamatic dence or relation om the part of the Cuited Stater, in, with, or to the government or country to which be shail be appointed, or uuy other country or government, when there shail be in such country any officer of the United States authorized w perform dipio- matic functions therein, aor in any case, unless cxpressly authorized by the Presideut se to do. Sec. 13. And beit further enacted, That every consul genesal, congul, and commercial agent, appointed before, and retained in ofice after this act shall take effect, shall, without unnecessary delay, and every scch officer ap" pointed afier this act shall take cfleet shall, befure he re ceives hig commission or enters uj the duties of his office, enter into a bond to the United States with such sureties, who shall be permanent residents of th» United States, a: the Secretary of State shall approve, ia = penal sum not less than one thousand nor more than ten thou- sand doilare, and in such form as the President shall pre- scribe, conditioned for the true and faithful accounting for, paying over, aud dehvering up of all fees, moneys, goods, effects, books, records, paper#, and other property which shall come to his bands, or to the bands of any other per- son to bis use ag such cousul general, consal, or com mercial agent, under any law now cr herea‘ter enacted; and for the true and faithful performance of ali other du- ties now or hereafter iawfu'ly tmposed upon him as such consul general, consul, or commercial agent; and in the cases of consuls os. consuls, and commercial agente embraced in Schedule B, such bond shall contain, by way of further condition, the stipu'ation required by the {ifth section of this act; and all such bonds shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury, and in no case shall+ the penalty of such bond be less than the annual compensation allowed to the officer entering into such bond: and the President sha!i be authorized to require a new or additional bond from any uch consi! general, consul, or commercial ageut, in like form and in tuch penalty, within the limits aforesaid, in amount, @ he shal! ‘ribe, whenever, in Lis opinion, the public good shall require it. Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That the Prevident be, and he ix hereby, authorized to define the extent of country to be embraced witbin any consulate or commer- cial agency, and to provide for the appointment of vice consuls, Vice comuiervial agents, deputy consuls, and cot euler agents therein, Ja such manaér, and under such regulations ashe shall deem proper: but no compensation ehall be allowed for the services of any such vice-consu! or vice-commercia! _ beyond nor except out of the allowance made by this #t for the principal consular offi cer in whore place such wppointmeit shall be made; and no Vice-consul, vice-commercial agent, deputy cosul, or copsular agent, shail be appointed Cthcrwise than in such manner and under «ch regulations as the President shall prescribe, pursuant to tle provisions of this act. . 15. And be it further enacted, That every vice-con su] and vice-commeycial agert shall be ent 4s com- pensation for his services as auch, to the whole or so Much of the compensation of the principal consular off cer, in whose place he shall be appointed, as shall be tertnined by the Pre-ident, and the resilue, if any, #) be paid to such principal consular officer; abd every con jar ogent ral be entitled, a# compenéation for his ser. vices, 10 euch fees as he inay collect in pursvance of the. provisions or co mock (uereol ag gull de de- camined by President; aud the principal officer of the consulate or commer! agency within the limits of which cvch consular agent shall be appointe’, shall be we. if apy, in addition to any other ‘ bim by this act for bis services therein; und the President Il have power to subject any copeu! or Commercial agcut contemplated by the fourth cection of thi and aby vice consul, vice com mercial ovent, deputy consul, or consular agent, to the piobibition as to trade contained in the fifth section of tuts itd to require frem any of them such bond as is provided for by the thi teenth section of thix act, when ever be skal! think the pablic interests will be promoted Sec. 16. And be urther enacted, That the Pre<ident be, and is hereby, a tized to preseribe, from tim: Lime, the rates or taritls of (ees to be charged for official services, aud to designate What shall be regarded as offi cial services, besides euch a aw, in the Us and commercial « differences as tay be necessary legation, con , OF commercial rates or taritie thall be repe y Ww Congress and it shall be the duty of all officers and perrons con nected with such legaions, consulates, or commercial agencies to collect fur euch official services euch fuck fees as may be Prescribed for their respee tore, consulates, and commercial agences; an’ be the duty of the collectors of the several distr whenever any clearance is granted to any ship or ve of the United States, duly registered as such, at a boun on any foreign voyage, to annex thereto, in every case, a copy of the rates or tarilts of f es which shall be aliowod in porsvance of the provisiors of thisact, and then in force; and it tba | be the duty of all cont ab all (ines to keep up in their officer, respectively, a cop: of such rates or tariffs as shall be in force, in ous place, and rub ect to the examination of interested therein, Sec. 17. Aud be her enacted, That it shall be the ali consular ctlicers to give receists for all fees which shall be coilccted for their official tively, expressing the partl fame were collected, and shail collect, or kno such service, any other of greater fees than such ax sha be allowed pursuant to the provistoas cf this aet for om ee , he cha |, besides bis liability to refund the de Itab ‘ec to pay to the per balf the same thall be paid, tr jawial charge eo colected, as a penalty covered by euch person ih any prop and for thé uve of such petson, besides cost of suit; and im apy such cose the Secretary of the Treasury ts hereby authorived to retain out ¢ compensation of such otf) cer the amount of «uch overcharge, and ol sach penalty, aod charge the same to such officer in scccunt, and there. upon to refund such urlawful charge, pay auch pe nalty to the on entitled 10 the same if ne shail think #0 to do. Sec. 18. Aud be it farther onacte!, That lected at ary of the lerations, or by the con: consuls and commercial agents mentioned in schedules | and ©, and by vice consuls aod vice-commercial ts appointed to perform their duties, or by aay other por rons i their bebaif, shail be accounted for to the ecre tary of other directions; and all euch consuls general, consul commercia! agent and com ular agent, a are allowed for their compen ation the whole or any part of the [eo which they may collect parsuant to the pre vision: of thi act, and ail vice-con-uls and yice commercial agents a pointed to perform the duties of consult apd commercial agent comped=ation the whole @r eny part afore-nid, shall make returns of taey or any other persons in their belalf 0 collect, im such manner ax the Secretary of aod all such fees a ied, accounted for, and reported, shail be nualiy to Congress, with the report of the rates ee required by the seventeenth section of th with & full list of all consular officers or any vice-cons perforin the duty of aey suc! schedules Band ©, «ball omit to servicer, in the order of their dates, begi ber one at the com menoen and on the first day of r and Le «bail keep a book, in whick he shall register fer so rocetred by him, in the order in which they shall be received, epecifying in such registor each item of ner: viee and the amonnt revved therefor from whom, aud the dates when received, and if for any service connected With any rhip or veseel, the name thereo!, and iadicating what items and amounts are embraced in each receipt given by him therefor and pembering the same accord ing 10 the number of the recolpte roapectively, so hat the reveipts and register shall correspond wite cash other; and be shall, in such reget, epecify the name of the person for whom, andthe date when he «het! grant, ieee, or verify any peeeport, certify any invoice, or por: form ety other official service in the entry of the receipt of the fees therefor, and also gumber cach consular act 80 receipted for, with the nomber of such receipt, aud ax shown by such register; and it hall be the duty of ali owners, ngente, comsignees, masters and comman:lers of ships and yoreels to whom any recoipt for fees shal! be given by any consular officer to furnish % thereof to the collector of the district in which such ships and yos- Sele shall iret arrive om their return to the United States; and it | be the duty of every collector to forward to the Secretary of the Treatury all sue copies of recoipts a8 shall have been so furn'ahed to him, and alvo a state. Bent of ai) certified invoices which shall come {9 hip office, giving the datesof the certificate and the names of the ome for whom, and of officers whom ibe sate’ ollicer, in render received, shall fer which be is, or affirmation that the same ‘@ full 1 fees received by him, or for hig use, for his official ser- vices as such consular officer, to ihe best of his knowledge, during the period for which thasame shall purport to be rende: and that such oath ora@irmation may be taken before any person baving authirity to administer oaths apd affirmnations at the port or ‘where such consular oticer ts located; aad ifeny consafar offfcer shalt withlly and corruynly commit , fm any euch oath or affirmation, the int ‘Meaning of any act ‘of Congress now or hereafter re ted against, Sutaes 5 fort tion provided by this act vices and personal expenscswhich ghall be rendered or incurred by the officers orerrons respectively, for whom such compensation is prrided, of whatever nature or kind such services or may be, or by whatever treaty, law, or euch services or per- sopal expenees £0 rendered or are or shall be re- quired; ad no allowance, oth than such as is provided by this act, shall be made case for the outit or return home of any such "1 lar officer =bal}, nor shall any under any consular officer, make aby charge or redve, directly or indiretiy, apy compensation, by way [ commussion or other: wise, for receiving or di the es or extra seaman ompariner be entitled , boarding, or Tia asian as pe ib ‘as to pro! ‘ued to relieygor prevent any such of- ‘ho shall be the owser wise interested in apy ebip or vessel of the U; ates, from transporting in such ship or vessel apy suq° seaman or mariner, or from receiving or being inleresdi in such reasonable al: Jowance ag may be made for, transportion, under and by virtue of the fourth of the act entitled “0 act Lo ype gran to the act comerning consuls and vice: consuls, and for the further pntection of American sea men,” approved February 28, 02, Bec. 21. And be it further ‘That no compen- ota by this act for ‘such officer as is men tioned in the first second of t, or for any assistant such officer as is men: ‘aby person appoi ‘this ‘act shall take ef United States; nor other compensstion be allowed in any sucli case. | Sec. 22. And be it further ejacted, That the President be, and is hereby, —ae ee ‘at the public expense all such stationery, Uanks, record and other , #eals, presses, flags, and signs, as he shall think necessary for the several legatias, consulates, and com- mercial ageucies in the traucacton of their business; and whenever he shall thik there # sufficient reason there- for, to allow consuls general, consuls, and commercial agents, who are not allowed © trade, actual expenses of oflice rent, not to exceed, in aly case, ten per centum of the amount of the annual conpensation allowed to such officer, and to prescribe suck regulations and make and issue such orders and instructions, not inconsistent with the constitution or any law of the United States, in rela- tion to the duties of ali dij and consular officers, the transaction of their business, the rendering of ac counts and returns, the payment’ of compensation, the rafe-kecping of the archives, and public property im the hands of all euch officers, the communica of informa- tion, and the procuremext ang transmission of the products of the arts, sciences, manufactures, agriculture, and com- merce, from time to time, as he may think conducive to tho public interests; and it «ball be the duty of all such cflicers to conform to such regulations, orders and in- etrvetjons, snd it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to publish official notifications, from time to time, of euch commercial information communicated to him "by such diplomatic and consular officers, as he may deem important to the public imtere:t fn such newspepers, rot to exceed three in number, ‘as he may’ select, and report to Congress, st least once in cach y spnopsisf wv much of the im forggation sm ni! ewujcct: which shail be £0 communicated to him, a8 he may deem valuabie fer public formation. Sec. 23, And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of State shall be au borized to grant and issue porte, and Cause paseports to be granted, irsued, verified in foreign countries by such diplomati: or consular officers of the United States, aud wader such rules the Presi dent sha'! designate ene prescribe for and on behaif of the ‘and uo vier pereon shall yrant, igsue, or verify any such parsport; nor sbail apy passport be grant ed OF test ed to, or veriied for, any other persons than cit izens of the United States; nor *ha!) eny charge be made for granting, iseulng, ov verifyimg amy paseport except or capacity un United States, or eny of the States of the Loited Stater ‘who ehali not be lawfully authorized so to do, tesue, or verily any pas port, or other instrume pature of port, to or for any Uited States, or toany person claimix derignated astuch im Such passport or verification, or if apy consular officer who sball be authorized to gran’, issue, or verify peseporis, sball knowingly and wi grout, ietue, or verify apy such paesport to person net a citiz he Cnitet. § son £0 offending shal be deemed and guilly of @ misdemeanor, and on conviction sbail be imprisoned not exceeding one year, um not 10 exceed five bundred anc may be eharged, proceeded against, tried, © victed, and dealt wit therefor in the district where he may be arrested or in custody; and it shall be the duty ofall persons wbo eball be authorized, pursaant to the pro: visions of this act, to grawt, issue, or verily passports, vo weake return of th to the Seoretary vi State, in stich manner and as often as be shail require: and such returns shalt «pecify the names and all other particulars of ths perrons to whom the same stall be granted, isu veriled, av embraced im such passport : Provided, That in any country where # legation of the United states established, no person other than the diplomatle represen tative of the United States at such place shall be permit ted 10 grant or issue any passport, except in the absence: therefrom of such represeptative. Sec, 24. And be it further enacted, That every sec retary of legation and consular officer is berely ax thorized, whevever be shall be required or may deem it Neoeantery, oF pene fo do so, at the post, port, place, or wishin limits ot his legation, con sulate, or commercial agency, to administer to or take from apy peraon an outh, affirmation, affitavit or depos tion, and aiso to perform any notarial act or acts suct as any notary public is reqtired or authorized by law to do or pertorm within ihe United States: and every such oath efirmation, affidavit, deposition and notarial act admiu\ tered, sworn, aftirmed, taken. bad or done, by or before any Such offeer, when certified under bis hand and seal ot ofiice, shall be as good, vahd, effectual and of like force and etfcct witbia the United States to all intents ‘and purposes as if euch oath, affirmation, affidavit, deposi ion or notarial act had been administered, sworn, al firmed, taken, had or done, by or before any other ‘per. son within the United States duly a’ tent thereto; and if any person s! ruptly commit perjury, or by an; thin the intent and meaning of now Or hereaiter made, such oilen. der may be charged, proceeded against, tried, conviete t and dealt with in any district of the United States in the ame manner, in all respects, as if such oflence had been commitied in the United States, before any officer duly authorized therein to administer of take such oath, affir. apy a any document purporting to have allixed, impressed or subscribed thereto or thereon the seal and signature ot the cfficer administering or taking the same in testimooy thereof, shail be admitted in evidence without any udh veal oF signature being genuine oF of the of ficial character of such person: and i forge aay such seal or signature, or shi dence any such document with @ faise or signature tbercto, knowing th counterfeit, he shall be deemed tender in evi not exceeding three years nor less than one year, fined in @ sum not to execed three thousand be comrged, proceeded against, tried, con with, therefor, in the district where he may be ar ted or in custody ec. 25. And be it further enacted, That whenever any seoman or mariner of any vessel Of the United States shall desert euch vessel, the master or commander of such vessel shalt vote the fact and date of such desertipn on the list of the crew, and the same shall be officially auihenticated at the port or place of the consulate or com. me cial agency first viai'od by such veeso! after such de- certion, if Auch desertion shal: have occurred ina foreign cotntey or if in such cage such versel shall not visit any plae where there shall be any cousulaic or before ber rel desertion shall o in thie country, the fact and time of such desertion kbai) be ciieially authenticated veCore a notary public imn-cdiately at the firs: port or place where such veasel shai! arrive after such desertion; and all wages that may be cre 1 euch seaman or mariner, and whatever in mereial sgency Staver, or the terest he may have in toe cargo ot such veeme!, shall be become ortiited to and the property of the United Statce, and paid over (or ther one to the collector of the port where the crew of auch Ferrel are accounted for, as torn ae the eame can be agcertained: first dec ucting lersfrom apy experee which may neeesarily have been ineurree on account of such vese' ip ¢ such desertion, and in settling the « warre or interest no allowance or deduction mado except for moveys actually paid, or goods ata fair price suppl Fr expenree inenrred to oF for such seaman oF Maricet, any receipt or her from, or array gement witb suc FORMAN OF Marieer, to Le conte with: tar ding. ap) person shal! same wo be false or NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1856. any part tioned in the iso of be ig bipheB m An act i nddiin tothe weveral acs to which he shall be entitled, which that purpose, and the balance only : Provided, rer, {tbat in cases of ded ships or vessel, or ships or vessels condemned as unfit for service, no payment er extra wages shall be required. Sec. 27. And be it further emact That every consuia- cficer shall keep a detailed list of seamen and mari- ners sbipped and discharged by him, specifying: their names and the names of ry phe ewes on bay Rajon! which they shal) be chipped and diecharged, and the payments, i each go discharged, and also of the number of the vessels arrived and departed, and the amouats of their registered ton! and the number of their seamen and mariners, and ose who are pro tected, and whether citizens of the United States or not, and sé pearly as possible the nature and value of their cargoes, and where produced, and make returns of the #ame, with their accounts and other returns, to the Sec retary of the Treasury; and no consular officer shail cer tify apy invoice unless he shall be satisfied that the por- son making the oath or affirmation thereto is the person he himself to be, that he is a credible person ‘the statements: made under guch oath or affirma tion are true; and he sbalJ, thereupon, by his certificate ate that be was £0 satisfied; and it shall be the duty o every consular oilicer to furnish to the Secretary of the Treagury, as often as shall be required, the prices cur reutof all articles of merchandise usually ex} A ty the ror States from the port or place in which he shall be located. Sec. 28. Ani be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of every master and commander of a ship or vesse! of the United States, whenever he shall have occasion for any consular or other efficial service, which apy consu. lar officer of the United States shall be authorized by law or usage officially to perform, and for which any foes shall be allowed by the said rates or tariffs of fees a» aforesaid, to to such one of the said officers as may then be offi located at the or commerciii! agency, if any there be where such service shail be re poof to perform such service, aud such master or com mander sball pey to such officer such fees as shall be al- lowed for such service, in pursuance of the provisions 0 ig act; and if any such master or commander shall omit so to do, he sball be liable to the United States for the amount ot the fees lawfully areas for such ser. vices as though the said services had formed by such officer. all consular officers are ry @utho- rized and required to retain in their berg be the papers of euch ships and vessels whieh shalt be deposited with them as directed by law, til payment shall be made of all fees and seamen’s wages due on account of such oor to. And ‘bo it furth ‘That if any United states who Il die abroat rections for the custody and by the consuiar officer of the port or place 4 die pouseraed in wich country. as. contemplated. by th die 7 aS © y typ et Sprit 1 17H et re , al , ° such officer, £0 far as the law of such Soenley will ve a mit, strictly to observe such directions; and if any such citizen so dying shall, by any lawful testamentary dispo- tition, have ted aby other person or persons than such officer to take charge of and manage such property. it shall be the duty of such officer, whenever required by such pereou or peréons 0 appointed, to give his official aid in whatever way may be necessary to facilitate the proceedings of such person or in the lawful exe cution of such trust, and, so far as the laws cf the coun ‘ty permit, to protect the property of the deceased from any interference of the local authorities of the countrs where such citizcn shall die; and to this end it shall be the duty of such Consular officer to place his official sea’ upon all or any of the personal property or effects of the deceased, and to break and remove such seal as may b: required by such person or persons, and not otherwise. te ‘And be it further enacted, That all fees collect ed for and jn bobuif the United States, this act, shall be coliccted in the coin of or_in its representative value in exchange, Sec 31. Avd beit further enacted, Taat in the construc tien, and for the purpoece, of ail other acts and parts of ac’ which ebali remain tn force after Uhig act shall take effect Cétining any the powers, declaring any of the rights, po scribing any of the duties, or imposing avy penalty o subishment for any act of Omissi m or commission of any consul, commercial agent, vice consul, or vice commer cial agent, or allow'rg or enjoining the performance t, metter or thing, with or before auy such officer, i such ects and pert: ¢f acts shall in all these several respect may be consistent with the subject matter ard context of the same and with this act and the treaties of the Ur cial designations in contemplation of all such acts at parts of acts, and of this act, shall be deemed and to bave pective meanings hereinafter assigued to them —t » Consul General,” * Consul,” and “Commercial ag d and taken to de note full, pritcipal, ind permancat *:Coneular efficers,’ as d'-tin, d fect subordinates and substitutes; ** De puty Consul” and “Consular agent ” shall be deerme! and taken to denote ‘ Consular officers’ sabordinate to such principals, exercising the powers aud performing the 8 within the limits of their cousulates or com. mercial egencies respectively, the former at the sane ports or places. and Ue latter at ports or places different from thore at which such principals are located spectively: and “vice consuls” and “vice commercis agents” ball ve deemed and taken to denote “consuls ciicers’’ who hall be substituted, temporarily, to fil ta piaces of ‘consuls general,”’ “consuis,” or “commercial agents,” when they shall be temporaril, absent or re Hevea’ from duty; and the term “consular officer,” as ured in this act, shall be deemed and taken to include ati such cflicers as are mentioned in this ection, and none otbers; and the term ‘diplomatic olliver,”’ a9 used in tht act, shal! be deemed and taken to include all the officer mentioned in the first section of this act, and none others See. And be it ‘urther enacted, Tnat if aay consular cflcer ¢ball wilfully neglect or om»tto perforin seasonabiy apy duty impored upon bim by this or any other act, o by apy order or mstruction made or given in pursuance of tis or apy other act, or shall be gailty of avy wilf.! waifearauce or abuse of power, or any corrupt contuct w hia cfliee, he shall be lable to ali persons injured by any euch pegiect, oration, maifearance, abuse, or cor rupt conduct, for ail damages occasioned thereby; ard for all such damages by any such officer. be, and his sureties upon Lis official bond. shall be responsible therern to tue full amount of the pevaity thereof, to be sued in the name cf the Uniied States for the use of the person or p-reone #0 injured: Provided, That such suit shall in no case pre judice, but sball be'beld in entire subordination to the interests, claims and demands of the United Stat Against och officer, under such bond, for every wiliu! act of malfeazance or corrupt conduct in hiv cffice: an: apy sven officer sball refuse to pay any draft, order, or warrant which may be drawn upon him by the proper officer of the Treasury Department for any public monc) of the United States in bis hands, or for an: jount dt from bim to the United States, whatever pac which be may have recelved or may hol the sa transter or disburse any such moneys prompaly ma the legal requirement of any authorized officer of the Unit a States, he sball be deeme and taken to be guilty of « misdemeanor, an ob conviction thereof shall be punisne | by imprionment not to exces! ten years nor less thar hoasan’ dollars bh officer Fo offending 1 it, tried, convicted, and deat be 5 with i any district in which he enstod Bec. 83. And be it further enac and reventh se tions of the act lereinbe’ore mentioned, approved July twentieth, eighteen bundred snd forty and all of the act eatitied “An act to remodel the |iplo matic and coneular systems of the United Stat prove! March first, cighteen handred and ail acts and parts of acts whereby any such contemplated by the seventeenth section of this act are xed or allowed, and avy usage or iaw wherevy any at tache is Or tay be allowed to any legation other 1 such as are provided in this act, or reyuiring any secre tary of legation to be employed otherwise than as provi by this act, and all ts and parts of acts, 80 fa ae the same are inconsis! with this act, be and t same are hereby, annulled and repealed thall be allowed in any case, nor any secretary of le tion, otherwige than wider by thi acbe Bee. 34. And be it furth: r charted effect on the first day of January next, and not be may be arrested or Theatrical, Musteat, &, Ninto’s Ganwny.—The ever popular Ravels aro to per form two cf their most egreeable pantomimes this even ‘A Soldier for Love’ and *Auphodel,”’ ine Seats. universal favorite, ‘Po.ca-hon-tas.”” There wili be a va riety of dancing between the pieces by M'llex Honrarde, Mies Partington and dr. Yates, Misernasy.—The Campbell troupe of Pthiopiens, head ed by Mesere Pryant and Mallory, bave received such enoourngement a® to warrant their continuance fatteriny f at the Chinese Build “An Hi an Ar ing With 0 much favor jaet week drop in at Fmpire Hall Lererany PSrrer throughout tote wockk. —Mr. Goldemia will this even at Hope Chapel to-night. Th cholee literary geme. F programme is tiled with era with dissolution, stroke of business is annual! orto “i, That the fifth, sixun and no attache That this act shal! Hengler ie also to go through bis extraordinary tight rope Boweny THnatne.—The uew local drama styled © Lite in New York,” is to be repeated this evening, with tawt peat his amumrg monodrama which was received The fun loving shoud sfiee Mary Agnes Cameron and Mr. B. Fairclough are to give readiags from the poste but it would seem that a good done in ‘black di monds” even in New York, a] and bloo are £0 Feat resist the temptation. If one ship in tour succeeds in effecting the run, the profits are so great that the return is a handsome one, even including the cost of the ships, which are summariy consigned to destruction, 1 statistics of the trade appear to be as follows:—Ti vessela employed in the trade are of medium size; san 4 cost between $5,000 and $7,000, and are purchased wit! the expectation that they are to be when they have eerved their turn. The wages given to the seamen enormous. ement with ordinary seamen is for the rum from New York to the At coast, thence to Cuba. Nogroes cost on the African coast, from $10 to $40 a head, Leeper 6 one estimate. By another we find the value of an able bodied male negro set at $8, or thereabouts, and Jor women and children from $8 to $4, payable in goods. There goods are mainly ough ornaments, as brass bracelets and glais bea: Fug dgures largely in the tratile ag a medium of ¢: change, It ig said that 0 great is the desire among the Degro poputation < Al 1s nm ans oraa- ments, gach as those we have mentione t a will gel) their cbildren and husbands the Atlantic. Nigenagiog She 8, When the Panty Ree as of we, supe or ak tt ly by arra coone, W h are locaed in sheltered nooks along the coon is or wo bui e for been the other for the re Poa 5 P| Tacoons ore jangs of from eight to mae TORN hs ercival of the slavere off the coast. ‘They are required to do a certain amount of work, Lot excesive av it wouldseem, but suificient to keep them in bealth. They are branded like cattle soon after their arrival at the barracoon—some on the arm, some on the thigh, some on the breast. It is not, however, until they are puton board ship that the real horror of their situation is felt, as we shall presently en deavor to show by the evidence of a seamin who was present at one of these expeditior They are then shipped for Cuba, or for some desert islan’ which lies on the way to Cuba, and from this they e conveyed by smaller vessels to their port of destina on, All matters cousidered, it is much to be questioned. if the traffic ip slaves was ever organized iu a more cruel or destructive fashion than it is‘at the presentmoment, anit the centre of this abominable trade, if weare to give credit to the statements of the New York journals, is at New York. It is said that it cannot be stopped. So manifold are the precautions used, and so circumspect are the dealers in this horribie traffic, that the authorities in New York cannot, as they say, despite of their most earnest en tea vors, put itdown. This is, in other words, to aszert tha ater adopted at the port of departure are vain. nis can scarcely be so. Why should not Portuguese merchants use the port o1 Liverpool as well as the port of New York for the despatch of slavers, but that the Bri- tish authorities have sucoveded in accomplishing that which the authorities at New York have failed to accom- lish? The American writers would have us be Neve that the traffic is mainly in the hands of Portuguese merchants domiciled at New York; but, even if this were so, it would ecarcely tt ve their case, “There is, however, reason to believe,” they add, ‘that not ratreqanely Americans share in Tisks and pro fits of the business.” The Portuguese merchant is put forward as the blind, and the American merchant finds the capital. The are so notorious that not long since the British Consul Genera} at Cubs wrcte to the British Minister at Wasbington informing bim thatasiaver was at that nement actually fitting out at New York, which was destined for Cuba via the African coast. Here fol- lows an account of the modus oper: ‘In most cases a Jultable vessel is first seleciod (a Se one a't chooner 0° being general eferre fu . tails, Ke, She 1s then tow up the river, or bay, and sometimes to the east end of Is land, to avoid observation, and there supp! ever in nec dful to perfect her outtit.”” and boilers are put on board drops alongride. The casks are then stealthily filled, Jeet attention should excited ‘> extraordi- ary quantity of water taken aboard. Finally, the slaver is towed out of the port ai an hour when she is most likely to escape the notice of the revenue officers. Tie American papers a(tlirm that public opinion ig not to blame among themselves, and that the municipal autbori- ties at New York use their utmost endeavors to stop the trams, but that it is beyond their power. As long aa the markets ot Cuba are open, they say, and as long as the Spanish officials are in the habit of adding largely to ther incomes from the droppings of tbe s'ave trade, all their efforts must necessarily result im failure. Whata pity itis for our American friends that the Union itself is so beavily ta'pted wi h the guilt of slavery, or else how satiefactory a casus belli might they make out ‘inst the Cubep Spaniards for moeddil largely tn this unholy traflic, and ing American citizens in ' the oftte law! We can ourselves scarcely sugget a remedy other than that of bringing the pressure of our cruisers to bear upon Cuba witb still greater force than at present, but we have little contidence in the result. Until the ‘usilic is stopped in the markets by those who have autho rity over them ncthing will be effectually accomplished, the profits of the business are so great. Androw Wilson the seaman to whom we alluded above, had deserted from er, found bis way to a barr: on the Afri can coast, and witnessed most of the préceetings in the slave trade. The slaver Altivie, from New York, arrived atthe berracoon where he was. She was intended to carry 400 negroes. The best men were paid for at $60, women and children t from $30°0 $40.. The cargo was filied up, and when the slaver reached the desert islant of Santa Nearia the balance of the cargo was sold at prizes ranging downwards from $800 for prime men. The uflerings of the poor creatures, however, appear to have been awful. The Altivie was @ schooner of 150 tons. your hundred negroes, we say, were stowed on board of her. “The major part were compactly huddled in the told. Accommodations on deck were afforded for the women and children. There was here fresh air, but the condition of those in the hold was awful. They had to lie in spoon fasbion, and were not permitted to stir out. A tolerable sup of food was afforded, but water was it out. The vessel directed its course to ingly di Cite "Piandea at Santa Nearia, a desert island. During the paséage one hundred of the negroes died.” Sach 1s on example of that branch of the modern slave trate, the centre of which is aid to be New York. We rejoice to add that in this case, at least, the slayer was found guilty, and eentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, Another Thunder and Hail Storm tn Massa- chusetts—Boy Killed. (From che Boston Trave'ler, August 12.) From 4 to 8 P. M. , there was a heavy accompanied with lightning, of Besex peo from Boston reached Ipswich, at esterday, it was so dark that it was ible to eee across the cars, and the juantities, some of the stones being There was little wind at the , and the hail, which completely ‘ound, did little damage. The | stiuck and considerabl, d i hebes tho exstors st of the town of Hieuiiton about Lyd, TL a of Edmund now! Krowiton, well known as the former landlord of « summer boarding house ov the margin of Chebacco Lake. The (says the Tviegraph) was tly dis. figured by she’ Hightal, . He had in his bosom a tin cover of , which he had as several holes were by the fluid. His little sister to bave was knocked down and stunned by the shock, and her torehead scarred, but she was resuscitated, and is oo paantiton the hail fell i t biti t Ham: in great quantities, some of the stones being as large as a walnut. At Dover, N.H,the hail caused much damage to window Jags, crops, &c. The hail stones which fell were as jarge as robin 3. The same storm passed over Haverhill, where it resulted in considerable damage. At Portsmouth there was rain, but no hail. At Amesbury the woollen mill was struck, and a brick from the chimney thrown acrons the s‘reet, paseing trong an awning into the midst of several persons assembled in front of a store, without in- ly one. A corres tat Gloucester writes under date of Angust 12 :— The shower last evening was v severe. Rain fell in torrents, accompanied with hail. The light- — struck the roof of the 0) church steeple mi d off on the lightaing conductor without d ing the building. vicinity of the church was illuminated in one glare of light, and the people very much frightened. It was the most severe shock ever known in this vicinity. The lightni also struck the large barn of Mr. Samuel fieskel, at West Gloucester. ‘The barn, with several tona of bay, 9 horse, cow and two wagons, were consumed by fire. Loss over $1,000. At about 9 o'clock the weather was clear and pleasant, and to-day it is warm, with the wind northwest. A_covrespondent writes us that an employé on the Kennebec and Portland Railroad, who was walk- ing on the track between Hallowell and Augusta, Me., was struck by lightning on Satarda i o'clock P. M., and instantly ki og for encour. violation of tance observed the electric fiuid running upon the to flash off, striking rails, when a portion of it seemed him upon one of his legs. Our correspondent in fortes that the storm i very severe; the roads near Augusta are bodly washed away. A correspondent sends us the following partion- lore of injury to @ church in Plympton by light ning:—The meeting house in Plympton, M. badly ehattered—an entire destruction being «flected to the bell deck. A large reut was made in the reof on the south side. The fluid passed down into the church, greatly damaging the singer's ga! lery at both extremities; pieces of wood and plaster were thrown over nearly the entire house. In the vestry below, numerous marks of the terrific agent ereccen. The groands about the honse are thickly Tt is supposed that it ents. strewed with the to $1,000 to m inci will require from $7 wary repairs, Tt is that immediately a’ reighberbood in different fields commenced lo wins in a singularly plaintive tone, which they continue for an hour or longer. Ti eneo! ock; the night at the time yras exceedingly dwt, @ the neces: Kennebec county was Howell, Gardiner and ass., Was stroek on the night of the Sth inst. ‘The steeple was it worthy of remark, the shock, the cattle in the he scene o-curred about ee ex's Court, al eo. W. Morton, Esq. ‘THB ALLS@ED CASE OF SMUGGLING, Av@ugn 16.—The States vs, Capt. J. F. Miller, of thd shop Good Hope. —The case of alleged smuggling, whictt bas been some time before the police authorities, and pub- lished in the Hxnatp, I Bbw ted Commissioner Morton, Madame (alias Countess) Rons, deau, the principal party. concerned, on the pebediaone asekine etl OGd W oceees ot smuggling, or conniving in the smuzyling of lace, em. broideries, shawis, porcelain, &c., which were setied by Custom Honse officers in the ri of Madame Rondeau, at the Lafarge House. + Me. F. Smith, of the United State: District Attorney's office, and Mr. Cochrane, the Survey- or, appeared for the government, and Mr. Barrettfor the: defence, | Andrew J. Brown, first mate of the ship Good Hope, was tirst examinggpand deposed that that arrived from Calcutta in New York on the 12th of July 3M wee ne the ship ;; r ihe had forty ed by @ maid servant: cases of oods on board; the contents of th. \pknown to me; twenty-five of tuese eases: KS h en 4 Rond the remainder by knew notbing of lame Rondeau, except on board the Good Hope; I do not know how she obtain- ed ber means; I bave understood that she had been a. + 2.1 know that Captain Miler advanced: Ler 200 rupees in order to get her things out of the:| Vinvace, that they might be brougat on board; only security the Neve for the repayment of advanced, was the gage she had on board and some: jewelry she gave to him; I know that a friend of jondeau’s, in Calcutta, gave Capt, Miller $600, the ba- lance of whiob; after cxp2nse of conveying. her and her baggage to America, was to be ret to] Madame Rondeau; this arrangement was inade after the <aptain bad paid 200 rupecs to Madame Rondean;' forty cases were entered on the muinitest as ba: ant furniture; they were put in the. state room, with the ex- ception of five c: ‘whioh were put in the after-hatch: ghe represented the cazes a8 containing nothing else but furniture and wearing appercl; cases wore: med. the Captais she tiable, ana said that she had not; the manifest was not made out until we rounded the Cape of Good Hope; this vesec] left Calcutta on the 21st of h, precedi je never spoke to her goods through: the Custom Huse; when the Custom House owicers gel in New York; she five or trunks which 6! aud geome small p: Honee oflicer chatked, and vessel was at pier No. 8, North River; Satur veese} arrived, Madame Kondeati came again “ te} in company with a French gentleman: the vessel then ‘Was at pier No. 3hy East river; neitoer the captain nor Mr. Bonton, the ing r, were on board; French gentleman asked if the remainder of Mada tend the discharge of the bagaages I bad never gentleman before; on Thursday foliowing, and the French gentleman in came on time the captain was present; the Custom had previousty given instructions that if Madame deau came after the baggage to let her have it; when eve this order he did not believe she had any- thing of any amount, and did not think {t worth wi look _into it; the baggage was got out and delivered to them, and they took 1} off; Rondeaa 4 200 rupees freight on the baggage; I dit not hear Custom nor did Rondean sey anything about tae House, trunks or exhibitany money wit she show the keys of which to pay any duties. Cross exvmined—The captain and Madame Rondeau Were not on good terms during the voyage; the in question were taken from the ship to the Lafarge House. Desere Rondeau, befvg examined through an interpre- ter, testified as follows:—I was a passenger on the Good Hope which arrived at New York on the 12th July last from Calcutta; I had a number of tranks and their contents ceized at ihe Lafarge House by House officers; the trunks and their conte me in the Good Hope from Calcutta; I from Captain Miller: the captain knew the e I had. which was altogether about for paid for the ; these rmitted to ba laaded; the alle, e cashmere shawls, toys, he might have trouble the Custom House; I told i ay returned me twenty dollars, becanse a good vhings were injured; I offered the goods for sa! 100m to a clerk of Stewart's. assisted me selling th ; the captain was in the room and the things spread out; the captain spoke about his daugh- ter being on the point of getting marricd, but did not buy bas dresses for ber. jenri Quantin, deposed—That he was a Custom House broker, and was by Madame Rondeau to asyist im getting her trunks off the Good Hops; when we went after the trunks, the captain said he had seen the Cas- tom Houre Officer, and that it was all right; | them en- paged two carts, and had the goods conveyed to the La- farge House. as... Brown, deposcd—That he was Inspector of Customs, and boarded the Good Hope; saw Capt. Miller and Madame Rondeau on board the ship; when about leaving the veesel the captein asked me if! would not ex: amine part of Madame oy a was out of my line of busines: favor, if | would not pags it passed, it exa- mination, What was then pointed oct as of immediate use; the captain said that these trunks contained dirty clothing and other articles that had been used during the vorage. sy ‘pector the 12th of July; saw Capt. Mil his passengers were: he said they had gone ashore; asked him if they had taken their baggage, aud he said they bad taken only @ portion of it; be said the balance, which ‘was in the stateroom, and which he pointed out, belonged toa poor woman fi Calcutta, to whom he had been compclied to advance 200 rupess to enable her to come to New York; did nothing that day but seeuring the shi yy locking the ¢oor of the stateroom, and ship's hatches; the captain put the ‘of the room pocket ant kept it, which Latlowed him to do, representations thai the owner of the baggage was @ women: saw the in afterwards and the fines tho captain wale it was all right, and that Madat ‘ondeau’s baggage comprised books, furniture, idols, and things Of little or no value; avked hia twice if he was it was all right; he said yes; be said she was a had had a good deal of trow 238 5 “< He wo- le with toeontol and thaoked me ; after the cabin, and he showed me a from Madame Rondeau's lawyer ; be b—b, and said he wished be had let me es goods, as 1 might have found something dutiable in when on the ship at this time, | received from the Collector, to before t ‘the this woman might get lim into a scre| not totay ae ing to injure him ; be old man, and (bat this woman had got him deal of trouble; that he had some proper b—h was trying to get it out of him : we House, lca: ned all about the difficulty, the ehip - tbe captain gave me his reasons pare the coods—that he wanted to get rid —and again assured me that he know anything in her trunks that was dutiable; he said during the voyage the woman tried to bribe Mr. the mate, but he would bave nothing to do with Acc. 18.—The witness being cross xamined, says:— He saw the manifest, a copy of which is shown him, im which was set down forty cases, containing wearing appa- rel of Madame and her maid, on Monday, 17th July; it waa banded to him by the captain; be put a seal and on it. On Jurther direct examination he says he asked him if he bad a copy of the manifest, ard he banded me this; I ‘was not present, but understood they were delivered on Wednesday; it was the day after I w the bag- eae was delivered that 1 caw the manifest; I did not now that Madame Rondeau's things were in the manifest. had a permit to land jhe goots on Monday, the Mth of July. Mr. J. Cochran, United States, and case is siill pending. 5 Ht ieeagtete ate z Fs 1 the Sarveyor, summed up for the Mr. Barratt for the defendant. Tne Drerrverive Free im Lovrevitie—About halt past one o'clock, yesterday morning, » tire broke out im the extensive furniture store and warehouses of W. C. Moore, Third street, The builsing known as Apollo Halt ‘was in part occupied at the front with offices, which, with ite comtents, was swallowed up in the flames. The coal of- fice of M. Dravo & Sons, in the same building, Was also cestroyed. ‘The fire next communicated to the extensivo saddlery and barnes store of C. Proal, which, with the greater portion of its contents, was consumed. The li~ nor store of J. Barbaroux and the confectionary of J. Garcip, was partially consumed, and the Courier baitd- ings, next ad ‘were in imminent , surroun t- ea b fire front and roar; but through the determined effor the firemen, citizens, and onr own printers, mony of whom are fitemen, the ofice was saved. Tas loss of Mr. Moor was fully $20,000, with an insurance of only $4,060. Hoe lost books, papors, and everything, art had an accumulated stock on hand. The of Mr. Proal, who is absent, was about 86,000, which is covered by ineurance—#2,000 in the Howard, N. Y., agoney; and $5,000 in the Provineial, Canad, Jos. Garoin, the con- fectioner, suffered considerably from hasty removal and damage (o household furniture. He had no insurance, and thinks bis loss will not exceed $500.—Lowisville Ovu- tier, Aug. 14. Wostricent Leoacy to Harvann Couirar—Dr. J.@ Treadwell, who died in Salem, Sass, on Friday, Aug. 8, hee by will bequeathed, under certain conditions, hie pro: pry, amount ng to over $100,000, (after the decease of mother, now nearly eighty yenrs of age,) to Hareard College. The money is to be appropriated A the estab. His lishment of professors of pbyeioiory and ana’ vatnable library, containing all the latest me oat Furo pean publicath ig also donate’ to the college under certain conditions. In the college authorities do not nocede to the conditions of the will, (he whole amonnt, after the death of his mother, goes to tho Measaghasetts Geperal Hospital, without conditions.