The Clerk read, as follows: "That on n.careful examination of the etition and accompanying documents, it a pears that the petitioner, having sustained a stro s of paralysis, waspermitted to remain in the dischargeof isduties as fleet paymnster at Panama, as that place, from its centrality of position. presentedfar greaterfacil ities for the execution of the requirements of his position." all instructions and reporti betweenGovernment and squadron would there concentrate there the returns of the different paymasterswould be the sooner and more surol received, examined corrected, and transmitted.an therefunds obtained upon the most reasonable terms, could most readily and inexpensively be remitted to the various vessels needing them. “That the quarters assigned him were in a building leased by the Government for use as a naval storehouse and admirably adapted to the urpose of its selection. but situated in a neigh orhood thronged with residents and crossqbby 2 of the most traveled thoroughfares of the city, its inmost recessesand most ordinary transactions exposed to the gazeof passingmultitudes: not a dollar received or disbursed but could be thoroughly observed, as well as the habits nd arrangements.the goinls out and returning of the occupantsof the othee. “It appears that while oecu ying these premises the petitioner was robbed oft s amount of 813, 509 of public money, which he had on deposit in hissafe. on the afternoon of the 30th, or during the morning of the 3lst October last. (1865:)and immediately on the discovery of the robber be notified Commander Paulding. of the U.S.totes sloop Cyane, then lying at anchor in the harbor of Panam of the fact by otheial letter. requestinga prompt au scrutinizing invostiguiion into the manner in which the rob bery was committed. Upon being an risedof the fact of the robbery, Commander Pauling immediatcly instituteda board of inquiry to investigate the matter, composed of the U.S. consul at Panama the (prcfect of the city and 3 otheers of the U.S. sloop Cyane, and to report thereon to him."