I am directed by the Secretary of State to inform you that the
               Queen's Exequatur empowering 
Mr. David Eckstein to act as Consul for the
               United States at 
Victoria, 
Vancouvers Island received Her Majesty's
               signature on the 
21st Instant, and that the notification of Her
               Majesty's approval of the appointment of 
Mr. Eckstein will appear in the
               Gazette of the 
24th instant. 
Mr. Eckstein is stated to have never
               resided in Great Britain or any of its dependencies.