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 STAR CHAMBER CeMMIssIoNs.-The admin isration has made six new offices without authority of law and filled them with its partisans. This is a remarkable step in their career of reform. It will be remembered that commission established al Washington soon after the new government put the reins in Mir. Webstei's hands, with Mir. St. Clair Clarke it's head to enquire into the conduct (polit lcal as is generally understood) of mechanics, work men and others in the public employment at Wash ington. second executive inquistion is now sel up to investigate the condition of the N Y. Custom House. This commission is composed of GEO PoINDExTER, Esq. of Miss, who says an exchange paper, is "known throughout the Union as probably the worst man in it." ALFRED KELLY who has been "posted for f,lsehood in the public prints by one of the Ohio delegation in Congress, and was al the head of the pipeaying system in Ohio" and Mr. Russell, late member of Congress from New York against whom we hear nothing.

 It is the business of Congress and not of the utve to raise these commi ssions of enquiry and in vestigaton, and as the extra session of Congress meets next week the public interest would not have suffered by the short delay. We note the circum- stance as one other instance of federal practice in opposition to it's precepts upon the several subjects of executive patronage. economy, retrencliment and reform.