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ProUlded, That the Postmaster General shall
so arrange the departure of the mails herein
provided for, in connexion with the line al
ready established, as to secure q weekly mail
communication between the points designated.
And be it further enacted, That the Post
master General is not authorized or empower
ed to make any advance of the funds or credit
tof the Government in aid Of the undertaking.
And be 1T further enacted, That the parties
50 contracting shall, in no event, receive from
Government increased compensation.
And be 1T further enacted, That the contract
hereby directed shall be for the term of ten
years.
And be 1t further enacted. That if, at any
time during the existence of this contract, any
| other individual, or company, shall establish
| more speedy conveyance of the mails between
New Orleans and San Francisco, and shall
give proof to the Postmaster General that said
| conveyance has been in successful operation
| for three consecutive months, then, and in that
| case, it shall! be the duty Of the Postmaster
General to transfer this contract to said indi-
viduai, or company, whereupon the former
company, or individual, shall not be deemed
| to have any claim for damage, or otherwise.
| against the Government.
The subject is one of great importance, and
this proposition will doubtless receive the pub
lie attention to which it is legitimately en-
titled.
Rights Of Administrators in the Transac.
! ton Of Business with the Governmental
discharged soldier in Massachusetts,, who had
been in the service of the United States, and
was entitled to bounty land under the act OF
February IL, 1847, elected to take war bounty
| scrip; before he received it he left Massachu,
sets, and went to parts not then known. The
scrip was issued on the 9th of April, 1949, to
be forwarded to the attorneys Of the soldier,
but by mistake, the letter was misdirected, and
after sometime the scrip was returned through
the dead letter Office, and it was Immediately
orw arded as was originally designed. A short
time since, the attorneys, as they state, heard
of the death of the soldier. The place where
he died is not mentioned. By the law of Mas
sachusetts, administration must be granted as
follows: ls----
1. To the widow, or next of kin, or both.
2. In default of there being such who are
capable, then to creditor
3. If none, then to such persons as the court
may designate.
The said scrip was recently forwarded to the
Treasury department for payment, accompa-
MED by certificate from the register of the
court Of probate, that person designated W as
appointed administrator on the estate of said
deceased soldier, in the county in Massachu-
sets, in which he was discharged With this
state Of facts it was held
l. That the United States are bound by an
agreement, to pay the money to tho person le-
gally entitled to it.
T. The acts Of court of probate are not con
elusive, unless done in strictTompliance with
the law. The supreme court of Massachusetts,
revoked letters of administration because they
were irregularly granted.
:. 1t should be manifest from the face Of the
proceedings of q court Of probate, that the law
has been strictly complied with
4 Such not being made to appear in this
case, payment should not be made to the per-
son pretending to be administrator.
The Railroad Nail Way Bin.-since pennins
the article in yesterdays Star, urging promp.
action on this bill, we have made further in
quries into its probable bearing, and learn
that the Committee on Post-ofices and Post
roads of the House, are under the impression
that its enactment as reported, will save the
Department some 5000, 900 annually. This is
an item worthy of consideration, and should
be an inducement for favorable consideration
of the bill. Railroad companies, however, are
powerful in politics, and will doubtless do their
best to intimidate the members from all quar-
tiers Of the country who may seem disposed to
listen to the recommendations of the Execu-
tive branch of the Government in this conuec.
ton. .s-i
The British Baltic Fleet, and the Doings Of
the Russians in that Quarter.-We have seen
letters from o distinguished seaman now in
Bremerhaven, dated March 10Th, saying that
the English feet, at the moment of its depar-
ture for the Baltic, was in fine condition, and
full of fight; and that the Russians were selling
their merchant ships as fast as possible, and
the Government were causing the ice to be
broken up, to enable them to get their ships Of.
var further up, under the protection of their
fortresses. He adds, confidently, that the
world will soon hesy of the exploits of Admiral
Napier, in that quarter.
Revenue Marine Officers Ordered Capt.
+. Martin, ordered to Detroit, to the command
OF the revenue cutter "Ingrahar,," which
vessel Is about being put in commission for
spring and summer service.
Capt. Robert Day has been ordered to the
command of the revenue Cutter Harrison" at
Oswego.
Those vessels having been laid up during
the winter, are now ordered into active service
at the opening of navigation on the Lakes.
The Steamer Giasgow.-Fears of the safety
Of this vessel which has been out from Liverpool
for Philadelphia 81 days, will probably induce
the Secretary of the Treasury to order two
revenue cutters to go in search Of her as soon
as there may be information received which
may serve to direct, in some measure, to
the right quarter in which to cruise to that
end
From Perry's squsdron.-We hear that the
Navy Department have dispatches from Com
nodore Perry at Hong Kong, dated January
l4th. 1t is inferred from them that all were
we'll in the squadron. .s,