Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-27
WssEiEaf0s Nlwh AID GOSSIP.

SasEfNdIOE NSWb AND GOSSIP.
The Canadas and other North American
British Provinces.-It seems to be the opin-
ion of tstesmen here, that Britain has made
up her mind to prepare Is speedily as possible
to leave her North American provinces to
shift for themselves. That is, to become not
only independent in fact, but also 60 no"''ne'
She is rapidly ascustoming them to got on
without the presence of her troops. which were
constantly met with every where there few
wears since 1t is clear that she does not ap.
prehend their future annexation 10 the United
States. Her act of ratifyiug the Reciprocity
Trssty, under which both the colonies and the
United States obtain most of tho advantages
attainable through annexation, takes away
the great inducement to the act of formally
upiting them under our Government, While
she clearly appreciates the fact that though
the South, in Congress, win favor every posi-
bic approximation 10 entire free trade with
them, she will leave DO stone unturned to
prevent them from at any time hereafter COM
ing under the. Stars and Stripes, knowing that
their influence weight In the Governmspt of
the United States would be practically SO
much additional weight thrown against their
guaranteed rights under the constitution. As
Britain has ever managed zthem, they have
been heavy tax on her treasury, now almost
| unable longer to bear such aJproftless drag
Her colonial policy has undergone a great
change of late years. Indeed, We should not
b surprised ere long to hear that she h be-
ginning to make Preparations to leave her
Cape and West Coast Of Africa Colonies and
settlements to shift for themselves l.. -
Writing on Newspapers, 30, sent in the
Nails "A Subscriber 1t distance, recently
addressed US letter, asking information as to
the Post Office Departments views upon the
subject above named. In reply, AFTER due in
quiry, We have to say that 1t is a violation of
Law to enclose or conceal letter or other
thing (except bills and receipts for sub,crip-
tom or to mako any memorandum in writing,
or to print any word of communication, after
It's publication, upon any newspaper, pamphlet,
magssineor other printed matter In all such
cases letter postage should be demanded, and,
if the person addressed refuse to pay such let
ter postage, the package should be returned to
/ the postmaster from whose Office it came to
prosecute the sender for the penalty of IS,
prescribed by the 3Oth section of the act Of
I 1925: and elitransisnt prsnted matter shoufd
Be distinctly postm.arked at tie. mailing
office. .,.....f -.. .-...s. .Lr p. .,.a-..a /
| The Pacific Railroad.-All the various par.
ties Of United States Typographical engineers,
last summer engaged in surveying routes for
this proposed work, are now laboring indus
triously in this city, 80 as to be able each to
be ready for its share Of the grand report as
| early as possible. So extensive and varied is
tho data which has been collected that We
fancy it will be quite late in the session before
this report can be sent in. It is well under
stood here that this data will shed q vast food
Of light upon the capabilities of the. whole Of
tho great unoccupied western and central Dor
tons Of our country. This can hardly be done
without having the capital effect of attracting
to many points on the various routes--the ca
pabilitiss Of which for sustaining flourishing
settlements will be thus, for the first time
demonstrated-s largo and Immediate emigra
ten, which, in few years, will greatly anne
liorate the dangers and difficulties of the over
land trip to California, and Oregon and Wash
ingeon Territories. Really, these surveys viii
prove vastly advantageous to every American
interest which is to be advanced by the rapid
urafimprovements Of those far ives; err
sections, even though the Government NAV
never build the first mile Of the proposed raiL
road 1t will be rscolleoted that the agitation
of the Nebraska question has already had the
effect of attracting to both Nebraska and Kaa
sas, elulsr stIoa, much more rapidly than it ever
sought any other United States territory on
being first opened to the axe and pillow of the
woodnan, though neither of them really offers
the advantages to the settler which other sim.
liar new sections have presented. Such is the
temperament of our people that it is but ne
cessary to tx public attention particularly
upon q now region, to induce them to rush into
| it, like mad T.
Medical Services to Naval Officers Re
Gently, naval officer, who had had occasion
to obtain the services Of physician under cir
cumstances wherein he could not command
those of . naval surgeon, presented to the ao.
counting officers of the Government claim
to be reimbursed the money paid on this &C
count, as above explained. It was, however
ruled that Is the act of March 8, 1885, repu.
lating and increasing the pay of the Navy, de
eiares that the yearly pay provided in tina.
act is all the ''pay, compensation and allow.
ance'' that the officers ahall receive ssunde,
any circumstances whatever" these provisions
prohibited any special allowance to officers OF
account OF sickness, whether for medical ser
vices by private physician, medicines, o,
any other expense of q similar nature. .,. :
Emigration into Kansas We learn from !
gentleman who has just returned to this cit,
from Kansas, where he has been ever 81 nee tn,
passage of the Territorial Government bill
that, 30 far, slaves have been carried into TIKI
Territory, though many Arkansas and Missouri
Shareholders and other southern State citizen.
have taken up ''ciaims'' there. Up to yer,