Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-27
WASHINGTO NEWS AND GOSSIP

mr. Buchanan duly arrived in this city at
III a. m to-day. Not being expected at that
time he managed to reach his hotel without
being escorted by thrOng. Immediately on
ahghting from the cars he entered a hack and
droye to the quarters at the National whic b
us enterprisipg proprietors sometime since
caused to be 80 handsomely prepared for him.
de reached the National without any escort
whatever, We hear. This was in keeping, in
deed, with the republican simplicity of our
Institutions. We hear that he looks in as fine
health as his most ardent friends can wish
Mr. Buchanan left Lancaster in company
with Mr.. Robert Magraw, and arrived in Bal
simore last night, where he stopped at Guys
Monument House. This morning he came to
Washington, and took lodgings at the Nation.
al Hotel
His preparations and start were IA ade SO
quietly that few persons were aware of his
intention then to leave fer Washington.
Rates Of Postage to the Australian Colo
MES, including Tasmania Van Dienan's
Land and New Zealand are requested
to state that notice has been given by the
British Post Office, of a recent arrangement
made by the British government for the con-
veyance Of mails once a month by the route of
suez, between Great Britain and the Austria
Ian colonies, including Tasmania and New
Zealand. Under this arrangement ma Is will
be despatched from Southampton (England)
regularly on the 18th Of each month and, in
addition to, and connexion with, the direct
packet service from Southampton, a special
service will be maintained, via France, for the
conveyance Of supplementary, which will be
despatched from London four days after the
departure of the packet from Southamp ton :;
thus the correspondence via MarseilIes will
be made up and forwarded from London on
the 18th Of each month.
The postage on all letters and newspapers
addressed to the Australian colonies must be
paid IA Advance, or they cannot be forwarded
from Great Britain. The rates upon letters
to New South Wales, Victoria. Port Phillip.)
South Australia, Western Australia, Tasma-
MIA, Wan Dieman's Land,) and New Zealand,
Will be SO cents the single letter not exceeding
hall an ounce, when sent via SOUTHAMPTON.
and SO cents the single letter not exceeding
ounce, when sent by the way of Marseilles.
Newspapers, when sent via Southampton, 4
cents each; prepayment required
Letters via Southampton are charged with
single rate of postage if not exceeding the
weight Of half an ounce double rate if ex
cseding half an ounce but not exceeding an
ounce; auadruPle weight if exceeding I'm
ounce bat not exceeding two ounces, and 80 on
Two rates being charged for every ounce or
fractional par, Of an ounce over the first
ounce.
Letters via Marseilles are CHARGED with an
A'u''i0hai fienoh rate Of cents the quarter
ounce The postage, therefore, via MaI,s;,Iss
on letter Let exceeding ounce, is 30 cent.
when above ounce, and not exseed;,, .
ounce, 45 cents when above ounce and -,
exceeding ounce, 81 cents and when .hor.
ounce, and rot exceeding I ounce, 20 cent.
Senator sumner.-The last bulletin ron
corning this gentleman is embraced in the TO-
lowing brief extract from the speech of one
Rev. Higginson, at the recent Disunion Cor
yeption held at Worcester, Mass:
90 He had recently met Charles Sumner in
the Boston Atheraum. He then said that lie
supposed that be would reiterste az Washing
too what he had said in his former speeches
Reiterate replied Sumner, 'reiterate The
speech that l shall make, if can 20 back to
Washington, will bear about the same rela
oos to my last one that frst proof brandy
docs 70 molasses and water And what will
DC tne Consequences Of your first proof brandy
speech don't know replied Sumner, Il
suppose L shall be shot"
describing the scene, and speculatiug on its
aosuIdity, the Albany Atias and argus takes
occasion to say, pertinently indeed:
upon this there was a new outbreak of
passion and indignation in the assembly.
Charles Sumner 20 be shot-good God and
ioI what y was the exclam alton and orato,
AFTER orator gave vent TO his eloquence AZ the
imagined outrage! There was a feryor and a
eusto In their oratorical rhapsodies that
s nhseked strongly Of desire that Mr. Sumner
snoold 60 and get shot, for the good of bis
parry. At the rate at which the former out.