The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-17 00:00:00

AMERICAN PROJECT OF A POSTAL CON-
VENVON BETWEEN GREAT BItITAIN AND
THE UNITED STATES.
Mr. Hobbit., first amistant postmaster-general of
the United State', in the report to Mr. Jobr.son, the present
boa of that department, proposes the following basis for •
postal convent:on between our country and nio own :
The following legal provisions ovoid place our international mane
aPra sri «pint jouung with thow of Great Britain
I. To impose an uniform rate of twenty-foer ovum American postage
on dl Angle letters received at our ports, or sent from them, by any
„eke, beat, whether belonging to ur unplojed by our own govern.
mint or thaw( any other country.
2. To authorise the pwrmaster-general to waive such packet postage
chug,.fetters brought or went in the packets of other governments
that rekwad the WIWI. sent or brought by the packets United
awes government from packet postage or other equicaknt charge,
and
evenT on sock esters oily the usual pert or °nand postage, as
the Went require.
S. To authorise the postrciaiter-general to reduce such uniform
rate of twenty-four Milk. on all bittern trail/witted by American
pacts, between our country and those toreign couutrim whose
govemmeots tosictato packet haws with ours, and establish a like
at' on lettetseooveved by that
4. To authorise die postotorter.general to increase said tucked rate,
gerrespowling with any increase co the foreign packet-rate, that may
le ordered by any other governm, or.
S. To enlarge the operations of the Ilth section of the act of 1825,
requiring letters lobe delivered lot. the poet-ottice trun each pocket
shlp before making catty, sous to e chest, all lettere brought,
whether addressed 't to persons in the Coital States and its Mill.
tortes," or elsewhere.
6. To prohibit the receiving on board of a packet to convey abroad,
an lettcrs excvpt those coining tbrou,th Bic pod-office.
7. To ettablbh An uniform ship posture between any plan in the
Coited States awl any foreign port, of 10 mots.
S. To authorise the l'uoin Itter-Ociteral to require outward-hound
ships to take and convey mails, and duly deliver them at their porta
at arrival.
9. Te prohibit them from taking any ktters other than those re-
eeired through the pastsitlisr.
The picket pelage rate above suggested refers solely to our mail
intercourse with countries beyond the Atlantic. I beg leave to add,
whilst this maws to nods r tomsideratim, that uniform rates of post-
ages to Shed.
10. Between say port or 137.1. ca of the United states and any port nn
the we stein cootinent, excepting Mexico, Canada, New Brunswick
and lima Scotia, at lb cons.
11. Between any place in the United Staten oust any port on the
Pude oast of 31elloo, 01 the United States, of the British, and of
the Buhr an possession% at -20 cents.
1!. Anil between any pace in the United States and Canada, New
Pron., Kb, Noce Scotia, or of !Wilco, othe- th.n the Pacific Mist,
le sent'.
In tee nature of things this postage mill be paid in the United
States; but it would eminently promote the convenience of all con-
cerned, and greuUy Mara, both friendly and businesscorrespontlence
between did-omit countries, if postal eonventiou. could Da entered
into betas:a throe. i-stablishing the foiLowing arrang,ltients
1. Optional payment. The prix legs of paying at the place of mail-
ing in our rums icy, the entire postage through to the place of delivery
in the other, or of sending the better through to its destination, the
postage to be odiectol by the rexiver.
2. An international rate of prdage that shone milathe in one amoant
the charge for niland oonveyamo in the country sending, for the sea
conveyance and fee the intact! hansportahoe in the country receiving
and delivering the letter.
3. The mutual acouvinuthility between the governments, that would
secure to eitieb all the inlant restage it was entitled to that the other
had collected, and all the 1.(1 postage OA tho letters conveyed In Its
packets eh Wu hod been paid in the other country.
In respect to our matt int; remorse relations with Great Britain it in
highly expedient to eatolgish a transit tate of tastaire. The malls are
deepatchcsi to and from the chief rortions of her possesions on this
continent with the greatest exredition, by a conveyance across our
territory ; owl, on the other hoof, a tare portion of our mails to and
ft go the European nations. and the East BMWs and China, iv trans-
mitted across the Ohne of England, and through channels of comma-
nieatkm beyond, belonging to Great Britain. The lowest transit rate
that she intinow is 5,1., equal to 10c.—that i 4 between England and
France. OD, VlD,Cjallee at her C 0.11.1.11 Mail. is over a distance
equally an great, and by DaCADII of cunieyance no expensive. As a
proper adjustment of this matter, and DA an arrangement preliminary
to any socavorol negotiation as this point, I propose a uniform
transit rate of lee. MINTIC.I4I postage on all single lettern between any
place in toe rated :ewes and any place in the British posseseiors.
'flue might le extended to Mexico, excluding the pieces on the
I'aeide acct, niiies are pros ides fur is prrvic lux suggestion.. A 10e.
trunsit chorus, iv rather low, in coinparisou with present rates of post-
age, but will stone in very.; oat proportion with the contemelated uni-
form postage of

v-bt (E02:11.
The I)uchess of Kent arrived in town yesterday,
from her reside, ce, Fregnaore House, and visited the
(2ueen at Duckinghent Purace, where her Royal Ilighnve
arrived at half-put urn o'clock. The al Duchess par-
took of a drjrigiter with her Majesty and l'r.nce Al hert and
their Royal Ilighnes.tes the Duke and Duchess of Sale-
Coburg. At three o'cicek the Duchtse of Kent lett the
Palace on her return to Frogmore Haute.
Tier Majesty and Prince Allnal, accompanied by
the Duke sod Duchess of Save-Coburg and Count Arthur
blensdorlf, honoured the performance at Drury lane
Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The ro)al
suite consisted of the M.Jrcnioness of D..uro, Madame la
Barone da Waugenlisim, the Karl of Morley, Colonel
Buckley, and Baron Fritseh.
On Tuesday Prince Albert inspected the designs
for the Seven Age. of Shak.peare, by Mr. Maclisc, M.A.;
fresco paper.hsrigings, by Mr. R. rtedgrave, A.K.A.; care-
irgs in wood, by Mr. lh lt, &c., prepared for Surnmerly's
Art Manufactures, submitted by Mr. 11. Cole.

A deputation respecting hops, had a conference
with Lord John 'Wised and the Chancell,r of the Exche-
quer, yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury, is Downing-stmt. The deputation consisted
of Sir E. Filiner, M.P., Mr. Frewen, M P., Mr. Hodges,
M.P., Mr. Fuller, M.P., Mr. H. bl. Correia, M.P., Mr.
G. C. Centlupe, Major Curmis, Mr. J. C. Davis, Mr. It.
Smith, Mr. J. Milder, Mr. W. Nukes, Mr. lielden Smith,
Mr. B. T. Nokcs, Rev. J. W. Maher, Mr. J. Springett,
Mr. C. Nearne, Mr. F. B. Elvy, Mr. J. Fistulae, Mr.
W. J. Carter, Mr. W. Golding, Mr. H. T. Smith, Mr. D.
Smith, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. H. Smith, Mr. B. Shrobridge,
Mr. W. Milder, Mr. J. Pip Mr. B. Hardy, Mr. S. Pi:,
Mr. J. Udder, Mr. H. Corbould, Cnptain Luxford, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. G. Whiting, and Mr. N. P. Kell.
Mr. Hume, M.P., and Mr. Forster, :NIT., had an
interview with the Right Hoe. H. Lubouchere, yesterday,
at the office of the Board of Trade.
A deputation from the City of London, consisting
of Mr. J. Wood, Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. J. H. Hall, Mr.
J. Dixon, Mr. It. Taylor, Mr. Scutt, and the City Remem-
brancer, bail an interview with Viscount Morpeth, yester-
day, at the office of the Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-
place.
The cabinet ministers dined with Sir John Hob-
house, yesterday evening, at his residence in Berkeley-
square.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the governors of the West India
C 0.1011166.
A deputation respecting malt, consisting of Mr.
Lattimore (Hertfordshire), Musa. J. Hudson, S. Lock, J.
Cohen, L. Soolby, and J. Kemp (Norfolk) ; Messrs. R.
Matson, C. Nesme, E. Stunts, and F. K. Elry (Kent) ;
Messrs. \V. F. Hobbs, W. Hutley. and H. Selmes (Essen) ;
Messrs. F. Smith, W. P. Lamb, J. Pis, and W. E. Baxter
(Susses) ; Mr. R. Erman (Gloucestershire), Mr. C. Pocock
(Berkshire), Mr. G. Clerk (Hertfordshire). and Mr. G.
Smith (Hampshire), had an interview yesterday with Lord
J. Russ:Band the Chancellor of the Exche.luer.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday, and concluded the hearing of an appeal " The
Representatives of Count de Wall v. the Commissioners of
French Claims." An appeal from Bengal was commenced,
Raia Burdahauth Roy o. Rum Tunnoo Bose."

Exrnaurea BILLS.—The office of paymaster of
Exchequer Bills is about to be consolidated with the office
of her Majesty's Paymaster-General. An act of parliament
for the purpose is now in preparation, and will be brought
into the house during the present session.