New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-08
Mails between England and North America.


The following statement, which we find in the
London Times, contains information which is de-
serving of the attention OF men of business in ref.
erence to rates of postage on letters and papers
transmitted by the British trans Atlantic mail
steamers.
The new postal contract of Her Msjesty's Gov
eminent for the conveyance OF the mails between
England and North America every alternate Sat
urday during the winter months and every Saturday
during the other eight months of the year 10 Bos-
ton and New-York from Liverpool. comes into ope-
ration to morrow evening, when the mails will be
made up in London and forwarded by the Caedo.
MIA steamer via Liverpool, Halifax. aud Boston, on
the 18th.
On the 3st by the Cambria steamer for the lst
OF January 10 New-York from Liverpool, and every
alternate Friday till March. aud then weekly
The following important notice was issued yester-
day at the Post Office so as to prevent disappoint-
men,s and delays in the correspondence between
this country and British North America The
Postmaster General of the United States, having
given a notice for determining the agreement under
which the correspondence between Great Britain
and Canada has been conveyed in closed mails
through the territories of the United States well
as all other assisting between the Post
Offices of the two countries, the mails T. and frUui
Canada will henceforth be landed and embarked NJ
Halifax. Nova Scotia, instead of at Boston, rs at
present.
All letters aud newspapers. therefore, ad
dressed 70 Canada will in future be forwarded by
the way Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, unless specially
directed to be sent by some other route, and, as
the arrangement under which United States post.
age has hitherto been collected in Canada is also
suspended by the notice alluded to- all letters for
Canada which the writers desire 10 have forward
ed by the way of the United States should be ad-
dressed to the care Of parties In the United States
or they will otherwise be detained for the postage
due for their transit through the American terri
tory. The postage on letters 10 and from Canada.
forwarded via Halifax. Nova Scotia. will be Is I'd
the halt ounce, as At present but charge will be
made on newspapers either IN the United Kingdom
or in Canada
The postage on letters for the United States. via
Boston or New-lork. will be Is. for every letter
not exceeding half an ounce. and 50 on. Newsps-
pers will be chargeabe with q rate of ID. each
The postage on both must. in every instance, be
prepaid" The mails for Nigo. Oporto Lisbon. Ca
dix aud Gibraltar and the West Indies. &c. will
be made up tomorrow morning. the 18th instant
for Gibraltar, Malta Greece. the Ionian Islands,
Egypt Alden Ceylon India. Hong Kong and China.
on Monday morning. the Goth instant, via South
ampton, and by the overland closed mail via Mar
settles on the evening OF the 2ith instant
The Canada mail by the steamer Britannia was
carried by Express 10 Quebec, and reached there
as early as II could have been carried - Montreal
by the Boston line. Ii reached Montreal sooner
than letters mailed on the day after the steamer Ar
rived at Boston. The Caedonias mail vas doubt
less conveyed in similar manner.
BAIriNoRE AND OHIO R,ILwAY.-The Direct.
ors OF this Company at meeting he'd in Balt
more. resolved to proceed with the extension of the
road from Cumberland to the Ohio river As soon
as the surveys now in progress are completed the
whole line will be put under contract
A CRAsH.-The large hotel which Mr.. Coxzens
has been inclosing daring the autumn and winter mile
below IVES, Poini, fell into OF ruins last Sunday
Morning