New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-25


ID, Franc. III. ia N 81 .eusing The mss ~ rsi~sy
fr.e of charge secured n ths charter ei ncDfo-'u
ant In Germany both the mails oi ne Prince OF luA'n
49,, Tai. nd III ihs setsrs Governments az c'u'rffa
- - -. over fhs raiI ssys 1 that country lu fns
and he "a eav con- lsnirs are bound arlff ". ~ y
r. frs % fssf fhr mails ~ surh nnnfs IN - = t"'
Postmaster Genera shsh presence -nd so ','ny.n
,.f,ru ID they sn3 the snssff 'irnrfsi csi'i 80
mn II II /. Q b, ieciird ~ tro'irstpfs CHOSEN ID
esch Al e. umpire appointed ~ ihose p uet' -
In prra. paid hy ihe Brt.sh Poet otcf 'aff f'h -
d, p. "a th.s.ns.r milo ID Che lin-r mile ss pc .
b - -,.rt f.fsr.r b. fgus o. .. Yer mic ffi ~
num- dsiiy -srt.ce 49, state it lar = ti ch '.
/ f.nr l. rqlifs'fnff n -. f. go f' -t'
service. 1a cause .f fh.s rnUrn'as OFT" ''
.,ol.ef n ,he .n.us.c ol fhe SECRETARY of te hft'n
Fnsf Orc ln NsHHrF
some r.its. h- ssT-. ere nlr .a i'e n.lie 7. n"
wh-e hey vuaIf no. lstss pss.-n.er .t convey
Or- rtse 500 Wol "a sri very rN'e.rf. '~fn' 7. .' -
az ~ ,r-r.- Id M. bod. II Tho ponce i.- ri. -sahish
urrf sni every ether expense r-.i-rit % YOU .i.
We have no sl-h service performed in tf.s county
~ bore described fnt nofs thst.ni.ug $50 eNtra'
gent sesri oi 4 f'l i per- u.r Pcr snnum .N i'''f
zoe North Union Railway Compary tnst ttc PIC, fs''
fr- kaIr.si msI Conveyance PM Erg 4nt 'n .-f ave.
eyes s-cori.ng o, thc BEET isfs could nnain ID IT'D
cents flr each sing m.r Che ksaroai ulf s'ffIcr
Che cited -ses stsnts inr tle lsst Yrsr m taf Hti
age 90 d. ll TOO cents per sugl, milo r'r -
would hsvr better service performed between iar ttt
Ofcss ari fhe te o. especially no the largo ctrs 'hi
make more satisfactory arrangements VII fa' nl.
re. w. r- o. r.rfnc their service Oh 'ft ra ss n
Great British sri i'ihe neparim no eerr 'n construct
If own road cars proper fe1uCf n nr'nt nfi" DID
tfe Companies pay g wnud have snttne sfs 'nftis
i.- Ifs ma ard ssrufs ora other ra r'a1s .N '-
between Washington ani Int.atiI IA lN.
.-,t prices fIr railroad r1sif service PSI ir.f in s
/ D. am prrsuaicd unfavortry regarded TOD .ifi
scare 1.ng Investigation having been go en .'.i hii '
of thnsc awards through a iar0s mcn'ary Commit.
ani great reluctance since having been niii' DID
-eftng up any more arbitration In reference t' t'f
tcNei question Of Railroad compensation YIN WINE
this Department Is annoyed hamhly ask Why tre nNt
u .H q ".. HH.| fIH
best arb traitors let thc Department. send in s es
mates specifying the compensation i0r each 'ii-..tt
bc heard in explanation aut the Companies m Npp.f
ton u fhey desire and iu zoe appfor .iatNn stt i t
service o the Department .ct schedule h' iri'frn
or incorporated which n settle each case snd f4''
no chance to dispute aftsrwsri what the sN 10 n me
matter The absolute power oi tae British l1stn'suf
/ General over rHi'wHys enables Dim fn nN lffi
| trrs and arrivals ai r1urs inst Ncsi sur me l.'
clurrnicnces n respect solely i' i.rH ..'
Instead uf their principal mails being dispatched a.
our. are from New fork at ID. Dob fne an rruun in.l
arr NOT permitted to leave London tI ani I'D 40 nthA
thus allowing ample time 'r the preparation 'i e''
respouicnce after che business of the day ' over anu
arnl'e time % NAL q aitrr % IL deposited iu 'h' t.'i
Office ON the same principle en- mails aff Nf'n.
into London 20 from D fu o'clock in the nnfnn- a'
inr sufficient nma 40 the Office OBJ op'n. $50 70 ans pre-
pare them for delivery II Che earliest business hours of
ihe day For want oi such power such ArrinFeu MT
are impossible herc whenever tnc Comfen.e' ana h =
nor Tor their interests n reference % the Beet accom-
modst0u of the travel, 90 run a ni-ht
~. NtI C0af,ac..
In France ana Germany they arc msic ~ nNni
prices beHg in France ccrt.iu allowance ilr ca'l
morse and osch driver FOR csch .is mIs OF travel ali
I In Germany allowance per miH Tor toe ordinary
service with share of the pront on wors aud
Nominal allowance Tor each horse kept snd used whI,h
however - aiterNard modified according O. ci'cnm
stances Oh Poe sufficient to pay expenses and give
a moderate rate ~ interest on capital aud gfattfs o.
post lions that very specially provides i1r in inf
srrsu arurnts even % the itrm uf " ntf money 'Nn
tracts are gwen with sufetss i0r faithful performance
4H.Nf .Ir HfIIW D. UI
sN On the Continent passengers are cnnftltd nf Toe
| Post Departments Not 90 in Great Britain tnft is
there exclusively The business of the mail contractors
ON the principal routes the Department obtains tnf
coaches oi set Ot contractors the coach nAlifs
and fhe service of hursnE the coaches aud conveying
the malls In them of another called the mail contract
ors Nifh privilege O. them % carry limited number
nt passengers - their own prnnf Contracts in tfrai
Britain let fun competition and for term oi
years but 10 not expire ~ the inc set unless the pe
psrtmeut or the contractor gives three months pre-
gi0us notice Nor doe. % cease ~ any Subsequent
time. but upon such notice except m case of the DEAN
ot contractor u. aunulmoat by me Postmaster
General for default dsobedrnce ot orttrs, of in'ol
sency. which can bs ordered ~ auy time ior those
causes The highest contract price Tor building AMI
keeping coaches Boo repair Wa in l-il-l loi per
single mie-fhs lowest fj cd per single mile This
would amount the maximum tO ; ~ 20 per mile per
snnun daily service and AZ the m minimum. 90 - = per
mile per annum daily service The contrast prices Tor
hor,ng snd conveying the mails varied from o. ID
per single mile. Competition for tho business eft trans
porting travel has reduced the average price of coach
service below that Of their horse cart pn-ir. and
much below what similar transportation costs un the
Continent but then iu France aud Germany the De |
psftmeut derives revenue sucn routes from pns'n
gers lafe well a. postage The Enrisn mfil con /
tracts are Of the same general character WIN ours
The duties OF the contractors and powers Of thc Poet
master General stated with nuch more particular
49, For instance Il Is stipulated thsi one team of
horses shsIl be- driven faf o. bscuue nfces
.ary o. water them aud coachmsu shall nut br con
lurd a single stage. but shall iugH great an es /
tent 81 the road the Postmaster General snail pre-
scribe. The power ol ordering the dismissal ~ a
driver, which 10 reserved IN our contracts - extended
theirs o. the horses and every part of the establish
ment They 81 the Postmaster General the /
Doser OF substituting another contractor Cor cause
without annulng the contract of charging eNpfusss
incurred Ia procuring substitute service and 0f forfeit
lng the pay accruinz since the last pay day. where
a contractor has been Ia default and dismissed -- /
The contracts FOR the rural posts and other Inferior
services made by the Surveyor 0f the D-trct aud
his name acting behalf Of the Postmaster General
4 right appeal given o. the Postmaster General
from the decisions OF the surveyor against the contract
or under the reserved powers In the contract do /
not that the power % mako deductions Ia the ne
ture oi nne Tor delays and failure Is done Ia
contracts, is gwen in the English mail contracts 10 s
reserved In the German contracts snd the nnes ap
propraed 20 the pos. poor fund In France the punish
men. = % place the driver. who falls behind ns tm.
II the foot O the roll, which kept u I'll drivers With
view % their promotion and % the fault continues o.
duce him b route yielding inferior pcnsston
u would be- an Improvement % have the contracts |
instead Of terminating all A. one time Ia each section b.
quarter OF the Union VIII be- LEFT % the hazard Incl
dent o. set OF contractors
Y. Cuy Posts.
An immense Post Office business Is done Ia London |
and Paris Ia Transporting letters from part Of the
city 70 another -Four hundred anu fifty letter carriers
are employed 10 Paris, and rs my memoranda shows |
thirteen hundred and sixty ia London ata pay
oi from 5s 70 0s sterling per week beside supern,en
dents, surveyors inspectors clerks sorsrs sub
ers aud messengers connected with the branch Of
service 10 IL estimated that the number II letters In
circulation In the delivery Of London. exclusive 0f
those Of the General Post was, l-i7. thirty
three millions. IL i great mistake which have
fallen into that this service Is done without chsrge ~
the citizen He pays as much postage for letter /
conveyed from one street % the next In London
from Lands End % the Orkneys, viz one penny Ia /
Paris the city postage was Ia l-i7 three sous Let
iers are delivered ten times aday London and from
10 in IL enyI0nsi extending l2 miles from the Gen
eral Poet Ohce. 10 Paris the deliveries made
en- times day complicated snd extensive orgaul |
zaion devoted % this business. embracing SUB ees
receiving houses and accssraiCrs From zs rev
enle Is derived and Is farther used - collect etsIs
flr the General Poet. and b. deliver the letters which
have come through the mails without any additional
charge. The Ciy Post business Ia the Untad states
70 performed chiefly BY private enterprise Al the rate
OF or cents which the lsw imposes a. the Eng lsh
rate Of Ia cfutsl ind vifuals underat Gov.