New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-26

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oo.,, arrapeemests to meet the establishment q oar Al;
laniic steani-i Aekei line.
Nj Iiotbie si.ed for EBgaad the Is, q June last
a., ,-rv,i At Southampton on ,he 18Th There. much
10 HI, surprise he met BY cracT from The British
ro. nee p,s.rmcn.. issued the oh, sxlciirg one
tuinx s,.flirs OF each letter and Two TeHcs GA sf1h
r.vsraper br,ueht By lhs Washington, wlcihcr uti-
ms.slv destined f,r Gca, Britain or France. and he
Postmaster II Southampton directed 90 i.rNAfi the
w.shirctohs nsl..tsgs unopened, % LcuGon NJ Hob
bic says:
Tn. proceesin. was bol.y unexpected II ~ss snowo
that letter. sent by shlp 70 Enslsld ~eio Ntoe ~ ~
10 IN. United states were hshl, 10 BE- chsfei cent.
gnt The United states ship postage had beea frln4
C,s. s.,.r. 10 Boston and transported tbsntl 90 -
Johns I'D 81 ether cases w-s eraied 70 1"o Gems
where the letter deliverable elsewhere thHn p. t-o
rcrt Of arrival Toe most friendly dsP stQu growing
cut al the British and Canada ufl sllttt taflii ~-
Wa rsae IN sf had been expressed. and a. 'e9fwt
| correspondence fsd been carried @" li-ssn '--
Minister In tespec 10 the sci iiss % De EHcn 20 oar
naiisin England 90 s'lust which you h'a eselen ~
out az agent; and asl nfention lac been
! IS The BRUSH Minister % hIs Government .., 49,,
These circumstances encourlget th- eNTecialon tnat
the I'D. snip charge. misns 90 "Afre soc u" go.
postsze would be- mroseo On The ma .ent By ine W s'
iuston han the port ~ inara ,ts' lu''ssa OF
20 our mail. this 1sy expected rcipfcciN of 81 or.n.
content with the ordinary ship charge, onefoas a iAai
upon mail. The co'iof conveyins len si aei ~
hy another Government ~ -clai proceed Net7
upon this occasion Tor lhe purpose p increasing re os
sse. and the h chest ale under ineif tS vs. . '
order of Tie Lords 90 tte lieAs.iy Anr s'i4r 'e1t
CURED prepayment OF tue iu packet rates oi po,tase
the Eosish Pos Once GA al eti,,, ara ae"'p'Pe''
! sent 20 he I nited states BY ite ship Nsshins''n
! Mr. Hobbe states his efforts in coolencren wish WI
Bancroft 10 obtain Just arrangement NJ sa'i'ae'
! tory arrangement could be made
To meet the case MIR Ho,b.s proposes tho following
system.
To impose Uniform rate Of twenty four cents Ane'
rcsn po.sEs al single cters received st oui Fos o.
aent tom them b, auy packet boat neither belonging
TO- or employed By own Government or that Of any
b. To snth5fse the r. NJ General to such packet
postage charge letters brought or se1t ia the FaeSes 81
other Oovefamens thai release sne 7'es se-s %
b. the packets OF the United States Government h'n
packet postage other equivalent charge ard 90 levy on
such Only the usual port o. inland postage a. the
~ ,n,btrils the r a. General TO reduce such uni.
form rate twenty four cents on all letters transmitted
by American pscsets between our coantfy aud oe Tor
egn countries whose Governments maintain packet nns
with and establish ~e iate on ietefs conveyed y
| those lines =, u, . . 49,. ! 49,. a, 81. -.
corresroudng with .ny increase 10 the ofesn packet
rate that may be ordered by nyo'her Government
at Of igl5 recurring letters be delivered into the post
Office from each packet OF ship before masns es'y 90 As
IN b-,c. an letters br0U gh whether addressed 10 per
,on, a ne uted states and steftorie' or elsewhere
b. To prohibit the receiving on bond oi packet 10 CON
yey abroad any letters except those coming thoush e
iatmSely connected with the adlustmen, Of The packet
service which - tns conyeysncs OF foreign mns oy os
eminent vesssishat Is vessels belonging 10 sernnien
for that purpose employed by Government under con
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vae ships IN Eugland the packet rate OF posA-e me
in the United States enc shilling s.eins eql1
our Sip rate Is bats Tie pactet rate s howsser,
CHER ~ t.e fnsd states IAN ~ Eng be.ans heit
inisnf postage Is 20 be adifd ae ~ England tf - cents
psti. ene postage from tho Place Of mailing Or 70 nc
lacs Of dssnaor. matter hor far inland nat may De
mpose that rste only on letters received. propose that
In regard ship well packet conveyance we esiao-
. place whence mailed or the place where deliveries,
wherever situate in the Unitsd Sia1es
place United States and any foreign port Of oeents
TO authorize the NJ Gen TO require outward bound
ships lake and convey mails, snd day denver them A.
70 prohibit item from taking any letters other than
y those rece we'd through the Post Office.
Tie packet postage rate above suggested refers solely to
~ - Sf-,ccosrss with countre. be, oud tho Atlantic
beg leave add that, while this matter Is under c'psid
! Grafton, uniform rates Of postage be hNet . , s,.
no. Between any port Or place OF the United S'e,es and
any port on the Western Continent excepting Mexico
Canada New 3 brunswick and Nova Scot g. at 20 cents
H. Between any place in tho United states and any port
on ths Pacific cost of Mexico, OF the United States
the British and OF the Russian 'ssessions at 20 cents
Canada New. Brunswick Nova Scofa, Or OF Mexico othe
y | than the Pacific coast, 10 cents
heyond the Atlantic n - cents bectuse that IS the ing
hh packet sud becomes necessary IA the presen
state Of hngs to rs'sn postage IN ressld to nat G. a.
try high that which she imposes bu when the post
aJ fV.y 81 n ami of s-a"etion Then The pscsst st.
should b. reduced 20 cent ID cents Of thi. will DO io
sea convey vance and cents for inland Aud Ia the
Germsn states " IN meiorae their hostages, a-d MAX,
J. more uniform rates than AZ present. would reduce Oh,
packet charge letters 20 and from that portion OF Europe
10 cent also. BY placing packet rates on let
tiers brought and by Foreign Government ships al
well own, the Department Is enabled AZ once 4
coun.rvail the policy now adopted by the
"a British Post Once, while the authority 10 release th'
OF those nat DO not sui ect our public pac
any such burden, enables US 10 deal with modera
lion and Justice toward those who act IN that spii to
ward the United states
uniform rate OF postage for newspapers and othe
printed should be adopted, which postage should
cover the whole charge from the place Of mailing, and
IN Ii 10
any saperaddton Of inland postage. The Esgsh rate
Of 1o,tiee 10 and tom the country Is equal 10 cents b.
IL would be desirable TO provide that the Postmaster
General may reduce this rate with those countries tht
viii make corresponding eduetious in the foreign
- paper postage.
In The nature OF things this postage must be PAID n
r the United States but Il would emneuty promote
the convenience Of All concerned aud greatly increase
both friendly and business correspondence bstweea on
feleut Countries II postal could be entered
between them, establishing the following ausngs
4 l. Optional payment The privilege Of paying at ths
place Of mailing country, the entire postage through
to he place Of delivery in the other OF seudug th,
letter through 70 ts destination the postage 10 DO COLLECTED
= An ntsrnationa rata Of postage that shall combine
in one amount the charge Tor inland conveyance la the
country sending Cr the convey aud for tho n
L lard transportation in the country receiving and deliver
3 The mutual accountability between the Government
that would ~ each al the nlsnd postage II was
titled Co., that the otter had collected, and al the
postage the letters conveyed IN its packets which hsf
"a ! been paid 10 the other county.
Ia respect mail intercourse relations With Ores
Britain t shghy espsdisnt 70 establish transit rate
j. postage The mss dispatched aud from the che
portion Of her on Continent with great
expedition ~ convey across our territory ana
the other hand large portion Of malls % aud ro"
the European nations snd the East Indies and China d
transmitted the island Of EDsliud and hrougl
channels u communication beyond, belonging 10 Gfes
Britain. The iOwest transit rate that che imposes
pence, equal % I'D cents that IS between England an1
France. Our conveyance Of her Canada mails IL over
distance equally great aud BY means OF conveyance ~
peusys As proper adjustment Of this matter AID a. a.
Arrangement pfesinary 70 any successful negotiation "
this point propose, uniform transit rate Or 10 cents
Amecao postage oil single letters between any place
10 the nited aud any place tho British posses
@ sols This ght also be extended % Mexico, etcud ~
the places the Pacific which provided for D.
previous s1ggestions Oc cent transit charge IL rah-
low Ia comparison with present VI pOssse but Wi
stand Ia very JUST portion with the contemplated uui
/ form postage ~ D cents
. ! from London Mf. Hobbo went 10 Paris, where HI
, found excellent disposition the part Of the Pos
Ofics authorities but present. Arrangement could b
made By reason Of the English difheuy-the Amsrc,
mail steamers delivering their French mails at the Eng
iish port Of Southampton When there direct convey
ancs - lisvre this obstacle will be removed The on
substantial obstacle th-n will be the French rule a.