The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-08

VI this amount $50 .OOO were from sales made by
Messrs Corcoran IL Riggs, In England
So the postal difficulty with England Is settled
at last. The treaty signed at London by Viscount
Palmerson, "oi Broadlands," and George Ban
croft, of Boston, has been ratified by the Senate,
and ID now the law OF the land In both countries.
Mr.. Johnson deserves credit for this result. On
the 9th OF June, lS47, the British Lords of the
Treasury issued an order, clapping on their
packet" postage on al letters and news
The first and only one we then had, the Washing
ton This was done under the long and assumed
prerogatlve OF England, of exclusive right to con-
vey all mails to and from her Shores with other
countries. Though such mails are not conveyed
IN her ships she nevertheless claimed the same
postage as II they were-an absurdlty about on a
par with her perpetual allegiance" doctrine. IN
this way she treated France and Belgium, and tor
year and halt she has been treating US. The
two first mentioned counties submitted to this
imposition; but the United States Post Office De-
Iartment at once kicked against it, and refused to
carry the Bnush mails TO Canada, IL order to show
that this exclusive game was one which two could
play at The British authorities were, according.
ly, obliged to boat their canadian mails from Ha-
llfax up the st. Lawrence. The department also
ADVISED Congress, having received report from
It's European agent the First Assistant Postmaster
General 10 that effect, to pass re,alistory law.
Congressdld so, unanimously, Notwithstanding the
opposition of some persons from New York, who,
looking no further than the mere pocket interest
Oh tnt merchants AZ the time, preached passive
submission or nOn-resl stance"
This retallatory act, and it alone, has been the
cause OF the passage OF the present treaty. The
British ministers were too adr6lt to let the dis
cusslCR come before Parliament and under the
pressure, on one side, OF Mr. Brown, M P. from
Liverpool, to get the floor and fling In memorials
on the subject, and the active and unceasing ex-
eInons OF our able minister at st. James, John
Bull has yielded to Jonathan, for the first time,
this arrogant pre,epsiOn of being the exclusive
mail carriers on the ocean of all matter that
touches her shores. Mr. Bancroft has succeeded
In procuring good. fair, cprocal terms, without
any increase IN the postage. Twenty.four cents,
or the English shilling, pays Tor single letter not
exceeding hall an ounce Is cents, or 3D., goes to
the govei nme mt that owns the ship conveying the
letter. five nts to the United States three cents
TO Great Britain, for inland convey ance The
postage may be paid here, or there ; but the whole
postage OF twenty-four cents to be paid In either
case Newspapers two cents; pamphlets two cents
for each two ounces, and II over that, and not
ceedIpg three ounces, twelve cents over three,
and not exceeding four, sixteen cents; and for
each additional ounce, four cents. Closed mails
may be sent by England through the United States
ut ten cents per ounce, with rs per cent. added !;
and by the United States through England, on
paying the same postage as is charged upon Bril-
tish subjt cts.
The obnoxious order of 9th June, the Lords of
the Treasury had already. before the sailing Of
the Europa, Withdrawn and cancelled.
The treaty is, of course, mere outline Of the
arrangements and commissioner will doubtless
be sent by our govern me mt to London, to arrange
the details.