The North-Carolina standard., 1849-07-04

Bv the President of the United States Of .4neriea.
Whereas convention between the United States
of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded
and signed at London, on the fifteenth day of De
ember, in the year of Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fortyeight, which convention is, word
for word, follows:
The United States of America and her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, being desirous to promote the friendly rela-
lions existing between their respective citizens and
subjects, by placing the communications by post
between the territories of the United States and those
of her Britannia Majesty upon more liberal and
advantageous footing, have resolved to conclude a
convention for this purpose, and have named as their
plenpotentiaries, that Is to say:
The President of the United States by and with
the advice and of the Senate thereof George
Bancroft citizen of the United States, their envoy
extraordinary and minister pleniPotentiary to her
Brannic Majesty:
And her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the right honorable
Henry John Viscount Palmerston, Baron Temple, a
peer of Ireland, member of her Britannia Majesty
most honorable Privy Council, member of Parlia-
ment Knight Grand Cross of the most honorable
Order of the Bath, and her Britannia Maestys prin-
cipa Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs:
Who after having communicated to each other their
respective full powers found in good and due form,
agreed and concluded the following articles
ARTICLE l. There shall be charged upon all letters
not exceeding half in weight, conveyed eth
port in the United States and port In the United
Kingdom, uniform sea rate of eight pence, or six
/ teen cents; and such postage shall belong to the
country by which the packet conveying the letters IS
furnished. --.
ART. H. There shall be charged by the Post Of
fee of the United Kingdom, upon all letters not ex-
ceeding half ounce in weight, posted In the United
Kingdom, and forwarded to the United States, or
brOugh from the United States and delivered in the
United Kingdom whether such letters shall be con-
vyed by British by United States packets, an in
land postage rate of one penny half penny.
There shall be charged by the Post Ofhce OF the
United States upon all letters not exceeding half
ounce in weight posted in the United States and for
Earded to the United Kingdom. or brought from the
United Kingdom, and delivered in the United States,
whether such letters shall be conveyed by United
States or by British packets, an inland postage rate
Of five cents. II e-.-
ART. III. Upon all letters posted in one country
and delivered in the other, these rates OF postage,
both sea and inland shall be combined in rate. of
which payment in advance shall be optional in either
country. 1t shall, however, not permitted to pay
less than the whole combined rate.
ART ". With respect to letters above the weight
Of half an ounce each country shall be at liberty to
employ as regards the collection of the whole COM
ned rate, the scale of progression In operation In
territory for charging inland rates OF postage
Art. v. The United States engage to grant to
the United Kingdom the transit in closed mails,
through the territory of the United States, of the
nspondence and newspapers from the United King
com to the British North American provinces, and
from those provinces to the United Kingdom, at the
zte of inland postage be charged under this con
Tenion for letters and newspapers between tpe UNI
ted Kingdom and the United States.
British officer shall be permitted to accompany
the closed mails during their transit
ART. vi. On the other hand, her Britannia MAI
y engages to grant the United States the transit
in closed mails through the British North American
Provinces, of the correspondence and newspapers
from part of the territory of the United States to
any other part of the territory OF the United States,
at raes not exceeding the rates of inland postage
now charged or be hereafter charged, In the North
American provinces, according to the distance such
closed mails may be conveyed within the North Amer
lean provinces.
An officer of the United States shall be permitted
haccompany the closed mails during their transit.
ART. VII. The United States further engage to
grant to the United Kingdom the transit In closed
nails through the United States, or through any coun-
ny where the post communication may be under the
control or management of the United States, of let
es and newspapers forwarded from the United King
oom its colonies, possessions, to any other Brush
colony possession, to any foreign country and
Fom any foreign country or British colony or pos
session, to the United Kingdom, its colonies or pos
sessions. ,
ART. VIII. Her Britannia Majesty engages, on
aer part to grant the United States the transit In
closed mails, through the United Kingdoms or through
Sny country where the post communication may be
Under the control management of the United King
Tom, Of letters and newspapers forwarded from the
Ited States, their colonies, possessions, to any
'her colony possession of the United States, or
any foreign country, and from any foreign country
from any colony possession of the United States
the United States, their colonies possessions.
Art. TX. Whenletters shall be forwarded in closed
nails under the stipulations of articles v, VI, VII,
gym Of the present convention, the payment to be
made at the post Office of the United Kingdom or the
United States. the may be. shall be made by
ounce, according the net weight of the letters,
1.-TWO rates the ounce, with the addition of tWen-
y'hve per cent, the amount Of postage, to COM
sate the loss that would otherwise be sustained by
@s mode of computation.
ART. X. The country which sends or receives
sed mails through the other is render account
The letters and newspapers sent received in such
FUSED mails, and to to such county for the
POsage due thereon. .--t~ -.t-t NJ ,f1ady-T
,,RT. ART. XI. Letters posted in the United States,
~u'essed to foreign countries, and intended to pass