The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-10

Articles agreed upon bei,oeen the Post Office of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland and
the Post Office Of the United States Of .4nerica for
carrying into execution the Convention Of December
Is, l64S.
In pursuance of article 81 of the Convention OF
December Is, lS4s, between the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland and the United States OF
America, which leaves to the two Post Offices the
regulation, as soon possible after the exchange
of the Publications of the said Convention of the
form in which the accounts for the transmission OF
correspondence to be made up, as well of all
other matters of detail, which are to be arranged
by mutual consent for ensuring the execution OF
the stipulations contained in the said Convention,
the undersigned, duly authorized for that purpose
by their respective offices, have agreed upon the
following articles
CHAPTER 1.-Reguiations betDeen the re-
spective Offices Of Exchange.
ART. 1. The following shall be the regulations
for the exchange of mails between the United King
dom and the United States:
There shall be an exchange of mails between the
following Offices
/. Between London and Boston, by way of Liver
pool and Boston direct, and also by way of Liver
pool and New York.
2. Between London and New York, by way OF
Liverpool and New York direct, and also by way
of Liverpool and Boston.
8. Between Liverpool and Boston direct, and also
by way OF New YORK.
4. Between Liverpool and New York direct, and
also by way of Boston.
5. Between London and New York, by way OF
Southampton.
s. Between Southampton and New York direct.
ART. 2. When the packets are dispatched from
Liverpool to Boston direct, the mails forwarded from
the offices of London and Liverpool to the Office OF
Boston shall comprise the correspondence for all
parts of the United States, with the exception OF
New York; and for countries in transit through
the United States.
The mails for New York shall comprise all the
correspondence for that city.
ART. 3. When the packets dispatched from
Liverpool to New York direct, the mails forwarded
from the offices of London and Liverpool to the Of
hce of New York shall comprise the correspondence
for all parts of the United States, with the excep
ton OF Boston) and for countries in transit through
the United States
The mails for Boston shall comprise all the CORE
spondence for that city:
Art. 4. Reciprocally, when the packets are dis
patched from Boston, or from New York TO Liver
pool the mails forwarded from the Offices of Boston
and New York TO the Office of Liverpool shall com.
prise the correspondence for all parts of the United
Kingdom, with the exception of the city of London
and its suburbs
The mails for London shall comprise all the cor
respondence for that city and its suburbs and for
countries in transit through the United Kingdom.
ART. g. When the packets dispatched from
Southampton TO New York, the mails forwarded
from the offices of London and Southampton shall
SouipfiSt correspondence lOt ali parl vi the
United States and for countries in transit through
the United States.
ART. 6. When the packets dispatched from
New York to Southampton, the mails forwarded
from the Office of New York to the office of Londor
shall comprise the correspondence for all parts o
the United Kingdom, (witn the exception Of South
ampton,) and Tor foreign countries, France anc
countries on the continent Of Europe addressed via
Southampton and Havre excepted,) and for British
colonies and possessions in transit through tn
United Kingdom
The mails for Southampton shall comprise all tn
correspondence for that town, and for France an
for countries the continent Of Europe, specially
addressed via Southampton and Havre.
ART. Z. IL, hereafter, IL should be deemed neces
sary TO make direct exchange of mails between
other Offices than those mentioned in article of tn
present articles, other offices Of exchange may b
established by mutual agreement between the tw'
Offices.