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

United States passing ia tran.it through tbs United
oept where lower rats s provided bv any treaty bs.
tween the United Kingdom and foreign country, and
the rate OF postage TO b. charged In the United States
pswspapere To and from the United Kingdom, pass
ing In transit through he United States sha be two
cents for each newspaper.
ART. II Periodical works, not Of daily publications
pssted in the United Kingdom or IN the United States
may be- forwarded from ONE country to the other
either by British by United States packets by means
Of the two Offices, under the following conditions,
viz
ofces the trapsm sion of euch works each ofice
sha re tain the postage 1t shall have charged
ad They must be sent In bands or covers, open at
the side. end. that they be easily examined
Sd. They shasl be In every respect subject to the
conditions prescribed BY the laws and regulations Of
Britain, s well on the above mentioned works ad-
dressed 10 the United States. as on those from the
United States addressed to Great Britain, sha be as
let. For every work not exceeding tive ounces in
weight one penny.
"a Fer every work above two ounces In weight, and
not exceeding three ounces, six pence.
Sd For every work above three ounces In weight
and not exceeding four ounces. eight pence
4th. And for every ounce above tour, up to sixteen
ounces. Ghe limits imposed on the Transmission OF
tiopsl; every fraction Of an ounce being reckonsd
full ounce.
The rates to be levied by the post ONCE Of the United
States similar works, addressed to coming from
the United States shall not exceed the rates charged
ART IS Printed pamphlets, not exceeding the
weight Of ounce. posted Ia the nited Kingdom or
country to the other sthsr British States
by means Of the two Offices vt the same rates
and under the same eonditons - those fxed for
| riodical works by article II
AIR 10 In consideration Of two cents United States
currency not being equivalent to penny
steriiDg the British post office shall the
United 81 post Office 1T the rate Of four hundred
and eighty tour cents to the pound sterling; and the
United States post office shall account to the British
post Office the Of four hundred and eighty cents
| 10 the pound sterling.
mail packets of the two ofases shall continue their
pavie alton without dment or molestaton, until
siA weeks after notification shall have been made
the part of either Of the two governments and deli
vered to the other that the service Is to be disoon
tinued, in which ease they shall be permitted to
turn freely and under special protection, to their
Ant. a. The forms in which the accounts between
the respective post offices, fer the transmission and
conveyance of letters are to be made OUT the time
and mode in which payment snail be made by either
post office the other, together with all ether
detail arising out Of the stipuations of the
present convention shall be settled between the Br-
as soon as posble after the exchange Of the ratos
| ton of the present convention.
| in the present article, may be modified by the two
post ofces whenever, by mutual consent those ofces
shall be decided that such would be bene
fetal the rost Office service Of the two untries
| ART 70. The present convention Is concluded for
indefinite period 1t be anpulled by either
Of the governments except after theSxpratou Of
| . years notice given to the other governments.
ART. 20 The present convention shall BE- ratified by
United by and .th tho sd'c. and sonssns Of
the Senate thereof and the ratification shall be
changed At London within three months Of the date
hereof 1t shall come into operation psssi
| BILE after the exchange of the ratfcstions.
In witness whereof the respective penipotentiares
have signed the sams, and have affixed thereto the
Done at LONDON the fifteenth day Of December, in
the Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty.eight.
ttt::ss,i} e GEoaaS baScnorr.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Received Sd January, 40.
AMERICAN LOCATION, Londen, 18th Dee, 1s4s.
Secretary OF State -
Sln5I send this say BY the EuroPa for rstino.tion
the United RinaSom which has Just been ss ned Sy
myself and in the absence Of the Postmaster General
by Lord Palmerston alone.
In negotiating this treaty have aimed at Q just
and fair reciprocity the reduction Of the rates
the abrosation Of all discriminating charges, what
respect for the existing laws regulating inland
postage, and regard for facilitating the daily
course Of manual business in the post offices Of both
countries
This convention, in its progress, has encountered
much opposition In quarters here trust 1t may
meet general appreciation at home.
The British Postmaster General reluctantly con-
to accept the varying inland rates levied
by laws the United States within their territory
and to concede the Enghsh rates fixed BY law. The
principle thus settled. Its application was diff
cult; it gave for example, letter from Boston,
and conversely rate, If sent directly from port to
port another rate If sent by New York to Liverpool
and still another II sent By New York and Southamp.
ton To keep just accounts under 50 varying rates
make average of the inland in each country
excepting always mails for Csfor MIA end to our
territories by land sea, which specially
provided for in Art XIII and to adopt uniformly
ihore average rates In England, the inland rate
advance, as most foreign letters are not, it Is two
pence. Three half pence, them is just and fair uni
letter. received post Office for delivery and not
fer TRANSMISSION, pays two cents If transmitted, it
rage therefore, is Ave and two.thirds Of oent-ies
than six cents. Our Postmaster General, moreover,
commend a uniform rate, not exceeding five cents
That rate, therefore was taken as the uniform Ame
rican inland rate. But consented to this only
diton that the rate should be reduced. This
agreed TO- SO that now by Articles l., H., and
Ill, there lie uniform rate Of twentyfour cents
on ever letter Of half an ounce or less from any
part Of the United States within NED ro.s
routes whether from New York or New Orleans or the
remotest village post oce in the far west to part
present between Lon don and Paris IL Is what the
Britieh packet rate alone formerly was This treaty
effects such reduction In the combined rates, that
our American inland rate of Ave ce nts each way Is
obtained out Of the former British packet rate.
After this important concession Of reduced sea
rate which operates exclusively to benefit, until
get at least equal number OF mail packets with
England, did not think should be justified in
uAng to take the Canada malta across our territory
at the uniform inland rate established by article H.
1t seemed, too, wire to treat Canadian neghbors
literally; special act of Congress on the subject Of
mails in transit to CANADA favocssuch a policy. The
sion OF rate Of eight pence coupled with
my assent TO this ffth article; and, moreover, be-
eve, that Congress before this convention goes fully
into operation, will have reduced rates for
letters to Canada to i've cents. Besides the
agreement gave to the English closed mails spe
cia express convey apce there is stipulation
for special train, or for extraordinary speed 1t Is
all Left to the Poe TN aster Generals discretion
Iwoua bave insisted In article vi for spending
for closed mails through canada At reduced
But Great Britain the poi MT Of comforting
the mar agenent OF the Canadian post office to the
Canadss, and The Capsdas themselves to reduce
their inland postage.
Newspapers are by article XIV to the In the
mail packets Of either country without charge for
Conveyance; only each country 10 to take on Its own
account two cents or one penny on every newspaper
going out Of it coming into It, So for trsnfit
each hewspsper 10 to be hsrgea two cents In America,
and in Great Britain one penny, or In some cases,
less.
In like manner, by articles XVII and XVII, there
Ia to be charge for conveyance Of other period