New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-09
Bl THE HlDllGHT SOllHERl AilL
Notice 70 the Public and instruction, TO
Fo.tmustcr-.

A Postal Treaty Las been entered into be
tween Great Britain add the United states plscing the
correspondence between the t~o countries the mst
packets OF each Government sud the postage charges
uyou an equal ard reciprocal. footing
o. Letters posted or chsrg q 10 tn United states WI
be rated AZ bali ounce 20 tue single letter over ran
aud not exceeding ounce ~ double letter. over IN
ounce and not exceeding and half As 'reols
letter and on each halt ounce or fractional excess
constituting To- England tbs halt ounce limits
the single letter the iu the double letter bui on
letters exceeding the ounce and rot exceeding Two
ounces four rates are charged also "A letters exceed
ing tFo ounces and not exceeding three ounces, six
rates charged ihsti two rates are imposed Tor
each excess over an ounce.
DIT The single rate o DO charged esch letter post
81 the United si'es addressed % any place In Great
Britain or Ireland 10 - cents the double rate Il cents
the triple rate - cents. and according 20 toe
United scale Of progression Ia weight,ce No =
Is. Like single double. triple, Sc. rates viii be col
ectcd on each letter according 20 ~ weight "hch u
posted in Great Britain or Ireland without being pre-
pa aud is received 81 any cce IN the United states
for delivery.
v said postage letters going 10 any plsce in Great
Britain OF ireland may be prepaid II the whole amount
Is rendered ~ The ofice in TIA United states, when
mailed al tbs option OF The sender. -.
VI Newspapers may be mailed =, any Office In the
united States ~ any place la the United ngdom IN
the pas meut of cents, and may receipt from any
pisce 10 Crest Britain or Ireland be delivered at any
Office In the United states on payment Of cents Note
Each Government @ charge cents on each news.
paper These 70 be sent in bands covers, open
At tho sides and ends, or 70 contain 40 manuscript
whatever.
vi On each panphle, to be to any place in the
United kingdom and on ench pamphlet received there.
from. there l. 10 De prepaid IN the nrst place, and
charged ant collected 10 the second cent for each
ounce ia weight or fractional excess Of An ounce.
These are 70 be sent in bands covers open at the
ends or sides 80 readily D. be examined, and to
contain no nanuf crift whsteger.
VIII. On letters addressed % any place IN British
North America not % be conveyed By sea, there shall
be charged postage equal 20 the United states postage
AMI la. Province combined. but, this De-
partmentis yet informed of the British Province rates
the United States poftsge to the lines viii be- charged
and prepayment thereof required until the details sre
sscertsned aud settled required by the 81 article
OF the Treaty. United states postage on newspapers
TO Canada aud British Provinces is 10 be prepaid
* On letters T. De- sent to any foreign country or
Brush possession and nscd for that purpose b any
Post Office in the Island Of Great Britain there must
b. prepaid Il sent By British packet cents the sin
gle rate and IL by American packet, q eents-to be
doubled. trip'cd, SC. according % weight
ON letters received from foreign countries En-
gish posse ssons, through the London any other
Post Ofce IN Great Britain, 10 BE- delivered In the Uni
ted states the foreign and British postage Is 20 be- pre-
paid aud What remains o. be collected On delivery here
Ia such cases il simply the United States postage
cents single If brought by British packet p cents
If brought BY American packet 40 cents II such
letters delivered At san Francisco Astoria, or any
other place IN the territory Of the United states ON the
Pacific when brought 20 Atlantic port by British |
steamship, and 50 cents If brought oy an American
steamship.
Xl On British or foreign letters received in the
niied states % be forwarded to the West Indies b
American packets or any place OF the Gulf OF Mexico
10 Chsgres Panama in the United states mails the sin
gle pOstsge charge viii be the British postage and the
postage arising In ~ transit Crest Britain mus. be
prepsid) ID cents n 10 Havana % cents II to any 9th
er place Ia the West Indies the Gulf Of Mexico,
or 70 Chsgres 80 cents ID 70 Panama with l6 cents
al LID II brought the United states from Great Bri
tain In an American packet
XII Care is % be taken that all American post
sye on letters from Havana from other places 10 the
Cult Of Mexico from Pacific possessions and from
the British North American provinces Is paid in the
Unlied states before the dispatched ~ mail TO
Great Britain.
XIII Newspapers for countries beyond Great Britain
may be- the prepayment Of two cents eschalfo
pamphlets As stipulated under No. 7-and newspapers
and pamphlets received from countries beyond Great
Britain 70 De delivered payment Of the two cents
for each nevspspsr aud one ceut per ounce In weight
Of esch pamphlet
xiv PCstma.ters cautioned 10 wfite on their
poet bills, opposite each entry = foreign letter. news
paper OF pamphlet posted BY them respectively, The
word foreign the better 10 enable the POstmasters
u New York aud Boston and any others that may be
designated. make separsie quarterly report Of the
amount Of foreign postage.
Ky. The POsm ssters Of Boston and New Ork viii
De specially instructed the closed mails contem
plated by treaty the mode OF keeping their sc
counts OF foreign postage aud II mailing and acknosl
sdging receipt Of foreign matter.
c JOHNSON Foltnis,ef G-nsls-
f.iI orn-s Ds1asrntsT. Jsr-tv s. 1889.