The Arkansas banner., 1849-01-23
The rostal Treaty with England.

DeiaiIS ef tLe -3rrragrmeat. t.-Theifollow letter rom the Baltimore suns correspondent furnishes the details Of the postal treaty just concluded with Ensland, copy ofwhich vas brought over by the Europa We have a copy of the whole treaty by express, but have ID room for if this afternoon
 WAsHIxGTox, January ,, ie49.
 The postal treaty with England has not yet reached the Post Ofce Department, but copy of il was handed 10 the Postmaster General, through the Polheness of NJ. CraDplen, Charge d'A flares ad inierim.
 Is principal stipaatons are probably the follow Postage across the sa.................l6 sa IS cents. English inland postage ge................. 3 " United States inland postage ........... ] " The.sea posisge,pan to Ehe vessel perform
 ing the service.
 Trafsit rate througt this country 10 Canada , And 9 per cent. fer paying by the ouhee,
 instead Of paying by letter.
 Transit through England the inland postage
 and 9 per cent
 Transit through Camda. the Canadian rates. Newspapers between England and the
 United states. ahe vice versa a.........2 2 Periodicals weighing ounces. penny, or ) d
 ' over oz and under oz. Spence, l2 s
 ' over } oz, and 'pdef 6 oz ; pence, or I6 " Aad two pence. or log! cents. for each ounce or
 In consequence of ths treaty, the Postmaster General has this day issued the annexed circular To posma'ieTs. X.
 To the Posindters of the Urited Sfaies
 Information having been received al the Depart nent that postal tFaiy between the Untted States and Great Biitain hd been entered into ard that Tn pursaaBce thereO the British government had directed that the peiage of twenty four cents, charged upon etteFstaken Ia CT from that country in the packets of the J4ied States, be reinitied.
 In consequence ihTeof the orGsr Of this Depart. nens. made the 29;l Of June last. directing the same rates to be ehased upon letters brought 10 taken from tae Unsed States, in packets of the United Kingdom. Dc and the same is hereby rs- scinded, Other nstsctions for carrying tue treaty into effect will be gisn upon the ratification Of inc treaty.
 CAVE JOH.SoN, Postmaster General.
 Post Office Depastaen,, JGnssry }, is49.
 The Ctoiera at E'iksbsyg-This dreadful plague stl fingers among $, (says the Sentinel of the weather, since our lst publication, has been very unfayorab'o; anotheTspeIt of rainy, marky and miserable weather, s5ih as tbe ooBtsgion 10 delight in. Our community was shocked on Snn day night and Monda, morning by the annouBce- mcni of some cases raly heart reading and 6s- tressing. Mr. Valentine Nough, one of our most highly esteemed yodH men. was married on We'd nesday evening last, Jefferson county, and re- tarned home with his ride and party by the forth. Saturday evening On Sunday morning ne was attacked with chtera, and. before sandown, he a corpse. His tother-in-iaw, Mr. Isaac K. Newman. who had accompanied him, was attacked about the same time, and died the next noFaIng ] These melancholy eTess have spread gloom ! eur whole colnmunitysnd aroused the sYnpsiiIjos of all for the afflicted Apiilies. We have heard Of bat few additional ctes, but the continuance of such unfavorshle weaier should enjoin continued i and vigilant prudence all