The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-08
Tn. Postal Convention or Treaty.

The Postal Convention Treaty.
Correpsca b.tpeen Her Majesty and the United States
Of .aaArica for the Improvement Of the Commsniea-
los by Post betueen their respective Territories.
Sssrsd in London, D.eember 18th 1s4S
RArIrIcArIors ExcHAroEp IN LONDON
Great Britain and Ireland and the United States Of
ADercs being DESTROYS to promote the friendly fea,
lions existing between their respective subjects ana
citzens. by placing the communications by post be-
tween the territories Of Her Britannia Msjesty and
thoee Of the United States on mors liberal and ad-
ye pton for this purpose and have named their pie
nipot sptisries, tt at is to say
Great Britain and Ireland, tho Right Hon Henry John
Vscou Palmerston Baron Temple, Peer OF lreianA
q member or Her britanic Majesty's most honorable
pxivy counci', member Of Parliament, knight Grand
Crocs OF tho most honorable Order Of the Bath, and
Her Britannia Maestys principal Secretary OF State
Ana lie President of the United Statss by and with
the advice and of the Senate thereof George
Bancroft otizen Of the United States their Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenuary 70 Her
Britapnic Majesty;
Who after bavng communicated to esch other
their respec full powers. found in good and due
form, have agreed upon and concluded the following
articles
exec. ding half ounce in weight conveyed either by
British pited States packets between port In the
United Kingdcm OF . port in the United STATES, an
unorm rate of eight PENCE or sxteen cents; ana
such postage shall belong to the country by which the
packet conveying the letters ia furnished
ART 2. There tban be charged by the post once OF
the United Kingdom upon ali letters not exceeding half
ar ounce in ~sight postsd in the United Kingdom aud
forw ard-a to nifed States or brought from the
United Staten and delivered in the United Kingdom
whether such letters shall be conveyed BY BritiBh or
by nitsd States packets, an inland postage rate %
Thsr shall De Charged by the post office in the nj
ted states upon ell letters not sxossaing half ounce
in weight posted in the United States and forwaroed
to the United Kingdom, or brought from the United
Kingdt m ar delivered in the United States whether
such letters shall 30 nveyed by United States or by
Briiih packets, an inls postage OF Ave cents,
ART. Upon oil letters posted in one country ana
and inland shall be combined into one rate, of which
payment in advance shall be optional In either soun-
Try It shall however, not be permitted to pay less
than the whole combined rate
Ana with respect letters above the weight Of
half each country shall be at liberty to en-:
pov, regards the collection Of the whole combined
tate tn, scale OF progression in operation in its
territory for charging Inland rate postage.
ART. g. The United states engage to grant to the
United Kiue dom transit closed mails through tho
territory Of the United States Of the correspondence
and newspaper. from the United Kingdom TO the BIZ
vnces to the United ngdom, at the rate Of inland
postage to charged under this convention for letters
and pers between tho United Kingdom ana the
British onhcer .hsl be permitted to accompany the
AR 8. On the other hand, her Britannia Majesty
engages to grant the United states the transit In
cossd mails, Through the British American provinces
of the and newspapers from ono part
Of the territory of the United States to any other part
of territory the United States at rates not
BE- her eater charged in the North American
according the distance such mails may be conveyed
within the North American provinces.
An officer of the United States shall be permitted to
accompany the closed mails during their transit
AR = The United States further engage to grant
40 the United Kingdom, the transit in closed mails
through the United States or through any countries
where the post communications may be under the
control management Of the nited States OF letters
and newspapers forwarded from the United Kingdom
1t, colonies POSSESSIONS any other British colony
any foreign country or British colony possession to
the United Kingdom its colonies or possessions.
aeT n's
mails through the United Kingdom, or through any
country where the post communications may be under
the control or management Of the United Kingdom OF
letters and newspapers forwarded from the United
States thef colonies, or possessions, to any other
colony possession of the United States or to any
foreign country, and from any foreign country or
from any colony CT possession OF the United States 20
the United Their col e. OF possession
mails under the stipuatons Of Articles 9, T. or Of
the present convention. the payment to DO made to
States o, may be- shall be made by the ounce
Ding the weight Of the letters at two rate
amount of postage to compensate the loss that would
other wise be sustained by this mode OF computation
ARr TO- The country which sends or receives
Of the letters and newspapers sent or received In such
closed mails and to account to such country for the
postage due thereon.
Arr. IL Letters posted in the United States, ad-
dressed to foreign countries and intended to pass In
transit through the United Kingdom shall be De;
States POSTAGE whether packet or inland and letters
from foreign countries addre to the United States
be delivered to the United States post office free Of all
Britsh postage, whether packet or inland.
In the of those countries to which letters cannot
be forwarded UNLESS the British postage be paid in
advance such British postage sha be collected In the
United States Tin addition to the United States rates
Of poage and accounted for to the British post oce
In the Of those countries to which letters can
not be forwarded unes. the United States postage be
paid In advance such United States postage shall be
ool cted in the United Kingdom Tin addition to the
Brish potsge and accounted for to the United States
AR. H. The rate Of postage to be taken by the
British post office upon letters arriving in the United
Kingdom from the United States either by British or
United States packets, md be forwsrded through
the United Kingdom to colonies possessions of the
United King of the United States or to foreign
countries and sha be the same rs the rate
which s now or may hereafter be, taken by the Bril-
fish post Office upon letters to or from such colonies
o. io.Ssssans 81 70. e'gn countries feSpecevey wnen
ported at tie port Of srrv or acIivcrcu
departure the packets conveying the mails bstween
tho United Kingdom and the United States:
The above postage Ia irrespective Of and beyond the
inland rate to be taken in the United States upon such
letters II posted delivered therein, accordngt to the
stipulations Of Art Of this Convention and also
irrespective Of and beyond the sea rate upon such
letters payable according to the siipalations of Art
The rate Of postage to be taken By the United
States post ce upon letters arriving In the United
States either by British or United States packets from
the United Kingdom and to be forwarded through the
United States to the colonies Or possessions OF the
territories which, according to the laws of the nited
States beyond the limits Of their established post
routes, to foreign ountries and rice shall
be the same as the rate which is now, which may
hereafter be, taken by the United States post Office
upon letters conveyed whether BY or land to or
from such colonies MS territories foreign
countries ctivey when posted at the port of
rival delivered at the port of departure of the pack
cts conveying the mails between the United States and
the United Kingdom
The above postage irrespective of and beyond the
iuland rate to be taken in the nited Kingdom upon
such letters IL posted delivered therein, according
to the etipulatons Of article Of this and
also irrespective of and the rate upon such
letters payable according to the stpulations Of Ar
ticie
There shall be excepted from the above stipuations
letters and newspapers pas,ipg through the United
Kingdom to and from France to which certain rates
Bxed by the postal convention existing between
that country and the United Kingdom. But the two
contracting parties agree to invite France to enter
into with them, without loss Of time,
in order to effect arrangements for the convey
apce OF letters and newspapers. and closed mails,
through the territories OF the United Kingdom Of the
United States. and of France respectively rs may be