New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-19
CITY ITEMS.

Bovine, Treasurer OF the ILLINOIS, NensI dl i@dIoau
was examined as a witness for the people in the re-
cent forgery case. He identified Rowe as the man
Who forged his (Bowne's) to a check for $500,
on the Union Bank. The case was postponed till
tomorrow, 3 p VI. 1t has been found that these
rogues have obtained large amounts of money upon
recently discovered forged paper From the Bank
of New.York, $500, signed Walter Bovine same
bank, $40, same name; Merchants and Traders
Bank, $3.50, signed Noah T. Sweeney & Co. Bank of
the Republic $780, and $500, signed Wetrnore Co.
~ Smith w. Anderson, Esq, for many
years highly respected merchant OF this City, died
at his residence in Brevoort-place, on Saturday
evening Mr.. Anderson had been confined to his
house for about three weeks but none Of his friends
and not even his physician, believed his illness
would terminate fatally On Saturday evening he
changed his position on the bed and immediately
expired
CHEAP PosTAGE.-An influential meet
ing held in the large hall OF the Merchants Ex-
change in Wallst yesterday noon, at the call of the
New-York Cheap Postage Association, for the ex-
press purpose of taking into consideration the rates
of postage on newspapers, pamphlets periodicals.
and other printed matters, imposed by act of Con-
gress of March, 1851 and also to petition the Ma
tonal Legislature to modify them that the rates
may be simple, uniform and cheap, and thus encour.
age rather than retard the cheap diffusion of knowl-
edge through every section Of the Union.
The meeting was organized by calling JAMES HAIR
FIR, ex-Mayor of New Y ork, to the Chair, and APP
pointing the following officers: Wee Presidents
Francis Hall, Gerard Haock, William c. Bryant
HoSace Greeley, George p. Putnam, James Watson
Webb, Charles L. Francis, William H. Appleton,
Leonard Scott Freeman Hunt, and J. r. Swords
SecretGrleS-Erastus Brooks, Henry j.: Raymond,
Hiram Fuller, Alfred Il. Beach, J. StrInger, j.
Prime, Arson Heryick. ~ X. Stimson, William
Rodoes, ii. Wilson, l.. p. Williams, and A. J. Will.
hanson. Barnabas Bates, leading member Of the
New-YOrk Cheap Postage Association, then came
forward and offered the folio wing resolutions:
Whereas II has been the policy OF Congress since the
foina of Government to encourage the diffusion of
knowledge by FIXING The postage at the lowest possible
rates consistent with the support of the Post Office De-
raTment and whereas at the first establishment of the
Government newspapers ;eie sent free OF postage. aud
atIwaId, when taxed with postage, 1t has been compa
latNCiy al so low ate as not TO be fell AS burden
And chcreqs At the last session. Congress departed from
tho liberal policy heretofore pursued by passing an act
printed matter extent which amounts almost TO
Prohibition; and whereas the rates arc not only burden
whereas said act nuon Of relates TO the postage
ana the people inasmuch
tads the diffusion of through the medium ofthe
Resoped That tho yates Of postage on newspapers pc;
Iooicas pamphlets and al other printed matter should
what he has to and 50 cw that the postage should not
DO felt as burdensomo tax
coed Uniform rate OF cent to any part OF the Union
and the postage on Gals and other h printed mater
PS1se my per dsoam h, a,D,n
ed o. prepare bill and petition conformity with these
to be presented to Congress a. the next session. and
eve the people aud the press from the present burden
some and obnoxious tax On knowledge
ron I'D IN bIIn
and Their best excrons to effect the passage
rodoas und other printed matter, that the evils
Resolved, That recomu end to our fellow citizens
generally and especially publishers editors printers. IN
her and cities Of the unon to eau public meet
sos. , h"s sesssy Of an Smed,a.
relation to the postage on newspapers pefoucas anu
printed maues
lie observed that it his intention in prop osing
those resolutions to make some remarks upon the
character of the Postage Bill of the last Session
but as there much confusion In the building,
several auction sales going on at the time) 1t
would be difficult for him to speak, and more difficult
for them to hea. any remarks ne sn, oIer 10 5 Inc
ta,ls to most of the gentlemen present, ana they all
knew that IL imposed onerous rates OF postage upon
all newspapers seat greater distance thah i'ooV
miles, as well as pamphlets and other printed
matter Those gentlemen present VINO were con
nected with the press were well acquainted withtn
effects of the law, and II he had time ana oppo1tu-
nlty he could tell that meeting how came to pass
Ii had been asked how it was that they allowed 1t to
pass but they could not help 1t. They did make
an effort TO get the rates of postage upon neWspa-
pcrs slmphhed, but failed. The heads OF the Post
Office Department said that If the law which had
passed the House of Congress should pass the SEN
ate, 1t would break up the Department ana inns
being communicate to the Chairman OF tae Senate
by the Postmaster, new act was substituted, when
was the present existing Postage Law, ana II gave
70 different rates of postage ior newspapers anu
other printed matter lie could say more upon ,ne
anf fnr ln
content himself by proposing the resolutions, ana
leave his friend, Mr. Greeley, to second and support
them.
Horace Greeley next addressed the meeting, ana
said il required great talk to show the necessity
for simple rules Of postage and cheap rates so that
a man could be privileged to send newspaper into
the country TO his friends, without paying heavy
duty He had known the time when merchants USED
the papers to send to their customers In the country
any information they wished TO communicate, Out ~
was not so now and they used TO nave Vaiuaoie
books sent across the country, 10 extend lnloIma-
ton but this was not the case under the new law.
lie thought the Post-Offce Department had got
nothing by the change but the people had lost much
and that was reason why the rates Oh postage
should be reduced, to give the people more 6eneht
from the easy transmission OF newspaper iniorIna'
ton To go into the particulars OF the law would re-
Qure some attention, but was PLAN tha lns.saa u
20 rates of postage 1t would be better to have TWO OF
three Ifthey tried that meeting and the rlendso Oh
Cheap Postage could get Congress 10 pass new
law, and to modify the present system anu as nc
agreed with the resolutions IN their main oolect NE
had much pleasure In seconding them Inc reSo-
lutions were then passed unanimously
MIR. Bates moved that the following gentlemen
form Committee of in accordance with the reso-
buttons, whose duty should be to prepare bin with
resolutions for presentation TO the next congress
and 20 take such other steps as were necessary 10
the accompls hment of the objects OF that meeting
Ersstus Brooks, Leonard Scott, J. Sulnger, W. u
BRYANT c. s. Francis, Henry J. Raymond anu George
Putnam.
This resolution and one appointing Ex-Mayor liar
per On the same Committee were passed, ana the
meeting adjourned.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN-Stdted
Nse,fng-MoNpAy, Nov. II, 1851.