The New York herald., 1851-12-03

ss - rosts~e Including inland and foreign, on
n,sS sst-s ms steamers during the last fiscal year,
80 ypoT Ugl 81, ss follows -
Iirs nom New York % Liverpool sooun.; s"'eSAi IL
Lire nom New York, via southampton, 70
Brsnen: S4,oso vs
iioe nom New ferks via acowes, 70 nsvre Cor
nine months only ;...o.;.....:. So,iio ~
Lines rom Eew York and New or,esns we
Havana Chsgrss, and Panama, 10 oahfornm
-
$oo. ;oSi o1
The pottsges acsiung cn S.els s oy sne Mnss
om the Atlantic cities TO Caornia ana oregon wn De
mush diminisned, In consequences oi le reducaon Q,
postage made BY the act OF 1901 ana OF the
ether lines, very considerable increase oonndenty
expected.
70 the subject Of postal communication between the
United States ana Mexico nss sscertsned enat sse-
hetery proportions can ppoosoy oe or.nsa TOT mne
Of NAL steamers ron New oreans, py way Oh tsmpico,
70 Vera Cruz ~, -, -.
The establishment Of such line would no doubt,
Sstween .he countries and in that regard alone is
worthy Of tie consideration OF Congress But Il would
commercial advantages would abate national autpa-
thits and Prelu tces promote end increase friendly
yse~s sno rsia.uns ne.ween Sne peopae oi sns two
countries ana unite more closely oy mutual dement's,
the two great repubcs OF the western hemisphere For
The thus briefly adverted to respectfully sd.
wise ths. the establishment OF line OF mail steamers
to Vera Cruz be recommended 70 Congress. An exami
naticn Of the Treasury tables of exports and imports
TO and from Mexico for the last ten years will it Is be-
bsyed show the Importance OF such line to the In
Of the whole countryespecialy to that large
portion Of it situated on the Mississippi and its tiibu
iaries-and justify defrayng from the Treasury the
expense Of lis establishment.
Wofers have been made to this department to con-
trsot for mail service from New York to Antwerp
From New York by Gibraltar, Marseilles, and Toulon
70 Genoa;
From New York to San Francisco, by the Nicaragua
route, which is now in operation;
From New York to Gsiway In Ireland;
From New York. by st. Thomas. &C. TO Venezuela:
From Philadelphia to Antwerp, and from New York to
New Orleans by steamers In connection with con-
tenpated railroad service the State Of Florida
Believing that the future Of the Department
would prove insufficient to Justify the employment Of the
servce embraced in these offers most OF the parties max
ing them have informed in substance that no con-
tract for the service would be made BY this Department
and that their applications should be submitted to Con-
ersss Some, all OF these lines would be found
eeedingly useful and advantageous the service could be
obtained at rates net to the public bene
ots secured by their establishment.
is understood that the Belgian government Is ready
20 cooperate in the speedy and mainten
ADce OF the line 70 antwerp Ihat point Is favorable
for the correspondence country and the
continent Of Europe and 1t Is not doubted that the ests
thshment OF such ine would be exceedingly advanta
geoos 20 tne Two eGunes no. ony IN respect 70 tner
postal intercourse but also In much higher degree to
heir commercial interests hope is entertained that
nus SUBJECT VIII ee iound 70 deserve favorable considers
ion.
copy OF the proposition OF Mr.. Ambrose W Thomp-
sen in behalf OF himself ana his associates for the esta
kshment Of line Of mail steamers between New York
and Galway, is herewith submitted This proposition
received on the 2Sth instant too late for deliberate
consideration 1t viii be that Mr. Thompson pro-
poses enter into contract carry the mail ten
yekTs in steamships readily convertible into
for 100000 per for each ship employed; or
20 contract for such service and receive therefor only
the postages which ska arise from such mail matter
may actually transmitted in the ships proposed
line This Department has, perhaps, authority to
make contracts giving to such line the postages
ing thereon and even IL has there is manifest pro-
priety in submitting the matter TO Congress There Is
much reason to believe that such line would Lessen the
-Ese required for the Transmission Of the mails
this country and England and Ireland; and other
and cogent not directly connected with its
fanese for mail purposes have been strongly urged In
aver Of its establishment As these will with
@ doubt be soon presented to Congress by those most
familiar with the subject shall perhaps promote
the object by simply recommending IL TO the early and
nav o-sble consideration Of that body
Application has also been made for the extension Of
he tips Of the steamers OF the New York and avre line
10 Bremen The sab ject h yet under sdvisement.
postal agreement with the Canadian Post Office De-
nas oeen cohciIoeo, ana the arrangement ior
nnlcn u proydeo n now IN suece'siu operation Under
point In the nited States point In Canada Is