The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-30

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In the establishment Of Eve Hines Of steam VS.
ss,s between the Usi'ed States and England, and
me contemplated starting Of other companies, We
sse the intimate and manifold relations sabsisting
between the OLD and the New World Those rsla-
tons are pecrsssry consequences OF the immense
trade between America and Europe, and the ties Of
relasiopship that exist between many of our oiu-
.sps and the denim ps Of the Old World Such bsipg
the ease, We need not wonder at an agtai On arising
On both sides Of the Atlantic for cheap inferno
t0Bai postal arrangement, whereby friends can
sODu unisats eftensr Oh each other than they can
afford to dc under the present dear system. The
ehsspeDpg Of postage in Great Britain had the ef-
feet Of qusdrupiirg the number Of letters pissiag
thrcngh ,he Post ofise and proporiOna.ely increAs
ias she revenue With that fact before our eyes, il
b but fAir deduction to suppose that equally bsne-
fcial results would flow from . similar arrangement
being made with regard 70 ocean postage. Il was
under this npr ssion that the Secretary of the Lon
dsn Cheap International p, stage Association ad-
dressed letter, the 10Th ult., to Horasio King,
,EQ Of the Post Office Department, Washington,
sAevDg the Inequalities and mi ics Of the present
9stn. On the 10Th inst, that gentleman replied
h lengthy spistls (Which has just been officially
pabhsheo in which he satisfactorily shows that the
AIitsA government are more opposed to reform
than the United States. In order to enable our
readers to properly appreciate the subject, ws annex
ne principal points Of Mr.. Kings letter.
Some Of the reasons Why i'll considered that Great
hbsra policy United states n thus matter Of
txAnsit pr stage cos<a mails
l. That On The closso mails between the United King
60m and the br h North American Provinces the United
Stats charge per II but twelve half cents:
a. theee mails are conveyed distance for which the
AMUu 49, IN tySaaA
bss<E until The postage Of 1885, bsfore referred CO.
WIT into operation and for witch toe unpaid United
staes rate under the present law Is Ave cents the ain
Go late
Under the act above slladsd to- III. United States
charge Il esps neerc sttwe~n tho United KING
Scn and California Oregon via Panama direct. hes
b. reduced frcG ,biry cents to twenty and
New York frou forty cents TO ten ns the single rsts
shsp rent IN clos mails 10 the inslsnce from
ev<rfy five cents 10 of cents and in the second
eLe dollar TO twenty i've e-bts ounce.
Under the ssne act the transit charge CORES
popdsDce beiss.A he Utitsd Kingdom aad the West
Indies vi. Nes York has beer from twelve snd
half sinss rate; or when sent in
esneeo mails nom thirty one aid quarter
on the general CORES po udence between the United
knf don ana th- United crstes, California and Oregon
saogtsd snne me blend Binish rate is three cents
cent? the single rate.
On pewspapers between ths United Kingdom s~d
the United States, Cal ornis snd Oregon moulded the
BIitieh postagem the onrs namely, two cents
each without regard 70 distance. This average
u
under the lew al 1851 we're required to pay.
Arrangement bave been entered into and have been
ID operation tr nessly two bewetn this Depart
mint and the posS office authorities OF Canada aud
tbs her British North Amer Provinces. By which
sssrs 70 Or fon any part 81 those Provinces pass
nom or TO psrt OF Inc United States within three
tnoussRd n lies VI the line ut Unitsd 5tstes postage
eAy Of hve ctDta the single rate which letters
Dot also the same charge In those Provinces
ttvsy II the let err conveyed three thousaad
aass In the United States the United postsg.
teD cents the single rae
Other night be stated but the above think,
wiz .ufce 10 sfov the bcry spirit manifer ted this
subject by rho government OF toe United States.
In hf anhu. rrpor OF last year the late Postmaster
GENERAL remased BY the postal treaty OF December,
s64S, this government Dadr the most liberal conees.
s0ns The terms Of the tSvaty highly to
Direct Britain. but aimed TO cay in my
judgment The n.ars spirit hen msnfetsed by the Un
ted States has not been reciprocstsa 1t wAs
transit ratsf Of the two cousiss would be speedily
1Heedeo BY one more IN dance with the Of
mutual benefit and accommodation entertained by this
GOveYnneht
The present Postmaster General am authorized to
ssy fully In ths sentiments above expressed by
~ pfedscer from his Congress-
Aoopy of shtch 10 sent You in tie mail with this
Jon sill obsrse that white he regards the object a med
q Jour association as very desirable and we'll
worthy Of he attention OF this government he deems
y me1ptdient 10 the imperfect state Of foreign
postal ssnnssns>ts 70 enter & any
pertinent.
Sta4ss msy wish In be main object your
ssciation has IN view and however much tas improve.
Hcnt seek scooid With the policy Of this
government regards the subject particularly Of donss
10 postage, many things yet to Se pshed
bsfese the P+ops Of this coaDt,y oongtenty unite
tween the United States and Europe