The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-17
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Of which tho Porte will OF course have the ouon - .~
putting forth It's demands.
Arrangements have been made by orr resider, cs~x.
master with the Egyptian government, by which ths
latter undertake tho conveyance of the Indian and
China mails through the countryside homeward naiw
from sn.z TO Alexandria in 20 hours. outr al
from this to suez in 10 hours thus ee sting saving
10 or IL hours For this service f60D0 year to be
paid to the government
The railway is progressing favorably Several vessels
with rails are shortly expected to arrive.
In the grain market scarcely anything has been dona
and prices have given way. The stock Of Li kinds =
nonrly exhausted, and "a not fresh su ,pios
until the crop comes forward In August tembcr
For the next four five months thorcore the exports
will be very trifing
Cotton IL dull and prices of Tho lower auaiie have
given way about quarter Of penny Ier H. owl to
the unavorabe advices from Liverpool. Finer de rip
tiona, being scarce are better sustained.
International Postage.
On Thursday dcputation from the committee formed
during the progre.s of tho Great Exhibition, for
Increasing the fcii OF international postage waited
upon his Excellency, the American Minister in Lon
don 10 seek the assis and cooperation of his
Excellency in carrying out their views The depu-
tation consisted OF SIR John Boileau Sir John Bur-
goyne Mr.. w. Brown NJ. r., Mr. Elihu Burrit, and Mr.
Grove secretary to III" Society Of Ars Mr. Iawrenos
gave thcsc gentlemen most courteous reception and
tened very attcntively to what they had TO sny In
the course Of the intery'w which was Of
tiona character, they pressed upon his ExcellenOy
the extreme Importance Of England and Amerios
setting example to other nation. ia the mater.
They dwelt upon the value Of increased postal
commodsticn, in strengthening the ties If amity and
a' ction which bound together the countries and they
urged h Exc rency to his just influence not only
with hs rnmcnt, hut with curs In support Of
cause worthy Of success. Mr. Lawrence in revly ex
pii cd with great irankncts and hs views lie
state that he Ind long taken deep interest the
ton and considered that the ocean postage
tween England and America Mt present very high,
and ought to be reduced aa low possible Aludiny
to the immense emigration from Ireland and the vast
mass of correspondence which had arisen thrr FROM
he pointed out the boon which cheap rate
of convo vance for letters rcross the Atlantic would
confer, and he declared that such matter in his
judgment not to be considered 1T ell preiulirnd bv
temporary loss to the which might arise
a reduction certain in few years TO be than
pensatcd. He had than drec ted the
attention OF the United Sta government and that
this country to this subject and he would lose Oppg-
tuity OF cndcavoring to procure with regard to sals
factory arrangement During the conversation which
cnsuod great variety Of Interesting stated
hearing upon the question II mentioned that naf
the correspondence between the United Kingdom and
America is that which has sprung out OF tho Irish cu
grafton that letters crossing England their way from
the United States to France pay % "a POSTAGE that
ocean transit Of letters involves little expense beyond the
mere freight and ought to be rcmuneratiyc MT Id That
public feeling in both countries unanimous thu
subject and that America from the prosperous N
her finances and bor freedom from debt possessed pecu
liar advantages for taking the initiative In this matter
and thus compelling government. which regarded Il
pure revenue question to follow her example After
very satisfactory interview the dcputaon took their
leave, highly gracd with bis Exccllency's reception of
them