New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-08

40 long loI canse Of inst complaint the paa OF Ooih
hmeioon and British citizens, embraced an eay
sion to renew tie proposition 81 i'm MEDIATE pre- errs-
for reduction Of the United States postage from )Ir
cents TO cent an ounce condition that the re
duoton be made in the British ,stage. This prOp)-al
regret 10 state is It'll regarded unfavorably although not
absolutely declined, by the British Government ShDaI
it be ecceded TO- it viii rmain only 70 make lke reil'
ton to the wtst coast Of South America to have unf)rn
Of United States posia pam n
lets and magazine between the United States and al for
eign countries Except above mentioned. have al
ready reduced the pamphlet and magazine rates 70 AMI
from foreign countries 70 cent ounce under the
authority Of provision respecting foreign Postagcs in the
act Of Sd March 1851.
No reduction has as yet been made in the high transit
postage charged on the mails passing through England
TO and from tie United States has any success attend
I'd The measures adopted towards etecng such arranss
"ments contemplated by provision IN the 18th article
of postal treaty with Great Britain for the convey
lance of letters and newspaper and closed mails through
tie Territories Of The Tn ted States of the ned Ming
dom and Of France. respectively should be mo con
"ducive to the interests Of the three countries =.
While the British Government hiss been paying the
United States twelve and half cents an ounce for the
transit of the British and Canada closed mails between
Canada, New \ ork, and Boston, It has been INNS,
mot uniusy demanding and receiving twenty fo1r cents
an ounce for the transit Of the French mails throlgh
England and the effect has been greatly to Inconvenience
correspondents both in the United States and France ana
10 rostpoLe from the date Of the postal treaty with Eng
nnd in 1919 10 the present time, notwithstanding our re-
peated requests and demands the execution OF an agree
meut which would at least conduce to the interests OF
two Of the countries intended to be bented by the lh
article -,
United States have by communication 10 the Secre
tary of State under date of 10Th July last in to
one from Lord Clarendon taken pains to have this whole
subject presented in its proper light to our minister at
London who, doubt not viii use every honorable means
TO press it to a satisfactory result.
Our negotiations with France with respect TO postal
convention between the countries still in progress
and except regard TO three important points OF
difference the basis Of Arrangement has been agreed up
proposes the quarter scale for letters the
partial introduction of which into our postal system 10
spWeheDded would create confusion and lead t. immune
rlo so.l larfrp mat
have deemed advisable 10 insist on the half ounce scale
now operation in this country England and in most
Of the States the Continent France also proposes 70
make distinction beiween paid and unpaid letters IN
stead OF adopting and the same rate for all letters
whether pre- paid not which latter plan being the more
smI an inclined to regard as the best IN all int ma
tonal arrangements of this kind where simplicity OF de
tail in cry point Of view is essential Another ques
ton is to the proportion each country shall receive oil
the inland postage On all paid correspondence be
tween the countries France proposes to take five to
the United States three cents the single letter aud on un
paid correspondence that the aggregate inland postage
shall be ten cents to be equally divided Considering the
comparative and the cost of the mail transportation
of tie countries have thought sufficiently liberal
part to offer to Frame three eighihs' 10 the
United States five eighths of the inland postage
the sea postage to belong to the party by which
the Atlantic conveyance of the correspondence shall be
performed If the notifications have thus proposed to
fropce accepted as trust they may be- see no Sc
rous obstacle TO the early conclusion of postal
which shall be mutually beneficial and which Is 80
earnestly desired by the people OF both countries
The pending postal convention between the United
h transit rate and two mod fcuton' before being
final ycoDcluded and put IN operation
Our pOste arrangement with Prussia seems to operate
fayorabv; but a few of the States in Southern Germany
have not vet fully acceded its terms and have therefore
sent much Of their correspondence for the United States
through France .
Whether however the arrangement can be safely con
nued unless the present charge of twenty five and nail
cents British and Belgium transit postage ma
terialy reduced, remains yet to be seen.
From the Auditors statement annexed it appears that
after paying the an British and Belgium ransporta
,,Aa hi, IN
peber with the commissions thereon to p)stmasters
the balance in favor Of the United States for the period
from 10Th of Oct, 1852 when the treaty went into elect
to 10Th Jl ne 1853 is but 81 99; which sum may be set
dow as the net United States inland postage on these
mails. , u, ...
last between the United States and Bromen the main pro-
visions of the arrangement of 1884, heretofore IN operation
between the Post Departments of the two counre nave
been suIerseded and the rate of postage reduced from
twenty cents cents the single letter Under the Tor
mer arane emeD the Postmaster at Bremen acted as the
agent of this Department in collecting hostages receiving
for his services commission OF twenty per cent on an
money thus collected and paid over to the United STATES
BY the present Arrangement which went into effect on the
18th August, the Bremen Government putting on Two
steamers to run monthly alternately in connection win
the United States steamers Washington and Hermann be
tween New York and Bremen provision Is made Tor due
division of the hostages accruing from the two nes anu
the commission to the Postmaster OF Bremen Is dscon
tnued. All the States OF the German Austrian p'sai
union respectively TO have the advantage oil the rare
often cents between the United States aud remen wheh
ever their postage and from Bremen for letters To- and
the United States SHAH be reuu' ed 10 inc uhi' III
Olive cents or less but on all correspondence io OF
from such Of said States shall not reduce their rates
the charge between the United States and Bremen Is nj
teen cents the single letter Several of the German STATES
Including the Empire of Austria and the Kingdoms OF
Prussia and Saxony have already made the requisite re
ucon 10 the benefit OF the lower rate o ten cents
and il is confidently expected that all will come into TINS
arrancoment al an early day
Tie reduction of the letter postage by the Bromenne to
one half the former rate offers greatly improved facilities
for the correspondence and from the continent OF Europe
The pror,y Of this reduction viii be apparent in view oil
the fact - the postage all correspondence between
this country and Europe has generally and in my opn IN
most Justly been considered as quite too high III H. more
over as wen interest duty to extend the large
and increasing German population OF the United States and
TO their fiencs home the most liberal means OF connu
ncatcn practicable "A copy of the articles OF agreement
is annex q. maTkCd d.
ON the 30 of March, 1883 Postmaster General Hubbard
concluded a contract with Messrs. Ramsey CGrmck OF
New York al per annum for service semi )nthy
from Vera Cruz xico BY Acapulco, Diego and Non
teev TO San Francisco ana back in thirteen days eachway
being an extension Of of the trips the New Orleans
and Vera Cruz line through Mexico for the purpose OF con
veyine the mall and thus making one through line IN SIX
teen DAYS between New Orleans and Francisco copy
of which was communicated TO the nate on the lth 81
March This contract confirms stipulation that shau
not have any validity unless Congress should sahcoh f
Tie nssaoe of an appropriation TO carry INTO eisc On
the ION of lune the Department receiveda COMMUNICATION
Gom Robert & Rankin President OF the Ocean Man ana
Inland Company who states that that company Is Inc rea
party TO the contract entered INTO oy Messrs. hasof
Caunk reporting progress towards putting service INTO
,vecuon 10 this communication the following repy"ds
sent by me The stu Ui July;
Of the 18Th 1T daily to hand My sren log
us leeu speciay called 20 the
No. I'll n nv aufv after due debeTsion TO inform yea hat
The condition d eonirse catered mo 9st~ cen ny fso
mails line san Francisco Goes not meek "4A H pF'
the FIST aee as al present. advised consider the route in
Vractcate FOR raii purposes r,o. ga