The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-02

ments Of wonderful books, in which all the Sc
crets of nature stood revealed, and accompar
MED by earnest recommendations Of their me
rits to parties contemplating marriage but the
antiquary would in all probability soon dis
cover the deception, anE note that quacks and
dupss were not unknown ID these days. Our
business habits would be elected froma careful
study Of the anD ouncement Of sales Of every
possible comme dity, from landed property to
luclfer matche S; and vast deal of light would
by the same operation be thrown on our indus
trial and agricultural condition. On noticing
about ONE hundred people advertise rooms to
let, IN ne day, and some twenty-five others in
cure where they can be lodged the antiquary
woul d at once perceive that the custom of liv-
ing in furnished lodgings was very prevalent
he re, and would pity us accordingly. Four
or five columns Of notices from men women,
and children, of all possible capacities and ia
Tents, soliciting situations in which these may
be turned to account would testify conclusive
ly to the abundant supply Of labor here, and,
consequently, to the large demand. From the
two. our commercial and manufacturing acti-
| witty, our domestic comforts and our vast immi-
grafton might easily be inferred.
The philosophic antiquary could thus, from
the advertising pages Of a newspaper Of to-day,
write thick and by no means inaccurate
volume on the manners customs, and conditions
of the ancient inhabitants of the city once
III
puzzle him little and if his charity was equal
| to his discrimination, he would probably sug
gest that their intrusion into our columns must
have annoyed us as much as it surprised him
He might even surmise, that we were not I'M
frequently sufferers by similar proofs of occa-
sional inattention on the part Of our clerks
But we doubt whether he would ever suspect
that at the prent moment a libel suit is pending
against us for having inserted an advertise
ment for a servant, to which were ap-
| pended the words, mo Irish need apply"
some one having discovered that the said words
were libel against the character of the Irish
people. We need hardly say that so absurd a
notion as offering an insult to the character of
| any of the various races which compose this
| community never entered our mind for an in
slant; and we only mention the fact to show
how impossible it is to exercise due vigilance
over every scrap of paper that is handed in
over the desk, during the hurry and hustle of
| business.
| TRICKS OF THE BRITISH Posi- OFFICE AUTHo-
RIrIEs-Frequent charges have been made
against the English Post Office authorities of
4 - - ~
mail steamers, SO as to be sent in British pack
cts To such an extent has this practice been
| carried as to show difference in favor OF the
Cunard steamers of nearly three times the mail
matter sent by our vessels. The only satsiac-
ton which we get is denial that there is any
favoritism shown; but still the fact. remains,
that England receives two-thirds of the post
ages on letters sent from there to this country,
whilst in the hostages on letters from the United
States to England no such disproportion exists.
| 1t is also stated that both letters and
newspapers from France, for the United
States, are kept back in England, to be
sent by the British steamers In regard
| to newspapers there is at first sight no
apparent motive why they should be forwarded
specially by the British steamers, as, under the
United States and British Postal Convention
no account is taken Of the sea conveyance.
Each country gets the same postage on news
papers. whether the one or the other carries them
across the Atlantic. As regards letters if the
British carry across the Atlantic they receive
the sea postage and if the Atlantic conveyance
is by United States packets, we receive the post
| age. 1t is understood the mails from France
for the United States are sent through England
as closed mails This at once affords clue to
the reason why the newspapers are also detained
as there is no way of separating them from the
letters, all coming together from France in the
closed mails.
But it is not only in this respect the English
Post Office people are disposed to get the bet
ter Of our mail steamers. 1t is alleged that
letters sent from the United States through
England to countries beyond, are charged the
same postage at the point of delivery, whether
they cross the Atlantic by British or by United
States steamer whereas, on such letters
sent by British packet, the United States
inland postage Give cents) only is prepaid.
while on those going by United States packet
the postage I'll cents is paid to England. We
have seen several letters received in different
parts of Europe via England. by the Cunard
and Collins steamers. and upon which was
charged at the point Of destination precisely
the same postage, England charging over again
on letters sent by our steamers the sea rate
which had already been paid in this country
OF course the effect of such an imposition is to
tax letters sent by the United States mail
steamers Is cents more that those sent by
the British steamers, and consequently. if per-
mittcd to force all the correspondence with
countries beyond England to be sent by the
Cuuard packets.
1t il but Justice to state that the British Post