The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-22

THE NEW FOREIGN POSTAL REGULATIONS.
Officers Dismissed from the Revenue Service
Testimonials from the British Governments IA
Capt. Nye and his Grew.
MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL INFORMATION,
&C., &c. &c.

TELEG RAPHIC.
PosTAGEs ON NEWSPAPERS TO THE CONTINENT or
EUROPE, ETC.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ssw YORK HERALD
WASHINGTON, April 81 1853
The list of countries to which the reduced rates Of
newspaper postage applies in conformity with the recent
decision Of the Post Office Department as published in
Wednesdays HERALD contained several blunde,s made
in the Telegraph Office in its transmission The following
is the correct list
City Of Alexandria via Marseiles by French packet
Algeria, Austria and its States, via France
Bavaria, do.
Belgium, City of Bremen. Brunswick via France
City OF Beyrout, via Marseilles by French packet.
packet.
Denmark, via France France.
German States, Greece via Mars eilles, by French
packet.
Hamburg. Hanover via France
Holland Free City of Lubec, Mecklenburg via France
Modavia kingdom of Naples, via Marseiles, by French
PACKET.
Norway, via France
Poland Cannot be forwarded except as letters prus
Russia, Cannot be forwarded except as letters.)
saxony, via France.
Schwerin, do.
Strelz do.
scutari and Smyrna, cities Of ASIA via Marseiles.
Sweden via France.
Switzerland Turkey in Europe Tuscany via Marseies
Venetian States, Walachia Wurtemburg
Noc-For the countries where the route is designated
newspapers can be forwarded in the British open mail
ony by the routes respectively specified above.
KY.
FROM REGULAR NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT.
REDUCTION OF OFFICERS IN THE REVENUE SERVICE
NEW YORK MAIL ROUTES, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April 81 1853.
The following officers discharged from the revenue
service on the l4th inst
Captains Ezekiel Jones, Of Mass Gilbert Knapp,
Mass; W. B. Whitehead Md. W. W. Polk, Md; s. {.
Hardy, s. c.
r.dSn. 5 z'e,nSn S;.so Digs Md Arnold Bur
:, second Lieuttnants A c. Cook, Pa G. W. King,
Third acknowledgement by Mr.. Fillmore Dec
Is, 1882 John A. Underwood, n. II Austin s. Cush.
TVa. New York Thomas q. Gott MIDI De agnsI
wilson SsM o1 W.
Osborn, s. c.: John MCGOWAN Nones, Del Wuf G. MIN
mo, Va D. c. Constable, New Yok Edwin Hurlbert,
S. Hatch, Va; c. W. Van Rensselaer, New York.
The revenue service is cut down to sixteen Of each
grade
The cutters about to be built are to be
called the Wm L. Marcy Jefferson Davis James Dob
bin, Robert McClelland Caleb Cushing, and James
Guthrie The of the seventh is not decided upon
There already Campbell in the SERVICE or the name
nf tAe pe.tu-~"t~- ooa~r"l would have bee
The decisions Of the regular mail lettings for New York
and the New England States, well routes in
other sections of the country established by act of Con
gress Of August 1852 will be announced at the General
Port Office Department on Tuesday, 26th inst.
TESTIMONIAL FROM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO
CAPTAIN NYE, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April 21-7 p. N.
The British government has sent to Mr.. Champion
the British Minister gold medallion likeness of Queen
Victoria, and gold pocket chronometer for Capt Nye,
of the steamship Pacific, anda gold mounted trumpet
and f0 sterling for the mate and El0 for each o!
six who volunteered their services and saved the
fhp hork ni,o
wrecked some time since The presents be dstri.
buted through the State Department