The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-21
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
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VERY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
FURTHER FOREIGN POSTAL REGULATIONS.
IMPORTANT DECISION RELATIVE TO PENSIONS
Capture OF CafaVajal by the U. 8. Authorities
in Texas.
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Abolition Convention at Cincinnati.
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Reported Massacre Of the Grew Of an Ameri-
can WhaIer by the Pleasant islanders,
&C., &C., &c.

The Latest from Washington.
FURTHER POSTAL REGULATIONs-THE MAILS FOR
BRAZIL, THE EAST INDIES, AUSTRALIA, ETC-RE-
DUcTIoN IN NPOsTAGE-THE PRUssIAN CLOSED MAIL
IMPROPERLY ATTENDED, T0-THE PENSION LAWS,
ETC.
SPECIAL coRREsPoNpENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
WASHINGTON, April 20-8 p. NJ.
learn that the Post Office Department intends to give
immediate notice that hereafter the single rate Of letter
postage, between the United States and Brasil via Eng
land will be forty five cents instead of eighty seven CENTS
as heretofore-pre payment required.
Also that direct communica zion by British mail pack
cts running in two weeks between Singapore and B-
tava having been established in connection with the over
land mails to India and Australia letters newspapers
&c. addressed to Java any of the Dutch
in India, will in future be forwarded by these packets
unless specially cted to be by other conveyance
The regular mails for Java to be made up London
for transmission via Marsees on the sth of each Of the
months Of january, March, May, July, September and
November But letters and newspapers may also be SENT
so addressed by the route Of southampton the 4th
OF each OF the months above mentioned. The rate of
postage to Java to be prepaid letters sent from and
collected letters received in the United States is sixty
five cents per letter of less than quarter Of
in weight, via Marsees and forty five per letter
weighing less than half ounce via Southampton.
The change in rate and reduction of postage letters
to Brazil in accordance with postal agreement
cluded.
The chet director of Prussan posts Mr. waldeyer has
addressed the United States Post Office Department. that
the letters forwarded from New York Boston by the
closed mails for Prussia frequently reach Cologne with
seals injured and the envelopes torn off, and money,
which is often enclosed in the letters found in the
offices there, escaped from the letters request made
that proper direction be given to the postmasers here
that all letters for Germany be sealed up officially
sufficient and durable manner, and similar proceedings
are to be observed also in Prussia The matter will of
course receive the prompt attention the department
statement appeared in the Republic with reference
to contested in the Pension Office affecting the
construction heretofore placed upon the law granting
pensions to widows and children of deceased soldiers
The matter was not at oil correctly stated and as it
one of Importance give the following ~ the facts The
Law in question provides that in the death of the
widow Of soldier then the pension shall revert to the
deceased soldiers children. There the law stops but
Secretary Thomas Ewing decided that although the act
Congress goes no further than to the children the
law steps in and carries the pension to any other
heirs This decision has governed the matter since
Governor McClsand the present Secretary the inte
rior has however, decided that this construction Of
the Law Is wrong. If the Pension law had passed
previous to the enlistment and service of the soldier
then it would have formed part of his emolument for
service and such would under the provision of
the common law like any other property to the extent
even of being liable for his debts. But 1t was law
passed after the service had expired formed no part of
the contract for service The pension simply gratuty
given by Congress after the government had fulfilled all
its and duty towards the soldiers and as such
only be used to the extent the terms of the act au
thorze, and no further This cuts off large number Of
claimants but the decision is manfestly in accordance
with law
The appointments for this District not the
many rumors have yet been taken up for condera
tion is it probable they will be decided upon for Sc
veral weeks X.Y.Z.
REMOVAL OF CLERKs-THE GOvERNoRsnIp OF NEW
MEXiCo-FUNERAL OF VENERABLE CLERGY
MAN, ETC.
FROM REGULAR NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON April 20 1853
Twenty six clerks removed from the Sixth Audi.
tors Office to day. and their places Immediately filed by
the restoration of former ncumben,s More decapta.
ton is expected soon.
The Integencr of this morning says that Solon Bor-
land has declined the appointment as Governor of New
Mexico while the Republic Gays he will for Santa
Fe shortly.
The President has recognized James Gerdette as Con.
sui for the Republic OF Ecuador at the port of New
Orleans.
The funeral of the Rev. Mr. Laurie the Oldest clergy
man in the city having been pastor of the First Pres6y
teian Church nearly half a century took place from
Street Church this afternoon. The vices were
POSING. and the procession extended nearly frosa the
White House to the Capitol
Arrest and Imprisonment or Caravajal.