Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
EUROPEAN HOSTAGES.

An American correspondent in Europe, and re-
Gently in Sweden, feeling much interest in facilitating
correspondence between his native country and the
Scandinavian States, has written letter on the
subject, some particulars of which may possess in
terest for our readers We therefore make the fol
lowing extract
"Your letter containing the postal memoranda has
been received The subject had often attracted my atten
tion BEFORE and had carefully read all the articles
which you call my attention have made inquiries
to what might be expected from the Swedish postal
authorities but have not much hope of their entering in
to the Bremen arrangement fire cent rate between
Sweden and Bremen fear is something yet far flu
ury. The present charge single letter from Stock
holm to Bremen is twenty cents and to Stettn, the
point (amost in Prussia, eighteen cents News
papers and from Settin charged three and quar-
per half ounce while newspapers from England
are about two cents per sheet Letters and newspapers
from Paris and Havre severaly twentyseven
for single letter. and three and onequarter cents per
half for newspapers The Prussian hostages
ranged by recent convention subsequent to- that with
Great Brain and what adds the inequality of the
whole system is the fact that newspaper and all printed
periodical sheets may 60 from Haparanda to Goenburg
and all over Sweden, gratis There is an immense deal
yet to be done in many parts of Europe for postal
ters and if Congress to be held this subject
great benefits might be hoped for.'
The subject opened by this letter is receiving
fresh interest every day from the numbers of emil
grants who are focking to our country from the
north of Europe.
In regard to the Bremen postal arrangement
above referred to simple explanation is necessary
Our readers aware that by late convention be-
tween the United States and Bremen Post Depart
ments, the rate Of postage to and from Bremen, by
the United States and Bremen line of steamers has
been reduced from twenty to ten cents the single
letter But as appears from the Articles of Agree
ment now before US, in order to enjoy the advan-
tage Of this reduced rate States and Countries be-
yond Bremen must make arrangements by which
their postage to and from Bremen shall not exceed
FIVE cents the single letter; otherwise they will have
to pay fifteen instead of ten cents between Bremen
and this country. This provision, however, seems
to have been intended only for the States belonging
to the /" German Austrian Postal Union" and some
ten or twelve of these, we observe, have already
come into the arrangement. But, although thus
limited, we presume because of the mprobability of
any other States or countries making the necessary
reduction to secure its benefits it is understood, of
course that, should any other State Country sue
coed in efectng such reduction beyond Bremen, no
more than ten cents the single rate will be charged
them on their letters this side of Bremen Seeing
that this cannot be effected in respect to Sweden, it
remains only for that country to bring down their
postage to Bremen to as low rate as possible and
when all the States of the German Postal Union
shall have come into the ten cent arrangement, we
cannot doubt that it will be found for the interest
of all parties concerned to the restriction and
let all the correspondence pass under the reduced
rate Of ten cents between the United States and
Bremen. At present the single rate of postage be-
tween the United States and Sweden, by the Brc-
men line is thirty-three cents. Let the rate be-
tween Sweden and Bremen be reduced, say to ten
cents, which certainly may be done, and this, added
to the rate Of ten cents this side, will bring the
whole single rate downto twenty cents, which would
be great improvement
A proportionate reduction in the rates on printed
matter beyond Bremen is a measure, also, which We
doubt not will commend itself to the favorable con-
sideraton ofevery enlightened Government through
out the continent Of Europe. The charge on news
papers between the United States and Bremen, by
the Bremen line, is now only two cents each, and
for pamphlets and periodicals one cent an ounce.
The suggestion Of the writer that Congress Of
Nations be held for the purpose Of adopting some
general measures having for their object material
reduction IN the rates of postage and especially the
smplifcation of international postal communication,
is an excellent and original one, and We should be
very glad to see it speedily carried out.
THE SUPREME CoURr OF New YoRK.-The Albany Jour
nal gives the following list Of the Judges Of
the Supreme Court Of New York. chosen the late cleo
ton. The Of National Democrats in italics
the remainder are Wings:
First district, Thomas W. Clarke.
Second do William Rockwell.
Third do Malone Watson.
Fourth do. Amaziah b. James.