The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-20
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
EUROPEAN POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Deduction upon the Charge for Newspapers,
&c, &c, &c.

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Deduction upon the Charge for Newspapers,
&C., &c., &c.
TELE RAPHIC.
IMPORTANT POSTAL REGULATIONS AYERS
FOR EUROPE-CURIOUs DIsCOvERY-ENGLAND HAS
BEEN RECEIVING DOUBLE tPAY-Ex- SECRETARY
CORwIN-sIMEON DRAPER AND THE PURCHASE OF
GOVERNMENT sToCKs-sERI0Cs MPUTArIoNs, ETC.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF rHR NEW YORK HERALD
WASHINGTON April 19-9P.M.
The Post Office Department has just adopted regulations
by which the postage newspapers when from the
United States in the British open mail to great Britain
for transmission Is two cents each to be prepaid in
stead Of four CENTS stated In the postage tables last
published being the United States postage only. When
newspapers for those countries to 90 the United
States and Prusan closed mail the rate required be
prepaid six cents being the full United States British
and German postage In order to prevent confusion be-
tween the British open and the Prussan closed mails
they should be marked as foows,-
City of Alexandria, via Marseles by French packet
Algeria, Austria and its States, via France.
Baden via France
Bavsrin, via France.
Belgium, City of Bremen.
Brunswick via France.
City of Beyrout, via Marsailes, by French packet
The Dardenees, ditto ditto
Denmark via France
German States.
Greece, via Marseiles, by French packet.
Hamburg and Cuxhaven.
Hanover, via France
Holland Free City of Lubbock, Mechlenburg Schwerin
and Streltz, via France
Moldavia Kingdom of Naples, via Marselles, by French
packet.
Norway, via France
Odenburg, via France.
Newspapers be forwarded except as letters to
Poland Prussia Rowan or the Pa nal States and Russia
saxoDy, via France.
scruala, Asia Smyrna Asia, cities Of via Marseilles
Switzerland, Turkey, Europe, and Tuscany, via Mar
seilles
Venetian States, walachia, wurtumburg
Note-FOr the countries above where the route is de-
signated only be forwarded as there specified.
These important notifications of previous regulations
have been adopted by the present able Postmaster Gem
era Judge Campbell in consequence OF the receipt of
the following rather emphatic despatch from the post Of
fee authorities in London calling his attention to the r
reguarities and neglect OF the Post Office Department
here whilst under the direction of the late Postmaster
General, N. x. Hall -
GENERAL Posr OFFICE
LONDON Goth March, 1859, I
Sr-The Postmaster General has received your letter
Of the sls Of January last in which you informed his
osdshP with reference to your previous letter of the
daed the order dated the oath Of January,
issued is ID by r. pee the rates Of postage
for France forwarded through the United King
dom that the usual credit Of two cents on each
given to this department by the United Statos Post Office
heretofore The receipt of this commu ton has
Postmaster
fact that the United States Post Office in sending to this
cevntry newspapers for France has accounted the
British Post Office for postage of two On each news
paper contrary to the provisions Of the twelfth article
the convention Of the 18th Of December 1S4S in
which it stipulated that letters and newspapers pass
through the United Kingdom shall be specially ex.
cepted from $he British transit rates applicable to
other foreign correspondence because under the pos
tai convention between France and the United King
dom, such letters and newspapers are liable to
ms sfprG Gam
y regrets that this circumstance long escaped the
attention Of this department. and that thus post Office
OF the United States has been permitted to the
British post Office for postage the newspa in ques
ton, to which the latter has claim And his lordshp
States post Office has accounted to this for postage
OF two CENTS not only upon each newspaper for France
through France but also upon newspapers addressed to
many other countries mentioned in the accompanying
LIST under conye nton with this department, owing to
which, the British post Office has twice received payment
upon such newspapers This rreRulary. which was re-
ported to your the 18th Of May 1885, has,
regret to state continued without correction up the
present moment, owing, far as the British
post Office is concerned the original papers on the sub
case the Postmaster General will readily reimburse the
post Office of the United States the amount of postage
enormously received by this office upon being furnished
with statement of the number of ewspapers for the
foreign countries in question: which have been
through England from the United States since the con.
vention Of l84S came into operation In the meantime
his lordshp requests that you will be good enough to
issue immediate instructions to your officers give
dressed to those continental States with which the United
Kingdom has concluded postal conventions enabling
department to receive the postage collected the do
livery OF newspapers, and that you will also the
reduced rate of two centsthe United States rate-to be
charged in the United States upon such newspapers
stead OF the postage o four cents which appears has
been hithers collected to enable the United States post
Office to deflay the British transit rate / havo the
NJ MABERLY
To THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, &C., &C., WASHINGTON.
The prompt and decided action of Judge Campbell is
deserving Of praise and augurs well for the affairs of the
department under his administration.
The facts and figures with regard to the purchase of
United States Stocks have been incompetey stated The
following statement be relied upon The only person
employed by Mr. Corwn Mr. Simeon Draper, who had
hundred thousand dollars placed in his hands
for the purpose OF buying up United stock Up to
this date all he has purchased amounts to but three hun
dred thousand dollars leaving balance in his posse son
of fourteen hundred thousand dollars. This has
been ostensby secured to the Treasury Department the
deposte Of stocks of all descriptions which would proba
bly, fall short If the department desired raise money
upon them The transaction is deemed violation OF the
sub treasury law and agent of the lhas
been despatched to New York to investigate the circum
stances Independent of the legal steps taken the
President will doubtless feel his duty lay the matter
before Congress at the next session 1t is believed that
Mr. Corwn has rendered himself liable impea chment
and his being out of Office will affect the proceedings
in the slightest Without the aid of government brokers'
large amounts Of stock daily received at the treasury
department. and quidated under the recent law to that
effect. N.Y.
BY MAIL.
THE POLICY OF THE Observation-Disclosures NEW
ORLEANS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
From the Washington Republic (whig organ April ls
ties Of such responsibilities theirs in the considera
ton of questions other than disputes of parsans relative
to the division Of the spos Thus they deeply i'm.
mersed in problems Of foreign policy which they conceive
to have originated out of the last six years gaoping
tension and increase of American interests in the West
Indies the shores Of the Caribbean sea- and wherever
the waters Of the Pacific lave continent sl>nd. 1t
is said in quarters in which have confidence that they
have made up their minds that it win no longer
to follow the beaten track of American diplomacy in such