The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-08

the Upitsd States but payment through TO destination
own postage TO and from the line,
The Arrange msnts with Canada and New Brunswick In
yolys the keeping Of no nts,naaonM accounts and
The statement annexed from the Fourth auditor OF the
Treasury shows that on tie mail contracts, IN ad
6uction the original advance TO the companies hss
been made. On the New York snd San Francisco line
few extra trips performed IN the months OF April
May and June last without additional expense to the
department.
aDpon to Bremen; that from Charleston TO Havana by
the way of Savannah aud Key West and that from New
York to ayre via Cowes is pait for out Of the funds az
the Post Office Department amounting, IL s the service
be performed, " the SUM 5i00 600.
In addition TO tLs there was PAID by the department
the last year. for the portation OF the mail
the Isthmus, service performed 10 foreign country,
the sum of 6sb 3l4, which will be greatly increased,
Judging from the last quarterly returns, during the en-
IfCongress intends that the mail service Of the country
shall be sustained by the money derived from postsges
these charRes should not bs placed upon It, In providing
for the building and equipment Of naval steamships,
Congress seems to have meant to encourages the erection
by individuals OF war steam5hps, which might the
emergency of war; be ready for public use and be-
ing ts design, and the carrying OF the mails bat Incl
dental purpose the public should bear the cost
The of postage derived from these sels is hut
all as has been SHOWN aud in view Of the extension
Of mail Accommodations asked for from every part o. the
country which bss now 10 be frequently denied, would
suggest that these lines be paid for in the
now provided for in relation to the other linss.
The extending settlements of and thu great
increase and activity of business OF every desc i2ten
require all tho mail accomno iations that can be
gyep and the department should not be burthened with
payment for services which do not properly belong to it.
No material change has been made in postal con-
vepton with Great Britain since the date thu last
nua report from the Postmaster General. Under this
convention the additional articles 10 which alusion was
made in that report providing for regular exchange of
wsre duiy executed and the arrangement has been in
successful alton since about the 18th OF January last
"a COPY of these articles Is annexed married. By
simer additional articles have been agreed upon and
Al arrangement concluded, which went into effect in
October last with respect to msils between the United
States lad te Of South America. Under the
latter arrangement. the British packet Office ut Panama Ia
The exchange Office on the part OF Great Britain and
San Francisco the offices If exchange the part
the United states BY this agreement the Un.ed States
ayas self of thu facilities OF com by
existing postal treaos between foat Britain AMI toe
several nss the west coast Of south America
the mails besg tsansprted b. line OF British steam
packets plying between Panama and Vadiva, touching
at the prominent immediate ports On letters sent from
the United States the rata for which the United
this arrangement il eight cents the single letter between
Panama aud Bueneventurs New Granada; twelve cents
between Panama and Peru and twenty -four cents bs-
tween Panama ana any other port ssd coast On le
tiers received, the British packet postage above is
requeed TO be prepaid To the above ratss resp 'cvsy
the United States postage OF twenty cents to New
NADIA and Peru twenty four nts the air ga rata In
all other cases. has to be added On newspapers the B.
fish packet postage is four cents TO which is added tbs
United States postage Also Of four each "a copy
o. the articles OF agreement l, annexed, marked
The e1orbitsnt rates Of postage on pamphlets and
charge for works OF hs hind above the weigh. OF two
ounces being four cents other side hayn
so long been cause of just plant the part O
both American and Beitish OF zers, embrace earl
occasion to renew the proposition of my immediate prs
tor reduction of the United states postage from
four cents to one cent an ounce condition that tbs
some ri duction be made in the British postage This
s'a si s
should DO acoeded 10 It will remain only TO make k'
rate q cent an United postage
i
dyJedusea the pamphlet and rates and all
Of provision respecting foreign potsgss in the act of Sd OF
No reduction h. as yet been made in the high transit
postage shsrsea on the mails passing through
the adopted swarde Erecting such
nv: 81 + ssps
and eGs9d ni the territories Of the
specgey should be mos. conducive TO the Interests
Wills, British government BEEN paving tbs Uaod
States twelve and half cents for ransis Of the
ork and Boston j. haa been think mo, Justly de-
s sss' g. ss It. e.
ha been greatly iaconvenoneo CORRESPONDENTS both il the
rnaa "a @ to fG
shs a,scuon Of an are n @ % Is ena
the interests Of two countries intended to be benefited
Relying however, The business Of thu claims Of TIN
m % as ia aas " hs
Lord oiars den taken pains TO hsye THU whole subes
doubt nos w use every honorable means 20 10 to
Our negoaticns with France with respect to apossa, ION
vsn;ion bowsen the two c9unssiso are ssi in
shce the basis OF srrangement has been agroed
tai ne auction Of which 70 eus postal Is
wsrd ss1ss AMI tad . nnS
to naiis on the half ounce il
continent. France slso prop, Sea to Isis dstset be
sa Pssr ss and Il. aE s,sr. s r.
!, st5 .r ls b The lin ga asa d g
@ An9hss gston Is Is to tho Pes91n ea. co"a
soaaS1s. s2:Eeen The two Frsocs to
en- upaa h the srs res lfI :ss
shall Be ron cents to sc equally divided cc.slesiag g
q the countries have thought suicieaty LIBERAL
hvs Fights q he and pesrss tie p,stas. boons
hs Hasy 9y Thish tas Aaate o, the CORES
tius proposed 70 France accepted trust they ms
tai seinon. which shall be- mutually jenodoai an
which earnestly desired by tho people OF both
The ending postal convention between tho United stae
and Belgium asas ons the rsduc,oa Of the British ira asi
postal arrangemen Nth Prussia seems - operate ia
voraby but few Of tho states in Southern Germany
not yet fully socsded its terms have
France. '-'''a
Whistler. hoSever, the arrangement can BE- SAFELY eona
Brtieh and Belgian transit postage IA matcria
from tho Auditor Statement. annexed It appears that
after ptins TIE and Brisish ard Bgaa ratio
the mn lssions thereon to p0splastcr bal
favor q the United states for the period 6sb October
S when Che tletty seut into els t. e. 5lh june 1853
tot 81 ~ Which cum may be wn the ret uniso
Sttts u and postage csc nails
~ postal convection concluded tn of Au gust last
tctHtop TIE United States and Br men, te main provision
c the ARA cement Of lS heretofore ia operation betwes
Ae Pot paFmenta tho two countries have been eupsr
Esasd and The rata q postae reduced from twenty eotj
cents the single lc ter. rndcr the arfepi enen,
tbs posnater q Bremen acted the gent Of th depart
msBt III collecting pcstages receins Tor HE
nission .; tTenty per cent all thus collected
psid oser TO The Ngitcd stttss By the
which went into effect the 10Th the
government putting on two atosmers to monthly
rate in connection With tle United State aaes
iugtan AID u between New York and Brsmen prd
yyn = made Tor due division of the postsges Gcerun
t-cm tha two Ices, and tie 60 tae
Bremen Il dsc3atinuo3. oil the sta es of yhe German
Austrian Pteti Union, respecytlg t. have Gae al
gge Of thG e Lftwegn United
| and Brenea sncTcr lcr poatare g and from n
f.r leteIs 20 Gnd from rho United sta sa bs
- ne ur rn rate Of nee eents ess, buf ell
ppnGoBoc ter frOm such 81 said Statae SHAH
tet sateg th9 charge b-NwecD bbe TAI ei
Eremcn IL rten couts the tin4l loter Several OF
oyrman States ireiedmg the eepre Of Austria and III,