The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-07

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rx..ss- the Tab rnaole Last Uvenipu-
Aadrsssss b,v Elihu Barritt and Hon. John
Last evening At tbs ,rrosdwsy 7Absrnasls meeting
was hslo for the purposs OF extending anovsmsn whiah
has lately been commenced ~ favor Of s reduction oi
the postage between the United States and Essand The
following the preliminary come spondsncs between the
gentlemen chiefly nsrumsntaI In getting up the meeting,
| and Mayor wsstssvslt:-- FH
NEW YosK. rassdsy. Jan. 3, lass.
mss,Dg to b held st The broadway rsbsrnsss on Friday
s.sy S' s on s. ~ :uss Ss
Who has devoted much time In Esgsnd to nausr the
srisb public On this IN port.a subject wi attend the
Dsture and other gentlemen, dissguishsd for thsir
patriotism and phlaDhr py sxpsesd address The
dent ssrvsnta II
SdoRGE Sd,5s;E sRIsmoID. 30 YEN 4 McyAMEs.
6ooDHuE CO. Sp0rFORO TlLESrOS 6CO.
~ Il DE RHAM MOORE
NAyoR's OFrcx Tuesday Jan q 1854
Gentlemen Although ono ally sngaged st thls sesson
of the by afuAl press Of business vet deem
the eut.ct trsssnisdiu letter Of sufficient impor
tsncs 10 the mercantile oommun. the large number
migrants in ths city and country ANA to the public
Mn1g 7, epi ny sssdnss aua yh.tsve: appors can
Jour request. R@sptcrully yours
JAcOB A. wE3rERvELr.
This movement commenced in England and has been
taken up BY Mr. Ehu Burt Who has lately been rssii
isg abroad - the sgsnt Of the American Peace 10.
ciety BE has been assisted by many eminent men In
EOtJard iDesdDg Gaistens Cobdsn Bright and others
and he engaged 10 sndeavoring to create feeling
In favor Of cheap postage in this country He advocates
the reduction Of postage to ono penny Der
ter ON Liverpool and two osnt Psr letter from the
The oestiDg lsst swnrg was for the purpose Of allow
irg Mr. Burr to celvsr hts sentiments this subject
He intends 70 follow up urss ia ali tbs prr
cities ane towrs II ne Unitsd States. Hs has al sady
The attendancs At the T.b~rns,ls, last evening VS.
60 d tbs ball bsDg nearly dilsd Among tho audsnss
chair At bait past oclocx Me- Lewis fappaa and
Hon John p. Bale. occupied seats the plstform.
The MAYOR introduced NJ. Buuist, who spoke In sub
Mr. PRECEDENT and Gsntemsn-I take It - an honor to
showed 70 pre- ent you thi. svsrig for co.sds
ration propo ition which has attracted considerable
ton on the other eide Of the Atlantis and which has
sdvanoed to : stage in the British Parl!amsnt
summation, SO far = The action Of that bOty
Il scncsrned, and / hope and believe that after
o. M y % S the
Y the world woold b more bsnsasd By it, realization
moment TO state what IL meant BY penny post
mittns rels letter the ocean in any direction
or TO any dhtanse sha bs performed for Eogiish
penny, or two cents Of Amerioan moneythst for is
more transportation from any port ia the United 6tates
mail bags may touch for ons penny or two osnt,,
And from any port Of Great Britain am port across
the scsan to which the BritIsh mail bags may b
regularly ineidsnty dispatched. Nov, beg Of you
to remember that the only service that aAksd tho
sxs ss. z tss msTs II. ,.sorss, ss.o's the -.
msi! beg closed Of the sea, b to be charged
- he hlsad service Thus, sn Americas Post Odics
H. three for the American Lnd rate and two cents
for the postage. On the other hand the Brtsn
lar srvsstSst Il ous penny sor sh. I Stsn nlasd ,ass
You VIII see then that the whole postal rsduston
mIlssed r. this pIoIosioa Z ecadasa .xelu:ivsly %
any dsass lsavi.g the different couotrss reduce OF
have have ros 70 ssis OILY rqair.s 4. 's cordial co.
ssatiss q tAs Usissd stasss ana Great Bsi.sia
wbois postage of latter to Eoaland. would - sny
Nv0 ssnts Tnus three cents for ths Ausriean
ssas s tSs SsS inland No.. osSSs
hay bs held in Great Britain and Irslaud upon this
suD whin the last Two year, than for oil other 70
usmoIiAissd Psrliamsnt this subject, hundreds OF
pstidons not OILY from Great Britain and Ireland but
House OF Commons From macy smisrant ships a. they
kavs with their living freight petitions for this
the land Of their birth. hsve heard gsntIeman stats
that many Of the signatures 10 these humble pst ions
a,s frequently blotteo with tears Gradually al ca.sss
Of the community have become deeply interes ted in this
subject At tbs Of about hundred and ty pub
nc meetings which have had the honor to address In
favorable tbs proposed reduction were requested to
rass the right hxnd to indicate tbs fact THIS has
those prss have raised their hands they had friends
across the OCEAN (Applauss.) A msr,orial signed By
80 ooc ready durDx ths carry part
Of the last sessMn Of Parliament and many came hun.
view vSsa Lord ASsrassn. Il. Premier ~ss wait wait.
the espsdI.ncy q sdopns sSs ocean penny
postage. The Govsrnor Of ,hs BAlk Of Ensand who il
would s never b s.d Sn al h. pro.os ~ss
iuly adopted (Applsussl The Right Ho. Thomas
Der has sgresd second the motion The Uhan slor Of
the Kxsbsqasr Mr. Glsdstone declared that he you'd
0cmmops st the session for invstigs,on; that
in the prssest ssssiop COMMITTEES Of inquiry viii be
sdvisabity Of this prosct and there Il hardly doubt
that thtk report vi Do rendered nin bshslf Ia it,
Sshak vi labor such mt ss srsh' Hsms, Golden, AND
between The nstioss such, gsntlsmsn, Ia the propod
oa Of the universal psnny postage and aoh is
the other size OF the Atlantic. And is there snss
Amssisan hs art that beats with large and generous I'm
sss tho e sa a:pus with Il ssss l =, a.,:
.ystsn which win bless the ssadividsd popnlatca nth
sss .ppss .rs. TO 70 .sssss . soS,y
asross Atlantic the raisOf ssntsa sr many
ssezoeisal minds will doubt the praeusaby Of An
undsrtshiBg wLsn they consider that in two years
Amsscsn ocean steamers viii be plying bsswsen this
countSy and japan, China and BhsIng's Straiss-wn
he American Pest Once thsn undertake Ia convoy let
tsys for cents pisoss That 10 the qussoa upon
which hargs the realisation Of this p1ssct The whole
charge ON tinels let under tbs existing regiss
about twenty four Under penny postage
II would be Ak c~nts OF prove that tins
VIII ray; and think the cautious In this
ssmSIy w admit that the present. number Of psrsoas
who communicate the ocean 1t present, woull
under the penny postage Law wrts twice whore they
write fhsn there four hundred thousand
smiarants who arrive every year from Europs thsss
are new oorrespondsuts. Ncv give them a. ocsaa
iyss sixteen hundred thousand lsttsrs the Art ysar
and pobsbIy three millions the ssoopd aud ave miioas
ths fird after allowing for AL the deaths that might
occur among them during shss psrod These would an
b new stts IL would aho eak up the large systsn
OF dsfrauding the Post Once 7hs speaker here Audsd
Ia the abuses prevalent unter the present system, ~
which every pessssger allowed TO carry any number Of
sts provided they not sealed and thea proceeded
to appeal 70 the audience upon higher grounds hpFa
eouniry n rserence 10 this seAt que0ndutes sAored