New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-07
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE MEETING.

OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE MEETING.
Tabernacie The house was crowded. The Mayor pre-
sided, and introduced to the meeting Elhu Burrt VINO
spoke thus;
reach consummation far the seton Of the British
Parliament is concerned; and believe, when examined
il will commend itself to the people Of this country IL
means an English penny that two cents for the trans
mission of letter from port in the United states 10 one
in Britain and rice rsa ANY bian charges are 70 %
made in addition; thus, the American Post Once would
receive for every letter. that u.s. cents as the IN
land and the rate the English would receive
cents because their inland charge is cent less; the
inequality would he leveed by reducing the American
inland But the whole reduction now proposed
is confined The single item of the we leave
different countries to reduce or retain their inland rates as
the please This greatly facilitates the project thus
we have wait for the action Of slow moving Govern
monts all that is required the cordial operation OF the
United States and Great Britain TO establish the system over
nearly the whole surface of the GLOBE BY this scheme
the rate TO any town in Great Britain would be cents;
thnt il American inland cents ocean, cents Engish
inland cents To France it would be 10 cents; to the
German Postal non cents During the last two years
more public meetings have been held in Fog and in favor
of this measure than Of any other demanding the action
of Parliament There have been large demonstrations IN
the principal cities Of Great Britain and Ireland, and the
principal Chambers Of Commerce have memoraiized Par
lament Hundreds of petitions have been presented not
only from the British Isles but from the colonies From
almos every emgrant ship for Australia, the farewell
prayer has been to Parliament for the Ocean Penny Pos
taee gentleman who frequently takes charge OF these
appeals d that the names are often ootted BY tears
she'd on them before the ink dried In many instances
agricultural laborers have walked ten miles 70 contribute
their penny toward this object, which would
be to them rich blessing as bread. All
classes have an interest in the plan for the stream
OF emigration effects all have SEEM at $50 meetings
the relatives persons beyond the asked to raise
their hands, and fully thirds Of the hands present
were raised memorial signed by 10000 womenofGrea
Brtaints cady for presentation During the early part
Of the last session u Parliament population of seventy
members of every shade of politics, and seventy other
influential gentlemen, waited on Lord Aberdeen
and urged the adoption OF the scheme at once, and
instruments; and not by the Governor Of the Bank
Of England who introduced the deputaton emphatieay
declared that the people would never be salished l Tue
change was adopted. The Rt Hon. Thomas Nilnor
Gibson liberal member who beat the Government last
winter on motion reduce the newspaper tax, has en-
gagged bring the subject before the House OF Commons
ard T.. H. Addell Esq, conservative member, mas
agreed 10 second his motion. Last session. Mr. Gladstone
Chancellor of the Elchequer declared he would be glad
to see the matter brought before the House and nves
GATED am almost certain Committee of Inquiry will
be appointed during the present session and hardly
a doubt that their report will be favorable ior the
Committee win probably be composed OF sacn men men
as Hume Golden Bright, Gibson and Others who have
done so much TO facilitate intercourse between Great
Britain and other nations Many persons are engaged in
preparing facts to submit TO show the scheme may %
conceive any American heart any Christian phllentnrop
or patriot who would be unwilling TO see this great kepuohc
tenn which would bless all the populations OF men with oens
fits which no tongue can describe, Economical minus
NAV doubt its praeticaby especially when they consider
that within three years American steamers may DC Ply
inc between this country and China Japan the Coas! Oh
Asica knstrelia. the Sandwich Islands, to Behring
Straits. But, need not take so WIDE view az ohce.
think fully fourffth of the American corresp9ndenee
with Europe goes in a direct line BY Great britain py
the Liverpool and Southampton mail packets ms Is lns
direction in which the scheme would WORK the
GOOD will the United States cooperate with ireat Britain
In this direction This the question on whlch hanss ln
realization Of the project between North America ana
Europe. To that solicit your influence the iac,s anu
arguments viii produce show that il can be adopted
without sensible loss to the PostO Office Inc wn9ie ehaie
atpresent for letter England is q cents Under tne
Few project would be cents, III the Government re-
duced the land rate 70 cents as We nave reason " %
Ieye thew would be willing to do II we can snow ths'
the change would bring four times the NUMBER OF ie1Is
then Il would be practicable surely those VINO WIlta
once year now would then write twice there IS nan o.
,he requisite augmentation Next there are OJOOo imn
grants every YEAR these would BE- new correspondents
acb world az least write and receive two letters year
This would produce during the first year ie''efs
/ Il would probably be 100000 the second year a'1
5CcOoCO the third allowing for deaths Besides YOU'D
brs ak up the extensive practice OF sendng eisIs, IN
sealed by private hands to avoid postage gentemaI
lately admitted that he had 60 pounds weight fsuen WIKI
him The agent Of mail pscke. has offered 10 carry st
tiers at one cent each LIE. ascend tonigher
eraops after CHANGING a! the great Impulse and ach
II would give tcc0mmerce Complications r's -- =,
az our future Is nation and demand the ooSa wn-e1
reach TO the highest pinnacle Of our celntry destiny .
which the aspirations OF Christian poilotsie may soar
The peIn anent rsi dents in the United STATES oofn
Euroe are at least three millions they have len 81 -
fy sous OF relatives and fenc, whom thsy Pl''cc
under sircumstsnces which few in this favored coln
can conceive We ask il the name OF humanity hat ~
lev iax r1ay be removed which prevents the cufsent
tIsr a.eetonate intercourse from running reei ha1 u
.ssv enjoy the luxury at cost which WIN not pincn s
al oE The poorest ask u as on az u reIs 100
frGu oppression in tie Old World. know the apfesso
ib Ulieh many rerard their arrival hefei Dus asa
moIe generous view, However Title their aPPesFaa'