The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Aug. q, 1855

Our Maj Service 9th England
The article in yesterdays HERALD. from lie Siese
well the fro your correspondent at Hayre few
Gays since both the subject Of conversation among
our leading statesmen The mercantile spirit OF
try always the most active and sagacous, for politician
quite art to be sled by the nose ne.n The
anomalous state Of affairs In correspondence and
steamship intercourse with Europe may well
action. The Cunard company be having every
thing their way. With the money paid by the Bri
fish government In subsidies and by the people OF both
countries Ia correspondence traffic and travel the Gu.
nard line not only manages TO carry OF the of the
business between this country and Great Britain but
monopolze nearly all the mail traffic between the
United States and the continent OF Europe
ard, at the same time, with the surplus profits,
this company sets up opposition line OF steamers be-
tween Hayre and New York that likely to starve
ont and break down both the French and American
thip companies 10 the face Of all this the French 60
vernment have managed by some means TO give dis
elimination in tonnage dues favor or the CunArd steam
SHIPS and against both their and steamship
panics By these advantages, the Cunard company Is
fevelng In their profits and putting down freghts from
$40 SIC ton with the direct purpose Of breaking Gown
and driving of all opposition. That seashness win in
evtably defeat It's ends and like the yaulting am
btion Of Macbeth, oerleap itself and fall on ,other
side" That is will there Is particle OF sagac,y the
french and American governments The cards Ia the
hands OF these two Players and bad gamcsters they are
they cannot get up early enough for Mr. Ball. Look at
the state Of correspondence In transit between this
try and the continent Of Europe through Great Britain
The brsh government manages 10 get higher price,
believe about doublefor these mails that 20 about $50
miies-beween Liverpool and Dover--than our govern.
mcni does for The British mails between Boston and Ca.
NADIA, via Rome and Cape Vincent distance OF over 400
miles They manage, too, In great Britain TO get
the great bulk Of the Continental mails particularly those
coming this way 10 the by the British
steamers instead Of the American. They accomplish this
In this way The post Office London Directory semi.
Official publication and all Of the official bulletins issued
nom the British Poet Once 20 10 the daeren, cities
the Continent Of Europe and these form the principal
guide to show the rates Of postage times Of departure Of
the mall steamers, and all other postal matters between
England and America and between continental Europe and
America through England Now, In these publications the
times q departure and arrival Of all the Cunard steamers
carefully noted but none Of the American steamers
Tbtse directions pointed to induce the cont.
the merchants and others 10 get their letters ready 30
10 England 10 take the Saturdays (Canar) mail steamer
from Liverpool II Is 10 vain for goyernm M 10 re-
monsirate with England on the subject for The British 70
yernmcnt claim the privilege Of advertising their own
mail ships, and not others. Aud what has been the
the great bulk Of the American and continental Earope
correspondence into the British steamer particularly that
RAISING to and hey ond the German Staes-the Prussan
closed mails" Here is the Official record for three years
Of The
NsmSer n Lo,rs 70 and from the Continent Of Kwop.