Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-18

land and forei NJ are S66i2 1876 10, which,
adding the annual appropriations made IN
compensation oi mali service TO tho Govern
ment. bv the acts of 80 March, lsi0, and 3D.
March, 1851. amounted 10 1892, 1856 10.
Deducing the balance against the United
States, due to Foreign Powers, for postal ac-
counts, from the above, the actual gross rev.
erne Of the DEPARTMENT FOR the year Both June
/ 1855 will be 81 ,33j,l7 The gross reye-
nue Of 1854, after deducting foreign balan-
ces, amounted TO S6,ol6 65l 81, making a
differences in favor Of 1855 Of s5iS5l0 no..
The excess Of the expenditure for 1855 over
that Of Isis S2626,20G rs. This excess
I is attributed partly to the increase incomoen-
salon To pos,masters and Clerks Of Office,
and partly to tho increase Of expenditures for
transportation owing to the great extension
Of Railroad service. The condition Of the
Department goes to show that the rates fixed
by the act Of Sd March, 1884, will not enable
the Department 70 sustain itself by ms own
resources.
Another cau.e Of this excess Of expend.
ture IS attributed to the letters and docu.
ments carried free OF charge for members OF
Congress and others, and to the immense a.
mount Of printed mater conveyed at low
rates The Postmaster Gonelal thinks that
the reduction Of fifty per cent for advance
payment on newspapers Is wholly without
Justification. lie also recommends tnat
prepayment by stamps be made compulsory
on all unds of matter. The expenditure Of
the Department for 1856 Is estimated at 8 TO-.
1904 aud the means available Tor The same
year O,OlO,513, leaving a deficiency Of ST.
lse,ljl to be- provided tor
Reference Is again made to the i0ct That
The Collins line of steamers receives from the
Government S555OUO Tor twenty ak lrlps
while the Brstsh Government paid the Gun
ard line S566.5OJ ioriifty two trips, which, IN
+ the opinion OF the Postmaster General is am-
/ ply sufficient
Treasury Department.
The tablcs on foreign trade show. that the
increase Of dutable goods imported during
/ the year ending June 30, 1859 over the year
ending June 80. lc45, Is Si2b, lc5 800; do
ct free goods, Sic ,352 926 decrease Of spe-
che and bullion, Slll,l o. showing d total
I increase Of S4l,12s3y6 10 favor of 1850
I The increase last year owe 1850 is gwen
thus; Dutabe goods S6j,7l6.6-s; of free
goods, $ o,3i693l ; decrease OF specie aud
blhon, 9B- 9eU total increase, S5Flii,-
6l2
/ The Foreign imports at all the ports of the
United States QncIuIng uf course, taltior-
ula aud Oregon for tIe fiscal yeur ending
June 80, ici5, we're Sl6l,3Sl ,9iU against
S]Oj,1 6 ,253 for the preceding year, show
ing dechue uf Sti.391t0A Tile total cx-
ports from ths United st,es To foreign potts
tor lhe fiscal yeur, ending June $50 l-3j,
were S17d,idu.-l6, against s45c,2ll9Il for
Ih preceAu year, showing decline oi on
F ly SAOc42lo. Il Vlll Deaecu from this that
while l1r tne yclr 1854 ihi imports exceed
ed the exports 81, 539 lsi, Tor ihe lass year
tho exports exceeded the Imports Sl3I"j,-
sS5.
+ The tables further show an increase, dur
log the lust year, of SlO,l0lo6l in the i'm
ports OF tree goods bot falling of cd SOL
% $500 10 duuablc merchandise, and S!l6-
$50 in specie.
Ofthc total exports Of specie for the last
year, sj}gj7,4 lr were OF domestic produc-
ton and s2,2o9 94j Of foreign The ship
mems of domestic produce, exclusive OF spe-
cie, were S22, iU636J loss thuu for lhe pre-
cedlua year, while there Is an increase Of
/ 81 Az .2Jl IN the exports OF iTcigu produce
and Sl2.565, $40 iu the eXpors OF specie.
/ The Scrrouiy lavofs lhe admission duty
free. OF wool as raw material, together with
chemicals and dye-siu0s, but no interference
with the article Of iron. The Eastern mau-
uiuctures, it's said, would be satisfied with
this,