New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-05
POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN TIE Uni
TED STATES AND FRANCE.


Articles agreed upon between the General Post
Office Of the United States Of America, by James
Csmpbtn Postmaster eneral, in vrue Of his cousti'
tuiional powers, and the General f'st-ohc' OF
France b, Count de Sartges Minister Of hi' Imperial
Majesty the Emperor Of the Frenh and invested
with special powers 10 ths effect "a vii:
AsricLE There sh-l BE- eScl-rs. y cor 'po dsnce
between the French Pos. ofce ana 'h' ei'st sstes
Fps By pockets and other steam y's's per' tnli r'n
.r service between the Por's OF Fr'lre ali Cd" P' "i tie
SEQ, By United States mail poke, pyn. tween lie
pots the CURED STATE, ar ihe p ~, - Gr,a, h-,a
Thnd. And hualy BY British ~ k",. aod her bntsh
vessels peorur regular service BET 'e,n he P'' OF
Ant H. Tt French Poet osce h4 P-S
sui the transportation h.iwseL TIE tl 81 49, snd
France Of ali mails which .hal he trn'PoI- By P'A' an
Other vessels de parting tom fond To- Franz kept
no. As .a. BE Sgssst to France OF ETC., 'roo I'm &c BY
The French Pos. Cf'ce shsll pay bs'idss a. flow':
tween Fran and IN and y Ill mails wh "a al b. 'naSed
between the F.eu,h ana Tinted Soc t0s Ode,sby Nay Of
The ;r.n.i charges re TO lie B''h P''tosc tor
Thrd- And finally us.1pers. = r,s,ion due
the office for mHs "a A9ssed bs~een the se1c2 f1.
psctes end other British vessels bound tor depaas nom
On rs side the United Post Oce shall pay e. ws:
The expenses resulting nom the trans eorta tween
the United States France mails viii sls o. dpa caed
n al packets plying between France and the Uad stae,
second The e1Penses resulting from the .l poLs lon be
exchanged between the French aud United states
by Of United States mail packets plying between the ports
Of the uit.d ate. and the ports OF Crest Britain.
Art III The exchange OF eoTrc'Pondenee between 5e
place through the following Poet Othoss:
On ne ''de Of tyaHSs-l Hsyre. 3 The travelling office
On eide q me U.iteS Stse.-i. Eev.Yors. Bo,ton
Ind, p,udrny OF the above lessusted Off exchange
others be s,tabshed BY mutual UNDERSTANDING bewee
~ 'Ptcive Post Once Departments any othHr Ponts "a
may bsr..i ,, deemed Ieeessary.
ART " The relations between the French and aited State.
Aerse Post Office, de 9nsedn the preceding article shall
O' t.Sl; H. r. the iSswng E,nn. sy
Boston Pbiad rh ard San Prsneisco ooes we'll by The
rs~.YoII as by the United stae. packets and the British
packets and ether British steam vessels plying between South
second The travelling ofe from Pan. C.si. shall
spoLd with the keWIOTk Boston PhadeIphis aud ssu Psn
cisco Offices by the United States mall packets and the British
PACKETS and other British ssm vessel. .eween south
smpon and New York between Liverpool aud Nov York aud
AR v Of all hind, exchanged the
French PostOfce snd United Sa'es Post Office shall b.
directed comfortably to Table A. annexed 70 tue present
ART VI-Persons who shall wish sesd ordinary letter.
tia, is TO cay unI.rrd iets either from France and Al
United States and the territories TO France anu Ases may
their choice leave the be paid b. the al
ere.'ed ia sd'snce the p.se % ae place OF de',
postage BE- levied France and IN Algeria letters
for the ULhcd State. Ad their Territories pad to des.nssoa
UNPAID letters coming tom the United States aud
shall b. established tue
grsInes ard half or fraction Of seven snd LsL
and in be TsoIie. OF the United states on letter.
Algeria paid 10 destI alton, well on unpaid ett~r'
ming France and shall be established according
to the weight Of each litter q TIE rate hit9en cents per
American quarter ounce ~ fraction OF American quarter
Arr vi The reis Of ose to be psd By The French Post
~, t rom F,sSc Al hlesus 10, the led st.
unpaid letters sent 70 France and Algeria from the rGed
States, are fixed as follows, viz:
\
bali. fraction Of and halt each letter
nr AZ The expense CT on the account Of the French Post
Second Al the Of pine per srannc.
half fraction Of srsmmes aud shs for each letter
rsrsPoted b;wecn the American frontier eai the British
or tom france at the expense Of tie United Stats
Thvd AIs the q twelve per srAnnes
ard half or fraction Of seven sramn's and half T "a ct
ter Isnspoted between the American frontier aid zoe trenca
frontier dsr or when touching % y Ar one iLtermedse d
-h without pacing through England a. toe expense Of
tbe United States.
Poe. Office French Poe Feos well tor PR PAID
non the UIee states tor Frame ana hs'a
paid Letters snt nom france aud Algeria tor Tie United
l. At the pr Amen quarter ounoe or
Of American quarter for transported
between the AM rcan frontier the French frontier des
when toucAg Of ly intermediate Ia. port
pacing through EHs~nd ct the sxPe-ss Vi ne US,d
AT ib. Of Fix American quarter ounce or
between the American frontier the British fouter r or
ft France, The eSPrDse OF Tie United Post Office
And q The sum Of twelve cents American quarter
ounce, or tsyilon ~ American qua< le.er
spofied beseen tie Freucn OLtsr tue Amerczn
tier tie Of the French Post
AR VIZ OrdpsTy letters BY way france either
tom the un,d se Terrsor f. Tor the coun,es
MENTIONED ID table Snnexed he pre.n articles from
tn.se sam. Countries for the United States Teo
res shAA Dc oi1sns.d between tee FeLcG PosOos sad
ne tbi etstes Poet Office the conditions stated 10 tue
s.ld Table y dLsIy ssets cent by Il tie United
State either iron France geI Tor TIE cuLt
ilonediL tate xsd 70 The present sEtis from
ssn oouI es r France and A.efA shall BE- exeh1oEec be-
tween ~ French Poofee and the United States Pos.Ocs
on The coIditions said table II understood that IN
css the conveptoIs which Tegulss the relations Of Frame
WIN he fTeign ocuEnes designated IN table b. should Be
IN sf.et the conditions NJ exchange
I'd IN that tt- and rcprocy thst IN ese the oonver
lions which regulate be relations # tire United states III
oTeisn countries Originated IN table should N Ike
- modified si-s the conditions d transmission stated
IL that sb- tksse uodhcaous shall be admitted
s and the ohe according TO the Inform alton and
leIce vkich the Pos OHe u Freeze ard the U.sd
States sls ocaIly furnish one 10 the other.
All TX L.ttsrs badly addressed % baby directed saA
rhC Ut delay be yrocsly returned by n
pseive Offices for the Which the Office sending
ball have sllo sed the other Office o. Istt-~s
Letters hch sh. k.n addressed who have
urn.d charged attn hs POsass which mould have psi
By The perioLs sdcressed-
AR The which he Post-Ofce. of Frame and
he Uned States sbsr mutually have e4ny each
shah BE- MARRIED the letters exchange ofse
hch they sent IN crdnt,y figures psniy sad AL
ormy he sht band 81 the upper part Of aidr-sa
The rates II letter. unpaid 70 b Cured the debit u the
oresponEps ose By the sanding Office sh. b. marked
ask those IL prepsd letters t- c!e' II
b. e'r., ding Office shall be nsrh d in red ink
Akr. III 1t- United States Pos,0f sh-l b.
scec Ne sSrfess 81