The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-08
THE LATEST NEWS.

Interesting from Washington.
LIEUT.. LYME DIsh 'SsED PRoA raE HAvs-AeroINf
AlNTs-PROonsi MGs OF rHB NAVAL COURTS, srC.
WASHINGTON, %. 7, 1857
The Court Marital found Lieut. Lyme guilty OF neglect or
duty and wilul dnebedenos or ORDERS and sentenced hin
10 be dismissed from the navy Tho sentence aoprov
sd b do, BY the President
Tns Presden, has appointed The following Surveyors or
oussoms:-Thonss r. Bagnel, q Aoooman, Va, Woe
Melvin, resigned; Bach Hsrpdou A velssoo rsxss, Woe
Rudder, deoeaWd Thomas Sedwth. u Japkson vle Fla
vioe Dell, deceased.
wAs the Intention Of Postmaster General Brown 70
essAblsh In New Iork and several OF the other large
cities The London system Of letter delivery bat Alter
careful examination he ssoersinsd " his satisfaction thai
could moi be done under existing laws. In London oil
email" letters are delivered fes Of expense while "drop"
et pay cent TIE expense Of this delivery Of mail
letters ax upon The general fund, but under our Pos
once law such sa appropriation Of the funds Of The
department. could mot DO made The city Of New York
Il divided into sx strcss, with some ok hundred
boxes scattered d different points for The col
lection Of le'sers. These letters have heretofore
been taken from the boxes, carried 70 the CITY
Post Ooe, and khenoe distributed 70 the several distc
stations, where they delivered 70 the oarien The
Oy Posmsster II now authorized 70 provide for the trans
portscn II thess hlaers directly from the boxes whore
they may be dropped to hs soa for which hsy arc
tended, without their having % pass through the city
cce. These deliveries are 70 b four times day, and
bus rerson the western side Of the casy writing 70
friend The eastern porthern portion would have his
letter conveyed dreo and without any delay hindranss
In the City Post Office
In order 70 meet the expense Of this Improvement the
tax or NO oen On mail letters and one cent On drop let
ser b imposed. the fund thus raised II divided smon
oil tho oeriers In the city In such . manner ~ 70
equalhe Aetr pay. While the amount collected down
town would more than meet the expenditure,
the revenue up town fails far short Of IT, By the plan
adoptsd, she excess In The made meet the dea
cency In the her. Tho Postmaster General says that II
the box system u the city ONCE ws abolished and tho
whole correspondence given 10 these carriers could be
done for one cent letter, - the In Bxtoa-
The only city In the Union where the delivery u only
can't
Al regards the delivery OF drop letters thb part Of the
work d done ohosp'y 10 In London or Paris and Il
was thi point the citizens OF New York more PARTON.
larry demanded Improvement
The Postmaster q Philadelphia has been instructed to
make selection Of points for locating boxes and report
the sane 70 The Department, vita view 70 speedy In
PRODUCTION Of tho Improvements into the QUAKER Oily. me
Postmaster st Boston win receive SIMILAR Instruction. In
few days.
me hisuds Of The Hon j. L. Robinson Of Indiana, ave
pushing his claims 70 the cerkshp Of the next Houss Of
Representatives; and II The signs of the time be
believed, he may distance his competitor Mr.. IL Z
native Of Kentucky but for many years has been Iesd
Ing democrat In his adopted State He the ut mar
In Indiana who took decided stand In favor OF the Kansas
Nebraska BILL Tho black republicans have several unss
odercd hin personal violence.
In the First Naval Court the following witneas q
ware This morning examined On The pas Of the ap
pncast, az Passed AidshipmAn HIl:-Ccmmaadss o
Carr, Captain John Manning, Passed Assistant Hargeoa
J. Horwz, Chaplain Rev. NJ CLARK, Major Jam gasun
Surgeon j. Acueland, ana Lieut. J. P. FosAs In tns
Second Coun Lieut. Ftxgerald's was continued and
record evidence submitted Tho defence of Mr. Cna,ss
Gray vii DO read 10 morrow. Captain Van Bruns has
rsunsd his place In his court In the yhird oour, the
csse Of ex Passed MidshpmAn A. ssden was taken up
Commodore b ingham, DR.. Love And Horace whi.s Of
Bennington W examined In behalf Of she applicant