The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-02

1iesso lsi niss he spssd q tSsse trains including
manning ans between Cnoago and Quebec viii Be forty
four hours, and between Aosgo and Portland my hours
trains working N direct sonnection with the Canadian
steamers that the United States government has entered
S, nv inc treaty Win ns Imperial and ns1an post oCss
Western, Northwestern and Southwestern States Of the
American Union BY means Of This connection there will
correspondence Of these regions which comprise
thousands OF square miles OF a. rich and productive
coil a. there is in any part Of the world The Canadian
steamer w on the return voyage, start each SAtur
day. In summer she may be expected In Queenstown
Monday, with telegraphc summary of all important
matters from every part OF the American continent oc
curing during business hours the previous Saturday
week, and her mails be delivered In london and
% "a 10 on s
steamer that calls ut Queenstown Thursday In winter
she win usually reach Queenstown on Tuesdays, when
her teegraphc will at once be circulated, and its
arrival at all events bc noted in the correspondence
Two post once clerks will be placed on board each
steamer that during the homeward voyage the letters
win be sorted for the different parts OF tho United King
no% anu o. s, e.na"ns r Tho
the Cork Post ONCE On the outward voyage the
duty will be performed for all parts Of Canada But the
the arrangements constituted sexchange ofcesn
by the American authorities Will be delivered as made
up N s ;p tne 10 those cities and viii
Ne but justice TO the Earl Of Egin the Postmaster
General acting with Mr.. Rowland Hi on the part Of the
Imperial Post Office, well to the Hon. Mr. Smith and
Mr. Griffin ON the part of the Canada and that Of the
United States (for these two latter gentlemen
powered 70 act for the American Postmaster GENERALLY
state that it s owing altogether to their and
dial desire 70 carry into effect without days unneces
sary delay his vast postal Improvement between Europe
and America, that as much has been accomplished by
them within fortnight would under the ordinary in.
ueDce Of red tape have been achieved in welvemOnth
THE FRENCH PART OF THE SERVICE.
dublin dec. 81 correspondence Of London Post
Gene Of Tho pnat o0lca hae al
ready avaied himself Of the line Of communication
through Ireland, by means Of the Canadian royal mail
steamers. Last week agreement entered int
tween the English and French Imperial Post office depart
ments and for tho future closed mails for United
States will be sent from Paris each Tuesday evening for
embarkation at Queenstown the following Thursday
Closed mails will also be sent from America and will be
landed At Queenstown, TO be forw9ded from there
70 Paris France thus the first foreign country that
has yet taken advantage Of the saving Of twenty
hours effected by the transit Of s American correspon
dence through Ireland; but is expected that similar
arrangement will be promptly made for Belgium, Prussia,
and the whole Of Northern Germany, which (but espe
cially Hamburg and Bremen) maintains immense
respondesce both commercial and social with the West
ern and Northwestern States Of the American Union.