New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-05

Total issues Of new denominations, 4s7,osS; amount.
pew die for embcesing the stamp on the postage
tanned envelope has been adopted, which is believed
10 be- an Improvement on the former one, especially be-
cause Of its reduced Ze giving heater and more at
troctive appearance TO the envelope.
There laa alO been introduced novel description of
.anTed envelopes embracing what is called the self
ruling improvement" consisting Of black lines
ranged within the envelope to afford guide
for writing the address OF letter but which lines
concealed after placing tie letter the envelope OF
theee envelopes there have been issued up to Nov /,
3,442 $50.
Il Ia COZ templaed 10 introduce Immediately two new
denomnations Of envelope; one embossed with one
cent stamp the other with both the one and the three
cent stamps.
Tie one-cent envelope Is designed mainly for circu-
lars Of which many millions are annually distributed
through the mails. The envelope, however, viii
also lie largely used for city correspondence.
The envelope with the one-oent and threecent
stamps i'll be re9u ed in cities where there lamp
post letterboXes other dspositoes for letters TO DO
conveyed by carriers TO the Post-0ice the oDe-cent
ray ing the carriers fee, and the other stamp paying
he postage on eteJa be sent out Of the city by mail
Ills envelope viii also be used by those who, when
Addressing their city correspondents, desire 10 relieve
them from the payment OF the carriers lee FOR deliver
ing their letters hi Ieir dOmlcil
Proposals were made duIiDg the lat session OF Con-
grees to furnish the Department with wrappers or
velo embossed With one-cent poetage-samps for the
purpore Of prepay ng transient newspapers, and tho
SUBJECT Wac considered Oy TIE Committees on the fOst-
Office and Po-.-ROads. Recently, similar proposals
from another party have been made with the sugRes
ton that not merely onecent but also twoeent
paper wrappers 10 provided; and l recommend the
subject for such disposition as Congress may deem
necessary.
DEAD LRTTgRs.
Tho number 81 dead seIs containns agnsy registered
The nuIber conispins other articles Of value, 1850
s1o5
bepI tyZ HE Of ljJ.. (Sor tables
In addition there have been out snos April last,
6952 other letters Of class which were heretofore
either destroyed or filed, not containing Enclosures Of
suclen. absolute yae to Justify their e,istrstion. Ss2
Making hole number cent out 3OIr
o. y o. more the1 during the preyioas year
Whole number Of dead s.ter % a oss fEsrci's N
Foreign Leas's
Returned % England 4s1s
Peiuned 90 france ~ No
Returned to Bremen. els
ke.unea 70 hsaoug y
Returned 70 Prussia sSd
Returned 70 New Ietl
Returned TO Eoyssotia L 1gS
n.,a., o, foreign latter. ii09I
Perseveiing efforts have been made 30 far Us the
knitted number of clerks would permit, 20 lind the true
causes for tie non-delvery especially OF ratsd6e lot
ers ard the result has been 10 confirm the former ex
prence of the Department. m stated ID my annual re-
lori of s-t wear and NV special report Of I'll May last
For example out Of o02 cases IN which the inquiries
y the Department have been answered, or where
cau-es were patent without inquiry 1855 letters were
ni.direced OIL ilegiby directed $50 directed to tran
lient persona $50 to persons moved away 657 not
nailed for of postage. S directed 10 fictitious
rerrons OF firms "a without any address or direction
= missent, leaving, out Of S,O2 only ,3il letters
prouerk addressed and only 6o4 for the nondevery IL
a. hich the Department IL blmesble So having be-
opt dead beeapse not prepaid.
fIn reference TO the class Of letters containing
money other valuable inclosure- similar state of
fact h. exist The number returned 20 the dead
letter Office for wait OF postage during the past seven
months 10 Nov. l. wss - 225g.
Out OF 81 700 ists without incio-nrez the n0nber foe
wan, Of proIe dneton ............,... lois
kplnher eLa ely WhOut tdirr~ direction ISL
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