The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-05

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For the year ending June 80 last there issasd-
One cent Observation-Disclosures. 50 T2s 4o1
Three cent. l59 4s3 600
Five cent?. BY 200
Ten cent. Observation-Disclosures. sgs, 400
Twelve cent ,6SSbUo
aenty four oeut. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50 $50
Equal to- ........................ 5000 go
Stamped envelopes were introduced in 1853,
mounted ssas,37T 10
Total Of postage stamps and stamped eGve.
lopes osIU $40 IL
Being increase in eight years Of s2i LAG -
10 the year 1852 the number OF orders for stamps
. 200 In 1880 the orderE for stsmpa md tsamped
veope were, in round numbers 80 900 or 200 per
cent increase The average NUMBER Of orders no
quirpg attention each day above 225 Each separate
order IL compared with rio e6ger, and the date and
amount Of stamps and envelopes previously
supplies. Next the Of tne post ONCE Is
AiDed and the amount TO be sent apportonei md
are registered and then charged the Iccgers
office
Receipts corresponding the number OF orders aioa
daily received and tered the registers and then
died Until the end OF the quarter when they referred
70 the Aud.or to be resu charged in the Adjusimen,
The dut,es described Connected with postage stamps
and ssanpcd envelopes are Of the very frst impoe-
revenues Of the Post Office Department-sad require
for their peror the cosost spp cation conbired
with s,rct vigilance and alt the best qualifications OF an
acoou ,tsut
In 1852 the number ~ CLERKS On the vnou. duties or
the fnano. office. above descrpet was seventeen.
TIE yressnt number allowed by law twenty Hve-sn
ncroas, which Ia insu sen for the work connected with
receiving and referring the accounts OF pOssnasers,
em'nipg dead letters ana vita disbursements OF to-
revenue leaving entirely out of view the distribute Of
portage stamps and stamped envcopes vhon business
hDs RAPIDLY advanced 10 Its preselt magnitude sncs
tes2 Already rhown. Al that period V vas managed
by one single cicrk; NOW NJ least clerks
quired.
In e other branches vsroas improve nent. have been
Dess akes additional force AZ present the
work lie accomplished by the sc Of Temporary clerks,
who are engaged IN tfe distribution OF stamps sn paid
oai OF The appropriation tor thai purpose and by usug
clerks persons who emp'oged ana paid out OF the
appropriation Tor iaborers is however, Submitted
that such state OF things SHOULD not continue. and that
Cor gross should make provision for ADDITION the
regular core OF clerks suic'eot 70 meet the nbtoute DC
ina, Inc o. oo S ns css be na
One OF class 3. ~ 81 600 per annnm.
Five Of cisss 2, At i 400 per snnnm.
In all eleven being, however, addition Of only
the numerical forcs ao!usliy IN Service Dg
acoount Elk temporary clerks AnG three laoorcrs employ
roRncs sAu sxsvrc.
The tables sccompany log oc rcpors a. the Adtor for
this de srtment hereto anne,ca, exhibit the following
results q our foreign mali service for The pas. nscal
yoar-
foreixp) % United States and European u,slis,
siS.o so2 IS convey I'd ss oows, vizBy Ualed states
and other stesmsnirs employed BY this department,
sT6ea1s 20, And by the North German Lloyd AID Ham
burg linc. Of mail packets SOS esS Is o THIS amount,
sos % IL n. uSl.eo Kosaom s.nes Pru,.. sr.%s.
Hamburg, and Belgium. kscsss u coiiectiors in ths
United siates, $3.50 ,ocs S.
The number OF letters and newspapers exchausei with
Europe was as follows Letters sent from he Uo!ted
states COS 500 resolved from Europe. 3oI2orp TO al
a., ssc,rps s ssss aa' newspapers re-
-lsl Grsss a,l.la sa slss !si 81; Nth Plassis,
s.s rn ,s,ss - mi ssSs@
o. beieg increase British mats OF SIS 3ls 81:
on French mails Of i,o32 70 on Hamburg mails Q;
aud Brepen msis Of 1855 le as compared with the
previous year. frbe exchange Of mails WITH Belgium
osmEsHcs 90 VIC saa q JsaSTy lsss e In
vsa ss7s si1 os 70 fru,sis sI5s Iss %, TO France
ST. -. and 70 Belgium, 81 2cs Is Total sent, $3.50,
2ls e. ~ mails received from Great Britain. ssit
size 3is &c; IRON emsn, sis.sis IL fram Hamburg
SO 2si y and IRON 6esiuu, usss - Total re
oolvea. soss, iss 81
Tnc weight or cos~d letter mails received and seat au
ring the yc1 vas a. logows;-
fra-slAp oosed malls received, l3s, ounses sent.
1e2 ets. ounces total, 100 4aiS ouroes British aud
sdsn cioesd mails received 90 es. ounces sent 3e
cfe ounces total 50 cas-. Britlsh ard Cslfor-
ma oiesea usis received, S4asa or-css, sent 21p,
closel nans received Ts3 vuroes: and Britain aud
Mexican clcsed maiia rcceiycc, l LES ounces
Inc IAld fruAt sbfltAn tga an1 tnrrttortA
tr... Of e,seo through The Unite Kingdom wss
si2e04e " ana toe anaeuut b.
iac o. frstsn closed mails N uanrt through the Cluoa
Bssnce dc Great Brtsu tment o. accour, Tor tue
year ercef Iure 90, 1870. $3.50 ral ps
Rsssoc due % trance (tnra ana f,artn qwsr
p aucr euc 20 Bremen. ........ n los az
Balance due 70 n.rshars L. so a.
Rslares dae ~ Tinted st.iss ~ Armament
o. 9Th Prussia fcr the nscal a. ga a.
he Get a The tfantaaIeniic us fervoo qorormc -
,ls'oss q Toe at = 5cre -, 1855 ~as s5T5 30 a.
farte raefa uips soc Performed ~ Arncr,csr steam
rhir- bct~rsr New irrS spuaampta sud Hsvr. cor tire
50 snt nsct 50 g n4aEd osiasos amounting " sx7s
lac 70. To- sveFsre, rsr rnant us Dcltg 81 soi %
-vea fcrso ,rps s'rr perorret ey oreisn stean-nrs
ee,wees Nes lofk ard LvtrPoo al the ses posiage
for N SO. ~ $50 COZ ca Averaging ~ b69 % per roari
rp te4 raans trips -ese Performed bt~ccn New York
.ss sSy =, ~ ,rr ~ -, a., a ne "a p.
pr rVu1d "Trip. Thuty rouSa trir~ were per
forved hy nc CauadA lire ., rsn p.eSsts between
tse "a postage any ier the sun o. p 20 % arerAgnr
pSs ~ per rsspd trlp
,.,A Ss..ss vs 90 "ss 'rsn,r.r,ed ~ s.eau.aips
sec-, Via the Issnmus q Panama, lnclui1s mails
or AssnsM nd Panama (Ne~ srssads) and
san Frascisso Vi. hlhmus 81 rehaas,epec from JAY
70 Octer To- lSoo VI $50 81 eesveen ise yElte< sts;a.
sns ,ss ~es, lns,s lsAss,, see rs q, .od eesSees
me amount psd 10 tie diSsreot home lines y ocean
steamers veyng nails srs frou Hsvcua and Ms,an
States posssecs sea ssd inland was go esl 6s and for
n.ys.sisF nAs BY steamship eetweea New Orleans
and vers cfuz. rsrcc, seser rcond trips, sieti rs
have the sstsfseir a announcing that liberal sua
advantageous pcstal te,ty been concluded With his
sNessy the Emr y NE B,sisY, through his rsosicucy,
~ Hcsdee Van o~tss sroecS Ervry Ersrsordnary sao
kisntef fsnpo,crtay the rs,Ecssiors Of which have
eeca regularly erchsneed ~ THE treaty, which
besss date We 2ss pseembes 1850, accompanies this
port
>ae further covreersnd~ucs has taken mace s1,rsen
s department and toe British Pce1 Ooe upon the luo
eci n re<ucttoo OF possge up,s nterrstosai letters
pct yet without satsfsctory roAllt Inc diviaoa
q The pressri rate ~ t-cry four certe i folio VS.
United STATES inland pc~tafr ............. c-~is
90 pcssaxe.s "
3rttfh toisrd po'hge s... #.s.-.a...
me cnuriry rsr'orrr-g tte rt-v-e III
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