The New York herald., 1861-12-06

or the C,nard limo .............. $3.50 $40 81
vi the galway llne.. ZS,6S3 ~
OF this amount ss4 444 80 was collected in the United Cd
States and $547 582 81 in tho United Kingdom Prussia
France, HAMBURG Bremen and Belgium.
of collection In tho United States $66 S52 oS
The cost Of collecting which, in commission at United
States post Offices estimated average 40 per cent
would amount to Sl08,740 83.
The number Of letters and newspapers exchanged in
the mails between this country and Europe fol
lows
Letters sent from tho United States. 3oas 12I
Letters received from Europe ............ 3C597O
Newspapers sent from the United states .. 24s4 1851
Newspapers received from Europe. ,0S3 s33
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,5l7 eeO
exceeds the number received from Europe by 26 42l
The excess in the number OF papers sent from the
United States over those received from Europe is 45O
The amount OF letter postage on mails sent to Great
Britain 5375,I54 36; to Prussia $14l 6l2 OF; to
France Si064 469 a2 to Hamburg $2I 0S9 o. Bremen
$l9 7l3 81 and to Belgium. 1853 So Total sent S675,
997 20.
On tho mails received from Great Britain $40 $50 81
from Prussia Sl24 ee3 81 from France slls a4 SO from
Hamburg S4 i'll 9l from Bremen SIT 229 9S: and from
Belgium, So 500 81. Total received, 1886 o39 Al.
Tho Of postage mails sent from the United
States TO different countries Of Europe that accrung
mails received from tho countries was ms fol
lows
Prussia. .$18 9iS 10
Mamburg ....-.................... 1917 -
Total. So ,s49 %
The Of postsgcs accruing mails received over
those sent was as follows
Great Britain. 81 765 95
France .......................... 1854 Al
Belgium Observation-Disclosures. 40 90
Total. ........................s4 s4a s91 "a
The weight, of closed letter mails was as foIlows:-
Pruss.an closed mails received 133 774. oInees sent
Total,
mails for Canada AZ 058h ounces Canada closed mails
for Great Britain 25 o80 OUNCES Total 81 059
British and California closed mails received, "a
ounces; sent, 6,4l2s1 Total, o,74l ounces
British closed mails for Havana, s922h. British closed
mails for Mexico S24 4 ounces.
The paid Great Britain for the sea and terrific
rial transit OF United States and Prussian closed mails
through the United Kndom s121 ,4Os 551s and the
Britain for the sea and terri
toria transit of British closed mails through the United
states, was $3S, ,322 53s.
Balance due Great Britain, on adjustment
Of accounts for the year ending juno 80,
Balance due to France (drst, second and -'''
third quarters, 1900 ............... 24,7s2l3
Balance due to Prussia; for the year ending
June 80, 1860 Al ,252 Al
Balance due TO Bremen ............. 1903 13 K
Balance due to Hamburg g............. $40, ,749 63x
Balance due the United States on adjustment
OF accounts with Belgium, for the first. Sc.
cond, third andkfourth quarters Of 1890 and
first quarter Of 1861 86f.................... $3.50 II
The amounts paid the different lines OF Transatlantic
steamships employed by this department. for service per-
formed during the year under the provisions the
Ing law which limits the to the and in
land postages the mails transported If tho conveyance
Is by an American steamer and 70 postage only ii by
foreign steamer, will appear by the table (No AZ
ncxed TO this report The Of this service was
1892 sS7 GS or this sl57 7s 90 was earned by
American steamers performing twenty three round trips
at the sea and United States inland postages and s235
7lS "a by foreign steamers performing eighty six round
trips, at the sea postage only.
Tho aggregate amount OF postages on the mails ex.
changed between the United States tho British North
American provinces during the year sls6 800 90 OF
which $06 364 07 was collected in this Country and $50
sos 43 in the British provinces.
The United States posagce the West India mails yns
$50 544 49, all OF which has been paid the different
lines of American steamships conveying the mails TO and
from Havana, Matanzas and st. Thomas respectively
The United States postages maiie forwarded 10
and received from Vera Cruz Mexico, amounted
to $3.50 08, which has been in like manner
raid the steamers and sailing vessels performing the
sea transportation between New Orleans aud Vera Cruz
Tie United States postages the correspondence for.
wardcd TO and received from Central and South America
an tcapuco exico), by the California line OF steamers
via Eana durihg the year, amounted to sf2 100 So.
TIC n,e California mail service transferred from
IL ..'.us o the overland route on the 1st Of july
tes isLhnus, Central and South American mai 3
fa4%aSai by tile California line Of steamers
..t. ~, law, which limits The compensation to
o. l.,H. .H.tf oa ne mails transported, Cor
ir.Iss ttor OF the limo, having
stages until Congress
!" =, aa. A- .... b. . - making soaae mVse