Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-12-19

year amounts to 81 LA, ,095.s2, being a
reduction of the amont Of the previous
year of S2l1 ,940,SS. Oftho fetal amount
collected, the excess collected in the Uni.
ted States was S2l2, ,607 SO, which const-
tutes the balances paid to the several for.
cign departments, the cost OF exchange be-
ing betrayed by the United States. The
PostmasterGeneral objects to this cost as
inequitable, and proposes, possible to ro.
trieye the department from this burden.
The Postmaster-Gene has made spe.
cial efforts to retrieve tsc foreign cores
rondcncc of the country from its complex
ty now so embarrassing alike to correspond.
ents and to postal officers. Separate me-
gotiations have been found altogether
inadequate to secure simple and satisfac-
tory arrangements. He therefore, opened
a correspondence in August last through
the Department of State, with foreign al-
ministrations, proposing a convention of
postal representatives, at some convenient
point, to consider the enumerated difficult
tie. and the means Of edying.
Several replies have been received from
the various governments, and all are favor
able aud ogrce to this project. This coun.
try, comprising emigrants from almost ev-
cry civilized nation, is especially interest
ell in the subject proposed to be brought
before this conference. 1t is species of
postal Improvement, requiring the estab-
lishment Of greater uniformity and some
common principal of arrangement, and is
connected with our pr spcrous commercial
intercourse with other countries
Tue mailinss which went into opcrat on
on the lst of July last in the Western d.
vision, were effected on such favorable
terms, as compared with the previous let
tinEs, that reduction OF expenditure re-
suited to the amount Of 1Ji, i2S miles
Notwithstanding this increase Of service,
the nett sag.ns is over uiae per cent, as
comparei with the previous term.
+ Thc total annual cost OF the internal
service IN operation on the 3oth Of June
last, wss So. .j31 -, - wh5s'l all tha
cost Of the service at that late is S.,
.&li.46i92. which ine.ulas oae m,i-
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