The New York herald., 1864-12-07


such directed 10 theconsenee OF snip vessel
CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS.
chsnsed With Cenra and soan eI
and Panama, amounted {, Sl< POS all OF which was paid
TO Cornelius Vanderbilt for the and 18th ranspor
tation
The provisions OF article three OF United States and
Canada postal convention nave been % modified, BY
" abolish the international eter postage or fifteen cents
per single heretofore levied upon letters passing be
tween Canada and California, oregon and Washington
Territory, thus establishing Uniform international post
age for letters OF ten cents the single rate,
os9aas ana al parts of the United
ance; aud the boneht OF the uniform
rate OF ten cents has also been extended the
pondence exchanged With tho province Of New Bruins.
wick.
UNITED STATES CANADA ronAI oosvryr,os
Our arrangement wish Canada adopts the principle Of
optional prepayment In both countres of combiusd
rate OF International postage each country retsnoR ell
OF international postal arrangement iuasmuch Nc n dis
Isnses entirely with accounts between respective post
depar,msnts ana nss been adopted with ali ,hs other
curing uniformity In our postal relations with those
provinces, recent effort made obtain she concur
renee Of Newfoundland IN like arrangements, which
regret TO say was unsuccessful the British Post Depart
ment declining 10 give ITS assent 10 the measure on ac
count OF The additional British packet postage four pence
sterling. which levied tor the sea service 70 and rom
the island. aud accrues TO Great Britain
vAScouvERs BLAND BRnisH COLUMBIA.
The nitiatory steps taken to conclude similar postal
arrangements with the colonies Of vancouvers Island
and 5rsn Columbia orred TO In the report
pated.
GREAT BRrarS.
Additional articles TO the United States and British
postal convention have been agreed upon, constituting
the British packet agency at Colon oce the ex.
means o the United states packets pyng between those
ports the object boinR 10 prevent the delay
pondencc forwarded from the United states to ports and
places tue Atlantic coast ana interior OF GraDad
previously caused by It's ansn the Isthmus 10
aud from Panama
40 arrangement has also been concluded for cxpcdng
the Transmission 10 destination of unpaid letters sd.
dressed to the United states, rec~ived at Panama by
British packets from countries tho wrss coast OF south
America. this department agreeing 20 colect, and NC
Great Britain, through the Office OF the British
packet agency n Panama for the unpaid postage charged
theron
snrxns AVN uanrso--sxrNrrov PACKETS FROM
cApruRs TIAE or War.
An additional art the United states aud Bremen,
and United STATES aud Hamburg cohveutions,
spectyey was executed the 2sth OF March last au
dsnce in time Of or threatening by steamships
sailing under neutral nag wherever ine be
safely conveyed by United states, Drcmen or Hamburg
hps In view OF the apprAensipn thon felt that
the pending IN the north Of Europe might interrupt
the mail long and geousy performed
By tns Bremsn and Hamburg lines OF mai packets,
sisps we're taKon 10 ascertain yhsther the neutrality OF
ths sid steamers might ma be secured by means OF
diplomatic correspondence, but this department has
been advised c the result Our postal Conventions with
Great Britain and hexicj respectively, recognize the
principle That, even W Vine Of war bstwesp The oeaact