New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-07

with equally satisfactory results:
Attention has been kiyon to the putting in operation
the railway distribution TO other prominent points, and
the companies which have been asked to furnish the
necessary car facilities have generally responded favor
ABLY. on the great Eastern and western routes TO
Cleveland. as well as between Washington and Now
York. the size aud importance Of the mails Gnd the
anoCn OF distribution to be done such as to require
accommodations to the extent OF All entire car West
OF Cleveland only portion OF car VIII be usodon each
route
Under the new law. also which took effect lst Of
July last. all accounting for paid letters has been dis
pensed with. thus saving much labor heretofore re-
dured in mailing letters and in keeping accounts The
transcripts Of nails sent and received under the old
system at FIVE Of the principal Offices amounted TO 90
coo olios The accounts from the same offices for the
quarter ending Goth September last during which
changes were only partially introduced, show saving
in this respect OF nearly fifty per cent Thus in various
ways the ordinary expenses OF me post'oces are ex
pected to be diminished rs TO compensate for the cost
of railway distribution. But whether this result be
fuy attained or not the expedition Of mails will be in
lsufed
The stos.ics Of tho foreign service for the fiscal
ending June 80 1864 show the following general re-
suits. viz.
srATIsucs or FOREIGN SERVICE.
The aggregate postage (sca inland and foreign upon
The correspondence exchanged with Great Britain
Prussi. France. Hamburg Bremen and Belgium
amounted to s.3 sos 60 beng an ncreS'e s 81 .Ss
excess OF the largest amount realized IN any previous
fiscal year. The collections in this country amounted
10 sssl TO c. and in Europe to ej7s15 OIL excess OF
collections in the United States 36j, $50 o. ibis re-
suit is significant and gratifying showing largely IN
creased correspondence with Europe. notwithstanding
the civil troubles agitating the country, and the
interruption of postal communication with the southern
States.
TRANSATLANTIC TRANSFORMATION
The Transatlantic mali transportation was performed
Nv the foreign steamships of the New.York and
Liverpool Canadian, Bremen aud Hamburg lines,
S77G3GJ Ol.
By British contrac, mail packets Of the Cunard and
GALWAY lines 1929 2f0 e.
The amount paid by this Department for mail steam-
ship service TO and from Europe S37l 40 4i-the
steamships employed receiving the SEQ postage on tne
mails conveyed compensation for the service. "!
this amount the Liverpool and New YORK and phnedei
phia Steamship Company received S2o29 "a for MY
two outward and yhreC inward trips between Ncs
packets 81 lis 80 for fifty three round trips between
Portland and Liverpool and Quebec and Liverpool tho
North German Lloyd Steamship Company Sio, l9' VI
for sixteen outward and fifteen inward trips ana ne
New York and Hamburg Steamship Company Ui 10
for thirteen outward and twelve inward trips, between
New York and Southampton
BRITISH FORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES.
Tho total postagcs on the correspondence exchanged
With British North American Provinces during me
year amounted to s3O1 81 81. being an Increase OF
ss. Ga 90 over the amount reported last year ana W
6is IS over that for the previous fiscal year. Inc
postsges collected in this country amounted "
siGs;5 "A. and in the provinces to o. excess
in favor Of the United States $50 l4o TO- ms eHII,
=.
owing to the fac; that large numbers oil ke0ei
agents. sympahzers and refugees have taken 'hen
TEN orsry abode in Canada and the other provinces.
WEST INDIA MAILS AND COST OF TRANSPORTATION
The total postage the mails conveyed TO anu roin
the West Indies amounted 10 SO $50 s and the cost OF
tran sporting the 70 and from Havana ana other
We, India ports was $40 337 o. being Sl96 10 less
than the United States hostages the mails conveyed
Heretofore the steamers employed in this service re-
ceived as compensation the eross amount OF United
States ps'ages upon the Correspondence
aUn Tho
bnt the compensation has since been reduced 10 s2u
the round trip. which Is deemed ample and which all
but two lines, plying between New.iork and AaVahS'
have accepted.
As doubts have arisen relative 10 the proper construc
ton OF the ,th and 9Th sections Of the act OF the 4th o
June I and the Alb section OF the sct OF the ioh OF
June laO which in effect superseded the last mentioned
section additional legislation Ia recommended. author
King the Postmaster General TO cause the mails TO Dc
between the United States and any foreign
port or ports between ports OF the United states
touching =. foreign port by steamship allowing and
paving the.efor II by American vessel any sum not
exceeding the aud United States inland postage
and If by foreign vessel any SUN not exceeding the
sea postage Oh the mails so conveyed
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS.
The United States hostages upon the correspondence
xohsn ged with Contra! aud sonth AneIiee Vis Asp
wall md Panama amounted TO S.420o 81, all OF which
was paid TO Cornelius Vanderbilt for the Sea and
Isthuus transportation.
CANADA HOSTAGES.
Uniform international! postage Tor letters OF ten
cents The single rate, prepayment optional between
snsda MI all parts OF the United States. without re-
gard 10 distance of route conveyance has been esab
liahed; and the same 70 New Brunswick.
BREMEN AND HAMBURG.
An additional article to the United States spd Bre
men and 10 the United States and Hamburg eonyen.
tons respectively. executed on the 9TH OF Mareh
last authorizing the conveyance OF the international
in time OF war or threatening war by
steamships sailing under neutral flag whenever the
same cannot be safely conveyed By United states Be
men or Hamburg steamships. IL IS worth considering
abethcr treaties might be entered into for the gel
eral continuance OF mail service during time OF war;
with proper precautions against carrying persons or ar
ticlss contrabnud or war.
Drln9 The past year line OF French mail packets
has been established between France and the United
States the steamships plying for the present direct be-
nartures from each port on Wednesday Of every fourth
week The United States exchange offices Of New
York Boston ard Philadelphia dispatch and receive
mails regularly by means OF TINS me cor.esP1nSs
and with the French mail agent embarked on ooaru Oh
each packet.
This department has alse concluded an arrangement
r the TRANSFORMATION OF the mails fortHigh. between
Boston and halifax Canso and Pictou, (Soya SCOTIA
and Charlotte Town. prince Edward ISLAND the pro-
pre,ors of the steamer 10 receive az full compensation
for the sea service moietyof the united states post
ages on the malls conveyed.
STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO BRAZIL.
contract has been awarded for carrying the mails
Of the United States by monthly line of hrstcIass
American seagoing steamships between port OF the
United States north OF the Potomac River and RIO ia.
metro, in Brazil ,ouching at ST. Thomas in the West
INDIES and a, Peruambuco and Bahia. In Brszi Tor
contract of ten years To commence on or before
tic first day OF September 1885, and W date from the
day the frst steamship off such line shall leave the
United States with tho mails ior Brazil
The accepted bid is that OF the New York, Nuevitas
and Cuba steamship Company. with Thomas Aseencio
& Co. and Manuel j. Mora Of New.York as suaran.
tors for the performance Of the required service M ,he
sum OF $4,000 per annnm. to be divided equally be-
tween the two governments.
ROUTE IRON HAN FRANCISCO TO JAPAN AND CHINA.
There are other ocean routes besides the one TO Bra
Ill which can be safely and probably occupied BY