The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07

tuo NOW IOfk, Qu0enbtOWu anu Lsefp~vs
ST. 100 by the Canadian ns $T32I3 BY the New f9rx,
Southampton and Bremen, and $4I, 100 by me "0"
WHIST NAILS
The cost Of the ocean transportation OF mails 70 ana
from West India ports by the United States steamers
Of tho posags $50 $685. being $22 It's less than me
total hostages the mails conveyed And $isosi was
s SoS 1 with Central r and South America
BALANCE DUE roRxi0a Poer DEPARTMESrS
The Of collections in this country over the posi-
changed with Great Britain and tho continent OF Europe
SAIL 6s2 causing balances against this department
1s pcss M mt amounting 70
Full particulars Of the foreign service arc stated N inc
appendix
NEGOTIATIONS on PosrAL CONVENTIONS
No progress has been made In the negotiations on
postal with European Countries on the basis
Possa Conference and referred 70 in the last report
convention with Venezueia which adopts tho prin-
cipal OF the Paris Conference ana DIS
penses with postage between the respective de-
partments been agreed upon and executed on the
part Of the United States and only awaits execution on
UMrD STATES o. ooIosnlA
Tho details OF aoonventton with tho United states o.
Colombia have been agreed upon, wncn y - expe0seo
Win be concluded - "a carly day.
oRzAr sRirAm.
Additional articles 70 the United States and British
Postal Convention have been executed constituting BalM
moro new oce a exchange the side o. the United
etassa A copy Of these articles y anneEed
Tho service 70 Brasil authorised y act q nay ss
1854 has been put into operation the nrs steamship Of
the line having ie New York wiso tho es Tor Brazil
an the 3Olh Of October last
STEAMSHIP sRvi0 70 yAnAH ~ 0lnNA.
Tho contract for the mail steamship service 70 Japan
and China was awarded, tho 28th OF August last 70
the Pacific Mall Steamship Company whose Pa TOT me
required service Of the sum OF ior WE'VE rouna
trips per annum between San francisco and hong Kong
touching on the outward and homeward passages, 70
land ana receive maas ~. INT s N Kanagawa IN Jansn
canawicn is'anus anu pnS.r the a6vert sement ~
was the only one received onccl ' nc a ssrco The
sn sra ~ buiid four rs class going steam
company av zoo ~ ooo Tons burthen each govern
m s.n m aea iss N Jsnu arv iSs4
a no ron Srsyson Is made for
sailing vessels conveying the mails to foreign ports Il
s y, allow such vessels 40 employed com
nensstion no. TO exceed the sea postage.
10y. ~ r re 1871 three lines Of American steam
.hins rcre EMPLOYED in transporting the mails 70 and
The
York and Liverpool toilnsj line received an annual
subsidy OF and Bremen line 5000 cO6 and the
Now worry Cowes and Haxre line $780, 600 for twelve
ronnd trims each per annum.
sr n.racts with the Bremen and Havre lines expired
IT, ~. ~ ymne 1857 and were mot renewed; but
On U contracts were made with the proprietors 70
m The service ON both routes for the United States
Connao W. ,ha Ynsiia conveyed thus naugurating
p ~ sclf sustain,ng ocean mail service, subse
a., atad as the noIicy OF the government by act
Of June IA 1855 limiting the compensation TO the sea
=; ~ ~ sor;can md TO the sea postage only when by
. q foreign Sy i1 vessel vessel. -
The service OF the New York and Liverpool Collins
linz ceased in the month Of February 1865 since which
time tho mails have been carried between those ports for
the postages
In s sea and
New York, Southampton and Bremen $4si between
-
In 1859 American steamers received Sl0o, 261 averag
,rr III a. and foreign steamers employed as United
States mail pack siaoSav cvSd sass Ia syerap
a., e1 "a. aud foreICn steamers xliT OSS averaging
sas sou ncr .r;n IN
Sees Aap r .,a.ncra vceaved Hi6Y1r4 Ayerar
~ sS 20 oaa ,T srs;s s,aau1rs xass IA averacIne
en 20 SS 90 ~ WIVES
e per a.prc.n sc.er receved saa roo aeerau
In isoz Amercaa sesme $500. voss al versgr.
e5 oo xv ~ lin
1ees ,h cr,ro trans Atlantic sexvce was performed
by foreign stcamers a. s sn sUs oAy' 0inS
syo1 AZ 1890. ~ scrccn steancrs ware ear1 1An
100 ~ 60 aas and IN 1seS x4Os 470sn average
an veIage OF Ss,'S'' "'A1 IN A'"" y" "'0'ae0
Oh S1,sIo pr VIZ Aro.~,cor o,oarars e,coccd In
During inc % ,,raem ,S;s co"nrv ana E'rara
were Withdrawn from is 70 rns
, .h suhsaics GRANTED Inv Great Britain to the
cunard line and By France 70 the limo recently essao
nsned Deswesn .aS 10, sor ,ho, ,hev ,-onM nj hsvs
mos .a me and even remunerayc without
sucn aid ne.neI mas ' sht ros , n,d rn,
, na"s sno .s,sd du,;rs Tie ssma pc,,od wnder the
@ 81 .na Sst,ng la. si,owing he limited states
yioY,sW9s ~ ynIIrs sar tho servics ~ S''.vs
postage ~ ~ mf ~ H., - J.. r,..,s
me subject OF suosluzns neIeua inos 70 Dr'isn
pore may DC presen.ed 70 CONGRESS AZ " sPproscmns
session. Ahhouen ih tne is IepoI. .no POncy was COM
mended OF granting nciacn.si nu 70 oca" S;ases u
new routes, as Oh .noec " Di"na su wn.a' NJ
modincaton OF inc Ws'cu, uaseo upon tne
postage earnings WAS proposed IN favor OF
established routes Inc results u .ns system
In regard 70 the servicc ON nev a VOL oo routes arc
encouraging AS 70 the new, severni nnes nave Deen
established since tne Close o. we war 20 wnh loss an
tne pos.ages nave See1 Lowell an sny Uu appva
steamers between Now YORK, souIhamplon ana hsvrc,
Tor the yea ana iniAno Posasc. a. neac.o.or1 vncr
lines TO Grent Britain are prooctoa one OF WINCH DO.
tween baltimore ana iaveipoo " ~ opoIauon, uno US
believed tnat our c,lens uIcc.y in,crcstea IN ocean
stcam nAvIsa.'om WI, 'aa.,i ss' ~ r,on ,s~ n'
TO all the important commercial ports OF europe.
It's urged, however, tnas snce y no sumclens assur'
ance OF the permanoncy =. sucn nes ~ view Oh snc
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