New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-06

Of the hostages was s5OsG3 90 being ST. l7o 70 sss
than the total hostages on the mails cory, Inns cnn
sit9l 81 was paid for the sea nnu and South
veyance Of the correspondence with Ceh''"' INV
America. ,.,r ovar ,he
The excess Of collections in this COUNT, Do,Jencc
Poot,ses i.S ~ 90, prain and the continent OF
Europe was Slll5a2 90, causing ohnnel accounts
Department on settlements OF inc a,,onntipr TO
with the respective posi- oep"i'"''"'''
FIJI particulars of the foreign service axe S''o j"
| the Appendix. ..ds !, tbe negotiations of
w PlosIes,, with European countries on Tue
pos' ,ho resolutions adopted at the iars in,eIh'
tioral Postal Conference an" io'''''N ~ "
report. .., yonoznc,, which ndorts the prin.
co"'",ncndations of the Paris conference ana dlh
pruees with postage account and exceutcd on
~ ,ort of the United States and only awaits execution
! an the part Of Venezuela. A.. .
on rte e ctae of convention with the United States of
Columbia have been agreed upon. which II is expected
viii be concluded 1T an early day. ,-.,,
Additional articles 70 the United States and british
postal convention have been executed coisul4'.hs
baltimore 4 new Office of exchange on the slue o 'hc
nifel STAGES \ cory Of these articles II annexed.
The scr,iceto Brazil. authorized By act 81 Nay =
s6i has been put mo operation. inc irSt steauiSp W
the line hay ing left NcwNoIk with the mails Tor fsNn
on the 3Oth OF October last.
re contract Tor the mail steamship service 10 japan
euE China was awarded the 18th oi August les' 10
the Pacific Mail steamship Company whose ma ior VI,
couircd service at tie sum of $50 600 for twelve ounu
trips per AMMAN. between san francisco anu H"ne
Kong. touching on the outward and home"aTuu p ,S
81 g. to land aud receive mails. az the poi "a io
ulu in The Sandwich Islands aud The port OF han1
gawr in Japan. the only one received uHucl w Nv
yeitsement of this department in'ilns piopos.N o'
the service The COMPANY ale to Duid IOuf hIS''N'
sen. sonc steamships Of nom 300 70 4OV tuhs nui
den each Government measurements and commence tue
service on or before the first Of January lcbi.
I;y existing law no pro, iSon Is made Tor conpeoh
tinc sailing yesses conveying the mails to foreign poiis
/, i recommended tina. authority be gwen 70 inc io''
master General TO allow such vessels =" ehlo!o" Gun"
ncr,gtiun not to exceed the sea postage
prior 10 June l. lsj7 three lines of American steam
shin. we're employ ed in transporting ire mails 10 an
from Europe receiving subsidies under speois "es
Coucre.S amounting TO Sl..Tc.C,O per annum. Inc
New.lolk and Liverpool OoliA) hIe received an
annual subsidy OF esq Geo for 70 Tcurd irs the Ne"
York Southampton, and Bremen Inc estWvN hid IN,
New.Yofk CoWes. and layIc line sl0tOj Tor l2Iolnu
Tho contracts with the French and Iavre lines eX
nre, or tie lst june, l,j. and were not renewed
but fpmporery contracts made with The ifoFle
tors 10 continue the service on both routes Tor 'he m
cd states pos1gcs the mails conveyed. thus innu
curating system Of scfsusaning ocean mai seTN zee
subsequently, ADOPTED the policy OF the Fefhcn
bv act al June H. lsjs limiting tic compensation the
sea and United Stncs inland postage when TIE
CONVEYANCE is by American. and 10 the sea postage
The service Of the Ncw.Y orb and Liverpool (Coln.)
line ceased in the month Of February. LIS. since which
time the mails have been carried between those pors
for tie hostages. -,
American steamships receiving End inland post
ages was S7.l2j between New.Nork ana Liyerpo"l'
: Del between Scwlo ok. southampton ana hremeh.
aud >1.4m between Nev-Nori, southampton aud
Hayre. $1,000, -
in l-a American steamers received sl'9s 6l. avcra;
ging 81 iIi. ard foreign steamers. employed AZ h'A
STATES mail packets. Sl25Ji'. averaging ei'dpH yer
in go American steamers received Se2s,li9. avera-
ging 80 ana foreign steamers eli'O-'' -'er'sht
an I-5I American stconers received tl5l.lT. aver.
lgins 81 el: and fore IN steamers s2i'l averaging
525i rc. tT.p. 49,. go.
cracine S5j-i; and foreign steamers s%"ssf' aver
agiur S. oal per uip.
r. Is6I fhe entire trans Atlantic service Nas per
formed ~ foreign si"lw,rs a. tht trsi"si"t.f '''!
| receiving - l-i an average of s1.Jlb per TIP
Inl- a. coinucs Of foreign stcsmcrs were Sa'l'iO
an ayc,8gc Of $50; aud ia 800 si0afr, an ay.iag'
During lie Rebellion American steauers engaged
81 in the car ing trade between this country and Enr0
were withdrawn from service resulting IN tie adyali
ace OF foreign hICs which continued their rcgala
voyacc-: ana willie tie Subsidies granted by Grcn
Iritan 20 the Cuuard line, anu ly France 10 the IN
q rCccn..t established between HGvfe and Nov on
materially aided those lines, II does n0i follow thai the
woud not hGyc been selfsuI porting and even rcun
= ntye UiflOut such ad neither hhs TINS deptItmch
- Information Wafrantng the conclusion that America
Lies would not hay" been sustained during the SAM
period uuder provisions OF the existing law allow
JIG the Cnted State postage rs compensation Tor ia
70 service.
. Tleturiect Of subs.dzing American lines 20 Britis
II ne pre- tuffu 10 Ntht4fNt az lh apIit1 ~
Is solion AitLouph in he las report the policy ~
j. commended oi granting incidental ala 10 certain cssc
a. ier Inutes Il those Brazil and thins, no MOD
ilcaiiOu OF tie systcn bascd upon the postage earning
rns proposed In of established routes Inc -
snt Of this system in relerd TO The service on ne"
N vel ~ Ola routes arc encouraging As 10 inc heN
= several lines have been established since the Cl"e
c The var 10 which less than the postagcs have been
:. low ed As 20 the old application has been maze I
~ resume service by American steamers "et"e'
h New-Yolk. Southampton and Have i0F mo sea an
p inland postage ar heretofore. Other lines 10 blcf
e Britain projected; one OF witch, between i'Hi
more and pool is IN operations ana u Is u,leN
nj that our citizens directly interested In steam n'
Or igaion will establish lines NJ no distant time 10 all u
r, important commercial ports of Europe
* II is urrcd however that there Is no sniclent n
~ surance ~ the .rmancucy such lines in view OF t
nj competing heavily subs.di2 nail Jackets to Gre
Iiriain and france un es Ike .ubsidcs are gwen
he this Government. While II wCuld crafty onr nation
n Dride To- encourage the ial enterprise 81 IN
country = rough Tie agency OF subsidies, III TIC g.
ID iabishmcnt Of steamship lines o. the highest hInne
rs all port, where foreign lines are oT may bel ofauO
and which II cannot be doubted would cont llu'c
T. the earlier development oil tho commercial interests
e. the particular rout covered 10y such ncs 'Als u'
:. ment Is not prepared 10 recommend any uepIuI' III"
the established policy not only because OF TIE hnhne
/. wants OF the Government blt ms Wen from tie absen,
OF any necessity or special legislation on behalf o q
n postal service
u During the past wear si0545g was paid 10 forep
,. lines conveying the mails and from Great Britain
III II 10 this sum b. added The United States inland pOs
{ age, amounting approx maic Y 20 Slotb' TIE unOui
!. which would have been available compensation
Il American for The same service Nas sJO 20.
The argument in support Of heavy subsidies rs necc
sary 10 enable American lines to compete sLcceshIh
with British steamers loses much OF ITS force when
remembered that the postage eonngs OF the BrtIs
contract packets the mails which they convey NJ
retained by the Government and form p1ft OF ID
revenues ofthe British PostOice. lie British porto
OF the postage--sea and iulnnd--upon The mails g
changed with this country alone by means of The Ct
nard line during the past year amounted (apTfofinnel
10 1856 600: If 10 This sun b. added the postage on 81
mails conveyed TO and from TIE North American coli
MES Of which ihis department has no official data, br