The Hillsborough recorder., 1866-12-12

hunured. Great ACTIVITY andM slSflaiice
have been d ,splayeds by all the. squ ldrohs,
and their muyements have been iltitciuisN !
ly aud efficiently arranged IN such manher,
as would best promote American coms
merce, and protect the rights and -tnse-.
seststol eurcsuhtfyMenlalepad.ll Tue ycss
sells unemployed are undergoin. repairs. or
are laid up nnul their ,ers.ces may, w Jer
quirel. Most ol the iron clad fleet Is 1T
lseagae Island, in the vicinity. OF paiadei-,
phla,. place which, until deci,Re action
should be taken bt 'C9usrtss, MasSeieeied
by The Secretary oi Tile Navy as tlre mos.
eligible location toir that c ASS oi vessels.
lis important uaIa suitable pabllc issa.
tion shoald be provided lor the iron clad
ileet. Ii is intended that these vessels shall
oe III i proper eoislttlon Tor anS emergency,
and il is ldesiiabre that The bill aecfp,iNg
Ltasde Island Tor naval purposes, Mh'ch
passed tie House Of Representatives. sat9iis
last sessian, should receh ehlih atiioh an at
early period, III order that Mere may be a
suitable public station Tor thls class Of YES
scls, as we'll as n4sy-yardioi area suiii-
Gent for lhe wants oi the .srryire, ON The
Delaware river. The Natai Peusion llnd
amounts to Sll ,.5o.Uou. hasifs been Ia
creased' $3.50. 900 during the year. ufhe
expenditures Ui The Deplrtment'fors sthe ms
cal year en ~ .5Uth y1ne. fast were s43.- :
524 $50, aud The estimates iur the consul,
year amount 10 SIS .5os.43 Attention Is ia-
sllrd 10 the conllItou oi onr sea nea,s aad
The Importance Of legislative m .asures tor
their relief aud Improvement. Ihe su.-
gestluns in behalf ot this deserving class
vi our fellow citizens are earnestly recon
mend d to the layurlble attcrlioL VI Con
gress. NJ IL
Enc report pf, the, Postmaster General
prgsEatss a must satisfactory condition. ol
, Ihei PASTA ssetsice, aud slbnlIs t. e:0innen
dalpons which deserve lite consideration o.
CA.sres,. ins revenues 81 tht Depltt>
iari,l lor the sear enbns Jaae. 80, is66,
we're Sl4,555.9S6. AID ~ cSpsnditures
Sl5.S52. .O79, showing an exSeis Jl t'le lat-
ter u S9s5.o95. Ia 4niic patton 2. this iie
fciengys aygeseG, sRecial APPROPRIATION
WAS made by Cuusrsss, "a the ael 81 osel
Jul, %, 1856. n laclljliss the sta dlns ~.
t. preparation pi s5O9.Q0O ior Tree mail- mat
Ter. a. = leg.timag, portion oi iae fetstnee'
,etrremaintng uprAqeuisd i, The alituli ittili, nt
ficlencs ios tae9 past yeR I enly 500, ,Oyj
f--a -. Miu,Ia e5l,i4l1ol Tie aMali,t.ssi.
luste,' in the aalla A rsplTt u lSol Inc
decrease. Of fesrnue conaarrd viii The pc
,spus year vas one anl one htti PER eshi..
aud the Increase vi expenditure, oaiiis
principally 10 the enlargement 81 the ntrl
service ia tue ) SlpihnSas twelve per ernt
On the 3Otb ol jane last there were N o,,e
ration six thousand nIne hundred and ihir-
I ~ mail routes. With ~ sgsrysfis lens'a q
me hundred and eighty Ihgu1and nins
hundred and tsrnly -one mues, an as5re'
gate aIlnual tIanr rpgrlauva ol seventy -one
an ahdn elsll s.hunlryd and lhigti seen
tJ,eusaad n,ns. hgnlreti anl lourtsrn iAIiv,
snd Au aggregate annual Gust, includtns aiI
elpenditures,. oil .s5.4l0,ts4. ihe lsnsl
II rallfu4d Iu1.e, is. thiriy.tnv thol.4nl
, end a iitiy-tspmiles. and uIe annual TAU.
pprsG,,On ihlr,y m,ll,un sx hundred snc
uiIp tr,usand lJurhundrr,l and slx .y.sct u
milr.. ] NJ lengsh Of steamboat - Ut 4
fourteen thousand three, hEndreJ anl insly.
isD miles, and the Aqua iraa9p RATIO
three million Tour hundred anu et.,ya
:. ,ua and nine huhdrel and sixty l"vaiirs
The nail service - rapldy igcrsa,, :
thrgu ghvut lie whole country. and ~ ,!ea
I dy ex sh.,On IN the SluJlern State, mt.
calss lnrIr constantly Improving eontltiyn
The gov % lnpprlaree ol t9e 3feiaa ser,
,ice Ill. mer.ts atteu ion. Tie PO,l Uf
flee u pali@snt II Great Britain anl oei
Usn nave sgred upon preliminary basl,
!. Tor d NV Postal Convention, WHICH II i
believed all llpsese empell, beneficial 4
the Commercial Interests u lhe Unite,
sts,e.. inasmueh ss IL eoutemplates re-
4 duttion OF the 10 sernatn,nal letter podas,
ftu pDe.liaIl the eristIng rates; reduction
.ltl pss age with all olbet countries ~ ana
Irs,n wpich correspondence !. transmittr,
81 lat Briiisll1 mid. or ia closed mail,
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