Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-24

Once for the sea conveyance. other than
across the Atlantic, Of correspondence sent
from the United States to the United Kingdom,
In closed mails, for transmission to places BE-.
yond, or brought to the Unitsd Kingdom from
places beyond. in closed mails, for transmits
sion to the United States, shall be the same
Kingdom.
ARTICLE 13.
The combined territorial and SEQ rates upon
transit correspondence sent in ordinary mails
to be accounted for by one once to the other,
shall be the same that are paid by the inhabi-
tants OF the country through which the cor.
respondence il forwarded.
ARTICLE IA.
The amount Of postage cnargeable bv the
United States Post ONCE, on ITS own account,
upon every single letter sent through the Uni.
TED Kinxdom. in ordinary mails, addressed to
amount OF postage chargeable by the British
Post Office, on its own account, upon every
single letter sent through the United States. in
ordinary mails, addressed to the United King.
dom, shall Be one penny.
ARTICLE is.
There ehall be an exchange OF correspond.
ence between the United STATES Of America and
Bermuda, and between those States and the
British Post Once Agencies. established In tina
Danish Colony OF st. Thomas, in Panama, in
Colon, and in San Juan, porto Nco.) The
pondence shall be fixed from time to time by
the mutual consent OF the TWO Offices.
ARTICLE 16.
The British Pest Office shall prepare, at the
exhibitIng the results Of the sxchanes Of cor.
respon dence, whether in ordinary mails, or in
closed mails, between the respective oeaces.
Such accounts shall be founded upon the
Acknowledgement Of receipt Of the respective
omces during the quarter.
The separate accounts shall be incorporated
In general accounts, which shall be compared
and settled by the two off1ces, and the balance
shall forthwith be paid, in the money Of the
country to which the payment IL to be made,
by that Office which is found to be indebted to
In converting Unitsd States currency into
sterling, or sterling into United States curren-
cy, four ahillinge and two pence shall be con.
sld6red rs the equivalent of dollar.
ARTICLE
Omcial Communications addressed by the
United States Post Once to the British Post
Once. or BY the British Post ONCE to the
United States Post Ofice, ehali not give rise to
any account between the two Post Omces.
ARTICLE 1s.
The two onices shall, BY mutual consent,
n axe detailed regulations In accordance with
the foregoing articles, such regulations to be
terminable on reasonable notice by eitAer
c1ice.
ARTICLE 10.
All the conventions which now regulate the
ted Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland and
the United States OF America. shali cease to
have effect from the date Of the day when the
present Convention shall be put into execu-
ton.
ARTICLE 20.
Articles l, S, 4 8, g. 1U, II, 70, IS, f6, II. and
IS, shall come into operation on the 1ss of Octo-
Der next, and the remaining articles on the lst
eay Of January, 1868.
ARTICLR21
This con veniion shall be terminable at any
time on a notice by either Office OF one year;
and article S, except so far as relaies to
newspapers) shall be terminable on notice Of
three months.
Done in duplicate and signed in London, the
18Th day OF June, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty.eeven.
MoNTROsR, CL.s.l
JOHN A. KAssON,
SDecial Com. &c Ac. r. Al