Evening star., 1869-10-06

ARTICLE XII. The rates OF postage TO be
mutually paid for the territorial transit (inclu.
ding the passage OF the EngIisn Channei) OF all
letters sent from one country to the other for
transmission 20 places beyond, in closed mails,
shall be as follows
The British Post-Ofice shall account to the
Post-Once OF the United States for three aud
three quarter cents an ounce for the convey
aDce OF such letters through the United States;
and he Post. Office Of tine United States shall
account 10 the british Poet-Omce for I 4d. zone
ance Of such letters through the United King
dom.
The transit rates OF postage 10 be mutually
terms or samples Of mercnsndise sent IN closed
mails shall be fsur penc. Pc kilogramme for
transit through the United Kingdom, and six
cents per pound Tor transit through the United
States
ARTICLE XII. When, in any British or Uni.
ted States port, closed mail is transferred
from one ship TO another, without any exp penee
devolvlng on the office Of the ce untry owning
sucn port, snch trans fer shall not be deemed
territorial transit, and shall no: give rise to any
charge tor territorial transit.
ARTICLE Xiii. The rates Of postage to b.
pald oy the British Post-Office TO the United
states Post Office for the sea conveyance, other
tban across the Atlantic, OF correspondeuce ce
sent from the United Kingdom to the United
states, In closed mails, Tor transmission to
places beyond, or brought to the United S sates
from places oey ond, in closed mails, for trans
mission TO the United Kingdom, shall be the
same that are paid by the inhabitants OF the
United States; reeiprocally, the rates of postage
10 be paid by the Cnred States Post Once 10
the British Post Ofice for the sea conveyance
other than across the Atlantic, Of correspond
ence sent from the United States to the United
Kingdom. In closed mails, for transmission to
places beyond, or brought to the United King
dom from places beyond, in closed mails, for
transmission TO the United States, shall be the
United KINGDOM.
ARTICLE XIV. The combined territorial and
sea rates upon transit correspondence sent In
ordinary mails to be accounted for by one off co
TO the other, shall be the same that are paid by
the inhabitants OF the country through which
the correspondence Is forwarded.
ARTICLE XIV. The British Post Omc4 shall
account TO the United States Post on ce for the
sum OF two cents upon every single paid letter
sent through the UEited Kingdom in ordinary
mails addressed to the United States, and the
United States Post once shall account to the
British Post Office for the sum of one penny
upon every single paid letter sent throuy yh the
United States IN ordinary mails addressed to
the United Kingdom.
OF correspondence between .he United States
OF America and the British Post. Once agen cies
established in the Danish colony OF St Thomas,
IN Panama, in Colon. and In San Juan, Porto
hico.) The postage to be accounted for on
such correspondence shall be fixed from time
70 time by the mutual consent OF the two OFF,
ces
ARTICLE XVII. The British Post-O Office shall
prepare, at the expiration of every quarter,
separate accounts, exhibiting the results Of the
exchange OF correspondence, whether In ordi-
specfive offices.
Such accounts shall be founded upon the
acknowledgements Of receipt of the respec.
i've offices during the quarter.
The separate accounts shall be Incorporated
In general accounts which shall be compared
and settled by the two Offices, and the balance
shall forthwith be paid, in the money of the
country TO which the payment Is to be made,
which . n he nd tod IN
the other.
In converting United States currency into
sterling, or sterling into United States cur
rency four shillines and two pence shall b.
considered as the equivalent OF dollar.
ARTICLE XVIII. Official communications
addressed by the United States Post Office to the
BIltisn Post.Office or by the British Post
Office TO the United States Post. Office shall
NOT give rise to any account between the two
ARTICLE XIX. The two offices shall, by mu
tual consent, make detailed regulations IN ac-
cordance with the foregoing articles, such regu-
lauons to be terminable on reasonable notice
by either office.
ARTICLE Xxx. The convention for regulating
the comm unication by post between the two
eonntiies cSS signed IN Lonoon on tne ietn June,
1867, shall cease TO have effect on and from the
date on which the convention, now 10 be con-
cluded, shall be put in operation.
ARTICLE XXI. This convention shall come
INTO operation on the 1st January, 1859.
ARTICLE XII. This convention shall be
terminable at any time, OF notice by either
office Of one year.
Done in duplicate and signed in London the
seventh day Of November, and at Washin gten
the twenty fourth day Of November, one thou
sand eight thundred and sixty Eight.
s. MoNTRoss,
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom.
4. g. ALEX W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General of the United States
hereby approve the aforezoing convention,
and in testimony thereof. 1 have caused me
seal OF the United States TO be affi xed.
ANDREW JOHNsSN
BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
Secretary of state.
WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER -. I-G-.