The New York herald., 1869-04-21

next week from Westminster bridge 70 Kensngton
may before long have pleasure OF riding In com--
Portable street cars instead OF being stewed IN the
inside or perched upon the roof OF rickety old om-
nlbus
An extradtion case Is likely to occur soon in New
York. Shortly after the American mail OF the 3lst
Qlt left Liverpool the bookkeeper OF q certain city
nUn was missed from his post. An investigation
shows his accounts 10 be ''short" ESQ., 900. He pro-
vided himself with $500 and left, 1t supposed, for
New York. reward of f2oo Is offered for his ar.
rest, and two or three London detectives leave bv
the steamer to-day for New York specially detailed
10 attempt his capture. Here win be good oppor.
tunity for your head detective. pro tenn. tSuperin-
tendent Kennedy TO prove that he Is efficient
real thief catcher Us he ID as political policeman.
The Subject Of n Reduction of the Postage
Rates Before Parliament.
lFrom the London Telegraph, April ~
Last night Mr. Graves proposed that the House
reducing the postage rate on printed matter to
one nalfpenny for every two ounces, and the post
ber for Liverpool certainty showed strong ground,
II not Tor change, at least for inquiry. He
pointed out that our postage rates were higher
than those OF any other European country. From
one end OF France to another, 1t appears, cir
GUAR can be sent for one-tenfh OF o penny, aud
from Paris to Algiers. Mr.. Mundena added that
q private company had been formed to deliver
circulars Of the rate OF S. Cd. per thousand and
the same work 1t Is certainly time TO whether
wecaanot reduce the rate. AT present. 1t seems, the
a tax as seriously to restrict the number OF those
documents that issued, at least that are
by post. AS for newspapers the presentSafe practi
caly prevents them from prohting by the distribu-
ing agency OF the Post Oce In stating these facts
Mr. Graves made out good case for inquiry; and so
much the government did not deny. Lord Harting-
ton and the Chancellor OF the Exchequer both ac-
knowledged that the arguments did not admit OF
conclusive answer from the knowledge AT their CON-
mand; but, as they also pointed out much was to be
said on the other side, The change might involve an
immediate loss OF revenue to the amount of nearly
half million; 1t might possibly diminish the eiii-
cheney OF the Post Office by introducing elements
of irregularity and Mr.. Lowe added the pregnant
remark that II such were the result, the circulars
which were sent by the rich classes, would profit at
the expense OF the private letters the bulk or which
were sent by the mass OF the people. The Chancellor
OF the EXchequer and the Prime Minister put for
ward those objections, not as conclusive answers,
but as pleas for suspension OF Judgment. They de.
manded time to inquire whether the rate proposed
by Mr. Graves would the cost Of delivery; for
that is the main question. The member for Liver
pool. however, was unwlse enough to insist on
division, and hence many members who substantially
agreed with him were compelled TO vote for the
'previous question:" Thus although he had
really strong case, he so mismanaged the matter as
TO make II appear that he had on his side only an
isno.niQOusy small minority