The national Republican., 1869-02-03

patterns or samplea Of merchandise sent In
closed malls, shall bc fourpence per kilo-
gramme for transit through the United
Kingdom, and six cents per pound for tran
sit through the United states. tIgA-..i.H
AarcLz x1. When, In any British or
Unitod statso port, closed mall 10 trans
ferrcd from one ship v smother, without any
try owning such port, suoh transfer shall
not be deemed q territorial transit, and shall
not give rise 10 any charge for territorial
ARTICLE xII. Tho rates OF postage 10 be
paid BY the British Post. 0fiicc 10 the United
btates Post Once for the sea conveyance,
other than across tho Atlantic, OF core
spondence sent from the United Kingdom 10
the United States, in closed mails, for trans
mission to places beyond, or brought to the
United States from places beyond, In closed
malls, for transmission TO the United King
dom, shall bo the same that are paid by the
cally, the rates OF postage 10 bc paid by the
United States Post ONCE TO the British Post
Once for the sea conveyance, other than
across the Atlantic, Of correspondence sent
from the United States TO the United King
dom, In closed malls, for transmission TO
places beyond, or brought to the United
Kingdom from places beyond, In closed
malls, for transmission TO the United States,
shah be tho same that are paid by the inhab-
itants Of the United Kingdom.
ARTICLE XIII. The combined territorial
and sea ratcs upon transit correspondence
sent In ordinary malls, TO be accounted for
that arc paid by the Inhabitants Of the coun-
try through which the correspondence Is for
warded.
ARTICLE XIV. The amount Of postage
chargeable by the United States Post Office,
on lie own account, upon every single letter
sent through the United Kingdom, In ordi-
nary malls, addressed 10 the United States,
shall be three cents, and the amount of post
age chargeable by the British Post-0 Office, on
It's on account, upon every single letter sent
through the United States, In ordinary mails,
addressed to the United Kingdom, shall be
one penny.
ARTICLE XIV. There shall be an exchange
OF correspondence between the United States
Of America and Bermuda, and between those
States and the British Post-Ofice Agencies,
established In the Danish Colony OF St.
Thomas, In Panama, In Colon, and In San
Juan (Porto Rico.) Tho postage TO be ac-
counted for on such correspondence shall be
fixed from time to time by the mutual con-
sont Of the two offices.
ARTICLE XVI. The British Post-O Ofilcc
shall prepare, at the expiration Of every
quarter, separate accounts, exhibiting the
results Of the exchange Of correspondence,
whether In ordinary malls, or In closed mails,
between the respective Offices.
Such accounts shall be founded upon the
Acknowledgements Of receipt Of the respective
offices during the quarter.
Tho separate accounts shall be incorpo-
rated 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
Ia 10 be made, by that office which Is found
to be indebted TO the other.
In converting United States currency into
sterling, or sterling into United States cur.
rcney, four shillings and two pence shall be
considered as the equivalent OF q dollar.
ARTICLE XVII. official communication
addressed by the United States Post-0 0fice
to the British Post-O Office, or by the British
Post 0ffice to the United States Post-o Office,
shall not give rise 10 any account between
the two Post-Offices.
ARTICLE XVIII. The two Offices shall, by
mutual consent, make detailed regulations
In accordance with the foregoing articles
such regulations to be termlnable on rea
sonable notice by either office.
ARTICLE XIX. All the conventions which
now regulate the exchange Of correspond
tuCo bctWoth thc Ohittu hlnkuOiu WIN
Britain and ireland and the United States o
America, shall cease to have effect from tn,
date Of the day when the present Conven
tion shall be put into execution.
ARTICLE Xxx. Articles one, five, seven
eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, fifteen, six
teen, seventeen, and eighteen, shall com,
into operation on the 1st October next, ant
the remaining articles on the 1st day Of Jan
uary, 1858.
ARTICLE XXI. This Convention shall bt
.erminable at any time on a notice b,
either office Of one year; and Article V
Except so far as relates to newspapers,
shall be terminable on notice Of thre'
months.
Done In duplicate and signed In London
the 18th day Of June, one thousand eigh
hundred and sixty-seven.
MONTROSE, H.. ST.
JOHN A. KAss0N, Il. s.
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