New-York tribune., 1871-01-14
SATURDAY, JANUARY Ia, 1871.

soldiers wait aiyear otwo.onger before they can
hope for relief.
The Secretary Of War has requested the Committee on
Military Affairs not to begin the investigation ordered
by the House OF the disOrdery proceedings at the Mill
tary Academy until after the Goth inst in order that the
inquiry may not interfere with the regular semannuai
examinations Of the several classes which are now IN
progress The Committee will meet next Monday to de
ternine upon the course be pursued 1t is probable
that subcommittee will be sent to West Point To take
testimony which will he less expensive than 10 summon
the numerous witnesses Washington to be examined
Mr.. Ingersolrs New-YOrk and Washington Air Line
Railroad bill up again Monday next, and VIII
then be brought to vote Its friends are confident Of
passing 1t, and its equally confident OF their
ability 10 defeat It,
The Post-Ofce Department has prepared a statement
showing, far it is possession Of tho data the
amount OF subsidies paid by the British and French
Governments to their respective ocean mail steamship
service. The English record is not quite complete but
shows total of 27677O for the last year. This in
cludes the Peninsular and Oriental service weekly TO
Bombay, fortnghtly Ceylon China, and Japan, and
monthly to and from Point dc Gale and sydney,
New South Wales s2,62oCOO the West Indian service,
per Royal Mail steam Packet Company and two local
lines run by Cuban contractors, are subsidized TO
the amount OF <s73O2O; the North American service,
via the Cunard and InmaD lines, costs, In subsidy, $685.
OGs the South American l67 500 and the Central Amer
lean and South Pacific service s9l,20 Ihc tOl huDs
dies reported paid by Great Britain for American
service amounts Sl6jj,77O The other American lines
ncludc a monthly mail from Halifax to the Bermudas
and ST. Thomas by the Cunarders, at cost or s97,5O
There several contracts for service to south Aner
ports, which paid according 10 the mail matter
carried that will increase this additional subsidy to $780,
ono, least, making total OF 81 9OG 100 for the mail com
muncaton Of Great Britain to American ports. To the
totals already given must be added for other contracts
sS0OO0 making In all si65677O. with the subsidies re-
ported granted by the Australian colonies for the
proposed san Francisco line 100000 and some other
small sums paid by the Colonial Governments, the En-
gsh Ocean Mail subsidy system cannot cost less than
100000 per annum. The aggregate amount expended
by France for the year 1863, stated by the General
Post Office .9o3903 2i,59,5lG francs. The par
tcular divisions Of the French service does not appear
on the Department records.
Considerable feeling exists among wspaper men here
a established in regard them by the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue. He has placed bulletin
board In one Of the ante OF his office, upon which
il pasted such he thinks the press is entitled To
or the public interested IN, instead OF allowing each
porter correspondent 10 procure such matter as may
be needed for his particular locality The members OF
the press naturally indignant Delmar also tried the
common trough" business upon his accession 30 the
Statistical Bureau, but it did not last
The following the changes in the New YORK Post
Offices for the week ending Jan. Il, 1871: