The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-25

ING MAILS FROM ENGLAND TO AMERICA.
From the Manchester Guardian Jan. TO-


ING MAILS FROM ENGLAND TO AMERICA.
From the Manchester Guardian, Jan. l0l
A correspondent sends the i0lowng:--
The postal subsidies paid by the British government
to the steamers conveying the American mails
3lst DcCem last. aud I'll Post General
by the American government. Under the former sys-
TEN the Cunard Company received subsidy OF $4,000
per for two dispatches weekly and the Inlnap
Company $685. 600 Tor ono despatch weekly, other
steamers having the option OF carrying what
called ''ship's mails But under tho new arrange
nent, commencing with tho present year, the mails
TO be despatched on dates liked IRON month to
month by the Postmaster General, and, according
TO tho Official '.Postai Guidev tor January mo
letters will be forwarded TO New York other.
wise than by tho steam vessels taken up Is mail
packets TINS ~ practically prohibition OF the ship
mail system, lar as New York concerned. Up to
the present time, VIC believe three companies have
responded 10 tho invitation TO tender issued by the
Post Ofiicc-the Cunard Company ana the GuIon Com
pany, sailing from Liverpool, and the North German
Idoyds, from southampton The payment to these
companies for the carriage OF the mails DO at the
rate Id per pound letters, ana ID per pound
Tor newspapers, printed papers, patterns ana samples
Upon the Liverpool steamers the condition Is imposed
calling Ut Queenstown before. IL C.
mains to DO seen whether these new arrange
mcnts viii be sufficiently rcmuncrativc to the
companies, whether they Will permanently
meet the public requirements Those requirement
arc certainty OF despatch aud arrival regular quick
passages (of course consistent safety expeditions
delivery o correspondence, and the largest extension
OF time tor dcspatcng outward letters The subsidy
the Post Office by when they could guarantee certain
contract OF speed, independently OF considerations
goods passengers, and could al all times command
last and powerful steamers Tor the service Bur, ms
VIII be remembered, very strong ieeIng was
expressed IN the House OF Commons that
The time had arrived whcn IN conse-
qucncc OF the numerous steam vessels
bridging tho Atlantic. TINS heavy liked expenditure
might cease Under tho new plan there IS no condition
imposed as TO the MAXIMUM length OF voyage. far
as We can ascertain ono leading reason which has
operated with tho Liverpool companies who have de-
clned tender the belief that tho terms offered by
not rc.nunerativc enough induce
the steamers call Queenstown and incur dcten-
lion OF many hours, until tho mails put board.
THIS detention, IL urged, IS greatly In Of the
time required Tor homcward steamers To land mails and
passengers, as In the latter the steamer simply
of Queenstown, the bags and passengers being trans
ferred TO tender In waiting. In Liverpool the change
~ exciting lively interest among commercial mon,
and quarters there IL good deal oil dlssas-
faction felt that rapid steamers, calling Queens
town and arriving at New York necessarily before
those which do call should be practically prohibited
IRON carrying letters, except under circumstances
which place them IN hostile attitude TO tho Post
ONCE But II the ship mail system were still adopted
the particular steamers which have rendered for the
service might ind themselves dcnuded OF large
proportion Of letter freight that IL would not DO
worth their whilo to call at Queenstown THIS.
no doubt, 10 the reason for the restriction. And
SO, at present. the government appears to be on
the horns OF a dilemma In order 10 meet this
difficulty, tho ACCESSIBILITY IL mooted OF having fixed
over and above the amount OF letter freight TO DO
paid TO such companies do call a. queenstown. In
the meantime there IL talk OF meeting OF trms
IN the American trade. order 10 test the feeling IN
favor Of the despatch Of letters by tho fast steamers
have fair trial that when the Americans dropped
their subsidies thcrc great deal OF apprehension
and great deal OF grumbling, but that things work
smoothly enough now. At all events the monthly ar.
rangcmcnts will give tho Postmaster General OPP
portunity Of making experiments, and we SHALL per.
hsps. ultimately got 70 tho right pan