New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-09
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
THE ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE.
A Plea for Ocean Penny Postage" by a
2rooklynite.

To the Editor OF the Tribune.
Sir: have read with much interest your editorial
in this days issue Of your paper the alterations
1t is proposed to make IN the carriage CT the Eng
Ish mail. You say that in future the Saturdays
mail for England is to be carried by the American
Line steamers. which are 10 Saturday IN
stead OF Wednesday as heretofore For years past
the mail has bean carried by the Cunard com
pany's beats which run between New-Tork and
Liverpool According 10 your article this altera-
ton is being made in order to secure the delivery
Of letters in London the following Saturday.
instead Of the Monday following. at present
The letters now going by the Cunard steamers go TO
Liverpool and distributed from there, the Lon
don mail being sent the metropolis by fast
trains specially set apart for the purpose The
American Line steamers do not go TO Liverpool,
but sail direct for Southampton, and letters by
those boats would have be sent 10 the metropolis
by ran
Now. II you take into consideration the extra
time required for steamer to get to Southarnp-
ton, and the time consumed by the railway journey
from Southampton to Loudcn, I fan 70 see that
anything VIII be gained on the present arrange
ment. The train from Liverpool 70 London Will
occupy from four to four and half hours IN
transit and the letters by this route VIII. n my
judgment, be in London just as quickly as Il sent
But look at the matter from another point Of
view. If the English mail n bulk Is 70 oe oe4lTsTso
in Southampton what time win the mar Dc
delivered IN the north OF Enstanu ~ ~ ~ 80
the midland Counties2 AS an E-nElisanlar Ano"
letters now sent by Saturdays Curard steamers
are delivered on The following Saturday afternoon
IN the reighborhood Of Manchester and Bolton
When will these letters be delivered II sent wa
SOUTHAMPTON? Certainly not before Monday morn
ing. This would seem Ike "roOolng Feter 70 pay
Paul"
vered IN London at al Saturday II SEM ~
here 10 Southampton for, II they 90 not reA-L 'Le
METROPOLIS IN time for delivery before o CLOCK on
Saturday afternoon they will not get devereo UNI
Monday morning, as merchants and business Ine1
generally. leave for their residences, Tar ava
in the suburbs about the time named And (Als
viii be sure to be the case In winter time Wnen
vessels. from tempestuous WeaLner anu O1-14
causes. make much slower passages.
If the American government IS wishful &c max
a peculiarly enterprsing foreign mali polcy ana
confer a lasting benefit on the business Interests
OF the country well on the people IT en-
eral let them propose to Great Britain the aGop-
ton Of ocean penny q cents postage on al let-
tiers under ounce IN weight. and otheT klncs or
mail matter in proportion thereto. -nls las pen
in existence between Canada and the mother col-I!-
try for MANY years and would be equally welcome
a step in the march Of improvement ~ tne
American people. and help 10 knit still closer tne
bonds Of friendship between these two leaGlng "a
lions OF the world. JAMES HALL
BROOKLYN. Nov. 6, l95S.