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 10 cents for single letter over 5D and under 500 miles.

 l9 cenls for single letter over 300 miles.

 These rltes he proposes to continue until the 30lh June, ls4s, and then abolish the l5 cent rale, and restore the rates al present. He recommends al. s9 the restoration of the former rates Of postage on printed ma; sr, giving the right the publishers of conveying such matter of the mails if they think proper; also, limitation of the number of exchange papers which editors nay send and receive free of posage, insancng tlie fact thai there arc now from 1J0 lo 1860 newspaper establishments as proof of the abuse which may be pranlised under ihe law as a present Also, the restoration of the franking privilege 10 the posimasters; and that all persons who, under fhe nld 'av being the employ of s"y- ernneni, had ihe privilege of receiving eiers lree should pave that privilege restored 10 them. He al SD re .mends most sirenuously and energeucaly the making he payment of all postage imPerahus Hpon fhe SendTS The report states that there esim- aed To be not less than 300 900 dead letters reorn. ed To lhe Pestothce Department quarterly; and dur ing the first quarter under the operation ol the new law, 400 ,000. the postage which is lost to the. Government, as wellas an immense amount of printed matter which is never taken out of the offices. The magnetic telegraph between Baltimore and Wash- ington has cost between the lat April and ls Oct , $3 244 99, Cnclnding Prof. Morse's saary,) and the receipts have been $4l3 A.