CUSTOM HOUSE. 1850. Hugh Maxwell, Collector. C. S. Franklin, Dep. Naval Officer. John M. Catlin, Auditor. Hon. John Young, Assistant Treasurer. Jacob Russell, Chief Clerk. William R. Cooke, Treasury Note Department. Edward H. Birdsall, Receiving Clerk. Eugene Plunkett, Clerk. T. L. Bouck, Porter. Thomas Jerollomon, Watchman. NEW-YORK POST OFFICE. The Hon. WILLIAM V. BRADY, Postmaster. Location. The Post Office is situated in Nassau-street, extending from Liberty-street to Cedar-street. Entrance from Cedar and Nassau streets. Mails received and delivered on Liberty-street. Office Hours, From 8, A. M. to 7, P. M. SUNDAY. From 9 to 10, A. M., and from 12 to 14, P. M. Double 64 Drop Letters. for delivery, only two cents. Advertised Letters to be charged with the cost of advertising the same, four cents each, in addition to the regular postage. PRINTED MATTER. Newspapers of the size of 1,900 square inches or less, sent beyond 30 miles from the place of printing, and not more than 100 miles, 1 cent each; over 100 miles, 1 cents each. Within the State where published, any distance, 1 cent. Newspapers of greater size than 1,900 square inches, and all pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals, 2 cents for each copy of not more than one ounce weight, and one cent additional for each additional ounce, or fractional excess of not less than half an ounce, for any distance in the United States. Any manuscript communication whatever, connected with a newspaper. pamphlet, &c., beyond the direction, makes the same liable to letter postage. All printed or lithographed circulars and hand-bills, or advertisements or quarto post, or single cap paper, or paper not larger than single cap, folded, directed, and unsealed, 3 cents each, and must be prepaid, for any distance in the United States. There are 4,480 mails made up daily, more than two-thirds of which are made up twice in the day, making nearly 7,500 mails (separate mails) made up in each day-this, too, is exclusive of the mails by the Californian, Bremen, Collins' and British Steamers-the preparing of which is now a matter of no small labor. These separate mails are forwarded in 260 bags, each carefully secured by a lock. 200 large canvass bags of newspapers are also despatched daily; and on three days of the week, (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,) the number is increased to 450. Such are the outgoings of the New-York Post Office. The incomings being added, there are about 50,000 letters daily passing through the office, and an average daily handling of about 125,000 newspapers. This vast amount of business, which allows of no interruption or postpone. ment, is transacted by 76 clerks; 70 commence their labors at half past 5 o'clock in the morning, and remain on duty until half-past 4 or 5, P. M. Some remain until half past 6, when 6 night clerks go on duty, and remain until 5 o'clock in the morning. Mr. William B. Taylor, is at the Head of the Department embracing the entire City Delivery. Mr. J. H. Hallett, has charge of the Alphabet and Carrier's Delivery. Seymour J. Strong, has charge of the Box Delivery. George G. Coffin, is at the head of the Foreign Letter Department. Monson Clark, is General Superintendent of the Office, receiving and send. ing off all mails. Thomas J. Clark, is at the head of the Newspaper Delivery. SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, From its organization under the Constitution to the present time. 1789 to 1791, Frederick Muhlenburgh, Pennsylvania. 1791 to 1793, John Trumbull, Connecticut. 1793 to 1797, Frederick A. Muhlenburgh, Pennsylvania. 1814 to 1815, Langdon Cheves, South Carolina. 1843 to 1845, John W. Jones, Virginia. 1845 to 1847, John W. Davis, Indiana. 1847 to 1849, Robert C. Winthrop, Massachusetts. NAMES OF SPEAKERS Of the Assembly of the State of New-York, from 1777 to 1849. Presidents of the Board of Aldermen, From the Organization under the Amended Charter. JACOB HAYS was first appointed Marshal by Mayor Varick, 1798. In 1801 he was appointed High Constable by Mayor Livingston, and has been re-appointed annually from that period until now, and is now in the 79th year of his age, and still holds the said office, having always given universal satisfaction in the performance of the duties thereof. |