We are being well served now in postal matters. Every steamer coming into port carries mail matter. Formerly the Japanese steamers carried no mail except for their own Postoffices; now arrangements have been made and they carry mail for the Chinese Post-office. As these steamers have regular sling days we an, regulate our dispatch of mail better. Already we are receiving foreign letters with one peony stamp affixed. Home friends evidently think Ichang is fected among the favoured penny postage ports. of such letters we are duly charged by 1 On receipt Chinese Post-office for deficient postage.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.