... the United States and Great Britain as between Great Britain and Ireland, as the intercommunication of knowledge and kindly feelings must be the result, tending to the promotion of friendly intercourse, ... £2,297 The falling of the price of soap one-eighth, increased the consumption one-third; the falling of tea one-sixth, increased consumption one-half; the falling of silks one-fifth, doubled the consumption; ... for the matter of post-office reform, and reduction of the rates of postage, there are not one thousandconsiderate and reflecting people, in the Union, who desire or demand anything of the kind...