Quick Passages of Ocean Steamships.

1851, Aug. 6, Baltic, Liverpool to New York, nine days, nineteen hours.

1853, Aug. 13, Arabia, Liverpool to New York, nine days, twenty-two hours, fifty-five minutes.

1854, June 28, Baltic, Liverpool to New York, nine days, seventeen hours, fifteen minutes.

1856, July 8, Baltic, Liverpool to New York, nine days, sixteen hours, thirty-three minutes.

1857, June 23, Persia, nine days, twenty-one hours, twenty-nine minutes.

1857, June 3, Vanderbilt, Cowes to New York, ten days, eighteen hours.

1857, July 8, Vanderbilt, Cowes to New York, ten days, twelve hours.

1858, June 9, Vanderbilt, Southampton to New York, nine days, thirteen hours.

1859, May 21, Vanderbilt, Southampton to New York, nine days, nine hours, twenty-six minutes.

1860, Aug. 26, Great Eastern, New York to Milford Haven, nine days and four hours,-the shortest eastern passage yet made.

1861, April, Persia, Liverpool to New York, nine days, eight hours, seven minutes.

RATES OF POSTAGE.

Letters within the United States not over 3000 miles, three cents each 1-2 oz.; over 3000 miles, 10 cents; must be prepaid. To the British N. A. Provinces, under 3000 miles, 10 cents; over 3000, 15 cents. Drop letters, 1 cent, prepaid or not; advertised letters, 1 cent. Letters to two or more persons in one envelope are illegal. Shipletters to any United States port, 6 cents; if forwarded inland, 2 cents, and the usual United States postage.

Every letter or parcel not exceeding half an ounce in weight shall be deemed a single letter, and every additional weight of half an ounce or less shall be charged with an additional single postage.

PAPERS.-Weekly papers within the county where published, free; otherwise, on the regular numbers of a newspaper published weekly, for not exceeding 50 miles, 5 cents per quarter; for over 50 and under 300 miles, 10 cents per quarter; for over 300 and under 1000 miles, 15 cents per quarter; for over 1000 and under 2000 miles, 20 cents per quarter; for over 2000 and under 4000 miles, 25 cents per quarter; for over 4000 miles, 30 cents per quarter. Monthly newspapers sent to subscribers, one quarter; semi-monthly, one half; semi-weekly, twice; tri-weekly, treble; and oftener, five times those rates. Upon every other newspaper, and each circular not sealed, handbill, engraving, pamphlets, periodical, magazine, book, and every other description of printed matter, of no greater weight than one ounce, for any distance not exceeding 500 miles, 1 cent; and for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce, 1 cent; for over 500 and under 1500 miles, double those rates; for over 1500 and under 2500 miles, treble those rates; for over 2500 and under 3500 miles, four times those rates; for over 3500 miles, five times those rates.

Books, prepaid, not weighing over 4 pounds, 1 cent per oz. for any distance in the United States under 3000 miles, and 2 cents an oz. over 3000 miles, pre-payment required,—all fractions over the oz. being counted as an additional oz.

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Rates of Letter-Postage to Foreign Countries. To England, Ireland, and Scotland, (California, Oregon, and Washington excepted,) 24 cents, 1-2 oz. California, Oregon, or Washington 29 cents 1-2 oz. To France and Algeria, by French mails, 15 cents 1-4 oz., 30 cents 1-2 oz.

To German States, by Prussian closed mail, 30 cents