Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-11
POSTAL TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN

POSTAL TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
The following tables and instructions will be yau-
able for reference.
.1rt. 8. With respect to letters above the weight
of single letter, which is fixed at half an in
either country, the respective Offices in accounting
to each other, shall employ the following scale of
progression:
For every letter not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, one single rate.
Above half an ounce, but not exceeding ounce,
two rates.
Above one ounce, but not exceeding two ounces,
four rates
Above two ounces, but not exceeding three ounces,
six rates.
eight rates.
And so on, two rates being added for every ounce
or fraction OF an ounce.
TABLES AND INSTRUCTIONS.
The tables in the Appendix are exact and authen-
tic expostions of the Treaty, adapted to practical
operations by the additional articles; but the most
valuable of them for general information it is impos
sible to compress them into newspaper publication
The chief contents embodied into the following
statements, and appended here in lieu of the tables
themselves, because in this form they can be more
generally published, and will be easily under
stood by the public:
l. Between any Office in the United States, Ore
gon and California excepted and any Office in Great
Britain and Ireland, the entire postage is "a cents
the single letter, which may be prepaid sent un-
paid. OF this amount the British post Office, when
it conveys the letter by its own packet and collects
postage, accounts to the United States for cents
when it collects the postage without conveying the
letter, it accounts for Fl cents. The United States
post Office accounts to the British for cents the
letter when it carries and collects, and for 10 cents
when it collects only. Payment by the party OF any
thing less than the entire postage goes for nothing
The Offices of exchange will treat such letters as
| wholly paid.
| 9 Between the offices of California and Oregon
and those of Great Britain and Ireland the entire
postage is 50 cents the single letter, which may be
prepaid sent unpaid, and of which the British
share is 3, 10 cents, depending on the circum-
stances whether conveyed by the United States or
British packet, and the United States share is Sc,
| or 40 cents, depending on the same circumstances.
g. On all correspondence between the United
States and the following named countries, the Uni
ted States postage and that only, must be collected
in the United States by prepayment when sent,
and delivery when received at the rate OF cents
the single letter when conveyed by British packet,
unless from to Oregon California then 40 cents,
| and 81 cents the single letter when conveyed by
United States packet unless aforesaid from or TO
Oregon California, then So cents, to wit: City OF
Alexandria, via Marseles, Algeria, Austria, and the
Austrian States, Baden, Bavaria, Belgium, Free City
of Bremen, Brunswick, City of Beyroot, via Maj
settles. The Dardanelles, do, Denmark, France,
German States, Gibraltar, Greece, via Mars tiles,
Hamburg and Cuxhaven, Hanover, Holland, Island
of Hong Kong, (China) Ionian Islands, Free City
|
Strelitz, Meckenburg, Moldavia, Kingdom of Ma
pies, via Marseilles, Norway, Oldenburg, Poland,
| Prussia, Roman, or Papal States, Russia, Saxony,
| City of Scutari, via Marselles, do. Smyrna, do.
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey in Europe, Tuscany,
| via Marseilles, Venetian States, Wallachia, Wur-
temburg; British West Indies, Sc, viz: Antigua,
Barbados, Bahamas, Berhice, Cariacou, Demarara,
Dominica, Essequibo, Grenada, Honduras, Jamaica,
| Montserrat, Nevis, st. Kits, st. Lucia, st. Vim
cent, Tobago, Tortoa, Trinidad.
| TI;s Ices in tbose cases the Rrt;sb and For
cgn postage to be collected at the other end of the
route. But British inland postage is to be charg-
ed in such cases.
| [MEM-The foregoing provisions do not super
sede the preexistng arrangements for sending cor
respondence to the German States and the countries
East and South of them by the American line to
Bremen, by which the entire postage to destination
on the German correspondence may be prepaid or
| left unpaid at the option of the sendcr.l
d. On all correspondence between the United
! States, Oregon and California excepted, and the
| following named countries through the United
| Kingdom, and by the routes here specified, there
must be prepaid when sent, and collected when re-
ceived, the following rates, of which the United
States Post Office will account to the British for all
but cents the single letter, unless United States
packet conveys it to or from England and then toi
| all but 81 cents:
The single letter. Cents
Alden, Asia, via Southampton. ................45
Australia, via Southampton and India. So
Australia, by private ship ...3l
Azores Islands, via Southampton and Lisbon. .6a
Bourbon and Borneo Islands, via Southampton
and India 1900. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS %
BraZils, via Falmouth. ....Sl
Buenos Ayres, via Falmouth. So
| Canary Islands, via Falmouth .............. ..65
Cape de Nerd Islands ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Ceylon Island, via Southampton ..4s
China, via Southampton. ....................4 s
| Egypt, via Southampton, ...................3I
Greece, via Southampton, .................57
Hegoland Island, via London 80
East Indies, via southampton. "a
Java and Labuan, via Southampton and India. SO
Lucca and Modena, via France. 81
| Madeira Island, via Southampton. ...........6 5
| Mauritus, via Southampton and India. IA
| Moluccas, via Southampton and India. SO
| Montevdeo, via Falmouth. 81
| New Grenada, via Southampton .............45
| New South Wales, via Southampton and India. 53
| New South Wales, by private ship. ...3l
New Zealand, via Southampton and India. %
! New Zealand, by private ship. ..37
Parma and Placentia, via France Isl
Philippine Islands, via Southampton ..........4 40
Portugal, via Southampton. ..63
Sierra Leone, via Southampton ...............4 5
Spain, via Southampton. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..73
Sumatra Island, via Southampton and India. SO
Syria, via Southampton. .....5I
Van Dieman's Land, via Southampton and India SO
Venezuela, via Southampton. AS
Foreign West Indies, viz. Cuba, via Southamp-
| ton. ............. .....Io
Guadalupe, Hayti, Martinique, Porto Rico, st.
Crox, St. Eustatius, st. Martin, st. Thomas,
via Southampton .....55
Any British colony Foreign country, when
| conveyed to or from the United Kingdom by
| private ships. ......... .....37
| For single letters which must be less than or.
in weight. Cents.
Alden, Asia. ...........l
East Indies. ...........
Ceylon, Island of....... British and sea. $50
China, .............. Foreign 10
Hong Kong, Island off,. American inland. ..'...o
Mauritus ............
m To,,l a.