Neither can it be doubted that enlightened arbitration would greatly reduce the price from what is now paid. COMPARATIVE COST OF OTHER TRANSPORTATION WITH LETTER POSTAGE. The following table shows the cost of passage from Boston to the places named, and the cost of transportation of parcels of usual weight by Express, with the price per half ounce at the same rates. The average weight of passengers with their baggage is set at 230 pounds. This would be equal to the weight of 7360 letters, at half an ounce each, the postage on which, at two cents, would be $147.20, irrespective of distance. From Boston Passenger Per half oz. Express Per half oz. Fare. Mills. Freight. Mills. 230 pounds. To New York, $4.00 5-10ths $1.50 2-10ths To Philadelphia, 7.00 9-10ths 3.50 5-10ths To Baltimore, 10.00 1 3-10ths 5.50 7-10ths To Cincinnati, 25.00 3 2-10ths 10.50 1 4-10ths To St. Louis, 35.00 4 7-10ths 12.00 1 6-10ths To New Orleans, 45.00 6 1-10th 14.00 1 9-10ths To Liverpool, 120.00 16 3-10ths 7.20 9-10ths per Cunard Steamers Rowland Hill discovered that the cost of transporting a letter from London to Edinburgh was 1-36th of a penny; and the Parliamentary Committee ascertained by a different calculation, that this was the average cost per letter of all the mails in England.