Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-10-16
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily


E.ster, daily .ex Sun. SA M&7PM.. GA M. & 3 p n.
Great Southern A. M.........75 p. M
Sunday p M..........o A M.
Washington City. SAN, P. M. ''5%e5 P M
Western. e A. M............o5 p. M
Winchester, Va.ex sun. b A. NJ. ........."o2 p M
York Pa Route eX. Sun. > A. M. ...''''''o r. W.
Norfolk, daily Sun. IS p M. '.'.'t A. NJ
Annapolis, Md, .Sund 3 A. Nj. ...'''...o2 A M
Delaware, e. Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worcester g NJ n p NJ.
co.,Md. Sunday, Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties Of E.Shorc,
Md Monday, We'd 5 A. M........'o p. NJ
ucsdav and Saturday )
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday Or. M .'.'''''0 A. M
aud Friday,
PIT Tobac oRoutc, Wed or NJ A. NJ.
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route,
Monday. Wednesday f6P. M...'....'.' p NJ
Rc-Air daily cx. Sun. 8 A. M............2P p. NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Ipffers composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half ounce IN weight sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles.... % cents
Anv distance over 300 miles,. ..,....lO cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce or
any fractional excess of half ounce an additional
postage is charged according to the distance;
Letters dropped in tr5 Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each. ,
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage or if advertised in papers,
cents. :,l
Circulars, handbs, and advertisements printed
or thographrd on paper not larger than qnaro post
or single cap, folded and directed but unse"led' 2
cents per sheet any distance; when sealed same as
letters.
pamphlets. 49,, u
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, ana every
other kind of printed or other matter teXcrpt newsPa-
pers circulars ,handbills and advertisements "hco
nected with any manuscrp pit communication weigh-
iny or
tance For every additional ounce, cent. ANY
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, 10 be
charged ounce an excess less 'hah man an o~'
TO be disregardcd.
Newspapers, (when sent by the editors or puoISh,
ers thereby if they do not exceed l9oo Superficial
inches free, for any distance not exceeding 81 mics
from the Mace where printed. For any distance be
yond 30 miles within the State where puoilshed'
cent. For any distance exceeding 100 miles, ont OF
the State where published ) CT. newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Neugspnpers irreguary sent, that Is, 10 non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts Tor
each paper. :, ., -
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam
phet or newspaper it should be so ehVe'oPeu d, 10
he omen at one end-otherwise it will be charged as
We,rspnper Srbscriptions.-Th Postmaster Gene
raj has ordered the following regulations money
for newspaper subscriptions, not exceeding TEN Dol
LARS in each case, may be paid to Postmaster Tor
the purpose of being paid to the publisher OF news
paper at any other office The postmaster iS' III
:
recent therefor and advise forthwith the Postmaster
who to pay said amount of such deposit; and upon
of this receipt the amount is 10 De ad
over The Postmaster receiving the amount Is 10
debit himself Herewith in his account ana me fost
master nav that amount is TO credit hlmsei there
with in his account of contingent expenses.
Foreign Mails.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
10 and received from England, via Halifax, (NoVa
Scotia \ by the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month for eight months in the year. and once month
for the four winter months Letters, mus sem mus
have their postage to Boston prepaid; ne postage
ON Shin Letters, delivered at the ONCE where the
vessel arrives cents; if conveyed by post cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers.-The following are the
rates of postage prescribed by the act o. ;hG D" "
March lS45 for maable matter sent by this line to
Europe- ,:.,e
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding halt an
ounce in weight. -. .... '-'0
For all letters and packages over haii an 40
ounce and under one ounce. '.....'4 oo
For every additional half ounce. .....'..Ioc
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet a.
and price current ,.o rcou;rcs that the United
The act Of Congress ia asJ in addition to the
above npon all mailable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States TO New YORK, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All ma'iaoie mater au
TO England Ireland or Scotland VIII De ietat
the British post office in Cowes or southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
Spain and Portugal and Africa, will be sent 10 ma
yre in France; and separate Dag VIII oe h'ue
I'M for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven;
And az no arrangements have yet been completed
between the pos-oiice OF the United states ana
those of the above countries, prepayment OF inc
postage will be required at the once from WIN. se"
uoon all mailable matter directed to those countries
JJpon maiIable matter sent TO other countries on ihe
Eastern continent pre- pay ment Will not DC
il will be mailed for Bremen. where all unpaid Pos,a
ges will be collected for the United states ny 'ne
Bremen Office.