Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-12-18

Eastern, daily lex. Sun. sA NJ. Jpn. Nj. 4 lP'M
Sunday ,.......... lob M...,....l2 P M
Great southern, daily,...9 p. M.,......',75 A. M
Washington,daiy,S A. M SSP M IN ''S Dr. M
Western, daily, ........6 A. M.........-.b5 P. M
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. Is a. m...........67 p. M
York Pa Route. ex Sun. 3 A. Nj. ....6l P. M
ANNAPOLIS Md .ex .Sun .SA M. & lP M a. M &sP.h
Deiaw are, f. Shore DIVA.
Somerset & Worcester II u NJ
co.,Md: l., Sunday, Tues
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, Wed s A. M..........3 p. M
uesdav aud Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,}
Monday, Wednesday f9P. Nj. ........S A. M
and Friday,
Pt.Tobac 'oRoute, We'd on AN
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
Monday, Wednesday (6P. m..'.....'.7 P M
and Friday, )
Bel Air. daily, ex. Sun. s. A. M.......... . p NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 30n milcs..... - cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles. -. ...... 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess Of half ounce, additional
postage is charged according to the distance:
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbills and advertisements, printed
Autographed, on paper not larger than qnarto post
or single cap. folded and directed, but unsealed,
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, except newspa
pers circulars handbs. and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing or less, cents per copy Tor any as
lance For every additional ounce, cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO be
charged as ounce; an excess less than half an o.
to be disregarded.
Newspapers, (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
I cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, CT. newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Newspapers irregularly sent that IS, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts. for
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam.
INLET or newspaper, it should be so enveloped as TO
be omen at one end-ohcrwise it will be charged as
letter.
Foreign MaiIs.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
to, and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia J nv the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month for eight months in the year, AMI once month
for the four winter months Letters, thus sent must
have their postage TO Boston epaid. The postage
on Shin Letters, delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives is cents; II conveyed by post,2 cents
in addition to the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers The following the
rates Of hostage prescribed by the act of the Sd Of
March ls45 for mailsbe matter sent by this line to
Europe:- . :,
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half
ounce in weight. ..'....'2ic'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. .4Sc.
For every additional half ounce ...........l5 &c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and prce current go. ........ ....3c
The act Of Congress also requires, that the United
States hostage will be charged in addition TO the
above upon all msable matter sent through the
m nils of the United Stat 10 New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mai'ahe matter adj
dressed 10 England Ireland or Scotland will be LETT At
the British post-ofice ia Cowes or SOUTHAMPTON;
and all for France, the Netherlands Belgium Italy,
SPAIN and Portugal, and Africa will he sent to a-
vrc in France; and separate bag will he made
mn for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have vet been completed
between the post-office of the United Stairs and
those of the above countries, pre-. payment OF the
postage will be required at the office from which sent
u,on all maable matter directed to those countries
JI,on IN ,iIabe matter sent to other countries the
Eastern continent pre- yment will not he required
II " III he mailed for Bremen. where all unpaid posa
o.s will h. collected for the United States by the
Bremen office.
Th. American postage only, is charged on letters
- r.wsn,ucrs TO go nv the French steamers. or
the Cunard line of British steamrrs-the foreign
postao. being collected on the other side
IT,Jer nrrs,ut arrangement, letters for the Can
ad,s and other British possessions III America will
sot he forwarded nv mail unless prepaid.
-,. TWO NtrII ITIEC