Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-08-07
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conreved bv Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.

Eastern daily cx. Sun sA Nj Rpm. GA &3P. M.
Great Southern. a. M.'''...'.'d5 P NJ
Sunday Northumberland p. M..........6 A NJ.
Washington City. Sam, p. M. LIS p. NJ
Westcru......,. 900. g A. M............b5 p. NJ
Winchester, Vacx Sun. g A. M..,.......o2 P NJ
York Pa. Route, eX Sum- A. NJ. ......'.o5 P NJ
Norfolk daily, ex. SUM- p. Mo-. .....1 A. M
Annapolis, Md, .Sund., 5 A. M......'..o5 A. M
Delaware f Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worcester 9 \, Il p NJ
CO. Md. Sunday Tues
day & Thursday
.Upcounties of EShore,)
Md. Monday, Wed IS A. M..........3 p. NJ.
tuesday, and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,)
Monday, Wednesday 9P' M '''..'''S A. M
and Friday,
PIT Tobac' Route, w ed On ~ S A. Nj
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, ,
Monday, Wednesday S6P. M.'......'.7 P. NJ.
and Friday,
Bel-Air. daily, ex. Sun. s A. M.'.....''.'.2P P NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed OF one or more pieces oil paper
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 900 miles % cents
ANY distance 300 miles. -. ~ 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 the Post Office Tor delivery IN
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised III papers,
cents.
Circulars handbills ami advertisements, printed
or ithographcd on paper not larger than qnarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsedled,
cents per sheet, any distances when sealed, same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. .,, 49,, ....,..
other kind of printed other matter newspa
pers circu ,handbs. and advertisements uncon.
nected with any manuscript communication welSh'
ing one ounce less, g cents per copy Tor any aus
lance. For every additional ounce, cent ANY
fractional excess exceeding nall an ounce, 10 nc
ch,rocd ne an ounce: an excess less than hall an o.
Ve,rsno5ers (whcn sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed l'oo 81 tt
inches free for any distance not exceeding 81 miles
from the placc where printed. For any distance be
yond 80 miles, within the State where pnblIshed'
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
The State where published, CT. A newspaper eX
ceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamphlet
Ne,yspnpcrs irreguIarly sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper. ., -
milo, or ncwspapcr il should be so cnveloped as TO
be omen at one end-otherwisc IT will be charged as
a letter. ~, ~ .r
raj has ordered the following regulations: "Money
for newspaper subscriptions not exceeding TEN DOL
LARS in each case, may be PAID to postmaster LOT
the purpose of being paid to the publisher o, news
paper at any other office. The Postmaster Is, IN
such case TO give the person paying the money,
recent therefor and advise forthwith the Postmaster
who is to pay said amount of such deposit; and upon
presentation of this receipt the amount is 10 Dc pau
over The Postmaster receiving the amount IS TO
debit himself Herewith in his account and the Post
master paying that amount is to credit himself thcre-
with in his account of contingent expenses"
FOREIGN Mails.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
TO, and received from England, via Halifax, Nova
Scotia } by the British Mail Steam Packets twice
month"; for eight months in the year, aud once month
for the four winter months Letters, thus sent must
ID. mid n ne DOn
on Ship Letters, delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives, cents if conveyed by post cents
in addition to the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Stedmers.-The following are the
rates Of postage prescribed by the ACT OF me 81 OF
March, 1915, for mailabc matter sent by 'hS line 10
Europe:-
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in wcight.... 49,. '''.'''' '@to'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce .......'''. f2c'
For every additional half ounce. ......,..l loo.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
aud price current 80. .... '..... - :. '.'o
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition TO the
above upon all maable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States TO rw ork, from Whehce
the ship sails for Bremen. A II mailable matter ad-
dressed TO England Ireland orScotland will be leat
the British post Office in Cowes or SOUTHAMPTON;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
Spain and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent to Ha-
yre, in France; and separate bag VIII De maze
up for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven:
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post office of the United States and
those of the above countries, prepayment OF the
postage will be required at the Once from whch sent
mon all maiIablc matter directed to those countries
Jpon m aablc matter sent TO other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment Will not be required
il will be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posia
ges will be collected for the United states ny 'he
Bremen office.