Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-12-11
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily lex. Sun ga Nj & bal op' M
Great Southern, .......57 A. M.........'a5 p M
Sunday. ..'..' +. M. 81 a. :,
Washington City. SAM, 4 p. M .I5&o5 P NJ
Western 6 A. M......."..65 p. NJ
Winchester, Vaex Sun. 6 A. M...........63 p. M
York Pa Route, ex Sun. s. A. Nj. .......65 p M
Norfolk daily, ex. Sun. d p Mo- ''...t A. NJ
Annapolis, Md, ex .Sund., A. M...'.''.'.o2 A. M
Delaware, f Shore DIVA
Somerset s. Worcester q mll p M.
CO. Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,
Md, Monday, We'd ( 5 A. M..'.'''.'.o p M
tuesday, and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday; Wednesday SP' M ''''''''0 A. M
Pt.Tobac' oRoute w ed }9p. A. Nj.
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, :
Monday; "Wednesday Or H'''''''.''7 p M
and Friday,
Bel Air, daily, ex Sun. s. A. M..........2 p. M.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper
but not exceeding half an ounce IN weight sent any
distance not exceeding 3oo miles cents
ANY distance over 300 miles III cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
anv fractional excess of half ounce an additional
postage is charged according to the distance;
Letters dropped in the Post Once Tor dehVery III
the same place, 2 cents each.
I.,ters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised IN papers,
cents.
Circulars. handbills, and advertisements, printed
or ithographed paper not larger than qnarto post
or siuoe can folded and directed, but unseded, z
cents ner sheet any distance; when sealed same as
letters ., -
Circulars on sheets larger than cap are rated as
pamphlets. ,. -
On Parnphlefs magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter Except newspa
circulars handbills and advertisements uncon'
mn a H.
inc one ounce or less cents per copy Tor any dis-
tance For every additional ounce, cent ANY
fractional excess exceeding halt an ounce, 10 De
charged as ounce; an excess less 'hah MAJ" al W.
Ve,,sooners, when sent by the editors or publish.
ers thereby if they do not exceed i9Go superncla
inches free, for any distance not exceeu,ng oo es
from the place where printed. tor any uns i pe
vond 30 miles within the State where PuoiIsheu'
.nt Far anv distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, II ct. newspaper ex-
ceedne 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Ne,yspapers irreguary sent, that Is, TO non
subscriber, the person sehuihs "u'' II NP"' " "
Wren the article to be mailed is circular, pam
inlet or newspaper it should be so enveloped as 10
he omen at one end-otherwise, 1t Will be charged as
letter. ,,..,c ,,o
Ne,pspnper Subscriptions. THE Postmaster Gehe-
raj has ordered the following regulations: Money
for newspaper subscriptions not exceeuihs TEN poL
ave in each case, may be paid to postmaster ior
,h n,r,ose of beine paid the publisher OF news
na,ar =, any other office. The Postmaster is IN
such case to give to the person paying 'hG MONEY
r.cript the aud advise forthwith 'he
who Is 10 nav said amount of such deposit ana upon
,,;nn IF his recent, the amount is TO be paid
nver The Postmaster receiving the amount Is 10
dbit himself Herewith in his account and the POST
master having that amount is to credit hse, 'here
with in his account of contingent expenses
Eoreipn Mails-A mail is forwarded from Boston
to. and received from England, via Halifax, (NoVa
Scotia ! bv the British Mail Steam Packets twice
al. anHn a
month, for eight months ~ 'he yea. a"d W so, 'st
for the four winter months Letters thus SENT must
have their hostage to Boston Prepaid Inc postage
on Shin Letters delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives is cents; it conveyed ny post cents
in addition to the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers-The following are the
rates Of hostage prescribed by the act of the Sd OF
March lS45, for maable matter sent by inns line 10
Europe:- L,r
ounce in weight. --... .'...., ''.''''''2fo'
For all letters aud packages over hall an 40,
ounce and under one ounce ..''...''''.''f,o'
For every additional half ounce '..''.'oc'
For every letter. newspaper pamphlet q
and price current ......... - .oc;
The act of Congress also requires that the ohileu
States hostage will be charged in addition 10 the
above upon all mailable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States to New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter adj
dressed TO England Ireland orScotland. will be eitat
tbe British post Office ia Cowes or Southampton;
and aII for France the Netherlands, Belgium, k2ly,
Spain, and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent to ma
vre, in France; and separate bag VIII De made
up for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven;
A,d ne 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 ,ro sen'
upon all maable matter directed 10 those couhr,es
Upon maiIable matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- will not be required
IL will be mailed for Bremen. where all nnpa'u posa
ses will be collected for the United States oy 'he
Bremen office.