Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-02-13
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
dire conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily ,cx. Sun. SA M.&7P.M...3 II p. M.
Great Southcrn,... ....9 p. m..........7z p. NJ.
Washington City, Sam, p NJ ''.'' 1t p NJ
Western. ...............6A A. M..........65 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va. ex Sun. % A M.....'...'.o? p NJ
York Pa. Route, ex. Sun. .SA. NJ. :....'oz p NJ.
Norfolk Mon. Wd. s. Fri. 81. M W.F.&Sun.' A. NJ
Annapolis, Md ex .Sund. 8 A. M.......'..oz A. NJ
Delaw are, E.Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worce stcr Q NJ Il n NJ
CO. Md Sunday Tues
day & THURSDAY
Up counties of E.Shorc,)
Md, Monday, We'd IS A. M..........3 p. M.
uesdav and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,)
M Mo REii,v Wednesday 9'' M ''''''0 A. Nj
PIT Tobacco Route We'd
ncsday and Sunday ,.....9P. Nj. .....o A. NJ
Westminster Route,
T 1,% s,,yy,, Thursday d' "'.'''''' p NJ
Bel Air, Tuesday,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or pieces Of paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. % cents.
Any distance over 300 miles ;::..'.lo cents
On every additional weight of hall an ounce, or
any fractional excess of half ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each ,
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents. =,
CTrculars handbls, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed. paper not larger than quarto post
or siuoe CAP, folded aud directed but unsedled, 2
cents per sheet, any distance; when scaled, same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. - -
On Pamphlcfs, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, except newspa
pers circulars handbs, and advertisements, uncon'
inc one ounce or less 81 cents per copy, for any dis
lance For every additional ounce cent. ANY
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess less than haii an o.
TO be disrcgardcd. ne,
Nc,,sDnpers (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches, Free for any distance not exceeding 81 miieS
from the place where printed For any distance pc
yond 30 miles within the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding lou miles, out OF
The State where published, CT. newspaper eX-
cccding 1900 inches to be rated as pamphlet
When the article to be mailed is CIRCULAR pam
phlct or new spapcr it should be so ehvcioped as 10
be omen at one cnd-othcrwsc it will be charged as
a letter. ~ ,
Ne,,sDnper Subscripti0ns.-The Postmaster Gene
raj has ordered the following regulations: money
fnr ,ws,aner subscriptions not exceeding TEN DOL
LARS in each case may be paid to Postmaster ior
the purpose of being paid to the publisher OF news
paper, at any other office. The postmaster Isl III
such case, give TO the person paying the money
recent therefor aud advise forthwith the Postmaster
who is to pay said amount of such deposit; aud upon
presentation of this receipt the amount is TO De pad
over The Postmaster receiving the amount IS 10
debit himself Herewith in his account, and the POST
master paving that amount is to credit himself there
with in his account of contingent expenses"
Foreign Mails.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
To- and received from England, via Halifax, (NoVa
S.ot;, >hv the British Mail Steam Packets, twice a
month for eight months in the year, and once month
for the four winter months. Letters, thus sent must
have their postage to Boston prepaid; Inc postage
LII nj
vessel arrives cents; If conveyed by post, cents
in addition to the ordinary postage