Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-11-13
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conueyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.


Eastern daily .ex Sun SA &7pM.. Ga. M. &3P.
Great Southern. 81 A. M.........75P p. NJ.
Sunday, Northumberland p. M..........6 A. M.
Washington City. .6A.M., p. m..'7s&94 p. M
Western......... ..... g A. M..........o5 p. NJ
Winchester, Va.cX Sun. 6 A. M..........65 p. NJ
York Pa. Route cx. Sun. $ A. NJ. ........o5 p. NJ.
Norfolk daily, eX. Sun. 3 p. Mo-. .....I A. NJ.
Annapolis, Md, ex .Sund., 5 A M....'....o2 A NJ
Delaware E.Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worcester 6 NJ II p NJ
CO., Md. Sunday, Tues
day & Thursday
Up.counties of E.Shore,2
Md, Monday, We'd 5 A. M..........5 p M
tuesday, and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Routc,l
Monday, Wednesday 9P. M. ....'''.o A. M
and Friday,
Pt. Tobac 'oRoute w ed On A. Nj
ncsday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
Monday, Wednesday (6P. M.'...'.''.f P M
and Friday, }
Bel Air. daily, ex. Sun. 8 A. M.......''.'.2P NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed OF one or more pieces oil paper,
but not exceeding half ounce i'll weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. % cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles. 10 cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional of half an ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance;
Letters dropped in the Post Once Tor dehVery III
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised IN papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbis, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unseded'
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. =. -
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals. and every
other kind of printed or other matter Except newspa
pers circulars handbills and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less cents per copy, Tor any DIS
lance For every additional ounce, l cent. ANY
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO be
charged as an ounce; excess less than hall an o.
to be disregarded ,.,,.,
ers thereby if they do not exceed 9Oo superficial
inches free for any distance not exceeding 81 miles
from the place where printed. For any distance De,
yond 30 miles, within the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, l. CT. newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Newspapers irregulary sent, that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay c's' ioi
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam
phlet or newspaper. it should be so enveoped as TO
be open at end-otherwlse, 1t Will be charged as
VemsDaper Subscriptions.-Thc 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 nurnosc of being paid to the publisher OF news
paper at any other Office. The fostmas'er 49, III
such case, to give 10 the person paying inc money,
receipt therefor, and advise iorthwth inc ros'a'er
who is TO nav said amount of such deposits and upon
of this receipt the amount TO be aid
over. The Postmaster receiving the amount IS 10
debit himself Herewith in his account, and the Post
master pay ing that amount IS to cred'' hlsr 'hcre
with in his account of contingent expenses.
Foreign Mails.-A mail is wardcd from boS'on
10. and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia by the British Mail Steam Packets twice
month for eight months in the year, ana once month
for the four winter months Letters thus sent must
have their postage to Boston prepaid: The postage
ON Shin Letters, delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives is cents if conveyed by post, cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers. following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the act of the 3D. OF
March, 1915, for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Unon ali letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight. ...... '''''''''-'''
For all letters and packages over hall an 80.
ounce and under ounce .........'.... .'i1c'
For every additional half ounce. ...loc'
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet .,
and pricc current ..........'. - .oo. !
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition 10 the
above upon all mailabe matter sent .hrough the
mills of the United States TO New York, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All mailape Ir.
dressed to England Ireland or Scotland, will be 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 to Ha-
vre in France; and separate oaG WI. VI H." mu'
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-ofice of the United states ana
those of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
postage will be required at the oce from when se,'
n,on all mailabe matter directed TO those countries
limo, maiIable matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- yment Will not ne
IL will be rallied for Bremen, where an uhP''u P,"
ees will be collected for the unted STATES W '"o
Bremen Office,