Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-08-14
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Eastern daily ,cx. Sun SA M.&IP.M'. GA NJ. &3PM
Great Southern. .......57 a. M..''...'''r5 P. NJ
Washington City. Sam, P. NJ. 49, p. NJ.
Western A. M............b5 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va.eX Sun... b A. M,........'.O5 p NJ.
York Pa Route, sun A. NJ. ........'o2 p. NJ
Norfolk, daily, eX. Sun. 3 P NJ. '.''.i A. NJ
Annapolis Md, cXSund,5 y. NJ. '.'''.''o4 A. NJ
Delaware, r, ShorroiNa,
Somerset s. Worcester : NJ Il r. NJ
co., Md. Sunday, Tues
day Thursday
Up counties OF E.Shorc,
Md, Monday, We'd Z ) A. M''.'..'.'.5 P NJ
tuesday, and Saturday }
Uppcr Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday I9P' M ''''.'''o A. NJ
and Friday, }
Pt.Tobac oRoutc, w ed }op us AN.
ncsiay and Sunday, 5
Westminster Route, J
Monday. Wednesday S6P. M'''''.''''' P NJ
and Friday,
Bel Air. daily, OK Sun. . A. M''''''''''''-P p NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent amy
distance not exceeding 300 miles. ......... % cents
ANY distance over 800 milcs.... .......i 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess of half an ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance;
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
IoItrrs advertised are charged . cents each, be-
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbills. and advertisements, printed
or hopraphcd on paper not larger than quarto post
or sinelc cap, folded and directed, but nnSedl"d,
cents per sheet, any distance; when scaled same as
letters.
pamphlets. >, 1880, -
On Pam nilcis magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of prnte or other Natter Except ncwspa-
pers circulars handblls and advertisements uncon
ncctrd with any manuscript communications W'Igh-
/,
tancr For every additional ounce, | cent, Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to he
charged as an ouncc an excess less IMAM nan an o.
to be disrcgardcd. -.
Vc,rSoanrrs (whcn sent by the editors or publish,
crs thrrcoG) if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches free for any distance not exceeding 81 mics
from the place where printed for any n,I,GnGs DE-
vond 30 miles within the State where published,
cont For any distance exceeding lOo miles, out OF
the State where published, ! J CT a newspaper eX-
cecdinp 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irreguarly sent, that ls' 10 non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts Tor
each paper. =, ...r. ,
phct or newspaper, it should be so GnV'loPcu as 10
he omen at one end-othcrwisc, 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 pad to postmaster Tor
the purpose of being paid to the publisher OF news
paper, at any other office. The Postmaster Is III
such case to give to the person paying inc money
receipt therefor, and advise iorhW',h inc
who IN nav said amount of such deposit; and upon
presentation of this receipt the amount Is 10 be 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 hImsei there
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 ci ght months in the year. ana once moh'
for the four winter months Letters, mus sent must
have their postage to Boston prepaid. The postage
on Ship Letters delivered at the othcc where the
vessel arrives is cents; if conveyed by pos2 cents
in addition to the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers-Thc following are the
rates Of postage prescribed by the act o. me 81 OF
March, lSl5, for maable matter sent by TINS line 10
EurOpc:- :. -
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in wcight.... '.'... '..'''''-io'
For all letters and packages over hall an 40
ounce and under ounce. ....'.'.foc'
For every additional half ounce .'''.''oc'
For every letter. newspaper, pamphle''
and price current ....'..... - - nc,
The act Of Congress also requires, lhat lhc oh',o
States postage will be charged in addition 10 me
above upon all mailabe matter sent through inc
n, ,;ls the United States 10 New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
dressed 10 England. Ireland or Scoand VIII De Ietat
the British post-oilice in Cowcs or southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
SPAIN and Portugal and Africa, VIII be sent 10 ma
yrc in France; and a separate bag will be made
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-oice of the Uhilrd states ana
those of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
postage will be required at the ONCE ,ro'n ,o se'
u.on all maabIe matter directed to those countries.
IIpon maiIabe matter sent TO other countries on ihe
Eastern continent pre- ymen Will not nc required
il will be mailed for Bremen, where an uhp''' Post'