Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-07-24
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conUeued by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily

POST OFFICE.-MAILS
dreeonpeued bu Rail Road Cars aud Stages daily.
CLOSE: DvE:
Eastern daily ex. Sun. SA M.&7P.M. GA M. &3P' M
Great Southern. .......'o5 A. NJ
Sunday p. M.'....:;:'o A. d.
Washington City. Sam, 4 p NJ. .t5%2 = M
Western......... ......6 A. M'.'''..''''o3 r. "a
Wmchester, Va.ex Sun. g A. M.'.......'o5 P M
Work Pa. Route, cX. Sum - A. Nj. r W.
Norfolk daily, X. Sun. 3 p M'.''' '.''.i A. d.
Annapolis, Md, .Sund., ) A. ....'.o5 A. M'
Delaware e. Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. w orce ster G Nll p NJ
co. Md. Sunday, Tues {
day Thursday
Up counties OF EShorc, .
Md, Monday, We'd 5 A. M..........3 p. M.
tuesday, and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday 9p' M''''.'''''o A. d.
and Friday,
PtTobac' oRonte Wed lop. n... A. Nj.
ncsday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, }
Monday, "Wednesday 6p' N''''''''''' F. NJ
and Friday,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper
but not exceeding half ounce III weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. cents.
ANY distance 300 miles. ...lo cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
hostage is charged according to the distance.
Letters droppcd in the Post Office for delivery IN
the same place, cents each
Letters advertised are charged Genus each' oe
sides regular postage, if advertised IN papers,
cents. =. :.,
Circulars, handbills, and advertisements printed
or Autographed. paper not larger than qnaro post
or single cap folded and directed put onse"'eu' Z
cents pcr sheet any distance; when sealed, same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap are rated as
pamphlets , ..,
other kind of printed or 9th matter except newspa-
pers circulars handbills, and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript commnn cation, weigh
ing ounce or less, cents per copy ,or any ,s
lance For every additional ounce, cent any
fractional excess exceeding hall an ounce, 10 oe
charged as ounce; excess less IMAM nan an w.
TO be disregardcd. , ,..-.,,,;.l
ers thereby if they do not exceed l9Uo superficial
inches free for any distance not exceeding 81 miles
from the place where printed For any distance be-
yond 80 miles, within the State where popilSheu i
the State where published, ) CT. A newspaper eX-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Nepspapcrs irrcgularly sent, that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay Cts ior
each paper. -
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam
phIct or newspaper it should be so enveloped as to
be open at end-otherwse, it will be charged as
letter. $3.50 -
Ne,,sDaper Su5scriptions.-The Postmaster Gene
raj has ordered the following regulations Money
for newspaper subscriptions, not exceeding TEN DOL
LARS in each case may be paid to a Postmaster Tor
the purpose of being paid to the publisher OF news
paper at any other Office The POSTMASTER Is, IN
such case, give 10 the person paying inc money
receipt therefor and advise forthwith the rosnas'er
who is TO nav said amount of such deposit; and upon
presentation of this receipt the amount Is 10 De pad
over. The Postmaster receiving the amount IS 70
debit himself Herewith in his account and the POST
master paving that amount is to credit himself there-
l., of contingent
Foreign Muils.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
TO, and received from Eng land, via HALIFAX, Nova
Scotia, by the British Mail Steam Packets twice
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
on Shin Letters delivered at the office where the
yesse arrives is cents; if conveyed by post2 cents
in addition to the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers.-rhe following are the
rates of postage prescribed by the act OF the 81 oil
March. 1885, for mailable matter sent by h'S line 'o
Europe:- ,e -
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
For all letters and packages over hall an 40
ounce and under one ounce. ........'.''. .42c'
For every additional half ounce. .:.........ioc'
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
aud price current .oc,
The act of Congress also requires, That inc Oh.eo
States postage will be charged in addition TO the
above upon all maable matter sent through inc
a;s of the United States 10 New York from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All mailabe matter ad-
dressed TO England Ireland orScotland, will be lett al
the British post-olhce in Cowes or Southampton
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy
Spain, and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent to ia
yre in France; and a separate bag will be made
up for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven
And as no arrangements have yet Deen competed
hetwcen the most office of the United States anC
those of the above countries, repayment Of tho
postage will be required at the Office from which sen
upon all malabe matter directed to those countries
aath
Eastern continent pre- yment will not be required
II will be mailed for Bremen. where all unpaid posia
ees will be collected for the United States by TN
Bremen office.