Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-06-26


Great Southern, ........5a A. M.........1 P M
Sunday, p. e A. Nj.
Washington City. Sam, 4 P M....7a&s4 p. NJ
Western. .....,.. ...... IS A. M...........65 p. M
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. 6 A. M...........65 p NJ
York Pa. Route cx. Sun. s. A. M. .......65 p. NJ
Norfolk, daily Sun. 3 p. M.... .....i a. NJ
Annapolis, Md, .Sund. 5 A. M.........S5 a. NJ.
Delaware e. Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worcester g =, lI p. NJ.
co. Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,}
Md, Monday, We'd 5 A. M..........3 p. NJ.
ueslay and Saturday )
Upper Marlboro Route
Monday; "Wednesday 9r' M ''''-'''0 A. M
PtTobac' oRoute Wed a , NJ.
ncsday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, }
nIG" Fsyi,v Wednesday 6'' "''''''''7 p NJ
Bcl-Air, daily, cX. Sun. $ A. Automatically p. NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. ........5 cents
Any distance over 300 miles .;;:..'.lo cents
On every additional weight of half 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.
Letters advertised charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, Or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, haudbills, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap folded and directed, but unscdled,
cents per sheet, any distance when sealed, same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap. are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pan,phlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind Of printed other matter Except newspa-
pcrs circulars handbs, and advertisements uncon.
ncctcd with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce or less, q cents per copy for any dis
lance. For every additional ounce, / cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding hall an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess less than hall an o.
to be dsrcgardcd.
NerrspaPers (whcn sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches free, for any distance not exceeding 30 miles
from the place where printed. For any distance be-
yond 80 miles, within the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, ! CT. newspaper eX-
cccding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphiet'
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam
phlet or new spapcr it should be enyeloped as to
be open at end-othcrwisc, will be charged as
letter.
Newspaper Subscriptions. The Postmaster Gene
raj has ordered the following regulations "Noney
for newspaper subscr ptons, not exceeding TEN DOL
LARS in each case, may be paid TO Postmaster for
the purpose of being paid to the publisher OF news
paper, at any other office The Postmaster Is, IN
such case give TO the person paying the money,
recent therefor, and advise forthwith the Postmaster
who is to pay said amount of such deposit; and upon
presentation of this receipt the amount is to be PAID
over The Postmaster receiving the amount rs 10
debit himself Herewith in his account, and the Post
master paying 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
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: The postage
on Ship Letters, delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives, cents; il conveyed by post cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail StGdmGrs.-The following are the
rates of postage prescribed by the act of the Sd Of
March, ISIS, for maable matter sent by this line to
Europc:-
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight. $3.50. ........ nc
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce ........... .4Se.
For every additional half ounce. loo.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition TO the
above upon all mailable matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All mailable matter adj
dressed to England Ireland orScoand will be leftat
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 bag will be made
up for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-office Of the United States and
those of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
postage will be required at the oce from which sent
uDon all maiIabe matter directed to those countries.
Cpon maiIable matter sent to other countries the
Eastern continent pre- payment will not be required
il will be mailed for Bremen where all unpaid posta-
ges will be collected for the United States by the
Bremen office.