Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-12-04
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Areconpeyed bu Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.

CLOSE: DUE
Eastern daily ex. Sun .SA Nj. u M. GA. &3P M
Great Southern. '..'.'.'oz A. M''''''''''ee2 - "
Sunday ..........!.....7 p. M.......;:.o A
Washington City. .6A.M., p. M'''..i5&o5 p M
Western. ......o A. m....''''''''o3 r. M
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. g A. M........''.'oE P. M
York Pa Route, ex. Sun. 5 A. Nj. ......'.o5 p. NJ
Norfolk daily, ex. SUM-. .3 p Mo-. '..''i A.
Annapolis, Md, xSund.,S A. M.'.'....'.o2 A. M
Delaware E Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worcester sMll p M
CO. Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
pcounties of E.Shore,)
Md. Monday, Wed IS A. M..........3 p. M
uesday and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday 9P. Nj. .....'''o A. M
aud Friday,
PIT Tobac oRoute w ed o.. A. NJ
ncsday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, J
Monday. Wednesday S6p. M''.''..'''' P NJ
aud Friday,
R.I-Air. daily ex. Sun. s. A. M........... y p NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Jefers conposed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding hall an ounce III weish'' sent any
distance not exceeding 300 niles.... % cents
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......l ~ cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce or
any fractional excess of half ounce, an additional
hostage is charged according to the distance
Letters dropped in the Post ofhce ior oei'ery Ill
the place, 2 cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, if advertised IN papers,
cents. -. =,
IJrcuJors handbills and advertisements, printed
or ithouraphed on paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unseded' Z
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters. 80
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals. and every
other kind of printed other matter except ncwsPa
uers circulars handbs, and advertisements uncon'
ma
inc one ounce or less - cents per copy, Tor any dis
lance For every additional ounce, cent. ANY
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, 10 De
charged as an ounce; an eACcss ies' "i'' '"' ~ '
TO be dsrcgarded. ,. ,,.,
ers thrreofO il they do not exceed l9oo superhci"
nches free, for any distance not eNceeo'nS oo 'hts
from the place where printed For any distance be,
vond 3n miles within the State where punished,
cent. For anv distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, CT. newspaper eX-
ceedine 1900 inchcs to be rated as pamphlet
Ne,pspapers irregularly sent, that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper. :. ., -
phIet OF spaper, it should be so enveloped as TO
be open at one endoherwise, 1t Will DC charged as
a letter. r ,,. fr,
raj has ordered the following regulations: money
for urwsnaper subscriptions not exceeding TEN DOL
IAps in each case, may be paid TO Postmaster Tor
the purpose of being paid to the puoShero OF news
paper. at any other office. The Postmaster Is IN
such case to give TO the person paying me money
RECENT therefor and advise forthwith the Postmaster
who il tn nav said amount of such deposit; aud upon
presentation of this receipt the amount is 10 Dc aid
or,r The Postmaster receiving the amount is to
debit himself herewith IN his account anu tme ost-
master nav that amount Is to credit hhsel there
10 in his account of contingent expenses
Foreign Maiis.-A mail is forwarded from boston
to. and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam racHe.s' Twice
r :~Lt he in q
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
vessel arrives cents; if conveyed by post,Z cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers.-The following are the
rates or postage prescribed by the act OF me 81 OF
March, Is45, for maable matter sent by TINS line TO
Europe:- ,,e
ounce in weight. 1900. '''''''''@fc
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce .........'. ...4oc
For every additional half ounce
For every letter, newspaper, pamphiet'
and price 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 through lne
mails of the United States to New York from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All maable matter ad-
dressed TO Ireland or Scotland Will be eita
the British post-office in Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium I'ay
Spain, and Portugal and Africa, will be sent to Ha-
yro !, France; and a separate bag will be made
am for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven
Aud as no arrangements have yet been completed
Setween the post-odice of the United States and
khose Of the above countries, prepayment OF the
nostape will be required at the office from which sent
rnon AL ma;labe matter directed to those countries
Dpon maIabie matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- ymen will no, be required
twill be mailed for Bremen. where all ahpa'u pos,a
es wild be collected for the United States by the
Bremen office.