Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-10-02
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conueued Jv Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily cx. Sun. SA SIP M. GA. M.&3PM NJ.
Great Southern. ........55 A. M.........7a p. NJ
Sunday ,................7 p. M.'....:;c'o, A. NJ
Washington City. SAN, P M'..-'i ~ = NJ
Wcstcrn......,.. 80 A. M........,...O3 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va.cx Sun. g A M...........'65 p NJ.
York p a. Route eX.Sun..S A. NJ. ....''..'o2 r NJ
Norfolk daily, ex. sun. - p M'.''' '''''5 A. NJ
Annapolis, Md, eX .Sund,S A. ....''.'.02 A. M
Dclaw arc, r Shore DIVA.
Somerset & Worcester : NII p NJ
CO., Md. Sunday Tues
day s Thursday }
Tn counties of E.ShOrc,)
Md. Monday, We'd A. M..........3 p NJ
tuesday, and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday Or. NJ. ........o A. NJ
and Friday,
PIT Tobac oRoutc, w cd Co. AN.
ncsday and Sunday, }
Westminster Route, }
MONDAY, Wednesday Or M''''''''''' P \"
and Friday,
Bel Air. daily cx. Sun. s. A. M...........2P p. NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 900 miles ........ . cents.
Any distance over 300 miles. .;:.''.'o cents.
On every additional weight of hall 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 are charged cents each' ne
cents
fircuIars handbills and advertisements, printed
or photographed rapern9t larger than q"ar,1 posi-
or single cap, folded and directed, but unse"Icd' 2
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. .,., 49,, ,,.,.
other kind of printed other matter (cxccp newspa
pers circulars handblII and advertisements uncon'
ncctcd with any manuscript comhuhlc''lon' VIII -;
l,.GS tg
lance For every additional ounce, | cent. Any
fractional exceeding half an o"nc%, 10 be
charged an ounce; an excess less 'hah nan Ill W"
TO be disrcgardcd. ,,,
Ne,,spGpers (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 100 superficial
inches free for any distance not exceeding ~ miles
from the place where printed FOR any distance pc
yond 80 miles, within the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, J. ct. newspaper eN-
cccding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Newspapers irrcgularly sent, that IS, TO non
subscrbcr the person sending must prepay cts Tor
When the article to be mailed is a circular, pam
phct, newspaper, 1T should be so GnVeIopcn Il, 10
he omen at one end otherwise, il Will be charged as
letter. ~
Newspaper Subscriptions. The Postmaster Gene
raj has ordered the following regulations: money
for newspaper subscriptions, not exceeding TEN DOL
LARS in each casr may be paid to a Postmaster Tor
the purpose of being paid to the publisher oil news
paper, at any other Office. The Postmaster Is, IN
snch case, to give TO the person paying inc money
recent therefor and advise forthwith the Postmaster
who Is 10 nav said amount of such deposit; and upon
presentation of this receipt the amount is TO be paid
over The Postmaster receiving the amount IS TO
Jh;t bnscIf Herewith in his account and the Post
master inr that amount to credit himself there
with in his account of contingent expenses"
Foreign lhils-A mail is forwarded from Boston
to- and received from England, via Halifax, NOVA
Scott. :, bv 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