Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-12-02
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
dreconpeyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily ex Sun SA M x Up M. 3p. Nj & LIP M.
Sunday ,.......... .....7 p. M........ll p. NJ.
Great southern, daily,...3 p. M..........75 A. NJ.
Washington daily, SA M, 1882 ma An, M
Western, daily, .........6 A. M...........o5 P M
Winchester, Vaex Sun. GA M.........6a p M
York Pa Route, cx. Sun II A. NJ. % p. NJ.
Annapolis Md .Sun.SA M. ZIP. M. So A M &SPM
Delaw are, e. ShoreofVa.l
Somerset & Worcester ~ II \,
CO., Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,}
Md, Monday, We'd 5 A. M..........3 p. M
uesday aud Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday 29P. NJ ........s A. NJ.
and Friday,
PIT Tobac 'oRoute, w ed }on =,
ncsday and Sunday, "
Westminster Route, }
Monday, Wednesday or. M.'......'.7 p. M.
and Friday,
Bel daily, ex. Sun. 8 A. M.,..........2 p NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. % cents
ANY distance over 300 miles,. ....... 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional of half an ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery Ill
the place, , cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each be-
sides regular postage, or If advertised IN papers,
cents.
Circulars handbs, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed, paper not larger than quarto post
or sing lie cap, folded aud directed, but unsealed,
per sheet any distance postage to be prepaid;
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other after Except newspa-
pers circulars handbills and advertisements, uncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one less, cents per copy, for any dis
lance. For every additional ounce, l cent ANY
al exceeding half ounce, to be
charged as ounce; excess less than halt an o.
TO be dsregarded. ~
Ne,Dspapers (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, u ct. newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, TO be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irreguary sent, that IS, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay3 cts for
each paper.
phlet or newspaper it should be so enveloped as to
be omen at one end-otherwse, it will be charged as
letter.
Foreign Mails.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
and New York to, and received from England, via
Halifax (Nova Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets, weekly, alternately, for eight months IN the
year, and twice mouth Tor the tour winter months.
Letters thus sent, must have their postage TO New
York or Boston pre- paid. The postage on Ship Let
ters delivered the Office where the vessel arrives,
is "a cents conveyed by post, cents in addition to
the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers. following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the act of the Sd OF
March 1885, for mailable matter sent by this line to
Europe:- :. -.
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight.... ...... '''zic'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ouuce and under ounce ...49c.
For every additional half ounce loc
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current .......... &c:
The act of Congress also requires that the ohitrd
States postage will be charged in addition 10 the
above upon all maable matter sent through the
m ills orthe United States 10 New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. Ill mailable matter ad-
dressed to England ireland or Scotland, will be ie at
the British post office in Cowes or southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium ltaV'
Spaip aud Portugal, and Africa, will be sent TO Ia
yre, 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 ana
those of the above countries, prepayment OF the
postage will be required at the office from when sent
n.on all mailabc matter directed TO those countries
Upon malable matter sent TO other countries on me
Eastern continent pre- pay ill not be required
will be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posia
oes will be collected for the United States by the
Bremen office. ,..
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go by the Cunard line OF British
steamers-the foreign postage being collected on the
other side.
Hinder present arrangement letters for the Can
adas and other British possessions in America, VIII
not he forw arded by mail unless prepaid