Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-02-26
RATES OF POSTAGE.

but not exceeding half an in weight sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. .......5 cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......l ~ cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
auy fractional excess Of half an ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance;
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each
l. tiers advertised are charged cents each. be-
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents. i,
or ithooraphed paper not larger than qnarto post
or SINGLE can folded and directed but unsedlcd, :
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed, same as
letters.
pamphlets. :.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter (except newspa
pers circulars handblls, aud advertisements uncon-
nectcd with any mSN.lsGriUt communication weigh
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO he
charged as an ounce; excess less than half an
TO be disregarded.
Nr,sDaners (whcn sent by the editors publish
ers thereofO if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any dist ance in the State where published
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, ! ct. newspaper
cceding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irregularly sent that is, TO non
subscriber, the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is a circular, pam
phiet or newspaper, il should be so enveoped as TO
he open at end-oherwise, it will be charged as
a letter.
Foreign Mails.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
to- and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scot,,) by the British Mail Steam Packets, twice a
month"; for ght months IN the year, aud once month
for the four winter months. Letters thus sent must
have their postage Boston pre- paid The postage
on Shin Letters, delivered at the office where the
vesselarrives, is cents if conveyed by post, cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Null Steamers-The following are the
r hal h,t ii nat IF tbnQ 4 of
March, lS45 for mailable matter sent by this line to
Europe -
Upon all letters aud packages not exceeding half
ounce in weight. ..... ''..-. '..... '..2ic
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce aud under one ounce .4Sc
For every additional half ounce. &c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current ....-..... ...-.... &c
The act of Congress also requires that the United
States postage will be charged in addition 10 the
above upon all mailable matter sent through the
mails the United States TO New York, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All mailabe matter ad-
dressed to England. ireland or Scotland, will be leitat
the British post-oifice in Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands Belgium, Italy,
SPAIN and Portugal and Africa, will be sent TO lia-
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-oice of the United States and
those of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
postage will be required at the office from which sent
upon all mailable matter directed to those countries
Upon malable matter sent to other countries on 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.
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go by the French steamers or
the Cunard line of British steamers-the foreign
hostage being collected on the other side.
Under present arrangement. letters for the Can.
ada, and other British possessions in America, will
not be forw arded by mail unless prepaid