Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-05-06
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Areconpeyed by Rail Road Carsand Stages daily

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily ,ex. Sun sA m.&7P.M.. 3P .m& llPM'
Sunday .....S A. M........l2 p Nj.
Great Southern, daily,...S p. M........':LE A. M
Washington daily, 5A. Nj. a SOP NJ. 80 M, 3&SPm
Western, daily, .........6 A. M...........o5 p M.
Winchester, Va.ex. Sun. g A. M.........67 P M.
York Pa. Route, ex. Sun.ll A. Nj. ...'''.o} p. NJ
Annapolis ,Md.ex Sun .SA M. &4PM o Am &oP'M.
Dcaw are e Shore ofVa.)
Somerset & Worcester 7 n =, l III p NJ
CO. Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Upcountics of EShore,)
Md, Monday, We'd S A. M........3 p. M.
tuesday, and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday l9P. M. ......'.o A.. M
and Friday,
Ptrobac' oRoute w ed 10. A. Nj.
nesday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, }
Monday; "Wednesday 6P' "''''''''''7 P M
and Friday,
Bel-Air. daily ex. Sun. d A. M''...'''...'2P' M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one or more pieces oil paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce IN weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 800 miles % cents
Aoy distance over 800 miles,. .......l0 cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
anv fractional excess of half ounce additional
hostage is charged according TO the distance
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery IN
the same place, 2 cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or II advertised In papers,
cents.
mr. Ii,bographcd on paper larger than quaro post
or single cap, folded and directed but unsedled
cents per sheet, any distance; 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 matter (except newspa-
pers, circulars, handblls, and ADVERTISEMENTS uncon'
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less q cents per copy, tor any DIS
lance For every additional ounce, cent ANY
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess less 'hah nan an W.
TO be disregarded.
Vepsparers (when sent by the editors or publish.
ers thereby if they do not exceed l9Oo superficial
inches for any distance in the State where p"bi'shed
cent For any distance exceeding l0o miles, out OF
the State where published, J CT. newspaper ex-
cecding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Nenspapers irregularly sent that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay c'' ior
each paper. ,
When the article TO be mailed is circular, pam
nbIe, or newspaper, il should be so enveoped as to
be omen al one end-otherwse il will be charged as
letter. -.
n and Received from England, via Halifax, (Noya
Scotia } by the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month for eight months in the year, anu once mouth
for the four winter months. Letters, thus sent, must
have their postage TO Boston pre- paid The postage
nn Shin Letters delivered at the Office where the
vessel arrives is cents; if conveyed by post cents
in addition to the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers.-The following are the
, If nostaoe prescribed by the act of the Sd OF
March lS45 for maable matter sent by this line to
Europe
Unon all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight. ...... '...... ''zfc'
For all letters and packages over hall an -
ounce and under one ounce ...........4oc'
For every additional half ounce ........ ioc
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current .......... ....... .oc
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
states hostage will be charged in addition TO the
o,ove upon all mailable matter sent through the
I'll, of,he limited States 10 New York, from whence
Tho shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter adj
dressed 10 Eng and ireland or Scotland viii be eat
the British post office ia Cowes or southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium ltaY'
Sna;n. and Portugal, and Africa will be sent to Ha
vre in France; and a separate Dag VIII DC m'ae
mn for Hamburg and delivered at hremeh'haVeh;
And .s no arrangements have yet been completed
hotween the post office of the United States and
those of the above countries prepayment OF the
hostage will be required at the office from winch sent
,or all mailabe matter directed to those countries.
Inon mailable matter sent TO other countries on ,he
Eas,crn continent pre- ayment will not be required
he mailed for Bremen where all unpaid posta-
COS 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 BRUSH
,ramers-the foreign postage being collected on the
other side. ,,,us for ,h. Gan
~, and other British possessions in America, Will
rot he forwarded by mail unless prepaid. 49,