Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-05-20


Eastern daiIv.ex. Sun. SA M&7p.M .3p. Nj. s. lIP.M.
SUNDAY A M.........l2 P. Nj.
Great southern daily,...3 p. M..........75 a. NJ
Washington, daily, sam. 4&9P NJ - 'M''3~ M
Western, daily, ...,.....6 a. M'''''''.'''o3 r. N
Winchester, Va.ex. sun. g A. m...........o2 p NJ
York Pa. Route, eX.Sm.ll a. NJ. ..''.o5 p NJ
Annapols Md .ex Sun .SA M lP. NJ 8 M. &oP'A'
Delaware, f. ShoreoiFa.)
Somerset & w orccStcr n uIl p NJ.
co. Md, Sunday Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties of E.ShOre,)
Md Monday, We'd "a. M..........5 p. NJ
tuesday, and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday 9P. Nj .....'''o A. M
aud Friday,
PIT Tobac' oRoutc w ed a, n A. NJ
ncsday aud Sunday,
Westminster Route, J
Monday, "Wednesday (6P. M.....'.'''' P NJ
and Friday,
Bel Air daily, Sun. $ A. ........... - p. M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Lcttsrs composed Of one or more pieces OF paper
but not exceeding half an ounce IN weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miIcS..... 80 cents
ANY distance 800 miles 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess OF na an ounce, a"
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery IN
the same place, = cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each, ne
sides regular postage, if advertised III papers,
cents ..,,
Circulars handbills, aul advertisements, printed
or Autographed paper not larger than qnarto post
or single cap, folded aud directed, but unsedieu'
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 hcwSPa
ncrx circu handbills, and advertisements uncon
nectcd with any manuscript communication weigh
ing one ounce less . cents per copy tor any DIS
,ancc For every additional ounce, cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO be
charged MS an ounce; excess less than hall an o.
to he disregardcd I'LL,
Ve,,snaners when sent by the editors or publish.
inches for any distance in the State where published
I con, For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, ct. newspaper eX-
ceediue 1900 inches, TO be rated as pamphlet.
Ne,cspaDcrs irregularly sent, that IS, 10 non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts Tor
each paper. .,. -
phet or newspaper, it should be SO enveiopea a, 10
he onen at one nd-otherwisc, it will be charged as
letter. -
Eoreign lTnils.-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
rcar and twice mouth for the four winter months.
Letters thus sent, must have their postage to New
York or Boston pre- paid The postage on ship Let
tcrs delivered at the office where inc
is cents; if conveyed by post, cents III 'u'''o" "
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
t,n,icnn Mail Steamers.-Thc following are the
rates of postage prescribed by the act OF me '' OF
Mach 1913. for maable matter sent by this line to
Furopc:- ,; half o
Unou all letters and packages not exceeding h"l, an
ounce in weight. -. ..... 49,. '.''''' -t''
For all letters and packages over haii an
ounce aud under one OUNCE. ..'....''''t7c'
For every additional half ounce. ....'..'oc'
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
and price current -. .......... .'c;
Nh, act of Congress also requires, that the Uh'trd
States hostage will be charged IN addition 10 me
.nvc mon all mailabc matter sent through the
mails of the United States TO New fork, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad
dressed TO England Ireland or Scotland. VIII be eltat
~ british most Office in Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium l'a,V'
Swain and Portugal, and Africa, Will be sent 10 ma
20 !, France: and a separate bag will be made
nm G,r Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven
AID no no arrangements have yet been completed
hctween the post-olce of the United States and
those of the above countries, prepayment OF 'he
nostaee will be required at the Office from whch sent
on all mailabIe matter directed to those countries
Iino, maiIable matter sent to other countries on the
eastern continent pre- ymen Will not be required
Il " i'll be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid Posa
-. ,y;u he collected for the United States by the
The American postage only, is charged on letters
,d newspapers to go by the Cunard line OF BRUSH
seamers-the foreign postage being collected on the
other side. LATHAM, for tho Can
adas and other British possessions IN hmeric"' VIII
not be forwarded by mail unless prepalu.