Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-01
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
4re conUeyed By Rail Road Cars sand Stages daily.

CLOSE DUE:
Eastern daily ,ex Sun. SA. M. SIR M. .3p M & Ppm
Sunday A M.........l2 p. Nj.
Great Southern, day,...9 p. M. .....75 A. M
Washington, daily, SA. M. &9P MS aA.M' S&oP'M.
Western, daily, ...'.o A. M'..''''.'''o3 r M
York Pa. Route, ex Sun. IL A. Nj. ........65 p NJ
Annapolis Md .ex .Sun .SA M &4p M B AM &oP'M
Delaw are, e. Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worcester : NJ II n NJ
CO. Md. Sunday, Tues
day s. Thursday
Up.counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, We'd IS A. M..........3 p. M.
uesdav and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday S9P. M..........o A. NJ.
and Friday, )
PIT Tobac' Route Wed o. . -,
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
Monday. Wednesday S6P. M..........7 P. M.
Bel-Air. daily, ex. SUM- g A. M............2P' M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 800 miles. ........5 cents
ANY distance over 300 tniles.... 1890. 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional 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 Z vents each, be-
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbs, and advertisements, printed
or lithographed paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap folded aud directed, but unsedied,
cents per sheet, any distances when sealed same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, rated
pamphlets. .
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals. and every
other kind of printed matter, Except newspa-
pers circulars handbills and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
OrI less
tancc For every additional ounce, | cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged as ounce an excess less than hall an o.
60 be disregardcd. ~
Nc,.sparers, (when sent by the editors publish
crs thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
nche for any distance in the State where published
cent. Fer any distance exceeding oo miles, out OF
the State where published, CT. newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Ne,Dspaptrs irreguary sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper
when the article 10 be mailed is circular, pam
phiet, or newspaper it should be envelopcd as to
be open at end-othcrwisc, will be charged as
a letter
to and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia } by the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month"; for eight months in the year, and once mouth
Tor the four winter months Letters thus SENT must
have their postage TO Boston prepaid The postage
ON Shin Letters, delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives is cents il conveyed by post, cents
in addition to the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mad Steamers.-The following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the act OF the ID OF
March, 1916 for maiiabic matter sent by this line to
Europe: >. :.
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight. ...... ......' &c
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 .......... -. 'c.
r@c act of Congress also requires that the United
States postage will be charged in addition 10 the
above aoon all malable matter sent through the
aa;tsoffhe limited States to New York from whence
the sh1n sails for Bremen. All maable matter ad-
dressed 10 England Ireland orScotland, will be eftat
tbe Rritish most office in Cowes or Southampton;
and nj, for France the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
swain and Portugal and Africa, will be sent to Ha
yre in France; and separate bag VIII be made
am for Wambrrs and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And Nc no arrangements have yet been completed
hetwaer the sost- office of the United States and
those Of the above countries, prepayment OF the
se will be required at the office from which sent
nnou all M able matter directed to those countries
Union M sabe mater sent TO other countries on the
Eastern eostiuent pre- ment will not be required
q ~ IN he for Bremen VIII all unpaid posta-
pes viii; be collected for the United States by the
Bremea offee
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newseaeers TO go by the French steamers, or
the Cuward line of British steame rs-the foreign
hostage being collected on the other SIDE.
Hinder presert arrangement, letters Tor the Gan.
adas and other British possessions in Amerca' VIII
not be forwarded kg mail Saess prepaid