Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-12-16


Eastern daily lex. sun.sA Nj. &7p.M2sP M & Jpn.
Great Southern, day,...9 p. M. .......75 A. M
Washington, daily, SAM, &9P M. 's&op'M
Western. daily, :.; ca A. M'''''''''S q M
York, Pa. Route, ex.Sun.ll A: Nj. .;:....6s p. M.
Annapolis, Md. ex Sun.SA M. SIP M. 81 Nm &5P.m
Norfolk, Mon. Wed. Fri. P. NJ.
due Wed. Fri. & Sun. A. M.
Delaware, E.ShoreofVa.l
Somerset & Worcester , =, II u NJ
co,Md: Sunday Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,}
Md, Monday, Wed A. M..........3 p. M
tuesday, and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Routc,)
Monday, Wednesday l9P. Nj. ......''s A. M
and Friday,
Pt.Tobac' o Route, w ed q, $, 9 . n
ncsday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
Monday, Wednesday or. M. ........7 P. NJ.
and Friday,
Bel-Air. daily, ex. Sun. IS A. M............2P p. M.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 niles.. .... 20 cents
ANY distance over 300 miles. ......l 10 cents.
On svery additional weight of half an ounce,
any fractional of half ounce, additional
postage is charged according to the distance:
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery i'll
the same place. cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised in papers,
cents.
or thographcd on paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap folded aud directed, but unsealed,
cents per Sheet any distance, postage to be prepaid
when sealed, same as letters
Circulars sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. -,
other kind Of printed or other matter except ne"spa-
pcrs circulars haudbills and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less, cents per copy, for any dis
lance. For every additional ounce, cent. ANY
fractional exceeding hall an ounce, 10 De
charged as an ounce excess less than hall an o.
TO be disregardcd. 49, ~
Ve,,spaners (when sent by the editors publish
ers thercof) 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, CT. newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Nptps manners irregularly sent, that IS, to non |
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper. |
phct or newspaper, it should be so cnveoped as to
be omen at one end-othcrwse, il will be charged as
a letter. -,
and New York to, and received from England, via
UaIif,x (Noya Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets weekly, alternately, for eight months in the
wear and twice mouth Tor the tanr winter months
Letters thus sent, must have their postage 10 New
Work. mr. Boston pre- paid. The postage Oh SHIP Let
,rrs delivered at the Office where the vessel arrives,
is "a cents; if conveyed by post, cents in addition to
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers.-The following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the act Of the ID OF
March 1915 for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Europe = L,r
p,n all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight... ...- ..'... .....'''zfc'
For all letters aud packages over half an
ounce and under one ounce. ..... ...........4oc.
For every additional hal ounce .......... .l5c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
aud price current 80. 1900. - ..''.
The act of Congress also requires that the United
States hostage will be charged in addition TO tue
above npon all maable matter sent through the
nails of the United States TO New YORK from whence
,h. sh;n sails for Bremen. A II mailabe matter ad-
TO England ireland or Scotland VIII De iett
the British post office ia Cowes or Southampton;
.nI ali for France the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
Spau. and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent to Ha-
vre !, France; and a separate bag will be made
mn for n ,mbure and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And ne no arrangements have yet been completed
h,tween the post-office of the United States and
those of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
nostaoe will be required at the office from which sent
mon MI maabIe matter directed to those countries
IInon m aabe matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment VIII not be required
4; will he mailed for Bremen where all unpaid posia-
oes will be collected for the United States by the
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go by the t'unard ne OF nr'tish
seamers-the foreign postage being collected OH the
other side ,... e .h. Can
dss and other British possessions in America, Will
not he forwarded by mail unless prepaid.