Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-12-23
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.

East'n ,da, lex. Sun. sA N,.&7PN... .&llP.M.
Sunday, .......... ~ p. M.,......il P Nj.
Great Southern daily,...9 p. ........7 A. NJ.
Washington daily, 5A 9p M. 81 M ,3&SP.M
Western daily, .........6 A. M...........65 p. M.
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. GA. M..........65 p. M.
York, Pa. Route, ex .Sunll A: Nj. ..::....6s P. NJ.
Annapolis Md .ex Sun. SA M &IP. M s. "A M &SPM
+''''''"' '''"' N due Wed. Fri. & Sun. I A. M.
Delaware, e. ShoreofVa.
Somerset s. Worcester II n NJ
CO., Md Sunday Tues {
day s. Thursday
Upcountes of E.Shorc,)
Md, Monday, Wed A. M..........3 p. M.
uesday and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route
Monday, Wednesday 59P. M. ........s A. M
and Friday, }
PIT Tobac 'oRoute We'd a. . =,
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, ;
Monday, Wednesday 6P. M.........7 p. M
and Friday
Bel-Air. daily, ex. Sun. 3 A. M...........2 p M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. ........ % cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles. ......l0 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess OF halt an ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Olhce tor delivery IN
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised IN papers,
cents.
Circulars handbils, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed, paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unseded,
cents per sheet, any distance postage TO be prepaid
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets mag aznes periodicals, and every
other kind of printed latter except wspa
pers circulars ,handblls, and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one less p cents per copy, for any dis
lance. For every additional ounce, cent. ANY
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, 10 be
charged ounce; an excess less than half an o.
to be disregarded.
pspapers, (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
cent For any distance exceeding 90 miles, out of
the State where published, l. ct. newspaper ex-
ccehng 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irreguIarly sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper
inlet or newspaper, it should be enveoped as to
be open at end-otherwse, ii will be charged as
a letter.
Foreign Mails.-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
year aud twice a 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 the vesse arrives,
is 81 CENTS if conveyed by post, cen'sh ADDITION 10
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers. -'Fhe following are the |
rates of postage prescribed by the act OF the Sd OF
March, 1915 for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Europe = r.
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight.... -. ''.... ..'.-'.. .2tc.
For ALI letters and packages over half an
ounce and under one ounce. .......,...4 Sc.
For every additional half ounce. ........ loo
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current $500. :..... .oc.
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States hostage will be charged in addition TO the
above npon all mailable matter sent through the
IN ais ofthe United States TO New York. from whence
the shin sails for Bremen All mailable matter ad-
TO ngland ireland or Scotland Will be etat
the British post-otice ia Cowes Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands Belgium ltay'
Snaip and Portugal and Africa, will be sent to Ha
vre. in France; and a separate bag will be made
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And AS no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-oiiice of the United States and
those of the above countries, pre- ayment oil the
nosaoe will be required at the Office from which sent
usou all mailabc matter directed to those countries
Ino, maable matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment Will not be required
n will be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posa-
pes will be collected for the United States by the
Bremen Office ,- ,..
aud newspapers to go by the Cunard line of British
steamers-the foreign postage being collected ON the
other side A. No.
Hinder present arrangement, letters for the Gan
ad,s and other British possessions in America VIII
NOT he for W arded by mail unless prepaid.