Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-02-05
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
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WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

CLOSE: DUE;
Eastern daily lex. n.sA M&7P.M .3P NJ. & lP.M'
Sunday,.......... .....S A. M.....'.'.i2 p M
Great southern, daily,...9 p. M.....".,75 A. M
Washington daily, SA.M 4&9P Ms "A M 3&9P'M'
Western daily, ........6 A. M'''''''''''o7 r NJ
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. % A. M......."...o5 p NJ
York Pa Route, ex. Sun. s. A. Nj. ;...o5 p NJ
Annapolis Md .eX .Sun.SA M KIP M. . M @oP'h'
Delaw are, f. Shore DIVA.
Somerset s. Worcester : u ul p NJ
CO., Md. Sunday Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, We'd 7 $ A. M........'.3 p NJ
uesdav and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday S9P. NJ. ......''o A. M
and Friday, }
PIT Tobac oRoutc We'd % ~ AM
ncsdav and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, J
Monday. Wednesday f6P. M.,........| p M
and Friday, }
Bel Air. daily, cx Sun. 3 A. M'''....'''.'2P' NJ
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,. .......lu cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce or
any fractional of half ounce, an additional
hostage is charged according TO the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged GEMS each' ne
sides regular postage, if advertised III papers,
cents.
CircuIars handbills. and advertisements, printed
or autographed. on paper not larger than qnar'o pos.
or single cap, folded aud directed, but unseded'
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. 49,, ..
other kind of printed or 9th er matter, Except newspa
pers circulars haudbills and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communications weigh
ing one ounce less, cents per copy Tor any DIS
t.nce For every additional ounce, | cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO he
charged as an ounce; excess less than nan an o.
TO be disregarded. 49, 80,
ers thereby il they do not exceed l9OO 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-
ceedine 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Ne,rspnpcrs irregularly sent, that IS, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
nhlet or newspaper, it should be so enveloped as to
he omen at one end-otherwsc it will be charged as
"A letter. "
IN and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia hv the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month Tor eight months in the year, and once month
for the four winter months Letters thus sent must
have their postage to Boston prepaid The postage
nm Shin Letters delivered at the office where the
vcssrl arrives cents if conveyed by post,2 cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers.-Thc following are the
,,cs If nostagc prescribed by the act Of the 3D. OF
March 1875 for mailable matter sent by this line to
Europe:- ,:l,e
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weght.... ..... ...... '''.'. ''zfc'
For all letters and packages over haIi AN -
ounce and under one ounce. .... '.'..''..''f1c &C.
For every additional half ounce ...''''..'oc'
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
aud price current 80. .......'.. ,':'o;
The act of Congress also requires, mat Tue ohitro
States postage will be charged IN addi'ion 10 'he
above upon all maablc matter sent through the
-, Ills of,hr United States to New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
dressed 10 ENGLAND Ire and Scotland Will be letat
the British post office in Cowes or Southampton
and all Cor France the Netherlands, Belgium ltalY,
Spain and Portugal, and Africa will be sent to Ha
vre in France; and a separate bag VIII be made
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And nc no arrangements have yet been completed
hctween the post office of the United States and
those of the above countries, epayment OF the
nostaye will he required the Office from which sent
.ou all mailabe matter directed to those countries
Jpon mailable matter sent TO other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment VIII not ne required
IL IN he mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posta-
pes will h.. collected for the United States by the
Bremen Office ,.
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go by the French steamers or
tho Cu,ard line of British steamcrs-the foreign
postage being collected on the other SIDE
Under present arrangement, letters ior inc Gan,
sdas and other British possessions IN America Will
eot he forwarded by mail unless prepaid
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