Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-24


Eastern daiIv .ex. Sun SA Nj TIP M. 3p. M. SLIM.
Sunday .....S A M.........l2 p Nj
Great Southern, daily,".3 p. M. .....'. - A. NJ
Washington, daily, SA M. 1892 M. o5A'M'3%o pm
Western daily, .........b A. M.........,.o5 P NJ
Winchester, Va x Sun. d A. M..........o3 P NJ.
York Pa Route, ex. Sunll A. Nj. % r NJ
Anuapolis Md .ex Sun .SA M &lP.M . M.&oP'M'
Delaw ware, E. Shore DIVA
Somerset & Worcester 7 n \, I III p NJ
co. Md Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Tn counties of E.Shorc,)
Md, Monday, We'd IS A. M....,.....5 P. NJ.
uesdav and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday f9P. Nj. .'...'''o A. NJ
and Friday,
PIT Tobac oRoute, w ed Or S A. NJ
nesday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, J
Monday. Wednesday t6P. M'......''.' P M
and Friday,
Bel Air. daily ex. sun. % A. T. M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed OF one or more pieces OF paper,
hut NOT exceeding half ounce IN weight sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles.... .....A cents.
Auv distance over 300 miles,. ....... W cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess of half an ounce an additional
nost,ge is charged according to the distance,
letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each
Letters advertised charged cents each be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised in papers,
Circulars, handbills anil advertisements, printed
or Autographed. on paper not larger man q"ar'o posi-
or sipyle can folded and directed, but unsedled,
cents per sheet any distance postage to he Prepald
when sealed. same as letters.
CircuIars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. .. ,o.;o,;,oIs and everr
hind of uriutcd matter except newspa-
per. circulars handbs, and advertisements uncon'
nected with any manuscript communication weigh
inc one ounce or less - cents per copy tor any dis
adj |
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, 10 be
charged as ounce; excess less than hai an o.
to be disregarded. ,.,r,
.-s tbpreof if they do not exceed l9lO superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
, cont For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, ) CT. newspaper eN-
c.rd;py 1900 inches to be rated as pamphlet.
Ne,gspnp crs irregularlv sent, that is, 10 non
subscriber the person scuding must prepay cts for
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam
,bIet or newspaper it should be cnveloped as to
he omen at one end-otherwse it will be charged as
letter
F,yeipn Nnils-A mail is forwarded from Boston
mud New York to, and received from England, VIA
u,I;f,x Nova Scotia) bv the british Mail Steam
PACKETS weekly alternately, for eight months in the
wear and twice mouth Tor the tour winter months.
Letters thus sent, must have the'r postage 10 tNeW
York or Boston pre- paid The postage IN snip Let
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 Mail SteamPrs.-Thc following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by III" act Z" Tue 81 OF
March 1870 for maable matter sent by this line to
Europe:-
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding MAJ, a"
ounce in weight. -. .... ..'..: ''''''''@f''
For all letters aud packages over hall an -
ounce and under one ounce...... .....'.'. ''f1c'
For every additional half ounce Loo
For every letter. newspaper, pamphie',
and prce current -. .......... ..'.'c,
III. act of Congress also requires, that the Unlted
gtat.s hostage will be charged IN addition 10 me
above mpou all mailabe matter sent through the
iii. oC,h. United States 10 New York, from whence
,h shin sails for Bremen. All mailahle matter ad-
r.ssrd 10 England ireland Scotland. will be leitat
the British most office in Cowes or southampton;
and o for France, the Netherlands, Belgium l'alV,
Sn,in and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent TO ta-
vro i, France; and a separate bag will be made
I'm for Hamburg and delivered AT hre"t" maven,
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
brtweeo the post-oiice of the United states and
,bos. of the above countries, prepayment oil the
hostage will he required at the Office from whch sent
,on all maable matter directed to those countries
Unon aiIable matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment VIII not ne required
will be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid os,a-
res will he collected for the United States by the
Bremen office. 1885,, - ,,...
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go by the Cunard line OF BRUSH
,m.rsr the foreign postage being collected on the
other side. ,.,. Co. .ho a.,
Hinder present arrangement, letters Tor the Gan,
sd,s and other British possessions IN America, Will
not he warded by mail unless prepaid.
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