Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-01-01
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.
WINTER ARRANGEMEET.

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily ,ex Sun. sA m.&7rM 3P M; & llPM'
Sunday, ................S A. M........l2 p. Nj.
Great Southern, day,...9 p. M. ~ A. M.
Washington, daily, SA. M. Asp M. 81 .M.,3 M
Western, daily, ....6 A. M....''...o3 P M
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. e A. M......."..65 p. M
York Pa Route, ex Sun. s. A. M..........6s p. M.
Annapolis Md. ex Sun SA M KIP Ms M.&oP.M'
Delaware, f. Shore DIVA
Somerset s. Worcester =, II n NJ
CO., Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Up.counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, We'd A. M..........3 p. NJ.
tuesday, and Saturday )
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday f9P. M. ........S A. NJ.
and Friday,
PIT Tobac' oRoute We'd q, >, g ~
nesday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, }
Monday. Wednesday S6P. H..........7 p. NJ.
and Friday,
Bel-Air daily, cx. Sum-. s. A. M.......... . 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 300 miles,. $500. 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess of half ounce additional
hostage is charged according TO the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery III
the same place, cents each
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
Circulars, handbls, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed. paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unseded,
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters.
Circulars ON sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
other kind of printed other matter, Except newspa
pers circulars handbills and advertisements uncon
nectcd with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one less, . cents per copy Tor amy dis
lance. For every additional ounce, cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half ounce, TO be
charged ounce; an excess less than halt an o.
TO be disregarded.
NEWSPAPERS (when sent by the editors publish
ers thereby il they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
I cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, | ! ct. newspaper eX
ceedine 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, TO a non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts. for
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is a circular, pam
phlct, newspaper II should be so enveloped as to
be open at one endotherwise, il will be charged
n letter.
Foreirn MniIs-A mail is forwarded from Boston
TO- and received from England, via Halifax, Nova
Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month"; for ght months in the year, aud once month
for the four winter months Letters thus sent must
have their postage to Boston pre- paid The postage
on Shin Letters, delivered at the Office where the
vessel cents: conveyed ny post, cents
in addition to the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Stenmers.-The following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the of the Sd of
March Is45 for maiiabe sent by this line to
Furope:-
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight. ....... nc
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under one ounce. .4Sc.
For every additional half ounce l5c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current ....-..... ,.';;. :oc;
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition TO the
above npon all maable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States to New York, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
dressed TO England ireland orScoand will be left tat
the British post Office in Cowes Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands Belgium Italy,
Spain, and Portugal, and Africa will be sent TO Ha-
yre, in France; and a separate bag will be made
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
Aud as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-oiiice of the United States and
those Of the above countries, prepayment OF the
hostage will be required at the office from which sent
r,on all malable matter directed to those countries
Union maable matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- yment ill not be required
IL will be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posta
res will be 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
the Cunard line of British steamers--the foreign
hostage being collected on the other side.
Under present arrangement, letters for the Can
adas and other British possessions IN America VIII
not be forwarded by mail unless prepaid