Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-03
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are conueyed 6y Rail Road Cars and Stages daily

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily ,ex Sun. SA M. &7P. NJ. 3p M lP.M
Sunday .....S A. ........l2 p. NJ.
Great southern, daily,...3 P. M. ......75 A. M.
Washington, daily, SA. M, Asp. M. SIAM 3&SP'M'
Western, daily, .........6 A. M...........o5 P. M
Winchester, Va.eX Sun. b A. M........'.''o2 p NJ
York Pa. Route, x.Sun.ll A. NJ. .......b$ p NJ
Annapolis Md .eX Sun .SA M &4P NJ. 8 Am NoP'M
Delaware E.ShorcofFa.
Somerset & Worcester =, II d NJ
CO., Md. Sunday, Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, We'd A. M..........o p NJ
uesdav and Saturday )
Timer Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday f9p. NJ. ......'.o A. NJ
and Friday, )
PIT Tobac oRoute, w ed q. ~ A. Nj
uesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, J
Monday, Wednesday I6P M........'.| P NJ
and Friday,
Bel-Air daily, eX. sun . A. ....@ r 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. ..,....o cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......lO cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional of half an ounce, an additional
hostage is charged according TO the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office tor delivery IN
the place, cents each
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised IN papers,
cents. =,
Circulars handbiIls and advertisements, printed
or ithographed paper not larger than quarto post
or siuge cap, folded and directed, but unse"led' 2
cents per sheet, any dstance when sealed, same as
letters
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On PamphLets magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed or other matter except newSPa
pers circulars handbs, and advertisements uncon'
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing oac ounce less, D cents per copy, Tor any DIS
lance For every additional ounce, cent. ANY
fractional excess exceeding hall an ounce, 10 De
charged ounce; an excess less thah hat an o.
to be disregarded. ~
Ne,ospaners { when sent by the editors publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 9Oo supernciai
inches for any distance in the State where published,
cent. For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, ! ct. A newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
phct or newspaper. it should be so enveloped as to
be open at one end-otherwise it Will be charged as
letter. .
Foreign MaiIs.-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
vcar and 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
ters delivered the Office where the vessel arrives,
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Stenmers.-The following are the
rates of postage prescribed by the act OF me 5n OF
March 1915 for Inaablc matter sent by this line to
Europe:-
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight.... go. 49,. '''....''2fc'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. ....foc'
For every additional half ounce ..:.........ioc.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current .......... .'o.
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged IN addition TO the
above npon all mailabe matter sent through the
rails ofthe United States to New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All maable matter adj
dressed TO England ireland or Scotland VIII ne ietat
the British post Office in Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium italN'
Spain, and Portugal and Africa, VIII De Sent '" ma
vrc in France; and a separate bag Will be m 'dc
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-o office Of the United Stairs anu
those of the above countries, prepayment OF the
hostage will be required at the Office from winch sent
uoon all malabe matter directed to those countries
Uno, maiIable matter sent to other countries on In,
Eastern continent pre- payment will not he required
IL will be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid o'ia-
oes 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 Cunard line OF british
steamers-the foreign postage being collected o" the
other side. r.
adas and other British possessions III hmerica' VIII
not he forwar Ied by mail unless prepaid
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