Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-07-22
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Areconueyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily


Eastern daily lex. Sun. sA M&7P.m.. 3p Nj. s llP.M
Sunday .....S A. M.,......l2 P. Nj
Great southern, day,...3 p. M........7E A. M
Washington, daily, SA M Asp "A Ms Pm
Western, daily, .........6 A. M...........65 p. NJ
WIncheste ,Va.ex Sun. 6 A. m...........6z P. NJ
York Pa. Route, ex Sun IL A. Nj. .........67 P. NJ
Annapolis Md ex Sun. sam &4P. M. 81 M. &SP M
Delaware, E.ShoreofVa
Somerset & Worcester 4, . -,
CO., Md. Sunday, Tues
day s. Thursday
Up. counties of E-Shore,
Md, Monday, We'd 5 A. M..........3 p.
uesdav and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday 9p. M. ........S A. M
Pt'Tobac 'oRonte Wed
nesday and Sanday, !
Westminster Route, }
M0"day; Wednesday Or. N'.''...''.7 p. M
aud Friday,
Bci-Air. daily, ex. Sun. .sA. m...........2p M.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters posed Of one pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. lob cents.
Any distance over 300 miles .:.....l 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional of half ounce, additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised charged 2 cents each, be-
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, haadbills, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed, paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed, 2
cents per Sheet any distance postage to be prepaid;
when scaled, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On PamphLefs, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind printed or other matter, Except newspa
pers circulars, handbs, and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication weigh
ing one ounce less, - cents per copy for any dis
fance For every additional ounce, | cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged as ounce; excess less than haii an o.
TO be disrcgarded.
Ve,sD1nprs { when sent by the editors or publish.
crs therrof) if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where punished
cent For any distance exceeding lou miles, out OF
the State where published, J ct. newspaper ex-
cccdinm 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay 8 cts Tor
each paper.
When the article TO be mailed is circular, pam.
phet or newspaper, it should he so enveioped as TO
be orru at end-ohcrwisc, II Will be charged as
letter.
Foreign Mails-A mail is forwarded from Boston
,nJ NV York TO- and received from England, via
Halifax (Nova Scotia,) by the hr'ttsh Mail steam
Packets weekly, alternately, for eight months IN the
vrsr aud twice a mouth Tor the tour water mouths
Letters thus scot, must have their postage TO New
York or Nu.ton pre- paid. The postage an ship Let
trrs delivered az the Office where the vessel arrives
is - cents; IL conveyed by post, ccus I" addioa TO
rhe ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATioN
american Mail Steamers The following are the
r,,s or postaoe prescribed by the act Of the Sd OF
March 1915 for mailabie matter sent by tt's fHe TO
Europe . ..J; tlc an
ounce ~ weight. -. ''..';. '''..----'o'
For alldrttrrs and packages over half an ,
osuce AND under one ounce ....'''..--t,o'
ESnr eyrry additional half eunec .......-loc.
Fer epr cry letter, newspaper, Pamph'e''
pcUrrp nj
Fh. ac, Of Congress also requires, that Tue ohitto
S,otcs hostage will he charged ia addi''o" 10 the
,,ov. upon all mailabae matter seat through inc
III Oh. United States 10 New York. from whence
che shin sails for BremeA. All msiiasae matter ad-
dressed 10 Eng land Ireiaad or Scotland YIN ne etat
the Rrtish most office in Cnwes or Southampton;
.rJ all for France, the Netherlands BelS'am lta!y,
Snain. and Portugal and Africa, will be sent 10 ma
o !, France: and a separate bag will be made
mn for Hamburg aud delivered at hremeh' raven;
And nc no arrangements have vet heen completed
h,wne, the most Office of the United States and
,bo.. of the above countries, pre- payment oil the
nostaqe will he required at the ohce from which sent
moon all nathalie matter directed to those countries
H., m,iIabie matter sent other countries on the
eastern con,iuen pre- I'll not be required
!, vii he mailed for Bremen where all unpaid posla-
COS will he collected for the United States by the
The American postage only, is charged on letters
aud newspapers TO go by the Cunard line oil brush
steamers-the foreign postage being collected on the
other side. . e A., C
Under present arrangement, letters ior tne Gan,
adas and other British possessions IN AMERICA VIII
aot he forwarded by mail unless prepaid.