Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-15

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Eastern daily lex. Sun. sA m&7P.M 5pM,& I'm
Sunday .....S M.,.......l2 P. M
Great Southern daily, ,..3 p. M..........15 A. M.
Washington daily, sam. ,4&9P ~. =! A'M., 5&oP'M
WESTERN daily, -.........o A. M'''''''''''o2 r. NJ
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. .6 A. M...........65 P. M
York Pa. Route. ex .Sun.ll A. Nj. ........b5 p. NJ
Annapolis Md .ex suns M &lP.M o Jam '%oP'N'
Delaware, Z. ShoreofNa.)
Somerset & Worcester D NJ I III p NJ
co., Md. Sunday, Tues
dav & Thursday
Cp counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, We'd ) A. M..........o p. NJ
uesdav and Saturday
Timer Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday S9P Nj. ...'.'.o A. NJ
and Friday,
PIT TObac Route, w cd O, NJ Nj
nesday and Sunday, }
Westminster Route, ,
Monday. Wednesday S6P. M,.......7 p. M
and Friday,
Bel-Air. daily, ex sun. % A. NJ .''''''.'.S p. M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one or more pieces OF paper
but not exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles - cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......l0 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
anv fractional excess Of half an ounce, an additional
postage is charged according TO the distance:
Letters dropped in the Post Oihce Tor delivery III
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised in papers,
cents. ,
or Iihopr,phrd on paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap. folded and directed, but unsedIed,
cents per Sheet any distance; 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 handbills and advertisements uncon'
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
inc one ounce or less - cents per copy for any dis
lance For every additional ounce, cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO be
charged as an ounce; excess less than half an o.
TO be disregarded. go.
Ve,,snooers when sent by the editors or publish.
ers thereof if they do not exceed i9Oo superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding loo miles, out OF
the state where published, - CT. newspaper eX-
cepdno 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Ne,pspapers rreguary sent, that Isl to a non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
nhle, or newspaper it shonld be developed as to
be omen at one end-otherwise, it will be charged as
letter.
Foreipn lfails-A mail is forwarded from Boston
to. and received from England, via Halifax (Nova
Scotia by the British Mail Steam Packets twice
month for eight months in the year. and once mouth
for the four winter months Letters, thus sent must
have their postage to Bo'to" pre-, pad me postage
ON Shin Letters, delivered at the office where the
essrl arrives is cents if conveyed by post cents
in addition to the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american HaiI Stearners.-'rhe following are the
-,,as of uostaae prescribed by the act of the Sd Of
March s45 for mailable matter sent by this line to
Europe:-
Unop all letters and package not exceeding hall an
ounce il wcight.... 80. ..'.... '''.''.'2tc'
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and uuder one ounce. .4'c.
For every additional half ounce ...,........'oc'
nyprv letter. newspaper, pamphlet,
and pricr current .......... .'c:
Th. act Of Congress also requires, that the United
States hostage will he charged in addition TO the
,,oy. uuon all maabie matter sent through the
Ill orthe United States TO New York, from whence
en-, shin sails for Bremen. All maabe matter adj
dr.ssrd ia England ireland Scotland, Will be e'tat
the British post Office ia Cowes or SOUTHAMPTON;
and ali for France, the Netherlands. Belgium, Italy,
Span and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent TO ma
yre. in France; and a separate bag will be made
mn f,r Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have vet heen completed
h.tween the post-otfice of the United States and
those of the above countries. prepayment OF Inc
nostaye will be required at the Office from which sent
r,on all maable matter directed to those countries
JT,on maiable matter to other countries on the
Eastern continen pre- payment VIII not be required
IL will he mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posta
ees witt he collected for the United States by the
Bremen office. ,....
Thn American postage only, is charged on letters
,d ncwsnapers to 60 BY the Cunard line of British
.,eamers-he foreign postage being collected on the
Under nresent arrangement, letters for the Can
5,s and other British possessions in America, VIII
mt he forwarded by mail unless prepaid.
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