Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-03-25

Eastern daily ex. Sun. SA Nj. MI M 3P Nj x M
Sunday, ......... .....8 A m.....''..l2 P M
Great Southern, daily,...9 p. MI. - A. NJ
Washington daily, SA M. &9P NJ. g. M ,3&SPM.
Western daily, ........6 A. M......."..63 p. NJ.
Winchester, VaeX Sun. % A M..'...-.'...o5 p M
York Pa. Route, ex.Sun.li A: M. ..:;.'..oE P. NJ
Annapolis ,Mde Sun .SA nj KIP Ms "A M'@oP'm'
Delaware E. Shore DIVA.
Somerset s Worcester 7 p m.Il p NJ.
CO. Md. Sunday Tues
dav s. Thursday
TN counties of E.Shore,l
Md, Monday, We'd ) A. M.........'3 p M
uesdav and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday S9P. M .....'.'o A. NJ
and Friday,
ut Tobac'o Route We'd ION NJ.
nesday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, J
Monday; Wednesday or "''''''''''' r NJ
Bei-Air. daily, ex. Sun. $ A. m..........2P p. M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces oil paper
but not exceeding half an in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles..... ....5 cents.
ANY distance over 800 miles. " cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess OF nan an ounce an auu'''"
I,etiers dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, > cents each
Letters advertised are charged cents each be-
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
ceRts. :,,
Circulars, handbils, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed paper not larger than qnar'o post
or single cap, folded aud directed but unse"Ied' 2
cents per sheet any distance; when sealed, same as
letters.
pamphlets. , o......
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals. and every
other kind of printed or other matter Except newspa-
ners circulars handbills and advertisements, uncon-
nccted with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less, cents per copy for any dis
,anec For every additional ounce, / cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged as an ounce; excess less than halt an o.
TO he dsregarded. -. SO,
Ve,,snaners (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published,
cont For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published ] J CT newspaper eX-
ceeding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Ne,yspapcrs irreguary sent, that is, TO non
subscriber, the person sending must prepay c's Tor
each paper.
pklct, newspaper 1t shonld be so enVeiopeu as 10
he omen at one end-otherwise, it will be charged as
a letter. NJ,
TO- and received from Eng land, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia by the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month for eight months in the year, and once month
for the four winter months. Letters thus SENT must
have their postage to Boston prepaid; Inc postage
on Ship Letters, delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives is cents; if conveyed by post, cents
ia addition to the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
1ncrican Mail Steamers.-The following are the
ra,ns Of nostaoc prescribed by the act of the 81 OF
March 1915 for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Earope ;. -
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight.... ..... ...... $500 ''=fc'
For all letters and packages over halt an II.
ca,ucc and under one ounce. .... ..'.''' .f7c.
For every additional half ounce. ..'oc.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
l,,,,a
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
Sta1es hostage will he charged in addition 10 the
a5orc npon all maable matter sent through the
m Ills oCtbe United States TO New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All maable matter ad-
dressed TO England Ireland Scotland, will be eitat
the British post Office in Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France the Netherlands, Belgium, lalv,
Spain and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent TO ia-
yrc, in France and separate nag VIII or m'ue
IN for Hamburg and delivered at bremen-h haven:
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the t-oiIice of the United States and
those of the above countries, prepayment Of the
hostage will he required at the office from winch sent
u,op all mailable matter directed to those countries
ITpon maable matter sent TO other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment will not be required
Il viii he mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posta-
ocs 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 ior inc Can,
adas and other British possessions IN America Will
not be forwarded by mail unless prepaid.