Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-09-16

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Sunday .......... .....7 NJ. ......ll p. M.
Great Southern, daily,...3 p. M.........75 A. NJ.
Washington, daily, 5A M, 1892 81 I'M ,S&9P. M
Western, daily, .....6 A. M'.'....".'o{ p. M
Winchester, Vaex Sun. Is A. M...........65 p. NJ
York, Pa. Route, ex. Sun.ll A. M. .....6s p. M
Annapolis ,Mdex Sun .SA M. & IL. M. s. "A M.&oP M
Delaware, e. ShoreofVa.)
Somerset & w orcester =, II , \,
CO., Md. Sunday Tues {
day & Thursday
Up.counties Of E.Shore,
Md, Monday, We'd IS A. M..........3 P. NJ.
uesdav and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route
Monday, Wednesday f9P. M. ........S A. NJ.
and Friday,
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nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
Monday, Wednesday 6P. M'...'...''7 P. M
and Friday,
Bel-Air daily, ex. Sun. q A. M.'.........2P. 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 800 miles. IS cents
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......l0 cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess OF half an ounce an additional
hostage is charged according to the distance
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars handbills, and advertisements, printed
Autographed, on paper not larger than quaro post
or single cap folded aud directed, but unsedled,
cents ner sheet any distance postage to be prepaid;
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. Sc
other kind of printed other matter Except newspa
pers circulars ,handbls, and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication weIgh-
ing one ounce less, 81 cents per copy, for any dis
lance For every additional ounce, cent. Any
fractional exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess less than halt an o.
TO be disregarded. 49, 80,
Ne,,spnnprs when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby il they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
cent. For any distance exceeding ioo miles, out oil
the State where published, CT. newspaper ex-
ceedine 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irreguIarIy sent, that is, to a non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
When the article to be mailed is a circular, pam
phlet or newspaper, it should be so developed as to
be open at end-oherwise II will be charged as
a letter.
Foreign Mails-A mail is forwarded from Boston
and New York to- and received from England, via
Halifax Nova Scota,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets weekly, alternately for eight months IN the
year, and twice mouth Tor the oar winter months.
Letters thus sent, must have their postage TO New
York or Boston prepaid. The postage on ship Let |
ters delivered the Office where the vessel arrives,
is 81 cents i conveyed by post cents in addition to
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers-The following are the |
rates of hostage prescribed by the act of the 3D. OF
March 1915 for mailable matter sent by this line to
Europe:-
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
in weight. '''.. ''''''''' S'''
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. 49,. .....'.....foc.
For every additional half ounce .........ioc.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
uu ,ripec ur
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States hostage will he charged in addition TO the
above mon all maiiabIe matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States TO New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All maiable matter ad-
dressed TO England, Ireland orScotland Will be iet"t
the British post-ofiice in Cowes or southampton;
and all for France the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
Spain, and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent 10 Ha-
yre. in France; and a separate bag will be made
I'M for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven:
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post office of the United States and
those of the above countries, prepayment OF the
hostage will be required the office from which sent
no, all maiable matter directed to those countries.
Jpon maiIable matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- will not be required
II will be mailed for Bremen where all unpaid posta-
pes 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 on the
other side
Under present arrangement, letters tor the Can.
nd and other British possessions in America Will
not be forw arded by mail unless prepaid
.-Is 1IU INNING