Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-08-12


Eastern daily EEK. Sun. sA M.&7p.M. 3P nj. llPM.
Sunday .....S A M.........l2 p. Nj.
Great Southern, daly,...3 p. M....... u A. NJ
Washington, daily, ga M. 4&9P NJ aA.M''sN<9P. M
Western daily, .........6 A. M......... .o5 p. M.
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. Is A. M......"...65 p NJ.
York Pa. Route, ex. Sun II A. NJ. ...o5 p. NJ
Annapolis ,Md.ex Sun .SA. M &iP.M g "a M &oP M.
Delaware, E. ShorcofVa.
Somerset s. Worcester 7 n NJ lI p M
CO. Md Sunday, Tues
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shorc,)
Md, Monday, We'd A. M.........3 p. M.
uesday and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday S9P. NJ. ........o A. M
and Friday,
PIT. TobacoRoute, w ed On NJ s A. Nj
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
Monday, Wednesday, (6P. M.-........7 p. M.
and Friday,
Bel Air. daily, ex. Sun . A. ....Z p. NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one more pieces of paper,
but mt xc eding half ounce in weight sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miies.... ....5 cents.
Any distance over 300 miles. -. 10 cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess Of half an ounce, an additional
hostage is charged according to tn" 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, handbils, AMI advertisements, printed
or thographcd paper nHt larger than qnarto post
or single cap folded aud directed, but unsedled,
cents pcr sheet any distance, postage TO be prepaid;
when sealed. same as letters
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. :.
On pannhlefs magazines, periodicals., and every
other kind Of printed other matter, Except newspa-
pers circulars handbills and advertisements uncon
nrctrd with any manuscript communication weigh
inv one ounce or less - cents per copy, for amy dis
t,ncr For every additional ounce, cent Any
fractional excess exceeding haf an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess less than nan an o.
to be disrcgarded. -, 49,,
Ve,rs,aners (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby il they do not exceed 9oo superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
| cent For any distance exceeding lou miles, out OF
the State where published l. CT. newspaper ex-
cecdinp 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Nc,pspapcrs irreguary sent, that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts Tor
each paper =, ,.., -
nbIe or newspaper, il should be so enveoped as TO
be open at cnd-othcrwise, 1t VIII be charged as
letter. ,.,, r. p,
mil New York to, and received from England, via
Halifax (Nova Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets weekly, alternately, for eight months IN the
Letters thus sent, must have their postage to New
Work. or Boston pre- paid. The postage on snip Let
tcrs delivered at the office where the vessel arrives
is 81 cents; If conveyed by post cents in addition to
the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamsrs.-Thc following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the act OF the 81 oil
March, Is45, for maable matter sent by tins line to
Europe:- H.. L,e
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight.... -. '.',.;;c .'''''''-'''
For all letters and packages over hall an ,
ounce and under one ounce ..s .........'f,c.
For every additional half ounce ..ioc.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
al
Tn. actof Congress also requires that the united
States postage will be charged IN addi'ioh 10 me
o,ove unon all mailablc matter sent through the
~ ,;is octhe limited States TO New York from whence
the shin s,ils for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
dressed TO England ireland or Scotland VIII De eitat
the British most -oiice in Cowes or southampton;
anil all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium itaIY'
Snain and Portugal, and Africa, Will be sent 10 ia
yr. in France; and a separate bag will be made
W, Ear RI ,mburs and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the pos- office of the United States and
those of the above countries, prepayment OF the
hostage will he required at the office from which sent
n,on all maable matter directed to those countries
Union mailabe matter sent TO DINER countries On the
E,crn continent pr,.. III will net be required
:, go I'M he mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posa-
COS will be collected for the United States by the
Bremen office , -, ,o,.,u,
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go by the Cunard line OF BRUSH
ate foreign postage being COLLECTED OH Tue
other side. 49,. e. .h No.,
- - ,nd other British possessions in America, will
not he forwarded by mail unless prepaid.