Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-11-18


Eastern daily lex. Sun. ga II 7P. M 3P M.
Sunday, .......... .....7 NJ. .......Il p. Nj.
Great southern, daily. p. NJ. ..... - A. NJ.
Washington, daily, Sam. 4&9p NJ. 81 A.M.,3&SP
Western, daily, .........6 A. M........ .65 p. M.
Winchester, Vaex Sun. GA. M......"...67 p NJ.
York Pa Route, ex. Sm.ll A. Nj. .........b3 p. NJ.
Annapolis ,Mdex. Sun.SA.M iP. M. 81 AMSSP M.
Delaw are e. ShorcofVa.
Somerset & Worcester !, =, =,
co.,Ml:, SUNDAY, Tues
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, We'd $ A. M.........3 p. NJ.
ncsday and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday, }9P. NJ. ........S Am.
aud Friday,
PIT robac' oRoute, Wed o. .
nesday and Sunday, ) " " "
Westminster Route,
Monday. "Wednesday fGp. M. ........7 P. M.
and Friday,
BeIAr. daily, ex. Sun. 3 a. Nj. .........2 p. NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
I,eifers composed of one more pieces Of paper,
but exceeding half an ounce in weight sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles .....5 cents
ANY distance 300 miles. ...... 10 cents
On every additional weight of half ounce, or
any fractional excess of half OUNCE an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place. cents each.
l. tiers advertised are charged , cents each be-
sides regular postage or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Autographed paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap folded aud directed but unsedled
per sheet any distance, postage to be prepaid;
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 handbiils and advertisements, uncon
nectrd with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing less, - cents per copy, for any dis
tancc. For every additional ounce. | c'nt. Any
a L., H..
charged as ounce; an excess less than half an o.
10 BE- dsregarded.
NEWSPAPERS, when sent by the editors publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed 900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
cent. For any distance exceeding 90 miles, out Of
the State where published, ! ! CT. newspaper ex-
cceding $40 inches TO be rated as pamphlet
Newspapers irrcguIarly sent, that is, 10 a non
subscriber, the person sending must prepay cts. for
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is a circu,ar, pam.
phlet, newspaper, il should bc envcloped to
be open at one end-oherwisc ii will be charged as
a letter.
Foreign 1E,ils-A mail is for vardcd from Boston
aud New York to, and received from Eng land, via
Halifax, (Novs Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets weekly, alternately, for eight months in the
year, aud twice mouth Tor the four winter months.
Letters, thus sent, must have their postage to New
York or Boston prepaid. The postage on Ship Let
crs delivered the office where the vessel arrives,
is - cents if conveyed by post, cents in addition to
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers. following are the
rates nf postage prescribed by the act of the 81 OF
March 345, for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Europe:-
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce IN weight... '.......zfc. |
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce aud under ounce. .4Sc.
For every additional half ounce. .l5c
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
aud price current ......... 49,. DC
The act Of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition to the
above upon all maable matter sent through the
ills ofthe United States TO New York from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All maable matter ad-
dressed England Ireland or Scotland, will be eftat
the British post Office in Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium Italy,
SPAIN and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent TO Ha-
vre, in France; and separate bag will be made
up 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
postage will he required at the Office from which sent
upon all maable matter directed to those countries.
Upon mailabe matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- will not be required
il will be mailed for Bremen where all unpaid posta
ges 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
seamers-thc foreign postage being collected on the
other side.
Under present arrangement, letters for the Can
adas and other British possessions in America, will
not be forwarded by mail unless prepaid.