Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-17
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Are convcyed by Rail Road cars and Stages daily.

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Eastern daily ,ex Suns m.&7p.m. 3P M, ilP.M.
Sunday .......... .....S M.-.......l2 p. M.
Great Southern, daily,...3 p. M.,........75 A. NJ.
Washington daily, sam. ,4&9P. Ms! A. Nt.,3&9
Western, daily, ...,.....o A. M''''''.'.'o{ P NJ
Winchester, Va.eX Sun. d a. M..........b5 p. NJ
York Pa. Route, eX.Sun. ii A. NJ. .........b5 P NJ
Annapolis Md ex Sun .SA M. &4P M. 81 AM M.
Delaware, e ShoreofVa.
Somerset & Worcester : ~ =, IL u NJ
CO., Md. Sunday Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties of EShore,
Md, Monday, Wed A. M..........3 p. Nj.
ucsdav and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday f9P. NJ. ....-,..S A. NJ.
and Friday,
PtTobac' Route We'd o. 3, ~
nesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route }
Monday. "Wednesday Or. M...,......7 p. NJ
and Friday,
Bel Air. daily, cX. sun. : A. M'....,....2P. M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters comuosrd oi one more pieces Of paper
but no, exceeding half an ounce in weight any
distance not exceeding 800 milcS.... .....5 cents
ANY distance over 800 mil"s.... ......lO cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional OF hall an ounce, an additional
postage is charged according TO III" distance
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are ch 'rged cents each, be
sides regular postage or if advertised in papers,
cents
Irrcular$, handbs, AMI advertisements, printed
or ithogrdphcd paper not larger than quarO post
or single cap folded and directed, but unscdlcd,
cents per sheet any distance, postage TO be prepaid;
when sealed, same a. letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets .
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed 9th matter except ncwspa
pers circulars handbills and advertisements uncon
uectcd with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less - cents per copy, for any dis
add
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess less than halt an o.
to he diSregardcd. ~
Nc,pSpnpers when sent by the editors publish
crs thereby if they do exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published.
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the state where published, ! ! CT. newspaper ex-
crrduo 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
NpIyxDnpers rrcgularly sent, that is, to a non
Subscribers the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
When the article TO be mailed is a circular, pam
phct or newspaper, it should be so rnveloped as to
be open at one end-oherwse, it will be charged as
a letter.
Foreign Mails.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
aud New York to, and received from England, via
Halifax Nova Scotin,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets weekly, alternately, for eight months in the
year. aud twice mouth Tor the ionr winter months.
Letters thus sent, must have their pnsiag" J." New
York or Boston prepaid. The postage On ship Let |
tcrs delivered the office where th" vessel arrives
is cents; C conveyed by post, cents in addition to
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers following are the |
rates Of postage prescribed by the act Of the Sd of
March lSl5, for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Europe: 80
Upon all letters aud packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight. ...... ....... nc.
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. .... ........i1c.
For every additional half ounce .............l 5c
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,