Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-08-19
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
4reconueyedG by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.


DUE:
Eastern daily ,ex. .sA m@7P.M.. Bpm. 4 llpM'
Sunday,.......... .....S A NJ. .......I2 p. Nj.
Great southern, duily,...3 p. M..........i5 A. NJ
Washington daily, 5A ,4&9P NJ. AM "N9P.M'
Western, daily, .......6 A. M.'..'''.. 90 = ~
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. g a. M..........b5 p M
York Pa. Route, ex.Sun.l ii A. NJ. .....'.o5 p NJ
Annapolis, Md .ex .Sun.SA.M &lP.M o AM NoP.M
Delaware, e ShoreofVa.
Somerset & Worcester : d NJ Il p NJ
co.. Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday }
Up counties Of E.Shorc,2
Md, Monday, We'd Z 5 A. M.....'...3 p NJ.
uesday and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday 9P. M. '''''''.o A. M
and Friday,
PIT robac oRoute Wed (ep A. NJ.
uesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
MONDAY; "Wednesday Dr. NJ ''''''''' P NJ
and Friday,
Bel Air. daily, cx. sun. . a. M. ..'''.'.'.2p p. NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
JotIers coupoScd of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not Exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 800 milas..... ....5 cents
ANY distance over 300 MILES,. ......l 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional 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 are charged cents each ne
sides regular postage, or if advertised IN papers,
IJrcvlars, handbills AMI advertisements, printed
or Autographed, paper not larger man qarto posi-
or sinoIe can folded and directed, but unsedIrd,
cents per sheet any distance, postage to be prepaid;
when sealed same as letters
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. :.,;,o,, .,I o,ar,
other kind of printed or other matter (cXcept ncwSpa
pers circulars ,handbs, aud advcrtisemcnts,) uncon
nccted with any manuscript communications "e'Sn-
inc one ounce or less - cents per copy, tor any DIS
Epr additional |
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to he
charged as ounce; an excess less IMAM nan III w.
to be disregarded =, ,.. ,,,,L
.rs thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the state where "pl'Sheu
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, | CT. newspaper eX-
oedno 1000 inches to be rated pamphlet.
Ne,rspnpers rregularly sent, that IS, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts tor
each paper. :, ~
,bIc, or newspaper it should be enveloped as TO
be omen at one endothcrwise, 1t VIII be charged as
letter. ,, c, p,,.
,d NV York TO- and received from England, via
U,fax Nova Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets weekly alternately, Tor eiSht moh'hs III INC
year and twice a mouth Tor the tour winter mon,hs'
Letters thus sent, must have their postage 10 view
Wi, or R,.ou pre maid. The postage on ship Let
tors delivered at the office where the vessel arrives
i; 81 cents il conveyed by post cents IN addition TO
the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Stenmcrs.-The following are the
- of nost,ge prescribed by the act of the 81 oil
Mr,h ISt5 for mailablc matter sent by this line to
Europe:- ,,oJ;,n ,Ir =,
Unon all letters aud packages not exceeding MAJ, an
ounce in weight.... '''. - ''''''''''
For all letters and packages over nan an 40
ounce and under one ouucc...... '''..'..'.'t2c'
For every additional half ounce ..;,..''.''''oc'
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet n
and price current 1900. :, ~,
T'b. nc, of Congress also requires, mat the oh'"
States hostage will be charged in addition 10 thc
So. ,,on all mailable matter sent through 'he
Iii oc,bc limited States TO New York, from whence
.hn sh;n sails for Bremen. All mailabe matter ad-
rnssed 10 Eng land Ireland orScotland VIII DC 'eitt
th. Rriti ,h most Office in Cowes or Southampt0h'
,nJ all for France the Netherlands, Belgium ia,''
Sn,;n and Portugal and Africa, will be sent 10 ma
yre in France; and separate Dag VIII or "'ue
mn FIR Hamburg and delivered at Bremen raven
w. M ,rronoements have vet been completed
between the pos-olice OF the o"''ed o.urs anu i,
tbos, of the above countries, prepayment OF inc
n,ar. ,v IN he required at the Office rom when sent
r oil nathalie matter directed to those countries
JInon maiIable matter sent to other countries on inc
Eastern continent pre- payment VIII hot DC reg''cu
!, 40 i'll he mailed for Bremen where All uhP'o Po"
ses will be collected for the United states ny 'he
The American postage only, is charged on le!.ers
o,d ,.vspopers to go by the Cunard line OIL or'ls"
scomers-the foreign postage being collected Oh inc
other side. -. c .h. c,,
Hinder present arrangement letters 'or t.o c :i,
.aas md other British possessions in America, VIII
aos 10 Ta,w,rJed by mail unless prepaid