Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-04
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
fire conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.


Eastn, dai. ,ex. Sun. SAM &7P.M....54 AM &3P.M.
Sunday, ................7 p. NJ. ..,......ll P. NJ.
Great Southern, daily, ..5 A. NJ. ........S p NJ.
Washington, daily, &oA.AI., Up. 50 Am &sP.M.
Western, daily, 80 A. M..........G4 P. NJ.
Winchester, Va. ex. Sun. .6 A. M.........63 P. NJ.
York, Pa. Route, ex. Sun. a. M. :.....64 P. M
Annapolis, Nd. eX. Sun. IS A. M.........S3 a. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, eX Sunday, at P. NJ.
due daily, ex Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, E. Shore of Va.
Somerset s Worcester IN
counties, Nd, Sunday, T - ''' ava
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of f. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- A. M.......3 P. NJ.
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday and p. M.......S A. NJ
Friday,
pV dsv i9 and Th RoasS' ine'
And on Sundays at. ........ 5A. NJ.
Westminster Route, daily G n 4, 7p NJ
except Sunday, .......
Bel-Air daily ex Sun....... A. M........2 p. M.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding BOD miles . cents
ANY distance over 3DO miles III cents.
On every additional half ounce, (after the first
ounce the charge is double, and two additional
charges for each succeeding ounce, or fraction Of an
ounce, beyond the first ounce.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage or Ii advertised IN papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbills, and advertisements, printed
or lthographe paper not larger than qaro post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed
cents per sheet, any distance postage TO De prepaid
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets
On Pan,phlets magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, Except news
papers, circulars, handbls, and advertsements) I'M
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing one ounce or less, q cents per copy, Tor
any distance. For every additional ounce, cent
Any fractional excess exceeding hall an ounce to be
charged as an ounce an excess less than halt an
OF. to be disregarded.
Newspapers, (when sent by the editors or pub
fishers thereby if they do not exceed 19O superb
Acia nches for any distance in the State where pub
lished cent for any distance exceeding lOo miles,
out Of the State where published, IL ct. A news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph'
Newspapers irreguarly sent, that is, to a sub
scriber, the person sending must prepay the ABOVE
rates for each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular, PAM
phlet, or newspaper it should be so enveoped as to
be open at one end-otherwise, it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers TO Bremen, touching at
Southampton-The following are the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, 1Sl5,
for mailable matter sent by this line from New DIRK
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half
ounce in weight 24c.
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under ounce 4oc.
For every additional half ounce loc.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current &C.
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
mails of the United States to New York, from
whence the shin sails for Bremen. All mailabe
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-oiice in Covers or
SOUTHAMPTON and all for France, the Netherlands,
BELGIUM italy, Spain, and Portugal and Africa,
Wilt he sent to Havre in France and a separate
bag will be made up for Hamburg and delivered at
Bremen Haven
Hapana .Nals-A line is established between
Charleston and Havana, the steamers touching at
S.yanpab and Kew West the postage of which is
from the port of departure to Havana lZ4 CTS on
single letter not exceeding half an ounce IN WeiGhts
with an additional 124 cts for each additional hali
ounce or fractional excess of half an ounce, to be
prepaid and the inland postage to the point oil de-
parture to be paid in addition thereto. Postage on
each Newspaper to Havana 3 cts, also TO be pre-
paid on letters.
ceedino half an ounce in wcight-from New York,
N Chagrcs 20 cts to Panama, 30 cts and to
California and Oregon 40 cts.-postage to be pre-
maid as well as the inland postage to New YORK.
Newspapers, cts each, postage also to be prepaid
british POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
Letters posted charged in the United states
will he rated at half ounce to the single letter,
over a half and not exceeding an ounce as aoupie
letter. over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce
and half as treble letter, and so on, each hall
ounce or fractional excess constituting rate
The single rates to be charged on each letter ,aa
posted in the United States addressed 10 any p,dSe
In Great Britain or Ireland is "a cents, the double
rate 40 cents the triple rate 70 cents and so on ac
cordinr to the United States scale Of progression IN
weight.