Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-03

Western daily, .........G a. M...........6 p. NJ
Winchester, VacX sun. q A. M.......'''.'o5 P NJ
York Pa. Route. cX .Sun.l a. NJ. ......'.'o2 p NJ
ANNAPOLIS Md.ex .Sun.SA.h 4P'M' . 2A'M ~oF''A
4'or'0'"' Nun dr[e wed. FRI. & sun. \. NJ.
Delaware, e ShoreofFGl
Somerset K Worcester : , \, .-..II p ~
CO.. Nd. SUNDAY, Tues.
day & Thursday
Up counties Of E.Shorc,)
Md Monday, We'd 5 A. M..........5 p NJ
uesday ,tnl Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday, t9P. NJ ...'..''' A. NJ
and Friday,
PIT Tobac' uRD quito, Wcd- (qp N S A. Nj
uesday and Sunday, )
Westminster Route,
Monday. Wednesday 3P' NJ ''''.'''' P NJ
aud Friday, }
Bel-Ar. daily, OK. Sun. ) A. NJ ....'.'''.2P' NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
T.eteys conooscd of one or more pieces of paper
but not exceeding half All ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding $40 miles.... ...:n cents
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......Io cents.
On every additional weight of halt an ounce, or
any fractional excess of half an onncr an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropncd in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised ch tr5ed cents cach De-
sides regular postage, or if advertised IN papers,
cents.
Circulars handbills, ana advertisements, printed
or lithographed papcrn"t larger than H"aro post
or sinqe can folded aud directed but unsedled
cents per sheet any distance, postage 10 be prepaid;
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. ,., , .,
On PampiIets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter,
pers circulars ,handbs, and advertisements nncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
inc one ounce less, . cents per copy Tor any as
lance. For every additional ounce cent any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce 10 be
charged ounce; an excess less thah nan an w.
TO be diSrcgarded. 49,
ers thereof if they do not exceed l9Oo Superhclal
inches, for any distance in the state wnere
cent. For any distance exceeding Oo miles, out Oh
the State where published, ct. newspaper ex-
cecding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irrcgularly sent, that IS, to non
subscriber, the person sehulhS must prepay '''' ''
each paper. E, ..r ,
phlet or newspaper, it should be so enveopea a, 10
be open at one endohcrwi it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Stenmcrs.-The following are the
rates Of postage prescribed by the act o, ihG 81 OF
March l545, for mailabe matter sent by inns line 10
Tnmn ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in wcight.... 49,. .'.''''' '@ic'
For all letters and packages over hall an .
ounce and under one ounce. ..-..'.'.''f2c'
For every additional half ounce loo
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
aud price current go. -....,.... .'''.''' ''''
nh, ,ct or Congress- also requires that the United
States hostage will be charged in addition TO the
above npou ali maiiable matter sent through the
mails oGthe United States TO New York from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All maabie ma''er au-
dressed TO England ireland orScotland VIII he leit
the British post Office in Cnwes or Son'hanptoh'
and all for France the Netherlands, Belgium, laly,
Spain and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent 10 ma
yre in France; aud separate bag VIII be made
up for Hamburg and delivered at Breme" Haven
BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
Ietters posted or charged in the United States
will he raied at half ounce TO the single letter,
over half aud not exceeding an ounce as doune
letter over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce ana
half as treble letter, and 50 on each nan ounce OF
fractional excess constituting rate.
The single rates to be charged ON each ie,ter
noscd in the United States addressed TO any place
in Great Britain or ireland is 81 cents the double
rate ~ cents the triple rate - cehts aud SO on "c
cordinc TO the United States scale OF progression Ill
weight. c.
Britain or Ireland may be prepaid, II IN" whoie
amount is rendered the office IN the Cnl'ed Stotes
where mailed, at the option OF the sender
Ne,ssDaDers may be mailed at any office in the
United Satas to any placc in the United King
dom on the prepayment OF cents, aud may on re-
cent from any place in Great Britain or Ireland De
d.Iiver.d at apy Office in the United States on pay
meut of = cents. Note.-Each Government Is 10
charge cents on each newspaper. These are 10 be
in bands or covers open al me s'deS OF e"u'
and TO cont ain manuscript whatever. =,
On each Pamphlet to be sent 10 any F!ace III me
United Kingdom, and on each Pamphlet received
thrrefrom there is to he prepaid III the hfst Pace'
and charged and collected IL the second one cent Tor
each ounce in weight, fractional excess OF an
ouncc-These are b, sent in bands or covers open
Mt the ends or sides, so as readily 10 D; eNamhen'
and TO contain no Manuscript whatever.
On letters addressed TO any place in British n:
America not to be conveyed by sea, there shall
be charged postage equal to the United States post
age and the Prov ince postage combined
On Letters to be sent 10 any foreign country Oh
British possession, and mailed for that purpose to
any post Office in the island of Great Britain there
must be prepaid, if sent by British packet cents
the single rate and If by American picket2i cents
to be doubled. trpled, &C., according to weight