Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-02
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Areconueyed by Rail Road Carsand Stages daay'


Western, daily, .........6 A. M......... % p. NJ.
Winchester Va.ex Sun. 6 A. M............65 p. NJ.
York Pa. Route, ex.Sun.S A. NJ. .......,..bs p M
Annapolis, Md. exSun..S A. NJ ...,..'.'.o2 A. NJ.
Norfolk daily, ex. Sunday, at p. M
due daily, cx. Monday, at $ A. NJ.
Delaware e ShorcofVa,
Somerset & Worcester =, II \,
co., Md. Sunday Tues {
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shorc,)
Md, Monday, We'd A. M.........3 p. NJ.
uesday and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday day., Wednesday AZ. M ''''''''o A. M
Pt d1D. ssG T Fnarsi lrSs'- A.
And on Sundays at......5 A. NJ )
Westmins Route ,dai- g , =, =,
ly except Sunday. )
Bel-Ar. daily. ex. Sun. 5 A. m............2 p M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. 8 cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles. ....... 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional of half ounce, additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery IN
the same place, J cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars handbills and advertisements, printed
or lthographcd paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded aud directed but unsedled,
sheet, any postage 10 De
when scaled, same as letters
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. ;.
other kind of printed matter (cXccptncwspa-
pers circu ars ,handbs, and advertisements uncon-
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing ounce or less, cents per copy Tor any as
lance For every additional ounce cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess less than nall an o.
TO be disrcgarded. ne,
ers thereof) if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches, for any distance in the state where pubshed
cent? for any distance exceeding lUO miles, out OF
the State where published, CT. newspaper eX-
cecdinp 1900 inches, to be rated as a pamphlet.
Newspapers irregularIy sent, that is, TO non
subscriber 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 end-oherw 1t will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american 3I1iI Steamers 10 Bre'7en, touching at
S0uthamDton.-The following are the rates oil Post
age prescribed by the act of the 30 OF March $40,
for maiable matter scntby this line from New Y ork
to Europc:- :.
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight.... ..... 49,. ..''.'. '.2ic'
For all letters and packages over hall an ,
ounce and under one ounce...... ..'''''.'..f2c'
For every additional half ounce ...loc'
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
and price current 80. ..-..''..' '....'''.'c'
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition 10 the
above mpon all mailable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States to New York, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
dressed TO England Ireland orScotand will be eitat
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 pa w VI
Ugyanq lniLs.-A line is established between
Charleston and Havana, the steamers touching at
Savannah and Key West, the postage OF whch Is
from the port of departure TO Havana ~ cts on a
sinple letter not exceeding half an ounce IN weight
with an additional ~ cts for each additional ha't
ounce, or fractional excess OF hall an ounce 10 pe
prepaid and the nl and postage to The point OF oe-
parture to he paid in addition thereto. Postage on
each Newspaper to Havana cts, also TO be prepaid
as on letters.
cecdinp half an ounce in weight-from New York
TO Chagres, 30 cts; 10 Panama, 80 cts and TO Caii-
fornia and Oregon 40 cts.-postage to be prepaid as
well az the inland postage to New Y ork. Newspa-
pcrs 3 cts. each, postage also to be prepaid
BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
Jo,te,s posted or charged in the United States
will be rated at half ounce TO the single letter
over half and not exceeding an ounce as douo'e
letter oy or and not exceeding an ounce anu
half as treble letter, and each hall ounce or
fractional excess constituting rate. ,
The single rates to be charged on each ie,ter
rosted in the United States addressed TO any place
IN Great Britain or ireland is ~ cents the double
rate 4S CENTS the triple rate ~ CENTS a"d so on 'c
corlng TO the United States scale OF progFessio" IN
weight ,: |.,
said hostage on letters going TO any place IN Great
Britain or Ireland may be prepaid, if I'll" whole
amount is rendered at the office IN the Uni'eu o'''es'
where mailed, al the option OF the schner
Nepspapers may be m 'iicd at any ohce ~ the
Un;,ed states to any place in the United King |
dom on the prepayment Of 'nts, and may on re-
GENT from any place in Great Britain or irrl"d' DC
delivered any Office in the United states on pay
mrnt of cents Note. Each Government is to
charge cents each new papcr. These are 10 D.