Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-07
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POST OFFICE,-MAILS
fire Conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.

CLOSE: DUE:
East'n, dai. ,cx. Sun SAM. &7p.M. AM. &3PN1.
Sunday, ................7 p. M..........1l P. NJ.
Great Southern, daily, ....5 a. ........S p, NJ.
Washington, daily, SAM, 4P. So AM. SSPNI.
Western, daily. .........6 A. M.........64 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va. eX. Sun. &c A. M........ 64 p. NJ.
York Pa. Route, ex. sun. s A. NJ. .....G4 p. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. ex. Sun...S a. M..........S4 a. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, ex. Sunday at p. NJ.
due daily, cx Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, f. Shore of Va.
Somerset s Worcester I'm \,
counties, Md, Sunday, = '' - i
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,
Port Tobacco Route, Tues an)
days and Thursdays,... ......S A. NJ.
And on Sundays at .......... "a. NJ
Westminster Route, daily G 7pu
except Sunday, .......S
Bel-Air daily, eX Sun. .....S A. M..... y p. NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce i'll weight sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles cents.
Any distance over 800 miles 10 cents.
On every additional half ounce, (aftcr the first
ounce) the charge is double, and two additional
charges for each succeeding ounce, 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, if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbills, and advertisements, printed
Autographed, on paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unscalcd )
cents per sheet, any distance, postage to be prepaid
when sealed same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, Except news
papers, circulars, handbs, and adVcrtscments0 UNI
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing less, y cents per copy, for
any distance. For every additional ounce, l cent.
ANY fractional excess exceeding half an ounce to be
charged as an ounce an excess less than hall an
on. to be disregarded.
.Ne,1spapeTs Oyhen sent by the editors pub
fishers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superb
cia inches, for any distance in the State where pub
lshed cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, Il ct. news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph-
let.
Newspapers irrcgularly sent, that is, to 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 envcoped as to
be open at end-othcrwisc, it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
Souttanpton.-Th following are the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd OF March, lSl5
for mailable matter sent by this line from New York
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weigbt 24c.
For all letters and packages over half
ounce and under ounce 4Sc.
For every additional half ounce l5c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current sc.
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition to the
above upon all mailablc matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, IRON
whence the ship sails for Bremen. All mailabc
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-ohce in Covers or
Southampton and all for France, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and Africa,
will be sent to Havrc, in France and separate
bag will be made up for Hamburg and delivered at
Bremen Haven.
Haynnn .Mals.-A line is established between
Charleston and Havana, the steamers touching at
Savannah and Key West, the postage OF which IS
from the port of departure to Havana l2 cts on
single letter not exceeding half ounce IN weight,
with an additional 124 cts. for each additional halt
ounce, or fractional of half an ounce, to be
prepaid, and the inland postage to the point OF de-
parture to be paid in addition thereto. Postage on
each Newspaper to Havana } cts, also to be pre-
paid as on letters.
Mails to the Pacifc-For a single letter, not cx-
ceeding half ounce in weight-irom New York,
to Chagres, 20 cts. to Panama, 30 cts. and to
California and Oregon 40 cts.-postage to be pre-
paid 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 be rated at half ounce to the single letter,
over half and not exceeding an ounce as double
letter, over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce
and half as a treble letter, and so on, each hall
ounce or fractional excess constituting a rate.
The single rates to be charged ON eaeh le''er
posted in the United States addressed to any place
in Great Britain or Ireland is "a cents, the double
rate 4S cents, the triple rate ~ cents and SO " ac
cnrdinp To the limited States scale OF PROGRESSION IN