Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-23
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POST OFFICE.-MAILS
fire conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daity.

East'n, dai, ex. Sun. SAM &7P.M....54 AM. S3PM.
Sunday, ................7 p. M..........ll P. M.
Great Southern, daily, ....5 A. NJ. .......S p. NJ.
Washington, daily, 5S SAM, 4P. M...S4 ANA SPM.
Western, daily. ....6 A. M..........62 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va. ex. sun. .6 A. M.......,.64 p. NJ.
York, Pa. Route, cX. Sun. A. M. .....64 P. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. eX Sun. IS A. M.........S4 A. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, cN. Sunday, at ) p NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, +. Shore of Va
Somerset s Worcester I'm, \,
countless Md, Sunday, + W. AVE-
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of f.. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- A. M........3P P. NJ.
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday and Ar. M........SA a. M.
Friday,
Port Tobacco Route, Tues 1,l
days and Thursdays, .....S A. NJ
And on Sundays at. ........ "a. NJ.
Westminster Route, daily e -, \, 7pu
except Sunday, ........
Be-Air daily, cx. Sun...... 5 A. M........2P P. NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce III weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 800 miles D cents
Any distance 300 miles III cents
On every additional half ounce, (after the first
ounce) the charge is double, and two additional
charges for each succeeding ounce, racton IF an
ounce, beyond the first ounce.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each, be
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers, A
cents.
Circulars handbills and advertisements, printed
Autographed, paper, not larger han quaro post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unscaled,
cents per sheet, any distance postage to be prepaid
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On PAMPHLETS, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed or other NATTER (cNccpt news
papers, circulars, handbills, and advertisemcns) un-
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing one less, - cents per copy, Tor
any distance For every additional ounce, l cent.
ANY fractional exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged an ounce an excess less thah nail an
OF. to be disregarded
Newspapers, (whcn sent by the editors or pun
fishers thereby if they do not exceed l9ou superb
cia inches for any distance in the State where pub
lished cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, IL Ct A news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as ramph-
Newspapers irregularly 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 enveloped as to
be open at one end-othcrwise it will be charged as
letter
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
SoutI.aniptoB-The following are the rates OF Post
are prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, 1Sl5
for maiable matter sent by this line from New York
to Europe
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in ,veicbt 24c
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce 4oc
For every additional half ounce loc
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current DC.
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition to the
above upon all mailable matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, from
whence the ship sails for Bremen. All mailable
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-ollice i'll Covers or
Southampton and all for France, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and Africa
will be sent to Havre, in France ; and separate
bag will be made up for Hamburg and delivered at
Bremen Haven.
Hpana .Mails.-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 124 cts on a
single letter not exceeding half ounce IN weight,
with an additional 124 cts. for each additional hall
ounce or fractional excess 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 on letters.
Mails to the Pacifc-For a single letter, not ex-
ceedine half an ounce in weight-from 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 or charged in the United States
will he rated at half ounce to the single letter,
over a half and not exceeding an ounce as double
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
he nUle raft Tn
posted in the United States addressed to any place
In Great Britain or Ireland is "a cents, the double
rate AZ CENTS the triple rate 70 CENTS and so en- ac-
cordin to the United States scale OF progression IN