Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-09-08
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
fire conveyed By Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.


East'n dai. ,ex Sun. SAM. 7P.M... so AM S3PM.
Sunday, ................7 p. NJ .........ll p NJ.
Great southern, daily, ....5 A. NJ ......... Is P NJ
Washington, daily, 5SSA.M., 4P. M.S4 A.M:SSP.M.
Western, daily. ......6 A. M.......'"64 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va ex. Sun. 6 A. M..........64 p. NJ.
York, Pa. Route, eX. SIM. a. M. .....64 p. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. eX. Sun. IS A. M.........o3 a. Nj.
Norfolk, daily, eX. Sunday, at ) p. NJ
due daily, ex. Moniay, at a. Nj.
Delaware, f. Shore of Va.
Somerset & Worcester H. IN \,
counties, Md, Sunday,
Tues lay and Thursday
Up. counties of f. Shore
Md, Monday, Wednes- A. M.......3 p. M.
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,l
Monday, Wednesday and I p. M.......SA A. M
Friday,
r >; sfy s: s%5 s:: TUES:
Westminster Route, daily G d NJ 7 ~ NJ
except Sunday, .........S
Bel-Air daily, ex. Sum-. .....S A. M.......2 p. NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half in weight, sent any
distance mt exceeding 800 miles ) cents
ANY distance over 800 miles III cents
On every additional half ounce, (after 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, or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbills, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed, paper, not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed, 5
cents per sheet any distance, postage to be prepaid
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, Except news
papers, circulars, handbills and advertisements I'M
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing ounce less, - cents per copy, Tor
any distance. For every additional ounce, l cent
Any fractional exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce excess less than half an
to be disregarded
Newspapers, (Nvhen sent by the editors or 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 pamph-
let.
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, newspaper, it should be enveloped as to
be open at end-otherwse, it will be charged as
a letter.
american Mail Steamers TO Bremen, touching at
.SOuthamptOB.-Th following the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, 1S45,
for malable matter sent by this line from New York
to Europe -
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half
ounce in weight 2ic
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under 4Sc
For every additional half ounce 15c
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 mailable matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, from
whence the ship sails for Bremen. All maiable
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-oiice in Covers
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.
Hapana .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
single letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
with an additional 12t cts. for each additional half
ounce, 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.
.HdHS 20 inc IdcJHc.-f OF Singh ieltci, hoe en-
ceeding 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 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 treble letter, and so on, each half
ounce or fractional excess constituting a rate.
The single rates to be charged on each letter
posted in the United States addressed to any place
in Great Britain Ireland is "a cents, the double