Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-18

DUE:
East'n dai. ,ex. Sun. SAM. &7pM.... 54A.M. &3PM.
Sunday, ................7 p. NJ. ........11 P. NJ.
Great Southern, daily ....5 a. NJ. .......S p. NJ.
Washington, daily, assam, 4P. Ma A.M.SSPNI.
Western, daily, ..........6 A. M.........6A p. NJ.
Winchester, Va. ex. Sun. &c A. M.........6G P. NJ.
EorI Pa. Route, eX. Sun. A. NJ. ..... 6A p. NJ.
Annapolis, Md ex. Sun. IS A. M.........S4 a. NJ.
Norfolk daily, ex. Sunday, at p. NJ.
due daily, Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, f. Shore of Va.
Somerset s Worcester
counties, Md, Sunday, r ''' - = W.
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 Al
days and Thursdays,... : .....S a. NJ.
And on Sundays at......... "A. NJ.
Westminster Route daily q
except Sunday, .......
Bel-Air daily, eX. Sun...... 5 A. M.......2 p. NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles cents.
Any distance over 300 miles 10 cents.
On every additional half ounce, (after the first
ounce the charge is double, and two additional
charges for each succeeding ounce fraction Of
ounce, beyond the first ounce.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, , cents each.
Letters advertised charged 2 cents each, be-
sides regular POSTAGE if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbills and advertisements, printed
Autographed, on paper, larger than quarto post
single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed, 3
cents per sheet any distance postage to be prepaid
when sealed, same 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 advertisements) I'M
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing ounce or less, p cents per copy, for
any distance For every additional ounce, | cent.
Any fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce excess less than half an
o. to be disregarded.
Newspapers, (when sent by the editors or pub
fishers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superb
cal inches for any distance in the State where pub
lished cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, 4 ct. A news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph-
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 a circular, pam
phet newspaper, it should be so enveloped as to
be open at end-otherwise, it will be charged
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION
american Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
Southan,pton.- following the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, 1885,
for mailabe matter sent by this line from New York
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight 24c.
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under one ounce 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 maable matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, from
whence the ship sails for Bremen. All mailabe
matter addressed to England Ireland Scotland,
will be left at the British post-oflice 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
Hapann .M1ilS.-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 l24 cts on
single letter not exceeding half ounce in weight,
with additional 12l cts for each additional half
ounce 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 Paci fc.-For a single letter, not
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 charged in the United States
will be rated Mt half ounce to the single letter,
a half and not exceeding an ounce as double
letter, over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce
and a half as treble letter, and on, each half
ounce fractional excess constituting 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
rate 4S CENTS the triple rate ~ cents, and on
cordng to the United States scale of progression in