Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-04-28

Washington daily, o&oA M Up Mo- Am .sS'PM
Western, daily, .........6 A. M......... % p. NJ
Winchester, VaeX Sun. o A. M...........o5 P. NJ.
York Pa. Route, cx.SunS A. Nj. .........oE p. NJ
Annapolis, Mde sun. 5 A. NJ .....'''''.o5 A. NJ
Norfolk daily, OK. Sunday, at 3 p NJ.
due daily, ex Monday, at . A. NJ
Delaware F. Shorcofva.
Somerset 4 Worcester : n :, Il p NJ
o.,Md. SUNDAY Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties Of E.Shorc,)
Md Monday, We'd A. M.........3 p. NJ
uesday and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday ar. NJ. .....'''o A. M
PtTobac' o Route Tues f.,
days and Thursdays. .....S A. M
And on Sundays al. ......5 A.
observation-disclosures dali 4 u.7 p. NJ.
ly except Sunday.
Bel Air. daily OK. Sun. a. M...........2 p NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one or more pieces OF paper
lint not exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exec edng 300 miles ........5 cents.
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......Io cents,
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess OF halt an ounce an additional
postage is charged according to the distance
Letters dropped in the Post once Tor delVery 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 ithogrsphed paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsedled 2
cents per sheet any distance postage TO De prepaid;
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger IMAM cap arc ratcu 10
pamphlets. $500, -.
other kind of prin ed or other matter
ners circulars handbs, and advertisements uncon.
nectcd with any manuscript commun ication weigh
ING one ounce less q cents per copy Tor any as
tance. For every additional ounce cent any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO he
CHARGED as an ounce; an less than half an
to be disregardcd. ,,,
Nrcsoapcrs, when sent by the editors or publish.
ers thereof if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published,
cent? for any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published CT. A newspaper eX-
cceding 1900 inches, TO be rated as a pamphlet.
Necspapcrs irreguIarly sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay the above
rates for each paper
w hen the article to be mailed is circular, pam
inlet or wspaper, il should be cnvclopcd as to
he omen at one end -othcrw Use, it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american lIaiI manners Ia Bremen, touching at
Southampton.-The following are the rates OF Post
aoe prescribed by the Of the 81 OF March, iSia
for maiable matter scntby this line from New YORK
to EurOpe:- . :.
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight... ...- ...... .-'''.2ic'
For all letters aud packages over half an
ounce and under one ouuce...... ...........i1c'
For every additional haIfoun ..:.........i &C.
For letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current -. ....-..... ........'c
The act Of ,ngrcss also requires that the United
States postage will be charged in addition 10 the
above upon all mailabie matter sent through the
mails ofthe United states to New York from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
dressed to En- land Ireland Scotland will be lrtt
the British post Office in CpweS or Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium Italy,
Spain, and Portugal and Africa, VIII be sent 10 ita-
yre, in France; aud separate bag will be made
up for Hamburg and delivered at itremen- Haven.
Hapana Mnils.-A line is established between
Charleston aud Havana, the steamers toucnng al
Savannah and Key West, the postage OF when Is
from the oort of departure to Havana l25 cts. on
single letter not exceeding half an ounce IN weight
with an additional ~ cts. for each additional nan
ounce or fraciion, excess of halt an ounce, 10 DE
prepaid and the inland po tage to the point OF de-
parture to he paid in addition Their to. Postage on
each Newspaper 20 Havana cts also TO be prepaid
as on letters.
cceding half an ounce in W eight-from New York
to Chagrcs ~ cts; to Panama, 81 cts; anh TO Ca-
fornia and Oregon 40 cts-postagr to he prIpaia as
well as the inland postage to New \ ork Newspa-
pers ) cts. each, postage also TO be prepaid
BRITISH pos FACE ARRANGEMENTS.
Toite,s uosted or charged in the United States
will be rated at half ounce TO the single ietter,
over half and not exceeding an ounce as Il double
latter over an ounce aud not exceeding an ounce anu
half as treble letter. and so on each hall ounce or
fractional excess constituting rate.
The single rates to be charged on each ie,'er
postcd in the United States addressed 10 ahy Piacc
in Great Britain or ireland is u cents, the double
rate As cents the triple rate ~ cents aud so on 'c
corling to the Uutcd States scale OF progression IN
weight c..
said postage on letters going to any place IN Great
Britain or ireland may b. prepaid, u me whoie
amount is tend ercd the office IN the United ototes'
where mailed, at the option of the sender.
Newspapers may be IN ,iled at any oiiice IN the
United States to any place in the United hins'
dom on the prepayment of , CENTS, aud may, on re-
CENT from any place in Great Britain or irrlt"d Dc
delivered at any Office in the United States on pay
ment of cents. Note. Each Government Is To
charge > cents each newspaper lhrse are 10 D.
sent in bands open at the sides OF ehus,
md to contain no ,nuScripi whatever.
On each Pam phict TO be sent 10 any place IN IN,
JT,itei Kingdom, aud each Pamphlet received
therefrom there is to he prepaid IN the FIRST place
and charged and collected IN the second one cent Tor
nh onrc,. in weight or "A fractional excess of an
ou,c,-rhese are TO be s'nt IN bands orcoVrrs open
at the ends or sides, readily I" b; examined,
and to contain no manuScrp pit whatever.
On Letters addressed 10 any place IN BRITISH n;
America not to be conveyed by sea mere sha''
be charged postage equal to the UnIt'd STATES
age aud the Prov ince postage comh'hea' :.
On Letters to be sent to any foreign country VI
British possession, and mailed for that purpose 10
any most Office in the island of Great BRITAIN there
must be prepaid. il sent by British packet GEMS
the single rate and il by American packet ~ GEMS
J,uhI cd frin lcd &c.