Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-12-01

East'n dai ex. Sun SAM. &7p.M....54 Am. &3P.M
Sunday, ................7 P NJ. .........ll P. NJ
Great Southern, daily, ....5 a. NJ. s. p. NJ.
Washington, daily, assam, Ar. ...Sl AM. &SP.M
Western, daily, A. M..........6A P. NJ.
Winchester, Va. cx. Sun. 6 A. M.........64 p NJ.
York, Pa. Route, eX. Sun. A. NJ. :....64 P NJ.
Annapolis, Md. cx Sun. s. a. M.........S4 A. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, eX Sunday, at 3 p. NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, f. Shore of Va
Somerset * Worcester I'm $,
countless Nd, Sunday,
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of +. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- A. M........3 ?.
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, "Wednesday and : p. M........S a. NJ.
Friday,
Port Tobacco Route, Tues ,1
days and Thursdays, ......SA.A
And on Sundays at.......... 5A.M
Westminster Route, daily G p 10 "A
except Sunday, ........
Be-Air daily, eX. Sun...... 3 A. M........2 p. NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half an 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 an
ounce, beyond the first
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, 2 cents each.
Letters advertised are charged 2 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 aud directed, bat unseacd, )
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 NATTER Except news
papers, circulars handbls, and advertlsemcnts0 UNI
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing one ounce less, y cents per copy, for
any distance. For every additional ounce, l cent
ANY fractional excess exceeding half ounce, to be
charged ounce an excess less than half an
OF. to be disregarded.
,Nstcspapers, (yvhen sent by the editors or pub
fishers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superb
cial inches for any distance in the State where pub
ished / cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, y ct. a news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph-
Newspapers irregulary sent, that is, to sub
scriber, the person sending must prepay the above
rates for each paper.
When the article to be mailed is a circular, PAM
phlet or newspaper, it should be enveoped as to
be open at one end-otherwise, it will be charged
a letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
SIMULTANEOUSLY following are the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, 1S45
for mailabe matter sent by this line from New York
to Europe -
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half
ounce in weight 24c.
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under ounce 4Sc.
For every additional half ounce 15c.
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 mailable 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-olice in Covers or
Southampton and all for France, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and Africa,
will be sent to Havre, in France ; and a separate
bag will be made up for Hamburg and delivered at
Bremen Haven.
Hapana NIails.-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 12A cts. on
single letter not exceeding half in weight,
with an additional 124 cts. for each additional half
ounce, or fractional of half ounce, to be
prepaid, and the inland postage to the point of de-
parture to be paid in addition thereto Postage
each Newspaper to Havana 3 cts, also to be pre-
paid as on letters.
Mails to the Pacifc.-For a single letter, not
ceeding half an ounce in weight-from New York,
to Chagres, 20 cts ; to Panama, 80 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 a half to the single letter,
over half and not exceeding an ounce as a double
letter, over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce
and half as a treble letter, and so on, each half
ounce or fractional constituting rate
The single rates to be charged on each letter
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 u cents and so ac-