Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-16
POST OFFICE.-MAILS

Annapolis, Md. ex. Sun. IS A. M.......".S4 A. NJ
Norfolk, daily, Sunday, at 3 P. NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, f. Shore of Va.
Somerset s. Worcester 7 I'm \,
counties Md, Sunday, ( - '
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 Ar. M.....'..9 A. NJ
Friday,
,:5i ::s;i;s s:s: ::.
Westminster Route, daily G y \, 7p NJ
except Sunday, ........
Be-Air daily, ex. Sun......S 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 800 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 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,
cents.
Circulars handbills, and advertisements, printed
Autographed paper, not larger than qlarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed,
cents per sheet, any distance, postage to be prepaid
when sealed, 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 advertisements0 I'M
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing ounce or less, "a cents per copy, Tor
any distance. For every additional ounce, | cent.
Any fractional exceeding half ounce, to be
charged as an ounce an excess less than hall an
to be disregarded.
.Ne,rspapers Nvhen 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
lshed cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, II 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 circular, PAM
phlet, or newspaper, it should be enveloped as to
be open at one end-othcrwisc it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
So,tthanpton.-T following are the rates OF Post
are prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, lS45
for maable matter sent by this line from New York
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight Z4c
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under one ounce 4oc
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 mallable
matter addressed to England, Ireland Scotland,
h,l .c, tbn Rr,ti
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 additional 12A cts. for each additional halt
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 3 cts, also to be pre-
paid on letters.
Mails to the Pacifc.-For single letter, not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight-irom New York,
to Chagres, 20 cts. to Panama, 30 cts. and to
California and Oregon 40 cts.-postagc 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 Oniteu STATES
will be rated at half 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 treble letter, and so on, each halt
ounce or 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 or Ireland is "a cents, the double
rate 4S cents, the triple rate u centsand so on ac-
cordng to the United States scale of progression in
weight.
Said hostages on letters going to any place IN
Great Britain or Ireland may be prepaid, il the
whole amount is rendered at the office in the
United States, where mailed, at the option OF the
sender.
Newspapers may be mailed at any office in the
United States to any place in the United Kingdom
on the prepayment of cents, and may, on receipt
from any place in Great Britain or Ireland, be de-
livered at any Office in the United States on pay
ment of cents. Note.-Each Government is to
charge cents on each newspaper. These are to be
sent in bands covers, open at the sides or ends,
and to contain no manuscript whatever
On each Pamphlet to be sent to any place in the
United Kingdom and each Pamphlet received
therefrom there is to be prepaid in the first place,
and charged and collected in the second, one cent
for each ounce in weight or fractional excess OF an
ounce.-These are to be sent in bands or covers,
open at the ends sides, so as readily 10 DC exa
ed, and to contain manuscript whatever. -
On Letters addressed to any place in British N.
America not to be conveyed by sea, there shall be
charged postage equal to the United States post
age and the Province postage combined.