Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-14
PRINTED BY JOS. ROBINSON,
BOOK AND JOB PR L n Il IL X,
No. III BALTIMORE STREET.
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
fire conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily.

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastn, 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, 5S& SAM, 4P. ...S4 Am. &SP.M.
Western, daily,..........6A A. M..........6A p. NJ.
Winchester, Va. ex. Sun. 6 A. M.........64 p NJ.
York, Pa. Route, ex. Sun. A. M. :....64 p. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. Sun. 81 A. M..........S4 A. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, ex. Sunday, at ) p. NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, E. Shore of Va
Somerset s Worcester ~, =,
counties, Md, Sunday, = 'i' - W.
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of f. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- A. M........3 p. M.
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday and 4P. M........S a. NJ.
Friday,
Port Tobacco Route, Tues !
days and Thursdays. ......S A. NJ.
And on Sundays at. ....... 5A.M.S
Westminster Route, daily G - =, n 4,
except Sunday, .......
Bel-Air daily, ex. Sun......S A. M.......2 p NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 800 miles cents.
ANY distance 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 quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed,
cents per Sheet any distance postage to be prepaid
when sealed same as letters.
Circulars sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, Except news
papers, circulars, handbls, and adverisements0 UNI
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing ounce less, p cents per copy, for
any distance. For every additional ounce, l cent
Any fractional exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce an excess less than half an
to be disregarded.
Newspapers, (when 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
shed cent for any distance exceeding lOO miles,
out of the State where published, Il 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 circular, PAM
phlet, or newspaper it should be enveloped as to
be open at end-otherwise, it will be charged as
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, 1885,
for malable matter sent by this line from New York
Upon all 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 l5c.
For every letter. neWsDaper. 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 mailabe matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, from
whence the ship sails for Bremen All mailable
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-oifce 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 separate
bag will be made up for Hamburg and delivered at
Bremen Haven.
Hapana .Maus-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 12l cts. for each additional half
ounce, or 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.
Mails to the Pacifc.-For a single letter, not
ceedng 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 or charged in the United States
will be rated at half to the single letter,
over half and not exceeding 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 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 70 cents and so on ac
cordng to the United States scale of progression in