Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-05-05

Washington daily, o&SA M ,4P M.'''o3 Am 'r'Ni'
Western daily, .........6 A. M...........o} p. M
Winchester Va.ex Sun. g a. M............o5 p Nj.
York Pa Route, ex Suns A. Nj. ....'.....o} P NJ
Annapolis, Md.ex Sun. 5 A. Nj ...''..'''o2 A. M
Norfolk daily, ex Sunday, at p M
due daily, ex. Monday at o A. M
Delaware, f. ShoreofVa.
Somerset & Worcester [7pMu p. NJ.
CO., Md, Sunday, Tues
day& Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,)
Md Monday, We'd A. m.........'o p M
uesday and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,)
Monday, Wednesday f4P. m......''''o A. M
aud Friday, }
PtTobac o Route Tues 1pn
DAYS and Thursdays. e. .....o A. M
And on Sundays at. ......5 A. NJ
Westmin sterRoute ,dai- e n7 p NJ
ly except Sunday.
Bel Air. daily ex. Sun. 3 A. NJ. '...z p NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 3oo mics 10 cc",s
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
anv fractional excess of half ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Ohce tor delivery III
the same place, 2 cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or ii advertised IN papers,
cents. ~ ,.. ..,
or ;tbooraphcd on paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unse"ed, 2
cents per sheet any distance postage to be prepaid;
when sealed same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger IMAM cap are ra'eo as
pamphlets. .,., , ,o,
other kind of printed or other
pers circulars handbills and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication weigh
ing one ounce less p cents per copy ior any as
lance For every additional ounce, cent ANY
fr,ctionaI excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
al an
TO be disregarded. ,,,
We,,snnners, when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereof,) if they do not exceed 9oo superhero
inches for any distance in the State where published
cont for any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, Il CT newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, TO be rated as pamphlet.
Ne,yspaDers IRREGULAR sent, that IS, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay the above
WIZ the article TO be mailed is circular, pam
nbe, or newspaper it should be so enveloped as to
bn onen at one end-otherwise, it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
4nerican Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
thampton.-The following are the rates OF POST
age pre scrbed by the act OF the 81 OF march' lo4o
for malable matter scntby this line from New York
to Europe:- :, ,r
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight.... ....- ...... ..'.'.zic.
For all letters aud packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. 800. ...........4Sc.
For every additions h. If ounce. l5c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphiet'
and price current go. '........' '.''''.''o'
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States hostage will be charged in addition TO the
above upon all mailable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States to New York, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All maable matter adj
dressed England Ireland orScotland VIII be ieitat
the British post office in Cowes or southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
Spain and Portugal and Africa, will be sent TO Ha-
yre in france; and separate bag VIII be made
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
Ho,nna 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 ~ cts on
snole letter not exceeding half ounce in weight,
with an additional 2l cts. for each additional hall
ounce, or fractional excess of half an ounce, to be
prepaid and the and postage to the point OF de-
parture to he paid in addition thereto. fostage on
each Newspaper to Havana cts, also TO be prepaid
Minis to the Pacifc.-For a single letter, not ex
cecdiug half an ounce in weightnfrom New ork-
TO Chasrcs, 20 cts TO Panama, 30 cts and to CALI
fornia and Oregon 40 cts-postage to be prepaid as
we'll as the inland postage to New York. Newspa-
pers 3 cts. each, postage also TO be prepaid
british POSTAGE ARRANG EMENTS.
Jete,s posted or charged in the United States
will be rated at half ounce to the single letter.
over half aud not exceeding an ounce as double
letter ov aud not exceeding an ounce and
half as treble letter. and so on each nall ounce or
fractional excess constituting a rate
postcd in the United States addressed to any place
in Great Britain ireland is "a cents, the double
rate IS cents triple rate ~ cents, and so on &C.
cording TO the United States scale OF progression In
weight
Said postage letters going TO any place IN Great
Britain or ireland may be prepaid, 1t tina whole
amount is rendered the Office in the United States
where mailed, at the option of the sender
Ne,pspapers may he mailed at any Office in the
United States to any place in the United King
dom on the prepayment of cents, aud may, on re-
CENT from any place in Great Britain or Ireland be
delivered 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 sdes or ends,
and to cont tain manuscripi whatever.
On each Pamphlet to be sent To any place in the
United Kingdom, and on each Pamphlet received
tberefrom there is to be prepaid in the first place.
and CHARGED and collected III the second, cent for
each ounce in weight, fractional excess Of an
ounc,-These are TO be sent nbanhs or covers, open
ut the ends or sides, readily TO be examined,
and 10 cont ain no 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 aud the Province postage como'"ed'
On Letters to be sent to any foreign country or
British possession aud mailed for that purpose TO
any post office in the island of Great Britain, there
must be prepaid, if sent by British packet, cents
the single rate and if BY American packet y cents
to be doubled, tripled, &C., according TO weight