Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-21
PRINTED BY JOS. ROBINSON,
BOOK AND JOB PRINT Il IL,
No. III BALTIMORE STREET.
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
fire Conveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily


East'n dai. ex Sun. SAM. s. JPN. so AM. BPM.
Sunday, ................7 p. NJ ......... IL p Nj.
Great Southern, daily, 5 A. M ........ IS p NJ.
Washington, daily, 5&SA.M., 4P. ...SA AM SSp. M.
Western, daily. .........6 A. M.........64 p. Nj.
Winchester, Va ex Sun. IS A. M..........64 p. NJ.
York, Pa. Route, cX. Sun. A. M. 10y P. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. ex. Sun. 81 A. M.........SA A. M.
Norfolk, daily, ex. Sunday, at 3 p.
due daily, ex. Monday, at A. Nj.
Delaware, f. Shore of Va.
Somerset s. Worcester IN
counties, Md, Sunday, I T. "' r "'
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of f. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- 8 A. M........3 p. Il.
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday and P. M.......S A. M.
Friday,
Port Tobacco Route, Tues
days and Thursdays. ( ......SA M.
And on Sundays at..........5A.M
Westminster Route, daily g 7,
except Sunday, ........
Bel-Air daily, ex. Sum-. 8 A. M......2 P. M.
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 nrSt 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, 3
cents per Sheet any distance postage to be prepaid
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pan,phlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, Except news
papers, circulars, handblls, and advertisements UNI
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing ounce or less, p cents per copy, for
any distance For every additional ounce, l cent.
Any fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged as 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
ca nches for any distance in the State where pub
lished cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, II ct. news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated pamph-
let.
Newspapers irregularly 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
phet, or newspaper, it should be enveloped as to
be open at end-otherwise, it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
SIMULTANEOUSLY following the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, 1S45,
for mailable matter sent by this line from New York
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight 24c.
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under one ounce 4Sc.
For every additional half ounce l5c.
Eor letter Iys DamDhlet.
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 mailable
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-ofce 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.
Harana 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 ia cts. on
single letter not exceeding half ounce in weight
with an additional 124 cts for each additional hall
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 3 cts, also to be pre-
paid on letters.
Mails to the Pacifc.-For single letter. not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weght-from New York,
to Chagres, 20 cts. to Panama, 80 cts. and to
California and Oregon 40 cts.-postage to be pre-
paid as we'll 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 ounce to the Single letter,
over a half and not exceeding ounce as double
letter, over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce
and a half as treble letter, and so on, each nall
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 ~ cents and so on ac
cordng to the United States scale OF progression IN