Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-03-17


Winchester, Vaex sun. ga. m......."'.65 p. N
York Pa. Route, cx.S un.ll a. M. ....:....65 p NJ
Annapolis, Mdex .Sun.SA.M Il lp.M. > "a m. &oP.M
Norfolk daily Sunday, at p NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at A. NJ
Delaware, e ShorcofVa.
Somerset s. Worcester n NJ .u p. NJ
CO., Nd Sunday Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties Of E.Shore,
Md. Monday, We'd A. M..........3 p. NJ
uesday and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday 9P. NJ .......'S a. N
and Friday,
PIT robac Route w ed Co., =, -,
nesday and Sunday,
Westminster Route, }
Monday. "Wednesday GP. NJ. ........7 p. Nj
and Friday,
Bel Air. daily, cx. Sum. 5 4. ..........2P p. II
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one or moro pt'c's OF paper
but not exceeding half an ounne IN weight, sent ANY
distance not exceeding 800 mIIss.... .... - cents
ANY dist ,ncr over 300 m's.... ......lh cents
On every additional weight of half an ounc", OF
any fractional of half al ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to til distance.
Letters dropped III the POST Office n delivery II
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised ch ,rgrrl cents each, be
sides regular postage, or advertised IN papers
cents.
or litbogrsphed paper MT arr n than qnarto pos
or single cap, folded aud directed, but unsrded, !
cents per sheet, any distance, p>tagc 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 tcr except newspa
pers circulars ,handbls, and advertisements nncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less cents per copy, Tor any DIS
lance. For every additional ounce, cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged as an ounce; excess less than half an or
TO be diSrcgardcd.
Newspapers, (when sent by the editors or publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed l9oo superlcIa
inches for any dis in the State where published
| cent For any distance exceeding 90 miles, out o
the State where published, ct. newspaper cx-
cceding 1900 inches to be rated as pamphlet
Newspapers irrcgularly sent, that is, to a non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam
inlet or ne wspapcr, it should be cnveloped as to
be open at one end otherwise, il will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers to Bremen, touching at
Soutbam pton.-Thc following are the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act Of he 3d OF March 1913,
for mailabc matter scntby this line from New York
to Europe:- :. -
ounce in weight.... 49,. ''.2ic.
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ouicc...... .....'.''io &C.
For every additional halt ounce &C.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
aud price current -. ....-....' '-....'..oc'
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition 10 the
above upon all mailable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States 10 New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailabe matter adj
dressed TO England ireland or Scotland VIII be 'tat
the British post-o 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 a separate bag VIII be made
up for Hamburg aud delivered at liremen Haven.
Hapana MaiIs.-A line is established between
Charleston and Havana, the steamers touching at
Savannah and Key West, the postage OF when rs
from the port of departure TO Havana ~ cts. on
single letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
with an additional IL! cts. for each additional hall
ounce or fractional excess of half an ounce, to be
prepaid and the inland postage TO the point OF de-
parure to he paid in addition thereto. Postage on
each Newspaper to Havana 3 cts, also to be prepaid
Mails 10 the Pacifc-For a single letter, not ex-
ceedng half an ounce in weight-from New York
to Chagrcs 30 cts ito Panama, 80 cts; and TO CAT
forns and Oregon, ~ cts-postage to be prepaid as
well as the inland postage to New York. Newspa-
pers, cts. each, postage also to be prepaid
BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
Iefters posted or charged in the United States
will be rated at half ounce to the single letter,
over a half aud not exceeding an ounce as double
letter over ounce and not exceeding an ounce ana
half as A treble letter, and each hall ounce or
fractional excess constituting a rate.
The single rates to be charged on each letter
posteu the United states auuTesseu " a"y P'".S
in Great Britain ireland is 81 cents, the double
rate d CENTS the triple rate u cents, and so on &C.
cording 10 the United States scale OF progression IN
weight. co,,
Said postage letters going 10 any place IN Great
Britain or Ireland may be prepaid, IT III" whole
amount is rendered at the Office in the United States
where mailed at the option of the sender.
Ne,pspapers may be mailed at any Office 10 the
United States to any place in the United k'ng-
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 2 cents. Notc.-Each Government Is TO
charge 9 cents on each newspaper. These are TO be
sent in bands covers open at the SIDES or ends,
and TO cont ain no manuscript whatever.
On each Pamphlet to be sent 10 any place in the
limited Kingdom, and each Pamphlet received
thereCrom there is to be prepaid in the first place
and charged aud collected in the second one cent for
each ounce in weight, or a fractional excess OF an
ceThese are to be sent in bands or covers, open
nj the ends or sides, readily to be examined,
md TO cont ain no manuscript whatever
n, Ieifers addressed TO any place in British N.
America. not to be conveyed by sea, there shall
he charged postage equal to the United States post
aue and the Province postage combined.
eOn Letters to be sent TO any foreign country or
Rr,;sb possession and mailed for that purpose to
any most Office in the island of Great Britain, there
must be prepaid, il sent by British packet cents
che single rate and f by American packet u cents
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