Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-05-19
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
-Areconueyed by Rail Road Carsand Stages daily

Western, daily, .........6 A. M.........65 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. Is A. M..........65 p. NJ.
York Pa. Route, ex Suns A. NJ. .........65 p. NJ.
Annapolis, Md.ex Sun. S A. M ........".S5 A. M.
Norfolk, daily, x. sunday, at p NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at 5 A. NJ
Delaware, e. ShorcofVa. ]
Somerset Worcester 7 y...u p NJ.
CO, Nd. SUNDAY Tues
day & Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,)
Md, Monday, We'd 7 S A. M.........3 p. NJ
uesday and Saturday
Upper Marlboro Route,}
Monday, Wednesday I4P. M. ........S AM.
and Friday,
PIT Tobacco Route Tues
DAYS and Thursdays, ) .....S A. Nj.
And on Sundays al. .....5 A. M }
Westmns tcr2oute ,dai- - =, -,
w except Sunday,.
clair daily. ex. sun. 5 A. M...........2P p. NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one or more pieces OF paper,
hut not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. % cents.
Any distance over 300 miles .:....lo cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce,
any fractional Of half ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place. cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars. handblls, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed paper not larger than qnarto post
or single cap, folded aud directed, but unseded,
cents per sheet, any distance, postage to be prepaid;
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamp hlets, agazincs, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter
pers circulars handbs, and advertisements uncon.
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less 9 cents per copy, Tor any DIS
lance. For every additional ounce, cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce to be
charged ounce; an excess less than hall an o.
to be disregarded. ~
Newspapers when sent by the editors or publish.
ers thereof if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
inches for any distance in the state where published
cent: for any distance exceeding 100 miles, out Of
the State where published, CT. newspaper ex-
ccedng 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, to a non
subscriber the person sending must prepay the apoVe
rates for each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular pam
inlet or ne wspapcr it should be enyeloped as to
be open at one end-otherwise, il will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers 10 Bremen, touching at
Southampton.-The follow ing are the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the 81 oil March, !9lo
for maable matter scntby this line from New York
to Europe:- :. =.
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in wcight.... ..... 49,. ......'..ztc'
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under one ounce. ..........4Sc.
For every additional hal ounce. .loc.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
aud price current .......... &c
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addi'io" TO the
above npon all mailable matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States TO New York, from whence
the ship sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad
dressed TO England ireland rScotand. will be leitat
the British post office in Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France the Netherlands Beg um, Italy,
Spoin and Porting al and Africa will be sent to Ha
yrc, in France; and separate Dag VIII oe m'oe
up for Hamburg and delivered at brcmeh haven.
M A linz tab PI
Charleston and Havana, the steamers touching at
Savannah and Key West, the postage OF which rs
from the 2ort of departure 10 Havana l2s cts on a
single letter exceeding half an ounce III wright,
viii nm additional II! cts for each additional Ill
ounce or fractional excess OF hall an ounce, 10 ne
prepaid, and the INLAND po taIe 10 me Pn'h' o' "e
pariure to he paid in addition Their to. POSTAGE on
each Newspaper to f,Vana CTS, "iso ~ oe P''p''
Minis 10 The Pacifc.-For Il single letter, not ex-
cecding half an ounce in weight from New \ orK-
10 Ch,orrs 20 cts ITO PJnamt, 30 cts; and to = III
Gorni, and Oregon ~ cts-postagr to be prepaid as
we'll AZ the inland postage to New York. Newspa-
pcrs 3 cts each, postage also 10 be prepaid
BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
Jetters uostcd or charged in the United States
will be rated at a h'i ounce to the si"Sle iruer
oy.r half aud not exceeding an ounce as double
letter an ounce andno exceeding an ounce anu
half as treble letter, and so on each nan ounce OF
fractional excess constituting rate.
The single rates to be charged on each ietter
nos,ed in the United States addressed TO any place
in Great Britain or Ireland is ~ cents inc aouoie
rate As cents the triple - cents and so on &C
corng TO the United States scale OF progression III
weight.
Said postage on letters going 10 any place IN urea'
Britain or Ireland may be prepaid, II IN" whoie
amount is rendered at the Office IN the United Sa'es
where mailed at the option Of the sender
Neysp apers may b. m ,iicd at any oiice ~ tue
United States to any place in the Un'led King
dom on tn. prepayment of , cents, aud may on re-
GENT from any place in Great Britain or Ireland be
delivered at any Office in the United States on pay
mont of , cents Note. Each Government Is 10
charge = cents on each newspaper. These are 10 o.
sent in bands covers, open at the sides or ehus
and TO contain no anuScripi whatever.
O, each Pam phIet to be sent 10 any place IN thr
UniteI Kingdom, and on each Pamphlet received
tbrr,fron there is to he prepaid in the first place
onJ and collected in the second, one cent ur
each ounr, in weight, or fractional excess OF an
orrc. These are TO be sent nbands or covers, open
at the ends or sides, as readily 10 Dc examined
unJ TO contain no manuscript whatever.
On Letters addressed 10 any place III brii'sn n
America. not 10 he conveyed by sea, there sha
be charged hostage equal to the United states post
are and the Province postage combined
On Letters to be sent to any foreign country OF
British possession, and mailed for that purpose u
any post office in the island OF Great Bri'aih '"e''
must be prepaid, il sent by British packet cent
the single rate, and if by American packer ~
to be doubled, trplcd. &c., according 10 we'sh'