Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-12-08

DUE:
East'n, dai., ex. Sun, SAM &7P.M...5! AM. &3P.M
Sunday, ................7 p. NJ. .........l1 p NJ
Great Southern, daily, ....5 a. NJ. ........S P NJ.
Washington, daily, 5&SA.M, 4P. M...SA A.M.&SP.M
Western, daily, .........6 A. M.........64 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va. ex. Sum-. A. M.........64 p. NJ.
York, Pa. Route, Sun. s A. NJ. .....64 p. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. ex. SUMS A. M..........S4 A. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, ex. Sunday, at p. NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at s A. Nj.
Delaware f. Shore of Val
Somerset s. Worcester
counties, Md, Sunday, - NJ - T. W.
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of f. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- A M........3 p. NJ
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday and 4 p. M........S A. NJ.
Friday,
Port Tobacco Route, Tues
days and Thursdays,... ......SA.A
And on Sundays at ......... SAL
Westminster Route, daily q ~
except Sunday, .......
Bel-Ar daily, ex. Sun.......S A. M........2P 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 300 miles 5 cents.
ANY distance 300 miles 10 cents.
On every additional half ounce, CATER the first
ounce) the charge is double, and two additional
charges for each succeeding ounce, fraction Of
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, 2 cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each be-
sides regular postage, or 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, rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, Except news
papers, circulars handbills, and advertisements
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing ounce or less, % cents per copy, for
any distance. For every additional ounce, l cent
ANY fractional excess exceeding half ounce, be
charged ounce less than half an
to be disregarded.
Newspapers, (when sent by the editors or pub
fishers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superb
cial inches for ny distance in the State where pub
lished cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, II ct. A news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph
let.
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, to a sub
scriber, the person sending must prepay the above
rates for each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular PAM
phlet, newspaper, it should be enveloped to
be open at end-otherwise it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers TO Bremen, touching at
So,thamptOn.-T following the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd of March, 1S45
for mailabe matter sent by this line from New York
to Europe
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight 24c
For all letters and packages over half
ounce and under 4Sc
For every additional half ounce 15c
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current Sc.
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-office 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.
Havana .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 12k cts. on
single letter not exceeding half in weight
with additional II! cts. for each additional half
ounce, fractional excess of half 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 Pdc.fc.-For single letter, not ex-
ceeding half ounce in weight-from New York,
to Chagres, 20 cts. to Panama, 30 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 charged in the United States
will be rated at half ounce to the single letter,
a half and not exceeding an ounce double
letter, over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce
and half as treble letter, and on, each half
ounce 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 as cents, the triple rate ~ cents and on
cordng to the United States scale Of progression in
weight