Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-25
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
fire conveyed By Raa Road Cars and Stages daily.

Sunday, ................7 p. NJ. ........ll P. NJ
Great southern, daily, ....5 A. NJ. ........S p. NJ
Washington daily, 5& SAM, 4P. M...S4 .M.&SP.M
Western, daily. .........6 a. M..........64 P NJ.
Winchester, Va. Sun. IS A. N..........64 P NJ.
York, Pa. Route, eX. Sun. A. NJ. :.....64 p NJ
Annapolis, MI. cX. Sun. s. A. M..........S4 A. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, eX. Sunday at p. NJ.
due daily, ex. Monday, at 4. NJ
Delaware Z. Shore of Va
Somerset * Worcester ,,11ps,
countless MI, Sunday, ''' '''
Tuesday AMI Thursday
Up. counties of f. Shore,
Nh, Monday Wednes- 8 A. M.......3 P M
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, "Wednesday and I P. M.......S A. NJ.
Friday
Port Tobaeco Route, Tues ,
days and Thursdays,,." ......S A. NJ
And on Sundays at.......... A. NJ
Westminster Route, daily G n \, In \,
except Sunday, ........
Bel-Alr daily, eX. Sun....... A. M.......2 P. M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles cents
Any distance 300 miles III cents
On every additional half ounce, (aiter the first
OUNCE the charge is double, and two additional
charges for each succeeding ounce, or fraction Of an
ounce, beyond the first ounce.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, 2 cents each.
Letters advertised are charged 2 cents each, be-
sides regular POSTAGE or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbills, and advertisements, printed
Autographed, paper, not larger than quarto post
single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed, )
cents per sheet any distance, postage to be prepaid
when sealed, same letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On PalphIetS, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed or other matter except news
papers, circulars, handbls, and advertisements0 UNI
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing ounce or less, q cents per copy, for
any distance. For every additional ounce, l cent.
Any fractional exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged an ounce an excess less than hall an
to be dsregarded
Newspapers, Nvhen sent by the editors pub
fishers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superb
cia inches, for any distance in the State where pub
lshed cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, Il Ct a news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph-
let.
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, to a sub
ssrber, the person sending must prepay the above
rates for each paper.
When the article to be mailed is circular, pam
phlet, or newspaper it should be enveloped as to
10
a letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
.anlericna .HaH Steamers 10 Bremen, touching at
SOmttampt0n.-The following the rates OF Post
age prescrib ed by the act of the Sd of March, lS45,
for mlilabic matter sent by this line from New or
to Europe =
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight 24c.
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under ounce 4Sc.
For every additional half ounce 15c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
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 postofce 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.
Hara1a .Mails.-A line is established between
Charleston and Havana the steamers touching at
SAVANNAH and Key West, the postage of which is
f-1m the port of departure to Havana l2@ cts on a
single letter not exceeding half ounce in weight,
with additional l2l cts for each additional half
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 a single letter, not ex-
ceeding half ounce in weight-from New York,
to Chagres, 30 cts. to Panama, 30 cts. and to
California and Oregon 40 cts.-postage to be pre-
paid as well 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 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 half
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 As cents the triple rate Y cents and so en- ac