Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-04-11
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

e NEW Mail MAsxoFMsNr.-Mail cars,
CONSTRUCTED under the direction Of the post
Office department, are now running onthe
Irail-roads between Washington and Phi
!adslphia. They contain two apartments;
one appropriated 70 the Accommodation of
the great mails, and the other to the way
mails, and post-office agent. The latter.
apartment is fitted up with boxes. labelled
with the names Of all the small offices on
or near the fail-road lines. l. has also a
letterEbox in front, into which letters may
be put up to the moment Of stating the
cars. and any where on the road.
The sgen, Of The posi-ofice department
attends the mail from the post-oftice at the
ends Of the route, and sees il safely depos-
I tied 10 his car. AS soon as the cars start,
he opens the letter-box and takes out all
the letters, marking them so as TO desig-
male the place where they are put in. He
then opens the way mail bag, and distrib-
ules It's contents into the several boxes
/ As the cars approach The post-office, the
agent takes out the contents OF the proper
box and puts them into pouch. The
1 engineer slackens the speed Of the train,
and the agent hands the pouch to the post
master, or carrier, who stands beside the
track to take 1t, receiving from him, at the
same time, another pouch. with the mat
ter 10 be SEM from that Office. This The,
agent Immediately opens, and distributes
its contents into, the proper boxes. Having
supplied thus all the way offices, the a
gent, when arrived al the end OF The rout,
sees the mail safely delivered into the
post-office-
The mail leaves Washington al 6 o.
clock, A. M. All ietter-wri,efs should, if
possible, put their letters into the post-of-
fee the preceding evening. The letter-box
at the cars will not be open until alter S
o'clock in the morning 1t is not a post
Office; and letters will not be received at
| il while the post-office is open. It's object
is 10 allow all persons, until the last mo-
ment before departure, to send letters by
mail, even although the mail has been clos
ed a, the post-ofice. and even placed in
the car. 'a
The letter-box will be open after the
mail closes at the post-offiee in Baltimore.
and all the Intermediate points. Phila-
delphia cannot at present enjoy its advan-
ttages fully, because the cars DO not run
into ihecity. @. -.
In this arrangement, the post-ofice de-
partmeut has sought to give the greatest
security to the mails, and TO afford the
community the best possible accommoda.
ton. Well executed. the plan must be al.
most the perfection Of mail arrangements.
II is intended. when il can be convenient
" done, to extend similar arrangement
Through to New York. NJ @~"
EXPULSION OF FoRKIGNERs.---For
some time past, the Chinese authorities
have been annoying the foreign residents
at Canton with edicis, commanding them
10 leave the country. On the 10th OF No
yember, the following letter was received
tirom the Hong merchants at
| - 'rkis is respectfully to advise you con-
Icerning.the affair Of yonr returning home
by the orders which have been received
! from the Emperor We have already
written 10 you thrice on this subject, re-
guessing you TO return or go to Macao
lthat we may report your departure. "A
/ month has now elapsed, and there is nc
i ground for our report We have now re-
4 ceiyed verbal orders from the Governor
\ that this is an affiir respecting the man
\ agement of which the Imperial orders
have been received, and on which a. re-
port must be made. Fl. E. has ordered
us to appoint an early day for you, sirs,
4 either TO return home, or, 60 to Macao
when we are to report your departure
and should any one dare to disobey, we
are also ordered to report the facts. In
conformity to these orders We therefore a
gain address you. requesting that you VIII
| in obedience to the former orders IN thI;
business. either return home or go to Ma
Gao. in order tina, we may make rePor
OF the facts: we beg that there may no
be any disobedience or delay. With com
pIiments. &c, Signed BY eleven Hong
merchants" $780,. ..-..a
i INTERNATIONALLY EeIsTER, for Marcf
l836-at Dartmouth College.-The month
Of March has been several degrees warmr'
than the March Of the three preceding
years. The temperature Of the Winter
including the months of November ane
March, has been remarkably mild, tht
average being between 4 and degrees
higher than that of either of the thret
preceding Win,ers. The whole nusnbe'
of observations, at which the mercury
was at or below zero since the goth o
November is 29-the winter previous 3;
land the winter before that, 81 IN
whole depth OF snow fallen sincethe i5If
, Of November is II ftet--the wtntes pre-
!. vious feet. and thv winner before that.
feet. There have been about z weeks o
sleighing, wiz; from Dec, Dab 20 To.
!, 25th.e ami again from Jan. 18th TO Marcl