Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-12
The depth Of eighteen inches last night At
Grafton. Rensselaer, county.


From tie Boston Transcrip, Of Maya.
Snow IN MAv.-We had quite brisk
snow storm this morning. which common
eed about one o'clock-contInued through
he night aad several hours this forenoon.
lie snow howeuer, melted as fast as il
tell. This is. tfulV,.s winter lingering in
the lap Of May" at least Miss May had
lap full of winter 10 day
Il is as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. with chilli
ing north wind, as can well be imagined.
But sone Of eur aeighbors down East.are
worse off than we are. A correspondent:
OF the Ktnnebec Journal .np among the
writes. under date of April
z1s', that for Ave months the only chance
he has had to see the ground is BY going
down ceilar win light
From the Phila5elpifa American Of May 4.
A perfect tornado passed oree this city
yesestdav, blowing down ehimnexs aud
paris Of roofs. and doing Injuries Of a
small kind la every direction. The Day
vas FaiaV aud cold, and at evening it
cleared up nlEh aa atmosphere like March
or November.
Fsronl tile National Intelfgencer Of May 4.
HE WEATHER.-I'h+ charming and
lovely mealh of May made her debut this
year III the habIaeats of March or Feb
rnary. Instead of May f5wers, warm
weather, gentle zaphyfs aud vernal beau.
ties on every side OF US, we have had cold
clustering weather On Saturday last,
m. Hrse of May. it was so cold that few
females were Seen in the streets during
the day, aud those few were clad in turs
and woolltn Even<those of the other sex
wen, to market well wrapped np in their
cloaks and oVercoats, and some of the
country people aud other market venders,
who were compelled 10 BE- al their poss
before snnrisr, and continue there for half
the day, were obliged 10 make fires to
Keep themselves warm aud protect them
fror:i the " fitrce ncrtharestsr that whis-
tied about the building, aid made every
thing and every oody cold is ice on win
ter morning.
From the Connecticut Courant Of May 4.
The rlver- continues very high, al a
great Inconvenience to the merchants on
is blnks, aud the vessels in porr. la
consequence of the high wind. aud the
difficulty therefrom ia passing over the
water. where the dry bridge stood. the
Boston maIl did not 90 out last night. and
the one due this morning had not arrived
when our paper was put 10 press.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT-coMPARATIv COST
Que pound of ALLOW candles will burn, on
an average fifty hours; the light from
hem, therefore, is equivalent 10 that ON
fifty candles burning one hour, and cost
seven pence. An imperial gallon Of
sperm oil, in all argand lamp, burns lO4
hours, yielding light equal TO five can
dies; the lotaI quantity Of Iigh being that
OF $50 candies for one hour, aud costing
Is cd Five cubic feet of weII-purftd
ea<, in an argand burner, affords a light
equal 10 twelve cardlrs during one hour
aud lis cost is one-twentitth Of Shilling
or rather more than haIf-penny.
By the introduction into the house Of
commons of the Dude light, saving Is
, feed 10 the country OF upwards Of s. -
90 per aunum, The body of the house
is now lighted for twelve shiIlings night
aud the library, passages, committee
rooms, &c. are lighted for 5gl40 per SEES
son. London paper.
The New Hampshire Cent institution
the members Of which pay one cent u
week, contributed Sl239,OO to the New
Hampshire Missionary Society during the
year 840.-Mornsng Star.
METHoDIsTs IN GREAT BRITAIN.-
A late English paper SAYS that he WEES
leyan Methodi>ts have no less than 100
foreign Gi visionary stations, they employ
220 missionaries, and in the schools un-
der the supervision of those missionaries
there are the amazing number Of 40 600
children. The contributions 10 the mis-,
sionarv funds within the last year were
nearly G90,Oo0-Moraiag Star.
The Mercantile Journal, speaking OF
The tempe rance reform in Bos' on, which
has taken anew start since the visit Qfthe re,
formed lrunkard lecturers from Baltimore.
SAYS Morning Star.
The work is going on bravelv, and the
uphoiders of rum selling, or those VIII"
have seemed indifferent to the ravages OF
incompetence, begin 10 grow alarmed
They wili soon be left alone. feeble and
power less minority.
GREAT Britain AND HATTI-A
treaty has been formed between these tvs &
po wrrs for the more effeeluaI suppres,i, n
of The slave trade.
TIE Mon MoNs.-The corner stone Of
the Gf-ar Mormon Temple lthat is 10 bel
al N,avoo. Illinois. was la d on the 9th
i1s t., in presence of seven or eight thou