Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-05
VOL. X.-NO. 10.

number of pieces is abolished, and the Char
ges are to be-
On letter not exceeding half an ounce
in weight, | rate of postage.
On letter exceeding half an ounce, and
not exceeding one ounce, 2 rates.
On letter exceeding one ounce, and not
exceeding two ounces, rates.
On letter exceeding two ounces. and
not exceeding three, 6 rates.
| On letter exceeding three ounces. and
not exceeding four ounces, 8 rates.
And for every ounce in weight, above the
weight of four ounces, two additional
rates are chargeable, and every fraction of
an ounce above the weight of four ounces is
chargeable as an additional ounce.
This is to apply only to letters in Canada
and in the other British provinces.
Letters from abroad, ria the United
States, are charged two pence sterling the
hall ounce, as colonial postage, to and from
the frontier line
Colonial newspapers sent 10 any part Of
the United States to pay one penny currency
each, as colonial postage aud the same on
papers from the United States.
Pamphlets and publications printed in the
United States are liable TO postage in the
province, at the rate of one penny currency
the ounce if re-posted in Canada, to full
letter postage. They must be sent without
cover, or the cover must be open at both
ends-this includes newspapers also. If
any writing is on the cover, or the thing
within it, except simply the address, full let
ter postage will be charged.
OF course the colonial postage is in addi-
ton to that charged by the United States
Post Office.
Daring attempt at Robbery in Albany
We learn from the Albany Evening Journal
OF Saturday, that on the previous evening,
between 6 aud Z o'clock, the residence Of
Mr.. Samuel Wait. 81 Green Street, was en-
tered by two burglars, one white and the
other black man. There was no person
IN the house at the time but a maid servant
Going TO the front door TO lock il she dis
covered black man in the hall. In reply
10 her question of Nv hat do you want ?" he
answered dread" and on being told that
there was nothing FOR him, he said there was
and he must have it. The girl, being alarm
ed, screamed for help; at this the fellow
caught hold of the servant and threatened
TO beat out her brains if she made any more
noise. Fortunately Mr. Gaylor Sheldon
CHANGED 10 pass along in the street at the
moment, and hearing the clamor, stepped up
to the door, and discovering the other man
under the stoop, seized him, and demanded
what he was about. The fellow inside,
hearing Mr.. Sheldons voice, came out of
the house, and his companion getting clear
at the same time, both took to their heels
and escaped. The girl, whose dress was
torn TO fragments in her struggle with the
ruiiian was sick on Saturday from the fright
and rude treatment she endured. ALBANY is
evidently the resort of desperate gang of
robbers.-N T. Sun
London Bretceries-a falling of-In our
last Herald we gave an account of the de-
creased consumption Of Malt generally:
now we have the pleasure of presenting our
readers with statement, in reference 10
those leylathan manufactures of intoxica-
ting liquors, the London Breweries from
which 1t will be seen that they are begin
nlng TO feel the pressure from without"
II Will be observed, that during the last
year, with only three exceptions, there has
been falling off in every establishment,
and which amounts in the whole to a reduce
ton of 1weive Thousand Sduen Hundred
and Thirty Quarters; or, One Hundred
and One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Forty Bushels ~! Which, at the moderate
computation of IS gallons of beer 10 the
Quarter, is reduction of Nine Hundred
and Fifty four Thousand Seven Hundred
and Fifty gallons !-Bristol Herald.
NEEDLE FAcToRY.-A correspondent Of the
Rochester Democrat n fpciO IN
n'edIeS, has been established at Haverstraw Rock
land County, New York. 1t is thus described
81 saw needles in various stages of the processes
by which they are made from the wire prepared on
the same premises; and surprised at the facili-
ty afforded by curious machinery which human in
genuity has invented 10 lessen manual labor and
multiply the results of the numerous operatlons-
The wire is first cut into lengths which will make
two needles each The depression where the eyes
are TO be made, and where the grooves TO be
found in the finished article, are stamped in both
needles by single stroke of machine with which
a single hand turn off 10000 in day 1t is
then turned over to boy, who with another ma
chine, punches the eye, and again another separates
the two needles and smoothes away any irregulari-
ties made by the other processes
But the eye of the needle is still rough and must
be bored by another process, which leaves il
smooth as not to cut the thread After this man
grinds handful at time on a common grndstone,
holding them in his left hand, and giving them
perpetual rotary motion with the right that,
when the operation is finished they may be round
as well as sharp. They are now 10 be tease hard
ened,' and finally Furnished. all of which is done
by simple processes, in which immense numbers
can be subjected to the operation at the same time"
WESTERN PoLrTIcs.-"Are you Dem
ocrat 7"
mo, stranger, I'm shoemaker"
ooh, you don't understand me. / mean
what part do you take in politics p