New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-06
Cheap Postage in England.

Prof. E. " RIGHT now on a visit to England.
has the following remarks on Cheap Postage IL
are of his Letters published in the Boston
Chronicles:
"You may send letter OF no matter how man,
pieces of pnpcr, or continuing no matter what or,
.ubs ancr If il does not weigh over halt an ounce
10 any part of the kingdom Tor penny or tn0 cents
Il it weighs less than ounce TOUR cents, ana 70 on
This has wonderful consequences. Ii sets nli IN
-opIe TO corresponding usciIaies old friendships
creates ones, facilitates nll manner NJ tr"ilr. me-
md payS the gorerHneRt clear pr01t ~ S3,UuO uru
,er 0Hnuni IL may he called The grand civilZr'
md universal educator o: the people. The poore'I
.rl that can express her ideas by pothooks' no"
corresponds with her poor parents "hr gu, a, SO
vice and II she wishes 10 remit them lew shiihhs
n her earnings, she has only to pay three pence 81
tx cents al The post-oitlce for money ORDER ana IN
lose il in her letter and the government thrn !" =
comes not ONLY The bearer, but the insurer oi II"
money. Ii cnnnor be lost, and the parry 10 whom u
- sent is 10 get II us II II were handed over
m silver The convenience OF this arrangement II"
making little purchases, coil, ctlng lille debts, &c
must lie clt to be understood.
"ln connection with the great carriers, whose ar
rangenrxts for the delivery Of PARCELS alter the man
nrr of Harnden & Co. ramify all over he kngdom
the cheap postage and money order system give tlit
| country all the ad, anlages OF the city. hey give
likelihood circulation, which make people strong
wise and happy. WISH cOulu D'O" uWulC' -"
this subject that would reach every og-h"u-e be-
yond the mountains" Frlow-countryme we hav,
The power in the United States 10 have systrn a.
good and as cheap. For Heavens sake, do mol lr'
us pick our own pockets any longer Tor the brneh
ui people who will not ever thank us. II our FEEDER
Government cannot do this Tor us, 1t Is not wni'i
having. This postage sysTem Is the best lhihs
have sen in Eng land. For the sake OF II. cou'd
almost nut up with the monkey tricks and the me"h
tricks of the ar-tocracy. Ahd the ars'ocracy a'
cutting antics about these times assure YOU a.
10 dinners and balls these nre every dnS ihters, o
rntrr every night. For instance, the Duke ot vel
lncion hos bali at Apse, House. The company
| begin 10 assemble al ii o'clock, Z. M.-9GO OF lht
highest nobility, ali riding in their coaches, WIN .
or li,sred ilunkies apiece. ell loaded with dih-
monts and enriched with iandango lnconceiVaolr.-
| They pass through gorgeous rooms hung with
| paintings and periu:ned with tropical ho'-house
plants; they look AT each others diamonds dance
the psika or see it done, sip headaches or guZze
the gout in the shape OF champagne, aud II Is onr,
ts o. three or four O'clock, and they 60 back AZ they
| came. This is their ordinary business, The every
day work OF these 900 highest nobility, Tor winch
| they are truly to he pted. The headaches and
the heart-aches, (if they have any hearts) and Inc
aches thew have bear, but as 10 the expenses
they do not have 10 bear them; for they rea! come
out of the tea.pots and the bread trays o tile com
mon people.
PROGRESS OF A LIE-We notice in the lasr
Charleston Mercury, copied from the New York
| Evening Posi-, an account Of Gen. Waddy Thonp
sons sneech in this city fortnight since in which
that gentleman is represented as having taken strong
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