Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-03-30

we copy Tue iOliOWln9 interesting letter from
the foreign correspondence OF the Boston Jour
nal. Ii also gives us pleasure to state that our
advertising patrons Messrs Henry Pettes Il Co.
OF Boston, have established mauuactory OF the
beautiful carpets II describes, at Roxbury, Mass.
Correspondence OF the Boston Journal
HALIFAX, Eng, Jan. s, lS46.
1t is market day in this retired town of Old
England. Every Saturday for generations long
plsl, the farmers, the manufacturers and BUYERS
and sellers Of every kind Of Merchandze and
produce, have assembled to transact their week
y business 1t is the great day of the week
and as you pass through The narrow streets,
hardly more thnn twelve feet wide, between
rows OF ancient, small but substantial stone
houses and shops, To the market place, aud hear
the broad Yorkshire dialect of the bys,anders
there, everything reminds the traveller That he is
( IN "A foreign land.
Halifax is in a woollen manufacturing district.
Worsted stutls, merinos, and worsted damasks
are sold here IN large quantities. 1t is also the
se OF the largest carpet nahutactory in all Eng
land The extent and Imposing appearance of
the buildings connected with this establishment,
have drawn my attention particularly TO it and
IN answer 10 my Inquiries, al lntGlligen. friend
has given me some information which will sur
prise many persons in the United States.
There is too much reason for the common o.
plnion that the mlddlIng classes cannot rise in
Engand. ain happy to learn of one instance
o. complete success, and um told that more or
less exist IN oil parts Of the kingdom.
Some twenty years ago, John Csossley was
village dyer receiving small parcels TO be dyed
from any one who mIght call. He then occupl-
ed PLAIN, substantial sl0ne-ware house opposite
The unfket place, with ten carpet looms. In
that same warehouse, without Improvement or
! ornament, John Crossley g. Sons now sell at
re'aH all that portion Of the product Of lhous
and looms required by The Little town of Halifax
and It's environs. The remande goes to supply
The pride of London anu Liverpool, and the cii-
les OF the United States. There is something
truly English in this. The same splendid eur
pets which are displayed through the great win.
dUws OF Petles & Co in Boston, or Orne aud
Co. Of Philadelphia, and which have procured for
their producers the highly honorary appointment
Of Carpet-mlkers 10 her Majcsly," are sold IN
the same PLAIN warehouse IN which the father
began 10 weave them, and IN which there Is not
Il window oil sufficient size for their exhibition
Their factories stand just outside of the com.
pact part Of the town, and in their modern APP
pearance present strong contrast to the older
structures OF which II is composed. The court
yard contains about three acres surrounded by
stone wall. Into this enclosure, there Is but one
entrance, by gate, in front OF which there is a
small sehtfv-DoX WIN glass WINDOWS, winch en-
ables a wulchman to look every way. No stran.
ger can pass here. Ii IL Intended to project the
secrets OF the place, which, since the introduce
ton oflapestry carpets are considered to be very
important. ott
am informed that no workman is instructed
in the whole process Each is taught part,
but not enough to enable him to go away and
make carpet.
wish 10 give you an idea of the size of The
bindings. Having no opportunity 10 measure,
| counted fCrty-lour windows IN the length OF
the side OF the longest one, which Is built OF
light free stone, SIX stories high, and must be
nearly three hundred feet long Around this
are lliree or four other factory buildings, which,
10 size aud appearance, correspond wlIh the prln-
cpal structure The same proPrietors are erect
ing building IN stS 10 very common aud pop
uiar with the manufacturers here, but which
have never heard OF IN the United States. tits
called "a SHADE" covering great extent Of
ground, but one story high, and lighted from the