New-York daily tribune., 1849-01-27
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To JAMES BsoygN, Prs Of The Ctsap Postage Asso
TaAinr & deep interest 10 the subject Of Cheap
Postage take The liberty Of making few suggessons'
J. would make quarter OF ounce. instead Of half
an ounce the weight Of single letter % would 1riDg
more revenue and promote very desirable reform
o writing on thinner p-per and less OF r. "hlcn would
diminish the proporr0nste weight and bulk OF M
msis very large portion OF the steF ni snt es Nr
be written on usper Of the size 0f t--graphic tsPaichei
. would propose two and half cents instead on
three which Is zh. Two cents which cannot Or
carried II present lS0 ane bali cents prepaid ana
three cents Il not prepaid are low enough and "9n1
produce more revenue than any other rate after snort
tune in proportion 70 the expense Of transportation
g. The amount Of heavy, bulky nlthy, poisonous cop
per coin that must he Kept iu circulation Win w.
cent or three cent rate viii be great nuisance and
70 silver coin can tske their place stamps vi not
Into general use unless they are adopted - cur
reucv tc which there is great OBJECTION Nlai ~
v-snt silver coin ui ~ and Dali cents f-uF'
6.-e There 4 no seemingly small matter thst cou'4
cunrihuts much - universal convenience a. -lr D
trciucriou of such coin into crculal1n u "olio
drive the small spanish coins. - ~el IS most oi
the copper and fuv iatrut,ce our sul ~ systrn oi
co.ns currency sud accounts 10 would compl-f- tac
series Of coius uniting the decimal and the csuA SD
division We hsve klges halves, quarters and t-nin'
Dollars. halves qas-iers ard ienin.-Dimrs nAFrs
snt terths ornifli1g the quarter. Why not supply
Il hss been saf hat such coin would - to small
Other nations have sus.ler snd By MAKING Z -tte
thinner snd oval shaped, u would Dc, prscucs-y -
isrge 80 the hslidlme Cannot tne CneaP ro'iass IS
ISOLATION induce uEress 90 adopt THIS reform ire
rate Of postage would then correspond % me coin oi
the c0unt-y which the Postnlasier0cnerz gefy pro
perly considers desrsols +. L. 2.
NEW Music.-We have received from W. Hal
son the following pieces OF Music published By them
In their usual besuuful style The srresmlet e kgis
sesu etuie cArse.eristque pour e Psno composed oy
Srskosch. dedicated 70 his friend Henry linn snd
embsllished with likeness Of sirskosch Al, cruel
one r f-cu LEGsir DAn.ore. the Eng.sh version
Ifsht % ny soul = Seren-de by ". Lugas sum
rner shining sumner Csvsiins oT 7 West Tears
.euie iesrs for the days thS more, words y
Tennyson snd The music by u 3. Woodbury.
- "FREE SOIL WALTZEs. arranged i0r the
plsno.forte BY Mrs A CuRrIs dedicated TO Charlie,
sumner E.q published By stephen ". Marsh Bost0n.
sad for sale in this City By Frth Pond Co. frank
ln-square.
TgF THFRxowFrEK AS0 WSrER lrEAs-At
Montreal during the pas, few days the weather has
b.-sn extremely cold, the ihefmoneier rAnzins RON
zero 10 ten or twelve degrees beoS---A AZ b1ston on
Thursdsv. u2P N thernoueter ~ -Wllter
sports AZ At the 20, ~ Toledo, Ohin The rFsr =
covered With sheet of smooth ice u - inches inics-
ness which csu be tTsversed 5y ine nsaFiesi laden
teams Nth perfect safety The ~s.insr eonun1-'
very cold ana the prospect far for the Ice - remain
for ~eess
A HyArHY TowN.-The Mgncicsfer y. h.
Deuoaf says that dlring fret issive esys Of toe
ye.r les9 there was but single instance 0i deain %
The City Of Manchester, sr0rs population OF 4'uVO
T A Convention OF Inventors Will assemble
q, Baltimore on the 9Th q March Il 10 called by tne
Iav-ntor. National Institute 0f that eity Capitalists
ana sms,sars ofinsengiEy saa sxll Is Aso invited