The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-10
BRITISH POSTAL SYSTEM.

The PoStOfhce department oil Great brlt-
ain is about to make change in the post
al system of the country, TO make ii con-
form NOR, nearly 10 the original plan of
Rowland Hill, The great Characteristic
of the plan, next 70 uniform and mimi
mum rate. was the universal pre- payment
OF letters by means of stamps. The post
office authorities have continued up 10
this time 10 sanction the money pre- pay
ment Of letters. This system, however.
is bout 10 be discontinued in the prov
inces. and from and after the lst of No
vember next. all letters or packages
posted at any provincial post Office for
places within the United Kingdom. must
either be pre-. paid By stamps or be sent
unpaid. as money pre- paid for inland let
tiers will no longer be permitted. After
this system has been tried in the country
it will also be introduced into London.
The money pre- payment OF foreign let
tiers is not affected by these alterations.
The manner OF redress by the "code of
/ honor" among Mexicans, is bloody III the
extreme The San Francisco Herald re-
lates recent case in that city. TWO
Mexicans quarreled. and it was agreed 10
settle BY mortal combat. The parties
started out together. unaccomranied by
friends or witnesses. and fought BY moon
light The next day one was found dead
horribly cut and gashed by knife, in
some twenty places. and his honorable
murderer" walked the streets Of San Fran
cisco unmolested.
The following is the funeral Grafton of
Parson s., a North Carolina Preacher,
made over a hard case named Ram:
MY beloved brethren end sisters; If
our dear departed brother Ram would
wanted melody to come here and tell
! lies about him. aud make him better
man than he was. he wouldn't a chose
me TO preach his funeral No, brethren
he wanted to be held up as a burnin' and
shinin' light TO warn you from the error
of your ways. He kept horses, ana
he run'd um: and he kebt chickens. and lie
fout 'en; and lie kept women and there
sets his widow who can prove il. (The
widow sat directly in front of TIE pulpit
and here gave an afirmltory nod.) Our
dear de parted broth h; d many w~rIin's
brethren. The first warnin' was when
lie broke his leg, but he still went on in
the errors of his ways. The second was
when his son, Pete hung himself IN Jail,
and the last and greatest warniu' was
when he died himself"
Gov. Hunt has cesamuted the sentence
house burning for which Conhfin wns
executed. The grounds Of communication
are the youth and ignorance of the rris-
oner. and his timely disclosures after his
arrest. Tie Governor does nos for
moment question the business and Ger
rectuess Of his trial and conviction. And
by tempe ring justice with mercy, IN re-
dre.fns the capital sentence 10 perpetual
imrrisonment in This case. he directly
inrima,es that If any persons ar" found
hardened anrngh atl'r CUnklins exc
cntion ard Orrri:'> ,uLv;c it, /" re
reat III. cr,rc inr~' Xi''u In
sufrrr fht Ky i.n''. II ne law
Free Pr
W. cur fran> :. Nv York Journal he
followim programme Of ibe arrangements
: made. i'm homer Of TIL illustrinus Hungari.
an. 10 be carried out on his arrival in
TIE steamer Humboldt. which Nay now
= b.. daily expected. They worthy of
she great metropolis who Is Ia be first
; honori BY the presence OF the disiin-
euished exile. -Drtroit Free Press.
RECEPTION OF KossUTH-Th. arrange
mrnts for the reception of the Magyar
arr progrt sSing undcr the direction of
the Committee of The Common Council.
He will arrive here probably IN few
DAYS. in the Humboldt. and the pilot who
first boards her. will convey letter 10
Kossuth requesting him 20 remain for a
| dav with DIR. Dean. the health officer at
the Quarantine The Oregon Steamer
has been chartered by the Committee and
( the official delegation will proceed 10
e Staten Island i'm her. and escort him TO
to the city. Before landing AT Castle
Garden the boat will proceed up the
f East and North rivers, receiving salutes
from various points in the rivers. Sa-
| lutes will also be fired at Staten Island
} and the Government stations.
TheMayor and Cooperation will receive
, Kossuth at Castle Garden, and alter the
presentation of an address he will re-
ceive the troops on the Battery, and then
, entering barouche, which will be sur
rounded by a guard OF honor, consisting
, entirely of Hungarian refugees in uniform,
procession will be formed, and move
up Broadway 10 Union Park. and return
through the Bowery and Catham streets
10 the City Hall, where he will receive