The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-16 00:00:00

THE LATE MR. ROBERT BROUGH.

It is greatly to be regretted that Mr. Robert
Brough— whose demise we so recently recorded—should
have died without making adequate provision for the widow
and infant children who are left behind; but it is not
greatly to be wondered at. Perverse Multhuaiana any be
indignant at a poor author for allowing himself such
luxuries ; and even leas hardlyslisposed men may, with
shoulder-shrugs, express their astonishment that by life

assurance or other means some provision wan not made. For
the fint•meationed we have no reply, save that had it nut
been for bin domestic ties and relations, from which sprung
the best and most poetic of his thoughts, the world would
have lacked much sweet minstrelsy which it now possesses.
But to the latter clans, we would say that Mr. Brough,
though a constantly ioduatrimui and ever hart-working
man, was not one who earned comparatively large sums of
money : his constitution was of the feeblest ; and when
under the influence of a fit of mental depression, caused
by bodily illness, he found it impossible to drag himself to
the "desk's dull wood," and mmsequently, as his health
was in no way to be relied on, he Net many chances of
profitable employment. His constitution was so feeble as
to preclude any chance of his being reoeived at an insurance
office save at ruinous rates, and hence Ins inability to make
this provision.

At ibis time of distreas hip friends who often have fought
side by side with him in the pest battle of life have come
forward.

A grand vocal and instmmental concert is announced to
take place oa Friday next, at St. Janice's-hall, the receipts
from which are to be applied to the benefit of his widow
and family. Among the artists who will contribute to the
attractions of the concert are Madame Catherine Hayes,
Madame Euderssohn, Mdlle. Parepa, Miss Poole, Madame
filidaton-Dolby, Min Banks, Miss Theresa Jefferys, Mile
Palmer, Mr. Bentley, Mr. Wilbye Cooper, M. fieinton,
Mr. G. Collins, Mr. B. Pratten, Mr. Lazarus, Mr. Hughes,
and Kr. Harper. A full and efficient orchestra, conducted
by Mr. Alfred Mellon, will give completeness to the
ammgements.
A dramatic performance is also announced, of which due
notice will be given.

DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM HORNE. —We regret to
announce the death of Sir William Horne, which took place
en Friday at his residence is Upper klarley-street. He wee
called to the bar by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn in
17904, and was appointed • King's Counsel in 1818. He was
Solicitor-Genets' from 18.30 to 1832, and Attorney-General
from 1832 to 1834. He resigned the last-named office on
being offered the place of a Pidgin Baron of the Exchequer,
but almost immediately afterward. declined to accept the
appointment. His previous appointment had in the mean.
time been filled up. Ho was eventually appointed, in 1839,
one of the Masters in Chancery. sod retired from it in 18;i3.
He was one of the gist members for Marylebone. having
beim returned in conjunction with Mr. (Dow Lord) Postman
es soon as that borough obtained the privilege of ',adios
members to the House of Commons. Sir William Horue
was $7 rears of age.
THE VICAR OF Thorn AND THE VOLUNTARY Pam
MIA. --The Vicar of Frame has jet lamed a pluton! letter
to his parishioners, in which the restoeation of the old
church is broached. The proposal is represented as one of
absolute necessity, an architect havusg reported that a
slight settlement of the walls or • heavy fall of snow would
jeopardise the walls of the iraidding, The caneltee of the
raataration it estimated, with isetssetale, at 4,000 f., and to
mime this, the vicar, la hie edema. tar s—" We west it podia's the usual resource in such ewes—the elnnek-rates,
and rely solely on the free-will offerings at theme who will
give to the Lorre house with • gniteful heart." The church
easiest er,cbst oar or merits present site nearly 1,900 years
vitzl rebuilt almost in he present form 500 years ago.
one lr intends commencing mu as won as 2,00 W.
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