The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

ME CASE OP THE LONDON LETTER

CIRRIBIB.

Yesterday, in the forenoon, the letter carriers
00. npoung the owninittee who a Jew days since had In-
tim the Postramter-theinsil, Lewd Colchester, upon
their memorial complaining of severity of work, inadequacy
letpay; and the alleged imperfect and partial p7stera of pro-
tection rogtised in the chief ofike at St. Martin's-le-Grand,
attend= at the secretary"' odic by command of his lordship,
as the heed of thedepartmmt. The Right Hon. the Post-
mastsr-Oeneral himself was not present, he being absent
from town ; •but precisely at eleven o'clock in the forenoon,
Willits' Holtenhato, seq., the controller of the circulation
department of the imbed offioe, was present, in company
with Frederic Kelly, Be*, the inspector-geseral of fetter
elyetsee, My, ~okenham inkemed the committee that his
lordship the Pcernaster-Oeseral had commanded him to ta-
ken them tif his (Lord Colchester's) pleasure ss to their
memorial, by an order which. he would read to them. One
reporter has not asoertained the precise teems of Ike commu-
nication, inasmuch as the nissootspoeing the depuestion have
very discreetly come to the conclusion not te let the whole eta=
of the case become known unlit • fell meetng of the body of
the men can be held, when the whets of the detalb will be
submitted to the assembled officer,. The Attest oommml-
cation of his lordship, however, our importer hes been autho-
rised to state was considered to be perfectly satisfactory on
them, inasmuch as it exhibited his lordsbiPa kindest end
most patient consideration of the metes statements (which
we are informed, upon investigation by his leadediip'e eom-
mead, have been in every instanoe hand to be truthful),
whilst it pointed to the application of remedies considered by
the men to be perfectly fitted to meet the case if carried out
in the spirit dictated by the Postumeter-Genirrel. Mr.
Holcombe= entered into a most friendly and lengthened con-
versation with the members of the committee, repeatedly ex-
pressing has astonishment at the statements of hardship
made by them, and of which he did not appear to have the
slightest cognizance. Altogether the interview was of •
most gratifying character, and it is hoped it will had to •
renewal of the good feeling between the men and their supe-
rior officers, and secure the establishment of a morn equitable
system of promotion from class to dam than has minted
hitherto in this important branch of the public service.

DEATH OP THE MARQUIS OP QUEENSBERRY.

(From the ihnsfrim Standard.)
With feelings of the deepest regret we have to'
ennounos the death, by so:ideal, of the Marquis of Queens-
berry. His lordship arrived in Dumfries from London, on
Thursday leak to attend to some business; hers. He was in
excellent health and spirits. He proceeded home to Kin-
mount, sad yesterday afternoon he went out with his gun
for the purpose of shooting rabbits. Previous to his going
out his lordship asked his eldest daughter to accompany him;
but the daughter having stated that she had to go to
Hcclefechan Railway station to meet her mother, who was
expected from Moffat, he went out alone.
His lordahip waa observed by some men working on the
grounds to shoot a crow, and they heard afterwards several
'tuna. The last shot they heard was about half-past three
o'clock; and about four o'clock the marquis's condos,
Hr. Johnstone Douglas, of Lockerbie, and that gentle-
msn's brother, who have been reading at Glen Stuart,
isms Id the men and. asked if they had sem his lord-.
ship, and we. &treated by them towards the plain where
he had been last men going. The two gentlemen were
terribly appalled when, on proceeding • short epee farther,
they perceived the body of his lordship prostrate on the
gtound, covered with blood. Life wee found to be quite
extinct, and there was • small shot wound loam
the left breast through the back, in a c=l:l4•lntitig
upwards, doubtless the death wound of the hapless young
nobleman. The gun was double barrelled, sad one of the
barrels empty ; and it is believed that when loading the
emptied barrel, the piece had gone off and occasioned the
dreadful digester. Probably hie lordship was sitting watch-
ing the rabbits coming from their holes, and that it was in
this attitude he met with his untimely and violent death.
We need seareely say that the news of the fatal accident
has spread gloom over the whole district. The marchioness
and several of the children together with the dowager
marchioness and Lady Georgians, the sister of the deceased,
had been staying at Moffat for some time; and it may easily
be conceived that his household was overwhelmed with
sorrow when the lifeless body of its chief was borne to,
Kinmount so soon alter he had gone out in health and
obeadulnass.

The late Marquis was Archibald William Douglas, only son
of John, the sixth Marquis of Queensberry, by Sarah, third
and yoangeat daughter of James Sholto Douglas, Esq., the re-
presentative of • younger branch of the same family. The
noble lord was born in Edinburgh, on the 18th of April,
1818, and was educated at Eton. He entered the army at
an early age, u cornet in the Life Guards, but retired in ,
1844. le 1847, he was chosen without oprosition M.P. for
DumhieeLshira, whilst bearing the courtesy title of Viscount
Drumlanrig, on the retirement of Mr. H=e Johnston,,
its present representative, who had previous) y sat for the
county in several mucoessive parliaments. In January. 1863,
on the formation of Lord Aberdeen's ministry, Lord Drum-
lanrig was appointed to the post of Comptroller of her
Majesty's Household, and made at the same time a member
of the Privy Council. His lordship, who was re-chosen in
the parliament of 1852, was for some time colonel of the
Dumfrise-ebire militia, end also Lord Lieutenant of the
county of Dumfries. The latter post, however, he resigned,
together with his court appointment, in 1866, on account, It
is sold, of growing political differences from the late ministry.
and (as was stated In the papers at the time) • refusal of
Lord Palmerston to recommend her Majesty to revive
in his person the English barony of Solway, whish was
enjoyed for some years by his uncle, the fifth searquis,
but became satinet upon his death without having male
brie in 1837. Hie lordship succeeded to the heinones of the
marquissie and the other titles only so recently as December,
1856, end be shortly afterward' accepted the Chilies Hon-
duds. His lordship was well known in sporting circles, and
was most popular in society, both in Scotland 1100120 r his
tenantry and dependents and in the fashionable circles of the
west-end. His lordship married, in 1840, CarolineMarres=
second daughter at Major-General Sir William Robert
Clayton, Bart., of Harleyford, Bucks, some thee M.P. for
Grist Marlow, by whom be has left • family of don
daughters end also four sons, of whom the thirst,
John Sholto, Lord Douglas, seem& to the title as
eighth marquis. The noble family of Douglas, which has
played so colpplcuona • part to the anale of Scottish
history, la ennobled in the persons of the Dube of
Hamilton, the Marquis of Qarenaberty, anti tits
Earls of Medan and Selkirk, to say nothing of
the recently satinet barmy of Douglas, Th. Aid
Earl of Queoeborry was created a magnioin 1682 whh re-
coelndsr to Ms hike general. female as well as male, sod wee
eubsequottly WSW to a dukedom, with remaindwisteleire
male only. Des revolt wes,tbst so the death of the rehrbrated
Duke of Qassnsberey In 1810, the dukedom end reerquirate
perted-compeny, the fwmer mtg, by aapecial *n
the to the of the precool Sake (1
Buor. who tunic Sanakdeef Queansberry to thope=le
Scotland, whilst the inferior honour rever'ed to
%nude rilthe peer *o noes* eceased es kook I:tifile
servidog eco et Sir William Dougdh=, Bart, of liellisad.
descanautt end reproustethe of the Pen. Bit Wit-
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th• "ma Dab d Qmoratarry, am of the ditinnuthhet
eteteerost et the reign al Queen IMO, abreamml tram Ira
English wenn the animal/1m of Dover.

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