The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

From Lieutenant Vouaden to the Rey. J. Mitchinson.

Barnru,
A 341.26.
"My door Sir,—ln reply to your note just received, I ,
mach regret that I cannot emotion the panistorient you have ,
thought neormery to indict on my sou, be having had my ,
Nave and approbation to be absent frot school. I wrote to
you la the usual manner to ciboria yoar sanction, sad lam I
lot to believe that you only objected to his having the school
dales the morning study, without say reference to the
Amason. I venture to saggest thst I woe
justified in looking for an mono to my togaset I. the
muse manner that it was m had you any meson to
withhold your gumbo to the fad asked foe. Should
you, therefore, still feel obfigool to sauce the pouishawat,
however much I regret it, I mad asy that you mast any
out your threat, sod expel the boy Ikon the school, as
caonot unction his being punished Mom no bolt of his own.
—I son, dear ur, faithielly yours, "Tams. VOCIWZR:
From the Rev. J. Mitakinsma to Lapatmeat Vousdin.
"The King's School, Canterbury, August 26.
" My deer was very sorry to naive your note this
afteenooa, a it kit me no alternates bat to hfibt what, eon-
iidered in Raid, is a most dispropornosate Famishment to
yam boy's offence. but what we inevitable, or my authority
wee at aa cud. You, a aa officer, will thoroughly feel
this. Allow me, however, to observe that I did not, nor
should I have thought of, munaking the boy for the fault. of
however greet I might combler them to be. I pu-
him foe debberately vetting at nought my distinct re-
fusal to grant him the holiday—a rebut of which yon were
not soot cosierdoes (it 'ppm') whoa you loft word for his
to follow yea, or 1 fret quite some the breach of died.
pline would never have takes glue. Rim of was
wilful disobedience and deduce of my orders. It was a
schoolboy's offmor—a serious one ; but one for which
the cue was an ample punishment, had It not bun for
year, I meet think, unfortubats interlerenoe with the orate
of ay discipline. I regret that you should have thought
not replying formally to your note in any sues
• dYee.ekuy. I think, on reflection, you will am that each
• come wield be incompatible with Wduties of a bead
mixer. Ia conclusion 1 em truly, genuinely story for the
boy, who owes hia punishment (a moot severe one) to his
in this case, and not to himself. I lose in him a
Pole who, though troablaxime enough at time and some
• realms under authority, showed the germs of a good,
Ml
manly dimmitkm. Though his departure from the
wheel ladiepessable and inevoooble, Ido net in any Men
regard ft ma expabkon nor shall I lore aoy opportunity of
removing snob ea implerrion from others or of preventing
(if it were likely at say time) its injuring his pomade in
We.—l em, doer fir, fsithfully )0971.,
"I. Mrrcalosox."

Lieut. Wades Mg • further kit's, expressing regret
that Mr. Mitchinson MI not answer his note. to which went
of coartegy the misunderstanding wee attributable, and
Matta' that he should lay the correspondence before the
Dean and Chapter. This Lieut. Vanden sooordiogly did,
and he received the following answer
"The Deanery, Canterbury, Monday, Aup.29.
"My dear Sir,-1 bare laid the correspondence which you
sent is,, before my resident oulkagum In the chapter, and I
I beg to inform you that they wren with las is thinking that
Mr. Mi•chineos was entirely justified la the comes which
he took in the matter. With regard to the publication of the
correspondenos, I must hare you to got ea you think moat
desirals.-1 am, my dear sir, faithfully yours,
ALPOP.D. Dean of Canterbury."

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDINT IN A COALPIT.—Oa
Thureday, Mr. Price, deputy ooroser, held ea Si
lialliwall, user Bolton, ors the body of Joie* Belden" en
saderlookw at the Doff Cocker Colliery, who had bees killed
la the pit in the following extraordinary rammer .—Oa
Tamday, the man whom duty it wee to mused to the pipes
which mum the water down the shalt, bed gone to Bolton,
lassie, sae
_of the pipes stopped up with " wreck;" fielder-
s.= desisted on clewing oat the " wreak," mad for
that purpose two bating rods, together about eight yards
bag, wars obtained, mad lowered by mews, of a rope.
Beldame went down ia the cage to supaintend the work,
sad the lowering of the rode neseeoed at the mune tuna
The point at which they were regaled to be used was 30
pird• from the top of the abs, iest whoa they had been
lowered about 20 yards they stook frt. Badman pre•
eigual to miss them athis, which we. dm, sad they were
the lowered a .seam tints, bat spin Weida' they were
drawn up once maw Beldame was bides up the skit.
watching the operation, whoa the sips seddlewkr broke, awl
the lower rod, is lam Mai him Is the OMITS of the
forehead, piercing his head sempleady Ouseigh, sad weft
hies so het to a wash. beam that it was with alliwilty
the rod was afterwards Wanda lan *a wood. Ilee poor
man wee, of course, turiemtlykilitsl Is woo s very steady
man, sad competent te plains lie week; awl he leaves
a widow and four Mika The mast was " Accidental
death." Mr. Matra, lusysalsr sf dam, attended the
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