The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-02 00:00:00

EXTRAORDDIARY APPETITE FOR A TITLE.

The Lord Mayor received the following very re-
markable letter, which was soon followed up by another,
from one of the mayors whom be had invited to the banquet
at the Mansion House which Prince Albert lately honoured
with his presence ;
" April 27, 1850.
" My Lord Mayor,—Permit me to introduce myself as the
mayor (for the current year ending on the 9th of November
neat) of the town and county of the town of —, comprieing
a population of about 7,000, and embracing altogether or in
port four parishes, having a lord lieutenant, a separate
commission of the peace, and a court of general quarter
sessions of its own. I am the oldest representative of
my family on both sides, ancient, and who were of
local importance ; and I am a professional man.
Your lordship's card of invitation to meet his Royal
Highness Prince Albert on the 21st ultimo only reached
me by post at nine o'clock on the previous Saturday
night, the 16th ult., too late to take any step in relation
thereto until the following Monday morning. Believing
that my accepting the high honour intended for the corpora-
tion might naturally and reasonably involve a liberal sub-
scription towards the promotion of his Royal Highness's
novel and grand design, I on that point alone sought the
sense and required the authority of the members of the town
council, which with some difficulty 1 at length got together,
and The result of a lengthened deliberation was an unani-
mous desire that I should with carte blanche, accept the
honour and hasten to town. Upon considering the details,
I found that I was at the Ten! h hour,' and that in
order to reach town' in time' I should have to post it for
160 miles at the rate of 10 miles an hour, including
stoppages, to be at Gloucester in time for a London
train ; and being also uncertain as to the nature
and extent of personal preparatim to visit the
Mansion-house, I felt—we all felt—and with extreme regret,
that it was 'impossible.' 1 had the honour of a note also
from your lordship, stating that my card of admission would
be left at your porter's lodge for me on my arrival, and
which came too late for me even to reach London in time.
I beg leave also to say that eight days before I received my
card an announcement appeared in the Carmarthen Journal
of the receipt of his card by the mayor of that borough. Ac-
cident, therefore, and only accident, prevented this town and
county being represented at your lordship's dinner. Having
just been informed that the honour of knighthood is to be
offered to &limited number of those mayors who actually dined
at your lordship's table on that occasion, and that amongst
them will be included all the mayors of town and county,' this
being we of only two or three of the same description in the
realm, leads me to address your lordship with the foregoing
statement, and to express • hope that through your lord-
ship's influence and ripreseentatione, will be considered
as if it had been actually represented on the occasion re-
ferred to.—l have the honour to be, Ac. Ac.
"The Lord Mayor of London."
Two days afterwards the Lord Mayor received the follow-
ing letter from the same gentleman.

" April 29, 1830.
" My Lord Mayor,—ln my letter to your lordship on
Saturday, I stated the population of this borough in 1340.
It is now estimated at 9,000. —ls the Lord Lieutenant,
and the representative in parliament. There must have
been some oversight or neglect in forwarding to me your
lordship's card of invitation. Had I received it only impost
sooner I would moat certainly have been present at the din-
ner. This plain is miles from London, and no railway
nearer than Gloucester, which is distant. I understand
that Berwick-upon-Tweed is the only borough in the realm
in all respects like this, and entitled to precedence over all
others except those which are cities also. If your lordship
find that there has been some mistake on the part of your
officials, in regard to this borough, I can only express a hope
that it will not us prejudiced thereby. My year's allowance
as the mayor is only 301., and if it had not been for the
chance of toeing placed in a cul-de sae as to • subscription,
and the uncertaility as to the disposition of many of our
town oouncillors, in bearing out my conduct in that respect,
I would most certainly have gone up to town at once. at my
own 'apemen. Pardon air, my lord, for thus troubling you
again, and I have the honour to subscribe myself, your lord-
ship's most obedient servant.
" Right Hon. T. Farncombe, Lord Mayor of London."

DEATH OP THI ILDIBT SON Or THE MEMBER
TOR 81111LINI.—Os Saturday • fatal accident hap-
tned to Mr. John Horn Twisell, eldest son of J. T. Wawn,
M.P. The young gentleman, who was very fond of
tubing, has for the last two or three years been in the habit
of spending a portion of the season in the neighbourhood of
Hexham. Last week he went up the North Tyne to fish,
and on Saturday morning set off from Mr. Harrison's, of
Wall, with a young man of the name of Humble, belong-
ing to that village, for the purpose of &king near to
Chollerford Bridge, as he (Mr. Wenn) proposed returning
to Bildon, his father's seat, that evening, and wanted a good
creel to take home with him. They fished until nearly
four o'clock in the afternoon, when Humble went • little
down the strum, leaving Mr. Wawn fishing. As Mr.
Wawn had been talking of going to Mr. Harrisoa's to get
ready to proceed home by train, Humble remained absorbed
with his sport until six o'clock, when he then left and
proceeded to Mr. Harrison's. When he got there, to
his astonishment, he found that Mr. Wawn had not boon to
the house. He thought he had loitered at the Mill to
have • talk with the miller's son, and went beck and found
he was not there either. He immediately suspected that
something had happened to Mr. Wawn, and gave the
alarm. The neighbourhood was searched, but no
genes was had et Mr. Wawa that evening nor during the
night. Neu morning the searching party commenced beat-
ing up the stream, and nearly opposite where Humble had
left him on the previous evening, they discovered a piece
of waistcoat projecting above the water. They immediately
hnstened to the spot, and found it wu part of the
dress of Mr. Wawn, the body of whom was in
the stream in eighteen inches water. He was
lying on his back, with his coat about him. His rod
was under kiss, and his hands were closely clenched as if he
had taken a fit His body appeared as if it heti bun in the
water from the previous evening. Ilk watch, money, and
other effects were upon him. The body was removed to the
Chokeeford Inn, and an express was immediately Hat off to
us of his uncles at Shields, his father being attendinu his
puliamentary_duties in London. An inquest was held upon
the body on Monday, when from the oviducts given there
remains no doubt but that Mr. Wawa had tallea into the
water is • fit of apoplexy, to which he was subject.