The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-26 00:00:00

"Captain Bowler" and his Friends.

A person, calling himself "W. P. Bowler, late captain
and adjutant of the Donegal Militia," was some days p.go.

apprehended in Scotland, under somewhat singular circum-
stances. He called upon the Marquis of Twceidale,,
and set forth a story which will be best gathered front
the following " memorial to the Duke of Cambridge,"

which he seems to have carried about with him :—" That

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your memorialist is the son of an officer of the royal navy,
who for conspicuous services was presented with a valu-
able sword from the Patriotic Fund, and who died of
wounds received in the service. That your memorialist,
having inherited no means, entered the Royal Artillery,
in order to qualify for a commission in the Marine A.rtil-
lery, his name being on the list at the time. Your memo-
rialist did not, however, succeed in that expectation, but
influence being made otherwise with Government, he ob.
tained in 1844 an appointment at the Post-office, Dublin,
which he held for 11 years. In January, 1855, ;during the
I hostilities with Russia, your memorialist was, from his post-
office appointment, on the strong recommendation of several.
general officers of his former regiment, presented by the
Earl of St. Germans, who was then Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, to the adjutancy of the Donegal Regiment of Militis.
Artillery, Shortly after the corps was embodied, your
memorialist was deprived of his commission on the ground
of not being qualified to drill the regiment. It would be
unbecoming in your memorialist to question the exercise
of the power confided in the Lord Lieutenant by the Act 1S
Vic. cap. I9—viz., to displace at pleasure any officer of the
Irish Militia; and yet he doubts not, had his Excellency
been aware that the Civil Service Act would have come into
operation during the short time y, ur memorialist officia',ed
as adjutant, he never would have been influenced to remove
him. That your memorialist, with a wife and helpless
family, being now reduced to a destitute position, and by
reason of his age (40) precluded from admission to the
Post-office, or from obtaining any other appointment in
the civil service, humbly implores your Royal Highness,
in consideration of his father's claims, and the loss he has
sustained in the present instance, to grant him employment
in a military capacity." He further produced a sort of cer-
tificate to the genuineness of his story, which purported to
be signed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Arch-
bishop of York, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, the Lord,
Clerk Register, eight judges of the Scottish Court, abut 2&
peers of the realm, and numerous baronets and M.P.s. By
various representations he induced Lord Tweeddale to ap-
pend his signature to this document, and also obtained a sum
of money from his lordship. Shortly after the marquis had
given his money and his testimony, he heard that some of
the events in the history of Captain Bowler were not
receivee further pre-
cisely
as he (the. marquis) had. certified, and the captain
was deposited in Haddington Gaol. The marquis, not de-
siring
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tionsaid,
to the captain for the removal of the name "Tweeddale"
from among its distinguished compeers. This request
the captain indignantly refused, and the marquis has,
therefore, applied for an interdict against him, and also
against the Procurator Fiscal of East Lothian, into
whose hands the captain and his affairs had fallen, pro-
hibiting them from permitting the document bearing the
marquis's signature to pass out of their hands, or obtain
any further circulation or popularity. The Scotsman says
—" It is understood that, as soon as Capt. Bowler, in the
apartments provided him by the public authorities of East
Lothian, received notice of this action, he repented of his
inveteracy towards the marquis, and deleted the signature of
' Tweeddale.' But he was rather late, for not only had the
action gone beyond recall, but his detention at Haddington
had given an opportunity to some other distinguished friends
of his in Shropshire, to a safe place in which region two
Salop policeman have in the meanwhile removed him."

NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—Thn recent cstra-
orditutry accident near Cupnianthorpe, whero a train rolled
over an embankment, is likely to co=t that company some-
thing in compensation. The most serious case of irjuly was
to lair. Allen, a commercial traveller fur the firm of
H. E. and J. Soulby, of Mahon, who, after lying some time
at Leeds, is now able to walk about again, and Leas returned.
to Malton, but is still unable to Eitt,nd to huslLee.
hUNTING ACCIDENT.—During s run with Mr.
Johnt3tonc's hounds on Friday', thein neighbour-
hood of the DaIV Moors, North Riding., a serious accident
uccurreito Arr. Parkinson, solicitor, Pickering. In taking
a low rail fence, with a considerable drop to lower ground
beyond, Mr. Parkinson's horse fell, throwing him violently
to the ground, and rendering him s-nseless. &veral
gentlemen at once dismounted, and by attention Mr.
Parkinson sufficiently recovered to ride home. It is feared,
however, that concussion of the brain has occurred, and
on Saturday night Mr. Parkinson's friends gave little hope
of lite.

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of
commerce takes its title either from the inventor or
manufacturer, and the more perfect the production t 3 ae
greater is the credit which attaches to the originator.
BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifin.9.-
tion in Englaad ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is e:-
poscd by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by
Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street.
The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end
of each piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon
Injurieu_x." Wear guaranteed.