The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-20 00:00:00

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to the Affirkftes?" .1I hilt shown, I thittia, noitspo
sition iiiiiiiBerratAlie real value_of that bo4y, but
I cannot in the course of a pretty long expgience
recall the' name of any ship I served in whale such
was the case. There is no one like a trained sea-
man for naval gunnery, •though a trained Marine
among a number of untrained seamen will be, of
course, their superior until they arc brought to his
mark. , it '

No, sir, with all our shortcomings, we have bees,
I am convinced, on the right tack in aiding as
-many-of.-tle_solclices-accomilltslitnellts as possible
to thqse ofthe'sailor. It• was that which save us
-our superiority in the ireat war. May the day be
far distant' when We shall attempt to reverse the
process. There is no necessity either for such a
downward step: . There Tare plenty •of the old stock
to be get if We only Set 'abOnt :it 'in the right way.
But we want a reform within= the service as well
ac measures, to connect it with the mercantile
marine. We Want the,abolition of corporal punish-
ment, except under sentence of court-martial; we
want a total reform of the Board of Admiralty and
its freedom from 'all connection with political. par-
ties; we Want the readjustment of our half-pay
lists; we want a better system of education for our
officers, and. ,the, total abolition of promotion by
interest. These are the " points of our charter."
Wre all imp: our nostrums ; these are ,mine. I
should state them with more diffidence 'if I were
singular, in my opinion. •
I am, sir,, your obedient servant,
, .
A NAVAL OFFICER.

Sir,—ln the:admirably suggestive article on the
above subject, in your impression of Friday last, you
'haVe struck upon a vien.which, if properly*.orked,
will prove a prolific source of advantage to the army
as well as the navy.
The workhouses—in, 'London and throughout, the
country would most gladly avail themselves of and
prepare the youths thrown upon their succour for
one of these services if Government issued instruc-
tions that all qualified lads at a fixed age, on
making application' should be. received into one of
these, services." But without some such distinct
understanding, attention will still he given to pre-
pare these " foster' children of the. country " for
occupations tending most quickly to relieve 'rate-
payers of their burden. The same remark applies
to many orphan and charitable institutions.
Lads generally. have, an almost instinctive love
for the navy, which. by a little ~judicious training
might .be—developed,..and ..preparation _made for
immediate usefulness when they enter upon active
service. '

The prejudice which at ona time locked the door
against this class which is taken up by refuges and
reformatories is shown by letters published in the
Times of to-day to be fast passing away, and the
training through which such youths must pass
cannot fail to make them capital sailors.
The prospect of good food and plenty of it, an
adventurous occupation, and certain reward for well-
disharged duty, has introduced an extraordinary
desire on the part of many youths of the poorest
class, who have been iti the habit of attending the
Field-lane Ragged Schools and Refuges, to engage
in the naval service, and although, through the
application of Mr. Fraser (the schoolmaster), in the
course of nine weeks, 41 lads have been received
into the Royal Navy, lads whose wits have been
sharpened by the keen edge of want, and whose
quickness and goo:: conduct have already secured
the commendation of their officers. Yet this ac-
cepted number is but a moiety of those who are
anxious to be engaged, and who in a fe* years
could not fail to become the best of seamen.

Trusting the attention of the authorities may be
drawn to thii fact, and further facilities opened to
this class, I have _t:hß__heuour to be, sir, your very
ebediesnt servant,
_
j. SA~iI7EL'A~vELL,
1. Ssc—to Field-lane,llagged School and
-Refuges for !the Homeless.
20, Aldertnanbury,_Sept. 17.

EXiiii4OßDlM;iiili SUICIDE.

An inquest was held at Cambridge, on Saturday
last, on the body of Henry John Masters, of the
East-road, who had committed suicide by hanging
himself in a loft on the previous evening.
It appeared that the deceaSed had been in a
desponding state for some time, and had been heard
to say that he was a wretched man ; that he was
considered nothing more than a boy at home, and
was not allowed by his wife to take any active part
in the business, and such like remarks. On the
evening of his death he left at the house of Mr.
Reuben Houghton, his most intimate friend, about
half-past eight, some papers, consisting of a will
made on the 31st ult., and a policy of assurance on
his own life for £lOO, bidding Mr. Houghton good-
bye, and looking very wild. On Friday morning
he sent a little boy named Arthur Benton for a
rope, and gave him twopence to purchase it with,
but when it was brought to him he said it was not
thick enough, and gave him another halfpenny to
fetch a thicker one, telling him that it was a pig's
rope that he wanted. With this he hanged him-
self. He left behind him several long letters. One
of them, addressed to his wife, was filled with re-
proaches about the manner in which she had treated
hith ever since he had married her. It concluded
as follows :—" But I forgive you all, as I am going
to leave all that was once dear to me. I hope you
Will be more kind to Polly and Jessy, and let
them be treated the same as the others. May
God in his infinite mercy turn the hearts
of your unruly family, and show them and
you that they have lost a more valuable friend
than you prized in my lifetime ; may is 5t never-
dying spirit, hover over you and keep you from all
harm. You will get married again ; I pity the un-
fortunate man that ever comes under your roof, he
might as well be a toad under an arrow. There is
some difference between the smiles in the shop and
the frowns in the room ; you cannot when alone
give a kind answer. Oh, the deceit no one could
believe ! I always was cheerful before strangers
as I did not wish to let every one know what a fool
I had made of myself ; I can safely say the face has
worn the smile when the heart bleedeth, and many
have said he has jumped into a good home ; I can
safely say I jumped out of one. You know I was
unhappy—why did you not try to soothe me ? No,
but you were the more aggravating. Give my
kindest rove to Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. and
Mrs. Bailey, Miss Mutimoor ; give Mr. Bailey,
my best great coat, Mr. Houghton my two black
waistcoats ; give Simon Clark my three others ; mr
best black coat to Mr. Scott, Burleigh-street, and
hats ; give the remainder of clothes to my cousin
Swan (butcher), opposite Mr. Walton's, East-road ;
and further, when you see my child go to school,
look upon her as one destitute, an orphan, through
your unkindness. My God ! my God ! I thank you
that you have left me nerve enough to write these
few lines. When the wind blows and the snow
falls meditate upon these few lines, and say, 'God
forgive his sins, and take him to that heavenly
rest where there is all joy and happiness." Keep
this, look at it well, and you know all is the
truth, so help me God. My time is getting short
now, so I write no more. I go and pray to my
heavenly Father to forgive my sins, and yours, and
those connected with us. No more on earth from
your loving and unhappy husband.
" J. H. MASTERS."
In another letter, couched in very affectionate
terms, the unhappy man took leave of his mother,
and child by a former marriage.
The jury consulted for a short time, and returned
the following verdict :—" That the deceased de-
stroyed himself while in a fit of insanity, brought
on through the bad conduct' of his wife, and they
brnngofwouldhaeot uetsrho thatu l d
through the
he,
thought she ought to be called before the jury and
severely censured by the coroner."
Theraarndyt Coronerthat
thoughtinsanity,
the
verdict
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jurybbt
censure should be conveyed to the wife in writing
b" Temporary
family dissensions.
The jury concurred, and acted
t waseedri/i
accordancea large
the coroner's
fronuenre'rsalof h
suggestion.ted
The took
place
in withcthe
,oemetery on Wednesday, deceased
course of persons to
witness the ceremony, and it
was feared that so
me demonstration of a hostile
nature towards the wife of the deceased would
have been made ; if such an intention ever existed
it was not carried into effect, for the simple reason
that the supposed object of it was not present.
The body was followed to the grave by a large
number of deceased's friends and relatives, who
proceeded, some in mourning coaches and some on
foot to the cenietery.

UNITED COLLEGE, ST. ANDREW' $.--A vacancy
is of course expected in the Principalship of this Univer.
, by the removal of Sir David Brewster to Edinburgh ;
baintd Afr. O L. Craik, Professor of History and English
e in Queen's College, Belfast, has become a candi-
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