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

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assertion,. thateimintime of peace "the . . ';''': . -:-;,1)N,:.'
nets onboard shipsot war at the present day bApi, a s
to the Marine,s;!- .I Bays. shown,
.I.think, no •
dispo-
sition to IM-derratiLthe,_real valuo of that body, but
Leaanot-in-tho courso-of -a pretty long-i-xpPricnce
recall the name of any ship I served in where ench
was the case. There is no one like a trained tea-
man for naval gunnery, though a trained Marine
among a number of untrained seamen will he, 'of
course, their superior until they are brought to his
mark.
No, sir, with ail . .. _...... trigs we have been,
I am convinced, on the right tack in adding as
many of the soldier's accomplishments as possible
to of the-sailer: - It -was that which gave us
our superiority in the great War. May the day be
far distant -when we shall attempt •to reverse the
proCess.. There is no necessity tither for such a
downward step. There are plenty of the old stock
to be got if we only .set about it in the right way.
But we want a refarni within Itli4)
.service;as well
as 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 freeddin'froin 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."
We all have 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,--In the admirably suggestive article on the
above subject, in your impression of Friday last, you
have struck upon a: vien which, if properly worked,
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 be 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 ono time locked the door
against this class which i taken up by refuges and
reformatories is shown by letters publighedin 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 oecupat ion, and certain reward for well-
discharged duty, has introduced an extraordinary
desire on the part of many youths of the poorest
class, who have been in 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 good 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 few_years
could not fail to become the best of seamen.
Trusting the attention of the authorities may be
drawn to this, fact, and further facilities opened to
this class, I Vaie the honour to be, sir, your very
obedient servant,

SAMU-EL 'TAAN:ELL, „
lion. Sec. to Field-lEllle Ragged Schooi ittid
Reipge,pr-thy
20, Aldermanbury, Sept. 1.7; '

EXTRAO.RDINABY 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 papersi consisting. of Ito will
made on the.3lst 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 wautod. 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
him 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 my 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
a' I did not wish to let every one know what a Tool
I had made of myself ; I can safely say the face has
worn the smile when the heart bieedeth, 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 love 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 ; my
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
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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 gad unhappy husband.
" I. H. MASTERS."
In another letter, mucked 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
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cemetery on Wednesday.
There was a large con-
course of persons to *witness the ceremony, and it
was feared that some 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 Mends and relatives, who
proceeded, some in mourning coaches and some on
foot to the cemetery.

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