The Express. — 1862-07-01 (London, England)

DIELANZ.—A year previously to 1829 e., in the summer of 1828—I knew for the first time the late Mr. W. F. A. Details He was then serving his terms at R 0 ion of court, and reporting law for the Times, in town and on the circuits. It was in • circuit court in • cathedral town I fret saw him, on the first circuit I ever travelled. He sat at the further end of a seat two places removed from me in the beck row of a criminal court. He was assiduously taking notes of a trial for murder, and had sketched a most accurate likeness of the murderer. Struck by his cheerful look of ruddy health and pleasant, laughing manner, 1 after • while entered into conversation with him, and learned that he was reporting the circuit for the great journal—a most laborious office. " How do you manage," said "with snob (content confinement in the close and noisome atmosphere of a crowded court, to wear en jocund and healthful a look ! From your high health and green est. away coat, with brass buttons, I should take you to bee gentleman farmer or • sportsman who has come to while away an hour in listening to the trial of • poacher murderer, and not • law student working at law reporting for the Times." " Appearances," said he, "are deceptive ; but as you look delicate and suffering, I will give you my recipe for what you call high health. I ram up every morning between five and six, and ride the circuit from one town to another, taking as much exercise in the open air as I can on horseback, in drags, and on foot Thus," he observed, "I am fit for work ; as what with commission days and the distance between circuit towns, I have only four days of confinement in court, against which I set two days in the middle in the open air. Then," said he, "I escape judges' and bar dinners, which you do not, and live as simply as I can." When the circuit was over. the shattered state of my hadth obliged me to go abroad to • more genial clime. On my return to England, the place of Mr. Dahmer was occupied by Mr. Godson, • barrister, subsequently M.P. for Kidderminster ; and I learned that the excellent busineeshabita and high character of my new acquaintance had secured to him the general management and conduct of the Tines paper,--a position of great trust, and, even though divided between two, of immense responsibility. Some time afterwards it was my fate to come again into contact with Mr. Delano, and I can aver that • more intelligent. active, pleasant, and friendly man it never has been my good fortune to meet Placed in • most difficult and invidious position, he knew bow to ',oscillate the interests of the proprietors of the great journal with those of the writers and contributors, and I believe be fully satisfied both. I had myself experience of his tact, honourable feeling, sod ability, and I am bound to render justice. A great deal of the prestige and power of the Times is due to has masterly organisation of a quarter of a century ago, to his choice of agents and instruments, to his judicious selection of writers and contributors.—Proacr's Maga.-ine for July. Agencies for the French West India and Mexican line of mail pickets have been appointed at Fort de France and St. POOlOl in Martinique, at l'oiote i Petro in Guadeloupe, at St. Thomas, St. Jag° de Cube, Venn Cruz. Mexico. and Tampico. The course of post by the French line is Sti days.