24 AUGUST 1889, Page 18

[To TEE EDITOR OW THE " SPRCTATOR." ] Sin,—The Scotch

Bailie who made such a charming jumble of a " bountiful Providence "—health and strength, and hen- stealing—was surpassed by a Warrington Justice only a few years ago, who tried a would-be suicide, and administered a rebuke in the following style :—" Young man, you have been found guilty of attempting to drown yourself in the river. Only consider what your feelings would have been had you succeeded." I believe that addle-headed Magistrate continued for years to administer justice and " moral reflections " after the famous deliverance quoted.—I am, Sir, &a., G. W. M.

[Why not ? The "worthy Magistrate" showed nothing but good sense.—ED. Spectator.]