A CURIOUS APPLICATION,

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1109, 29 July 1882, Page 3

A CURIOUS APPLICATION,

The London correspondent of the Argus contributes the following to that paper:—“l have been favoured with tne copy of an application for a peice of Government patronage which seems to be unique. There are, of course, depreciatiue persons, whose mission it is to say ‘ How old !’ to a good joke, or ‘ How impossible!’ to an interesting fact, who will deny its authenticity, but I have the matter on the best authority. It was one of the last letters adressed officially to the Lord Beaconfield and ran as follows : —* Application for the position of hangman. It arrived at Osborne when the court was there—(Db Marshall.) Directed to Rt. Honble. Mr Disraeli Beaconsfield, Premier, Down-ing-street, Most reverent sir, hearin ow Mr Marwood is a goin to give up is adpointment, I write askin for a job. I believes I shall give satisfaction to the queen and all the royle Family. I believes in the long drop also in excusing of the press vnd the black flag hoisting. I stand 6 feets and am a local preacher in the new Conexion which shows I am of an excellent caacter. I have attended many exusations until late years. Lord "Wilton and his missus knows me for I lived near is stables at Leister. I feel sure I give satisfaction to your onerable ouse, like save much money to the nation by not charging arf as much, and remain yonr umble and obliged survent, Patbick Mahony.”