paper on both sides
simultaneously, and is still much used for "book-work," whilst single
cylinder machines are often used for provincial newspapers.

After this, Mr. Cowper designed the four cylinder machine for The
Times,--by means of which from 4000 to 5000 sheets could be printed
from one forme in the hour. In 1823, Mr. Applegath invented an
improvement in the inking apparatus, by placing the distributing
rollers at an angle across the distributing table, instead of forcing
them endways by other means.

Mr. Walter continued to devote the same unremitting attention to his
business as before. He looked into all the details, was familiar with
every department, and, on an emergency, was willing to lend a hand in
any work requiring more than ordinary despatch.

Thus, it is related of him that, in the spring of 1833, shortly after
his return to Parliament as Member for Berkshire, he was at The Times
office one day, when an express arrived from Paris, bringing the speech
of the King of the French on the opening of the Chambers. The express
arrived at 10 A.M., after the day's impression of the paper had been
published, and the editors and compositors had left the office. It was
important that the speech should be published at once; and Mr. Walter
immediately set to work upon it. He first translated the document;
then, assisted by one compositor, he took his place at the type-case,
and set it up. To the amazement of one of the staff, who dropped in
about noon, he "found Mr. Walter, M.P. for Berks, working in his
shirt-sleeves!" The speech was set and printed, and the second edition
was in the City by one o'clock. Had he not "turned to" as he did, the
whole expense of the express service would have been lost. And it is
probable that there was not another man in the whole establishment who
could have performed the double work--intellectual and physical--which
he that day executed with his own head and hands.

Such an incident curiously illustrates his eminent success in life. It
was simply the result of persevering diligence, which shrank from no
effort and neglected no detail; as well as of prudence allied to
boldness, but certainly not "of chance;" and, above all, of highminded
integrity and unimpeachable honesty. It is perhaps unnecessary to add
more as to the merits of Mr. Walter as a man of enterprise in business,
or as a public man and a Member of Parliament. The great work of his
life was the development