The Press.
London, England, 1853-06-25 00:00:00

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Two new candidates for the Pacific command have
sprung up in the persons of Rear-Admiral Sir Edward
Lyons and Sir John Sinclair, Bart. • but now that Sir
James Stirling has been again defeat4;ll at Chatham, of
that he had the floveniment influence " in
his favour, it is probable that he will condescend to accept
the Pacific command in chief.
The fleet at Spithead is to be kept in efficient sea-going
order, and to be ready to sail on telegraphic notice. The
ships are ordered to victual for four months.
THE SCREW FLEET.—Another line•of-hattle ship has now
been added to the screw fleet at Spithead by the arrival of
the Agamenuum. The screw fleet now includes the Duke
of lireUingion, 131 ; Agamemnon, 91 ; Hogue, ss; Ajar,
Blenheim, 58 ; Edinburgh, 58.
The magnificent screw-ship St Jam i Alve, the firxt two-
decker on record that has been classed a first.rate, is pro-
gressing rapidly in her equipment.
PROMOTIONS AM/ APPOINTMENTS.
CLERK-4leorge A. Welch (1848), to the Terrible, stem-frigate,
at Woolwich.
NAVAL CADET—R. 1). R. Farquharson, to the Agamemnon, 91
screw steamship, at Portsmouth.
CHAPLAIN—The Rev. S. K. Stothert, to the Hogue, 68, screw,
at Spithead, vice Bailey, whose appointment has been cancelled.
SURGEON—J. H. Patterson, to the re/swim, 6, steam-sloop.
Gunner May, Boatswain Bideford, and Carpenter Jarvis, for-
merly in the Firebrand, have taken up their conunisaons at
Portsmouth, on being appointed to the Terrible.
Mr. William Donald has been appointed, from Jamaica, to be
third•class clerk in Chatham boatyard.
Commander Wilson and the officers of the Heck eteam-aloop
have been appointed to the Vesuvius, deem-sloop, at Portantouth.

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MR. MAUR/CE O'COMOtiq the oldest non of the
once potent Irish" agitator," expired at his residence
in Half Moon-street, on last Saturday morning. The
hon. gentleman had been at the House of Commons
up to the hour of its rising on Friday morning, and
during the day complained of illness, hut, before
medical aid arrived, sunk into a lethargic state,
which terminated in death shortly after midnight.
At the meeting of the first Reformed Parliament the
O'Connell family had seven members in the House
of Commons. Of these, the late Mr. Maurice O'Con-
nell was the most popular with his political adversaries.
He never indulged in unseemly language, and never
avoided any personal responsibility incurred by his
public conduct. It was thought that he was opposed
to the ultra-policy pursued by his family after 1E429,
but he did not like to raise a political revolt against
his father. He was no leveller in his political views,
and had no desire to uproot the Protestant gentry of
Ireland. He had seine literary talents, which he
did not care to cultivate ; and the best of the
Young Ireland ballads was from his pen. Mr.
O'Connell had sat for the county of Clare during
the session of ls3l, and in 1/432 was returned for
Tralee, which borough he since represented, with
the exception of a few months in 1938. His son,
now the head of the house of O'Connell, is an officer
in the Royal Navy, and has just returned from the
West Indies on board the ill-fated Dauntless, having
recovered from a severe attack of yellow fever at
Barbadoes.
His Excellency M. de Danish minister at
the Court of St. James, died very suddenly on Satttr •
day morning at the residence of the Danish legation,
from disease of the heart. The deceased was much
respected by the diplomatic corps. Madame de
Me has suffered greatly from the shock, and re-
mains in a very precarious condition. His excellency
attended the Queen's Drawing-room on Tuesday, and
was out as usual on the day preceding his death. It
is not a little remarkable that the late Danish minis-
ter at the Court of St. James's, Count Reventlow,
died from a similar disease about two yearn since
while on a tour in Scotland.
THE venerable MARQUIS OF HUNTLY died on the
I ith, at his town-house in Chapel street, aged 92.
His lordship was Premier Martinis of Scotland,
Knight of the Thistle, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen,
Colonel of the Aderdeenshire Militia, and a Deputy-
Lieutenant of the counties of Aberdeen and Forfar.
He is succeeded in the family honours and estates by
his eldest son, the Earl of Aboyne, now tenth Mar-
quis of liautly.