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THE PRESS, NOVEMBER 27, 1858.

of paris. In 1814 he received post rank. Here we
we sight of the gallant sailor for a few years • and
m 1828 we find him in command of the Blonde, 48,
engaged iu directing the movements of the naval
part of an expedition ordered to co operate with the
french in the investment of Mores Castle, the last
hold of the Turks in the Peloponnesns. le again
distinguished himself greatly. In the twelve nights
preceding the surrender, be was constantly in the
trenches exposed to a terrific fire of musketry and
great guns. His gallant bearing and his courtesy
to the allies procured for bim the insignia of the
Order of St. Louis of France, and of a Knight Com-
mander of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece.
Several other important services were performed
by the gallant captain. In 1835 he was knighted and
nominated K.C.H. In 1840 he was created a baronet.
From this date to 1849 he was Minister Plenipoten-
tiary at the Court of Athens. From 1849 to 1831 at
Berne ; and front 1651 to 1853 at Stockholm. This
latter appointment he resigned to take the command
of the Black Sea Fleet; and ho became commander-
in•chief in 1853.
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It is from the exploits' during the Russian war,
however, that Admiral Lyons will be known to
history. These things are fresh in our memory.
lie beyond all commanders seems to have accom-
plished what was expected of him. The brilliant
manner in which he conveyed the allied armies to
the shores of the Crimea will be recollected when we
are all no more. The sea for sixteen miles was
covered with ships, and yet not the least confusion
prevailed, and not one life was lost in the transit.
Throughout this memorable campaign the gallant
admiral was among the most active. The Agamemon
was to be seen here, there, and everywhere, but
always in the right place ; and it was chiefly to the
determination of Admiral Lyons to possess himself
of Balaklava that we owe the lives of thousands.
A series of victories followed the glorious admiral
everywhere. Kinburn fell, thereby throwing open
the passage to the Sea of Azoff; the fortress of
liertch was taken ; and the attack of the fleet against
the fortifications of Sebastopol was well carried out,
although the granite batteries would not yield to our
wooden walls. Admiral Lyons' part in the attacks
will ever be remembered. These things will cause
his memory to be glorified by Englishmen in all
generations.
During the Russian war he lost his son, Captain
Moubray Lyons, who, as we have stated, was
wounded before Sebastopol. The gallant admiral,
however, notwithstanding this severe loss, continued
zealously to serve his country.. His opinion was
respected in the councils of war; and his advice
afterwards sought in the great war council of Paris.
The Emperor of the French received him with
peculiar respect, not only for his gallantry, but on
account of the courtesy he always exhibited in his
intercourse with the French commanders.

Since that time the gallant admiral has been
created a baron—the only creation bestowed for
naval honours during the Russian war. His recep-
tion at Court, and also the brilliant reception given
him in his own birthplace, as well as at the different
public assemblies, must be fresh in our recollection.
It wai Admiral Lyons who was selected for the
command of the squadron which accompanied her
Majesty to Cherbourg. Statesmen have not hesitated
to heap on him the highest encomiums. and well
they were deserved. The gallant admiral has served
his country truly and faithfully, and that country is
not insensible of his great and valuable services.
England has lost a hero. Glory will always attach
to his memory.

TiH EARL OF COURTOWN died on Saturday last, the
20th instant, at his lordship's residence in the
county of Wexford. The late earl was born on the
27th of March, 1794, and was married on the 4th
of July, 1822, to his cousin, Lady Charlotte Mon-
tagne Seott, sister of the present Duke of Bucclench.
Earl Courtown, when Lord Stopford, represented for
several years the county of Wexford in the Imperial
Parliament. His lordship succeeded his father, the
third earl, on the 15th of June, 1835, and has since
sat in the House of Peers as Baron Saltesford, of
the county palatine of Chester. He has left three
sons, the eldest of whom, now Earl of Courtown,
Was bora on the 24th of April, 1823.
LORD PROBY, heir to the earldom of Carysfort, died
a few days ago, in his thirty-fifth year. The earldom
to which, in the event of his life having been pro-
longed, Lord Proby would have succeeded, was
created in 1789, the barony of Carysfort, by which
the earl held his seat in the House of Lords, being
created two years later. The first peer was member
for Hnntingdoo, and one of the Lords of the
Admiralty
in 1757. The second was a distinguished
Rene ral officer. The late earl entered the navy in
and was present at the battle of the Nile. He
served also at Trafalgar, became a Vice-Admiral of
the Blue in 1851, and was member for Wicklow from
It-12 to 1820, with a slight intermission.

SIR JOSEPH BAILEY, M.P. for Brecon, died a few
days since at his seat, Ulan Usk-park, Monmouth -
shire, at the age of seventy-five. He was a younger
son of Mr. John Bailey, a gentleman of an ancient
Yorkshire family, and inherited a hand3one fortune
from his uncle, the late Mr. Richard Crawshay, of
Cyfartha ironworks, county of Glamorgan, which he
increased subseqnently by extensive operations at
Nant-y-Glo. Sir Joseph Bailey first entered Perlis
ment in 1835 as member for ,Worcester, which he
represented in the Conservative interest down to 1847,
when he was returned for the county of Brecon, for
which he has sat without interruption down to the
present time. He was an active magistrate and
Deputy-Lieutenant for Monmouthshire and Brecon,
and was in the commission of the peace for those
counties, and also for Hereford and Glamorgan. lie
served the office of High Sheriff of Monmouth in
1823. He was raised to the baronetcy by Lord Derby
in June, 1852. Sir Joseph was twice married—first
to a daughter of Mr. J. Latham ; and secondly to
Mary Anne, daughter of the late Mr. John Hopper,
of Wilton Castle, county Durham. His eldest
son by his first marriage, who was some time
member for Sudbury and for Herefordshire, having
died before him, he is succeeded in his title and large
landed estates by his grandson, Joseph Russell, who
was born in 1840. A vacancy is also caused in the
representation of the county of Brecon.
DR. ROBERT DYMOND, the chairman of the South
Yorkshire Railway Company, died suddenly on Mon-
day, at his residence, Bolton-hall, near Rotherham, of
apoplexy. Dr. Dymond has been connected with
the South Yorkshire Railway since its commence-
ment. He was for several years vice-chairman of
the company, and on the death of the late Earl Fitz-
william he was appointed chairman.
LORD HcNRY CECIL, fourth son of the Marquis
and Marchioness of Exeter, died on Friday last, at
Hastings, after a lengthened illness.

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THE BRIG Lightning, which was sunk in the
Thames, off Erith, about four months since, through
collision with the screw.steamer William France,
has been raised by the small floating derrick, belong.
ing to the Patent Derrick Company, and placed close
in shore for examination and repairs. The brig's
registered tonnage is 170, and, when sunk, she had
nearly 300 tons of granite in her hold.

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE AssoamoN has published a
financial statement of its recent Meeting at Liver-
pool, which shows a balance on the right side of
678/. 3s. 11 d.

LORD WILLIAM GRAHAM, brother to Lady Emily
Foley, the owner of considerable estates in Hereford-
shire, has issued an address to the electors, in which
he says he comes forward " at the request of an
influential portion of the electors," and is "in favour
of conservative progress." Lord William is the only
candidate in the field.

THE CASE OF MAJOR YELVERTON has been reported
on by the Crown authorities in Scotland, who, after
instituting the most searching investigation, issued
on the 20th inst. an order dir,cting that no further
proceedings be taken under the complaint upon
which he was apprehended.
MAJOR LINDSAY is authorized, by Royal licence,
from the day of his marriage with the Hon. MISS
Jones Loyd, to take the surname of Loyd in addition
to and before that of Lindsay.
AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL has been opened in the
First Civil Chamber in Paris. Twelve homeopathia
doctors have commenced an action for 50,000 francs
damages from an allopathic medical journal, for an
attack upon their system of medicine.

THE MISSING STEAMER "JAMES HARTLEY " was
fallen in with, on the 30th Angust, by the Manila
steamer disabled, her engines having broken down.
The Manilla left her under an impression that she
would be able to continue her voyage ; but nothing
has been heard of her since.
THE MARCHIONESS OF HASTINGS, daughter of Lady
Grey de Ruthyn, wife of the Hon. and Rev. Mr.
Eden, of Bishopsbourn, died at Rome yesterday
week.