Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

INTERESTING PRESENTATION.

On Saturday afternoon, a number of g•entlemen,
among whom were Lieutenant Boucher, T. M. Mackay,
Esq., Samuel Cearns, G. Percival, &c., assembled in
the Government Emigration Office, Waterloo-road, for
the purpose of presenting an elegant gold watch to
Captain Johnston, of the Eastern City, as a recognition
of his gallant conduct during the burning of that ship,
on the `2lst of August, 1858.. Lieutenant Boucher, in
presenting the watch, said they had met to perform a
very pleasing duty—that of giving honour to whom
honour was due. Nene ,of them could forget the dis-
astrous conflagration of. the Eastern City, and the forti-
tude displayed by Captain Johnston on that occasion.
Of all the deeds of daring in the Crimea and in
India, none were more worthy of recognition than
the loresent. On the occasion to which he re:
ferred, notwithstanding the danger by which
.he was
surrounded, Captain Johnston remained at his post,
ordering the boats to be cleared for lowering and W.

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playing the greatest coolness until a ship providentially
came to their rescue. He had, therefore, great pleasure
in presenting the watch- which, he had no doubt, would'
tbheatt,reasuree, even after Captain Johnston was dead, by
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lows- :—`l I beg y.m will convey to her Majesty's •
Government my sincere thanks that they should have
thought me worthy of this valuable mark of their
esteem for my conduct in command of the Eastern City
when des!ruction from fire was inevitable. I feel, sir,
I did no more than an English sailor is always expected
to do—his duty ; but I will not deny that this unex-
pected testimonial in remembrance of my e.Torts on that
occasion will be treasured up as one of the most valu-
able gifts a man can hope to be posszsssed of."
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favourableof hof this department your conduct on
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of which vessel you were the commander. During the
whole of a night and day, in the midst of the South Atlantic
Ocean, you contended with the conflagration of your ship,
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and thus succeeded in preserving the lives of your passen-
gers and crew to the number of 226 persons, until they were
happily rescued by another vessel. It is Sir E. B. Lyt-
ton's pleasing duty to inform you that you will be pre-
sented with a gold chronomee ~ on behalf of her Ma-
jesty's Government, in token of their appreciation of
your courage, skill, and dauntless resolution.
"Sir E. B. Lytton finds that, owing to your departure in
the exercise of your prdission, he is deprived of the
satisfaction of causing this testimonial to be at once
delivered to you; but you will find it ready for you on
your return to this country.—l am, sir, your obedient
servant, CARNA RVON."
" Captain Johrslon.

COURT & OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

A Cabinet Council was held in Downing-street on
Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, which was attended
by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Lord
John Russell, Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir Charles
Wood, Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, Duke of
Somerset, Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and Sir George
Grey.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will leave
Buckingham Palace to-day, for Oxford, in which uni-
versity the Prince will attend lectures.

Their Royal Highnesses' Prince Leopold and the
Princess Beatrice, will leave Osborne, Isle of Wight, to-
day, and will travel to Windsor Castle, to meet the
Queen upon her arrival from Bognor.