The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-29 00:00:00

The Pension List.

The following is understood to be now the com-
plete list of pensions granted for 1864-5, in addition
to one of £lOO, which was given early in the year
to Mrs. Hills, daughter of Southey, the poet :
ARMSTRONG, Dr. Robert Archibald—ln acknowledgment of
his philological labours as a Gaelic lexicographer (in
addition to a pension of £4O) £2O
BINGHAM, Mrs., widow of Col. Charles Bingham, of the
Royal Artillery—ln cansideration of her late husband's
long and valuable services, and the straitened circum-
stances in which she and her children are left £l5O
BooLE, Mrs., widow of the late Professor of Mathematics
in Queen's College, Cork—ln consideration of his dis-
tinguished attainments as an original mathematician of
the highest order, and of his remarkable labours towards
the extension of the boundaries of science ... £lOO
HAYDN, Mrs., widow of the late Mr. Joseph Haydn, author
of the "Dictionary of Dates," &c. (completing her pension
to £100) £25
HATTER, Mr. John—On account of 'his labours as a portrait

painter £5O
HOWITT, Mr. William—ln consideration of the long and
useful career of literary labour in which both he and his
wife have been engaged £l4O
LAING, Mr. Henry—ln consideration of the services he has
rendered to the study of Scotch antiquities and Scotch
historical research £5O
LEECH, Mrs., widow of the late John Leech, artist... £lOO
LUCAS, Mr.—ln consideration of his merits as an artist

and of his having presented to the Kensington Museum
some valuable ivory carvings and antiquities £l5O
NICOL, Mr. David—ln view of his long and zealous exer-
tions for the moral and literary improvement of the
community in which he lives, and to the fact of his being
suddenly incapacitated by disease from the professional
practice which was his only source of income ... £lOO
REID, Mrs., widow of Dr. D. Boswell—ln consideration of
his efforts to promote the knowledge of chemistry and
the practical science of ventilation, and of the narrow
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circumstances in which his widow is left £lOO
SPRUCE, Mr.—On account of his contributions to botanical
and geographical knowledge—the result of his travels in
South America; and of his services in introducing
cinchona (quinine) seeds into India in 1860 ... .£5O
WRIGHT, Mr. Thomas--An author who has contributed
much to English literary and political history £65
May, 1865.

STEAM SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE. Messrs.
A. and J. Inglis, of Point-house, have launched the
Waverley, a paddle, built for the North British Steam-
packet Company. The dimensions of the Waverly are
—Length of keel and forerake, 222 ft. ; beam, 26ift. ; and
depth, 144 ft. Her burden is 735 tons builder's measure-
ment. She is now receiving engines of 300-horse power,
constructed by her builders at the Finnieston wharf. The
Waverley has been built for the Silloth and Dublin line.
Two now steamers are about to be placed on the Glasgow
and Belfast line, the Buffalo in Juno, and the Llama in
July. The fleet engaged on the line will then comprise
the Buffalo, Llama, Wolf, and Roe as mail steamers, and
the Beagle as an auxiliary. Messrs. Kirkpatrick, M'lntyro,
and Co., of Port Glasgow, have launched a paddle of 368
tons, named the Eclair, for the Dartmouth Steampacket
Company. The steamer, the dimensions of which are 185
feet by 20 feet and 9 feet, has been built for the passenger
trade between Plymouth, Dartmouth, the Channel Islands,
and St. Malo. She is being fitted by Messrs. W. Simons
and Co., of the London Works, Renfrew, with diagonal
oscillating engines of 106-horse power.
THE PALESTINE EXP LORAT lON PRO JECT...It
has been resolved to hold the first public meeting
of the Palestine Exploration Fund at Willis's Rooms, on
Thursday, June 22. The Archbishop of York will preside.
The following gentlemen have joined the committee :
Archbishop of York, Dukes of Argyll and Devonshire,
Earls Derby, Russell, and Shaftesbury, Viscount Stratford
do Redcliffe, the Bishops of London, Oxford, Ely and
Ripon, Baron Lionel do Rothschild, the Speaker, Sir S.
Morton Peto, S. Gurney, Esq., M.P., R. Banbury, Esq.,
M.P., A. H. Layard, Esq., M.P., W. Morrison, Esq., M.P.,
J. A. Smith, Esq., M.P., W. Tite, Esq., M.P., the Deans of
St. Paul's, Westminster, and Christchurch, Sir Henry
Rawlinson, Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Prof. Owen, the
Revs. Dr. Pusey, Hawkins, Plumptre, Thorold, Tristram,
Williams, Martin, Norman M'Leod, Dr. J. D. Hooker, Dr.
W. Smith, and Messrs. W. H. Dixon, J. Fergusson, F. W.
Gibbs, A. L. P. De Lisle, S. Morley, J. Murray, A. Panizzi,
H. Reeve, G. G. Scott, W. Spottiswoode, W. Tipping, W.
St W. Vaux.