The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-26 00:00:00

7HE NAVY.

Captain Alfred P. Ryder., R.N., late of H.M.S.
Hero, hats been appointre,d private secretary to the
Duke of Somerset, tte First Lord of the Admiralty,
in the place of Capt. John Moore, C. 8., resigned.
Capt. Ryder will enter on his new duties this week.
In accordance with Admiralty directions received
at Chatham two of Kisbee's new life buoys Lre to be
supplied to each ship in commission.

A court martial assembled on Monday on board
tha flagship Royal Adelaide in Hamoaze, Plymouth,
to try Mr. Wm. Braving, second-class assistant- '
engineer, of the Ajax, on a charge of having forged
an order, dated Dublin, Oct. 20, 1862, for £3O, in
favour of John Roberts, which order was counter-
signed by bimself. There were several minor
charges. The court was presided over by Capt. L.
G. Heath, late H.M.S. Cambridge, and Mr. Wm.
Ec.stiake was Deputy Judge-Advocate. The pri-
soner was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at
Exeter, and to be dismissed her Majesty's service.
The following promotions were made on Mon-
day :—Commander Henry F.M'Xillop, Commander
J. E. Montgomerie, Commander Henry J. Raby,
Commander J. F. Ross) and Commander W. N. W.
Hewett,:to be Captains -Lieut. E. F. Holme,Lieut.
Douglas Walker) Lieut. H. B. Johnstone, Lieut.
Thomas N. .1101).4erwood, Lieut. J. H. Glover, Lieut.
Francis M. ".-
.erattent, Lieut. Morgan Singer, Lieut.
James B . Grove, Lieut. E. T. Nott, Lieut. Charles
G. Nr;ison, Lieut. G. S. Nares, and Lieut. J. 0.
Hripkins, to be Commanders.
The following appointments have been made at
'the Admiralty :—Lieut. the Hon. Frederick W.
Charteris, to her Majesty's yacht Victoria and
Albert ; Lieut. Edgar H. Blake, to the Ajax, as

additional for service as transport agent at Dublin ;
James Bedingfeld, William H. Lewin, Matthew W.
-A.bbott, Walter H. Joliffe, Robert T. B. Bruce, and
Edward A. Liardet, midshipmen, to the Meeanee;
Henry Charles S. Wright, nominated to a naval
cadetship; James W. Leah. 7, Assist.-surg., addi-
tional, to the Wellington ; and William J. Mayne,
clerk, to the Corns-Cis; Commander Charles E.
Stevens, to the 31‘:;(eanee ; Lieut. W. Bailey, to the
Meeanee; Den ton H. Speer, master, additional, to
the Cumber and for the Leander ; W. H. James,
second 13:asier, to the Spider; Fred. Hunter, second
master, to the Doterel ; and Erasmus C. Roberts,
Beer.md master, to the Lizard.

Lecturer,
The CHAIRMAN offered a few remarks in expression
of the pleasure he felt in contributing in any way he
could to the success of the movement in which the
Baud of Hope was engaged.
Mr. SPURGEON then commenced his lecture, ob-
serving that he was not about to treat of the lying
miracles of Rome or the pretended miracles of mo-
dern impostors, but he was about to speak of real
bona lido miracles. Referring to Johnson—which
was held as an infallible authority by some people
just now—he found that the meaning of miracle
was a wonder—something that man could not do of
so- ---- his own power. The miracles he had to speak
In consequence of the frequent complaints of the of were those which had been wrought by prayer
loss of medical comforts and. Government stores and faith; miracles that were full of philanthropy,
placed on board vessels conveying troops to and brimfull of peace and goodwill amongst men and
from India and China, a general order has been is- glory to God. Amongst those who through prayer
sued from the Horse Guards, signed by Major-Gen. and faith had thus worked miracles he mentioned,
Sir R. Airey, K.C.n., Quartermaster-General, in first, Francke, a German pastor of Holl, who lived
which Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke at the latter end of the 17th century. Francke's
of Cambridge directs officers commanding on board habit was to distribute bread amongst the poorest
such ships to pay particular attention to the issue of his flock every Thursday, although he was ex-
and safe custody of those articles. Medical corn- tremely poor himself. While so engaged he deter-
forts are placed on board all transports, in charge mined to take some of the poor outcast children and
ofb eithe master, for use during the voyage, the issues teach them. Although he had no means he had
upon the requisition of the medical offi- faith, and in that faith he prayed to God. The
andre-
cerngmade
the officer commanding the troops. Any suit was that he soon had a school of 25 children,
that remain in possession of the troops at the con- and engaged a teacher at a salary. Subsequently
elusion of the voyage, together with hammocks, he thought of establishing a college for poor stu-
blankets, &c., are to be returned to the master of dents, where they should be provided with board,
the vessel, and a receipt taken for them. Deficien- lodging, and instruction. This also, trusting in
cies not accounted for to the satisfaction of a board God to provide the means, he succeeded in carrying
of officers will be charged to the troops, and the ' out, and thus he went on working until his schools
officer commanding on board will be held respon- multiplied from one to 314, and the scholars from
Bible for e'ae payment of such charges. four, the number he began with, to 12,000, and
The death was lately announced of Lieut.-Gen. then to 18,000. Francke had none of that quality
William Cullen, of her Majesty's Royal Artillery which the world called prudence. He never laid by
on the Madras establishment, at Allepey, in Tra- money, or made provision for carrying out his
vancore, in the 77th year of his age. Gen. Cullen schemes of piety and benevolence. When he began
entered the military service of the late East India to build his university he had no money ; but when
Company in 1804, and remained in it for 58 years people heard what he was doing they brought money
without once retuning to England. He distin- to him, which he always spent as fast as it came.
wished himself at Ganderish and Berar against the On one occasion, when the workmen came for their
Mahrattas, and with the forces against Kurnool in wages, he told them he had no money, but trusted
181 e, but it was in the administrative and political in God, and before night a friend came in unexpec-
departments that he was chiefly employed, and esta- tedly, and unasked gave him enough to meet the
blished his right to a high place among the best demand. On another occasion, when he had only
officers of the Indian Government. In 1814 he was a ducat he gave it to a poor woman, a stranger,
appointed Commissary ofstores at Ballary, whence \ who begged it of him, having nothing left to
he was promoted in January, 1831, to be principal supply the necessities of his own poor ; but pre-
Commissary of Ordnance at Madras. In April, sently some benevolent person paid 500 ducats into
1831, he was made Military Auditor-General, and his treasury. When at another time he was brought
in July, 1834, Commissary - General. In down to penury he prayed the Lord to look upon
acknowledgment of his valuable services in these his necessities, and going downstairs he found money
important officers, he was selected in September, enough to last half-a-week, and before that was
1840, to represent the British Government as gone sufficient came for another half week. One
Resident at the Courts of the Rajahs of Travancore day his steward came to him for thirty crowns;
and Cochin. This office he held till January, 1860, he had nothing to give him, but he prayed
when he retired from public life. He continued to to God, and almost immediately somebody brought
reside in Travancore, where he was exceedingly po- him their crowns. An account of this remarkable
pular with the native population. An ardent culti- man was published about a hundred years ago in
vator of science he spared no expense or personal England, and afterwards the celebrated Mr. Hunt-
labour in promoting and conducting every investi- ingdon published another edition of the work. No
gation that could lead to further scientific progress, doubt the examp'e of Francke had much to do in
and it is hoped that his various papers and collee- forming the character of Huntingdon. Both were
tions, which are believed to be very valuable, may remarkable for their faith in God's promise, that
not be lost to the public. The Cullen Scholarship, what they asked in his name he would give. Un-
lately founded at the Madras University, and Übe- fortunately, however, Huntingdon's faith was of a
rally endowed by the Rajah of Travancore and other more selfish kind than Franke's, for while the one
natives, with the full approval of the British Go- prayed for bread for his poor children, the other
vernment, may be adduced no less as a proof of their prayed for new clothes for himself. Yet both had
sincere regard than of their appreciation of one who their prayers granted unto them. The next ex-
had been so long resident among them, since they ample of miracle working by faith in modern times,
felt that no higher tribute could be offered to Gen. quoted by the lecturer, was John Falk, of Dantzic,
Cullen than to associate his name with the education who was a student at the college at Holl, who hay-
of the natives of India. ing lost four of his own children one after the other,
The I and K batteries of Field Artillery stationed took in and adopted tour of the most destitute out-
at Hilsea, near Portsmouth, yesterday paraded on casts he could find, whom he clothed, fed, and
Southsea-common, between Southsea Castle and taught, and ultimately increased the number to 300,
Lumps Fort, on the line of seabeach, to test their who lived with him in a building erected for the
guns, according to an order issued from head-quar- purpose. Falk also established an institution in
tern, in consequence of certain reports which had which he trained sixty masters, who, when quali-
been made to his Royal Highness the Commander- fled, were sent to other places as teachers. A third
in-Chief, relative to the efficiency of the Armstrong instance was that of Dr. Wichern, of Hamburg,
gun as the field artillery of the British army. The who, in 1830, began a movement in that city for
two batteries arrived on the beach eastward of providing and reclaiming juvenile offenders. He
Southsaa Castle at 10.30 a.m., under the command first succeeded in obtaining subscriptions and estab-
of Lieut.-Col. Shakapeare, commanding the K bat- lished a society, but that fell through, and he (the
tery, and Capt. Martin, commanding the I battery, rev. lecturer) was not surprised, for he believed
each battery consisting of six 12-pounders, Arm- that a society to an earnest man was no better a
strong's. The two batteries were under the corn- ' piece of utility than was Saul's armour to David.
mend of Col. Anderson, C. 8., and each gun was sup- He believed that God worked by individuals, and
plied with 120 rounds of shell. A number of mili- he believed societies induced those who belonged to
tary officers had arrived at Dent's George Hotel the them to take credit for all that the society did, while
previous evening to be present at the firing, includ- doing little or nothing themselves. Well, the
ing, with others, members of the Select Ordnance seciety having failed, , Wichern went to work
Committee, Major-Gen. St. George, Capt. Dyer, by himself. He established a Rangn Haus and
in-
Inspector of Ordnance ; and Col. Einghlm, R.A. vited the wild outcast children—thea
d few4o doAa
boys
Arabs
yb fourss- oafn Hedaamlm2eo:
4rnong other officers on the ground were—Major- burg streets—to coml.
c e.riAthtthere
had
se- Lord W. Paulet„ C. 8., commanding the south- then more, until at
henis,.
wife's care. These gradu-
asest district, and staff; Vice-Admirals Chads and girls under his and .
IC.ingcnnibe ; Cols. Gambier, R.A., Alexander, and ally he reduced to obedience and to habits of order,
Senomberg, R.M.A. ; Capt. Williams, R.M.A. ; honesty, industry, and religion. He never re-
Ca
Pti• Connolly and Hodgkinson. R.N. ; and nume- sorted to coercion, love being the guiding and only
roue other
offieers military and naval. The two rule of the home. There were houses and work-
batteries were in ' house for the girls, and a chapel
10 30 position on the line of beach by shops for the boys, a
by the b.y.s
• "Ile and Shortly afterwards the officers spe- on the ground, erected principally
ciLilly appointed tore these children trained
superintend the firing arrived on themselves ; and so well we
the ground. At about always command employment in
fo five minutes to 11 a.m. the that they could
practic commenced others. Dr. Wichern
the guns at 1,700 yards Hamburg in preference to
with shell, fitted withir.„lnt.
on this establishment,
time and concussion" fuzes. expended now £7OOO a-year .
Twenty-five rounds were Another in-
guns in 25 rein fired from each of the
minutes, when apause of 10 .12 though he began it with nothing.
pastor Gossner, who, a
took place Owing to k schooner
the line of fire in the direction preacher of the gospel
er being towed across Roman catholic priest, but a .
the
In 10 minutes the fire was of Langston harbour. nevertheless, began at the age of 56 to work in
r;cotul
menced, which missionary cause, and at 86, when he died, he could
only lasted 11 minutes, owing
,
sailing across the range. Eightoeeanother vessel say, that without the aid of missionary societies
lay took place in this instance, anftemr luutes' de- secretaries, collectors, or any of the machinery of
firing was continued until the vqch the those institutions, he had done as much as the great-
each gun was expended, except in o ammunition
°t eat of them. And so he had, for including the
eance, where the gun was disabled. Theffinerne
ingmissionariesround with Presbyterians, Baptists, and other denomina-
ceased at .. • of No. 6 ti
K Battery, the vent-piece was blo yin less than 200 missionaries, all of whom he
out, aandes'no l . .
gun of
' d itself in the ground. In the eighth asae himself trained. He likewise trained a number
and bum
this same gun became disabled ►an I
acouesees, who attended the hospitals as nurses,
round, afterwards,.ae screw, or some other displaces ( laboured as scripture readers to the poor in the
from a strain in ..
The intervals between streets—and all this without any other aid than the
the breech.
molt of parts in
of vessels across %
money that came to him -
in answer to his prayers
~... the passing andIas the consequence
tlie firing, causing uoy
diminish the value of ample was the of his faith. The next ex-
the lip© of fire, considerably German a t
pas tor ,Hermes, who had by
the lasting powers and i the same means
the day's firing as testing
a id fire, inasmuch as sending out missioencacroimesplisihed similar results in
efficiency of guns under a r p
less', and therefore Mr. Spurgeon said
neference to Harmer,
he was
the guns had two periods of coo a
t bearing passioned preacher, who walkeda eloquentabout and
iln-
d no correct . .
from side to
the number of rounds fired had
shout side while preaching. He (the
ng throw,lecturer) had very
upon the point at issue. The firi .
that is to little opinion of those wooden boxes called
could not have been considered rapid— pulpits.
hats There is no pulpit at the Tabernacle, but a gallery
say, beyond ordinary practice, and therefore, w
orplatform railed in, of some 25 feet or more square
ever may be the report of the officers appointed to p
conduct the trial, every point was in favour of dis- which the preacher occupies while addressing his

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