The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-28 00:00:00

DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL SOTHEBY.

Another flag-officer on the active list is reported de-
ceased—namely, Rear Admiral of the Red Charles Sotheby.
This was another veteran officer of the war, and during
his career in the service was employed afloat 21 years. Ho
was the eldest son of William Sotheby, Esq., F.R.S., of
Fairmead Lodge, Essex, entered the Royal Naval Academy
in 1795, and embarked in 1798. In the Alexander he was
present as midshipman at the battle of the Nile, at the
capture of Le Genereux, 74, and Ville de Marseille store-
ship, at the blockade and surrender of Malta, and on shore,
as aide-de-camp to Captain Ball, at the siege of the Castle
of St. Elmo ; and in the Foudroyant he took an active
part in the operations of 1801
art in gyp
Et- As a lieutenant
of the Thetis, 38, he took p in a variety of operations
against the Turks. From flag-lieutenant at Malta to Rear-
Admiral Sir A. J. Ball, he was appointed, March, 1809,
to the acting command of the Pilot, 18, which vessel, on
her return from the Mediterranean, formed one of the ad-
vanced squadron in the expedition to the Scheldt. He was
confirmed in the rank of commander Jan. 8, 1810 ; was
next, from July 6, in that year, until posted, Feb. 28,1812,
employed off Lisbon and again in the Mediterranean in the
Latona, 38, arnta-en-flute ; and was afterwards appointed,
Aug. 24, 1814, to the Slaney, 20, lying in the River Med-
way • Oct. 1, 1811, to the Tamar, 24, in which ship he
served on the Halifax, South American, and Cape of Good.
Hope stations, until March 27, 1816 ; and, May 18, 1821,
to the Seringapatam, 46, fitting for the Mediterranean,
where, during a stay of more than three years, he was
very active in the suppression of piracy, and on one occa-
sion, in May, 1845, forced the Bey of Rhodes, by his spi-
rited conduct, to acknowledge an insult which had been
offered to the British consul. He obtained flag rank
March 20, 1848. Rear-Admiral Sotheby married, first,
Feb. 15, 1819, the Hon. Jane Hamilton, third (laughter of
William, seventh Lord Belhaven and Stenton and
secondly, Nov. 18, 1830, Mary Anne, daughter of the late
Admiral and Lady Mary Anne Sotheby.
By the death of Rear-Admiral Sotheby the following
additional promotions take place ;
To be Rear-Admiral of the llue—Captain Alexander
Thomas Emeric Vedal (Oct. 4, 1825), vice Armar Lowry
Corry (commander in chief of the western squadron), to be
rear-admiral of the white, vice Sir George Rose Sartorius,
to be rear-admiral of the red.
To be Retired Rear-Admiral—Retired Captain John
George Graham (1835), being senior to Captain Vedal, but
without increase of half-pay, in accordance with the order
in council of 1846.
The senior captain on the active list now is Captain John
Leith (Nov. 11, 1825). Captain the Hon. A. Buncombe
(1824) becomes one of the seniors, and Captain Thomas
Sandars (1841) succeeds to the 12s. 6d. half-pay list.
The senior retired captain is John George Aplin. There
are now only three retired captains in the receipt of 20s.
per diem ; all the others on the 1846 list are either admi-
t rals or captains on 18s. per diem.

REAR-ADMIRAL SIR G. R. LAMBERT, K.C.B.
This officer, who has just been promoted to his flag rank,
will be recognised. as Commodore Lambert, who com-
manded the naval forces in the late hostilities against
Burmah, and for which services he has received the honour
of K.C.B. Sir George Lambert is the son of a captain in
the navy, and brother of the late Vice-Admiral Robert
Lambert, and the late Captain Henry Lambert, R.N., and
of two gentlemen holding high rank in the army. He
entered the navy in April, 1809, as first-class volunteer,
on board the Eagle, 74, Captain Charles Rowley. Con-
tinuing in that ship for a period of five years, he attended
in consequence the expedition to the Walcheren, co-ope-
rated in the defence of Cadiz, in 1810, assisted at the cap-
ture, Nov. 27, 1811, of La Corcyre frigate, carrying 28
guns, together with 170 seamen and 130 soldiers, and be-
held the fall, in 1813, of Fiume, Trieste, and other places
in the Adriatic. After a further servitude of 11 monthsthe
in the Glasgow, 50, Captain Hon. Henry Duncan, on the
Channel station, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant
May 5, 1815, and appointed to the Ister, 36, Captain
Thomas Forrest. Quitting the latter frigate in Jan. 1817,
he next, from Jan. 1, 1820, until within a few days of his
promotion to the rank of commander, Jan. 19, 1822, offi-
ciated as flag-lieutenant, in the Vigo, 74, to his brother,
Rear-Admiral Robert Lambert, on the St. Helena Station.
On Feb. 23, 1324, Captain Lambert was awarded command
of the Carnelian sloop, in which we find him employed on
particular service until advanced to post rank, August 8,
1325. His appointments have since been—Sept. 23, 1831,
to the Alligator, 28, East Indies, whence he returned home
and was paid off August 27, 1833—Dec. 8, 1845, to the
Endymion, 44, on the North America and West India sta-
tion—and from Jan. 23, 1847, served as commodore at
Jamaica.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 27.
The Juno, 26, Captain Fremantle, arrived at Spithead
this morning from the eastward, and saluted the Port
Admiral. She is not manned, and has no sailing ordersat
present.
Captain Willcox arrived this morning and ook up his
commission to the Dragon, on board which vessel he sub-
sequently hoisted the pendant.
The Carysfort, 26, in ordinary, was brought down along-
side the dockyard this morning, and will be forthwith sent
to Sconce Point, coast of Dorset, to take the place of the
Talbot, 26, as a sleeping and berthing hulk for the engineer
artificers employed on the works of defence in that
position.
The Mercury cutter, Lieutenant Freeland, has completed
her repairs and taken in a quantity of provisions, ready to
return to the Channel Islands when the state of the wea-
ther (at present very boisterous) will permit.
The Vulcan troop-ship, Commander Von Donop, hauled
alongside the dockyard to-day ready for docking to-mor-
row. We have before stated that this vessel and the
Simoom are ordered to be expedited with all possible
despatch.
The Sealark, 8, training brig for naval apprentices, in
charge of Lieutenant Fenwick of the Victory, has been
despatched to Weymouth and Dartmouth to endeavour to
obtain volunteers for the fleet.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 27.
Her Majesty's screw steam-ship Algiers, 91 guns, is to
have engines of 400-horse power, and will be propelled by
the screw. Her armament will consist of 1 pivot gun, 68-
pounder, 95 cwt., 10 feet long ;28 8-inch guns, 65 cwt.,
9 feet long ; 38 32-pounders, 65 cwt., 9 feet 6 inches long ;
24 32-pounders, 42 cwt., 8 feet long—in all 91 guns.
It is said that the Exmouth, 91, screw, will be launched
next month.
The Phoebe, 50, frigate, will be the next ship launched,
which will take place in about a month.
It is now only nine months and three days since the St.
Jean d'Acre, 101, was launched at this port. It has an-
swered remarkably well, and no doubt is entertained of
the excellent qualities of the Algiers and the other ships
that are being rapidly proceeded with.
The Thetis, 36, Capt. Kuper, arrived in the Sound last
night from Portsmouth to be paid down and refitted for
further service. Her crew will be granted six weeks' leave
of absence. She will come into harbour probably on
Monday.
The 'Wizard, 6, brig, arrived from Queenstown at 1.25
a.m. this morning.

WOOLWICH, Jill. 27.
APPOINTMENTS.
Master—Richard Mowll (1841), to the Caesar, 90, screw

steam-ship, at Portsmouth.
Surgeons—John Moody (1838), to the James Watt, 90,
screw steam-ship, at Devonport ; David Geddes, M.D.
(1831), to the Illustrious, 72, at Portsmouth ; Maurice T.
West (1812), to the Caesar; Gerald Yee, M.D. (1850), re-
cently serving in the Archer screw steam-sloop, to the
Dragon paddle-wheel steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; Thos.
Seccombe (1853), recently promotedfrom Assistant-Surgeon
of the Hermes when on the East India station, tothe Royal
Naval Coast Volunteers.
Assistant-Surgeons—Robert Wallace, M.D. (1845), re-
cently serving in the Dauntless steam frigate when on the
West India station, to the James Watt ; Charles H.
Chambers (1851),1,recently serving as additional to the
Penelope steam-frigate flag-ship, on the West Coast of
Africa station, to the Caesar ; Augustus R. R. Preston
(18/G), from the London, 90, to the Illustrious ; John C.
Ingles (1847), to Haslar Hospital at Portsmouth.
Master Philip Luard (1852), recently serving in the
Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, to the Euryalus,
50, screw steam-frigate.
Naval Cadet Alfred M. Fairlie, to the James Watt.
Clerks—W. H. Chapman (1848), from the Hogue, GO,
screw steam guard-ship at Davenport, to the James Watt;
George Teait (1848) to the Caesar ; and J. J. Lindsay to

the Hogue.
The launch of the Hannibal, 90, screw steam-ship, will
take place at Deptford on Tuesda3' next, the 31st inst.,
between two and three o'clock p.m.
The Prometheus steam-sloop was taken out of the basin
at Woolwich in the forenoon of to-day, and immediately
steamed down in the river in charge of Lieutenant Robert
Robertson, of the steam-reserve, with Master-Commander
Henry William Allen, of the Lightning, to navigate her
to Devonport, where she is to be stationed as an advanced
war steamer, 1 eady in every respect for sea at an hour's
notice, her guns being
mounted and every requisite
board, except a portion of her powder. Mr. aspTlin, ass
on.
sistaut-inspector of steam machinery, went far a
Gravesend in her to enable him to report on the working
of her machinery.
The Melampus, 42, frigate having taken on board the
,
boilers and machinery of the Algiers, 90, screw steam-ship,
at Devonport, was taken out of the basin here to-day, and
proceeded down the river in charge of Mr. Jackson, as-
sistant to the Master-Attendant at Sheerness Dockyard.
The Melampus was towed by the Monkey, in charge of
Second Master Syndercombe, and she will to -e her through
the Downs. The Monkey has on board one of Mr. Peake's
lifeboats, and will leave it at Folkestone, as it is intended
to be stationed at Dungeness Head, for service at
that
part
of the coast.
wi Ocinedisverisigeoannt, of oRn e rpooycaollaral,
Marines
sd 50le privates
ftthedoc of
kyatrhdesWtateoiot
of the North Kent Railway yesterday, under the command
of Lieutenant Spratt, for Portsmouth, for service in the
Illustrious, 72.
Mr. E. Laws, Storekeeper of Pembroke Dockyard since
JuneGleBo2rls,o
hi
heaviinegs, died about a fortnight ago, it is said
Mr.
Store Receiver at Chatham, will be
promoted to be storekeeper, and appointed to Pembroke
Dockyard, vice Laws.
Several of the engineers of the factory at Woolwich
Dockyard who were applied to relative to their entering
for service afloat as third-class assistant-engineers have
volunteered cheerfully for that service.
Thirty-four of the applicants for permission to join the
Fisgard flagship, at this port, for service in the Royal
navy, have been approved and joined that ship.

PUNISHMENTS IN SWITZERLAND.—A punishment lately
awarded in the canton of Unterwalden, for an assault
which caused ultimate death, is a curious example of cri-
minal legislation in one of the primitive Swiss cantons.
The criminal was sentenced to fifteen years' imprison-
ment with hard labour, destitution for life of political
rights, a fine of 300 francs and the expenses of the trial,
exposure for a quarter of an hour in the market place,
a public flogging by the bands of the hangman, and
lastly, to be taken through all the parishes of the canton
:aid to hear in each, on his knees, a sermon from the
parish priest on the subject of his crime.
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