The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-10 00:00:00

QUARTERLY NAVAL OBITUARY.

(Prom the Navy List for July.)
Flag Officers.—Vice-Admiral —Hyde Parker, C.B.
Rear Admiral—Sir John Franklin, Kt. K.C.H.

Admiral (on reserved half-pay in receipt of service
pension)—John Mackeilar.
Rear-Admiral (on reserved half-pay)—James Erskine
W e my es.
Retired Rear-Admirals (with pay of Captain)—Abra-
barn Lowe, Archibald Tisclall.
Captains---Francis P. Blackwood, H. W. Giffard, F.
R. M. Crozier, William Haydon, James Fitzjames, J.
Foote.

Retired Captains—J. P. Parkin, 'William P. Roberts,
Edward Johnson.
Commanders—George W. Smith, Charles H. Baker,
J. 11. Noreock, Graham Gore, Edward Little, Robert
E. Stephens.
Commanders (on reserved half-pay) ; Sir Thomas_
S.
Dyer ; Richard Eluett, Andrew Kennedy.
Retired Commanders—G, Wilson (a), G. W. Brown,
James Lamont, George S. Parsons, Thomas A. Simkin,
Robert Hughes (b), Thomas Edmonds, Richard C.
Mould, Edward G. Palmer, James F. Arnold, Wm.
Nowell.
Lieutenants—H, W. Clare, J. Allen, IL T. D. Le
Veseonte, Jamei W. Fairhohne, George u. Hodgson,
J. Irvings, George Kerr, Charles Pechell, Frederiek J.
Hornhy, Robert 0. Sargent, Charles I.-De-V:
Thomas, Edward Crouch, Wm. H.
iiooperTtfChl
M. Moorman, Sir H. BlaekwoOd, Bart., James Sam-
Leroy, Nevinson De C. Blennerhasset.
Lieutenants (on Reserved Half-pay)—John Smith (e),
J. C. Chesnaye, George Cordry, Thomas P. Wheeler.
Master—Richard Thompson.
Masters (on Reserved Half-pa.y)—J, Cook, J. Tilhy.
Mate—William J. Johnstone.
Second Masters-- Gullies A. Macbean, H. F. Collins.
Medical Officers—Surgeons—Edward Leah, Stephen
S. Stanley, J. S. Peddie, Alex. M‘Donald.
Retired Surgeons—David Cowan, William Oastler,
Thomas Jones (b), H. W. Bull, Charles Carter, M.D.
.Assistant-Surgeou—Jolin Bluett.
Paymasters—Charles H. Gamer, Walter B. Gordon,
E. J. H. Helpman.
Paymasters—Benjamin Jennings, J. C.
Court, William
iillianiiVyi.:ter, Benjamin Chimmo, William
Finlayson.
R,;yal Marino=. —let Lieutenant—Henry Freeland.
Retired Lieutena,nts—Colonel Commandant, David
James Ballingall.

MAILS TO BRAZIL AND THE RIVER PLATE.—The
b y have
w h
iehLiverpool South American Steam
an-
nounced an arrangement w;i.ti j tlie Post-office,
Company
their steamers wilt carry mai.l. to and from Brazil and
the -River Plate, the terms, instead of a fixedTsiumbsfiidryst,
being an equal division of postage
ill mails taken under this contract
August from Liverpool, and the Ist of October from Rio
w money.
be on the 24th of
and the River Platee, and thenceforth these will respec-
tively be the monthly periods of departi:
coIrrulp:::;:
junction with the steamers of the Royal Mail
a complete mail every fortnight will thus be established..ro-er
1
To insure regularity and
_to supply the wantof
o-
-1
ships than those hitherto employed, the Liverpool Cn .
pany have purchased two vessels of 1,700 tons each, at
prosent constructing by Mr. Laird s, together with i
pad:lle-boat of 700 tons-for the River Plate or for the
branch service thence to Rio.
SCOTCH BANKING Law.—A. bill has been introduced by
the Gov( riiment to amend the Scotch Banking. Law, by
establishing the right of joint-stock banks in that
enuLtry to exercise a lien over the shares of any of
their proprietors who may be indebted to them, provided
Lich shares shall be sold and accounted for within six
13
months from the date of their
bein,,.., „ impounded.