The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-17 00:00:00

THE LORD AUCKLAND.

Orders have been received at Plymouth for
,the re
embarkation of the troops from the receivinvhip End
mion into the transport Lord Auckland, Capt. Skinley;
in Plymouth-sound, bound to Bombay. Captain Lock;
the naval surveyor to the East India Company; has
thoroughly inspected the transport, and when provided
with provisions, in place of those consumed in harbour;
she will'be ready for sea. The soldiers will probably
join her on Monday. No new cases of sickness have
appeared for some time. • Mrs. Bardsley, wife of the
deceased corporal, followed her husband on Sunday;
The whole of this family, father"' mother, and two chit.
dren, have been swept off by cholera. Three convales-
cent cases were dischar,zed on Sunday, and yesterday there
was on hoard the hospital-ship Endyrnion only one case
left: that of a soldier suffering from extreme debility,
following a choleraic attack. Assistant-Surgeon Win.
Dalby, of the Royal liospit,d, who volunteered to
take 'charge of the military and other cholera patients
from the Lord Auckland, and who has fulfilled that duty
alone from the first, appears to have been eminently
successful in his responsible and difficult task ; and
Major-General Sir Harry Smith has expressed his ap-
proval of the satisfactory manner in which he has treated
the unfortunates who have been placed under him.

•• My dear Sir—Last night a company here who
„ook a lively interest in your case suggested that I
ought to give evidence, but my reply was that I did not
perceive that the evidence would be serviceable on any
particular point. I can only assure you, however, that
I would willingly give evidence if it were desirable. I
can testify in favour of your honourable conduct it,
~several pecuniary transactions with myself. They have
been somewhat numerous, and yet they have been
uniformly most scrupulous.
" 'lf you do not feel authorised to give more than
the regulated sum, let my name be withdrawn from the
purchase return, for although I should be sorry to lose
the opportunity of getting my lieutenancy, yet I do not
wish to stop the promotion of the regiment.
" You wrote this to me. If this was your conduct in
a late pecuniary transaction, it was like the conduct of a
poor and honourable gentleman.
"With every good wish, I remain yours sincerely,
" Clias R. M'GREGOR.
"2, Gloucester-place, Portman-square,
"London, Aug. 14, 1854."
[This letter was produced to show that Captain Sand-
with's evidence with regard to the money transaction
was capable of explanation.]
Prisoner—Whilst you were in the regiment, did it
conic, to your knowledge that practical jokes were come
mon, and what steps were taken to repress them ?
Witness—l know that practical jokes were very corn
mon. No efficient steps were taken to suppress them.
They were encouraged—that is my opinion.
Prisoner—ls it within your knowledge,• or have you
reason to believe, that Major Maxwell sent officers frors
the ante-room to bring young
officers into the room from
their beds ? '
Witness—l have reason to believe it.
Prisoner—ln your opinion, would an officer reporting
another officer to the commanding officer of the regi-
ment meet with reproach and contempt for so reporting
that officer ?
Witness—l very much doubt whether he would meet
with redress. I cannot say whether he would meet with
reproach or contempt.
Prisoner—Did you ever, in any instance, mention the
case of a young officer reporting a brother officer to the
commanding officer of the regiment ; and if so, how was
it received ?
Witness—l have. It was received with apparent
indifference, and was quite ineffectual.
Prisoner—Whilst you had the opportunity of knowing
be overbearing and swaggering ?
observe my manner to
mewrinittnletessr—egsimeevnetr,.
Prisoner—What opinion did did y 7 ever
You form of me ; and
what was my general conduct ?
Witness—l had no reason for forming _
I believe his con
duct anything but a
Prisoner—You have been a long time in the service
what is your expectation as to how detachments ought
fauvcotu t roa b
hl ae veil bi neieou n regular l a Mrr al. , d Perm,
c o rarn edc t.
to be sent on foreign service—is it one senior and one
' • company, or is it the two senior companies, or
Junior
?
regulations.
the two junior companies
Witness—lt ought to be from the senior company
The Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain the
MISCELLANEOUS.
only twelve men of the
Hon. Joseph Denman, took a few turns at the measured not being more than twentbeing taken from the bottom of the
y miles from bead
mile at Portmouth yesterday afternoon.
o ters and trains passing
dco()mrwprniawennaynredrs, apccnoyrdniungtbtionkhetrhaMtajesty's
daily between head-quarters
The officers of the Netherlands war steamer Curacoa, -uar '
which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday last, bound to and the detachment, would be a sufficient reason for
Surinam, visited the dockyard on Tue-day.
Rear-Admiral H. Eden, acting superintendent of
Devonport dockyard, having received his commissions Witness—l can scarcely form an opinion. That is all
list, and
bceoimn
as rear-rdiniral of the blue, to which be had been -
promoted on the death of Rear-Admiral Hope, hoisted I can say on the subject. It is merely a matter of
his flag on Monday last on board the Plymouth yacht. opinion. I gpasneynt on foreign service ?
have no knowledge of the circumstances.
to look •
Sir James Graham, G.C.8., and Rear-Admiral Prisoner—Be kind enough at this Army List,
M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., left Whitehall yesterday and state which companies should have gone, according
afternoon for Portsmouth, accompanied by Captain Sir to her Majesty's regulations, on foreign service ?
Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., surveyor of the navy, for
Witness—Without any previous knowledge of thi
Portsmouth dockyard, on an official visit. It is under-
stood their lordships will also visit the Channel Islands, I can give no answer to the question.
circumstances,
'
and, on return* from them, pay an official visit to Prisoner—l would here hand in the states of the
Devonport dockyard. different companies, but one of them is mislaid. lam
--.
MILITARY. told it is destroyed, and it is the very company that I
The 34th Foot is under orders to embark on Monday am most anxious to refer to. I want the state of the
of July.
light company on the 14th
next, at P, rtsmouth Dockyard, in the hired steam-
transportfor Corfu. The depot moves to shall not trouble the any more questions.
Mauritius, Court with
Chatham. I wish to show that it was not Lieutenant Shervinton
The let Royal Lancashire Militia is ordered to move and Captain Hardy who should have gone to Turkey,
from Portsmouth garrison to Plymouth citadel.
By the Court—When did you quit the 46th Regi-
The 4th Royal South Middlesex militia is ordered to
take the quarters about to be vacated by the 34th
went? Was it prior to the prisoner being placed under
Regi-
at Manchester.l
arrest for certain misconduct .
went in Portsmouth garrison.
The East Kent Militia will move from Woolwich,, to /i Witness--I left the regiment in October last, at

CAPTAIN OF GREENWICH HOSPITAL.

Captain Mark Halpen Sweny (1838), has been
appointed one of the resident captains of Greenwich Hos-
pital, vice Dickenson, deceased. The following is a
sketch of his career in the service. We may add that
Captain Sweny for many years has been found actively
engaged in the managing duties of most of the naval
charitable institutions. He was born in 1785, and
entered the navy June 5, 1798, as first-class volunteer on
board the Formidable, 98, commanded in the Channel
by the present. Sir James Hawkins Witshead ; and in
February, 1799, he became midshipman Pet the Castor,
32, Captain Edward Leveson Gower, in which frigate he
Appears to have been severely wounded white fitting at
Plymouth. He continued to serve on the home station
in the Barfleur, 98, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals J. H.
Whitshed and Cuthbert Collingwood ; Donegal, 74,
Captain Sir Richard John Strachan ; Neptune, 93, Cap-
tains Francis William Austen, William O'Brien Drury,
and Sir Thomas Williams ; and Renown, 74, Captain
Sir R. J. Strachan; until 1805, when being nominated
acting lieutenant of the Colo-sus, 74, Captain James
Nicoll Morris, he was afforded an opportunity of parti-
cipating in the battle of Trafalgar, and was again severely
swpoantnrdoewd:
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Afli
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Africa, 64, Captain John Barrett, St. Alban's again,
aapntadinonEv.ariNovu.s sAtautisotenns:
Captain F. W. Austen, Aquilon, 32, Captains Hon. W;
Pakenham and William Bowles, Elephant, 74, Captain
F. W. Austen, Benbow, 74, Captain Richard Harrison
Pearson, and Northumberland, 74, bearing the flag of
Sir George Cockburn. In the Africa, while in escort of
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a large convoy, he was present, Oct. 20, 1808, and re-
ceived a slight contusion, in an attack made on that
ship, in the Malmo Channel, by a powerful flotilla of
gun-boats, with whom the Africa maintained an action
for nearly four hours, when, darkness closing the fight,
her loss, independently of considerable damage in hull
and rigging, amounted, it was found to nine men killed
and 53. wounded. While attached to the St. Alban's,
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as supernumerary lieutenant of the Severn, 50, Captain
appointed. William commanderll
West I • ndia station, and, April 27, 1833, and Jul 16,
1834, to the Vernon, 50, and President, 52, y
flag-
ships of Sir George Cockburn in North America.
In the Vernon he acted for a short time t • am,
and, while his name was on the hooksas captain,
and, of that
ship and the President, he
June to September, 1834, the Serpent, 16. Since
his return to England in
half pay.
He
attained
his June, 1836,
hehas been on
presenti rank June 28. 1838.
Besides obtaining a gratuity
Captain Sweny was granted aromtke Patriotic Fund,
of 911. ss. per
annum for his wounds, October pension 6, 1816.
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