The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-24 00:00:00

'ELLIGENCE.
,AL LORD COLVILLE.
le the death of Admiral of
White, the Right Hon. John Lord Colville, which
event took place at his residence, Portland-place, on
Saturday morning. Lord Colville was born in 1768,
consequently be was in the 82d year of his age. His
Lordship succeeded his father, who was an officer in
the arrny, as tenth Baron Colville of Culross, March
8, 1811. He married, October 14, 1790, Elizabeth,
daughter of Francis Ford, Esq.; and secondly,
October 15, 1841, the Hon. Anne Law, sister of the
Earl of Ellenborough, who survives him ; but having
no issue, the title desenda to his nephew, formerly an
officer in the 85th Foot, and eon of the late General
Sir Charles Colville, G.C.8., G.C.H. The noble
and gallant deceased was elected, in 1818,
one of the representative peers of Scotland,
and held the appointment of extra Lord in
Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
lie was universally esteemed and respected, both in
and out of the service. His career in the navy is
thus given by O'Byrne in his "Naval Biography : '-
" This officer entered the navy Dec. 12, 1776, as
captain's servant, on board the his, 50, in which
ship, the Stirling Castle, 64, arid Lennox, 50, he
served until appointed, in June, 1781, midshipman of
the Conqueror,"74, one of Sir George Ro iney's fleet
in his victory over the Count de Grasse, April 12,
1782. Returning home from the West Indies in
1783, Mr. Colville does not appear to have been again
afloat until July 19, 1793, when he was promoted into
the Santa Margaretta, 36. under whom we find him as-
sisting as first Lieutenant at the capture, in 1794, of the
French West India Islands, and the apparent destruc-
tion, near the Penrnarks, of the French 36-gun frigate
Voluntaire, and corvettes i.spion and Alert. After
additionally serving on board the Glory and Impreg-
nable, 98's, flag ships in the Channel, he obtained
command, Aug. 2S, 1795, of the Star sloop, employed
chiefly on the home station, where he took a privateer,
Le Coup d'Essai, of 2 guns and 28 men ; and, on
Dec. 6, 1796, was advanced to pest rank. His next
appointments were March 16, 1799, to the Penelope,
36, in which he served as senior officer, at the ensu-
ing blockade of Havre ; August 15, 1800, to the
Ambuscade, 36, which frigate was sent soon after-
wards with convoy to the West Indies; in 1803 to
the command of the Sea Fencibles, on the coast of
Cumberland ; Oct. 13, 1804, to the Romney, 50,
which ship, owing to the ignorance of her pilots, was
wrecked in the Texel, Nov. 19, following; in 1805,
again to the Sea Fencibles, at Margate; March 23,
1807, to: the Hercule, 74, in which ship be attended
the expedition against Copenhagen, and in 1808
accompanied home from Lisbon, the surrendered
Russian fleet; and Sept. 11, 1811, after three years
of halt-pay, to the Queen, 74. Previously to pay.
ing off the latter ship, Sept. 21, 1814, Lord Colville,
after serving for some time on the home station, pro.
ceeded to the West Indies, whence he escorted to
England a fleet of 370 sail of merchantmen' the last
convoy of the war. He attained the rank of rear-
admiral August 12, 1818; was commander in-chief
on the Cork station, with his flag in the Semiramis
frigate, from Nov. 10, 1821, until April, 1828 ; be-
came vice-admiral, July 22, 1830; and was created
a full admiral Nov. 23, 1841.
The following promotions are consequent on the
death of Lord Colville :-

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Vice-Admiral Sir George Mundy, K.C.8., to be
Admiral of the Blue, vice the Marquis of Thomond,
G.C.H., to be Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral John Ayscough, to be Vice-Admiral
of the Blue, vice the Hon. Frederick Aylmer, C. 8.,
to be Vice-Admiral of the White, vice Sir Charles
Bullen, K.C.8., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the
Red.

Captain the Right Hon. Lord Byron (1814), to be
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, vice the Hon. Alexander
Jones, to be Rear-Admiral of the White, vice Charles
Gordon, C 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral James Carthew is now the senior of
that grade of flag officers; Sir Thomas John Coch-
rane, K.C.8., is the senior Rear-Admiral for promo-
tion ; and Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8.,K.0 H.
(Ambassador to Switzerland), i 4 the senior Captain
on the list; Captain H. Byam Martin, C.B. (1827),
succeeds to the senior half pay list of 14s. 6d. per
diem ; and Captain Henry Dundas Trotter to the half-
, pay list of 12s. 6d.
This CAPTAINS' GOOD-SERVICE PENSION.—We
stated on Saturday that one of the vacant captains'
good-service pensions bad been conferred on that
distinguished Polar voyage captain, Sir James Clark
Ross. We have now great pleasure in stating that
the previous vacant pension had been bestowed by
the First Lord of the Admiralty on that most dis-
tinguished but neglected officer, Captain James
Hindmarsh, Governor of Heligoland; we say neg-
lected, for, with the most brilliant services, including
the Ist of June, Lord Cornwallis's action, the battle
of the Nile, Sir James Saumarez's actions, the battle
of Trafalgar, and the capture of the islands of France
ar:d Java, the only decoration he has ever rec*dved is
that of K.H. He was a lieutenant eleven yeais in
the war, and a commander seventeen years. The
selection- of such an old and distinguished officer as
Captain Hindmar,sh for honour or emolument re fl eta
great credit on the Admiralty.

PR( MOTIONS.
Mates—Gforge Stratton (August', 1847, almost
the senior eligible), of th 3 Orestes, 14, at the Cape;
James John Harrington Groves (February, 1848,
next but one in seniority to Stratton). James Dillon
Curtis (March, 184 S, just pas Ned), and C. A. P. E.
Robinson (whose name does not app-ar in the
Navy List) have been promoted to the rank of
lieutenants.

APPOINTMENTS.
Second Master—Napoleon Level! (acting), to the
Severn, depot ship, at Pembroke.
Clerk—Jonathan T. Sparke (1844), who has been
in the service about ten years without being entitled
to half pay, or to any surety of employment, to the
Queen, 110, flagship in the Mediterranean.
Boatswain—James Woodward, to the Enterprise ;
and Edward Rundle, to the Investigator, discovery
ships.

Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., superintendent of
Portsmouth Dockyard, is, we are happy to report, in
such a satisfactory state of convalescence as to be able
to daily attend his official duties.
O'BYRNE'S NAVAL BIOGRAPHY.—Wre have consi-
derable satisfaction in stating that the Lords of the
Admiralty, duly estimating the great and important
labours of Mr. O'Byrne in compiling " The Naval
Biographical Dictionary," have handsotnely presented
him with the sum of 1001. The public money was
never more justly bestowed than in this instance, and
we trust this high official acknowledgmt•nt of Mr.
O'Byrne's work, the completion of which must have
entailed considerable expense upon him, to say no-
thing of his six years' application, will help most
materially in the disposal of the present edition.
Rear Admiral Sir Fleetwood B. R. Pellew, C. 8.,
K.C.H., to whom report has assigned the Vacant com-
mand-in-chief of the East Indies and China station, is
at present at Florence. There are at least half a-
dozen candidates for the appointment.
Commodore Flumridge, with his newly-married
wife, was at Moulmein (not Madras) Oct. 18, to
which place the Fury steam-sloop, Commander Wil-
cox, was to be dispatched, on her return to Hong-
Kong, with the intelligence of the death of Sir F.
Collier.

We stated a month since that Captain Troubridge,
in the Amazon, 26, was ordered from China to be
senior (,11icer in the Straits of Malacca. By last
accounts he was at Singapore with the Cleopatra, 26,
Captain Maisie, and Reynard screw-corvette, Com-
mander Cracroft.

Commodore Martin, in the Prince Regent, 90, and
with the Thetis, 36, Captain Cedrington, CM., were
off Malta on the 14th, from Besika Bay, on his way
to Lisbon, to take command of the Channel squadron,
the Prince Regent having been relieved by the
Ganges, 84, Captain Smith, C.B.
The inquiry into the accidental collision in Ports=
mouth Harbour has completely exonerated the
master commander of the Fairy yacht (Mr. Welch),
from all blame. The Fairy will be brought into
dock in the early part of this week. Commander
Crispin, of the royal yacht, has gone on leave of
absence.

The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Captain Hope, is
still short of blue jackets, at Woolwich. She id
ordered to leave on the 27th, and to call at Ports-
mouth, on her way; to Devonport, where is she to be
paid,advance, and to wait orders.
The Volage, surveying ship, Captain Graves, re-
turned to Malta, Dec. 14, from Athena.
The Comet, surveying-creamer at the Hebrides,
Commander Otter, is ordered to return to Portsmouth
for the winter.

The Cormorant, 6, steain•sloop, Commander
Schomberg, arrived at Rio, from Portstm.uth, Oc-
tober 26.

The ,llydra, 6, Commander Skipv6th, returned to
Rio, from a cruise, October 17 ; she is ordered home
by the Cormorant.

The Archer, screw steam•sloop, under command of
Mr. Henderson, the master attendant of Devonport
yard, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday morning ;
and, having replenished her fuel, proceeded on to
Devonport in the afternoon, where she will be placed
as an advanced steamer.

The Griffon, 3, Lieutenant-Commander Thurburn
arrived at Rio, from Bahia, Oct. 2G, and was about
to leave for England, to be psid off.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY, FIVE, P.M•—Wind RYE ,
mo lerate breezes, with severe tro*t.

SEAMEN'S ASYLUM AT GREENOCK...—. The late
Commissary General Sir Gabriel Wood has be.
queathed the munificent sum of 70,0001. for the
erection and endowment of a hospital at Greenock
for shipwrecked and distressed mariners.—,Heralcl.
WOOLWICH, Drs. 22.—The Enterprise and !rives,
tigator are ordered to be fitted Haig's ventilators.
One colour•sergeant, and one bombardier of the
Royal Marine Artillery, with six privates of the
Woolwich division, were brought down from the bar •