The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-06 00:00:00

NAVAL OBITUARY.

Captain the Right Hon. Lord Digby Willoughby
Midleton (1840), was found dead on the Ist of November,
at his seat Pepper•harrow, Surrey, as detailed in ano-
ther column. Ilia Lordship was born in 1769, became a
lieutenant in January, 1794, served as lieutenant of the
Culloden on the Ist of June, was promoted to the rank
of commander in 1802, succeeded to his title as seventh
Baron, on the demise of his cousin, in June, 1835, and
on the establishment of the retired list of captains, under

the order in council of August, 1840, on the half-pay o
191/. 12s. 6il. per annum, his Lordship accepted that rank
and was fifth on the list.

Commander William Chasman (1821) died last week
at his residence, Devonport. He wa, mate of the Vic-
tory at the battle of Trafalgar, for whieh action he was
promotion to the rank of lieutenant. In that rank he
served in the Kent at the capture of a convoy in the Gulf
of Genoa, in 1808, and was honourably mentioned in the
Gazelle. He, however, did not obtain his promotion
until 1821, and as a commander went out in the South-
ampton, 50, flag-ship of Sir Edward D. King, K.C.H., to
the Cape of Good Hope; but returned to England soon
after her arrival there.

♦PPOINTMENTS.
Commander Gardner and Lieutenant F. Hawkins were
appointed by mistake last week to study steam at Wool-
wich; it should have been to the Royal Naval College,
Portsmouth.
Commander G. M. Hunter has likewise been appointed
to study at the Royal Naval College.
Lieutenants—R. A. Buchman, whose appointment to
the Coast Guard service we gave last week, is to com-
mand the Buckie station, N. 8.; Martin Bennett, from
Cliff Creek to Gravesend station; Robert Hopkins, from
Grand Redoubt, to No. 1, Battery, vice Wilkinson, su-
perseded.

- Mates—Messrs. Pym, of the excellent, and Jerdan, of
the Prince Regent, finished their examination for lieu-
tenants on board the Victory, on the Ist instant.
Second Masters—William Coombe Pyper, to corn-
mend the Winterton Coast Guard station; William
Lidatone, to command the Dungeness Coast Guard
station, vice Collins, superseded.
Chaplain—The Rev. Mr. Sehon has recently beea
appointed chaplain of Melvin Hospital, Chatham.
The Encounter, screw steam-sloop, as we before
stated, was again tried on Thursday, at the measured
mile in Stokes Bay. She had the same weights on
board as on her former trial, lout her trim was altered,
being lightened nine inches by the stern and brought
down the same by the head. This brought her fan
nearer the surface of the water, and it consequently
occasioned a greater ebullition of the water immediately
over it. The revolutions of the fan were increased to
79, and a very slight increase of speed took place. On
her former trial she made 10.178 knots; on Thursday
she made 10.254; her draught of water was forward 11
feet 54 inches; aft, 12 feet 2i inches. With her stores
and provisions and crew on beard her draught will be in-
creased about two feet and upwards.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 3.—Her Majesty's ship Caledonia,
120, Captain Thomas W. Carter, is ordered up harbour
to refit. Her powder was taken out yesterday, and she
waits only for a steamer, or a fair wind, to enter
Hamoaze.

Her Majesty's brig Kingfisher was paid advance yes-
terday.

The Finance Committee attend daily at the yard from
9 o'clock A. In. to 5 or 6 o'clock P.M., when they return to
the Black Eagle. On Wednesday they made a cursory
examination of the Arsenal, inspecting as they passed
the ♦arious ships in course of construction. They were
accompanied by Admiral Superintendent Sir John Louis,
the Master Shipwright, Mr. Edye, and the Master-At-
tendant, Mr. Henderson.

Yesterday the Master Shipwright was in conference
with their Lordships.
Wind N.N.W., light breeze.
WooLwica, Nov.—The Lightning steam•vessel, Mas-
ter Commander Petley, urrived yesterday at Woolwich,
from Copenhagen.
Lieutenant Wright, one sergeant and 27 privates of
the Woolwich division of the Royal Marines. joined
head-quarters yesterday, from Chatham, where they had
been to receive instructions in drill.
The Cadet, hired convict•ship, has arrived at moor-
ings opposite Woolwich dockyard, to take on board
female convicts fur Hobart•town. A number of women
were brought down this morning from Millbank Peni-
tentiary, in one of the Watermen steamers, and put on
board the vessel.

James Chimmo, Esq., paymaster and purser, R.N.
(1831), has instituted legal proceedings to recover da-
mages for the alleged serious loss in fame and fortune
he has suffered at the hands of the court, who sentenced
him to be dismissed bis ship (her Majesty's ship Alarm,
26 guns), at Bermuda, on the 16th of April, 1346. The
charges declared proved against Mr. Chimmo were the
following, having been preterred by his captain (Captain
Charles Colville Frankland)
" 1. That ho did, falsely and injuriously, by his
letter to the Secretary of the Admiralty, dated the
28th of February, 1846, and sent through the post-,
office at Hamilton, in Bermuda (as appears by the in-
doriement in his own hand), and subsequently, by a
letter to Vice-Admiral Sir Francis 'William Austen,
K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, accuse me of tyranny, in-
justice, and oppression, the same charge or accusation
being made by him, unknown to me, and without any re-
presentation to me, contrary to article 6, chap. 1, p. 2.
of the Admiralty Instructions, and subversive of naval
discipline. 2. That he did falsely and injuriously ac-
cuse me, in the same letter, of having invited his mess-
mates to accompany me to hear what idle and malicious
persons on shore had to say ; the said accusation being
also made contrary to article 6, chap. 1, p. 2, of the
Admiralty Instructions. 3. That he did falsely and in-
juriously, by his letter to Vice-Admiral Sir Francis
William Austen, K C. 8., Commander-in-Chief, dated
At sea, March 1, 1846,' accuse me of communicating
to him, through the gun-room officers, that I should
decline their usual invitation to dinner unless he left the
table, and conveying an impression, in the latter part of
the said letter, that I had prejudiced him in the minds
of the officers and ship's company, the said accusation
being also made without first representing his case to
me, contrary to article 6, chap. 1, p. 2, of the Admiralty
Instructions."
The sentence of the Court was pronounced illegal by
the Lords of the Admiralty when they came into the
possession of the official details of the trial, arid Mr.
Chimmo was for some time borne on the books of her
Majesty's shin Victory at Portsmouth, after his arrival
in England, under an Admiralty order to hold himself
in readiness for an appointment to another ship, and
Captain Frankland was superseded in the command of
the Alarm by the appointment of Captain Granville
Gore Loch, C. 8., on the 14th of October, 1846, (who
remains in command of her now on the same station);
but although Mr. Chimmo's order to hold himself in
rea iness for another appointment has been in force
ever since the date when it was given (now two years
and a half since), he has never received such compen-
satory appointment, and he now seeks to recover his
loss by an appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench. Pro-
ceedings could not well have been instituted earlier, as
the commander-in-chief late in the West India com-
mission, and the other necessary witnesses, have but
recently returned toEngland. The members of the Court
were Vice-Admiral (now Admiral) Sir Francis William
Austen, K.C.B , then Commander-in-Chief of the West
India and North American stations, president; Captain
George Robert Lambert, then commanding her Majesty's
ship Endymion; Captain Michael Seymour, then of the
flag-ship Vindictive; Commander Francis Scott, then
commanding her Majesty's sloop Hyacinth; Commander
Henry Coryton, then of her Majesty's sloop Persian;
and Mr. Wiliam D. Jeans, Admiral's Secretary, who
officiated as judge advocate. The writs are served, and
the case will shortly come on. Mesirs. Crowder and
Cock burn, Q.C., are retained for the plaintiff. The case
Bill be a highly interesting and important one to the
British navy.
DOCKYARD REDUCTIONS.—The Devonport public have
set an example to the inhabitants of other ports, in
coming forward as the champions of the interests of those
cla'ses on whose support the new town of Devonport so
much depends for prosperity. As the inclement season
(already set in) advances, we may expect much misery
will be caused if the contemplated reductions in the
numbers of labourers employed in the dockyards are
carried out. In another dockyard we are informed it is
the intention to discharge men from the various depart-
ments to the number of 2001

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DARING ROBBERY.--on Thursday night the
dwelling-house of Mr. Nathaniel Neal, farmer, Stuch-
bury, near Brackley, was entered by six or seven men,
dressed as railway labourers, who demanded the money
that was in the house. They took four 5L notes, 18
sovereigns, and abour 41. in silver. There were some
old coins and silver spoons, but they intimated that they
would not have them, and they were consequently left
behind. They obtained an entrance by taking out part
of a window. The notes were found the next morning
near Mr. Butterfield's farm at Halse.
BRIDGEWATER HOUSE.—The Earl of Ellesmere
has just given instructions to Mr. Barry to design and
construct a staircase to the picture gallery at his nevi
mansion, Bridgewater House, especially for the purpose
of admitting the public to the Bridgewater collection,
without any other restriction or condition than being
attired in decent apparel.

On the 2d inst., at Walthanistow, Essex, Mrs. E. Lloyd,
of a daughter.

On the 2d inst., at Thames-villa, Hammersmith, the wife
of W. F. Ainsworth, Esq., of a son.
On the 31st ult., at Cuffern, near Haverfordwest, the wife
of John Stokes, Esq., of a son, stillborn.
On the 2d inst., at Hyde-park-street, the lady of IL H.
Gibbs, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 2d inst., at Stanton, the wife of the Rev. C. G.
Cotes, of a son.

On the 2d inst., at Blackheath, the wife of Mr. Nicholles,
Regent-street, of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Fleet-street, Mrs. C. H. Law, of twins
—a son and daughter.