The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-20 00:00:00

DEATH OF REAR•ADMIRAL PRICKETT.

We regret to have to record the demise of Rear-Ad-
miral T. Prickett (1853), which mournful event took
place on the 12th inst., in the Suffolk-parade, Chelten-
ham, in the 68th year of his age. This officer was born
April 23, 1789, and is son of the late Commander John
Prickett, and brother of Lieut. J. D. Prickett, who was
senior on the Busy sloop, when that vessel with all on
board was lost on the Halifax station in 1807. We ex-
tract the following account of the services of this gallant
officer from O'Byrne's " Naval Biography" :-
" This officer entered the navy Dec. 3, 1799, as first-
class volunteer on hoard the Borer, gun-brig, commanded
by his father, Lieut. J. Prickett, with whom he served
in the Channel until May, 1802, part of the time in the
capacity of midshipman. Joining in the following July
the Centaur, 74, he sailed in that ship with the broad
pendant of Sir S. Hood for the West Indies, where in
the attack of 1803 upon St. Lucie, he took command of
a boat, and was employed in landing the troops. After
serving for a short time in the home station in the Fou-
droyant, 80, Capt. P. Spicer, and Uranie, 38, Capt. Hon.
C. Herbert, he returned to the West Indies, and became
attached in succenion to the Theseus, 74, and Hercule,
74, flag-ships of Vice-Admiral J. R. Dacres, by whom
he was nominated sub-lieutenant of the Morne Fortunee,
schooner, Lieut.-Commander J. J. Rorie. Being made
full lieutenant, April 28, 1805, into the Renard, of 18
guns, and 121 men, Capt. J. Caghlan, Mr. Prickett, as
senior of that sloop, assisted at the capture, among other
vessels, of La Belione, privateer, of 4 guns, and 50 men,
and on May 28, 1806, after an arduous chase of three
days and nights, of La Diligente, national brig, mount-
ing 14 long 6-pounders, an-! 2 brass 36-pounder carro
nades, with a complement of 125 men. In command of
the boats of the Elk, 18, into which vess,l he had fol-
lowed Captain Coghlan as first lieutenant in the spring
of 1807, he succeede 1 in cutting out a schooner from
under the protection of six gun-boats. He was for six
weeks also engaged as a volunteer in cruising in a boat
for the interception of the enemy's small privateers ; and
for his general services in the Elk he bad the gratifica-
tion of receiving, with Captain Coghlam, the thanks of
the Governor and House of Assembly at Jamaica.
While employed next, as senior, in the Griffon slo
Captain J. Gore, Mr. Prickott was present at the block-
ade and surrender of the city of San Domingo, and, owing
to the illness of his captain, had many anziaus duties to
perform. Returning to England about August, 1809,
he became, in January, 1810, flag-lieutenant in the
Gladiator to the second in command at Portsmouth,
Vice-Admiral Sir H. S iwyer, with whom he afterwards
served in the same capacity in the Belvidera, 36, and
Africa, 64, on the coast of America, until advanced to
the rank of commander, Jan. 30, 1813 During a few
months of that period he held the acting command of
tile Little Belt, 18, and made many prizes. In the
Teaser, 14, to which vessel he was appointed March 25,
1814, Captain Prickett took an American privateer of
superior force, as also a valuable East Indiaman--a ser-
vice fur which be was complimented by the fir fit Lord of
the Admiralty, and, at the request of the commander-in-
chief, immediately removed, Dec. 25, in the same year,
to the Pelican, 16, a much finer sloop. Continuing in
her but a short period, he was next, Aug. 9, 1823, ap-
pointed to the Victor, 18, fitting for tha coast of Africa,
where he cruised with success in suppression of the slave
trade, and where, on being nominated acting captain of
the Owen Glendower, 42, he became senior officer. In
the latter capacity he rendered cordial co-operation and
assistance to Lieut.-Colonel Sutherland, the commandant
at Cape Coast Castle, when threatened with an attack
by the King of Ashantee, who was rapidly approaching
with 10,000 men to form a junction with a body already
encamped near that fortress. He acquired his present
rank August 20, 1824, and accepted the retirement
October 1, 1846.

" While in command of the Pelican Captain Prickett
jumped overboard and saved the lives of two seamen,
imminently hazarding his own existence, and by his
exertions occaiioning material injury to his health. We
understand that death alone prevented his late Majesty
from conferring on him the Hanoverian Guelphic Order,
in acknowledgment of his services.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant G. C. Sinclair, to the Impregnable ; Lieu-
tenant H. G. Silverlock, to the Victory ; Lieutenant
R. Pitman, to the Victory.

Sir Charles Wood, as First Lord of the Admiralty,
had a levee yesterday afternoon at the Admiralty, when
the following officers attended :—Rear-Admiral Talbot,
Rear-Admiral Bethune, Captain W. A. Willis, Captain
A. H. Ingram, Captain J. Hayes, Captain J. D. Pre-
vost, Captain J. W. Maxwell, Captain J. Miller, Cap-
tain T. H. Binstead, Captain W. Forbes, Captain Jones,
Captain Newell, Commander B. Haines, Commander
A. Heseltine, Commander F, Davies, Commander C.
Gayton, Commander F. Cannon, Commander Lord F.
Russell, Commander H. W. Hire, Commander G. F.
Westbrook, Commander G. L. N9rcock, Commander
B. Jenner, Commander G. Ploayre, Commander J. H.
Chads, Commander H. B. King, Commander W. Taylor,
Commander Drury, Commander Gennys, and Lieuten-
ant W. Boyce.

Colonel Strange, with the officers and gunners, and
their horses, composing the Royal Horse Artillery bat-
tery, landed on Tuesday from the transport Brandon,
arrived yesterday evening at Woolwich, and were ad-
mitted to headquarters.
Three hundred lahourers, from the carriage depart-
ment of Woolwich Arsenal, and a like number from the
Laboratory, have recdived notice that their services will
not be required after the 30th inst.
The depot of the sth Dragoon Guards have left Dub-
lin for Scotland.

T sergeants, 147 rank and file, 631 depot, left Birr
on Monday for Cork, to sail to Halifax to join the ser-
vice companies.

PRINCE NAPOLEON'S VISIT TO THE NORTH.
SHIELDS, June 18.--A few lines which were despatched
from this place at noon to-day announced the un-
expected arrival of Prince Napoleon i;ff the Tvne
thi. morning in the yacht La Reine Hortense. The
Imperial visitor landed at 6 o'clock in the morn-
ing, accompanied by several scientific French gentlemen,
and in a very quiet and unostentatious manner took the
first train to Newcastle. It was thought that the Impe-
rial party would visit some of the large works in the
neighbourhood of that town, but they did not do so ;
for, after an interview with Le Comte de Mericourt, the
French Consul, and after breakfasting at the Queen's
Head Hotel, the Imperial party proceeded to Seghill
Pit in the Hartley steam coal-field, which they descended
in company with Mr. John Carr, jun., one of the pro-
prietors, and Mr. Friar, the viewer. They spent some-
time in exploring this extensive mine, and after coming
to the surface again visited Hartley Colliery, which is
now kept dear of water by one of the largest engines in
the kingdom, Seaton Sluice, and other places in this in-
teresting locality. The party reached Tynemouth again
about four o'clock in the afternoon, and immediately em-
barked, a Royal salute being fired from the Castle. La
Reine Hortense will sail to-night for Leith, and, after
visiting Edinburgh and its locality, we understand it is
the intention of the Prince and his party to proceed to
Iceland, to make some scieutifio observations.