The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-07 00:00:00

the field and unceasing anxiety. We had come
to regard Havelock as bearing about with him a
charmed life, and we can scarcely bring ourselves
to believe that he, whose name for these
six months past has been a household
word in England, is numbered with the
dead. But so it was at the death of
Nelson, of Wellington, and of Raglan—the
nation was astounded at the news, and some days
passed by ere we could realize our loss. Six
months ago and the departed general was plain
Colonel Havelock, and his name was scarcely known
beyond his own immediate circle. He had served
in the Affghan war, and had written a memoir of
the campaigns through which he served. It was
only in July last that we heard of his splendid
victories, which had followed each other in such
rapid succession, that one, or at the most two suc-
cessive mails brought us thenews of all. Well, he
lived to see Delhi taken, and to relieve the garri
son of Lucknow ; and we can say of him as
Tacitus said of Agricola, "In vero felix, non solurn,

ice claritate sed etiam opportunitate mortis."

The late Sir Henry Havelock, Bart.,
was the second of the four sons of the IP:te William
Havelock, Eig., of Ingress Park, DrJar Greenhithe,
Kent, and of Bishopswearmoqll, county Durham,
by Jane, daughter of the late John Carter, Rig.,
of Yarmouth. He was born at Bishopswear-
mouth, April 5, 1195. Our readers are well

aware that tire Charter House is the school which
reared the future hero, and that he bore
among his schoolfellows the cognomen of
" Old Phloss," on account of his sage and thought-
ful demeanour. Among his cotemporaries at
Charter House he numbered Lord Panmnre, Dr..
Conuop Thirlwall, Bishop of St. David's, Mr.
George Grote, Sir Charles Eastlake, Archdeacon
Hare, the late Sir W. MacNaghten, and Dr.
Waddington, than of Durham. In 1813 he was
entered as a student at the Middle Temple, where
he was the pupil of Chitty, and the friend of the
late Judge Talfourd. His elder brother, the late
Colonel William Havelock (who was afterwards
killed at Ramnugger in 1845), had distinguished
himself lir the Peninsula and at 'Waterloo,
and fortunately commanded sufficient interest
to obtain a commi..,sion for his younger
brother Henry, who was gazetted a month after
the battle of Waterloo to a Second Lieutenancy in
the Rifle Brigade. He began and completed his
military training under the gallant Sir Harry
Smith, the victor of Aliwal, and served for some
eight years in England, Scotland, and Ireland.
At length ho effected an exchange into the 13th
Light Infantry, and embarked for India in 1823.
In the following year he took part in the first

Burmese war, and was afterwards sent on a mis-
sion to the Court of Ava. In 1827 he became
Adjutant of the Military Depot at Chinsurat under
Lord Coinbermere. He subsequently visited Cal-
cutta, and having passed in the languages at
Fort-William, was appointed Adjutant of his
regiment by Lord W. Bentinck. In 1838 he
was promoted to a company, and served on the
staff of General Sir Willoughby Cotton in the
invasion of Affghanistan, and was present at the
capture of Ghuznee in 1839, under the late Lord
Keane. He was shortly afterwards sent to the
Punjaub in charge of a detachment, and vasl
placed on the staff of General Elphinstone as
Persian interpreter.
He subsequently served in Cabul under the
late Sir Robert Sale, and commanded a- column
in the final successful attack on Mahonaed
Akbar in April, 1842, for which service he
was made a C.B. We find him afterwards
acting as Persian interpreter to General
Pollock, taking an important share in the brilliant
affair at Istaliff, under the late Sir John
M`Caskill, and nominated Persian interpreter to
Lord Gough. In 1843 he was engaged at Maha-
rajpore. In 1844 he became Brevet-Lieutenant-
Colonel, and fought at Moodkee, Feroz3shab, and
Sobraon. In 1849 he returned to Europe on
furlough, after 25 years of incessant and laborious
service. Returning to India in 1851, he became
Adjutant-General of her Majesty's troops. A year
ago he was serving in the Persian expedition, and
commanded the troops at Mohammerah, and only
returned to India on conclusion of peace with
Persia, shortly before the outbreak of the recent
mutiny. Of his recent services in India, there is;
no need to speak. As our readers are aware,
within the last few months, ho was raised to the
was appointed to the
rank of a field officer, gazotted. a K.C.8., and
raised Bar;o3nareetßcceyun,fft wlsy, th
a pension of 1,0001.
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In 1827, Sir Henry Havelock married Hannah
Shepherd, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr.
MArshman, of Sorampore, by whom he has issue
four daughters and three sons, of whom the eldest,
Henry Marshman, now second baronet, was born
in 1830. He is at present Captain in the 18th
Royal Irish, and has recently been serving on his
father's staff as Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-
General.

ME. EDWIN BENNETT.—The remains of this gentle.
man, well known to moat members of the press, and to
other gentlemen connected with the public business of
the House of Lords, were interred yesterday in Nor-
wood Cemetery, and were attended to the grave, not
on;y by his relations, but by a large number of friends,
who had been strongly attached to him during life on
account of his high social qualities, and all those amiable
and noble-hearted virtues which endear their happy
possessors to the lore and esteem of all. He was ams
may
yotebde
for his courtesy, his affability, and his kindness to every-
body y with
said
of
whomhimh,e
thatcam liis loss is accompanied bye in contact, and
universal regret.
DEATH or Met. JOHN HENDICRSON.—We deeply
regret to announce the death of Mr. John Henderson, a
member of the late firm of Fox and Henderson. The
lamented gentleman expired in the 47th year of his age,
at Kelvin-grove, near this town, on Monday afternoon,
after a few days' severe illness. The loss of this enter-
prising and charitable gentleman will be extensively
regretted. The poor will regret a loving friend, and
society at large will mourn the sudden dendee of an
excellent and valued man.—Birmingham Daily Press.
BRENTFORD AND RICHMOND RAILWAY.—rhe esti-
mated parliamentary expense for constructing this pro-
posed new line, as certified by theengineer, is 80,0001.
COLNE VALLEY AND HALSTEAD RAlLWAY.—before
commencing this line the directors determined that a
minimum capital of 15,000/. should be subscribed. This
euin'having now.been raised the construction of the line
is proceededti:ObNepoN AN ps owut with,
RAILWAY.—The b:
declaration to Parliament in respect of the powers they
financialdirec-
tors
of this company have just made their
seek under their bill in the ensuing session for making
a branch railway to Topsham,
to improve their junction
with the Southampton and Dorchester at Southampton,
to alter span of bridges and levels on line of Exeter
Extension, to take additional lines at Misterton, Exeter,
Basingstoke, Fling,
and Feltham, to enter into
p
working arrangements with the Wimbledon and Dorking
and Exeter and Exmouth, to lease Salisbury and Yeovil
and raise further capital. The directors report that so
tar s
eats,
itheu s
übbi Ist t
irteultaituens
on the Exeter Extension, they are to be made by
ftocrwwoorkrkssofprtehveiosuescloycd class
pro-
means of funds which the company are authorised,auLhed
under the provisions of the South-Western Railway
Capital and Works Act, 1855, to raise by borrowing
on the security of their undertaking, amounting to
1,000,0001,
which are applicable exclneively to the
expenses of obtaining the act of such railway, and that
the actual surplus of such funds, after deducting the
funds recuir for the Exeter Extension Act 1356,
will not he necessary under the new bill, will
amount to 145,0001., which sum will be applied to that
purpose. _ .

FIRE IN SPITALFIELDS. —Yesterday a fire broke out
on the premises of Mr. A. Ledger, proprietor of oil,
colour,
and glass worki', in Great Pearl-street, Spital-
fields. The two upper floors were neaey consumed,
and the valuable stock contained therein de,troyed,
and the remainder of the premises were much injured
by fire and water. The IAR will fall on the Royal and
the Royal Exchange fire-offices.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. —A portrait of the
Cotconauder-iil-Cuitf in Ind,a, Sir Colin Campbell,
G.C.ll.—This distinguished officer is represented in the
uniform of a General, decorated with the Order of the
Bath and other military
distinctions. The likeness is
considered most excellett, 'and this figure will, no
doubt, create much interest in consequence of his
triumphant success over the rebel Berm in relieving
our suffering countrywomen and children from a dread-
ful fate.