The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-18 00:00:00

MARITIME PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BUSINESS of
this Company, projected and provisionally registered in 1851,
and fully registered in 1&52, is TRANSFERRED to the AC-
CIDEN ('AL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY, and that
all policies effected by the Maritime Passengers' Assurance
Company, and in force at the day of its dissolution, are
adopted, accepted, and kept in force by the Accidental Death
Insurance Company, precisely the same as though they had
been originally issued by that Company.
EDWARD SOLLY, Manager.
Accidental Death Insurance Company, 7, Bank-buildings,
Lothbury, July, 12, 1859.

MARINE and GENERAL TRAVELLERS
INSURANCE SOCIETY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BUSINESS of
this Company projected and provisionally registered in 1854,
and fully registered in the Same year, is TRANSFERRED 4
to the ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY,
and that all Policies effected by the Marine and General
Travellers' Insurance Society, as specified in the deed of
transfer, and in force at the day ofits dissolution, are adopted,
accepted, and kept in force by the Accidental Death Insurance
Company, precisely the same as though they had been ori-
ginally issued by that company.
EDWARD SOLLY, Manager.
Accidental Death Insurance Company, 7, Bank-buildings,
Lothbury, July 12, 1859.

GENERAL ACCIDENT and COMPENSA-
TION INSURANCE SOCIETY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BUSINESS of
this Society, projected and provisionally registered in Octo-
ber, 1855, and fully reglsteredln December, 1855, is TRANS-
FERRED to the ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE
SOCIETY, and that all policies effected by the General Acci-
dent and ompensation Insurance Society, and in force at the
day of its dissolution, are adopted, accepted, and kept in force
by lie Accidental Deal' Insurance Company, precisely the
same as though they had been originally issued by that Com-
pany.

EDWARD SOLLY, Manager.
Accidental Death Insurance Company, 7, Bank-buildings,
Lothbury, July 12, 1859.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE
. COMPANY.
Empowered under Special Act of Parliament the 22d
Victoria, cap. 22.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BUSINESSES
of the SIX undermentioned COMPANIES are now INCOR-
PORATED and carried on by the above Company at their
Chief Office, 7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury, viz.: the
RAILWAY ASSURANCE COMPANY.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMAANY.
MARITIME PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY.
MARINE and GENERAL TRAVELLERS' INSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY.
GENERAL ACCIDENT and COMPENSATION INSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY.
TRAVELLERS' and MARINE INSURANCE COM-
PANY.
For prospectuses, forms of proposal, and other information
apply to the Chief Office, No. 7, Bank-Buildings, Lothbury,
London.

EDWARD SOLLY, Manager.
Accidental Death Insurance Company, 7, Bank-Buildings,
Lothbury, July 12, 1553.

DEVONPO_RT DOCKYARD.

A short reference was made in The Sun of Saturday to a
disturbance which took place last week in Keyham steam-
yard, Plymouth, consequent upon the flogging of a seaman
on board the screw steamship Omni.' 91, then in the
Queen's (or No. 1) dock, under repair. From s
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civil or naval branches of her Majesty's service. It is al-
most impossible to obtain a correct statement of every par-
ticular, but it is evident that William Stephenson
attached to the tender of the Hogue, has made Stephenson, a seaman
two unsuc-
cessful attempts to incite the crew of the Caesar to actsof
insubordination, if not of mutiny. On the second occa-
sion he entreated them " to follow the example of thecrew
of the Liffey and roll the shot about the decks." He ten
assaulted the boatswain, Mr. Grigg. When tried he was
sentenced to recive 50 lashes, and be imprisoned for two
years. Formerly he might have been hung at the yard
arm for the same offence. The Court left the selection of
the ship for punishment to the discretion of the Port Ad-
miral, and Sir Barrington Reynolds decided that where the
crime was committed atonement should be made. Accord-
ingly, soon after six o'clock on Tuesday morning, the pri-
soner, guarded by a corporal and two Marines, and in
charge of the master-at-arms of the Impregnable, was con-
veyed from that ship to the Cwsar, and the sentence hav-
ing been formally read to him in the presence of all the
crew, he was divested of his blue serge frock and flannel,
and lashed to a grating, across which two capstan bars had
been fixed for:the purpose of securing his hands and feet.
The lower part of the grating rested on the deck, theupper
was fastened to the starboard main rigging, and the culprit
was thus brought in full view of all the men engaged on the
works. It happened most inopportunely that the hour of
punishment, seven o'clock, was that at which the artisans
are " rung in," and they are not usually expected
to commence work until five minutes after the bell ceases.
Several on board the Cxsar were sent ashore, no civilian
being permitted to remain in a ship during punishment.
There were about 400 in the vicinity, the greater number
surrounded the ship, others went on board the Shadia (ly-
ing near in No. 2 dock), crowded her portholes, and, with
the Turks, clustered on the fore and the mizen rigging of
the half-dismantled ship. The yardsmen state their feel-
ings were excited in the first place by finding that naval
punishment of such a severe character was about to be in-
flicted in their presence, within the precincts of a civil de-
partment; and, secondly, by observing, that the prosecutor
at the court-martial, Mr. Grigg, the boatswain of the
Cmsar, was appointed to commence the execution of the
sentence which he himself had invoked. It was with in-
tense excitement that they saw him throw down his hat,
pull off his jacket, moisten his hands, and clear the tails of
the cat with his fingers.
At the first blow a most disgusting term was applied by
several of them to the boatswain, who, after 12 lashes, was
succeeded by three of his-mates, the•first of whom gave 12,
the second 12, and the third 14 lashes, making the comple-
ment of 50. _ .

Stephenson's cries of pain were accompanied by
hisses,
groans, and exclamations from the artisans and the Turks,
which were repeated, notwithstanding Capt. Mason's appeal
to the former as Queen's men. Towards the close of the
punishment an undignified conflict took place between the
officers of the ship and the artisans. Captain Mason, who
has just succeeded Captain Frederick in the command of
the Caesar, ordered First-Lieutenant John Reid and Third-
Lieutenant John C. Patterson, with Lieutenant Dixon, of
the Royal Marines, to go on shore, clear the place, and se-
cure the ringleaders. The officers were assisted by a
guard of Marines ; one of these, the sentry, who had
his musket, grounded it, and is said to have brought
the point of the bayonet towards the breast of one of the
joiners. It is also said that when Lieutenant Dickson
was endeavouring to secure an artisan who ha,d made
himself conspicuous he was mobbed and kn.ocked
down by a painter. Several other conflicts occurred and
some threats were muttered about the use of adzes and
other formidable tools, and the removal of the shores for
the purpose of capsizing the ship. Ultimately Bulay, a
shipwright, captured by Lieut. Reid, and Rissiter, a pain-
ter, were forced on board, but released immediately on
declaring their names. On the arrival of the police of the
establishment the artisans engaged on the Caesar were
allowed to join her. The principal shipwright present was
Mr. Burney, acting leading man engaged on the Turkish
line-of.battle ship. He was in the afternoon suspended
from duty by the Master-Attendant, Mr. Brown, who con-
trols the yard in the absence of the Superintendent, Sir
Thomas Pasley. Mr. Burney, who has -been 36 years in
the service, is represented by the artisans as having en-
treated his men (several of whom are new hands) to go on