The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-17 00:00:00

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Ships at market

CRYSTAL PALACE:—ONE SHILLING DAY, Wednesday,
Sept. 16.—Admissions on payment, 4,917 ; ditto, by
season tickets, 424. Total visitors, 5,341.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Some of the gentle•
mob in the audit and goods departments of the above
eompany last evening presented Mr. R. M. Pratt with
a massive silver goblet, on the occasion of his resigning
the service in which, by nine years' association, be has
:won the respect of all his fellow clerks, who deplore the
loss of his society.

The Duke of Cambridge has announced his ioten
,tion of paying a visit t) Chatham Garrison, when he
will inspect the 4tl4loth, 11W 'and-21st contpanies of
Royal Engineers, Brompton Bar ricks, under orders
to proceed to India, previously to their embarkation.
The following officers of the Royal Engineers have
been ordered to embark with the companies.:—
.H.
.Hatiless, in command of the en-.
tire force ; Capt. F. E. Cox, Adjutant ; Major L.
Nicholson, command of the 4th company ; Capt.
A. A'Court Fisher, in command of the 10th com-
pany; Capta:n C. E. Cumberland, in command of
the 11th company, and Capt. G, Neville, in.com
'nand of the 21st company; Lieut. F. E. Beaumont,
Lieut. J. B. Edwards, Lieut. G. Longley, Lieut.
P. H. Scratchley, Lieut.. J. P. Magnay, Lieut. W.
B. Gas ,ett, Lieut. Wilson, Lieut. J. M. Maitland,
Lieut. E. R. Feasting, Lieut. C. E. Wynne, Lieut.
G. Swetenham, Lieut. D. C. Walker, Lieut. J. B.
Paterson, Lieut. W. Keith, Lieut. Maine.
Capt. E. T. Holmes, 431 Light Infantry, has
jnined his regiment at the Provisional BAttaliou,
Chatham, for the purpose of taking the command
of his depot, Ensign E. Villiers, 43d Regiment, has
also joined the depot at Chatham. Staff Assistant-
Surgeon Wallace his been relieved from duty at
Chatham garrison, and ordered to proceed to
Dublin for the purpose of joining the 94th Regi-
ment, ordered to proceed to India.
Preparations are be:ng ma,de at Chatham dockyard
for laying down a large 91-gun screw steamer, to be
named the Atlas, which will be built on the same
slip as that from which the Renown, 91, was re-
cently launched. The Lords of the Admiralty have
also given directions to lay down a screw steam
corvette of 22 guns, to ba named the Orpheus,
which will be built on the slip recently occupied by
the Racoon, 22, screw corvette. It is also intended
to lay down another 91 gun screw steamer as soon
as one of the slips at Chatham Dockyard shall be
vacant.
An Admiralty order has b received at Chat-
ham dockyard for every expedition to be used in
completing the large steam frigate Mersey, 40 guns,
now being built at that establishment. This fine
ftigato will be the longest vessel in the service,
and, although only laid down during the com-
mencement of the present year, she is in such a
forward state that she will be completed for launch-
ing early in the ensuing spring. Her extreme
length will be 336 ft. bin. ; length between perpen-
diculars, 300 ft. ; length of keel for tonnage, 264 ft.
45in. ; extreme breadth, 52ft. ; breadth for ton-
nage, 51ft. ; breadth, moulded, 50ft. Bin. ;
depth of hold, 19fc. 10in. ; burden, 3,726 70-94
tons. She is to be fitted with a powerful screw,
which will be driven by engines of 1,000 horse
power.
The Hero, 91, screw steamer, which has been on
the stocks at Chatham dockyard since June, 1854,
is now nearly completed], and will be the next ves-
sel launched at Chatham. She will be fitted with
engines of 600 horse power,' and is intended to be
taken to Sheerness td be made ready for sea as soon
as launched. _ _ _

in 1786, being the forirth, son of William Charles,
fourth Earl'of Albermarle, by the. E iztbAh
SOuthwell, daughter of the la- e Do Clifford,
Whose father, the third E was aile-le-camp'to
the Duke of Cumberland at Cello len, and
,was
commander-in-chief at the reduction, of Havannab.
Sir Henry ICeppel was born iri-1 800 Oft e d the
navy iii Febrsta-y,,
,1822 ; paiscd hiS examination
in 1828, and • obtained his first ennabaision in the
following year. In 1830 he j Ailed the Galatea,
42, .under Captain .C. Napier, and in 1831 the
Magicienne, 24, under Captain, now Admiral
Plumridge, then serving on the nst India station.
Having been promoted-to the rank of commander
in 1833, be served till the spr:ng of 1838 on board
the Childers 16, on th© Mediccrranean sta!ien and
at the Cape of Goodeflope; and b?na-ne captain
in 1837. From 1811 till his return to Euglan,•l in
1845 he commanded the Dido' -18. In the latter
yes-el he served on the Coast of China, and was pre-
ent at the capture: of WOosung and Shaughae is
that year, and- took part in the operations on the •
Yang-tso-Kiang. In August, 1844, with only the
Dido and the East India Company's- steamer
gethon under his orders, lin attacked a large pira-
tical -settlement on the coast of .Borneo, whore,
while the loss of the British amounted to 32 men
killed, and as many more'wounded, th-i enemy had.
five of their towns destroyed, 250 wen wore killed,
some thousands of houses and bat ive.en XOO and 300
prOas of various descriptions burnt, and 70 brass
guns and 13 flags taken. In 1845-he published an
interesting account of -this exploit, under the till
of a " Narrative of the Expedition against Berneo."•
From that date he was unemployed until the break-
ing out of the late war with Russia in 1854, when
he was sent to the Baltic in:command of the St. Jo to
d'.A.cre.. He was created a Companion of the Bath
in 1856, fur 'his Baltic services. Having attained
the rank of rear-admiral, he was sent out in- com-
mand of the naval forco in China early in the pre-
sent year; and our columns have sufficiently in-
formed our readers of -his recent successes in that
quarter.

The Rev. Calon. HARCOURT then reviewed the
circumstances of the Indian revolt, observihef that.
there never was a time when there was so deep a
feeling of mixed indignation and clnapass'on in the
univi-r.-al heart of this country as ha I been pro-
duce I by rec int events in that empire, and the ,
question was how it was posaible to offer relief at a.
time of so muela private suffering. There were at pre-
sent in India widows'nd orphans in greit numbers,*
and persons who had been suddenly hurled from a
position of peaceful security and ease into utter desti
tution and helplessness. He urged that the utmost
sympathy ought te be extended towards them, and
that, in sending forth their soldiers armed as the
ministers
_of justice and of a righteous
,attempt
to re-establish peace and security, they were not
seeking the aggrandizement of the British empire ;
they were not looking to the security of our fellow
countrymen-alone, but to the civilisation of a large
portion of the habitable globe. (Applause.) Ho
moved a resolution to the effect that the cruel suf-
ferino- aed •ruinous losses which had befallen a
la-ge portion of the British residents in India en-
titled, them to the warmest sympathy of all classes
of the community, and this meeting, while it looked
to apply in a liberal spirit the national resources to
meet a national calamity—to relieve the distresses
of our fellow-countrymen and their families—re-
cognised -tit?, earnest duty of individual exertion to
provide funds for the relief of the sufferarP, slaany
of whom wet e entirely destitute and dependent on
private chdrity for the mere necessaries of life.
Mr. Alderman MEEK seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimonsly.
It was then agreed that a subscription should be
imme-li Ltely commenced.
Other resolutions were adopted, appointing a
committee and officers Ur cakrying out the objects
of the meeting, and requesting the several minis
ters in the various churches and chapels to promote
collections as early as convenient for the fund.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to
the Lord Mayor, who responded, and statei that
nearly 3001. had already been subscribed.