The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

TUE SUN , .40111)6N , MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26 1859.

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DREADFUL SHIPWRECK IN TIM

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During Friday afternoon and yesttrday a great
sensation pervaded the shipping interest in the city
in consequence of the receipt of a telegram from
Lloyd's agent at Calais, announcing that in the
course of that (Friday) morning several French
fishing smacks had brought into Calais harbour a
large number of cases of wrecked goods with the
name of " Blervie Castle" painted upon them. It
was at once supposed that they had come from the
ship Blervie Castle, Captain George API-lardy
commander, belonging to Messrs. Dunbar and
Son, the eminent shipowners, which cleared out
of the London Docks last week for Adelaide, and
sailed from Gravesend on the 15th. Great anxiety
was of course evinced to have further information
relative to the cases, and a meseage per electric
telegraph was at once forwarded to the agent of
Lloyd's at Calais desiring him to send imme-
diately the numbers and character of marks
upon the cases. Yesterday morning the
subjoined particulars of the wrecked property
taken into Calais was received from the agent --
" CALAIS Friday.
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" The cases picked up and landed at Calais are
marked as follows :-G B A (in a diamond), 34 1
triangle), A beneath 10, 3 B A (in a diamond) D J
T (in a diamond), 123 M N (in a diamond) 350 'l' L
(in a diamond), 40, 35, 139, 98, 158, 133, 59. 11
cases marked B 59, G B F 1,4, 8, 17, 20 F (in a
(circle) 880 B S A (in a diamond), 130, 0 W A (in
a diamond), 28, 32, S A B and G 95 (in a square),
0 B L, 12 13 ; A E (in a diamond), 185 83 (in a
diamond), with C M (beneath), 251, R. and S.S.,
58; G. W. A. (in a diamond), 8.8. outside, 528;
B. S. A. (in a diamond), 127; G. W. (in a diamond),
C. outside, 1,020, 1,021; a box marked Edward
Chard ;' a desk and two boxes without marks ; bar-
rels marked C. S., 125, M. G. and C., 1,622, 12, 23,
24 ; D. J. F. (in a diamond) 70 ; D. J. P.
(in a diamond), 54 ; F. C., 205 ; A. M. L.
(in a square), 256, 258, 366, 137, 287, 375,
207, 125, 278, 165, 288, 223, 139, 254 ; P. (in
a diamond), 10, 17, 21, 29 ; eight casks without
marks; four barrels marked Booth, London ;' M.
C. and C., 69, 214 ; B. C. R. W., 156 ; W. P. E. P.;
three casks without marks, 12, 62, 20 tin cases, a
gun carriage, six bottles of wine, one bottle of gin,
and seven iron hoops. The master of one of the boats
states that these things were picked up about 20
miles to the N.E. of Dunkirk, and that he left a
considerable quantity of goods floating about with
the spars and planking of a large vessel. The cases
bear, in addition to the other marks, the words
Blervie Castle."

Lloyd's agent at Dunkirk also forwarded the
following :---
"Dec. 23.—Seven eases have been picked up 12
miles N.N.E.'of this port. G and C (in a diamond)
C A 88, G B A (in a diamond) II 62, W H P (in a
diamond) C M 259, 1 (in a triangle) A 34, S J (in
a diamond) M 65, five of which bear the name
Blervie Castle, besides one without mark and one
containing a pianoforte. The third one (No. 259)
is broken and appears to contain ready .made clothes.
On the spot there was no appearance of a vessel
except that of a mast."
Immediately on the receipt of this news the
brokers, Messrs. Grierson and Tweedale, of Princes-
street, who had chartered the ship, compared the
marks and numbers of the eases with the vessel's
manifest ; and it was at once seen that the whole of
the wrecked property formed portion of the cargo
of the Blervie Castle, and the fact was apparent
that she must have gone to pieces, as the four bar-
rels marked " Booth, London," which had been
landed at Calais, were known by the clerk to have
been stowed at the bottom of the hold of the ill-
fated ship.
The Blervie Castle was one of the fleet of Messrs.
Duncan Dunbar, of Limehouse. She was a very fins
ship, 610 tons register, almost new, having only
been built two years, and was classed at Lloyd's A
1, 12 years. She had very superior passenger accom-
modation, and was chartered by Messrs. Grierson and
Tweedale, and laid on for Adelaide. She loaded in
the London Docks, and about 40 passengers had
taken berths in her to proceed to the colony. Twenty-
two joined her when she left the river, and the re-
mainder intended to go on board at Plymouth,
where the ship had to put in. She carried a crew
of 34 hands, including the officers, and had a
valuable cargo of merchendise, with some live stock
on deck. The Channel pilot took charge of hor
when she sailed from Gravesend on the 15th inst.,
and proceeded through the Downs with her, and
left her off Dover on Sunday evening, when all
appeared well with her, and she had a fair wind for
her course down Channel. It was expected that
she would reach Plymouth about Tuesday or Wed-
nesday, but nothing more was heard of her. To-
wards the close of Tuesday the wind shifted to the
north-north-west and blew a terrific gale, with
heavy snow, the pilots who were out describing it
as an awful night. _

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It is supposed that the ship must have got some
distance down Channel when she encountered the
gale, and whether Captain WI-lardy, who bears a
high character for skilful seamanship, attempted to
run back or hold on by beating about, and was
driven back by the force of the tempest, is a
matter of conjecture. It is quite evident that
the ship got back to the eastward of Dungeness,
in the more narrow portion of the Channel,
where both the English and French coasts are
most prominently lighted, and when seen give a
ship her immediate position. It is therefore ex-
ceedingly probable that the dense snow which fell
during the night entirely shut out these beacons
from view, and that Capt. APHardy was not aware
of his situation. It was thought that she was lost
either on the Varne or the Ridge, two shoals which
stand in the centre of the Channel almost in a line
with Folkestone and Cape Grinez. The Varne ex-
tends some four or five miles in length, extremely
narrow, and has not more than a fathom and a-half
upon it at low water, while all round it are sound-
ings at 12 and 17 fathoms. The Ridge is near to
the French coast, a long and narrow shoal, and,
like the Varne, has deep water round it. The gene-
ral impression is that the ship struck upon one of
these shoals, and, after heavy beating, wont to
pieces, and sliding off sunk in deep water. It may
be stated that she was fitted with ample boats to
save all hands, but in such a sea as prevailed that
night it is very doubtful whether they could have
Outlived it.

BRITISH MINES.
Share Mines. Paid. Closing Bighleilll
Price. l Dome.
Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 41 61
20 British Iron
Clitrord 219 300
Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 450
last Bassett (Illogan) 3O 120 120
East Caradon
E. WI Russl (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 124 121 121 1
Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 544 61 63
Great South Tors 17s 141 141
G.WhealAlfd.(P Black) 12.4.2 1 11
G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 1
Grenville sj 3 4
Herod's-Foot 8 211 221
Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 4;
Lady Bertha
Margaret ( uny Lelant) 9l 50 55
North Downs
North France sit ogan) 10 5: 51
North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 10
N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 24 54
Par Consols (St. Blazy). 14 11 12
20 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 45 47
Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 10e 1
SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 250 260
South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 21
S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 175 180
Stray Park 18.18.0 21 22
6 Tamar Silver and Lead
Mining Co 4l 2i 31
10 Tin Croft 9 4 51
Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d
West Basset (Illogan) ll 17 18
West Seton
W. Caradon (Liskeard) lO 74 77
Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 175 185
Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 105 110
Wheal Edward (Cals.). 6 11 1; 11
Wheal Kitty (U. Lelanl 1.7.2 121 131
Wh'lMaryAnn(Menhe 8 34 36
sTh'l Trelawney (Lisk 4l 29 30 291
FOREIGN MINES
20 Australian
1 Bor. AccordCopper,Lim. 15s * d par
35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 271
20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 181 191 104
5 Do. Land and Minin gess. all
1 Clarendon Consols Min-
ing, Co. of Jamaica
10 Cohn, Copper all 48 49
Cepiapo l6 71 81,
1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1
2 Fortuna
20 General all 25 26
$ Linares all 101 111
5 Lusitanian
1 Mariquita all 41
1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10s. par 1 p
20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead
Mining and Smelt all 5 7
5 Port Philip 1 1 1
1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s 1 d 1p
28.2.8} United Mexican
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Cg.in.g Badness
Dona
100 lAgra&UnitedServiceßk 50
40 Australasia all 82 84 821
25 Bank of Egypt all 22 23
100 •Bank of London BO 50 52
40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all
00 i British North American all
20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 18 194 201 20
25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all
100 'City
100 Colonial
20.11 ICom. Bank of Canada all
100 (Commercial of London 2O 101 201 24
20 lEng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 171 171
20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all
20 Lon.Char.lik.ofAustral. all 221 23
50 London and County
50 London Joint Stock . 10
100 London & Westminster. 20 561
100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35
20 Do. new lO
50 National Bank 25
N New South Wales
zb Orint .Bk. Corporation all 39 40
20 Ottoman Hsi*,
100 Provincial of Ireland
10 Do. New
26 9qtl). Australia all
25 Union of Australia ' all
50 Union of London l2 281 291 AIL 29
100 Unity Mutual 6O

Since the communications that have come to
hand from Calais and Dunkirk it has been ascer-
tained that several luggers have reached Rams-
gate, Dover, and Folkestone with portions of the
cargo of the Blervie Castle ; some of it was picked
up in the course of Thursday as far to the eastward
as the Galloper Light off Harwich.
The following are the names of the passengers
who went on board in the river and have perished:
" Ist Class—Mr: and Mrs. Daniel and family,
consisting of four sons and one daughter—Henry,
Arthur, Edmund, William, and Elizabeth, late of
Upper Belgrave-place, Belgrave
Stone, aged 16.
square ; Master

" 2d Cabin Passengers—James Young, Catherine
Young, his wife, and their children—James, John,
Isabella, and Margaret ; Joseph Saunders, James
White, Mr. and Mrs. Denham, Mr. and Mrs. Came-
ron, Duncan M'Coll, and Edward Chard. _ _

" List of the Crew—Captain George M'Hardy,
commander, London ; Mr. Thomas Hosie M‘Ander-
son, 38 years, chief officer, London ; Mr. Alexan-
der Fraser, 22, second officer, London; Mr. Edwin
Walker, 23, third officer, London •, Charles Damo-
rell, 31, boatswain, Exeter; John Sutherland,
31, steward, Shetland; Wildradge, 21, carpenter,
Wick ; David Finlayson, 20, sailmaker, Dundee ;
Edwin Wordley, 31, cook, Exeter ; James Hatt,
25, butcher, London ; Robert Peslate, 25, able sea-
man, London ; William Sydlander, 25, able seaman,
Milford; Thomas Elvin, 23, able seaman, London;
John Jones, 19, able seaman, Cardiff; William
M'lntosh, 24, able seaman, London; John Lewes,
23, able seaman, Bordeaux ; John Swainson, 23,
able seaman, Sweden ; Louis Leguenne, 26, able
seaman, Havre; John Cherie, 24, able seaman,
Caen; William Anderson, 22, ordinary seaman,
Kirkaldy ; Grigsby, 17, ordinary seaman,
Dover ; Herbert Rawlinson, 18, cuddy servant,
London. Midshipmen (apprentices) :—William
Pittman, of London ; James Shaw Davis, of Lon-
don ; Albert Langdon Dramond, of London ; Wal-
ter Pearson, of London."

There were nine other seamen:on board whose
names have not as yet been correctly ascertained.
at £30,000 at least.
The value of the ship and cargo is estimated

LOSS OF THE LADY FRANKLIN, OF

LIVERPOOL.

Intelligence was received in Liverpool on Satur-
day, confirming the total wreck of the barque Lady
Franklin, of Liverpool, while on her
passage from
that port to Maranham. There is little doubt, also,
that all on board perished save one of the crew,
Charles Matthews, a native of the West Indies,
who was afterwards picked up, landed at Cadiz,
and made the following statement to Mr. J. M.
Brackenbury, Her Majesty's Consul at Cadiz :
" British Consulate, Cadiz, Dec. 6, 1859.
gt On this day appeared personally before me Chas.
Matthews, a native of Kingstown, Jamaica, and
he voluntarily declared upon oath that he sailed
from Liverpool in the English barque Lady Franklin,
of Liverpool, Capt. Mantle, with a general cargo
for Maranham, the crew consisting of 17 persons,
and two male passengers. That on the 29th Novem-
ber, at midnight, the Lady Franklin was struck
on her port bow by a large ship steering to east-
ward. After the second concussion the ship an-
swered to the hail and promised to stop by the bark,
but afterwards seen to steer away and was soon
lost sight of. One of the boats was then launched;

IHE NAVY.

' but was immediately stove in, : A second was got
ready, but before she could be got launched the ves-
sel had so far settled down that the sea swept her The mechanics and workmen employed in Chatham Deck-
away, most of the crew holding on to her. She (the yard have raised a handsome sum of money for the purpose
Lady Franklin) soon afterwards capsised, when the of presenting threw testimonials to Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. M. F.
deponent (Matthews) clung to the first portion of Smith, and also to Mr. P. Wykeham Martin and Mr. Ser •
the wreck he could lay hold of. The master and geant Kinglake, as an acknowledgment of the great ser-
passengers were endeavouring to launch the gig, vices rendered to the workmen in the Royal dockyards by
when the barque went down, head foremost, those gentlemen, through whose exertions, aided by the
About an hour afterwards he fancied he heard some Right Hon. Mr. Wilson, late M.P. for Devonport, to whom
some one haili:itg, to which the deponent responded; a testimonial has already been presented from the workmen
from which time till daylight he neither saw nor of Chatham Dockyard , the provisions of the Civil Service
heard anything. At daylight he distinctly saw a Su
man clinging to a plank not far off him, but he dis- Superannuation Act were extended to the mechanics and
appeared soon after. About 9 a.m. next da labourers employed in the naval establishments of the king-
y, Nov. dom. The testimonials which have been selected by the
30, he was picked up by the Marley, screw steals- committee consist of three massive silver tankards, ele-
ship, of and from London, in lat. by account, 48 52 gently chased and of the most beautiful workmanship,
N., long. 60 40 W. ; wind at the time strong from each weighing nearly 40 ounces. The three tankards are
west north-west, with heavy, high, and very cross in all respects similar, the following inscription being en-
seas. The deponent's limbs were much benumbed by the cold, but after having a hot bath and dry her Majesty's civil servants and their friends, resident in
horbour on tho sth inst., and was brought to the Chatham, Rochester, Brompton, and Strood, for his exer-
tions in assisting in passing the Superannuation Act,
Consulate this morning, when he made this decla-
1859." Each of the testimonials stands on a carved
ration. " CHARLES MATTHEWS.
" Sworn before me this 9th day of Dec., 1859. polished block of oak formed out of one of the beams
" J. M. BRACKENBURY, her Britannic Ma-
of the renowned frigate Shannon, just broken up at jesty's Consul." Chatham, which fought and made the gallant capture of
the United States' frigate Chesapeake during the American
The Lady Franklin was built in New Brunswick
in 1854, and classed A 1 at Lloyd's for seven years. war; a silver plate, inserted in the pedestal of eaci, has
tho following inscription :—" This block is a portion of her
She registered 422 tons, and belonged to Mr. Hugh
Evans, merchant, of Royal Bank-buildings Majesty's Evans, ship Shannon, which fought t:ne Chesapeake
pool, and has been almost altogether engaged , Liver- June 1, 1813." The testimonials are to '
e© presented to the
in the
South American and Liverpool trade. She cleared hon. members in the course of af"
..,se days by a deputation
at Liverpool on the 20th of November, and sailed selected from the dockyard arty zans
at 10 p.m. on the 24th ult. The following are the The screw steam frigate r daat„,
ordered to proceed frove • Woolwich to Chatham to-morrow,
26, 800-horse power, is
names of the crew on board at the time of her de-
parture from the Mersey :—G. Mantle, captain ;H. to be docked and
port. made'ready for the steam reserve at that
Langworthy, mate; J. Miller, second mate; H. Rigby,
The Urger'
carpenter ; T. Henderson, steward ; W. Hubbard,
from Port' _c
screw troopship, Commander Hire, will sail
cook ; Chas. Matthews (saved), Joseph Yeddo, John ~,,.,_,_,,_
~ Port- this morning for Hongkong, calling at
Williams, James Brown, Cupid Smith, Albert ,--_77 Am to embark the2dbattalion 19th Foot for the
Bryan, and James Daniells, all able seamen ; and `72' f Good Hope. The following gentlemen take pas-
John A. Symonette, John Samuel, Wm. Durham. I !•ages by her :—For Algoa Bay, Store-clerk Lo Breton;
and Joseph Bear, ordinary seamen. The names, of c..or Kongkong, Assist.-Surgs. Rattray, M`Kenzie, Hone,
the two passengers are not known. and Fraser.
The Firebrand, 6, paddle, Commander J. Dayman, ar-
rived at Spithead from Plymouth Sound yesterday morn-
ing.

THE GREAT EASTERN STEllinHip.

Everything connected with the great ship re-
mains at present in stabs 'quo. The expenses on
board have been reduce .A to the smallest possible
amount, and pendir:_
6 her inquiry going on before
the arbitrators b-..-etween the company and Mr. Scott
Russell, no s7iorks other those which are absolutely
necessary, are being carried on. When the arbitra-
tion may be concluded it is impossible to say, as the
numerous engagements of Mr. Hawkshaw, and the
other engineers who act as referees, prevent their
devoting much time to the subject. The questions
which they have to decide are exceedingly intricate.
The question, of course, as between the company
and Mr. Scott Russell, is with respect to the fitting
of the ship for sea after the launch. With all that
took place before, the arbitrators have nothing to
do; whether with respect to that part of the ship
built by AI r. Russell, under his original contract,
or the portions completed by the Eastern Steam
Navigation Company, under the direct inspection
of Mr. Brunel. It was of course a matter of great
importance to have the ship ready for sea as soon
as possible, and after careful consideration on the
part of the board it was decided that as Mr. Scott
Russell possessed all the requisite plans and mo-
dels, and was also the only engineer who would
undertake the completion of the paddle engines, the
contract should be given to him. By the terms of
the contract the vessel was to be fitted entirely as a
first-class ship, and ample security was given for the
performance of the conditions of the contract.
Time was an important element in the contract.
The sum agreed upon was X 125,000, t(! which £4,000
was to be added in the event of the work being
completed within a specified time. The work was
to be carried on under the cebtrol and responsibility
of Mr. Brunel as engineer, and arbitrators were ap-
pointed to settle all questions which might arise.
The amount of wori to be done was something enor-
mous, as may be supposed in a vessel ten times the
sise of the Great Britain. Some portions of the
I work were only required to be of a temporary cha-
racter; among these many of the cabins, which
were only put up avowedly to serve for a short
voyage, and some other parts of the ship, such as
the deck, were to be completed after she had made
her first voyage, or trial trip. When the ship left
the Thames, Mr. Brunel, it is understood, stated
that a sum of about £5,000 would be required to be
expended in additional works, in order to complete
the ship, and the whole demands of the Board of
Trade may be complied with for something under
£3,000. There are various improvements which
have been suggested, but which are not considered
as essential ; and when once the field of suggestion
is thrown open to any person—professional or non-
professional—it is easy to run up a tolerable good
list, and more especially when the cost of them is
to be defrayed by other parties. The whole amount
of these suggested alterations and additions would
be oovered by from eight to ten thousand pounds.
In the face of such a state of things as this, it is diffi-
cult toaccount for the panic whioh appears to have
seized the proprietors of this magnificent vessel.
There is surely not less ground for confidence in her
now than when she lay an idle and unfinished hull
in the Thames. Her powers have been tested, and
they have been found to be in every respect equal to
the anticipations of her designers and builder. The
ship has made more than the 15 knots an hour
which were required by Mr. Brunel, and which
gives her a speed of 50 per cent. over that which is
stipulated for in the mail contracts with the line of
ocean steamers already at work. And this speed
is attained with an economy of fuel and horse power
which even exceeds the anticipations of Mr. Brunel.
While the Persia, of 3,000 tons, burns 150 tons of
coal per day, the Great Eastern, of 25,000 tons, does
not require more than twice the consumption of the
Persia. The Great Eastern is eight times the size,
but consumes only twice the quantity of fuel, and
gives a much higher rate of speed that the fastest
ocean steamer afloat. These results, in a scientific
point of view at least, are satisfactory in the highest
degree. With respect to its commercial prospects,
those surely are in no respect altered for the worse
since it has been proved that, with immense carry-
ing power, the noble ship has the qualities of great
speed and economy in consumption of fuel. It is
to be regretted that conflicting opinions prevail
among the directors and shareholders to such an
extent as to interfere, to a considerable degree, with
the satisfactory working of the undertaking. Upon
this and many other points connected with its ad-
ministration no doubt full explanation will be
afforded at the meeting of shareholders called by the
directors for the 11th of January. The chairman
and directors of the company have expressed their
determination of asking for the appointment of a
committee of shareholders, and of giving the fullest
explanation upon many matters, with resiiect to
which a great deal of misrepresentaion has been
disseminated by persons whose sole object appears
to be to throw discredit upon an undertaking which
has in it many of the attributes of a great national
work.— Observer.

The Hero, 91, screw, Capt. Seymour, sailed from Spit-
head for Portland on Saturday.
The Mars, 80, screw, Capt. Strange, is expected to leave
Portland for Spithead on the 7th proximo, when her crew
will be "paid down" and granted leave ashore.
The screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Captain Lacon,
from Portland, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Friday. She
saluted the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir B. Reynolds, K.C.8.,
and will, after discharging her powder and shell, come into
Ilamoazo to have new boilers and be refitted. Her crew
were paid wages on Saturday, and granted a week's leave.
The paddlewheel steam tender Avon, Second-Master G.
Day, commanding, which left Plymouth for Falmouth on
Thursday, to return 50 mon borrowed from the Russell, 60,
returned to Plymouth on Friday.
The screw steamship Nile, 90, Capt. Arthur Wilmot, at
Plymouth, unbent sails on Saturday.

STATIONS OF IHE ROYAL NAVY IN
COMMISSION.

'With the dates of Commission of the Officers in Command.
Aboukir, 90, sc., Capt. C. F. Schomberg, 1851, Channel Flt.
Acorn, 12, Com. It. B. Pearse, 1856, East Indies.
Action, 26, Cora. J. Ward (b), 1858, East Indies.
Adventure, sc. troop-ship, Com. E. Lacy, 1856. E. Indies.
Agamemnon, 91, se., Capt. T. Hope, 1852, Mediterranean.
Ajax, 60, sc., Capt. J. M'Neil Boyd, 18-16, Coast Guard.
Alert, 17, sc , Com. W. A. It. Poarse, 1855, Pacific.
Algerine, sc., gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. W. Arthur, 1554, East
Indies.
Algiers, 91, se., Capt. G. D. O'Callaghan, 1846, Chan. Flt.
Amethyst, 26, Capt. S. Grenfell, 1850, Pacific.
Amphion, 36, sc., Capt. T. Cochran, 1857, Channel Fleet.
Arachne, 18, Com. J. E. Montgomerie, 1855, N. Amerioa
and West Indies.

Archer, 13, sc., Capt. W. N. W. 11ms-ell, V.C. (acting),
Coast of Africa.

Ardent, 3, st.-v., Com. J. E. Parish, 1857, Woolwich.
Argus, 6, st.-v., Cora. H. F. F. Ingram, 1856, Mediter-
ranean.

Arrogant, 47, sc., Capt. IV. Edmonstone, 1853, Portsmouth
Asia, 84, Capt. G. T. Gordon, 1846, Portsmouth.
Assistance, screw store-ship, East Indies.
Assurance, 4, sc., Com. C. M. Aynsley, 1856, Mediterranean.
Atalanta, 16, Cora. T. M. S. Pasley, 1855, N. A. and W. I.
Atholl, 4 Com. E. Wilson, 1845, Greenock.
Banshee, 2, st.-v., Com. C. A. Campbell, 1858, Mediter-
ranean.

Banterer, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. J. Jenkins, 1853, E. I.
Basilisk, 6, st.-ves., Coro. G. A. Phayre, 1854, N. Amer-
and W. Indies.
Beagles 4, sc., Com. E. Hays, 1858, Portsmouth.
Black Eagle, et.-yac., Mast.-Com. J. E. Petley, 1844, par-
ticular service.

Inenheim, 60, se., Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., 1848, Ct.-Guard.
Boscawen, 70, Rr-Ad. the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.8.,
Capt. R. A. Powell, C. 8., 1855, Cape of Good Hope.
Bouncer, 2, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Coin. A. R. Owen, 1852,
Devonport.
Brisk, 16, se., Capt. A. F. R. D'Horsey, 1857, C. of G.H.
Britannia, training-ship, Capt. It. H. Harris, 1549, Ports.
Brune, at. •Tes., Lt.-Com. E. F. Lodder, 1854, C. of Africa.
Brunswick, 80, ac., Capt. E. Ommanney, 1846, Meditern.
Buffalo, sc., Maa.-Com. A. Brown, 1854, particular service.
Bustard, 2, sc. gun-boat, Lt.-Com. F. IV. HaHowes, 1856,
East Indies.

Buzzard, 6, at.-v., Com. F. Peel, 1855, S. E. Coastof Ame.
Cadmus, 21, sc., Capt. H. S. Hillyar, C. 8., 1854, Mediter.
Csasar, 90, sc., Capt. T. H. Mason, 1849, Mediterranean.
Calypso, 18, Capt. F. B. Montresor, 1851, Pacific.
Cambrian, 40, Capt. J. J. M'Cleverty, C. 8., 1848, E. Indies.
Cambridge, gunnery-ship, Capt. A.W. Jerninghani, 1851,
Devonport.
Camilla, 16, Com. G. T. Colville, IBbs, Eut
Caradoc, 2, st.-ves., Lt.-Com. C. M. Buckle, 1847, Medit.
Centaur, 6, st.-v., Com. E. D'o, D'a, Aplin, 1853, Dvnprt.
Centurion, 80, ■c., Capt. C. G. E. Patsy, 1846, Mediterrim.
Chesapeake, 61, sc., Rear-Admiral J. Hope, C. 8., Capt. G.
0. Willis, 1856, East Indies.
Cho, 21, screw, Capt. F. Miller. 1855, Devonport.
Clown, sc. gunboat, Lieut,-Com. W.F. Lee, 1855, E. Indies.
Cockchafer, 2, so. gunboat, Lt. Com. H. L. Holder, 1854,
Devonport.
Conflict, 8, screw, Com. R. W. Courtsnay, 1854, Coast of
Africa.

Conqueror, 101, ac., Capt. W. .1. C. Clifford, C. 8., 1847,
Mediterranean.

Coquette, 4, sc., Com. the Hon. F. A. Foley, 1855, Meditar.
Cordelia, 11, sc., Corn C. E. 11. Vernon, 1855, Australia.
Cormorant, 4, sc., Corn. A. Wodehouse, 1856, East Indies.
Cornwallis, GO, sc., Capt. G. C. Randolph, C. 8., 1854,
Coast Cuard.

Cossack, 20, ec., Capt. R. Moorman, 1857, N. America and
W. Indies.

Cressy, 80, sc., Capt. tho Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, C. 8.,
1841, Mediterranean.

Crocodile, 8, rec. eh., Com. W. Greet, 1854, off the Tower.
Cruiser, 17, so., Com. J. Bythesea, 1856, E. Indies.
Cumberland, 70, Capt. E. B. Rice, 1855, Sheerness.
Curacoa, 31, so., Capt. A. Philtimere, 1855, S.E. Coast of
America.

Cyclops, 6, st.-v., Capt. W. J. S. Pullen, 1856, E. Indies.
Dasher, 2., st.-v., Com. E. G. lore, 1854, Portsmouth.
Dauntless, 31, sc., Capt. L. G. Heath, C. 8., 1354, Coast
Guard.

Dee, 4, ii..-sh. Mas.-Corn. T. C. Pullen, 1844, part. service.
Devastation, d, st.-v., Corn. J. R. E. Baird, 1857, N. Ame-
rica and West Indies.

CAPTURE OF A Si; A VER-INIIUMAN
CONDUCT OF THE SLAVER'S CREW.

On Sept. 22, as her Majesty's ship Spitfire was
steaming to windward, a brigantine, suspected of
being engaged in the slave trade, was met off Agh-
way, Bight of Benin, running to leeward, which
shortly afterwards anchored at Whydah, a noted
slave depot, at which place her Majesty's ship
Spitfire likewise anchored. For three days the
suspected vessel remained there, pretending to dis-
charge plank and other cargo. On Sunday fore-
noon, September 25, the weather being thick and
Equally, the brigantine left Whydah, and ran to
leeward. Desiring not to lose sight of her the Spit-
fire steamed in the same direction that afternoon,
and Lieut. Chapman having ascertained that she
was not anchored at Jackin, to which place the bri-
gantine was said to have been bound, proceeded in
chase, and came up with her working off the land,
on a wind, at 10 p.m. No satisfactory answer being
returned when hailed she was boarded, and proved
to be the suspected vessel. The boarding officers
returned apparently satisfied with the result, and
with the account given by the person representing
himself as the master of the vessel. Notwithstanding
all this, doubts as to her honesty remained in Lieut.
Chapman's mind, and there being almost a calm he
decided on steaming back to Jackin, to learn some
particulars of her having been off that place, which
is a noted slave station. Having ascertained early
next morning that a vessel had shipped slaves there
the previous afternoon, he proceeded again in chase
of the brigantine, and came up with her at 10 a.m.,
Sept. 26. Lieut. Chapman boarded in
given
the
person, and
not being satisfied with the anssersg n
vessel,
who
person supposed to be the master ov f the
said he had no papers, directed the hatches to be
opened, whence issued immediately the frantic cries
of stifling hundreds of wretched human beings, who
were huddled together in heaps, naked, regardless
of sex or age. At the same time two or three of the
slaver's
crew leaped out of the hold, naked to the
waist, and begrimed with the blood of the wretch'..ld
blacks,whomthey cruelly lashed into keeping silence,
looking in every respect perfect demons. ni he flag
that she unwarrantably had laid claim tP, was hauled
down by one of her own crew, and the British run
up, amidst the hearty cheers and joyful shouts of the
rescued Africans. The vessel was found to contain
500 slaves, and was taken in tow to Whydah, and
despatched next day to Sierra Leone, with the
slaves all healthy, for adjudication in the Prizo
Court at that place.

Diadem, 11. Cockburn, 1850, Channel
Fleet.

Donegal, 101, se., Capt. W. F. Glanville, 1846, DeTonport.
Doris, 32, so., Capt. E. Heathcote, 1852, Mediterranean.
Drake, se., gunboat, Lieut.-Com. A. R. Blanc, 1856, E.I.
Eagle, 50, Capt. E. Tatham, 1854, Coast Guard.
Edgar, 91, sc., Rear-Adm. J. E. Erskine, Capt. J. E.
Katon, 1856, Gibraltar.
Edinburgh, 58, sc., Capt. E. C. T. D'Eyncourt, 1859,
Coast Guard.

Elk, 12, Com. H. Campion, 1855, Australia.
Emerald, 51, sc., Capt. A. Cumming, 1854, Channel Fleet.
Encounter, 14, sc., Capt. R. Dew, 1858, Devonport.
Esk, 20, sc., Capt. Sir It. J. Le M. M'Clure, 1850, E. I.
Euryalus, 61, sc., Capt. J. W. Tarleton, C. 8., 1852, Medi-
terranean.

Excellent, 4G, gunnery ship, Capt. R. S. Hewlett, C. 8.,
1850, Portsmouth.
Exmouth, 90, so., Capt. J. J. Stopford, 1841, Mediterran.
Fairy, se. yacht, tender to Victoria and Albert yacht,Ports.
Falcon, 17, sc., Com. A. G. Fitz Roy, 1857, Coast of Africa.
Ferret, 8, Com. W. E. Fisher, 1856, particular service.
Firebrand, 6, at. yes., Com. J. Dayman, 1858, particular
service.

Firm, sc., gun-boat, Lteut.-Com. W. R. 80u1t0n,1854,E.1.
Fisgard, 42, Commod. Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8.,
Woolwich.

Flamer, sc. gunboat, Lieut.-Com. H. M. Bingham, 1851,
Portsmouth.

Flying Fish, 6, sc., Com. C. W. Hope, 1854, particular ser.
Forester, 2, sc., gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. A. J. Innes, 1853.
East Indies.
_

Formidable, 84, R. B. Watson, 1842, Sheerness.
Forward, 2, sc., Lieut.-Com. C. E. Robinson, 1851, South
America.

Furious, 16, at.-vea., Capt. 0. J. Jonas, C. 8., 1555, East
Indies.

Fury, 6, Corn. W. A. J. Heath, 1856, East Indies.
Ganges, 84, Rear-Ad. B. L. Baynes, C. 8., Capt. J. Ful-
ford, 1848, Pacific.
GGlaadnniaettot,r, 6, atCorn.
11, Corn..v e igs.., H.H. D. u
H. Lambert,iclueyp
1854, MlLdsr iteganean
Ame-
rica and W. Indies.
Gorgon, 6e,atin-vdess„. Corn. B. C. T. Pym, 1858, N. America
and v
Grapier,2
2, ee
21
e. ,L i
sue u tn.
baCeorz. AL
t.
cn. P.
oHH ;3. 1 b 118,
Tucker,
ePacific.r,
Grasshopper,
Portsmouth.
Growler, 2, so. gunboat, Lieut.-Com. H. E. Croaisr, 1854,
Mediterran.
Hannibal, 91, sc., Rear-Ad. G. It. Mundy, Capt. Conolly,
1858, Mediterranean.
Hardy, 2, sc. gun-boat, Lt.-Com. A. G. Bogle, 1855,
Portsmouth.
Hastings, 60, sc., Capt. W. R. Mends, C. 8., 1852, Coast
Guard.
Haughty, 2, ec. gunboat, Lieut. .Com. G. D. Broad, 1851,
E. Indies.
llavannah, 19, Capt. T. Harvey,!lB4B, Pacific.
Havock, 2, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Corn. C. Fairhohne, 1851,
Portsmouth.
Hawke, 60, so., Capt. W. Crispin, 1852, Coast Guard.
Herali, 8, sur.-v., Capt. H. Denham, 1846, Feeiee Islands.
Hermes, (1, st.-v., Com. W. E. A. Gordon, 1854, Cape of
Gooil 'Hope.
Hero, 91, sc., Capt. G. H. Seymour, C.B„ 1844, Ch. Fleet.
Pssper, sc. st.-ship, Master-Com. J. Loan e, 1846, E. Indies.
Hibernia, rec.-ship, Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8.,
Capt. F. Warden, C. 8., •A 145, Malta.
Highflyer, 21, sc., Capt. C. F. A. Shadwoll, C. 8., 1853,
East Indies.

Himalaya, sc. store-ship, Com. J. Seccombe, 1855, particu-
lar service.

Hogue, 60, sc., Capt. R. J. J G. Macdonald, 1854, Coast
Guard.

Hydra, 6, st-v., Corn. IL V. Hamilton, 1857, Devonport.
Illustrious, 72, Corn. H. C. Harston, 1845, Portsmouth.
Imaum, 72, Comnaod. H. Kellett, C. 8., Corn. H. J. Grant,
1355, roo.-ship, Jamaica.
Impregnable, 104, Vice-Adm. Sir B. Reynolds,
Capt, W. IL Stewart, C. 13., 1854, Devonport.

Imperieuse, 51, screw, Rear-Admiral L. T. Jones, C. 8.,
Capt. R. Maguire., 1854, East Indies.
Indus, 7S, Rear •Admiral Sir H. Stewart, K.C.8., Capt. W.
R. Hall, 1853, North America and West Indies.
Industry, st-v., 2, Mast.-Cora. G. J. Hodges, 1841, 8.
America.
Inflexible, 6, st.-v., Com. G. A. C. Brooker, 1856, East
Intrepid, 6, sc., - Cort. J. H. Marryat, V• 55, Mediterranean.
Iris, 26, Com. W. Loring, C. 8., Australia.
Jackal. 4, st.-v , Lieut.-Com. A. G, "E. Murray, 1846, par-
ticular service.
James Watt, 91, sc.' Capt. E. CrAld, ISSI, Mediterranean.
Janus, sc. gunboat, Lieut.-Con-.. H. P. Knevitt, 1855, East
Indies.

Jasper, sc. gunboat, Lieut..-Corn. W. Pyni, 1849, West
Indies.

Kestrel, sc. gunboat, Lieu;.-Corn. G. D. Bevan, 1853, East
Indies.
Lapwing, 4, screw, Com . M. F. O'Reilly, 1858, Medittern.
Lee, se. gunboat, Lieut „ewe. , E. Indies.
Leopard, 18, at.-v., ;{car-Adm. Sir S. Lushingten, C. 8.,
Capt. J. F. B. Wainwright, 1856, S. E. Coast of Africa.
Leven, 3, sc. gun'ouat, Lieut.-Cont. J. S. Hudson, 1854,
East Indies.
Liffey, 51, sc., I.2apt. G. W. Preedy, C. 8., 1855, Meditere
ranean.
Locust, 3, st.• -v., Lieut.-Com. J. 13. Field, 1846, particular
service.
London, °.', se., Capt. 11. Chads, 1848, Mediterannean.
Lynx.. 4, ',crew, Lieut.-Corn. H. Berkeley, 1854, Coast of
p tries..
Lyra, 9, screw, Colo. R. B. Oldfield, 1855, Cape of Good
Mao.agascar, store-ship,: Capt. R. D. White, 1858, Rio
aneiro.
Useander, Capt. Sir M. Macgregor, 1856, Portsmouth.
Magicienne, 16, st.-v., Capt. J. E. Commerell (acting),
East Indies.
Marlborough, 131, screw, Vice-Admiral A. Fanshaws,
C. 8., Capt. the Ri.ght lion. Lord F. H. Kerr, 1864, Mee
diterranean.
Mars, 80, screw, Ce,pt. J. N. Strange, 1854, Sheerness.
Medina, 4, st.-v., Capt. T. A. B. Sprott, C. 8., 1856, Medi-.
terranean.
Medusa, 4, Corn. W. Bowden, 1854, Coast of Africa.
Melpomene, ;$O, screw, Capt. C. J. F. Ewart, 1855, Channel
Fleet.
Mersey, 40, sere Capt. H. Caldwell, C. 8., 1853, Channel
Fleet.
Minotaur, Capt. E. P. Halsted, 1842, Sheerness.
Mohawk, 4, sc., Corn. P. C. C. M'Dougall, 1856, Ports.
Monkey, st.-tug, Soc. Mas. G. Syndercombe (act.), Wool.
wieu.
Naiad, 42, store-ship, Mas.-Com. W. W. Dillon, 1843,
Callao.
Nautilus, 6, Lient.-Com. W. B. Grant, 1852, :apprentiee
ship.
Neptune, 91, sc., Capt. Sir W. Hoste, Bart., 1848, particu-
lar service.
Nereus, 42, store depot, Mas.-Corn. C. J. Barlow, 1865,
Valparaiso.
Niger, 14, sc., Capt. C. P. Mends, 1858, Australia.
Nile, 90, se., Rear-Admiral C. Talbot, Capt. A. P. E.
Wilmot, C. 8., 1854, North America and West Indies.
Nimrod, 6, screw, Corn. R. J. Wynniatt (act.), E. Indies.
Oberon, 3, st.-v,, Lieut.-Com. F. G. C. Paget, 1852, S. Co.
of America.
Odin, 16, st.-v., Capt. Lord J. Hay, C. 8., 1854, Portsmth.
Opossum, 2, so. gunboat, Lt.-Com. C. J. Balfour, 1850,
East Indies.
Orion, 91, ac., Capt. J. B. E. Frere, 1854, Mediterranean.
Osborne, st.-v., Mas.-Com. G. H. K. Bower, 1842,particular
service.
Osprey, 4, sc., Corn. H. J. Blomfield, 1855, Mediterranean.
Pearl, 20, sc., Capt. J. Borluse, C. 8., 1852, East Indies.
Pelorus, 21, sc., Capt. F. B. P. Seymour, 1854, Australia.
Pembroke, 60, Capt. E. P. Charlewood, 1855, Coast Guard.
Perseverance, 2, troop-ship, Cora. E. R. Power, 1850, part*.
service.
Persian, 12, Corn. E. Hardinge, 1856, Cape of Good Hope.
Pioneer, 6, sc., Com. H. A. Reilly, 1858, East Indies.
Plover, 2, se. gunboat, Lieut.-Com. N. B. Smith (acting)
1855, East Indies.

Plumper, 9, sc., Capt. G. H. Richards, 1854, Pacific.
Pluto, 4, fit.-T., Lieut.-Com. C. IL Simpson, 1843, Coast of
Arrica.

Porcupine, 3, st.-v., Capt. H. C. Otter, 1854, partic. service.
Princess Charlotte, 104, Mast.-Com. H. G. Thoussett, 1854,
Hong Kong.
Princess Royal, 91, cc., Capt. T. Baillie, 1845, Portsmouth.
Prometheus, 5, st.-v., Com. G. Skipwith, 1842, Woolwich.
Pylades, 21, cc., Capt., M. de Courcy, 1852, Pacific.
Quail, 2, cc. gunboat, Lieut.-Com. N. Osborn, 1856, Mediter.
Queen Charlotte, 104, Vice-Admiral E. Harvey, Capt. H.
Harvey, 1852, Sheerness.
Racer, 11, sc., Corn. the Hon. T. A. Pakenham, 1856, North
America and West Indies.
Racoon, 21, sc., Capt. J. A. Paynter, 1854, Mediter.
Recruit, 6, st.• v., Com. D. Spain, 1856, Mediterranean.
Renard, 4, sc., Com. J. G. Goodenough, 1858, E. Indies.
Renown, 91, se., Capt. A. Forbes, 1846, Mediterranean.
Retribution, 28, steam vessel, onuod. H. E. Edgell
East Indies. •
Rhadamanthus, 4, steam vessel, Master-Com. F. R. Stur
dee, 1843, particular service.
Ringdove, 4, cc., Com. R. G. Craigie, 1856, Portsmouth.
Roebuck, 6, sc., Corn. E. C. Symons (act).), East Indies.
Rolla, 6, Lieut.-Corn. C. G. Nelson, 1854, Portsmouth.
Royal Adelaide, 104, Rear-Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley, Bart.,
Capt. W. J. Williams, 1841, Devonport.
Royal Albert, 121, screw, Rear-Admiral Sir C. H. Fre-.
mantle, K.C.8., Capt. H. J. Lacon, 1856, Channel Fleet.
Russr.ll, 60, sc., pt. G. Wodehouse, 1854, Coast Guard.
St. Jean d'Acre, 101, cc., Capt. P. T. Thompson, 1847
Mediterranean.
St. Vincent, 102, Rear-Admiral G. Grey, Capt. T. Wilson,
1853, Portsmouth.
Sampson, 6, st.-v., Capt. G. S. Hand, 1852, East Indies.
Saracen, 4, Master-Cons. W. Stanton, 1852, East Indies.
Satellite, sc., 21, Capt. J. C. Prevost, 1856, Pacific.
Saturn, 72, Capt. G. Ramsay, C.B. 1843, Pembroke.
Scourge, 6, screw, Com. Prince of Langenburg, 1857, hie••
diterrantan
Scout, 21, sc., Capt. J. Corbett, 1857, East Indies
Scylla, 21, 4C., Capt. H. Lambert, 1855, part. service
Seagull, sc.!gunboat, Lieut.-Com. W. Chimmo, 1850, part.

.
service _
Sharpshooter, 8, screw, Lieut.-Com. C. Gibbons, 1848,
coast of Africa
Sidon, 22, st.-yes., Capt. 11. B. Crawford, 1856, Cape G.H.
Simoom, 8, sc., Com. J. M. Cooke, 1852, part. service
Siren, 16, Com., G. M. Balfour, 1856, S. E. Coast of
America.
Skipjack, sc., gunboat, Lt.-Cora. J. Murray, 1848, West
Indies
Slaney, 2, sc. gunboat, Lieut.-Com. H. H. Leet, 1855,
East Indies.
Snake, 4, sc., Corn. H. Harvey, 1857, East Indies
Snap, sc. gunboat, Lieut.-Com..W 0. Butler, 1855, Devon
port.
Sparrowhawk, 4, sc. Com. J. C. Byng, 1856, East Indies.
Sphinx, 6, st.-ves, dorn. G. F. Day, ti .C,1855, Portsmouth
Spitfire, 5, st.-vcs., Lieut.-Com. Coast of Africa.
Spy, 3, Lieut.-Com. J. Hamner, 1848, S. E. Coast of
America.
Starling, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. J. A. Whitshed, 1854,
East Indies.
Staunch, 2, sc., gun-boat, Lt.-Corn. E. J. Pollard, 1855,
East Indies.
Sty; 6, st.-ves., Com. C. Vesey, 1854, North America and
West Indies.
Supply, st.-sh., Mast.-Com. W. H. Ballishan, 1855, Wool-
wich
Surprie3, 4, se., Cora. Lord E. 11. Cecil, 1857, Coast of
Attica
Tartar, 20, sc., Capt. H Dunlop, 1850, W. Indies and N

America.
Tartarus,:4, st., Com. A. L. Mansell, 1555, Mediterranean.
Termagant, 2.5, sc., Capt. It. llall, 1855, S. E. Coast of

America.' -
Terrible, 21, st.-v., Capt. F. 11. H. Glasse, C. 8., 1846,
Mediterranean.
Terror, 16, Capt. F. Hutton 1844, Bermuda.
Topaze, 51, sc., Capt. the lion. J. W. S. Spencer, 1854,
Pacific
Trafalgar, 91, sc., Capt. E. G. Fanshawe, 1845, Chan-
nel Fleet.
Tribune, 30, screw, Capt. G. T. P. Hamby, 1846, Pacific.
Tortoise, 12, store ship, Capt. W. F. Burnet, C. 8., 1854 v
Ascension.
Trident, 6, st.-v., Corn. P. A. Close, 1554, Portsmouth
Triton, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Com. It. H. Burton, 1849,
Coast of Africa.
Urgent, sc. troop-ship, Com. H. W. Hire, 1855, partcular
service

Valorous, 16, at. v., Capt. W. C. Aldham, C. 8., 1853, W
Indies.
Vesuvius, 6, st.-v., Commod. C. Wise, Coast of Africa.
Victor Emmanuel, 91, sc., Capt. J. Willcox, C. 8., 1850,
Mediterranean.
Victoria and Albert, 2, steam-yacht, Capt. the Hon. J.
Denman, 1841, Portsmouth.
Victory, 101, Admiral W. Bowles, C. 8.; Capt. A. Far-
quhar, 1849, Portsmouth.
Vigilant, 4, sc. Cum. W. Armytage, 1855, Mediterranean.
Viper, 4, screw, Com. Coast of Africa.
Virago, 6, st.-v., Com. M. B. Dunn, 1856, particular ser.
Vixen, 6, st -v Com. L. Lambert, 1858, Pacific.

Vulcan. 6, se. troop-ship, Com. A. C. Strode, 1856, pu•
cular service.
Vulture, 6, st.-v., Capt. F. A. Campbell, 1856, Meditern.
Wanderer, 4, sc., Com. M R. Pechell, 1854, Meditern.
Watchful, 2, sc. gun-boat, East Indies.
Weazel, 2, ac. gun-boat, Lieut.-Coin. W. Haworth, 1856,

Devonport.
Wellesley, 72, Capt. Sup. G. Goldsmith, C. 8., 1842, Chat.
Wellington, 72, Capt. R. S. Robinson, 1840, Devonport.
Weser, 6, st.-ves., Com. 11. J. Raby, 1855, V.C., Wool•

with
Woodcock, sc. gun-boat, Lieut. •Com. 4. S. Bosanquet,
1855, East Indies.

THE CIVIL LIST.

The following is the correct list of the £1,260
available for this year of the pensions on the Civil
List, at the disposal of her Majesty the Queen :

£25 to Dr. Atherston—This is in addition to a former
sum of £75 per annum, for his services to literature and his
advanced age.

£5O to Mrs. Beecroft, in consideration of the services of
her late husband, Captain Beecroft, for 25 years' services
in the suppression of the slave trade, on the coast of Africa,
where he at last fell a victim to the climate.
£lOO to Dr. Bigsby, for his services to literature, and his
gift (when in better circumstances) of the Astrolabe of
Drake to Greenwich Hospital.
£lOO to Dr. Blakey, in consideration of the philosophical
works, and his present straitened circumstances.
£lOO to the surviving daughters of Henry Cort—£so
a year each—for the benefits accruing to the country from
his inventions in the manufacture of iron.

£lOO to Mrs. Galway, daughter of Hopner, the painter,
on account of the long services of her late husband in the
Consular service.

£125 to the six sisters of Dr. Dionysius Lardner, in con-
sideration of their brother's literary labours, and their

scanty means.

£lOO to Mrs. Le Blanc, for the benefit conferred upon
naval science by her father, filo late Sir Samuel Bentham.
£lOO to Dr. Logan, in consideration of his contributions
to mathematical literature and loss of his eyesight.
£lOO to Miss Pardoe, for her contributions to literature
and her support of a number of helpless relations.
nOO to Mrs. Regiad, in consideration of the labours of
her husband, late Bishop of Antigua, and of her being
left unprovided for.

£5O to Mrs. Roweroft, in consideration of her husband'i
services in South America and the United States, and hia
being poisoned on his return home.
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£5O to Mrs. Janet Taylor, for her benevolent labours
among the seafaring population of London, and for her
learning and skill in tho construction of treatises on naviga-
tion, nautical tables, and nautical instruments.