The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-22 00:00:00

THE CAPTAINS' GOOD SERVICE PENSIONS.

Captain John Fulford, who has been appointed by the
First Lord of the Admiralty to receive the pension of £l5O
per annum for good and meritorious service, rendered va-
cant by the promotion of Captain T. V. Anson to be rear-
admiral on the reserved list, entered the Royal Naval Col-
lege in 1821, and embarked in October, 1823, as a volunteer
on board the Tamar, 26, to the East Indies. Aft serving
three years on the home and Mediterranean stations he
was appointed acting lieutenant, 14th November. 1830, of
the Britannia, 120, and being officially promoted, 29th
July, 1831, was afterwards appointed, chiefly in the Medi-
terranean, frem February, 1833, to October, 1838. For his
services as senior lieutenant of the Talbot, 28, at the bom-
bardment of St. Jean d'Acre, he was advanced to the rank
of commander, 4th November, 1840, and, as such, served
in the Mediterranean, at Sheerness, at Hastings, and at
the Cape of Good Hope, until promoted to post rank,
Ist May, 1848; as captain he served in the
Conway flagship at Cork from February, 1854, to the
commencement of 1856 ; in the Hague, 60, flagship,
at Queenstown, from May, 1856, to April, 1857 ; and in
the Ganges, 84, flagship, in the Pacific, from June, 1857, to
April, 1861.
Captain William Cornwallis Aldham, C. 8., who has been
appointed to the Good Service Pension, vacated by the pro-
motion of Captain A. L. Kuper, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral
of the Blue, entered the Royal Naval College in April,
1822, and embarked in April, 1824, as a volunteer on board
the Medina, 20. In 1826, after having been two year! em-
ployed in the West Indies and on the coast of Brazil, he
sailed for Lisbon, and during the passage rendered great
assistance to the Francis Mary, a timber ship, which had
been the scene of many horrors perpetrated under the in-
fluences of famine and thirst, and assisted in navigating her
to St. Mary's and thence to England. He next served on the
coasts of Ireland and Scotland, and was afterwards present
at the reduction of Morsa Castle, the last hold of the Turks
in the Peloponnesus. In 1831, he was employed in the North
Sea and Channel, and was promoted to Lieutenant 10th
July, 1832. As Lieutenant he was employed on the
north coast of Spain during the hostilities between the
Carlist and Christine forces ; took an active part in
the blockade of the Neapolitan forts ; and for his ser-
vices at the Cape of Good Hope was made a Commander
sth of April, 1844. As Commander, he served
on the coast of Africa, in the Channel, and next in the Me-
diterranean, where he witnessed the rebellion which broke
out at Palermo. In May, 1849, he had command of the He-
cate, and was sent on an important mission to the Baltic ;
and on his return to England was soon afterwards ordered
to commission the Swift for the purpose cf conveying the
Irish State prisoners, O'Brien, Meagher, O'Donoghue, and
M'Manus, to Van Diemen's Land. After refitting at Ho-
bart Town, the Swift proceeded to Sydney and New Zea-
land, and in Feb., 1850, reached Valparaiso. She remained
two years and a half on the Pacific station, and during that
time was in constant move from port to port. In addition to
other services, he bore the latest despatches to the Arctic
expedition, absent under Capt. Collinson, and to which, in
refitting and otherwise, he rendered every assistance. The
Swift returned to England, and was paid of Jan. 29, 1853,
having since her departure circumnavigated the globe, and
sailed upwards of 92,000 miles without the loss of a single
life from sickness or accident, and without the occurrence of
corporal punishment, and as a just reward Capt. Aldham
was rewarded with post rank May 9, 1853. He held com-
mand of the Valorous from Aug., 1857, until the close of
last month, when, on his arrival in England, he was com-
pelled to land at the Royal Hospital at Hasler, to undergo
medical treatment caused from wounds received from
bandits.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.—The Kentish Plantations.
—The reports received from most of the districts, except
the Weald of Kent, are more favourable than at any time
previous during the season; and, where this is bine, there
seems now every prospect of obtaining a fair crop. In most
places, however, the grounds are backward, but the recent
showers have brought them along surprisingly. The follow-
ing are from the notes of our correspondents :—Sussex and
Surrey.--The plantations in these counties have improved
in appearance during the last few days, but in the great
majority of the grounds there was scarcely bine enough to
yield a crop, even had the weather been uniformly favour-
able. As it is, there will be only a partial growth, very
backward, while in many places no attempt will be made to
gather the produce, unless much larger than it is at present
anticipated. Worcester.—The Worcester Herald says :
There is nothing particular to report of our plantations.
The weather the past week has been everything that could
be wished for, and this district is making favourable pro-
gress, the duty being backed at 415,000 to Li 6,000.