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London, England, 1827-01-23 00:00:00

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PLYMOUTH.
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1110TAL .NAVAL CLUB.
At the late Geueral Meeting of the Plymouth Royal
Naval Club, General Ten( h presented that Institu ions
(throng') Captain Rotheram) with a model of the fore-
mast of his Majesty's ship Vic•olv, with all its wountts,
immediately alt. r the battle of Trafalgar, accompanied
by a letter, of which the follnwirm is a c^py
• " Persinscs,JAlSVAUT DV.
" MY DEAR Sift—ln the case accompanying my let-
ter will be found a memento, requiring no comment on
my par, of the proudest day in the British Naval An-J
nals. It was obligingly given to me by Sir Robert Sep•
pings, at that time the builder of Chatham Dock-yard,
soon afier.the Victory arrived at that port for repair,
suh.eqoent. to the glorious 21st of October, 1805. My,
feelings, as a Member of the Royal Navy, and of the
Plymouth Royal Naval Club, leave me to hope and
believe that this testimony of trey respect and regard
for the service at large, and the Club in particular, will,
when considered in connection with the name of Nel-
son, and the great event it is intended to commemorate,
however trifling in magnitude, be deemed by my
friends and former associates as not unworthy of their
acceptance, and of becoming hencelorward the property
of the Insitution. I should have solicited this honour
at an earlier period, had not the case unaccountably
eluded my search until lately, when I rejoiced at dis
covering it. Through what medium can I so appro-
priately address the presentation of this tribute of re.-1
membraoce to the Royal Naval Club at Plymouth, as
to the Officer who had the honour of filling the distin•
gui,hett station of Captain of the ship bearing the flag
of the Admiral, the second its command at Trafalgar.
" To your kind offices, my dear Sir, I commit it.lnd
request you to believe me, with every consideration of
respect and esteem. your faithful and obedient servant,
(Signed) " WATKIN TtENCH."
" Captain nOTIIIIIAM. CAL"
The curious present having been accepted with every mark of re.
*pact for the donor, by the General Meeting of the Club, of which
Captain Rothersm was Chairman, he has addressed a rep:), to the
General to this affect
January is, 1827.
My DEAR SIR—I return you my best thanks for the
honour you have done me by your letter of the 10th inst.
accompanied by the invaluable relic of the ever to be
lamented hero's conquering ship Victory, and for con-
stituting me the organ of presenting so precious a mo-
numeric to the Institution of which you were so active a
promoter. As this is the day the subscribers have met
for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements
for the present year, this inestimable memorial of Bri-
, taniria's glory, coupled with the name of Nelson, has
come most opportunely ; and I have the honour of
conveying to you in the collective names of the Club,
their unanimous sense of the obligation conferred on our
Institution.
Sincerely regretting that your absence prevents our having the
happiness of your continuing a member of our Board, your name
as a honorary mernhCr will remain enrolled on our records,, and
your presence at any of our stated convivial meetings will ever be
held in the highest esteem, and by none mote so Oar by, dear fair,
Your, obedient humble servant,
General Timm EDW. 11.0111 ERA M.
The model is to be stepped in a piece of the knee of
the Victory, ..gainst which Lord Nelson staggered, and
fell, on recei•ing his death wound ; it is then to be
inserted in a bit of the old Royal Sovereign. The blue
flag of his Lordship, in silk, to be displayed on the
stall; and the whole to be placed on the Club table,
immediately on the removal of the cloth, regularly
after dinner.

A Hter from a British Officer at Lisbon contains the
following intelligence LiSbon, Jan. I.—The ships have an ar-
rived out, after excellent passages. The Spartiate, 74, entered the
Tagus to-day, in seven days frotn Spithead ;so that we have now
bete, the Ocean (Vice Admiral Lord Manaus Bitaticutsz),Weller
ley (Rear Admiral Sir THOMAS 14111 Y,) Genoat Windsor Castle,
Albion, Melville, Gloucester, Spartiate, Romney:Pyramus, Falcon,
and Lyra; the Sandwich packet, and nine sail of transports, which
brought out the tOda Regiment front Cork, ac. The Melville and
Boittic7 will sail to-morrow, far Gibraltar, to bring troops Irons
that garrison. Sir Witt.tix Cuarrosi arrived yesterday in the
Wellesley. The 4th Regiment and Ist Battalion 6th Regiment
landed previously to his arrival. The 67A1 Regiment landed
this afternoon; the Goards will land to-morrow. The following
are appointed as the present quarters of our auxiliary force ;
Beigade of Guards at Belem; 4th Foot at Val du Perario-
lOtb Foot at Causpo d'Orique ; and 1 lth Foot at Bent° An,
tank.; 513,1 Foot at lion Morse; 434 Regiment at Bedto Aatimot
with two Companies at Grillo ; Ist Battalion t oth Regiment at
Val de Perario ; 6:srl Foot at Xehregas ; the Cavalry, Artillery,
and Staff Corps, Commissary. General and Storekeeper's depart-
ments, at Belem. Captain Onstamay, R.N. of the Amor, a:
present commands at Fort St. Julien, with the Marines.
Monday morning se'nnight, at seven o'clock, a fire
broke out in the coach stables belinging to the Sara-
cen's Head Inn, Maidenhead, occasioned by the care-
lessness and negligence of one of the horsekeepers
in sticking his candle in a staple which was in
the post, and afterwards leaving the stable with the
candle in that situation. Through the promptitude and
activity of the engineer (Mr, Lovegrove), who was im-
mediately on the spot after the alarm was given, with
the Corporation engine, it was speedily got under, with•
out extending to more than the two adjoining stables.'
Saturday evening, about six o'clock, as a decent
1 'rfting female was walking along Bridge Road, near
the Marsh Gate,-Lambeth, she was observed, by some
of the persons passing, to be taken suddenly ill, and to
fall on the pavement. Some of the watchmen conveyed
her to the Surrey watchhouse, and Keyse, the &rise' in
tendant, immediately sent for a surgeon, but before his
arrival, the unfortnnate woman had expired. The body
was subsequently conveyed to St. George's workhouse,
Where it now lies, and although the parish officers have
used every exertion to discover t he f r iraidsof the deceased,
their inquiries have hitherto been unsuccessful. In the
pockets of the deceased were found a letter addre,sed
to a person namedJaryis, soliciting pecuniary assistance,
together with a clasp knife, aid lour shiaings in silver.
A dreadfel accident occurred at Mantsingtree on
Wednesday last, on the river Siour, between Mistley
and Wrabness Point, to a poor man named Eaton, who
was on the look out for wild fowl. He was in the act
of incautiously pushing the boat from the shore With a
larpc gun, such as are generally used for wild fowl
shooting, when it went off, and the charge tote off one
of his handy, and shattered the aim in so dreadful a
manner, that it merely hung by a small piece of lesh.
It also carried awat the calf of one of his legs, and
others% i‘e him. He was immediately brought
home to Mistley, and attended upon by the medical
Gentlemen of this place, who amputated tie arm. The
poor fe.low lingered in the greatest agony until the fol-
lowing morning, when Ike expired..--syfolk Chronicle.
YeSterd.ry mornine, as a number of boys were sliding
by the side of the footway, oKosite Clarence-place,
iieckney mad, a Gentleman's horse took fright, ran on
the ice, and fell with such violence, that the rider's
'boulder was dislocated, and the animal :eyelet,' bruised.