Promoted to rear - admiral on 10 January 1837 , he resigned in June 1841 to become Commander - in - chief of the East Indies and China Station .
Promoted to rear - admiral on 10 January 1837 and resigned in June 1841 when the Government fell from power . 
 He left the Admiralty in June 1841 , and was appointed commander - in - chief of the East Indies and China Station .