THE NAVY

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 187, 15 May 1847, Page 3

THE NAVY

The following promotions are consequent on the death of Lord Amelius Beauclerk : — Sir Graham Eden Hamoud, Bart., X.C.8., becomes the Senior Vice Admiral, and W. H. Brown Tremlett, the Senior Rear Admiral. Thp Rear Admirals of the Blue are now reduced to thirty, or six more than the number to which it must be reduced before any promotion from the Captains' List under the new plan will take place. Admiral Sir T. C. Martin, G. C. 8., will in all probibility obtain the vacant post of Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp. — United Service Gazette. Appointments. — Rear- Admiral Sir Jt hn Louis, Bart., to bp Superintendent of Devonport dockyard, vice Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.B.

OBITUARY.

Death of Colonel Da vies, late M.P. for Worcester, — Colonel Thomas Henry Hastings Davies, a distinguished Peninsula and Waterloo officer, died on the 11th instant, at Elernley Park, Worcestershire, aged 58. The deceased since the early age of 16 was connected with the British Army. His commissions were thus dated : — Cornet, June 2. 1804, lieutenant, Jan. 31, 1805 ; captain, February 4, 1808 ; lieutenant-colonel, July 3, 1815*; and colonel, January 10, 1837. In 1818 he was returned as member for the city of Worcester, and continued to represent it until 1841, when he retired, and was succeeded by Sir Thomas Wilde. He always supported reform measures, and generally voted with the Grey and Melbourne administration. — Globe, 11th December, 1846.

Death: of Adam Anderson, L. L.D., Professor of Natural Philosophy, St. Andrew's. — This distinguished and most amiable man died on the sth inst. He complained a little on Friday last, but was able to lecture as usual. His disease is said to have been aneurism. — Ibid. At Godalming, Mrs. Stunner, mother of the Bishop of Chester and Winchester, in her 89 th year. — Ibid.

At his seat, Winchfield House, Hants, Admiral Lord Amelias Beauclerk, G. C. 8., G.C.H., aged 75.— Ibid. At Upper Fitzroy-street, in his 71st yeaiy Captain Docke, one of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House* — Ibid.

Death of the Abbe Macpherson. — ■ There died at Rome on Monday, aged 88, a venerable Scotich gentlemen, the Abbe Macpherson, for many years rector of the Scotch College on the Quirinal-Hill. The most remarkable pass-ige in his varied career was when he was selected by the British Government, in 1797, as their agent in one of the boldest moves on the European chess-board ever imagined, and yet scarcely known of the historian of the period. In that year the British Cabinet received a suggestion as to the practicability of rescuing from the gripe of France and placing under the protection of England, the person of Pope Pius VI., then a prisoner in the maritime town of Savona, on the Genoese coast. An English frigate was ordered to cruise off the land, and the Abbe was sent from London with ample funds to accomplish the object. He would havebeen successful in every arrangement, had not a communication been made by parties in the pay of the Directory from the neighbourhood of Downing street, which disclosed the plan to tleir friends in Paris. Macpherson was arrested and plundered on the frontier, and Pius died in the interior of France, whither he was instantly removed. Up to his death the Abbe had a liberal pension from the P.ipal treasuiy. — Ibid.

Death of General Martin Hunter. — This the oldest officer in the British army, expired on the 9th instant, at Ashton's-hill, in the 96th year of his age, and after a military service of 75. jears. He was the last of the British officers that survived the battle of Bunkers-hill. — Ibid. Aged 86, Lieut. General' James Shortall, many years Governor of the Royal Magazine Fort, Phenix Paik, Dublin. — Ibid.