Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

Michael Heath-Caldwell M.Arch
Brisbane, Queensland
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1851 - 1852 - 1853

George Heath Serjeant-at-Law - age 72 1779-1852

Julia Anna Harrison (ne Heath) - age 44/45 1807-1879
Rev. John Moore Heath - aged 43/44 1808-1882
Douglas Denon Heath - aged 40/41 1811-1897
Rev. Dunbar Isidore Heath - age 35/36 1816-1888
Commander Leopold G. Heath R.N. - age 34/35 1817-1907
Emma Jane Heath (later Whatman) - age 30/31 1821-1884

1852
Rev. Dunbar Isadore Heath, aged 35/36.

1852 his views became more rationalistic, and were embodied in his book " The future Human Kingdom of Christ,"

Letter from Julia Harrison (ne Heath) to her youngest brother Cmdr. Leopold Heath
7 January 1852
Montague Place

My dearest Leo,

Your letters of the 17th December arrived this morning. One previously written has perhaps not arrived, for your letter jumps into the middle of things, although the narrative intended for the Paper takes the story up from the beginning. Douglas thinks there is none wanting, but I differ.

I am staying here - as I could not be happy away from our dear Father who is failing oh, so rapidly Leo! From day to day there is a change in mind and body. The former is all but gone. Only glimmerings appear now of what once was so clear and bright.

He lies on the sofa or sits in his chair with his eyes close. And for the most part dozing all day;he notices no one and can hardly be said to recognise us. He scarcely ever speaks, and he articulates with difficulty and his voice is so feeble that unless I am quite near I cannot distinguish what he says, Indeed most frequently when he speaks it is in (lardken?) unintelligible sentences with many words misplaced or miss-applied - and his ideas are but a confused mixture of things past and present, with scarcely one word of sense in them.

When he understood after some difficulty that there was a letter from you this morning, he said 'Leo! then I have what I prayed for." We do not know what he meant, but perhaps he may before his mind failed, have longed and, even as he says, prayed to see you again, or something of that sort - and this mention of letters from you brought you to his mind in a confused way.

He called for his spectacle and began reading your letter - going backwards and forwards over and over again. He took a long time and had evidently gathered a glimmering idea of some battle, but he said he could not understand it and asked us to explain it to him - which we did - and he seemed to follow in a certain way - but his ideas were no clearer.

My own Leo, I wonder whether I am right in giving you these and such like details. I am doing as I would be done by. I always feel that I like myself to be brought as much into the real home life, as is possible when at a distance - and it is the getting no particulars, nothing but general reports, that makes me even at Moorhurst restless and unhappy at not being with him.

On Saturday night last - (the 3rd January) he spoke to Emma of his death, as being very near, perhaps in a week, he said it was a great comfort to have lived to see his children settled, and his affairs arranged and &c &c - and ended with uttering the words of the Lord's Prayer "Thy will be done!" His sentences and words were rather broken - but this was said distinctly, and altogether dearest Leopold several things have of late helped to give me the comfort of thinking that a silent and unseen work may have been going on for some few months past, leading his mind heavenward.

He has given each of his little grandchildren who can remember him a keepsake. He had originally thought of something of Plate - but could not suit his fancy - and he has now fixed upon a case with Prayer Book and Lessons in it. One for each of them, ie., Georgy, Whatman, Annie, Matthew James - George Heath, and Dunny's (Dunbar Heath?) child.

James is at Moorhurst with M.J. and John has asked us to go to Enfield to be nearer London, as of course Emma can't house us all. I shall hear tomorrow what James decides, but I think that in point of time, Moorhurst is very little further off then Enfield.

Dear Dunbar came up this evening, January 12th. There has been a daily sinking in our dear Father's (mind?) I wrote the former part of this letter, a loss, that is, of general strength but his head has been clearer for three days past, and his voice much stronger. So that until this morning (when he seems all lost again), he has known us all, and has spoken more clearly and sensibly, although occasionally falling off into wandering fancies of which yet one could trace the meaning in a measure.

In short it is more a loss of power of mind - than wandering - he cannot recollect so, as to connect words and their meanings or, so as to finish rightly what he has begun saying. He said to Douglas this morning before yesterday "Its very dull not being able to read - or to talk - or - (and then after a pause) to think.
I know you all think I am mad, but I don't think I am - I have a meaning in all I say - "and then he made Douglas read something to test whether he could understand it. He speaks slowly, and with breaks.

He ever since your last letters about Lagos, has frequently spoken in a confused way of you and the Niger. He told me yesterday "We shall be sure to have news of the Niger tomorrow we shall hear from Nigo (meaning Leo). When Emma first told him the morning they came that there were letters from you - he could not take it in at first but then he said "Leo! There I have prayed what I prayed for!" - On looking back I see I have told you this before, but you will not mind.

I came up here for good, on the morning of the 6th,Tuesday, in consequence of a letter from Douglas which alarmed me. James came up with M.J. on the Friday and we all three slept at Enfield that night, and I came up on Saturday morning.

Upon my arrival here (J. having gone to the Albion) I found that at about 3 o'clock in the morning Papa had suddenly thrown up upwards of a pint of pure clotted blood. And the effort was so great that he had nearly choked. Since then his head has been clearer - but Mr Travis says that this immense quantity is a figure that the "Lesion" he calls it I think is great - and the extraction will rapid.

It is in the vessels going into the stomach, not in those higher up. At about 10 o'clock of the night of the 10th (Saturday) some blood passed through the Bowels - supposed to have passed into them from the stomach, from the same source as that which he vomited.

Mrs Woodhouse, who is his nurse, says that the swelling in his neck is decreased. Emma has not seen it - nor have I, so as to proof of this - but it is quite certain that since this flowing of blood (whether in consequence of it I know not) his neck and head have been far more comfortable - he could not bear a touch before and required a large hollow left between two pillows to admit the tumour without its being touched or pressed at all. Now he lies flat on it - and to Emma has herself pressed it with her hand in arranging his pillows, in a way that he could not have borne before.

John has returned down to Enfield every night - and Douglas has all but one night slept in Berners Street. Dunbar has got a friend to do his Duty -and sleeps on the Drawing Room sofa here - and (James?) and I occupy the Back Drawing Room.

Marianne has kindly kept M.J. who makes himself quite at home at Enfield, though James talks of taking him back to Moorhurst tomorrow, we have left our maids there with nothing to do, which is bad for them. James would return on Wednesday morning. I myself expect that this inward discharge will go on till nature attempts to get rid of the putrid mass - and that in throwing it up he will probably choke - for he is growing more and more feeble and less able to endure such a jar and wrench as throwing up such a mass must be.

Wednesday 14th. Dearest Papa just the same only weaker. There has been no further heamorrhage - and the stuff accumulated has all passed off through the bowels. He is much the same in mind and quite aware that his end is near.

My own dearest Leo I shall send no letter, for I've no more to say - and am not much up to writing today. We have decided to leave M.J. at Enfield and I stay here till the end with dearest James. Emma is quite wonderful in health and strength and even in spirits.

Ever your most affectionate Sister, J.A.H. (Julia Heath?)
No time, my own, for congratulating you on the honour and glory (Niger?) has and gotten in the Battle - - must have been foremost in the fight, and his Captain too I suspect

31 - 7 January 1852 - Julia to Leo - Nearing the end.

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10 January 1852

Dear Leo,

I have only left myself a few hours before this goes off and I suppose John's and Julia's letters will give you as much information as I can.

We are waiting the end from hour to hour,and there is no doubt it will be a relief whenever it does come.

For the last ten days his state has been most painful to us, but, I trust, not accompanied with any serious amount of suffering to himself, though I gather from (Zzaver') hints that, the stomach and (visceria?) being now the more active seats of the disorder and ulceration having probably taken place there, the weaker state of his pain and whole frame are really the (protection?) against the worst state of things.

For some hours past he seems to have been more collected and (natural) than usual,and has spoken to Emma of pain, not so strong now as it had been. He has known us all (Marywont?), and our impression is (as he himself explained to me once) that there has been a good deal more of consciousness and sense mixed with his dreams than would have appeared to a casual observer.

We have your letters of Nov.4th and of Dec.17th. I conjecture you have none of ours later than the September ones, or if you have the October ones, I hardly remember.
Not that I think they could be during our hopeful interval.

The Illustrated News don't think Lagos worth a second article. Perhaps they might have taken our extract, but I told them the political introduction would be the part for the sake of which the rest was sent. I did not say the communication was from one in command. I dearsay the Daily News, or Chronicle, or even The Times would have no objection to the Politics, to help an attack on the Government, but again do not (neglect, regret?) this. I will not risk your reputation for "discretion."

I see by today's Gazette there is a blockage of the coast, filed before you reached the Commodore. I fear this war may delay you on the Coast beyond your calculated on, though, to be sure, after write to Georgies(?) next (hay season?), you only talked of next winter to us, it must be over long before then, and you may come home (Posted?).

We have received all your remittances regularly, though, I have forgotten to acknowledge some of them.
Your shoes are still here, and I will as soon as I can at Judd's to get them stretched. Mr Chambers tells us there is a ship fitting out at Portsmouth for the Coast, and he does not know when there will be , so there is no hurry.

I've not time to write on (Jurespection?) business now, so must trust to your satisfying whatever I may be (forced?) to do about Farm &c. Nash says Anstie is the best farm , all things considered, Moorhurst the worst.

Your affectionate brother D.D.Heath

Dunbar is here but has a (bilere?) attack and cannot write. The last news from the Isle of Wight is that Emily leg is come again.

Wednesday 7 January 1852
London Evening Standard

Fatal Affair with the Negroes at Lagos.

At the moment that the Screw Company's Cape Mail packet Harbinger was leaving Sierra Leone for England, on the 17 December, her Majesty's screw-ship Niger, 14 (guns), Commander Heath, arrived from Lagos, and boarded her, with dispatches from Commodore Bruce for England.

These dispatches, it was understood, contain official information to the Admiralty of a desperate and fatal fight with the negroes at Lagos by the Niger ship's company; in which affair Messr Dyer and Hall, mates of the Niger, were killed, and nine men were also killed and wounded.

It appears that for some time there has been a display of some very ill-feeling between those on the coast who are desirous of suppressing slavery, and a party whose "occupation has gone" by the activity of the cruisers in putting down the slave trade. The former party have been zealous in their endeavours to prevent the latter from bringing slaves from the interior to the coast market; and the slavers, on the other hand, have attempted by every means to coerce our friends, until at length they have come to blows.
The Niger, cruising on the coast, determining on a demonstration against the blacks, landed her boats to protect our allies and to drive off their enemies, when a bloody encounter ensued, and the seamen and marines of the Niger, being overpowered by numbers, were obliged to retreat, fighting their way to their boats, with the disastrous casualties above reported.

The commander in chief, Commodore Bruce, in the Penelope, 16, steam-frigate; Captain Lyster, with the Sealark, 8, and one or two other men-of-war, arrived off Lagos, dispatched the Niger to Sierra Leone, to complete provisions, and to take down a detachment of the West India regiment, when it was expected the commodore would commence active operations against the slave-dealing wretches, and, it is hoped, will inflict upon them such a chastisement as shall avenge the deaths of the gallant officers and seamen of the Niger, and shall finally put a finishing stroke to slave dealing in that quarter of the coast.

Thursday 8 January 1852
Morning Herald (London)

It appears that not only was the crew of her Majesty's screw-sloop Niger, Commander Heath, engaged with the negroes at Lagos, as stated in yesterday's Herald, but the attack on the slave traders was made by the combined crews of a squadron of cruisers, which included the officers, seamen, and marines of the Philomel, 3, Commander Forbes; Harlequin, 12, Commander Wilmot; Volcano, steam-vessel, Commander Coote; Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath; and Waterwitch, 8, Commander Gardner - the force consisting of 23 boats, with 260 officers and men, under the command of the senior officer, Commander F.G.Forbes, of the Philomel.

The King of Lagos, Cogioco by name, had forbidden the men-of-war boats from coming up the river to Lagos; but previously Mr Beecroft, the consul at Fernando Po, with the commanders of the Harlequin and Waterwitch, and Lieutenant Patey, the commander of the Bloodhound, steam-tender, had been received by the King with every demonstration of respect.

They however, failed in their object to engage the King to promise,on the part of himself and subjects, not to favour the slave trade. Mr Beecroft then determined on seeking another interview with the King, and in order to show his sable Majesty the hopelessness of any successful persistence in carrying on the inhuman traffic, arranged that the armed boats of the squadron should accompany him up the river under a flag of truce.

Accordingly, a course over the bar having been surveyed, the Bloodhound steamer, with a white flag, and the following boats of the squadron, Mr Beecroft in Commander Wilmot's gigs, with a large white flag, starting 100 yards ahead, proceeded at daylight of the 25th of November towards the river.
Philomel - Commander Forbes, in the whale-boat; Lieut. Williams, in the pinnace, with the 12-pounder carronade, and cutter and whaleboat.

Harlequin - Commander Wilmot, in the gig; Lieut. Boughey, in the pinnace, with the cutter and two whale-boats.

Volcano - Commander Coote, in whale boat; Lieut. Reeves, in paddle box boat; Lieut. Robinson, in paddle-box boat, with cutter.

Niger - Commander Heath in the gig; Lieut. Dunn, in the pinnace, with three cutters and whale boat.
Waterwitch - Commander Gardner, in whale-boat; Lieut. Graham, in pinnace, with cutter and whale boat.
As the force crossed the bar, and about four miles distant from the point, a heavy fire of musketry was directed towards it. No notice, however, was taken of this ineffectual show of opposition to the progress of the boats, and the flags of truce were kept flying.

When within about a mile and a half of the town the Bloodhound grounded, and as she could not be got off the boats formed line and proceeded up the river, and kept on, with the flag of truce flying until they received a heavy fire from some guns and musketry on shore. The fire was harmless on account of the distance; but now the boats opened their fire with shrapnell shells and roundshot, the Niger at the same time throwing a shell or two on the point near the mouth of the river.

After exchanging a continuous fire for nearly an hour, with the beach lined for more than a mile with bodies of men, the boats dashed at the shore and effected a landing simultaneously at one spot, when, leaving a sufficient guard at the boats, about 160 officers and men fought their way into the town. They were met, however, with most determined resistance on the part of the natives, who disputed every inch of the narrow streets intersecting each other, and when beat out of one street ran round by the backways and showed front again at the end of other streets.

After some gallant fighting in this way against an increasing enemy, which amounted to at least 5,000, and having two officers killed and six men wounded, Captain Forbes determined on setting fire to as many houses as they could and retreating to the boats. Having fired the houses in the neighbourhood they retreated in good order, and having re-embarked, proceeded to the Bloodhound, got her afloat the same night, and the next morning re-crossed the bar; the force having sustained the following loss - comparatively small when the number of the enemy is taken into account, and when it is considered that, in addition to their force of half a dozen large guns, and as many swivels, which were constantly served, almost every house was a fortification.

Killed - Mr Dyer, mate of Niger, Mr Hall, Mate of ditto.
Wounded - Charles Hancock, serjeant R.M.A., of Niger, seriously.
John Goulding, gunner R.M.A., of Niger, dangerously.
Urbane Collett, bombadier R.M.A., of Niger, severely.
William Hall, seaman, of Niger, severely,
John McCarthy, seaman of Niger, severely
Richard Gomett, seaman, of Niger, severely.
J. Todhunter, A.B. of Niger, severely.
A quatermaster of Philomel
Two men of Volcano, severely.

In addition to the above, others received hurts from spent balls.

The Niger took the wounded to Sierra Leone, and proceeded in search of the commodore, and it was understood that Commodore Bruce had proceeded to Lagos to organise such a force as would compel the King of Lagos to submission; the Harlequin, in the meantime, by her presence off the coast preventing the King of Lagos from forming any new expedition against the missionary establishment at Badagry.

From Sir Leopold Heath's letter register.

32 - 14 January 1852 - DDH to Leo - Re Sgt and Article rebutted by Leopold.

Friday 23 January 1852
Daily News (London)

Death of Serjeant Heath
Yesterday at the sitting of the Bloomsbury Court, Portland Road, a communication was made to the judge pro tem, C.E.Pollack Esq., that Mr.Serjeant Heath, father of the presiding judge thereof (Mr.D.D.Heath) had died at his residence No.34 Montague Place, Russell Square, on the previous afternoon. The deceased having become an admitted member of the Inner Temple commenced practice in the Court of Common Pleas, from whence he was appointed as the deputy-judge under Mr.Serjeant Dubois, deceased, at the County Court of Middlesex, Kingsgate Street. On the abolition of that court Mr.Serjeant Heath's son was installed as a judge of Bloomsbury Court in conjunction with Mr.Dubois. The deceased serjeant died surrounded by his friends after an illness of not long duration in the 74th year of his age.

Saturday 24 January 1852
Sun (London)

The Penelope steam-frigate, Captain Lyster, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Bruce (which had been ashore, knocked all her false keel off, and injured her main keel, &c); the Niger steam-sloop, Commander Heath; Philomel, 8, Commander G.T.Forbes; Alecto steam-sloop, Commander Lavie; and Volcano steam-sloop, Commander Coote, were off Lagos, preparing to bring the authorities of that place to account for the late attack upon the British cruisers. The result we shall not hear until the arrival of the next mail from the coast.

Saturday 24 January 1852
London Evening Standard

The Navy

The Samson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain Jones; the Niger, 12, screw-sloop, Commander Heath; the Philomel, 8, Commander Forbes; and the Commodore, in the Penelope, steam-frigate, Captain Lyster,had left Ascension for that place before the Hecla arrived. Two of the men that were wounded at Lagos have come home invalided.

Friday 30 January 1852
Shrewsbury Chronicle

Mr.Serjeant Heath died at his residence,No.34 Montague Place, Russell Square,on the 21st Instant, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. the deceased commenced practice in the Court of Common Pleas, from whence he was appointed as the deputy-judge under Mr.Sergeant Dubois, deceased, at the County Court of Middlesex, Kingsgate St.

From Sir Leopold Heath letter register:-

33 - 10 February 1852 - DDH to Leo - Re death and disposal of property

From Sir Leopold Heath letter register:-

34 - 12 February 1852 - Julia to Leo - re Sgt's last moments.

Thursday 12 February 1852
Friend of India & Statesmen.

English Pearls: or Portraits for the Boudoir, a series of 10 highly finished Engravings, from Drawings by Eminent Artists, engraved under the superintendence of Mr.Charles Heath, with Poetical Illustrations, 4to. cloth, gild . . .

Montague Place,
14 February 1852

My dear Leo,

the most important thing I have to report to you is that Emma continues very well. Indeed, under all the circumstances of the last month she is far better than we could have expected to see her so near her confinement, which is to be about the end of this month.

I really believe it has been a good thing for her that she has been in the family way during all the illness of our father; for it has obliged her to take some care of herself, and so prevented her knocking herself up with nursing, which you know her well enough to be sure that she would otherwise have done; and it has also given her something something else to think of now that all is over.

At the same time she has the satisfaction of feeling that she was able to be the greatest possible comfort to him in all essential things during his illness, and was only unable to be about him entirely just at the last, when he hardly knew one person from another.

Moreover, we had such full intimation long before that the illness must be fatal, that it could be no shock when the end came: and it was the greatest possible relief that he was spared all the dreadful pain which usually attends complaints of that nature, and to the probability of which we had looked forward with as little apprehension.

Indeed we may say that he suffered no absolute pain - discomfort no doubt there was, but not more than that.

I trust that our next dispatch may be able to report her well through her confinement, as my sister in law, Mrs James Whatman is, who has lately produced a daughter, a heiress.

The children are well, excepting a reasonable quantity of colds and coughs, such as generally come with East winds at this time of year.

I think we shall be moving down to Kitlands as soon as we can; probably by Easter, or directly after;and then by Michaelmas, when the lease of this house expires, we must have decided what to do with all our furniture here.

At this moment the grand object of public attention is the alarming state of danger we all in until we have got our rifles, and learned to shoot with them. I feel however so well satisfied that Louis Napoleon is not such a fool as to engage in wars which would only have the effect of raising one or more successful generals into power with the army and making them dangerous rivals to himself for if unsuccessful it would be still worse for him; and therefore I have not bought a rifle, but shall be content with my chance of being drawn for a militia man, as the militia is to be called out directly.

Yours affectionately, W.W.Whatman.

Monday 23 February 1852
Express (London)

The Sampson, steam-frigate, 6, Captain Lewis T. Jones, arrived at Spithead last evening from the coast of Africa station. She left Lagos on the 6th January, touched at Badagr the same day, Whydah on the 7th, Qaitah on the 8th, Accra on the 9th, Cape Coast Castle on the 10th, Sierra Leone on the 24th, Teneriffe on the 4th of February inst., Madeira on the 6th, Lisbon on the 11th, and left Lisbon on the 15th. She reports that the majority of the wounded at Lagos were fast recovering on board the Penelope at the time she left, but some few severe and dangerous cases still caused anxiety. The Harlequin, 12, was off Lagos, watching the formation of King Aketoie's new government. The Niger, 6, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, was off Badagry. The Philomel, 10, Commander T.G.Forbes, was attending the conference at Aboumey, for the suppression of the slave trade. The blockade is still in force, but vessels with cargoes engaged are allowed till the 1st of March. continues.....

From Sir Leopold Heath's letter register:-

35 - 12 March 1854 (2?) - Julia to Leo - Family news (letter missing?)

Monday 22 March 1852
Morning Chronicle

Thomas Moore's Works
Poetical Works. With Autobiographical Prefaces and Notes. Complete in 1vol. with Portrait and Vignette, Medium 8vo. One Guinea: or bound in Morocco, by Hayday. 42s.
Also an Edition of the above in 10 vols. fcp. 8vo., with Portrait and 19 Plates, 50s., cloth; Morocco, £4.10s.
Lalla Rookh, various Editions:-
1. Uniformly with Mr.Macaulay's "Lays of Ancient Rome;" with Vignette by D.Maclise, R.A. 16ma., 5s. Morocco, by Hayday, 12s. 6d
2. Illustrated by Corbould, Meadows and Stephanoff; with 13 Plates, engraved under the superintendence of the late Charles Heath. Sq.crown 8vo. 15s.: Morocco, 28s.

Thursday 1 April 1852
Sun (London)

Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, is ordered home from the coast of Africa.

Saturday 3 April 1852
Globe

The Royal Navy

In the Bights. - Archer (screw), 14, Commander Strange; Harlequin, 12, Commander A.P.E. Wilmot; Philomel, 10, Commander T.G.Forbes; Niger (screw), 14, Commander Heath; Wasp (screw), 14, Commander Crozier; Volcano, 5, paddle steam vessel, Commander Coote; Watherwitch, 8, Commander A.H. Gardner; - - - continues - - -

Thursday 22 April 1852
Patriot

This day, octavo 10s.
The Future Human Kingdom of Christ;or Man's Heaven to be this Earth. By D.I.Heath M.A., Vicar of Brading, late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
London: John W.Parker and Son, West Strand

Monday 3 May 1852
Evening Mail.

Vice-Chanellor's Courts, May 1
(Before Sir R.T.Kindersley)
Evans v Heath

This was a suit instituted for the administration of the estate of the late Mr.Charles Heath, a celebrated engraver, and the present object of applying to the Court was to obtain a sanction for the sale of four water colour drawings found among the deceased's effects, which were drawn by Mr.Turner, the late well known Royal Academician.

A claim had been put in on behalf of Mr.Turner during his lifetime, stating that these drawings were his property, and had been only deposited with Mr.Heath for the purpose of engraving.

A correspondence took place between the respective solicitors on the subject, and it was averred that Mr.Turner had an acknowledgment, in his possession, by Mr.Heath, that two of them were Mr.Turner's property, and it was well known that the other two formed part of the set.

No formal declaration was ever made on the subject, however, and the Master had found that they formed a part of the intestate's estate, and under that finding the executrix was now desirous that they should be sold.

Mr.Eddis and Mr.Hallett appeared on the application.

The Vice-Chancellor said, that for the purpose of at once ---tioning and saving harmless the personal representatives, there must be a declaration that they should proceed to sell the drawings in question on such terms as they should consider most for the benefit of the intestate's estate.

Monday 3 May 1852
Daily News (London)

Before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley
Evans v Heath - Sale of Paintings

An application was made to the court in this case, on behalf of the executors of the late Mr.Charles Heath, the engraver, that they might be at liberty to sell two water colour drawings which were found amongst his property, but were painted by the late Mr.Turner, the Royal Academcian. The suit was instituted for administering the estate of Mr.Heath, and a question had arisen whether these paintings were his property, or were left with him by Mr.Turner for the purpose of being engraved.

Upon reference to the Master he had decided, upon the evidence produced, that the pictures belonged to Mr.Heath, and under these circumstances the executors requested the sanction of the court to their being sold.
Mr.Eddie and Mr.Hallett supported the application.

The Vice-Chancellor made the order directing the sale to be effected, and upon such terms as the representatives of the late Mr.Heath should consider most for the benefit of the estate.

Thursday 6 May 1852
Daily News (London)

Four fine drawings by J.M.W.Turner R.A. - Pursuant to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made on the 1st inst., in a cause of "Evans v Heath," Instituted for the purpose of administering the estate of the late Charles Heath Esq.

Messrs.Christie and Manson are instructed to Sell by Auction, at their Room, 8 Kings Street, St.James's Square, on the 22nd instant, Four Water Colour Drawings, executed by the late J.M.W.Turner R.A., comprising views of the Italian Boulevards, Paris; Granville; the confluence of the Seine and Marne; and the Chateau de Maillerie. - May be viewed two days preceding, and catalogues had of Messrs.Nation, Stillman and Neale, solicitors, 4. Orchard Street, Portman Square; Messrs.Howard and Dollman, solicitors, 141 Fenchurch Street;and at Messrs.Christie and Manson's offices, 8 Kings Street, St.James's Square.

Monday 24 May 1852
Morning Herald, London

Law Notices - This Day

Metropolitan County Courts.
Sitting Days appointed for the Present Week:
Bloomsbury, Portland Road. - Before Mr.D.D.Heath -
Wednesday, May 25; Thursday May 27; Friday, May 28.

Tuesday 25 May 1852
Civil and Military Gazette (Lahore)

British Library - Splendid Drawing-Room Books. Beautifully Illustrated - -

Lives of the British Queens - or Royal Book of Beauty
By Mary Howitt, complete in 1 large volume, imperial 8vo. illustrated with 28 splendid portraits of the Queens of England, by the first artists, engraved on steel under the direction of Charles Heath, very richly bound in crimson cloth, gilt edges, 18rs.8as.

Saturday 19 June 1852
Illustrated London News

5s bound and free by post
The Scenery of France. Fifty large and beautifully executed Views, by Charles Heath and Edward Finden, originally published at upwards of Two Guineas. Perfect impressions.
8s 6d bound, and free by post.
Two Hundred Engravings from the Annuals finely executed on Steel by eminent Engravers, and well suited for Albums, &c., Perfect impressions.
London: James Reynold, 174 Strand.

Saturday 24 July 1852
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette

The Niger, screw, 14, Commander Heath, will be the next vessel home from the Coast of Africa, and may be expected about the end of next week. She will be followed by the Wasp, 14, screw, in command of her First Lieutenant, Commander Crozier having invalided.

Friday 30 July 1852
Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser

Mr.Leitch Ritchie
The Critic has just published a short biographical notice of Mr.Leitch Ritchie, the present able editor of Chamber's Journal, and a writer of whom it may justly be said, "nihill tetigt quod non ornavit."

Born at Greenock, says the Critic, he received the best education that the town afforded, but was not sent to College - the large public library serving as his alma mater. Being intended for the mercantile profession, he was initiated in business in a bank, and at the end of his apprenticeship, while yet a lad, went to London with letters of introduction into literary circles, and thus acquired a taste for literature, but, after a protracted stay, was recalled to Edinburgh by his family, he obtained an appointment in the counting-house of an extensive West Indian and North American house in Glasgow; but was not long at business before joining with some friends in establishing a periodical entitled 'The Wanderer,' to which the well-known Dr.Bennie became a contributor. - - - -

After the publication of the latter work, his literary career was smoother; he was prevented, however, by illness from continuing the Englishman's Magazine (so named by Coleridge), which he had commenced in conjunction with William Kennedy, and was induced by Charles Heath to wrote two series of books of travels, to appear under the general title of "Turner's Annual Tour, and Heath's Picturesque Annual." This opened out the Continent to his annual wanderings, from Moscow on one hand to Venice on the other - he travelled often on foot in his usual zig-zag manner. - - - -

Saturday 7 August 1852
Sun (London)
The screw steam-ship Niger, Commander Heath, arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday, from the coast of Africa. The Wasp is also ordered home, and both ships are to come to Spithead.

Saturday 7 August 1852
Globe

The Niger, 6, steam-sloop (screw), Commander Heath, arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday afternoon, from the West Coast of Africa. She left Ascension on the 26th of June, and Sierra Leone on the 3rd of July.

Monday 9 August 1852
Evening Times (London)

The Niger, 14, screw steam-ship, Commander Heath, that arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday last from the coast, came up to Spithead at two pm. on Saturday, to be paid wages. It is reported that all the screw-steamers on the coast are to be sent home. The Niger left Ascension the 26th of June, and Sierra Leone the 3rd of July. Nothing was doing on the coast. The squadron had latterly made no captures, the trade being nearly extinct; the coast was healthy.

Monday 9 August 1852
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette

The Niger, 14, screw steam-ship, Commander Heath, that arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday last from the coast, came up to Spithead and saluted the flag of Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs at 2pm on Saturday, to be paid wages.

Tuesday 10 August 1852
Sun (London)

The Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, was inspected at Spithead this afternoon by the Flag-Captain Martin, and her crew exercised in gunnery. She is ordered into this harbour to be paid off.

Tuesday 10 August 1852
Morning Chronicle

Her Majesty's Departure for Antwerp. Cowes, Tuesday Morning.
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In this order the royal squadron passed through Spithead with a fine leading wind, presenting a most inspiriting nautical panorama. On nearing the anchorage the Tigre steam-frigate, 16, Captain Giffadrd, "dressed" and, fired a royal salute, preparing at the same time to man yards as the Queen passed her. The Blenheim, 60, Captain Gardiner (acting), and the Niger, 14, Commander Heath, also dressed, saluted, and manned yards on the approach of the royal yacht, which carried the standard of England at the main, and the Admiralty standard at the foremast head.

Wednesday 11 August 1852
Sun (London)

Portsmouth, Tuesday - Niger, screw steam-sloop, Commander Heath, came into Portsmouth Harbour this morning to be examined; she will probably be docked to have her paddle-shaft examined.

Wednesday 11 August 1852
Morning Herald - London

As the Royal yacht passed Spithead the Blenheim, 60, Captain Gardner, and the Tiger, 20, Captain Giffard, dressed in colours, manned yards and cheered. The Niger, screw sloop, Commander Heath, also got under weigh, and then rounding the Spit buoy, coming into harbour fired a Royal salute, and manned her rigging and cheered.

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Wednesday 11 August 1852
Daily News (London)

Naval

Portsmouth, August 10 - - - The Niger, 14, screw sloop, Commander Heath, had her powder and shell removed last night at Spithead, and came into harbour this morning.

Thursday 12 August 1852
Poole & Dorset Herald

The Niger, 6(guns), steam-sloop (screw), Commander Heath, arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday afternoon from the West Coast of Africa. She left Ascension on the 26th of June, and Sierra Leone on the 3rd of July. The squadron generally was healthy, but now that the excitement of chacing and capturing slavers is almost at an end, the monotony of the station is much complained of, and would be more so but for the kindness of the Commodore in sending each ship during the commission to spend a week at St.Helena. The Niger had been remarkably healthy, and has proved a most useful and economical cruiser; she has sailed over 37,600 miles, and steamed exactly 6,000 besides; she has expended 996 tons of coal - about half the usual expenditure of paddle steamers on the same service.

Saturday 14 August 1852
Morning Herald (London)

The Niger, screw steam-sloop, Commander Heath, has been brought from her hulk this morning, and into the old basin, preparatory to her being brought into the Angle Dock.

Saturday 14 August 1852
Hampshire Advertiser

The Niger screw steamer, Commander Heath, which arrived at Spithead on Saturday from the West Coast of Africa, last from Cork, as reported by us in our last, is ordered to be paid off in this harbour, where she was commissioned. She was mustered and inspected on Monday by the Flag Captain (Martin) and her powder and shot removed. She is now dismantling for being put out of commission.

Monday 16 August 1852
Daily News (London)

The Niger, 14, screw steam sloop, Commander Heath, is to be taken into Angle Dock, tomorrow to have defects made good.

Tuesday 17 August 1852
Sun (London)

The Niger, 14, Commander Heath, has been dock today for repair and refitment. Her crew will be paid wages down to six months, and have leave.

Wednesday 18 August 1852
Sun (London)

The Niger, screw steam sloop, Commander Heath, was taken into the angle dock yesterday. She has been dismantled, and will have a thorough refit. Her screw has been unshipped for repair.

Saturday 21 August 1852
Hampshire Advertiser

The screw-steamer Niger, 6, Commander Heath, recently from the West Coast of Africa, was taken into dock on Monday, preparatory to being repaired and refitted for further service, which sets at rest the rumour that she was to be paid off.

Saturday 28 August 1852
Portsmouth Times & Naval Gazette

In Dock, Repairing or Refitting - Asia, 84; Powerful, 84; Conflict; Niger, 14, steam-sloop, Commander Heath; Termagent; Electra and Belvedera.

Monday 30 August 1852
Express (London)

The Niger, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Heath, will be out of dock in a few days. She is to have new lower masts, the old being found defective. She is expected to be ready for sea by the 7th proximo.

Monday 30 August 1852
Sun (London)

Naval Intelligence - Portsmouth, Sunday.

The Vestal, 26, Captain C.B. Hamilton, which took the ground on Standstead Point, between Cowes and Yarmouth, on Thursday night, came back to Spithead on Friday, and into this harbour yesterday to be docked. Her injuries are not so great as was expected, chiefly consisting of the removal of some forty or fifty feet of her false keel. - - - A court of inquiry was held on board yesterday, consisting of Captain Scott, of the Neptune, Captain Kingcome of the Simoon, and Commander Heath of the Niger, to ascertain by whose culpability she took the ground, and it has transpired that the master (Mr Sullivan) is considered to miscalculated his distance from the shore. The ship at the time was on the point of anchoring until the morning; there was no intention of her running through the Needles' passage at night, but the master's error was in not coming to an anchor in Cowes roads.

Wednesday 1 September 1852
Western Courier, West of England Conservative, Plymouth & Devonport Advertiser

Saturday 4 September 1852
Hampshire Advertiser

The Niger, steamer, Commander Heath, refitting in this harbour, is nearly ready to move out to Spithead.

Saturday 4 September 1852
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette

The Niger, 14, steam-sloop, Commander Heath, hauled out of dock to the fitting basin on Wednesday. Her main and fore masts have been found on survey to be rotton, and were replaced by new ones on Thursday, her crew will be paid wages up to six months when her pay books are returned from the Admiralty.

Monday 6 September 1852
Morning Chronicle

Her Majesty's screw-sloop Niger, 14, Commander Heath, has received new masts, her other (or first) new ones having turned out rotten during a two years' commission only.

Monday 6 September 1852
Morning Post.

Law Notices - This Day.

Metropolitan County Courts
(Sitting during the week)
Bloomsbury, Portland Street.
Before D.D.Heath Esq., on September 9th and 10th.

Tuesday 7 September 1852
Sun (London)

The Admiralty have ordered the complements of the screw-sloops Niger, 14, Commander Heath, at Portsmouth, and the Wasp, 14, Commander Lord John Hay, at Woolwich, to be increased to 170. The former will be ready for sea by the first week of October; the latter will b out of the hands of the dockyard by the 23rd inst.

Wednesday 8 September 1852
Western Courier, West of England Conservative, Plymouth and Devonport Advertiser.

The Niger, screw sloop, Commander Heath, was taken out of dock into the basin at Portsmouth, on Wednesday morning, where she will be rigged and fitted for sea.

Thursday 9 September 1852
Sun (London)

The ship's company of the Niger screw sloop, Commander Heath, have been this day paid wages to six months, and granted a fortnight's leave.

Saturday 18 September 1852
Hampshire Advertiser

The equipment of the steamer Niger, Commander Heath, in this harbour, is somewhat delayed, owing to the absence on leave of the greater part of her crew, having just received their wages.

Saturday 18 September 1852
Isle of Wight Observer

Society of the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

Two meetings of the friends of this society, under the presidency of our vicar, the Rev.W.Spencer Phillips, were held on Thursday. The attendance in the morning was scanty, but in the evening the large room of the Town Hall was well filled.

The chairman, on each occasion, entered into some lengthened and most interesting remarks on the origin and operation of the society, and was followed in striking and powerful addresses by the Rev.H.J.Vernon, and the Rev.J.K.Best, representatives of the parent institution. Among the company at these meetings we observed:- Rev.Messrs W.T.Marsh, C.U.Barry, D.I.Heath, C.C.Glascott, F.Kent and other clergy - - -As usual, the great majority of both meetings consisted of ladies.

Saturday 18 September 1852
Hampshire Independent

Marriages
Hughs - Stone. - September 9, at Brading Church, Isle of Wight, by the Rev.D.I.Heath, Mr.Thomas Hughes, son of the Rev.John Hughes, of Liverpool, to Maria, only surviving daughter of Mr.George Stone, of Brading

Saturday 25 September 1852
Hampshire Telegraph

The Niger, 14, steam sloop, Commander Heath, was taken alongside the Maidstone yesterday, to complete in coal.

Thursday 30 September 1852
Express (London)

The Niger, 14, steam (screw) sloop, Commander Heath, has her top-gallant masts up, and is ready for bending sail.

Thursday 30 September 1852
Morning Herald (London)

Niger, screw-steam sloop, Commander Heath, is nearly completed and ready for sea. She went alongsde Portsmouth Yard yesterday, got up steam to try her engines.

Thursday 30 September 1852
Morning Herald (London)

General Screw Steam Shipping Company

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, J.U. Ellis Esq., in the chair. The secretary read the notice under which the meeting was called. The Chairman said this being the regularly constituted half-yearly meeting, it was the privilege of the proprietors to make any inquiry in respect to the proceedings of the company, or the acts of the directors, who duty it would be to afford any information which might be desired. - - -
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Mr Henry Currie, having passed a high eulogium on the exertions of the chairman and directors, proposed a vote of thanks and confidence to those gentlemen, coupled with the motion that a grant of 3000l. be annually given to them, the same to be distributed among them.
Some conversation ensued, when Commander Heath proposed, as an amendment, to divide the motion into two parts. Mr John Corduroy seconded the amendment, which on being put, was lost.
- - continues briefly.

Friday 1 October 1852
Evening Mail.

The Niger, 14, Commander Heath, is swinging, to have her compasses adjusted in this harbour today.

Saturday 2 October 1852
Morning Herald (London)
The Niger, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Heath, was swung yesterday at Portsmouth to adjust her compasses.

Saturday 2 October 1852
Sun (London)

The Niger, 14, Commander Heath, is now ready for service.

Wednesday 6 October 1852
Western Courier, West of England Conservative etc.

Ships in Commission

Steam Vessels - Coast of Africa.
Niger, 8, hp400, t 1014, c 160, s W.C. of Af., Commander L.G. Heath 91847) Portsmouth

Thursday 7 October 1852
Sun (London)

Niger, 14, screw sloop, Commander Heath, will proceed to the Mediterranean station from Portsmouth.

Monday 11 October 1852
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette

The Wasp, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Lord John Hay, at Woolwich, and the Niger 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Heath, at this port, are to proceed to the Mediterranean to relieve the Scourge, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Lord F.H.Kerr, and the Spiteful, 6, steam-sloop, Commander G. Parker, the two last-named vessels having completed their periods of service, both having been commissioned in the early part of October 1849.

Saturday 16 October 1852
Hampshire Advertiser

The Niger, steamer, Commander Heath, at this port, is now ready for sea, and destined to proceed to join Rear Admiral Dundas's squadron in the Mediterranean.

Tuesday 19 October 1852
Morning Advertiser

Metropolitan County Courts
Sitting Days appointed for the present Week.
Bloomsbury - Portland Road (Before Mr.D.D.Heath)
Wednesday, Oct.20 - Thursday Oct.21 - Friday Oct.22.

Thursday 21 October 1852
Sun (London)

Portsmouth, October 20
The Niger, 14, Commander Heath, is ready to go to Spithead to be paid advance. She proceeds to the Mediterranean.

Friday 22 October 1852
Morning Chronicle

Her Majesty's steamer Niger, 14, Commander Heath, steamed to Spithead this afternoon, after a refittal, and will sail in a few days to join the squadron in the Mediterranean.

Saturday 23 October 1852
Hampshire Telegraph

The Niger, steam sloop, Commander Heath, went out of harbour on Thursday, was paid wages down to one month, yesterday afternoon, and was inspected this morning by Admiral Thomas Briggs. She proceeds to the Mediterranean to relieve the Spiteful, steam sloop.

Monday 25 October 1852
Sun (London)

The Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, went out of harbour to Spithead on Friday evening, and shipped her ammunition yesterday, prior to sailing. It has hitherto been supposed that Jack would desert his ship unless his wages were kept in arrear. That such is not the case has been proved by the fact of the Niger having left this port without a single "straggler," although paid down to the 30th of September. This is, we believe, a very rare case. The Niger may be manned with an unusually steady crew, or she may have unusually popular officers;but at any rate it augurs well for the new system of monthly payment to the seamen of the fleet.

Monday 25 October 1852
Morning Chronicle

Her Majesty's ship Niger, 14, Commander Heath, steamed to Spithead today, and sails for the Mediterranean tomorrow.

Wednesday 27 October 1852
Western Courier, West of England Conservative etc.

The Niger, 14, Commander Heath, at Portsmouth, was paid wages down to one month on Friday afternoon. She sailed on Saturday evening for the Mediterranean, taking despatches to Rear Admiral Dundas C.B.

Wednesday 27 October 1852
Morning Herald (London)

Niger, 14, screw sloop, Commander Heath, on her way down Channel, put into Portland on her way to the Mediterranean.

Tuesday 2 November 1852
Morning Post

High Court of Chancery
Before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley
Evans v Heath (Charles)

Saturday 13 November 1852
Isle of Wight Observer

A paper will be read at the next meeting of the Society, on November 15, on "Ancient Chronology," by the Rev. D.I.Heath.

Saturday 20 November 1852
Hampshire Chronicle

The Firebrand steamer, Captain Jones, from Malta, is daily expected to arrive. She was to touch at Gibraltar and Lisbon. The Niger steamer, Commander Heath, is to supply her place in the Mediterranean.

Monday 22 November 1852
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette

The Wasp, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Lord John Hay; and Niger, 14,screw steam-sloop, Commander Heath; had arrived at Gibraltar from this port, en route to the Mediterranean. The Niger remained at Gibraltar when the Scourge left, but the Wasp had sailed on the 13th, to join Admiral Dundas, whose fleet was daily expected at the Rock.

Saturday 27 November 1852
Hampshire Advertiser

The Wasp steamer, Commander Lord John Hay, left the Rock on the 13th of November for Malta, and the Niger steamer, Commander Heath, was to follow in two days after; these vessles were to supply the places of the Firebrand and Scourge. A portion of the crew of the Scourge, it is anticipated, may join some of the ships requiring seamen.

Monday 29 November 1852
Sun (London)

Niger, 12, screw steam-sloop, Commander Heath, and Antelope, iron steamer, Lieut-Commander C.H.Young, were at Gibraltar.

Wednesday 15 December 1852
Morning Herald (London)

Rear Admiral Dundas's fleet had not arrived at Gibraltar on the 4th instant. There were there the Phaeton, 50, Captain G.Elliot, for Lisbon, to come home with Admiral Corry; Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds; Tiger, 18, steam frigate, Captain Giffard; Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath; and Antelope, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander West.

1853

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