Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1852 - 1853 - 1854

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George Heath Serjeant-at-Law  - Deceased              1779-1852

Julia Anna Harrison (ne Heath) - age 45/46              1807-1879
Rev. John Moore Heath - aged 44/45                        1808-1882
Douglas Denon Heath - aged 41/42                          1811-1897
Rev.Dunbar Isidore Heath - age 36/37                             1816-1888
Commander Leopold G. Heath R.N. - age 35/36     1817-1907
Emma Jane Heath (later Whatman) - age 31/32       1821-1884

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Saturday 1 January 1853
Kentish Mercury

The Mediterranean Fleet
The Niger, steam sloop, Commander Heath, has left here for Malta.

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Wednesday 5 January 1853
The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean force under the command in chief of Vice Admiral Dundas, C.B., has now been reduced to a mere squadron again. The principal force was at Gibraltar on the 30th ult.

Steam Vessels
Retribution, 28, 300, Capt. Hon. J.R.Drummond
Niger (screw) 14, 170, Commander Heath
Antelope (screw?) 3, 65, Lieut. Commander Young. 
The commander in chief was under orders to proceed to Malta (leaving, we believe, the Beelerophon and Arethusa at Gibraltar), in order to get some little rest after a cruise in the Mediterranean unprecedented since the war.

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Saturday 8 January 1853
Isle of Wight Observer

Re-building of St.Thomas's Church
We are pleased to hear that the funds for this purpose are gradually increasing. During the last month, about £60 has been received in donations, in addition to the regular subscriptions. Amongst them we notice:- Capt.Swinburne, of Bonchurch, £20; Friends, by Miss Janetta Sewell £40; Rev.D.I.Heath, Brading £9. - - -

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Saturday 8 January 1853
Isle of Wight Observer

Isle of Wight Philosophical and Scientific Society
The ordinary bi-monthly meeting of the society was held on Monday evening, January 3rd, when the following gentlemen were elected members, - - -
Donations were announced from Capt.Caffin and the Rev. D.I.Heath. - - -

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Saturday 22 January 1853
Morning Advertiser

The Mediterranean. 

The Medina, 4, steam-packet, Lieut. Commanding L.R.Reynolds, arrived at Spithead today, from the Mediterranean. Her dates are Malta, Jan.4, Gibraltar, Jan.12; and Lisbon, Jan.16. She reports  - - 
The Mediterranean fleet, under Vice-Admiral Dundas, was at Gibraltar, waiting the arrival of the mail packet from England, before sailing for Malta. It consisted of the Brittania, 120, Captain Carter; Trafalgar 120, Captain Greville; Albion, 90, Captain Lushington; Bellerophon, 78, Captain Symonds; Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. J.R.Drummond; Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath; Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain Jones; and Antelope, steam-packet. The Banshee, steam-packet, was the only vessel at Malta.

The Sandspareil, 81, screw steam-ship, Captain Dacres; and the Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Wolridge, were at Lisbon.

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Saturday 29 January 1853
Isle of Wight Observer

Isle of Wight Philosophical and Scientific Society.

The annual general meeting of the society was held on Monday evening, January the 17th, when the Report of the Council of the proceedings of the society for the past year was read, and the following officers were elected for the current year:- Albert Hambrough Esq., president; Le Marchant Thomas Esq., vice-president; E.G.Bass Esq., treasurer; and Benjamin Barrow Esq., honorary secretary. The vacancies of the Council were filled by the Rev.D.I.Heath and Charles Pierson Esq.

The Report set forth the various meetings which had been held during the year, with the papers read - a list of donations of specimens and books, with the names of the respective donors. The number and value of these give good promise of both the library and museum soon becoming important and beneficial additions to the town.

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Sunday 30 January 1853
Weekly Dispatch (London)

The celebrated Banshee, 2, steam-vessel, Lieut.Commander Hosken, arrived at Spithead at half past 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning from the Mediterranean. She left Malta on the 11th instant.  - - On the 18th she reached Gibraltar, and found at anchor the Brittania, 120, Captain Carter, flag of Vice-Admiral Dundas C.B.; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Greville; the Albion, 90, Captain Lushington; the Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds; the Retribution steam-frigate, 22, Captain the Hon. J.R.Drummond; the Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath; and the Antelope steam-vessel, Lieut-Commander Young. 

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Friday 11 February 1853
Morning Herald (London)
The Mediterranean.

Vice Admiral Deans Dundas C.B., the commander in chief in the Mediterranean, has at length reached Malta with the fleet, after his dreay, uncomfortable, expensive and unprecedented winter cruise. The gallant and popular chief arrived on the 2nd instant,  having with him the following:-Brittania, 120, Captain Carter (flag-ship); Trafalgar, 120, Captain Greville; Albion, 90, Captain Lushington, and Bellerophon, 78, Captain Lord G. Paulet; Arethusa, 50, Captain T.E.Symonds; Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain Jones; and Niger, 14, screw-corvette, Commander Heath.  - - -When the Rodney, 92, Captain Graham C.B., and the Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Tatham, join the admiral, he will have five sail-of-the-line (two of them three-deckers), a heavy frigate and sloop, and three steam-frigates, and two steam-sloops at Malta, kept in readiness for instant service. 

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Wednesday 16 February 1853
Western Courier, West of England Conservative etc.

Naval
Commander Heath, of the Niger, steam-sloop, at Malta, has forwarded to Captain George Edwin Patey, R.N., the sum of £10, as a subscription to the Building Fund for the Sailors Home at Devonport, and requests his name to be entered on the books of the establishment as an annual subscriber of 1£.

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Wednesday 23 February 1853
Sun (London)

The Mediterranean Force. - Admiral Dundas's force in the Mediterranean will amount to a fleet again on the arrival of the Rodney, 92, Captain Graham C.B., We learn from Malta, Feb 12, that the Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds, left that day for Naples: the Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. H.R.Dummond, and Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, left for Nice on the 9th inst. 

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Friday 25 February 1853
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette

The NIger, 14, screw sloop, Commander Heath, is to proceed from Malta to Corfu, to relieve the Wasp, 14, Commander Lord John Hay, which is ordered to Constantinople.

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Sunday 27 February 1853
Weekly Dispatch (London)

The accounts from Malta are to the effect, that, the Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds, sailed from that island on the 12th instant for Napes. Teh Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. H.R.Drummond, and the Niger, 14, steam-sloop, Commander Heath, left the island on the 9th instant for Nice.

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Saturday 12 March 1853
Malta - Feb 27.

The Niger, 14, screw, Commander Heath, was in the Dardanelles.

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Tuesday 22 March 1853
Globe

The Niger, 14, Commander Heath, was lying at Zante on the 9th, and was to have sailed for Malta on the 11th. 

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Saturday 4 June 1853
London Evening Standard

The Mediterranean

The commander in chief, Vice Admiral Deans Dundas C.B., was at Malta, May 24 with the following force. - - 
Steamers.- Retribution, 28, Captain the Hon.R.H.Drummond; Tiger, 16, Captain H.M.Giffard; Sampson, 6, Captain L.T. Jones; Fury, 6, Commander Tatham; Inflexible, 6, Commander G.L.Wolrige; and Niger, 14, (screw), Commander Heath. Thus it will be seen that Admiral Dundas had not at Malta sufficient steam force to two his sailing ships to any point of his station at which their presence might be required. 

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Saturday 2 July 1853
Isle of Wight Observer

Isle of Wight Philosophical and Scientific Society.

An extraordinary meeting of the members of the society was held on Thursday, the 23rd, ultimo, at the Parsonage, Barding, upon the kind invitation of the Rev.D.I.Heath, whose hospitable and elegant, but at the same time unostentatious reception, of the members called forth their hearty and unanimous expression of thanks.

The Rev.D.I.Heath having taken the chair, the ordinary business of the society was disposed of, visitors were introduced, and the Honarary Secretary proceeded to read a list of pecuniary donations which had been received from the Right Honourable Lord Downes, Col.Vernon Harcourt M.P., - - - -

Previous to the meeting of members at Brading, a considerable number, together with a large concourse of visitors, had congregated at Ashey Down, to witness the opening of some of the Barrows or Tumuli there situated. The first one examined was the largest; it was excavated to the depth of 12 feet, at various depths from that of 2 feet were found human bones, teeth belonging to animals, portions of pottery, a few small pieces of iron pyrites, and an aconite. - - - -

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Saturday 9 July 1853
Isle of Wight Observer

Isle of Wight Philosophical and Scientific Society.

The following paragraph was sent by our Newport Correspondent last week, but accidentally omitted:-

On Thursday, June 23rd., the members of the Ryde Philosophical Society and their friends, met on Ashey Down, to investigate the tumuli situated there, under the superintendence of their indefatigable secretary, B.Barrow Esq..

The greater part of the day was occupied in opening a large mound, the nature of which appeared doubtful, i.e., whether it were a tumulus previously disturbed, or whether it was a mound at all; whether it was a mound used as a beacon in the medieval age.
The workmen having excavated into the undisturbed chalk strata without discovering any thing of particular interest, were then called away to open a smaller mound near the same spot, and on commencing, found undeniable proofs of an undisturbed tumulus.

From the lateness of the hour, further researches were suspended till the following day, and the party adjourned to the Rev.D.I.Heath', Brading; who refreshed the antiquarians with a handsome cold collation; after which a paper was read by Mr.George Hillier, on the Isle of Wight, during the reign of Elizabeth, which was received with much applause.

On the following day, operations were commenced with success, the smaller mound proved to be an undisturbed tumulus; and in the usual situation, in a cavity of the original strata, were found the bones of a human being, (which had undergone the process of incineration) without any pottery or other relics. This tumulus may be ranked amongst the most ancient of those found in Great Britain.

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Wednesday 27 July 1853
Morning Herald (London)

Law Notices - (This day)
Court of Chancery, Lincoln's Inn

Master's Offices, Southampton Buildings - Causes heard by the Masters in person
Before Master Blunt - Evens v Heath (Charles) at 12.

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Sunday 28 August 1853
Weekly Dispatch (London)

Letters from Besika Bay, and which are dated the 6th instant, state that there is a great deal of fever throughout the fleet. Lord Edward Russell  has been very ill, but is getting better. The Tiger, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Gifford had gone to Lemnos for water; and the Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain Jones, had gone to Alexandria to prevent the embarkation of Egyptian troops for Constantinople. The Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, was lying at the entrance of the Dardenelles. The French fleet was very healthy.

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Saturday 10 September 1853
Isle of Wight Observer

Odd Fellows' Funeral.
On Wednesday last, the members of the East Medina Lodge of Odd Fellows at Ryde, went to Brading, to pay the last tribute of respect which laid in their power to their deceased brother, Henry Day, who was unfortunately drowned on the Monday previously at Sandown Bay while bathing.

The mournful cortege having left the house of the parent of the deceased, wended their way to the classic churchyard where repose the remains of the "Young Cottager;" and afterwards the beautiful service of the church was performed, Worthy Warden Nottage (through the kind permission of the vicar, the Rev. D.I.Heath) gave an impressive oration of the Order, in a most feeling manner, before the grave close over this young but unfortunate brother.

The whole of the circumstances, of course, combined to attract nearly the whole of the villagers.

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Sunday 18 September 1853
Weekly Times & Echo (East London)

Bloombury County Court

Before D.D.Heath Esq.
The Metropolitan Graveyards - Skelton v The Rev.G.Taylor.

This was an action brought by a retired tradesman, residing in the Caledonian Rd, against the defendant, the Rev.George Taylor, stated to be the officiating clergyman at the St.Giles-in-the-Fields Cemetery, Old St.Pancras Rd, and of which establishment he is also sexton, to recover the sum of £4.18s., on an alleged breach of agreement.

The plaintiff stated that on the 25th of June last his wife died, he on the 29th went to the St.Giles's Cemetery to choose a spot of ground for her grave. He saw the defendant's brother, who acted as assistant sexton, to whom he pointed out the place he chose, saying that he should like the grave to be six feet deep, which being by that person agreed to, he went into the office, and paid to the clerk 13s. 6d. for the ground, and 2. 6d for it to be banked up for twelve months, receiving in return a card, having upon it in ink the characters "331 A," corresponding with those which were on the ground he had chosen.

On going with the corpse, on the 3rd of July, they were taken to a grave in a contrary direction, and only about three or four feet deep, to which objecting, as not what he had paid for, defendant said, "You can't have what you want ; and if you don't have that you can do your best and your worst." He consequently had the body taken to an undertaker's, named Nash, in the neighbourhood, where it remained till the Tuesday, when the internment took place at St.Martin's-in-the-Fields burying-ground, about a mile distant.

The plaintiff's son corroborating his father's statement adding that the coffin being brough back form the ground, it was taken into the chapel, and his father being very ill, sat down beside it. Shortly afterwards the defendant, who had divested himself of his surplice, entered, and addressing the plaintiff, said, "Now, what do you want," to which the plaintiff replied, "I want the grave where I selected it should be." - - -
Judgment for plaintiff, with costs.

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Wednesday 12 October 1853
Western Courier, West of England Conservative etc.

The Furious, paddle frigate, 14, Captain Loring, and the Niger, 14, screw, Commander Heath, were at Constantinople on the 14 ult.

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Wednesday 19 October 1853
Western Courier, West of England Conservative etc.

The Niger, screw, 14, Commander Heath, sailed from Constantinople for Besika Bay, on the 21st ult.

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Thursday 17 November 1853
Daily News (London)

Law Intelligence
Notices - This Day.
Court of Chancery, Lincoln's Inn
Evans v Heath (Charles) at 12.

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Tuesday 22 November 1853
London Evening Standard

We have direct news from Constantinople to the 7th instant, and at that date the British ships were all within the Dardenelles.  - - 
 - - and the Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain H.W. Giffard; Sampson, 6, steam-frigate; and the screw-sloop Niger, 12, Commander Heath, were at the Golden Horn. 

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Friday 25 November 1853
Tralee Chronicle

Important Naval Movements

The Electric telegraphic account of Tuesday states that a portion of the British fleet had entered the Black Sea for a cruise; but telegraphic despatches have played such tricks with the public that very little confidence is placed in the intelligence they communicate.

We have, however, direct news by letter from Constantinople to the 7th inst. and at that date the British ships were all in within the Dardanelles.  - - - They had, of course, removed from Besika Bay at the mouth of the Dardanelles, and had gone up to safer anchorage in English Bay, Dardanelles. -

Of the other ships of the fleet, the - - Retribution, 28, steam frigate, Captain Hon. H. Drummond; Tiger, 16, steam-frigate, Captain H.W.Giffard; Sampson, 6, steam frigate; and the screw sloop Niger, 12, Commander Heath, were at the Golden Horn.

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Wednesday 30 November 1853
Morning Herald (London)

Our Constantinople correspondent also announces the dispatch of four steamers of Admiral Dundas's force into the Black Sea. They are the Retribution, 22, paddle, Captain the Hon. H.Drummond; Sampson, 6, paddle; Tiger, 16, paddle, Captain H.W.Giffard; and Niger, 14, screw, Commander Heath. This squadron, in charge of the senior officer, Captain Drummond, it is stated, "was decided on after the news reached the English Embassy of the Russian authorities of Sulina having completely stopped up the mouth of the river, so that the English merchantmen were unable to get out. Lord Redcliffe, on hearing of the fact, went instantly to Admiral Dundas, and concerted measures with him for the protection of English commerce in those waters. The orders of the admiral were very precise on the point. 

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Tuesday 3 January 1854
Sussex Advertiser

Heath-Marsh - December 8,m at St.Paul's Church, Malta, by the Venerable Archdeacon Le Messurier, Commander Leopold G. Heath R.N., of Moorhurst, Surrey, to Mary Emma, fifth daughter of the late Arthur Cuthbert Marsh, Esq., of Eastbury, near Watford, Herts

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Saturday 10 December 1853
Isle of Wight Observer

Marriages
On the 1st inst., at Brading Church, by the Rev.D.I.Heath, vicar, Mr.H.Humphrey,sen., coal-merchant, Brading, to Miss Jane Lock, of Newport.

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From Sir Leopold Heath's letter register:-

39 - 12 December 1853 - Order of sailing of French and English squadrons.

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Wednesday 21 December 1853
Western Courier, West of England Conservative etc.

The Mediterranean, Malta, Dec. 9
Commander Heath of the Niger, was married at Malta on the 8th inst. to Mary Emma, fifth daughter of A.C.Marsh Esq., of Hertfordshire.

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1854

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