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EVEREST—EVISON—EWART—EYRE—EYRES. 29 March, 1807, Miss Mary Ann Cole, of that island, and has issue five children. – Messrs. Chard.

 EVEREST. 

passed his examination 8 Jan. 1836; and, after serving for four years on the Lisbon and Mediterranean stations, as Mate of the 80, Capt. Sir David Dunn, and  steam-sloop, Capt. Hon. Swynfen Thos. Carnegie, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 10 Aug. 1844. His appointments have since been – 24 Aug. 1844, to the 18, Capt. Hon. Jas. Robt. Drummond, in the Mediterranean – and, 13 and 31 Dec. 1845, and 1 Oct. 1846, to the 20, and  and  steam-sloops, Capts. Henry John Worth, Jas. Sam. Akid Dennis, and John Lunn, with the latter of whom he still serves on the same station.

 EVEREST. 

died, 9 Dec. 1846, at South Devon Place, Plymouth, aged 33. He was son of G. Everest, Esq., late of the Admiralty, Somerset House.

This officer entered the Navy, 1 March, 1826, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capt. Walter Bathurst, and was present in that ship, as Aide-de-camp to his Captain, at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827. After an attachment of more than four years to the 98, Capt. Patrick Campbell, and  28, Capt. Rich. Dickinson, on the Mediterranean and Cape of Good Hope stations, he passed his examination 14 March, 1832. From Sept. in the latter year, until June, 1839 (with the exception of 10 months in 1833-4, during which he served off Lisbon in the 78, Capt. Arthur Fanshawe), Mr. Everest appears to have remained unemployed. He was then successively employed, for a period of 16 months, in the and, flag-ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth of Sir Philip Chas. Durham and Sir Graham Moore. While afterwards serving with the last-mentioned officer in the 120, he was awarded a commission, dated 24 March, 1842. On 27 April following he again joined the, under Sir David Milne. He went on half-pay 13 Nov. 1843; and in the end died from the effects of disease contracted in the, off the Mauritius, which for 10 years had rendered his life one of great suffering.

 EVISON. 

entered the Navy 6 June, 1809. On 12 Dec. 1810, being then in the cutter, of 8 guns and 33 men, Lieut.-Commander Peter Williams, he assisted, near Malaga, in beating off, after a spirited action of four hours, in which the British sustained considerable loss, four French privateers, carrying altogether 15 guns and 170 men, one of the largest of which had made three desperate but ineffectual attempts to board. The subsequently, on 25 April, 1811, re-engaged, and in 15 minutes drove on shore, one of her old opponents, mounting 6 guns and 45 men. Mr. Evison, whom we afterwards find present in the 38, Capt. Geo. Harris, during the operations of 1814 in the Gironde, passed his examination in 1815; and, on 27 Aug. in the following year, served at the battle of Algiers on board the 74, Capt. John Coode. As a Lieutenant, which rank he attained 28 April, 1827, his appointments, we find, were – 18 Oct. 1828, to the Coast Guard – 11 Oct. 1834, to the command of the Revenue-vessel – and, 26 Sept. 1837, again to the Coast Guard. He left the latter service towards the close of 1843, and has not since been employed.

Lieut. Evison is Assistant Deputy-Governor of the Queen’s Bench Prison. He married, 6 June, 1839, Henrietta, eldest daughter of J. Spence, Esq., of Bishopwearmouth.

 EWART. 

entered the Navy 5 Feb. 1830; passed his examination 22 Dec. 1835; and was promoted while Mate in the Mediterranean of the 84, Capt. Sam. Chambers, 23 Nov. 1841. He rejoined the latter ship on 30 of the same month, and was appointed – 4 Nov. 1843, 19 July, 1844, and 30 Jan. 1845, to the 104,  110, and  120, flag-ships at the Nore of Sir Edw. Brace, Sir John Chambers White, and Sir Edw. Durnford King, in the last-mentioned of which he is now serving as First-Lieutenant.

 EYRE. 

entered the Navy, 13 Aug. 1794, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 38, Capt. John Peyton, stationed in the Channel, where, and off Cadiz, he afterwards, in 1796-7, served, as Midshipman, in the, , and  74’s, all commanded by Capt. Arthur Phillip. Removing then to the 18, Capt. Chas. Herbert Pierrepont, he assisted, 8 Jan. 1798, at the capture, after a gallant conflict of nearly two hours, of the Betsy French privateer, of 16 guns. From the following Nov. until Oct. 1800, he also served, chiefly on the Home station, in the 74, Capt. Thos. Stevenson, 36, Capts. Rich. Dalling Dunn and Josiah Nisbet, 38, Capt. Edw. Jas. Foote, and 110, bearing the flag of Earl St. Vincent. On quitting the latter ship Mr. Eyre became Acting-Lieutenant of the 74, Capt. Thos. Revell Shivers. He was confirmed, 2 Dec. following, into the 38, Capt. Chas. Rowley; and was subsequently appointed, on the Home and Lisbon stations – 4 May, 1802, to the 28, Capt. Philip Somerville – 29 Oct. 1804, to the  74, Capt. Hon. Arthur Kaye Legge, under whom he bore a part in Sir Robt. Calder’s action, 22 July, 1805 – 22 Aug. 1805, to the 38, Capt. Robt. Winthrop – and, 15 Jan. 1808, to the 98, flagships of Admirals Wm. Albany Otway and Hon. Geo. Cranfield Berkeley. Assuming the rank of Commander 25 July, 1812, he next joined, 11 June, 1814, the 28, bearing the flag of Hon. A. K. Legge, off Greenwich. He returned to half-pay in 1815, and, on 14 May, 1846, was invested with the rank he now holds.

 EYRES, C.B.

is second son of Geo. Robt. Eyres, Esq., by Louisa, eldest daughter of the late Sir Harry Parker, Bart., of Melford Hall, co. Suffolk; nephew of the present Sir Hyde Parker, Bart.; and cousin of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.B.

This officer entered the Navy, 17 June, 1818, as a Volunteer, on board the 36, commanded by his relative, Capt. Hyde Parker, whom he accompanied to the West Indies. Until 22 April, 1827, he afterwards served, as Midshipman and Mate, on the Home, Mediterranean, and North American stations, in the 10, Capt. Douglas Cox,  50, Capt. Hon. Henry Duncan,  again, Capt. H. Parker,  10, Capt. H. Stewart,  46, Capt. Andrew King, and  50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Willoughby Thos. Lake. He then became Acting-Lieutenant of the 28, Capt. Chas. Simeon, and, being confirmed on his return to England by commission dated 5 June, 1827, was subsequently appointed – 4 Feb. 1829, to the 18, Capt. Alex. .Albert Sandilands, in the East Indies – 30 Oct. 1832, to the 104, flag,ship at Portsmouth of Sir Thos. Foley- 9 May, 1833, to the 44, Capt. Watkin Owen Pell, of which ship, after visiting Bermuda, whither he had been sent in command of the  42, with 400 convicts on board, he became First-Lieutenant – 20 Jan. 1835, to the  18, Capt. Peter M‘Quhae, with whom he returned from the West Indies, and was paid off, in the following Oct. – and, 12 Oct. 1836, to the command of the  10, tender