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 performed precisely as he predicted. He clearly pointed out that the restrictions respecting tonnage would prevent them from being so perfect as a greater scope would enable him to make them, but that each should, notwithstanding, prove superior to her class at the time in existence; and in this he has been most decidedly borne out. The constructing a cutter, named the Seaflower, to sail on an even keel, was at the time considered and stated to be an act of insanity, notwithstanding which she beat the six vessels sent to try their good qualities with her, and is now said to be the safest vessel in bad weather in the world.

Captain Hayes was appointed commodore on the coast of Africa in May 1830; and sailed for that station, in the Dryad 42, Sept. 29th following. He was put out of commission on the 13th Sept. 1832; and is now, unrestricted as to tonnage, but confined to masts and yards of certain dimensions, employed in building a 36-gun frigate, to mount on her main-deck guns similar to line-of-battle ships’ lower-deckers.

This officer’s second daughter, Emily, married, Mar. 2d, 1831, the Rev. Samuel Slocock, minister of St. Paul’s, Southsea, and rector of Wasing, co. Berks. 

 officer is the son of General John Dickson, by Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Collingwood, Esq. of Unthank Hall, Northumberlandshire. He was born at Morpeth, in the same county, June 26th, 1772; and entered the royal navy in Aug. 1786, from which period he served as midshipman on board the Goliah 74, Diana frigate, Racehorse sloop, and Queen Charlotte first rate, until promoted to the rank of lieutenant, July 24th, 1794. The latter ship bore the flag of Earl Howe on the “glorious first of June.”

We next find Mr, Dickson serving as lieutenant of the Seahorse frigate, Captain (afterwards Sir Thomas F.) 