will, to his brother Sir Maurice Berkeley, who, like 

 himself, was illegitimate. From the portrait of Sir 

 Maurice, which is given herewith, it is pretty easy to 

 form an idea of his character. He looks the testy old 

 sea-dog he was. Born in 1788, he entered the Royal 

 Navy in 1804, and saw plenty of active service, though 

 promotion was slow in coming. In 1 840, when Mohammed 

 Ali Pasha of Egypt and his son Ibraham Pasha defied 

 their suzerain, the Sultan of Turkey, worsted his armies 

 and obtained possession of his fleet, the Western 

 Powers stepped in to preserve the Porte from absolute 

 annihilation at the hands of its vassal. A British fleet, 

 in conjunction with the Austrian and Turkish squadrons, 

 bombarded Acre, whilst land forces besieged Beyrout and 

 Sidon, and captured both places. In all these operations 

 Sir Maurice Berkeley played a prominent part, and so 

 distinguished himself, that on his return the Duke of 

 Wellington appointed him First Lord of the Admiralty, 

 in which capacity he introduced some important reforms 

 into the navy. When war broke -out with Russia in 

 1853, Sir Maurice, as senior Admiral of the White, had 

 first claim to the command of the Baltic fleet, but 

 unselfishly withdrew his claim in favour of Sir Charles 

 Napier, who was then the popular idol, but proved himself 

 utterly unworthy of the trust reposed in him ; and on 

 his ignominious return, after accomplishing none of the 

 feats which he had boasted of his ability to achieve, 

 there were many who regretted that Sir Maurice 

 Berkeley had not been in command of the splendid fleet 

 which made so pompous and futile a demonstration. For 

 Berkeley was a dare-devil old seaman of the Dundonald 

 type, and would not have been frightened by any scare 



