HMS Lutine (1779) 1858. The bell was found entangled in the chains originally running from the ship's wheel to the rudder, and was originally left in this state before being separated and re-hung from the rostrum of the Underwriting Room at Lloyd's. It weighs and is in diameter. It remains a mystery why the name on the bell does not correspond with that of the ship. The bell was traditionally struck when news of an overdue ship arrived - once for the loss of a ship (i.e. bad news), and twice for her return (i.e. good news). The bell was sounded to ensure
E. S. Lloyd Christopher Lloyd. Lloyd arrived in Madras on 21 December 1894 and served as Assistant Collector and Magistrate. In September 1902, he was appointed District Collector and magistrate, Bangalore. Lloyd was appointed President of Madras Corporation in 1906 and served till 1910. In his later life, Lloyd served as Revenue Secretary and Finance Secretary of Madras Presidency. For a brief while in 1923, he also acted as Chief Secretary. Lloyd died in 1945. Lloyd was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in the New Year Honours of 1924. E. S. Lloyd Ernest Sampson Lloyd (26 May