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r-ovIION OF THE cobnußs OF HIS
7i.• . MAJKSTY'S 95th REGIMENT,
COMM,ANDED 1W MAJOR.GENERAL SIR COLIN •
1 HALKETT, K.C.B. AND G.C.H. .
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We ham great pleasure in laying before our readers the
*leering very interesting account of the ceremony observed
•
lirti this occasion, as published in the Malta Government
. fott2ette. We know act which to admire most, the coo-
tiescension and kindness of the Marchioness of Hastings in
presetting the colours to this young corps, or the good
meiduct which appears to have been displayed by the regie
Main. Both officers and men seem to have tied with each.,
tither in evincing their sense of the distinguished honour
.miteiffirred upon thee,
.' In our last Number weennonneed the intended presented's
ei thesoloun of his Majesty's With regiment, which interesting
. yenviony took plam on Wednesday last, the 13th instant s and
we liekere, a mem gratifying and impressive exhibition has mile
„ilissatiess witnessed in Malta. When we reflect on the cep 'asks
!aintlaiss to which this young corps was reduced by sicksmiseen
alliterite snivel innhe island, when the ophthalmia made such dread.
IliLiesse in its ranks, that it May be said to have been totally die.l
ellgaased (scarcely one hundred men having been fit for duty for
.Mewl sleuths), we cannot sufficiently
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laud the.excellent systein at
a pursued in the regiment (aided by the N effos of the
.= Officer in charge, Staff Surgeon Lindsay) which enabled
Alai gesethful battalion to present, on so momentous an occealom-al
of upwards of 400 men in excellent health and spirits, per.
?tarty under aims, and performing their. evotutions with a
.Mtissiori and aotivity which excited the artontsbment apd admire-
s all who beheld them.
7ihe weather was beautiful- in the extreme, and a previous an.
iselvernset thin the ceremony would take place on the ',Parade in
:lift of the Palace, attracted thither early in the afternoon im.
' simee crowds of all classes. Many of the civil and military mi.,
Anse of the Island were invited to the Palace, and• the windows
tationeseed roofs of the Main Guard, and the adjacent homes,
Alan crowded to exoess with fashionable and respectable amnia
Alm Malta seemed to pride herself on pouring forth all her beeMpl
,Mw
-sob Ilwilllency to honour the eklug of the youthful soleness; 1
the pure atmosphere and slowness sky gave an elasticity see
to the scene, altogether delightful.
'. At three o'clock p.m. the With regiment marched into the
44pme and took up its alignment faciog the Palace, an which the l
klestlard of England was hoisted in honour of the octanes". The
Of the segment were thrown forward so as to form three sides
a square; and in a few minutes his Excellawy the Moat Noble
Ake
Ake • ef. Hastings approached from the Palace, supporting
lasses,
and attended by Lady Flan Hastings, 311*-
1 Sir Manley Power, the Rev. Mr. Le hlesurier, the whole
elffillOriffilliffi, and a numerous suite of distinguished Officers. The
/I=lihaving received his Excellency with the customary salute,
eelount were placed on the large drum (an appropriate' altar
&rib/ occasion), and the Rev. Mr. Le Alesurier commenced the
Allinlesny of consecration, in the coarse of which he read, in • so-
and impressive manner, a beautiful prayer, composed by the
MOM Ossiletnan himself expressly for the occasion.
:.. I", The ceremony of consecration being ended, salutes were freed
Latigl frontc the
todiffeoerenfnert
übetter.
pon the regiment
reag7md
enthtethAel3rstcioness,hl
presenting them with their standards, the beauty of which
ofseverally admired. On banding the colours to the Of&
*gated to receive them (Ensigns Young and Parker), the
:ear addressed them In the following neat and appropriate
, width her Ladyship delivered with peculiar dignity and
s-
-4'• 4 Gentlemen—lt is with high gratification that I have the ho.
mete of delivering these colours into your charge. and with an v-
ibes wish that a devout veneration for these emblems of honour
Emig ever distinguish this corps, by marked gallantry in the field
Siff iszemplary discipline in the hours of peace. .51av glory and
sewer attend the colours of his Majesty's 915th regiment whereat-
smw they may be displayed!'
" The colours having been trooped in the customary manner, and
taken to the proper position in line, guarded by the grenadiers, the
regiment fired a cca de joie, and rent the welkin with their hearty
cheers, which rally evinced the ardour of their youthful hearts :
Men then marched past his Excellency the Governor in slow time,
tied the ceremony concluded with a general salute. Refine the nu
ement left the parade his Excellency, thrdugh Major-General Sir
Manley Power, repeatedly expressed to the Commanding Officer, I
Lientenant•Colonel Sir Dudley Hill, his satisfaction at the appear. I
met of both men and officers, their steadiness tinder arms, and the
ptscisins of their movements, firing, &c. The Marchioness of
Mastiegs also was graciously pleased to signify her entire appro.
lotion el the youthful battalion, which, by this public act of favour,
MA had, in a manner, taken under her especial protection. Thus
tied this solemn and imposing ceremony, and we venture to say,
were very few of the spectators who were not thoroughly
let r 1; die exhibition : we particularly allude to the fair ponies
=, who meld not see ea fine a body elf young men devele
yes with such manifest enthusiasm to the glory of their
lilliallep, without feeling a powerful excitement of that sympathy
eiswariably exists between the brave and the beautiful. Ali
Nis aim immediate actors in the scene, they beheld did,
eldeskedgelevated with a feeling of exalted joy, and fondly andel,
lts, day when they would be entitled to apply to themselves
'proud motto of the distinguished Nobleman uodet whose ans.
they have cetnmenced their military career :
• Et nos euoque tele 'wartime s.'
"iii the evening the Officers of the 95th regiment celebrated this
important event by a selendid ball and supper at the Auberge de
Presence, which was attended by the Marquis and Marchioness,
Milt Ladies Flom, Sophia, Selina, and Adelaide Hastings. Earl
Mordon, Admiral Sir 11. and Lady Neale, Major-Oen. Sir Manley
avalLarly Power. Mr. President Wright and Lady, Sir Frederic and
lady Hankey, (it' John and Lady Riche:dean, Captains Sir Chas.
, Hamilton, Grace, and Johnstone, of the Royal Navy, the
ability of the Island, all the Foreign Consuls, Officers of the
Civil Government, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. W. H. rdner and Lady,
libiut-Ccd. Whitmore, R.E., Lieut.-Col. Pitt, Major De Bathe,
**Officers of the Garrison, and of his Majesty's ships in the has..
hotly, and the resident Gentry of the Island, native and foreign, M
all upwards of 400 persons. The rooms of this noble building were
beautifully decorated and splendidly illuminated, and the tasteful
stmogement of the whole reflected great credit on Major Fitzgerald,
Nib regiment, under whose superintendence it was conducted. The
ball was opened by Licut..Col. Sir Dudley Hill and Lady Flora
Heating& Quadrilles and waltzes followed, and were kept up with
great spirit and animation till one o'clock, when the folding doom
of the supper room were thrown open, and presented a dazzling
Ciseo (Pail. %Ve should far exceed our limits were we to attempt
a Mimi tti description of this fairy scene; suffice it to say, that the
splendor of the decorations, the long and heavy-laden supper tab*.
Jail kw deeding mess of the well-disposed lights, altogether form-
ed a scene that baffles description. At the upper end of the roose
a semicircular supper table was laid on an elevated floor, within a
beautiful pavilion (fanned of the flags of his Majesty's ship Rs.
verge), which was occupied by the principal guests. At the en-
trance of the pavilion were placed two figures in annour, displaying
the newly-presented colours; and trophies, consisting of beautiful
aped era of ancient armour, were tastefully arranged over the
doorways. The walls were covered with picturesque tapestry,
formed of naval flags, interspersed with pillars LE mingled laurel,
myrtle, and oak leaves, with festoons and wreaths of varied coloured
flowers. The supper table was literally crowded with every Izmir,
of the season, and • profusion of the choicest wines; while the
bands of his al aiesty's ship Revenge and 95th regiment, performing
alternately English sin and the choicest pieces of it Gran _Maestro
Roulet, left none of the senses of the numerous and delighted
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"After supperdancing re-commenced and continued with unabated
vivacity till the ruddy streaks of morning warned the fair votaries
of Terpsichore to seek the necessary refreshment of their pillows,
arlithey reluctantly quitted the pleasures of the festive scene. The
very late hour to which his Excellency the Marquis and the
Marchioness of Hastings continued to enjoy the gaieties of the
evening we consider a flattering compliment to the Officers of his
Majc.tv's 95th Regiment, whose attention throughout the evening
to theiinuircrous guests were unceasing.
" We are happy to bear that on this festive occasion, the Non.
Commissioned Officers and Soldiers were not neglected, having had
an exeellent dihner providrl for them by order of the commanding
Of ; and having spent the everting with much conviviality."

The Rev. Abraham Charles Mummery, who has been
transferred to Morpeth gaol for trial, for robbing the house
of Mr. Hill, at Shields, is not properly a clergyman, having
obtained his ordination of the Archbishop of York by
forged testimonials- but when his Grace discovered the
imposture, be stated the same in circulars to the various
Dioceses, as a caution against the arts of Mr. Mummery.—
("Tyne Mercury.)
Urals:avow, Julia 6.—(Extract of a private letter.)—
" On. Friday night last, Lieut. Pulling, R.N., Chief Of-
ficer of the Coast Guard station at Hurst Castle, together
with several of his crew, was out on duty on the coast
near Barton, and met with a body of men, armed with
bludgeons and pistols, and many of them disguised with
masts, and their faces blacked. Lieut. P. was severely
struck three several times, by one of the men, as was also
one of the boatmen under Lieut. P.'s command, and two
pistols were tired at them by the smugglers, when himself
and party were reluctantly obliged, in self-defence, to use
their cutlasses and pistols against their assailants, and
sorrry are we to say, that many of the said body of men
were wvevely wounded, and one man died on Saturday
evening, from the wound he received. A Coroner's .In-
qtreNt is now sitting on the body of the deceased.
FAT•t. Qttacarity.—W. Chapman, a farmer, who 'V-
oided at Full Sutton, near Stamford Bridge, being tronbleil
witir a disorder which he called the black water, upon the
recommendation of some person of his acquaintance, pur-
chased a pennyworth of arsenic in this city, which he in-
tended to take at three doses The first of these he took
lam Tuesday week, the day after he had procured it, and in
consequence be was a on the Monday following, the
poison having taken too firm hold to be counteracted in Its
fatal effects. The interval between the foolish act and his
deeesat was one of extreme soffeving. He has left a
pregnant widow, and Alve or six thildren,,—Tork Coma.