The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-13 00:00:00

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT

PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Colchester—John James Robert Manners,
Esq. (commonly called Lord John Manners), in the room
of Sir George Henry Smyth, Bart., who has accepted
the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.
GENERAL ORDER.

HORSE GUARDS, FEB. 12.
Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to com-
mand, that modals should be struck to record the
services of her fleets and armies during the wars
commencing in 1793, and ono of these medals having
already been gives' under the General Order
of the Ist of June 1847, to every officer,
non-commissioned officer, and soldier, who was present
at any of the battles and sieges referred to in the above
order, her Majesty has now ben graciously pleased
further to command that one of the same medals shall be
granted to every officer, non-commissioned officer, and sol-
dier, who has not already received one under the above-
mentioned order, and who may have been present with
the army which performed the great achievements in
Egypt during the war ending in 1901.
Officers and soldiers who consider that they have a
claim to receive such medal aro each to apply—a, di-
rected in the General Order of the Ist of June, 1847;
the General officers having such claims through the
Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief of the army;
The Staff officers through the General officers under
whom they served. if alive; if not alive, through the
Adjutant-General of the army ;-•-•
Officers, non-commissioned officerF, and soldiers of
regiments, battalions, and detachments, through the
commanding officer of the regiment, battalion, or detach-
ment at the time, if still alive. This will be known by
inquiry at the agents of the regiment resident in London.

If such commanding officer should not be alive, the ap-
plication, iu v.riting, must be made through the Ad-
jutant-General of the army.
The Board of General Officers is hereby, by her
Majesty's command, directed to take into consideration
—to investigate—the facts stated in each of tho, e
several applications, and to report to the Commander-
in-Chief upon the same, for the information of her
Majesty, and to enable those commanded by her Ma-
jesty to deliver to the claimants the medals accordingly.
The Adjutant-General and the Military Secretary to
the Commander-in-Chief, will transmit to the Secretary
to the Board of General Officers such informa-
tion as they may have been able to acquire, to assist in
the investigations which the Board will have to make.
The Commander-in-Chief has been required to desire,
that the Board of General Officers will have alphabetical
lists made out of the names of the claimants to one of
these medals, with his rank.

Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to command,
that the departments of the Secretary at War and of the
Paymaster-General may furnish to the Board cf General
Officers such information as the records of those Depart-
menta respectively can furnish, of the names of those
serving with the army in Egypt at the period at which
that service was achieved; and that the several Govern-
ments in India should be required to furnish to the
Board of General Officers in London such information:in
respect to regiments sent to Egypt from India, of names
of the several officers and individuals serving on the staff,
or in the ranks of the several regiments employed. as
can be found in the several offices under the several Go-
vernments in India.

The several Governments in India will be desired to
form, at the Presidency of each of the Governments, a
board of officers, which shall have instructions to inquire
into claims referred to such board, whether by the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Army, or by the Board of Gene-
ral Officers sitting in London, or by the Commander-in-
Chict of the Army of each presidency in India.
In extending this further mark of her Majesty's gra-
cious consideration to those officers, non-commissioned
officers, and soldiers, whose claims to a medal, on ac-
count of any of the services specified in the General
Ord,r of the Ist of June, 1847, may have already been
admitted, an additional bar, bearing the word "Egypt"
engraved upon it, will be added to the clasp on which
the names of the several battles, at which such officers
and soldiers were present, are enumerated.
By command of Field Marshal the Duke of
Wellington, Commander-in-Chief.
JOHN MACDONALD, Adjutant-General.
ADMIRALTY, FED. 11.

With reference to her Majesty's gracious intentions,
as signified in the " Gazette" of the Ist and 7th of June,
1847, that a medal should be struck to record the services
of her fleets and armies during the wars commmencing in
1793, and ending in 1815 ; her Majesty has further been
graciously pleased to grant the Military Medal to the
surviving officers, non-commissioned officers, and sol-
diers of the army who served in the expedition to
Egypt; and her Majesty having signified her pleasure
to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that me .-
sures be taken for granting the Naval Medal, or a clasp
in lieu thereof, to the surviving officers and seamen of
the royal navy who served in that execlition;
All officers, petty officers, seamen and marines, who
consider that they are entitled to receive this mark of
their Sovereign's gracious recollection of their services,
and of her desire to record the same, are to send, in
writing, the statement of their claim to the above-named
medal or clasp, addressed to the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty, Whitehall, London, specifying the names of
the persons, or the titles of the documents by which it
can be established.

Such officer, seaman, or marine, as shall have already
received the naval medal for other services, shall receive,
instead of a new additional medal, a clasp with the word
" Egypt" engraveu thereon.
By command of the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty. _ _

W. A. 2. HAMILTON.
CROWN-OFFICE, FEE:. 11.
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