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London, England, 1808-09-12 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT's GAM: fTF—

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MEMORANDUM.
lIORSE•GUARbS, SEPT. 3 .
His Majesty has been pleased to grant ea the 24th Regiment
of Light Dragoons, his most gracious permission to assume, in ad-
t?tion to any other Badges or Devices towhich it nay be entitled,
and to bear in its Colours and on its Apr ointments the. Elephant,
with the wprd •" Indoestax" inscribed around it, in conintctnora-
tion of the distinguished valour displayed by this corps in the Bat-
tles fought at 4111 G4ur on me 4th September, 1 uns, and at Delhi
on the 9th of the same month, and as a.lasting, testimony of the
exemplary conduct of this corps during tke period it haw served in
India.

By Order of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief.
HARRY Cra tvzar, Adj. Gall. •
• MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 10, 1908.
Royal Regiment of Horse Guarria—Robert Orde Fenwick, Gent.
to he Corner, by purchase, vice Buck, promoted in the Royal
African Corps.
6th Regiment of Dragoons—John Linton, Gent. to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Harris, promoted.
13th Regiment of I.ight Dragoons—Cornet John H. Drought to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice itaitt, who retires.
15th Dlue--Lleutenant Colonel Colquboun Grant, from the 72d
Foot, to be Lieurenant-Cokinel, vice Seymour, who exchanges.
Ssth Phipps, Gent, to be Veterinary Surgeon,
vice Newman, appointed Cornet.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign George Henry
Macartnry Greville, from the 9th Foot, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Lord William Fitzgerald, who resigns.
3d Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign Charles Lawrence White,
to be lieutenant, vice Bradford, deceasad; Lloyd, Cult.
to be ,Ensier, vice White.
4th Regiment of Foot—John Fraser, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Purvit, promoted.
sth Ditto—Rowland Pennington' Gent, to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Mackenzie, promoted.
tth Ditte-i-Ensign John Healy, from the 99th Foot, to be Lieu-
. teaent; by purchase, vice Ridgeway, who retiree.
Ditto—Lieutenant James Boyd to be Captain of a Company,
without purchase, vier Aylmeropromoted, and Ensign John
Robertson, from the Royals, to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase.
10th Ditto-4%140r John Earl of Portarllngton, from the 3d Foot,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Newman, who
retires.
11th Ditto—Lieutenant-o)l°nd. Joseph Gubbins, from the Sth
Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pur-
chase ; Major William Smelt, from the 9th Garrison Battalion,
to be Major, without purchase ; Lieutenant Wm. H. Knipe,
from the 66th Foot, to be. Captain of a Company, without pun.
chase; Ensign John PurceU, from the 4th Garrison Battalion,
ho be Ensign, vice Anderron, who exchanges ; and42uarter-
,Master Serjeant Valentine Lott, from the 66th Foot, to be
Quarter Master.
16th

Junes Janos to be Captain of a Company,

vice Berkeley, deceased; Lieutenant Riciard Nilson to be
Captain of a Company, vice Baylis, deceased; and Ensign P.
C. O'Conner to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Sinclair,

lobo resigns.
19th Ditto—Major Henry Funnel Eyre from the 82d Foot, to be
Lieutenant-Colooel, without purchase, vice Major-General
Plewgill, appointed to the commas/ albs York Light Infaii-
try Volunteers.
lest Ditto—Captaiu W. H. Meyrick, from the 31st Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, vice Campbell, deceased.
113th Ditto—Lieutenant Thomas M. Crooke to be Captain of a
Company, by purchase, vice Hawtrry, who retires.
Seth Ditto—Lieutenant Win. Hill to be Captain of a Company,
vice Dudingstone, deceased; Ensign I. F.Wilkinson to be Lieu-
tenant, rice Hill.

fed Ditto—Major Edward Hull to be Ideutenant-Colonel with-
out purchase; Captain Richard Fiera to be Major, vice Hull;
Lieutenant William Skerran to be Capndn of a Company,vice
Elegs ; Ensign Henry Oglander to be Lieutenant.
r 4 Ditto—('sprain J. P. Hunt to be Major' without purchase,
vim Wade, promoted in the Bth Garrison Battalion; Captain
William Cruioe, front Half Pay of the 4th Regiment of the
late Irish Brigade, to be Captain of a Company, vice Lord Ar-
buthnot, who exchanges.
5.5tb Ditto—James Mackenzie, Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Price
cashiered.
00th Ditto--Richard Pasley, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Schultz, promoted in the York Rangers.
03d Dltto—Aosistant-Surgeon John Wright to be Surgeon, vice
Young, appoint:d to the 9th Garrison Battalion.

157th Wiltidal Andrews, from the 19th Foot, to
be Surgeon, vice Cooke, appointed Surgeon to the Porces.
?2d Ditto—lieutenant.ColontlßichardAujustus Seymour, from
the 15th tigist Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel vice Grant,
who exchanges.

tsth Ditto---Ensign George Wharrie to be Lieutenant, by pus&
chase, vice Bruce, promoted in the s7lls Foot.
fitb Ditto—Captain A. Fraser to be Major, by purchase, vice
Robertson, who retires; Lieutenant R. B. Cole to be Captaini
of a Company, vice Fraser ; Ensign Jatues Vaughan to be Lieu-
tenant, Oft Coles.
frid Ditto—Captain William Henry Liner to be Major, without
purchase, vice Eyre, °mot ed in the 19th Foot ; Lieutenant
Thomas McNeil to be Capu.in of a Company, vice Lister;
Ensign John Brown to be Lieutenant, vice McNeil._

14th Ditto--Erevet-Major Jacob Tonson, from the 3d Garrison
Battalion, to he Captain of a Company, without purchase, vice
M`Gregor, whose appointment has not taken place.
To be Lieutenants.'
Ensign John Fraser, by purchase, vice Medley, who retires.
Ensign Edw. Croker, without purchase, vice Vincent, promoted.
Ensign Rich. Cruice, from the 96th Foot, without purchase.
85th Ditto—Lieutenant Richard Whitaker, from the 4th Garri.
son Battalion, to be Lieutenant' vice Cowen, who exchanges.
57th Ditto—Lieutenant Frederick Vandeleur to be Captain of a
Company, by purchase vice Tucker, whe retires.
96th Ditto—Ensign Richard Hargrave, from the Bth Garrison

Battalion, te be Ensign, without purchase, vice Crulce, promo-
ted in the 84th Foot.
llth West India Regiment—Captain Win. Brown, from the 94th
Foot, to be Major, without purchase, vice Sebright. promoted
In the 60th Foot.
Royal West India Rangers—Ensign J. A. Carson to be Lieute-
nant, vice Hughes, deceased.
Cape Regiment—William M•Dorald Mackay, gent. to be En-
sign, without purchase, ♦ice Ureville, appointed to the 9th

Foot.
Major Brad,haves 4th Levy—Lieutenant James Meilis, fronnthe
21st Foot, to be Captain of a Company.
Ittil Garr son Battalion —l.iouteuant L. C. Cowell, from the 85th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, v ice Whitaker, who exchanges; Ensign
John Anderson, from the Ilth Foot, to be Ensign. vice Puns
ee/I,who eTchanges.
sth Ditto—Major Wm. Wade, from the 52d Foot, to be Lieute—
nant-Colonel, vice Gubbins, appointed to the 11th Foot.
Stis Ditto—Captain Henry H. Bradford, front the 4th Foot, to

be Major, vie Smek, appointed to the I ith Foot ; Surgeon
Colin Young, from the ti.la Fisot, to be Surgeon, vice Wilson,
appointed to a Recruiting District.
4th Royal Veteran Battalion—Lieutenant Richard O'Meara, from
the Ikb Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Ormsby,
appointed to tha 12th Royal Veteran Battalion.
BREVET.

Lieuterast-Colonel William Raymond, Deputy Adjutant-Gene-
t-al to the Forces serving in Ireland, to be Colonel in the Army.
Captain John Robert Nason3 of the 47th Foot, to be Major in
the Army.