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of our arms was sustained in the field, and 

 justice and benevelence distinguished every 

 measure of the cabinet of Calcutta. The 

 noble Marquess's health being affected by 

 his prolonged residence in India, he re- 

 turned to England, in the summer or au- 

 tumn of 1812. 



From his lordship's excessive liberality 

 his unbounded generosity he is considered 

 to have been, notwithstanding his exten- 

 sive estates and splendid income, more or 

 less embarrassed through life. Pecuniary 

 difficulties were indeed said to be the chief 

 cause of his appointment, soon after his re- 

 tufn to England, to the comparatively in- 

 significant governship of Malta. 



His lordship married, on the 12th of 

 July, 1804, Flora Muior Campbell, Coun- 

 tess of Loudon, in his own right ; by whom 

 he had issue : 1, Flora Elizabeth, born in 

 1805; 2, George Augustus Frederick, his 

 successor, now Marquess of Hastings, 

 born in 1808; 3, Selina Constantina, born 

 in 1810; and 4, Adelaide Augusta La- 

 vinia, born in 1812. 



His lordship some weeks before his 

 death, which occurred on board his Ma- 

 jesty's ship the Revenge, at Naples, on 

 the 28th of November, met with a fall from 

 his horse, which produced very distressing 

 eifects upon the hernia, under which he had 

 loiJg laboured. It was against the advice 

 of the medical men by whom he was at- 



tended, that, upon the 20th of the month, 

 he was brought down from the palace at 

 Malta, to the shore, upon a sofa, and put 

 into the admiral's barge, and towed along- 

 side the Revenge. He was then in an ex- 

 tremely weak state. The Revenge had a 

 quick and quiet passage of only three days ; 

 but, on her arrival, his lordship was so ill, 

 that it was found impossible to remove 

 him. He expired in firmness and resigna- 

 tion, surrounded by his wife and daughter?. 

 Of the latter, however, he had taken leave 

 some days before. It is mentioned, in a 

 letter from nn officer of the Revenge, that, 

 among the Marquess's papers found after 

 his death, was a memorandum requesting 

 that on his decease, his right hand might be 

 cut off, and preserved till the death of the 

 Marchioness, to be interred in the same 

 coffin with her ladyship ! The letter adds, 

 that, in compliance with this request, the 

 Marquess's hand was amputated. The 

 body was conveyed back to Malta, for in- 

 terment, in the Ariadne, Captain Fitz- 

 clarence. 



The Marquess of Hastings was a genera), 

 in the army, Colonel of the 27th regiment 

 of Foot, constable and chief Governor of 

 the Tower of London, Lord-lieutenant and. 

 Gustos Rotulorum of the Tower Division ; 

 a Governor of the Charter House, and 

 one of the Council of the King, in Corn- 

 wall and Scotland. 



POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS. 



3 Di: G. Ens. A. L. Bourke, from 13 F. (Riding- 

 mast.), Corn., and placed in his orig. situation in 

 corps, v. W. C. Trevelyan, who rets, on h. p., 

 7 Dec. 



4 Dr. Gu. Lt. S. R. J. Masham, from 37 P., Lt. 

 v. Cunningham, who exch., 16 Nov. ; B. Burrell, 

 Corn, by purch., v. Vaughan, prom., 14 Nov. 



6 Dr. Gu Corn. H. R. Jones, Lt. by purch., v. 



Richards, prom., 14 Nov. ; F. Q. Turner, Corn, by 

 purch., v. Jones, 23 Nov. 



1 Dr Lt. D. P. Webb, Capt. by purch., v. Mar- 

 ten, prom,, 12 Dec. ; Capt. P. Phipps, maj. by purch., 

 v. Stisted prom. ; Lt. W. Hibbert, Capt. by purch, 

 v. Phipps, both 19 Dec. 



2 Dr Lt. A. W. Wyndham, Capt. by purch., v. 

 Wyndham prom. ; Corn. C. Norman, Lt. by purch., 

 V. Wyndham prom. ; VV. D. Steuart, Corn, by purch., 

 v. Norman, all 12 Dec. ; Tr. Serj. Maj. W. Perry, 

 (j)u. Mast., v. Lennox dec., 7 Dec. 



4 L. Dr Capt. W. Parlby, from h. p., Capt., v. 

 G. Parlby, who exch., rec. dif., 7 Dec. 



9 L. Dr Capt. J. A. Lord Loughborough, Maj. 

 by purch., v. Richardson prom. ; Lt. P. B. Williams, 

 Capt. by purch., v. Lord Loughborough ; Corn. E. 

 S. Trower, Lt. by purch., v. Williams, all 12 Dec. ; 

 J. Micklam, Corn, by purch., v. Trower prom., 12 

 Dec. 



11 L. Dr. Lt. H. French, Corn, by purch., v. 

 Pearson prom., 16 Nov ; T. Salkeld, Corn, by 

 purch., v. Lewis prom., 7 Dec. 



12 L. Di- J. H. Touchet, Corn, by purch., v. 

 Pole prom., 30 Nov. 



13 L. Dr. Com. B. MacMahon. Lt. by purch., v, 

 Campbell prom, in Cape Corps of Cav., 30 Nov. 



14 L. Di: Corn. J. M. Dawson, Lt. by purch., v. 

 Duff prom. ; C. J. Griffiths, Corn, by purch., v. 

 Dawson, both 12 Dec. 



15 L. )>.- Lt. K. A. Percival, Capt. by purch., v. 

 Temple prom. ; Corn. J. C. Baird, Lt. by purch., v. 

 Percival, both 12 Dec. 



17 L. Dr. Maj. G. Lord Bingham, Lt. Col. by 



Erch., v. Rumpler, who rets. ; Capt. J. Scott, Maj. 

 purch., v. Lord Bingham ; Lt. M. C. D. St. Quin- 

 , Capt. by purch., v. Scott, all 9 Nov. 



3 F. Gu Lt. Col. J. Elrington, from h. p., Capt. 

 and Lt. Col., v. Sir G. H. F, Berkeley, who exch., 

 Ifi Nov. 



I F. Lt. R. Bennett, Capt. by purch., v. Carter, 

 whose prom, has been cancelled, 3 Aug. ; Hosp. As t 

 E. Greatrex, As. Surg., v. Finnic prom, in 1 W. I. 

 Regt., 16 Nov. ; Lt. H. C. Fraser, Capt. by purch., 

 v. Anderson prom , 12 Dec. 



3 F. Lt. C. Walker, from h. p. 4 F., Lt., v. An, 

 trobus, whose app. has not taken place, 16 Nov. i 

 Lt. J. S. Hughes, Capt., v. Woods, dec. ; Ens. J, 

 Hanna, Lt., v. Hughes ; C. H. Darling, Ens., v. 

 Hanna, all 7 Dec. 



5 F.E. C. Giffard, Ens., v. Phibbs, prom, in 2 W, 

 I. Regt., 23 Nov. 



6 F Ens. A. Connor, Lt. by purch., v. Curteis 

 prom., 7 Dec. 



7 F. Capt. E. W. Bell, Maj. by purch., v. Mair 

 prom.; Lt. L. Carey, Vise. Falkland, Capt. by 

 purch., v. Bell, both 19 Dec. ; Lord H. F. Chiches- 

 ter, Lt. by purch., v. Liddell prom., 7 Dec. 



8 F. Ens. J. Howard, Lt. by purch., v. Pickwick 

 prom., 30 Nov. ; J. J. E. Hamilton, Ens. by purch., 

 v. Howard, 7 Dec. 



10 F Ens. M. C, Golden, from h. p., Ens., v. H. 

 A. C. Pilkington, who exch., rec. dif., 30 Nov. 



II F. D. Richmond, Ens. by purch., v. Gambler 

 prom, in 38 F., 9 Nov. 



12 F. Capt. Hon. A. F. Southwell, from h. p. 6 

 Dr. Gu., Capt., v. W. L. Crowther, who exch., rec. 

 dif., 9 Nov. 



14 F. Capt. W. Turner, Maj. by purch., v. Eus- 

 tace prom. ; Lt, G. ?Iackenzie, Capt. by purch., v. 

 Tumor, both 19 Dec. 



15 F. Corn. A. L. Bourke, from 3 Dr. Gu., Ens., 

 v, Elliott prom, in 2 W. I. Regt., 30 Nov. ; Ens. 

 Hon. W. H. Drummond, from h. p., Ens., v. Bourke 

 app. to 3 Dr. Gu., 7 Dec. 



18 F. Ens. R, A. Haly, Lt. by purch., v. Spencer 

 prom. ; F. Ness, Ens. by purch., v. Haly, both 19 

 Dec. 



19- F. G.Baldwin, Ens. by purch., v. Mills prom., 

 12 Dec. ; Lt. F. Tvdd, from h. p. 4 Ceyl. Regt., 

 Paym., v. Farewell, app. to 29 F., 16 Nov. ; C. San- 

 ders, Ens. by purch., v. Clarke prom., 30 Nov. 



20 F Maj. Hon. E. Cust, from h. p., Maj., v. 

 Jackson prom., 12 Dec.; Capt. C. J. Deshon, from 

 h. p., Capt, v. Tovey, prom., 16 Nov. ; Capt. E. B. 

 Brooke, from h. p., Capt., v. Crokat prom,, 23 Nor. 



21 F Capt. C. Yeoman, frdm h.p., Capt., v. C, 



