Major Henry Howkins resigns his South Mayo-Sub Lieut. M. G. commission, also is permitted to Henry Moore resigns his commisretain his rank, and to continue to sion. The Hon. Bentinck Yelverwear the uniform of the regiment ton Bingham tobe sub lieut. (super.) on his retirement. Capt. Edward Sligo-Lieut. Thomas L. RobinCharles Windsor resigns his com- son resigns his commission. mission.

Wees meath Lieut. Brooke Worcester · Major and Hon. Southwell Greville resigns his comLieut. Col. Charles Sidney Haw- mission. kins to be lieut. col. Capt. and

Yeomanry Cavalry. Hon. Major William Parker Howell Denbighshire-Arthur Mesham, to be major. Capt. Richard Pres. late Capt. 1st Royal Dragoons, to cott Decie to be major. Lieut. H. be capt. ; June 4. W. Dom ville to be capt.

East Lothian-Major Sir Robt. 4th West York-Capt. Henry Charles Sinclair, Bart., resigns Irwin is granted the hon. rank of bis commission. Major.

Middlesex—The services of Lieut. 6th West York - Major Fred. Francis Burrell Massingberd are Joliffe Bayly to be lieut. col., vice dispensed with. Stansfeld, resigned.

Haddington, Berwick, Linlith- THE ARMY GAZETTE. gow, and Peebles Artillery-Capt. War Office, Pall Mall, June 16. Frederick Lewis Roy resigns his Where not otherwise specified commission.

the following commissions bear Highland Borderers-Colin J. date June 17. Campbell, late lieut 2nd Dragoons, Royal Regiment of Artilleryto be capt.

Lieut. Col. and Brevet Col. Michael The Highland Light Infantry- Anthony Shrapnel Biddulph, C.B., Surg. James Edward resigns his to be col., vice A. C. Pigeon, who commission.

retires upon full pay.

Major R. Scottish Borderers-Major C. Horsley Rickets Rowley to be Stewart resigns his commission, lieut. col., vice Biddulph, proalso is permitted to retain his rank, moted. Capt. and Brevet Major and to continue to wear the uni. Bowes Lennox Forster, from the form of the regiment on his re- Super. List, to be Major, vice tirement. Capt. James Hatherell Rowley, promoted. Capt. E. H. to be major, vice Stewart, who re- Cameron, from temporay half

pay, signs; June 1.

to be capt., vice E. T. Warry, deAntrim-Lieut. Lorenzo Alex. ceased. Lieut. Francis Onslow B. ander resigns his commission. Foote is placed upon the Super.

Antrim Artillery-Lieut. Willm. List. John Johnston Kirkpatrick, from Royal Engineers-Major Willm. the Royal North Down Militia, to Adolphus Baker (iate Bombay) to be lieut.

be lieut. col., vice J.G. T. Griffiths, Donegal — Capt. Daniel Baird deceased; April 4. Capt. Charles Maturin Baird resigns his commis- Mant (late Bombay) to be major, sion. Curran Obins Woodhouse, vice W. A. Baker; April 4. Capt. gent., to be sub lieut. (super.). John Knox Tisdall, ;from half pay,

Fermanagh-Cavendish Walter to be capt., vice S. V. Smith, deGartside-Tipping, gent., to be sub ceased; May 27. Lieut. Andrew lieut.

Wilson Baird to be capt., vice C. Kildare - Lieut. Gerald Fitz- Mant; April 4, Lieut. Montagu Gerald, Earl of Offaly to be capt. Frederick Ommanney, from the Lieut. Robert Fleetwood Rynd to Super. List., to be lieut., vice T.

Brevet.

Major Frederick Macdonald Birch, Col. Arthur Comyn Pigou,

Pigou, April 4. John Withers McQueen, Royal Artillery, to have the hon. April 4. George Henry Wel land rank of Major Gen. upon retiring Hoggan; April 4. Wynyard Batupon full-pay.

tye; April 4. Charles Metcalfe Lieut. Col. Arthur Scott Moberly, Bushby ; April 4. Thomas Cadell; Royal (late Madras) Engineers, V.C.; April 17. having completed the qualifying Lieut. to be Capt.--Lieut. Wilm. service in the rank of Lieut. Col., Maitland Meacham; April 17. to be col.; May 12. The following promotions to take

BENGAL ARMY. place consequent on the death on

Alteration of Rank. the 9th May, 1874, of Lieut, Gen.

General List of Cavalry Sir Archdale Wilson, G.C.B., Royal

Officers. (late Bengal) Artillery :

To rank as follows :Major John Octavius Chichester, Capt. Charles Bell Horsbrugh, 39th Foot, to be lieut. col.; May from Jan. 5. Capt. Richard Ber10. Capt. William Barclay Gordon nard Lockwood, from Jan. 7. Cleather, 47th Foot, to be major; Capt. Robert Bartholomew, from May 10.

Jan. 22.

War Office, Pall Mall, June 19. MADRAS STAFF CORPS. Where not otherwise specified, To be Lieut. Cols.- Major Alex. the following commissions bear Bulstrode Cumberlege; Feb. 25. date June 20, 1874 :

Major William Mellish Parratt; 57th Regiment of Foot-Lieut. Feb. 25. Major Douglas Standen; William F. Wyndowe, from Adjt. Feb. 25. Recruiting District, to be capt, To be Capt.-Lieut. Charles H. vice W. A. R. Thompson, retired; Sheppard; March, 1. May 1874.

MADRAS ARMY.
India Office, June 18,

General List of Cavalry.
Her Majesty has been pleased to

Officers. approve of the following promotions To be Capt. Lieut. (Brevet amongst the Officers of the Staff Capt.) Alfred George Willoughby Corps, and of Her Majesty's Indian Hemans; April 2, 1873. Military Forces, made by the Governments in India :

BOMBAY STAFF CORPS. Brevet.

To be Lieut. Cols.—Major Robt. To be Col.-Lieut. Col. Charles Frederick Williams; March 3, Phayre Hildebrand, Bengal In- 1874. Major (Brevet Lieut. Col.), fantry; Nov. 10, 1873.

George. Forbes Hogg; March To be Major - Capt. Georgo 3, 1874. Ward Chicheley Plowden, Bengal To be Majors - Capt. Julius Staff Corps; April 4.

Barras; March 14. Capt. Charles

Henry Harrison; March 20.
Substantive Promotions.

To be capt. – Lieut. John De
BENGAL STAFF CORPS. Burgh Lynch; March 18.
Capts. to be Majors-Brevet

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CONTENTS.
West India REGIMENTS. By Captain Rogers, F.R.G.S. .
HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE First REGIMENT OF MILITIA, OR THIRD

WEST YORK Light INFANTRY. By Capt. G. A. Raikes
THE SIEGE OF BELFORT AND LAST STRUGGLE OF FRANCE .
MEMOIR OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR GARNET J. WOLSELEY, K.C.B.,

G.C.M.G. By Lieut. Low, (late) Indian Navy. Chapter II.

The Crimea, 1854-56
THE BRITISH MERCHANT SEAMAN
HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE SERVICES OF THE TENTH, OR, PRINCE

OF WALES' OWN ROYAL REGIMENT OF HUSSARS
THE RIFLE BRIGADE IN THE ASHANTEE EXPEDITION
FOREIGN SUMMARY
EDITOR'S PORTFOLIO
CRITICAL NOTICES
NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
OBITUARY
STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION
STATIONS OF TIE BRITISH ARMY
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

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The close of the last century witnessed one of the fiercest struggles for supremacy between two great nations that has, perhaps, ever occurred since the world began. At home and abroad, on sea and on land it was waged with merciless loss of life and treasure, and with the pertinacity that could only spring from love of country, or admiration and respect for a victorious leader. England and France were equally determined to fight out the question of might regardless of the rights of others wbo stood in their way, and fight they did to the bitter end. In the West Indies both fleets and armies were employed in the internecine conflict, and one island after another was captured or released in utter contempt of the sufferings endured by their unfortunate inbabitants, who were alternately petted and requisitioned as the case might be, or were reluctantly obliged to take part in attack or defence as the circumstances demanded.

In 1795, Sir Ralph Abercrombie was commander-in-chief of our forces, and under him seven West India Regiments were raised for strictly local services by direction of the Home Authorities. These Corps were primarily composed of negro slaves, purchased from their owners in different islands, but chiefly in Barbadoes, and varied in price according to the locality they originally hailed froin. Thus Gambia

negro was valued at £16 a head, while a Gold Coast native was worth £2 more. But it was not because of their intrinsic value that the planters of the West Indian Archipelago thought it hard to be thus summarily deprived of their labourers. No doubt the Government contract price was fair and reas

asonable, and no objection could be raised on that score. Nor yet were the Barbadian or Jamaican Incolants disloyal to the land of their birth and unmindful of their duty to assist in keeping the enemy from their gates. Indeed Bimshire (as Barbadoes is commonly called) has time out of mind been justly proud of the sacrifices it has made on the shrine of patriotism, and in this respect the pretentious little island has been a shining light among its fellows in the Carribbean sea. The fact was, the colonists dreaded the embodiment of a force composed of human beings, whom heretofore they looked upon as brutes, or at best as something only better than a beast of burthen.

In a statute for the government of negroes passed by the Barbadoes Legislature in the early days of its existence was the following merciful enactment.* “If any person wantonly or

* Poyer's “ History of Barbadoes,” 1808. U.S. Mag., No. 549, Aug., 1874.

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