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The London Gazette,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1891.

T the Court at Windsor, the. 12th day of To 'Which audience he was introduced by December, 1891. Viscount Cranbrook, G.C.S.I., Lord President of PRESENT, the Council, acting for the Marquis of Salisbury, The QUEEN's Most Excellent in Council. K.G., Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. 'ER Majesty in Council was this day pleased (o declare Her consent to a Contract of Matrimony between His Royal Prince India Office, December 14, 1891. : ' Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, and Earl of Athlone, Knight of VICTORIA, R.T. The Most Noble Order of the Garter, and Knight WHEREAS We deem it expedient to revise of Order of Saint Patrick, the Rules for the promotion and precedence of Our eldest son of His The Prince and Indian Medical Service: His Consort Her Royal Highness The Princess Our Will and Pleasure is that Our Warrants of Wales,-and Her The Princess of 30th April, 1887, and 8th February, 1889, be Victoria Mary Augusta Louisa Olga Pauline cancelled, and that from and after the 7th August, Claudine Agues, daughter of Her Royal Highness 1891, the following rules shill be established, and The Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth that by these rules Our Viceroy and Governor and His Highness Francis Paul Charles Louis General in Council, and Our Governors in Alexander, Duke of Teck, Knight Grand Cross Council of Madras and Bombay respectively, of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; shall be governed. which consent Her Majesty has also caused to be 1. The substantive ranks of Medical Officers signified under the Great Seal and entered in the in Our Indian Military Forces shall be as books of the Privy Council. follows:— Surgeon-Majoi'-General. Surgeon-Colonel. " T the Court at Windsor, the 12th day of Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel. A December, 1891. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel. PRESENT, Surgeon-Major. The QUEEN's in Council. Surgeon-Captain. Surgeon-Lieutenant. nnHlS day Brownlow Henry George Cecil, These ranks shall carry precedence and other JL Esquire, M.P., commonly called Lord advantages attaching to the rank indicated by the Burghley, was, by Her Majesty's command, military portion of the title, but shall not (except sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy as provided in Article 2) entitle the officer to Council, and took his place at the Board accord- military command, or to the Presidency of Courts- ingly. Martial, Courts of Inquiry, Committees, or Boards of Survey. " Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, 2. The Officers of Our Indian Medical Service December 15, 1891. shall command the Medical Officers and Sub- ordinates, the Army Hospital Native Corps, the OTICE is hereby given, that the State Hospital Attendants, and others doing duty in N Apartments of "Windsor Castle will be military hospitals, as well as all patients in mili- open to the Public on and after Thursday, the tary hospitals; and shall command the Medical 24th instant, on every week day, Christmas Day Staff Corps, when doing duty therewith, in the and Wednesdays excepted, under the usual Regu- same manner as Officers of the Medical Staff, as lations, until further orders. well as such Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and men as may be attached for duty to the Medical Staff Corps ; but otherwise they shall not Windsor Castle, December 12, 1891. hold any military command. ., THIS day had audience of Her Majesty :— 3. A Surgeon-Lieutenant shall be promoted to Agustin Ross, Envoy Extraordinary and the rank of Surgeon-Captain on completing three ' Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of years' full-pay service. Chile, to present his Credentials; 4. A Surgeon-Captain shall be promoted to the