7Q68 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 20, 1887.

&th Volunteer Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, Alexander Wingate Miller. Dated 21st Arthur Sidcbottom, G-ent., to be Second Lieu- December, 1887. tenant. Dated 21st December, 1887. Walter Montgomerie Ncilson Reid. Dated 7th (Clackmannan and Kinross) Volunteer Baftn- 21st December, 1887. lion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Quartermaster J. Macpherson is granted the Highlanders}, Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary honorary rank of Captain. Dated 21st De-- Colonel Alexander Mitchell is appointed cember, 1887. Honorary Colonel of the Battalion. Dated 2nd Lancashire, Captain T. Hargreaves resigns 21st December, 1887. his Commission. Dated 21st December, 1887- 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Sherwood Foresters Lieutenant T. Greenwood to be Captain. Dated (Derbyshire Regiment), Major Herbert Edward 21st December, 1887. Hudson, 1st Battalion, to be Adjutant, vice 3rd Lancashire, Lieutenant J'. Haslam to be Captain Eyre, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Captain. Dated 21st December, 1887. who has retired from the service* Dated 2nd 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Prince of Wales's January, 1888. Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), 2nd Volunteer Battalion, [the Sherwood Foresters The undermentioned Gentlemen to be Second (Derbyshire Regiment), Captain and Honorary Lieutenants:— Major R. H. Hall resigns his Commission ; also John Turville Smith. Dated* 21st Decem- is permitted to retain his rank, and to continue ber, 1887. to wear the uniform of the Battalion on his John Arthur Edelsten. Dated 21st Decem- retirement. Dated 21st December, 1887. ber, 1887. 1st Dumbartonshire, Acting Surgeon A. Hay, Francis Martin Appleton. Dated 21st M.D., resigns his appointment ; also is per- December, 1887. mitted to retain his rank, and to continue to 15th Lancashire, The transfer of Second Lieu- wear the uniform of the Corps on his retire- tenant E. L. Biddlecombe, from the 2nd ment. Dated 21st December, 1887. Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment, 4:th Volunteer Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry, announced in the London Gazette of the 2nd Captain G. B. Atkinson resigns his Commis- December, 1887, is antedated to the 25th sion. Dated 21st December, 1887. November, 1887. 1st Edinburgh (the Queen's City of Edinburgh 18th Lancashire (Liverpool Irish), Acting Rifle Volunteer Brigade), Lieutenant C. N. Surgeon G. A. Raverty resigns his appoint- Johnston to be Captain. Dated 21 st Decem- ment. Dated 21st December, 1887. ber, 1887. 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Leicestershire Regi- 2nd Edinburgh (City), Captain '.P. MacGlashan ment, Captain Benjamin Geale Humfrey, 1st resigns his Commission. Dated 21st Decem- Battalion, to be Adjutant, vice Captain F. W. ber, 1887. Reader, whose time has expired. Dated 15th 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Essex Regiment, January, 1888. Lieutenant F. "W. Baker to be Captain. Dated 21st December, 1887. 4tk Middlesex (West London), Lieutenant E. J. Feilden to be Captain. Dated 21st December, 2nd (Angus') Volunteer Battalion, the Blach . 1887. Watch (Royal Highlanders), Major and 9th Middlesex, Archibald Harry Wood, Gent., ' Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. Dowall to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 21sl Decem- resigns his Commission ; also is permitted to ber, 1887. retain his rank, and to continue to wear the uniform of the Battalion on his retirement. 14th Middlesex (Inns of Court), Acting Surgeon Dated 21st December, 1887. T. W. C. Jones to be Surgeon. Dated 21st December, 1887. 2nd (Glamorgan) Volunteer Battalion, the Welsh llth (North) Middlesex, Captain I. S. Lister Regiment, Captain and Honorary Major J. Con- resigns his Commission. Dated 21st Decem- way resigns his Commission ; also is permitted ber, 1887. to retain his rank, and to continue to wear the uniform of the Battalion on his retirement. 21st Middlesex (the Finsbury), Captain W. E. Dated 21st December, 1887. Messenger is granted the honorary rank of Major. Dated 21st December, 1887. 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Ernest "William White, 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment, M.B., to be Acting Surgeon. Dated 21st Lieutenant L. Prior to be Captain. Dated December, 1887. 21st December, 1887. 3rd Volunteer Battalion, the Queen's Own (Royal 1st (Oxford University) Volunteer Battalion, the West Kent Regiment), Lieutenant H. R. Gid- Oxfordshire Light Infantry, George Barnard ney to be Captain. Dated 21st December, Milbank Coore, Gent., to be Second Lieu- 1887. tenant. Dated 21st December, 1887. 5th (Deeside Highland)^Volunteer Battalion, the 4cth (Perthshire) Volunteer Battalion, the Black Gordon Highlanders, Lieutenant T. Watson to Watch (Royal Highlanders), The undermen- be Captain. Dated 21st December, 1887. tioned Lieutenants to be Captains :— 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Gr. Mailer. Dated 21st December, 1887. Rifles), Lieutenant R. Gray to be Captain. D. Stewart. Dated 21st December, 1887. Dated 21st December, 1887. Andrew Thomson Reid, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 21st December, 1887. 5th (Glasgow Highland) Volunteer Battalion, the Higland Light Infantry, The undermentioned 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Prince Albert's Gentlemen to be Second Lieutenants: — (Somersetshire Light Infantry), John Maurice Kenneth Hugh Munro Connal. Dated 21st Harper, Gent., to be Acting Surgeon. Dated December, 1887. 21st December, 1887.