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 828 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. Arms — Per t'esse or and azure in chief two reindeers' heads erased proper ir. base barry wavy of four argent, and of the second, an ancient sliip with three masts sails furled proper. Ci-esf — Three lozenges or in front of a lion's liead erased proper, crowned with a crown vallery of the first, holding in the mouth an antler of a reind?er also proper. Mot'o — Fac ct spera. Sesidence — Saxon HaU, Palace Eoad, Bayswater, London. Brttt. HON. DE RENZIE JAMES BRETT, of Christchurch, New Zealand, J. P., iiomiuated 1871 a life member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, h. in Ireland, lltli April, 1809 ; m. at Limerick, Ireland, 2ord August, 1845, the daughter of Colonel John Harris, late of 24th Regiment of foot (descended from an old Yorkshire family), by Harriet Poveleri,his wife, daughter of Count Poveleri, whose mother was the daughter of Admiral Sir Peter Dexnel, R.N., and has issue, I. John Harris, h. 6th April, 1846; passed his examination for the army at the Royal Military College, .Sandhurst, but gave up his commis- sion to devote himself to pastoral pursuits in New Zealand. II. James Harris, h. June, 1847 ; m. 28th September, 1880, Kathleen Violet, daughter of Colonel C. Thynne Tho.ma^:, of the H.E.I. C.S., and by her (who was h. 17th October, 1851) has issue, 1. Anuetta, h. 25th June, 1881. 2. Prederica, h. 28th September, 1883. I. Susan Perrin Harris, 6. 20th November, 1848. II. Harriett Poveleri Harris, 6. 29th August, 1850 ; m. William Vincent Mathias, son of Ven. 0. Mathias, Archdeacon of Akaroa, New Zea- land, and by him (who was 6. 20th April, 1849) has issue, 1. William de Renzie, h. 4th August, 1875. 2. Ernest John, 6. 18th August, 1878. 3. A son, I. 14th October, 1887. 1. Marion Gertrude, h. 12th August, 1881. 2. Harriett Daisy, 6. 12th October, 1883. III. de Renzie Harris, h. August, 1857. Mr. Brett was gazetted an ensign in 1825 to the 31st Madras Light Infantry, in which regiment he served twenty-four years ; removed to H.M. 108th Foot, where he remained until 1863, when he retired with the rank of colonel. Ho served during the Coorg campaign, India, in 1834; in the second Burmese war in 1852 (medal) ; in the Crimean war, 1855 (medal) ; created Leva Pasha, and major-general in the army of the Sultan, and decorated with the third class of the Order of the Medjidie ; served daring the Indian Mutiny-, 1857 (medal), and appointed prize-agent of the Kirwee and Banda prize properties, and retired on full pay and £5,000 prize money.