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624 four months as Lieutenant, he was confirmed in that rank in the alias  sloop, Capts. Wm. Croft and Henry Laroche. His last appointments were, 16 Jan. 1806 and 24 Oct. 1811, to the sloop, Capts. H. Laroche, John Baker, John Bradley, and John Lloyd, and 74, Capts. Geo. Parker, Thos. Browne, and Norborne Thompson. During his attachment to the, besides cruizing in the Channel, he attended the expedition to the Walcheren, and was employed in escorting convoys to Spain, Portugal, and the West Indies; and while in the he commanded a gun-boat on the rivers Dwina and Aa during the defence of Riga in 1812, and was present at the siege and capture of Genoa in 1814. He went on half-pay in Sept. 1815, and accepted the rank he now holds 25 Jan. 1837.

Commander Kyle married, 4 Nov. 1817, Bliss Mary Irwin, and has issue two children.

 KYNASTON. 

entered the Navy 30 Sept. 1830; passed his examination 27 April, 1837; and served as Mate in the 80, Capt. Sir David Dann,  steamer, Capt. John Kichardson,  72, flag-ship of Sir Thos. John Cochrane, gunnery-ship, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings, and steamer, Capt. John Washington, on the Mediterranean and Home stations. He obtained a commission 10 Nov. 1842; was appointed, on 28 of the same month, to the 44, Capt. John Foote, on the African station; and since 24 July, 1844, has been employed in the Pacific on board the  80, flagship of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour. – Hallett and Robinson.



LACON. 

, born 27 Nov. 1810, is third son of the late Sir Edm. Knowles Lacon, Bart., of Ormesby House, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, by Elinor Dixon, eldest daughter and co-heir of Thos. Beecroft, Esq., of Saxthorpe Hall, co. Norfolk.

This officer entered the Royal Naval College 5 Nov. 1823; and embarked, 22 June, 1825, as a Volunteer, on board the 42, Capt. Sir John Gordon Sinclair, with whom he was for four years employed, part of the time as Midshipman, on the South American station. He then joined the 18, Capt. Wm. Morier, attached to the force in the North Sea, where he cruized until Nov. 1829, in the course of which month he passed his examination. Between Jan. 1830 and his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant 21 March, 1835, Mr. Lacon served on the West India, Home, and Mediterranean stations, in the 28, Capt. Lord Wm. Paget, schooner, Lieut.-Commander John M‘Donell,  46, Capt. Benj. Clement, 28, Capt. Henry Eden,  26, Capt. Wm. Jones, and 52, Capt. David Price. His succeeding appointments were – 28 Sept. 1835 and 20 Jan. 1837, to the 36 and  28, both commanded by Lord John Hay, under whom he served for five years on the north coast of Spain, and was constantly employed on shore with the Naval Brigade – 5 April, 1841, to the  72, fitting for the flag of Sir Wm. Parker, Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies – and, 22 Jan. 1842, as Senior, to the 42, Capt. Thos. Bourchier. For his services in the latter ship at the capture of Chapoo and in all the operations to the northward of that place he was advanced to the rank he now holds 23 Dec. 1842. He has officiated, since 13 Nov. 1846, as Second-Captain of the 80, Capt. Geo. Wickens Willes, and is at present in the Mediterranean.

Commander Lacon married, 9 July, 1844, Carolina Louisa Bartlett, second daughter of the late J. Roberts, Esq., of Buckingham. – Messrs. Ommanney.

 LACY. 

entered the Navy in 1833; passed his examination 5 June, 1839; and served as Mate in the 72, Capt. John Lawrence,  84, Capt. Geo. Fred. Rich, gunnery-ship, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings, and for two years and a half in the steam-sloop, Capt. Geo. Thos. Gordon, on the Mediterranean, Home, and South American stations. He obtained his commission 13 Dec. 1845, and has been ever since attached to the 80, flag-ship in the Pacific of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour.

 LADD. 

, born 17 June, 1790, at Dover, co. Kent, is son of the late Edw. Ladd, Esq., who, in conjunction with his brother Henry, raised, during the first American war, and partly equipped, a volunteer corps of Light Artillery for the defence of their native town. The latter gentleman (who was for many years Captain of Archcliffe Fort, and died at the age of 93) received a silver salver from the then Duke of Richmond, as an acknowledgment of the services he rendered on the occasion.

This officer entered the Navy, 1 Sept. 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 64, Capt. Thos. Seccombe, bearing the flag in the Downs of Vice-Admiral John Holloway; and, from May, 1806, until Oct. 1809, was employed on the Channel and Mediterranean stations, chiefly as Midshipman, in the 50, commanded at first by Capt. Seccombe, and afterwards by Capts. John Clavell, Henry Hope, and Geo. Miller Bligh. We next find him, until confirmed in his present rank 7 Feb. 1815, serving in 12 different vessels on the Home station; during which period he six times performed the duties of Acting-Lieutenant. His succeeding appointments were – 5 Aug. 1831, to the Skylark packet, the command of which he retained, on the Falmouth station, for upwards of nine years – 8 Sept. 1841, to the steam-packet, Capt. Thos. Bevis, under whom he was for three years and a half employed at Liverpool – and, 21 May, 1845, to the command of the steamer, in which vessel, stationed as a packet between Holyhead and Kingstown, Dublin, he still serves. Lieut.

Ladd married in 1823, and has issue.

 LAFARGUE. 

passed his examination 4 July, 1821; obtained an appointment in the Coast Guard 2 June, 1842; and was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant 25 June, 1845. He has since been on half-pay.

 LAFFER. 

was born in 1781.

This officer entered the Navy, 1 July, 1798, as Second-cl. Boy, on board the 80, guardship at Plymouth, Capt. Poger. Removing in April, 1799, to the 38, Capt. Sir Chas. Hamilton, he served in that ship in the ensuing expedition to the Helder, and was present in her at the capture of the African island of Gorée in April, 1800. In the course of the latter year he successively became Midshipman of a schooner and armed ship, bearing each the name of, and commanded, the first by Lieut. Chas. Chamberlayne Irvine, and the second by Capt. Thos. Tidy, with whom he served on the coast of Africa and in the West Indies until Dec. 1801. During the next seven years he presents himself to our notice as employed on the Home and South American stations in the 74, Capt. Wm. Syme, 38, Capt. John Larmour,  18, Capt. John Fyffe,  28, Capt. Clotworthy Tipton, and  98, Capts. Sir Harry Neale and Thos. Western. While in the latter ship he contributed, in company with the 38, to the capture, 13