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NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Ensign, Ensign, Ensign, Ensign,

Earl of Crawford's Regiment of Foot in the Highlands (continued).

James Campbell (11) .. Dougal Steuarfc John Menzies (12) Edward Carricks Ensigns. . . . ^ Gilbert Steuart

Gordon Graham (13) Archibald McNab (14) Collin Campbell Dougal Steuart James Campbell

The following additional names are given in MS. on the interleaf : Colonel .. .. Lord Sempill (15). . . . 19 Jan. 1741. Captain. . . . John Monro. . . . 10 May 1740.

/James Campbell. . 1 Jan. 1741.

. TOnnofh SiinHprlanrl nfi\ _. ditto.

Dates of their present commissions.

.. 25 Oct. 1739 . . 26 dit^o . . 27 ditto . . 28 ditto . . 29 ditto. . . 30 ditto. . . 31 ditto.

1 Nov. 1739.

2 ditto.

3 ditto.

Dates of their first commissions.

13 May 1735.

15 Nov. 1736.

23 Jan. 1735-6.

25 Aug. 1731.

Lieutenants

Kenneth Sunderland (16)

23 ditto.

(11) Second (eldest surviving) son of Colin Campbell of Glenfalloch. Died Feb. 6, 1751.

(12) Eldest son of Capt. James Menzies of Comrie. The latter had commanded one of the Independent Companies of Highlanders which were embodied in the Black Watch.

(13) Second son of Colin Graham of Dranie (or Drynie), Ross-shire. Lieutenant, 1743 ; Captain, June 3, 1752 ; Major, July 17, 1758 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, July 9, 1762. Betired in 1770, and died in 1784.

(14) Second son of Robert McNab of that ilk. Captain 32nd Regiment, May 8, 1749 ; Major 88th (Campbell's) Regiment, or Highland Volunteers, Dec. 11, 1759 ; Lieutenant-Colonel 41st Regiment, May 4, 1767, and Colonel, Jan. 14, 1784 ; Major-General, Oct. 19, 1781. Died Jan. 2, 1790.

(15) Hew", llth Lord Sempill, succeeded Lord Crawford as Colonel on Jan. 14, 1741. Became Colonel 25th Regiment, April 16, 1745 ; Brigadier-General, June 9, 1745. Was present at Culloden, 1740 ; and died on Xov. 25 in the same year.

(16) Probably " Sutherland."

(17) Possibly third son of Hugh Rose of Kilravock.

J. H. LESLIE. Major, R.A. (Retired List). (To be continued.)

TEEWMAN'S ' FLYING POST.' The follow- ing cutting from The Western Morning News of April 26 should be of interest to readers of ' N. & Q.' :

" EXETER'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER.

" One regrettable consequence of the war is the cessation of Trewman's Flying Po*t, the oldest newspaper in Exeter. It was published last Satur- day, and arrangements were made for its con- tinuance without a break in the event of some one buying it as a going concern ; but hopes in this direction were shattered yesterday at the sale by Mr. H. A. Fulford, who got a bid of 3001. for the business as it stood, but refused to sell at that figure. The paper was established under the title of The Exeter Mercury or Weatcountry Advertiser in 1763, and experienced many vicissitudes. For nearly 20 years it was pablished as a daily, Ls-tterly it has been issued once a week on Saturday afternoons and possessed so many qualities of originality and character that its stoppage is greatly regretted. The stock-in-trade was yesterday dispersed piecemeal after the failure to sell as a whole. The first lot consisted of the imique and historically valuable files of the paper in but slightly broken "sequence from 1763 to date, in 115 volumes. These were purchased by Mr. Tapley Sopcr for the City Library at 46L"

A. CARRINGTON. Northam, X. Devon.

BANK OF ENGLAND : SIR GILBERT HEATH- COTE. The following letter, which has re- cently come into my possession, may prove of interest : These to Wm. Blathwaite Esq. Urgent.

London ye 21 December 1695. We are informed at the Navys Pay Office that Mr Dodington will desire a Guard for the Kings Money for Portsmouth on Monday : So that Mr South Mr Jores intend from hence for Ports- mouth on Monday morning and will endeavour to have all the Gold & Silver ready to come back with the same Guard, But We intreate you if We cannot be ready to come back that the Guards may have Orders to Stay 3 or 4 Daies at Ports- mouth upon our Charges if Mr South & Mr Jores desire it.

We are Your most humble Servts

GILBERT HEATHCOTE. HUMPH SOUTH. THOS HUDSON.

William Blathwaite was Secretary of War at the time ; Sir Gilbert Heathcote appears on the first list of Bank of England directors ; and Humphry South, a merchant in Lime Street, was appointed a director several years later.