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 NOTES AND QUERIES. [ 12 s.m. SEPT., 1917.

"1846, aged 17. His father, John Timbrill, son of Thomas, of Pershore, co. Worcester, gent., matriculated Worcester College, Jan. 14, 1790, aged 17; B.A., 1793; M.A., 1796; B.D., 1803; D.D., 1816 ; vicar of Beckford with Ashton-under-Hill, co. Glou- cester, 1797 to 1864, and of Bretforton, co. Worcester, _*816 ; Archdeacon of Gloucester and vicar of Dursley, 1825, until his death, Dec. 8, 1864 ; altered his name to Timbrell. The ' Clergy List ' adds that he was the patron of Beckford. The most interesting reference, however, is supplied by the Army Lists, which show that the Rev. John Timbrill (afterwards Timbrell) was made chaplain to the 113th Regiment of Foot on June 30, 1795, and when that regiment was reduced the same year he was placed on full- pay thereof, 1795 till 1798, and on half-pay of the same 1798 until his death in 1864, at the great age of 91, having long been the only survivor of the officers of his regiment, an -extraordinary record.

Several others of the name served in the army. Thomas Richardson Timbrell, ensign 87th Foot, Dec. 22, 1813 ; transferred to ensign 94th Foot between May, 1814, and February, 1815 ; lieutenant thereof, Nov. 26, 1818 ; on half-pay, 1818, till he returned to the regiment on full-pay as lieutenant, Dec. 1, 1823, till quartermaster of 58th Foot, Nov. 19, 1830, to 1842 ; paymaster thereof, Oct. 25, 1842, till placed on half-pay, June 3, 1859 ; then served at the Invalid Depot at Chatham till again on half-pay, June 11, 1862, till he died, 1867 ; honorary major, -June 15, 1860 ; honorary lieutenant-colonel, June 10, 1862. He was present as a volun- teer with the old 94th at the battles of the Nive on Dec. 9, 10, 11, and 13, 1813 ; and at the action of Sauveterre, battles of Orthes and Toulouse, and .other minor affairs in the south of France, as an ensign with the 87th Regiment. He re- ceived the Peninsular War medal with three clasps.

Sydney James Timbrell, ensign 31st Foot, May 27, 1842 ; lieutenant thereof, Nov. 10, 1843, till paymaster 1st Battalion 6th Foot, May 9, 1851, till placed on half-pay, Oct.. 26 ; 1858 ; died 1868. Served in the Sutlej cam- paign of 1 845-6, and was present in the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Buddiwal, Aliwal, and Sabraon, in which last he had both his thigh-bones broken by grape-shot (medal and three clasps).

Thomas Timbrell, C.B., July 20, 1838 ; local rank of major in the East Indies, Jan. 10, 1837 ; retired from the East India Company's army, 1842 or 1843 ; rank of

ieutenant-colonel, Nov. 28, 1854 ; living 1858.

T. Timbrell, deputy assistant super- intendent of stores at Point de Galle (with relative military rank of lieutenant), in the Military Store Department, April 1, 1861 ; so in 1869.

Harry Vance Timbrell, second lieutenant Royal Artillery, June 7, 1844 ; first lieu- tenant, Dec. 29, 1846 ; captain, May 21, 1858 ; brevet major, Feb. 2, 1868 ; served at the defence of the Alumbagh and siege of Lucknow (medal with clasp).

Walter Thomas Timbrell, ensign 54th Foot, Dec. 30, 1864 ; lieutenant, May 20, 1868.

There are a few references in contem- porary magazines. Timbrell of Ciren- cester died November, 1791 (Gent. Mag.) ; John Timbrill of Worcestershire died May 3, 1768 (London Mag.); Thomas Timbrill of Bombay died October, 1792 (Gent. Mag.).

W. R. W T.

" MALBROOK S'EN VA-T-EN GUERRE " (12 Si iii. 358, 402). There is a rendering of this in " The Illustrated Book of French Songs. Translated and edited by John Oxenford, Esq." (1855), pp. 183-7. An interesting note is attached. ST. SWITHIN.

THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE U.S.A. (12 S. iii. 170, 338). MR. N. W. HILL is right on one point of geography, but otherwise he errs. He should have consulted ' The Encyclo- paedia Britannica,' articles ' New York,' ' Philadelphia,' and ' Washington.' His- torians agree that New York City was the seat of the Colonial government of New York until the Revolution. The General Assembly of the Colony was succeeded by the Provincial Congress, of which the First, Second, and Third met in the City of New York ; but after the occupation by the British, following the Battle of Long Island, the Fourth Con- gress met at White Plains. There the Declaration of Independence was approved, and the title of the body was changed to the Convention of the Representatives of the State of New York. On Feb. 11, 1777, it adjourned to meet at Kingston on March 6, where a State Constitution was framed. On Jan. 7, 1778, the Convention met at Poughkeepsie, and was dissolved by the meeting of the Legislature on the 18th of the same month. After the evacuation, November, 1783, the Legislature met in New York, and continued to do so from 1784 to 1797, when Albany became the State capital.