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NOTES AND QUERIES.

[12 S. V. DEC., 1919.

" The celebrated National Picture of the Allied Generals before Sebastopol with the officers of their Respective Staffs."

The four - page pamphlet is without identification of place of exhibition, but it probably was shown in many towns. Finally, it was warehoused at the Pantech- nicon in Motcomb Street, Belgrave Square, where it was destroyed in the fire there February, 1874. It measured in its frame about 21 feet by 10 feet 4 inches.

ALECK ABRAHAMS. 51, Rutland Park Mansions, N.W.2.

We must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that answers may be sent to them direct.

EDMUND UVEDALE. Arising out of the series of articles on ' Dr. Robert Uvedale, the Botanist ' (12 S. ii. 361, et seq.), may I ask if there is a place in the pedigree of the family for an army officer named Edmund Uvedale ? Dalton's ' George I.'s Army, 1714-27,' vol. i. p. 278, gives the commission of Edward (sic) Uvedale to be surgeon (July 22, 1715) to Sir Robert Rich's newly- raised Regiment of Dragoons, which went to Ireland, June 25, 1717, and was disbanded in November, 1718, when its officers were placed on half-pay. The Half-Pay List, 1726, has a note that Ensign Henry Waldron was placed on half-pay of Sir Robert Rich's regiment, having " Exch. wth. Surgeon Edind. Uvedall, Dec. 25, 1721 "; and this is corroborated by the Commission on the same date to Edmund Uvedall to be ensign in Col. Stanhope Cotton's 13th Regiment of Foot (Dalton, vol. ii. p. 296), evidently in the room of Waldron to half-pay.

There are several instances in the Georgian period of surgeons receiving militant com- missions, either when they held both commissions together as an augmentation of pay for past services, or, as in this instance, the lancet was exchanged for the sword. In any case this Edmund Uvedale appears no more in the role of surgeon. Dalton does not give the date when he left the 13th Foot (though he states that fresh ensigns were appointed to it on Dec. 22, 1722, Feb. 11, 1722/3, and May 9, 1723), and was made cornet to the Colonel's Own Troop in Col. Wm. Stanhope's (afterwards Lord Harring- ton's) 13th Regiment of Dragoons in Ireland, but as his commission as such was renewed by George II. on Sept. 15, 1727, he must

have joined the latter regiment before that date, probably on one of the three above given in 1722 or 1723 ; but the exact date cannot be definitely ascertained for the reason that the Irish Com. Reg. for June, 1720, to June, 1724, is missing. Neither does the Army Gradation List, 1728, assist to put matters right, as it simply says :. " Harrington's. Cornet Edmond Uvedall, Feb. 24, 1710. Qy. as Ens." The similar list for 1736 has it: " Edmd. Uvedall,. Feb. 24, 1710/11. Pearce's," and as this gave the date of his rank in the army (different from his rank in his regiment) it appears that he must have first been made ensign on Feb. 24, 1710/11, though in what regiment I cannot say, as I have not vol. v_. of Dalton's work to refer to ; neither can I say if he was also a regimental surgeon at that date. He was transferred ccrnet to- the Colonel's Own Troop in Lieut, -Gen. Owen Wynne's (afterwards Lieut. -Gen. Thomas Pearce's, and Lord Tyrawley's) 1 1st Regiment of Horse in Ireland (now 4th Dragoon Guards) on Oct. 15, 1730, and' was lieutenant (of the Lieutenant-Colonel's Troop) therein from Nov. 12, 1741, until? his death shortly before Feb. 3. 1745/6, when. his successor was appointed.

W. R WILLIAMS.

BULTEEL : CABRIQUE : HAYNES : Wanted, evidence of marriages of the following : John Carrique, an Englishman appointed a commissioner to survey forfeited lands in co. Kerry, 1654 ; Samuel Haynes of Cornhill, married in or before 1785, probably in Norfolk ; Rev. Richard Swanne of Ilmington, co. Warwick, married in or before 1759 ; any Bulteels married in the- eighteenth century. The Gentleman's Maga- zine has been searched. Please reply direct^ (Sir) ALFRED IRWIN..

49 Ailesburv Road, Dublin.

"WE FOUR FOOLS." I have acquired recently an old Dutch, painting of three grotesque figures, dancing in clothes adorned with curious emblems. Years ago I bought in France a small engraving of it, but there is no name of the painter, engraver, or publisher, upon it.

At the bottom of the painting, on .a. black band, is inscribed " We Four Fools," while under the engraving is " Gaudemus, quia te prsesente, stulti quatuor."

Perhaps some reader may be able to give- me some information about the picture.

LEES KNOWLES, Bt..

4 Park Street, W.I.