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Rh sealed; as also the following inscription, engraved on a plate of gold; –

“To the memory of that illustrious Statesman,

“During the eventful and glorious reign of George III., successively Treasurer of the Navy, one of the Principal Secretaries of State, and First Lord of the Admiralty, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, whose unwearied and successful exertions to promote the interest of the British Navy, have justly entitled him to be ever esteemed The Seaman’s best Friend, this monumental column is erected by the voluntary contributions of the Officers, Petty Officers, Seamen, and Marines, of the Royal Navy of these United Kingdoms, as a testimonal of admiration and gratitude, in the year of our Lord 1821, and in the second year of the reign of his Majesty George IV.”

There was deposited at the same time, and in the same manner, a plate of silver, with the names of the Committee of Management inscribed upon it. After the ceremony, a number of the friends and admirers of the late Viscount dined together at the Waterloo Tavern.

Sir David Milne married, first, in 1804, Grace, daughter of Sir Alexander Purves, Baronet. His present lady is a daughter of the late George Stephen, of Grenada, Esq.



 officer was made a Commander by Sir John Jervis, in 1794; and or his return from the West Indies, in the Reprisal, was appointed to the Comet fire-vessel. He subsequently