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 or such other remuneration as your Royal Highness may graciously direct. And your Memorialist, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

(Signed)“Susan Storck.”

This memorial was originally presented to the Guardians of the Widows’ Charity, and refused on the ground of the Regulation, that as Mrs. Storck had not heen married twelve months previous to her husband’s death, she was not entitled to the pension. It was afterwards presented to the Prince Regent in Council; referred from thence to the Admiralty, and again to the Widows’ Charity. After repeated applications during many months, on the part of Mr. Gent, assisted by the gallant officers already mentioned, the pension was most considerately allowed (being the first instance of a deviation from the Regulation); and in May 1818, Mrs. Storck received the pay from the day of her husband’s death. It is almost superfluous to add, that the widows of officers are not, as formerly, deprived of their pensions in the event of their marrying again.  , (p. 445.) Commanded the Sheerness, 44, on Channel service, previous to the Winchelsea.  , (p. 450.) Was born at Largo, about July, 1765; embarked as a Midshipman on board the Trident, 64, commanded by Captain John Elliott, with whom he proceeded to North America, and afterwards removed into the Edgar, 74, which ship formed part of Sir George B. Rodney’s fleet, in the action with Don Juan de Langara, off Cape St. Vincent, Jan. 16, 1730; and on that occasion had 6 men killed and 20 wounded. Mr. Durham was subsequently employed in the gun-boats at Gibraltar, then besieged by the combined armies of France and Spain. In July, 1782, he was appointed to act as a Lieutenant in the Victory, of 100 guns, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Kempenfelt, with whom he served as signal officer, and afterwards joined the Royal George, which ship, as already stated at, unfortunately sunk whilst on the heel at Spithead. Immediately after that melancholy event, he obtained an appointment, as acting Lieutenant, to the Union a second rate; accompanied Earl Howe’s fleet to the relief of Gibraltar; and bore a part in the action off Cape Spartel, Oct. 20, 1782. The Union’s loss on that day was 5 men killed and 15 wounded. She was afterwards detached to the West Indies, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Sir R. Hughes. From her Mr. Durham removed into the Raisonnable, 64, in which ship he continued till the peace of 1783, and then joined the Unicorn, of 20 guns. He 