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 this officer has six brothers and four sisters. The ejdest of the former, George Baillie Hamilton, Esq. K.C.H., entered early into the diplomatic line, and was for some time attached to the embassy in the Netherlands, under Lord Clancarty. He was afterwards, for upwards of three years, Private Secretary to Viscount Melville, when first Lord of the Admiralty; and on that nobleman’s retirement from office, in 1827, the Lord High Admiral was most graciously pleased to retain him in the same situation, but which he was soon obliged to resign on account of ill health. Since the commencement of the present reign he has been created a Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and appointed, Secretary of Legation to the British Embassy at Brussels.

The next brother in seniority, Charles John Baillie Hamilton, was for some time in the army, which profession he quitted on marrying Lady Caroline Bertie, only daughter of Willonghby, fourth Earl of Abingdon, by Charlotte, daught er and co-heiress of Admiral Sir Peter Warren, K.B.

One of his other brothers holds an official appointment at the Cape of Good Hope. Another is in the Bombay cavalry; one an officer in H.M. army; and the youngest a cadet at the Royal Naval College.

Agent.– J. Woodhead, Esq. 

 and youngest son of the late Admiral Lord Radstock, G.C.B.

This officer was born at London, June 7th, 1796; and entered the royal navy, in Oct. 1809, as midshipman on board the Thames 32, commanded by his brother, and fitting out for the Mediterranean station; where he continued, (except for a short period) successively serving in the