ANNO 1839.]

SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE.

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‘ Admirals who assisted at the blockade of Valletta, and at the capture of the‘ Ionian Islands, were pleased, in the exercise of the power reserved to Us, as‘ Sovereign of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint‘ George, to dispense with so much of the Statutes thereof as was necessary for‘ the purpose of appointing General Sir Martin Hunter, and General Sir‘ William Wilkinson, to be Knights Grand Cross of Our said Order, in con-‘ sideration of their services during the blockade of Valletta, and General Sir£ John Oswald, Knight Grand Cross of the most Honourable Military Order of‘ the Bath, to be Knight Grand Cross of the said Most Distinguished Order of‘ Saint Michael and Saint George, in consideration of his services at the capture‘ of the Islands of Zante, Cephalonia, and Santa Maura, and Vice-Admiral Sir‘ George Eyre, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of‘ the Bath, since deceased, to be a Knight Grand Cross of Our said Most‘ Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in consideration of‘ his services at the capture of Santa Maura, We do by these presents ordain£ and declare that the said Sir Henry Pigot, Lord Lynedoch, Sir George‘ Martin, Sir Martin Hunter, Sir William Wilkinson, Sir Charles Bulkeley£ Egerton, Sir John Oswald, Sir Hudson Lowe, and Sir Richard Hussey£ Hussey, shall severally and respectively have, hold, and enjoy the dignity,

£ rights, privileges, precedency and preeminence, of Knight Grand Cross of Our£ Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and that they£ shall have place and precedence among each other according to the order in£ which their names are hereinbefore enumerated.

£ Given at Our Court at Windsor, this 9th day of November£ 1839, in the third year of Our reign.

£ By Her Majesty’s Command,

£ J. Russell.

£ By the Sovereign’s Command,

£ N. Harris Nicolas.

£ Chancellor.”

The last nomination to the Order in 1839, was that of Major-General CountFrancis Rivarola, Knight Commander of the Order of the Guelphs, and Colonelof the Royal Malta Fencible Regiment, who was appointed a Knight Com-mander on the 11th of November, for his services during many years at Malta,and in the Ionian Islands; and his Investiture was dispensed with by a Royal