. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . f the Council ofIndia, including Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., Sir Robt. Vivian,, Sir Henry Montgomery, Bart., Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson,, Col. Sir Proby Cautley, , and Messrs. MacNaghten,Mills, Willoughby, Eastwick and Arbuthnot, and Sir FrederickSmith, , , the Public Examiner. Sir FrederickAbbott, , the , and a considerable numberof military and general visitors were also present, Sir George Pollock,


. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . f the Council ofIndia, including Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., Sir Robt. Vivian,, Sir Henry Montgomery, Bart., Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson,, Col. Sir Proby Cautley, , and Messrs. MacNaghten,Mills, Willoughby, Eastwick and Arbuthnot, and Sir FrederickSmith, , , the Public Examiner. Sir FrederickAbbott, , the , and a considerable numberof military and general visitors were also present, Sir George Pollock, , Sir Charles Pasley,, the Rev. Sir C. Furnaby, Major-General Sir Harry Jones,, Admiral Cory, Major-General Cameron, Major-GeneralSir Edward Lugard, , Portlock, Colonels Russell, ,Sandham, , Bainbrigge, Elwyn, Addison, Hogg, Lefroy,Abbott, , Willoughby, , Hancock, Durand, , Wilde ITS HEROES AND MEN OF NOTE 297 , Ross, , Simpson, Green, Morris, Harington and Baker,Messrs. R. Campbell, , Sandoz, &c., &c. There were 15 cadets brought forward for examination. The. PORTRAIT OF SIR FRED. SMITH, , LAST PUBLIC EXAMINER. number was unusually small on this occasion, as 25 or so ofthe term had been permitted to proceed direct to India in theArtillery. 298 A D D1S C O .M B E Six were reported qualified for the Engineers : William Henry Pierson, George Strahan, Barre John Goldie, John Pennycuick, Chas. Alexr. Sim, Henry were reported qualified for the Artillery: John \Vm. Taylor, James A. S. Colquhoun, Samuel S. Jacob, Walter E. Forbes, Fran. W. Major, John F. iNIeiklejohn, Charles D. A. Straker, William A. Warren; and one for the Infantry, Francis W. Robert M. L. Hawkins, who had met with a severe acci-dent which prevented him from offering himself for this Exami-nation, at which he was certain to have stood well in the listof successful candidates, was spoken of highly by the Examiner,and especially reserv


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