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12 s. vii. AUG. H, 1920. NOTES AND QUERIES. 125 of slate with those of greenstone in the precipitous face of what is called the Crater (as expressed in the annexed sketch).* Lower down the mountain are other beds of slate alternating with a green- stone containing smallish pieces of quartz, these latter fall out by exposure to the weather and the greenstone becomes cellular. September 19. A fine day and well employed in

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is annotated as follows : " The summit of Cader Idris from the centre of the edge of the crater, looking to the East. The dip of the strata of slate, between S. and S.S.E. forming a large angle (perhaps 60 degrees) with the horizon." riding along the southern side of the valley of the Mawddach quite to the sea and then for a few miles further on the shore. It was* high water, and we saw the whole of this delightful but indescribable scenery in full perfection. There is one point on this road from which Cader Idris appears to more advantage than from any other, which I have marked accordingly on the map. After dinner we took a stroll up the valley towards Bala, and though the light of the sun was - soon exchanged for that of the moon, yet we saw enough to convince us that much beautiful scenery-- was to be found in this direction. IDEM.. AN ENGLISH ARMY LIST OF 1740. (See 12 S. ii. passim; iii. 46, 103, 267, 354, 408, 438 ; vi. 184, 223 242,290, 329; vii 83.) The next Regiment (page 64) was raised as a regiment of Cuirassiers on July 29^. 1685, from six Troops of Horse which had been formed independently earlier in that year. It ranked as the 7th regiment of Horse. In 1746 it became the " 2nd Irish Horse," and in 1788 its title was changed to the> " Fifth Regiment of Dragoon Guards." Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captains Captain Lieutenant Lieutenants . Cornets The late Lieut. -General Napier's Regiment of Horse. (1) Thomas Bligh (2) Daniel Paul (3) /William Portal (4) Joseph Preston (5) Peter Ormsby . . /Thomas Tenison (6) I John Bowen 1 Richard Reynell I Alexander Napier ' John Langston fHenry Stamer (7) Francis Burton (8) J Henry Wallis . . I Nathaniel Preston |: William Naper ^Joseph Stopford Dates of their present commissions. !! 2 Oct. 1719 1739 4 Mar. 1719 . . 12 June 1733 . . 14 Jan. 1737-8 .. 10 Nov. 1719 .. 10 Dec. 1722 4 Feb. 1722 1 April 1724 .. 14 Jan. 1737-8 . . 10 Dec. 1722 2 Sept. 1723 1 April 1724 . . 12 June 1733 Dates of their first commissions. Captain, 27 Dec. 1717. Cornet, 22 Aug. 1709. ditto 1 Mar. 1710. 4 Feb. 1722. 6 Sept. 1718^ 26 Nov. 1715*. 4 Mar. 1719. 20 Feb. 1713. Sept. 1711.- 5 July 1723.. ditto Cornet, ditto ditto ditto Ensign , Cornet, ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 14 Mar. 1725*. ..11 Sept. 1736 ..14 Jan. 1737-8 The following additional names are entered in ink on the interleaf : Captain Thomas Burton . . 10 May, 1740 Cornet Henry Floyer . . . . 24 April, 1740 John Jocelyn 1 Aug. 1741 (1) Robert Napier had died on Nov. 10, 1739. Major-General Clement Neville was appointed' to succeed him on May 10, 1740. He died in Dublin in 1744. . J (2) Younger son of the Rt. Hon. Thomas BHgh of Rathmore, Co. Meath. On Dec. 221747, he was appointed to the Colonelcy of this Regiment, after having held the Colonelcy of the 20th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 26, 1740, and of the 12th Dragoons, April, 1746. (3) Lieut.-Colonel in the Regiment, Feb. 3, 1741. (4) Major, 5 Feb., 1741. (5) Major, July 3, 1743. Died 1754. (6) Captain Lieutenant, Apr. 24, 1740. (7) Lieutenant, Apr. 24, 1740. Major, July 14, 1749. Still serving in 1755. (8) Lieutenant, Aug. 12, 1741. CORRIGENDUM. At ante, p. 83, col. 1, after " 8th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) " Anfm. 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards." J. H. LESLIE, Lieut.-Col. (Retired List). (To be continued.) enter