Should the writer in the Gardener's Chronicle have it in his power to prove the Travels to be a fabrication, he will confer a benefit on the world of letters by unmasking the fabricator.
J. M.
Oxford.
Pictures at Hampton Court Palace (Vol. viii., p. 538.).—In reply to Φ.'s question when the review of the 10th Light Dragoons by King
George III., after the Prince of Wales assumed the command of that regiment, I beg to state that the Prince entered the army as brevet-colonel, Nov. 19, 1782; that the regiment received the title of "The Prince of Wales's own Regiment of Light Dragoons" on Michaelmas Day, 1783: that the regiment was stationed in the south of England and in the vicinity of London for many years, from 1790 to 1803 inclusive; and that King George III. repeatedly reviewed it, accompanied by the queen and the royal family. That the Prince of Wales was appointed Colonel-commandant of the corps in 1793, and succeeded Sir W. A. Pitt as colonel of it in July 18, 1796. That the regiment was reviewed on Hounslow Heath by the King in August, 1799; and the Prince of Wales (who commanded it in person) received his Majesty's orders to convey his Majesty's approbation of its excellent appearance and performance. Perhaps the picture by Sir William Beechey was painted in 1799, and not 1798. I did not find the catalogue at Hampton Court free from errors, when I last visited the palace in October, 1852.
M. A.
Pembroke College, Oxon.
John Waugh (Vol. viii., pp. 271. 400. 525.).—Does Karleolensis know whether John Waugh, son of Waugh, Bishop of Carlisle, was married, and to whom?
Farther information of the above family would be most acceptable, and thankfully acknowledged, by George Waugh, of the family of the Waughs of Oulton and Lofthouse, Yorkshire.
Exeter.