—— Sustained serious losses in officers and men from yellow fever 102 1820 Appointment of Lieut.-General John Hope to be Colonel in succession to General the Earl of Hopetoun, removed to the 42nd regiment 103 1823 Appointment of Lieut.-General Hon. Alexander Duff to be Colonel in succession to Lieut.-General Sir John Hope, removed to the 72nd Regiment 106 1824 Address from the magistrates and vestry of Trelawny on the good conduct of the regiment while stationed in that part of the island 107 1825 The regiment formed into six _service_, and four _depôt_ companies 109 1827 Embarked for England on being relieved by the 84th regiment 110 —— Landed at Portsmouth, and proceeded to Edinburgh castle — 1828 Embarked for Ireland 111 1829 Lieut.-Colonel John McDonald, appointed from half-pay, assumed the command of the regiment 112 1830 Orders received for tartan trousers to be adopted on all occasions, when the kilt is not worn 112 —— Inspected by Lieut.-General Sir John Byng, commanding the forces in Ireland, by whom great approbation was expressed on the state of the regiment — —— Address received from the magistrates of _Queen’s County_ on the good conduct of the regiment, particularly when called upon to aid the civil power 114 —— New colours presented to the regiment by Lieut.-General Sir John Byng, K.C.B., with a complimentary address 115 1831 Orders expressive of the approbation of the General Commanding in Chief of the conduct of the regiment, and of the zeal and exertions of Lieut.-Colonel McDonald 118 —— Appointment of Lieut.-General Sir John Hamilton Dalrymple, Bart. (afterwards Earl of Stair) to be Colonel in succession to Lieut.-General Hon. Alexander Duff, removed to the 37th regiment 119 —— Inspected by Major-General Sir Edward Blakeney, K.C.B., by whom great commendation was bestowed — 1832 Detachment employed in aid of the civil power, and in the protection of the magistrates 120