But the domestic life of the Regiment during this time requires description. The rank of Captain-Lieutenant had been introduced in 1720, and the third and fourth Lieutenant of a company were called Lieutenants and Fireworkers, the conjunction being speedily dropped. The strength of a company was during this period as follows:— Captain. Captain-Lieutenant. First Lieutenant. 2 Second Lieutenants. 4 Fireworkers. 3 Sergeants. 3 Corporals. 12 Bombardiers. 25 Gunners. } 5 Cadet-Gunners. } 43 Matrosses. } 5 Cadet-Matrosses. } 2 Drummers. The annual pay of each company amounted to 2956_l._ 10_s._ It was in 1727, that the Regiment was increased to four complete companies. The siege of Gibraltar suggested an augmentation which the declining numbers on the old establishment admitted of the Board carrying out. On this taking place, the staff requisite for the Regiment was added, and Colonel Borgard was styled Colonel-Commandant. The staff consisted, in addition to the Colonel, of a Lieutenant- Colonel—Jonas Watson; a Major—William Bousfield; an Adjutant, a Quartermaster, and a Bridge-Master. To meet the demand for the more scientific element in the new companies, one Second Lieutenant and one Fireworker per company were transferred from the old, and the number of bombardiers and gunners in each reduced to eight and twenty respectively. The matrosses, as being more easily obtained, and requiring less special training, were increased to sixty-four per company; and from this time vacancies among the gunners were filled by the most deserving matrosses.