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JANUARY 6, 1855. ate ;ring. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 2. Ist Regiment of Foot—General the Right Hon. Sir Ed ward Blakeney, G.C.8., to be Colonel. BREVET. Colonel Harry D. Jones, of the Royal Engineers, having rendered distinguished service in command of the British land force at the capture of Bomarsund, her Majesty has been graciously pleased to order, in pursuance of the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1864, that he be promoted to be a Major-General, and be placed on the permanent list of General Officers. WAR DEPARTMENT, JAN. 1. COMMISSARIAT. Assistant Commissary-General John William Smith to be Deputy Commissary-General. To be Commissaries-General —Deputy Commissaries- General Thomas Wharton Ramsay, William Henry Robinson. To be Deputy Commissaries General—Assistant Com missaries-General Frederick Thomas Mylrea, James Wit son, Charles Swain, Ferguson Thomas Coxworthy,Thomas Graham, William Henry Drake. To be Assistant Commissaries-General —Deputy Assis tant Commissaries -General Henry William Woodforde Plant, Thomas William Goldie, George Atkinson, Henry Lambert Brisbane Bayley, Frederick Henry Ibbettson, Ed ward Barrington de Fonblanque, James Douglas Willer', Robert Clement Major, Redmond Uniacke, James Knight Good, Douglas Bennet Clarke, Robert May Gardiner, Fitzjames Edward Watt, James Charles R. Wood, James Bell Lundy, William James Tyrone Power, Robert Cum ming, Villiers William Caesar Hawkins, Thomas Gem, Conrad Potgieter. To be Deputy Assistant Commissaries-General—Com missariat Clerks George Twining, Luke R. Castray, Augustus Foulkes Cookesley, Francis Crossley Colquhoun, George Ramsay Primrose. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 1. Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Lieutenant Vivian Dering Majendie to be First Lieutenant—First Lieute nant John Boulton to be Second Captain—Second Lieu tenant James Edward Blackwell to be First Lieutenant — Brevet Colonel Richard Goodwin Bowen Wilson to be Colonel—Brevet Major Charles Bingham to be Lieute nant-Colonel—Second Captain John Davenport Shake speare to be Captain—First Lieutenant John de Luttrell Saunderson to be Second Captain—Second Lieutenant Sir John William Campbell, Bart., to be First Lieutenant — Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Sebastian Rowan to be Lieutenant-Colonel —Brevet Major Edward Bruce Hawley to be Captain—First Lieutenant Moutray Anketell to be Second Captain—Second Lieutenant /Emelius De Vie Tupper to be First Lieutenant—Second Captain George Thomas Field to be Captain—First Lieutenant Philip Dickson to be Second Captain—Second Lieutenant John Charles Francis Ramsden to be First Lieutenant. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Brevet Colonel Patrick Yule to be Colonel—Brevet Colonel Daniel Bolton to be Colo nel—Brevet Major Sir William Thomas Denison to be Lieutenant-Colonel —Brevet Major John Williams to be Lieutenant-Colonel —Brevet Major Edward Wm. Durnford to be Lieutenant-Colonel —Brevet Major Edward Thomas Lloyd to be Lieutenant-Colonel —Second Captain Thomas Lionel John Gallwey to be Captain—Second Captain An thony David Cragie to be Captain—Second Captain Rich. Burnaby to be Captain—First Lieutenant Chas. Brisbane Ewart to be Second Captain—First Lieutenant Charles Butler Peter Nugent Hodges Nugent to be Second Cap tain—First Lieutenant Edward Belfield to be Second Cap tain—Second Lieatenant William Butler Gosset to be First Lieutenant—Second Lieutenant Robert Grant to be First Lieutenant—Second Lieutenant Edward Harding Steward to be First Lieutenant —Brevet Colonel Frederick William Whinyates to be Colonel—Brevet Major Henry James to be Lieutenant-Colonel —Second Captain Albert O'Donnell Grattan to be Captain—First Lieutenant Hon. George Wrottesley to be Second Captain—Second Lieutenant Ed ward Donald Malcolm to be First Lieutenant —Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William Robinson to be Lieutenant- Colonel—Second Captain James Swayn Baker to be Cap tain—First Lieutenant Edward Charles Acheson Gordon to be Seconl Capnin—Second Lieutenant Arthur Robert Mac Donnell to be First Lieutenant. VAR-OFFICE, Jars. 5. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards— Cornet James Delaval Shafto to le Lieutenant. • 2nd Dragoon Chards—Troop-Sergeant-Major Silvester Calvert to be Quartermaster. 6th Dragoon Giek*A- Charles Sewell to be Pay- !Ileac r 13th Light Drigoons—Troop-Sergeant-Major Charles Moore Foster to be Quartermaster. Grenadier Regitrent of Foot Guards —Ensign and Lieut Charles Hampden Turner to be Lieut. and Captain; En sign Alfred Walter Thynne to be Ensign and Lieutenant without purchase. Ist Foot—Lieut. H. W. Turner to be Captain without purchase. To be Lieut.& without purchase —Ensigns Henry George Whte, Rowland L. S. Curtois. To be Ensign without pirchase--The Hon. Thomas Oliver Western a Plunkett. 4th Foot—To be Lients. without pnrchase—Ensiens John M` Dowell Ell.ott, Hon. H. N. G. Massey, Henry B. Maple, Charles P. Stokes. To be Ensign w ithout pur chase—Lieut. Edwird Crossweller George, from the Royal South Middlesex Militia. 7th Foot—Captaia Frederick Mills to be Major, without purchase. To be Captains without purchase--Lieuts. Richard W. Thomat, Richard L. Otway Pearson, Henry W. P. Butler, Frederick E. Appleyard, Brevet Lieut.- THE PRESS. Colonel John Howley Heyland. To be Ensign—William Hope. 9th Foot—Captain Charles Birch Vane to he Captain. To be Lieuts. without purchase—Ensigns Wm. Claude Elliott, Henry M. Thompson. To be Ensign without purchase--Lient. John Hunt Cumming, from the Essex Rifle Regiment of Militia. 14 Foot—Lieut. John G. Mayoock to be Captain, with out purchase. To be Lieuts. without purchase—Ensigns Edward William Saunders, W. Dods, Alex. Gori.on. 17th Foot—Brevet Major Charles Seagram to be Cap tain without purchase. To be Lieuts. without purchase — Ensigns Edw. J. Lees, U. Stephen Butler, Joseph Oats Travels. 18th Foot—To be I.ieuts. without purchase --Ensigns E. Christian Wilford, James Tarrant Ring. 19th Foot—Ensign George Stewart Nutting to be Lieu enant without purchase. To be Ensign without purchase —Francis Davis, Gent. 20th Foot.—Lieut. Henry James to be Captain without purchase; Lieut. George Bennett to be Captain without purchase. To be Lieutenants without purchase—Lieut. Philip George Hewett ; Ensigns John James S. O'Neill, Lewis Kekewich, William V. Maskelyne. 2:1n1 Foot—Lieut. Thomas Freke Lewis from the Royal Monmouth Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 24th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant Thomas Madden to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Ensign Henry Haversham Austen to be Lieutenant, without purchase; Ensign Wm. Werge to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 28th Foot—Ensign James Wm. M'Cormack, from the Bedfordshire Militia to be Ensign, without purchase. 32nd Foot—Ensign John Edmondstouue to be Lieute nant, by purchase. 34th b oot—To be Lieuts. without purchase—Ensigns Francis Peel, John Francis Wyse, and Henry Daniel Alt. To be Ensign without purchase—Ensign William Matthew Dunbar, from the Essex Ritle Regiment of Militia. 42nd Foot—Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Robert Rollo to be Major, by purchase. 44th Foot—Ensign Francis John Herey to be Lieutenant without purchase ; Ensign Joseph Logan to be Lieutenant without purchase. 49th Foot—Lieut. Wm. John Coen,from the Royal New foundland Companies, to be Lieutenant, 55th Foot—Lieut. S. Blometleld Kekewich, from the Royal Newfoundland Companies, to be Lieutenant. 62nd—Lieut. H. M`Mahon Eagar, from the Royal New foundland Companies, to be Lieutenant; Wm. Montague Tharp, Gent, to be Ensign. 68th Foot—Lient. George Henry Thornton, from the 2nd West York Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 71st Foot —To be Lieuts. without purchase—En sign W. Brook Northey, Edward P. Wade Browne, and Charles J. Mounsey. 74th Foot—Ensign Frederick Nind Woodall to be Lieu tenant, without purchase. 77th Foot—Captain D'Oyley William Battley, to be Captain. 88th Foot—Ensign George Priestley, from the Royal Newfoundland Companies, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 89th Foot—Ensign Augustus Breedon, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. Rifle Brigade —To be Ensigns without purchase — Richard Tryon, Gent.; Robert Edward Stuart laarington, Gent. ; Lieut. Greville Charles Lane, from the 2nd Staf ford Militia. Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Charles George An derson to he Lieutenant, without purchase. 3rd West India Regiment—Major Charles Edmund Law to be Lieutenant-Colonel. UNATTACHED. - Lieut. David Hunter Blair to be Captain. BREVET. --- To be Colonels in the Army, the rank being only honorary. Brevet tient-Colonel Martin Orr, Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Wm. Harloe Phibbs, Captain Chas. Birch Vane, Captain D'Oyley William Battley. Two vacancies having occurred in the establishment of General Officers on the effective list of the Royal Artil. lery, by the retirement of Major-Generals Crawford and Grant, under the provisions of het Majesty's Warrant of of the 3rd Nov., 1854, the following promotions will take place in consequence ; viz.:— To be Majors-General—Colonel Wm. Daniel Jones, Colonel Wm. Brereton, C.B. The following officers of the Royal Artillery, who have been permitted to retire upon full-pay, will receive a step of Brevet rank ; the rank being honorary only, viz.:— Colonel Thomas Grantham to be Major. To be Colonels in the Army—Lieut. Colonel Edward Fitzherbert Grant, Lieut.-Colonel George John Beresford, Brevet Lient.-Colonel the Hon. Robert Chu. Henry Spen cer, Lieut.-Colonel Henry Coope Stave. THE MILITIA. COMMISSION SIGNED BY TH lli E QUEEN.ent., to be Royal Sussex Regiment—George Eott, G Quartermaster. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. cambridite--Charles Culledge, Esq., to be • Henry Tempest, Deputy:Lieutenant. County Palatine of Esq., to he Deputy-Lieutenant. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia — Thomas Howard Spence Campion, Gent., to be Ensign. 3rd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia — Oliver Goldsmith, Gent., to be Ensign. County of Salop—To be Deputy-Lieutenants --The Hon. Rotert Charles Herbert, Richard Lloyd, Esq., George Pritchard, Esq., and David Francis Atcherley, Esq. West Essex—Edward Jodrell, Esq., to be Major; Arthur Henry IL' Kenna, Gent, to be Ensign. The Essex Rifles—John Savill, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Henry Other Champion de Crespigny, Esq., to be Captain; Ensign Marcus William Davis to be Lieutenant; Ensign Griffin Curtis Galt to be Lieutenant. West Suffolk Regiment of Militia—Joseph Galiff Robin son. Esq., to be Captain. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— Lieutenant Thomas Salt the younger to be captain ; Isaac de Lioncorn Wilson, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Ensign Archibald George Keen to be Lieutenant; John Aston, Gent., to be Ensign; Martin Joseph Browne, Gent., to be Ensign ; Arthur Reginald Mecham, Gent., to be Ensign ; Carr 'Winfrey, Gent., to be Ensign ; Edward Chinn, Gent., to be Ensign. Rifle Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia. — James Martin, Esq., to be Captain. 24 Somerset Regiment of Militia—Win. John Evered Poole, Gent., to be Ensign. let Somerset Regiment of Militia—Mar Jenkins Free stun, Gent., to be Ensign ; Reginald l ollett Badeock, Gent., to be Ensign; Thomas Hill Lucas, Gent., to be En sign; Scholefield Patten, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal Bucks King'aOwniMilitia—Hunibley Knapp,Esq., to be Lieutenant ; Alfred John Russell, Esq., to be Ensign. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia Hadolig Ximenes Gwynne, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Royal Montgomery Rifles—Richard Tantield Vachell, Gent., to be Ensign. Inverness, Banff, Elgin, and Nairn Regiment of Militia —David Davidson Manson, Esq., M.D., to be Captain. Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia, Rides—Lientenant Johu Crichton to be Captain ; William Legge Reid, Gent, to be Lieutenant; George Ponsonby Cranford, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; William Archibald Hamilton, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; David Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign. Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Archibald Fennis to be Lieutenant ; Cornet W. A. 0. Paterson to be Lieu tenant; John Spier, Gent., to be Cornet; Charles Geer. Shaw, Gent., to be Cornet. Ett liabg. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 4. In consideration of the attack on the forte of Sebastopol on the 17th October, 1854, the following naval promotions have taken place TobeCaptains--CommandersJohn James Bartholomew, Edward Frere, Leopold George Heath, Henry Downing Rogers. To be Commanders--lAents. William Thorp, Isaac Newton Thomas Tattles, William Rae Rolland, Gabriel Johnston, Henry Lloyd, William Bowden, John Proctor Luce, William Gore Jones. To be Lieutenants—Messrs. George Francis Aston, Francis Rhodes Hartwell, Arthur Joseph Day. Robert Roberts, Ernest Augustus Travers Stubbs, Henry Joseph Challis. To be Master—Mr. Robert Lawcay Cleveland. To be Surgeons—Messrs. George Henry Ryan, Joint Forbes (D.), David Lloyd Morgan. To be Paymasters--Messrs. William 'Warburton, Henry Gray (A.), James Huggard Jackson. Commander Augustus Frederick Kynaston will be pro moted to the rank of Captain on his completing the re quired period of service et sea. The Board have further directed the promotions of the under.named oftic.rs, contingent on then • the Ile , cessary eliminations and being dilly q Robert Sterne, and Thomas Hooper, to be Lisuteemats; George Spinks Aldricks, Narcissus George Argnimbeest, and Edward Codrington Ball, to be Masters; John Frede rick Pritchard to be Surgeon. ADMIRALTY, Enc. 20. Corps of Royal Marines—Firet Lieutenant J. G. Holland, e the Woolwich division, to be Adjutant of the Portsmouth divi sion; Gentlemen Cadets John Frederiek Crease, Colt oys Par kyns Ileaslop, Hugh Law Rose, Charles Hugh Standbridgs, Vernon William films, Rose Lambert Price, Horatio Guy Osimp bell, Edward George Yere Holloway, Thomas H a yrick Hewett. and George Johnston to be Second Lieutenants. A PPM NTM P.NTS AND PROMOTIONS. APPOINTNIVITS. Captain—John W. Tarleton to the Eurydice. Commander —Joseph G. Bickford to the Princess Royal. Lit titenants—J. M. Jackson t) the Blenheim; If. R. Croft*. to the Horatio; J. W. Newport to the Cesar; John Ward (a) to the Perseverance. Chaplain- John B. Hurbard to the Diamond. Surgeon —Henry Piers to Ply.nouth Assistant-Surgeons—Chares B. Wright (acting) to the H o g ue ; Charles Harper to the Exmouth. Naval Instructor—J. W. Lawless to the Indefatigable. Masters —Philip C. I). Bean to the St. Vincent he ; John J. Alexßall to the Princess Royal; to t Blenheim; - ander Brown to the Basilisk; John Jarvis to the Plartrious; John W. Mac L. Hall to the Princess Royal; William Jefiery to the Euryslus ; George Gilpin to the P e rs e veran ce Jame s F. Beckett to the Coast Guard. Second Master -George J. Whitehouse to the Cesar. Mate—Richard Adams to the Perseverauce. I ns pector of Machinery Ailoat—John Ward to the St Vincent. . Paymasters—E. J. Bennett to the Perseverance ;J.H. W. Bowman to the Cruiser. Clerks—Albert T. M. Roberts to the Exmouth; George J. D. Andrews to the Wellesley. Clerk's AroMitant —Daniel W. Hamilton to the Monarch. Naval Cadets—John E. Brine, E. F. B. Smith, F. A. Sergerieh. R. P. Lloyd Madden, and Hon. H. H. Molyneaux to the Bri tannia; E. Purcell to the Hogue ; Daniel Littlejohn to the Me ryalus ; Woodehouse to the Arrogant ;H. R. Kelly to the Hogue; H. M. Doughty to the Calcutta; W. E. Miller to Be Cesar. PROMOTION. Commander—Thomall A. B. 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