The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-02 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, May 1.

MENIORANDUIL—Her Majesty has been graciously
pleased to approve of the rank of Colonel being given to
officers who obtain the rank of Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel
for services in the field, after the period of six years' actual
service with that rank ; and that they may at once have
the option of a step of substantive unattached rank where
the convenience of the service will admit of it.

CONIMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia —Bartle
Matthew Roberts, Esq., late Captain 26th Foot, to be
Adjutant, April 11.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
County of Wigtown—Horatio Granville Stewart Mur-
ray, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, April, 20.
County of Salop—John Pritchard, Esq., M.P., to be
Deputy Lieutenant, April 27.
County of Middlesex—Richard Edward Arden, Esq., to
be Deputy Lieutenant; John Savery Brooking, Esq., to
be Deputy Lieutenant ; Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant, April 24.
2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex
Militia.—William Dawes Mahon, Gent., to be Ensign,
April 24.

4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia.—
Ensign Nelscin Hooper to be Lieutenant, vice Robertson,
resigned ; Ensign Marmaduke Constable to be Lieutenant,
vice Smyth, resigned, April 24.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia.—Philip Oliver Coote, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Leslie, promoted; Charles Deyman Baillie, Gent., to
be Ensign, vice Lane, promoted, April 24.
Joseph Peel, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; John
Edmondson, Esq., to Ile DeputpLieutenant, April 26.
Lancashire Hussars—Joscelyn Tate Westby, Gent., late
of the Scots Greys, to be Cornet, April 25.
2d Regiment of Royal Lancashire 'Militia, the Duke of
Lancaster's Own Rifles—Ensign Joseph Rowley to be
Lieutenant, vice Hodder, appointed to the Cork Artillery,
April 25.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal
Lancashire Militia—Ensign Thomas Bestland Knott to be
Lieutenant, vice Kent, resigned, April 25.
Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of
Militia—Lieut. John Pitt Bontein to be Captain, vice

Slegg, deceased, April 27.
Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Andrew
Pepys Cockerell, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Raymond, ap-
pointed to the 44th Foot, April 27.
Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—FrancroismFoatierdt:
lough, Esq., to be Ensign, vice Robinson, p
April 12.
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Wm. Arbuthnott to be Captain ;
Turunski to be First Lieutenant ; Second Lieut. William
Cruickshank to be First Lieutenant ; George Anderson,
Gent., to be First Lieutenant ; DouglasWituberley, Gent.,
to beFirst Lieutenant; John Carnegie, Gent., to he. First
Lieutenant ; Wm. Taylor Blair hone, Gent., to be First
Lieutenant; Alex. Moucrieff, Gent., to be First Lieut ,
John Barclay, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant; John
Gray,
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Pratt, Esq., late Captain, 67th Regiment, to be Lieutenant.
oCfomlo:ceitLia_Ensign William Francis Scully to be
Nottinghamshire
Regiment
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Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottin
, Linlithgow, next ; John Stevens, Gent., to be Lieutenant.
and Peebles Re i.
Haddiugton, Berwick
ment of Militia Artillery—John
to be Second Lieutenant, A • Hepburn Brown, Gent.Reg
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Leicestershire Militia—TO) be F. * ; ,
Phelp, Gent. ; John en - Ensigns—William Edward
Morris, Gent.; Charles ...r9 Hoskin, Gent,
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Woro.stershire tt •Ma Heselris,e, Gent.,A
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Prince 1/egerl" Ro a Surgeon, vice Pierpoint deceased.
Riflea—t-George Hew... Yllegiment of Ayrshire Militia
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