The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

BREVET.

-The under-mentioned officers to be promoted to the
rank of Colcnel, in accordance with the Royal Warrant of
the 6th Oct., 18:4,

Lieut.-Colonel James Hope Grant, C. 8., of the 9th
Light Dragoons, 28th 854.
Lieut.-Colonel Charles Nov.,genry Ellice, of the 24th Foot,
28th Nov., 1854.
Major and Brevet-Lieutznant-Colonel Edmund Richard
Jeffreys, 88th Regiment, to have his Brevet converted into
substantive Rank unatta,hed, in accordance with the
Royal Warrant of the 6th Oct., 1854, ]March 16.
Captain Robert Watson, retired full-pay, Ceylon Regi-
ment, to have the honorary rank of Major in the Army,
March 16.

The undermentioned Officers of the Corps of Royal Engi-
neers, having completed three years' service as Lieute-
nant-Colonels, to have the rank of Colonel in the Army,
iu accordance with the Royal Warrant for the Ordnance
Department, Nov. 3.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Isaac Hope, Nov. 11.
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard John Stothord, Nov. 24,
1854.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander, Gordon, Dee. 6, 1854.
Lieutenant-Colonel Cowpoi Rose, Jan. 28, 1855.
The undermentioned officers on the, retired full-pay list
of the Royal Engineers to have the honorary rank of
coloiel, in consequence of the officers who stood next
below them having been promoted :
Lientenant-Colonel Thomas Coryndon LuXmore, Nov.
11, 1854.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Faris, Nov. 11, 1854.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hort) Nov. 11, 1854.
Lieutenant Robert Cadell, of the kadraa Artillery, em-

ployed on a particular service in Turkey, to have the
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.I.o.ent, on the tliatb of General Robert James 1,11.1:01., of
the East India Company's Service, on the 23th February:—
TO BE GENERAL IN THE EAST INDIES.
Lientenant-General Augustus Andrews, C. 8., Madras
Infantry, March 16.
Colonel William Fergusson Beatson, of the East India
Company's Army, employed on a particular service in
Turkey, to have the local rank of Major-Gioneral while so
employed, March 16.
rr (-)f 1.0.0 17.c;imeni; orEmr.
bay Native Infantry, to have the local rani: of
the Army in the East Indies, March 16
The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's
Service, who retired upon full-pay previoasly to the intro-
duction of the now system of promotion, to be advanced
to a step of Brevet rank in the East Indies, in order to
place them in as favourable a position as those officers of
'their rank, who may hereafter retire under that system,
the rank in both cases being only how-rely ; their com-
missions bear date the 28th November, 1854 :

TO BE COLONEL IN THE EAST INDIES.

Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Waters 3alclock, Bengal
Infantry.
TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS IN TIE EAST INDIES.
Major John Robson Wornum, Bengallnfantry.
Major John Bartlaman, Bengal Infantry.
Major John Ranken, Ben gal Infantry,
Major Williams Brown, Bimbay' Infa:try.
TO BE MAJORS IN THE EAST INDIES.

Captain Archibald Chisholm, Madras :nfantry.
Captain Thomas Reid James, Madras :nfantry.
Captain John French, Bengal Infantry.
Captain Edward B. Stevenson, Madras Infantry.
Captain James R. Lumley, Bengal Infantry.
Captain Charles R. Mackenzie, Madras Infantry.
Captain Peter E. Warburton, Bombay Infantry.
The undermentioned Officers of the East India Com-
pany's Service, retired upon full-pay, to have rank in the
East Indies as follows ; their Commissions bear date
March 16, 1855 :