The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-15 00:00:00

RELIEF.

In rely to Mr. KEKEWICH,
Mr. V LLIE RS said hie attention had been called to the
increase of applications for relief by the casual poor, espe-
cially in the southern districts ; but he did not consider,
under the circumstances, that it was necessary to issue any
instructions on the subject.
BISHOPRICS, &c. (IRELAND).

Mr. DILLWYN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
when a return relative to bishoprics, &c, in Ireland; orderel
on the 7th of May last, and another relative to the dioceses
of Cashel, Emley, Waterford, and Lismore, ordered on the
sth May last, and which, not having been presented to the
house in the course of last year, were again ordered on the
9th of ,February last and the 12th of February last re-
spectively, would be laid upon the table of the house.
Sir R. PEEL said that one of the papers alluded to
would be laid on the table this evening.
PRISON DIETARY.
Lord FEILMOY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department what was the effect of the late change
of dietary in Wakefield Prison on the health of the
prisoners; and whether he will lay a copy of the corre-
spondence on the subject, together with the report of the
medical officer, upon the table of the house.
Sir G. GREY said that the system was being tested.
At present it had not been in operation sufficiently long to
enable the Government to form a correct estimate as to its
practical merits.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS.
In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD,
Mr. M. GIBSON said that ho believed a bill would be
introduced on the subject, but not nntil tho report of the
committee had been presented.

COLLECTOR OF ASSESSED TAXES BILL,
In reply to an hon. member,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER • said it
was not thu intention of the Government to hurry on
this bill.

COLONEL CItAWLEY.
Mr. 1), FORTESCUE called attention to the court
martial on Colonel Crawley, and wag
[LEFT SPEAKING,]

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening.
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Bleucx .
The Queen hasWHITEHALL been pleased, to present t 12he Rev. Arch.
Buchanan to the church of the united parishes of Logie and
Pert, in the presbytery of Brechin, and county of Forfar,
vacant by the death ot the Rev. Thomas Hill.

DOWNING-STREET, MARCH •12.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John S. Moffat,
Esq., to be a member of the Executive and Legialativu
Councils of the Island of St. Lucia.

CROWN OFFICE, MAncit 15.

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MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR-
LIAMENT.

County of Hertford—Hoary E iward Surtees, Esq., of
Dane End, near Ware. in the said county, in the room of
Christopher William Giles Puller, Esq., deceased.

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WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MARCH 15.
4th Hussars—Hugh Berkeley Griffiths, Gent., to be Cor-
net, by purchase, vice Robert Soatues, promoted.
14th Hussars—Captain Robert Johnston Brown to be
Major, by purchase, vice Major and Brevet Lieutenant-
Colonel Richard Herbert Gall, 0.8., who retires upon
halt-pay”-Lieut. Edward E. D. Boycott to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Brown—Cornet John Bradney to bo
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boycott—Samuel. Tudor
Ashton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bradney
—Lieut. Francis John S.ll. Newton to be Adjutant, vice
Boycott, promoted.
4th Regiment of Foot—The promotion of Ensign Edgar
Montagu Kemp to a Lieutenancy to boar date 21d
December, 1863, and to be in succession to Lieutenant
Richard Boyce, retired—the proniotion of Ensign Chas.
Frederick Hooper to a Lieutenancy to bear date Bth
January, 1864, and to be in succession to Lieut. Charles
Edward Billing, promoted.
7th Foot—Lieut. (3wynne Qrton Lewis to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Musgrave Watson, who retires—Ensign
Rowland Hill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lowie
William Wolfe Rynd, Gent., to bo Ensign, by purchase,
vice Hill.
13th Foot—Ensign Robert Warren to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vic,o Charles Edwards Palmer, seconded on
appointment as Instructor in Military Surveying, at the
Royal Military College.
14th Foot—Lieut. William Thornhill Blois to be Adjutant,
vide Lieut. Alexander Gordon, promoted.
35th Foot—Lieut. William Poste to be Instructor of Mus-
keg, vice Lieut. Thomas Lloyd, promoted.
38th It ool—Lieut. Alfred Stokes to be Adjutant, vice Lieut.,
Robert Johnston Stansteld, promoted.
108th Foot—Lieut. John Trenchard Tennant to be In-
structor of Musketry,
Rise Brigade—Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to be Instruc-
tor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Lord Edward Cavendish,
who resigns that appointment.
sth West India Regiment—Ensign Thomas England to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Albert Sharp,
deceased.

BREVET.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles Henry
Ellice, C.B. half-pay, late 24th Foot, to have the tempo-
rary rank of Brigadier-General in Great Britain, while in
command of a brigade.
Lieutenant-Colonel sad Brevet-Colonel Frederick Paul
Baines, half-pay, late Bth Foot, to have the temporary
rank of Brigadier-General in Ireland, while in command of
a brigade.

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Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Ferdinand Harvey,
retired full-pay, late staff Officer of Pensioners, to have the
honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Second Captain Peter Henry Scratchley, Royal En-
gineers, to be Major.

The undermentioned officers having completed the qua-
lified service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the
provisions of the Royal Warrant of 14th October 1858 to
be Colonels :
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Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable
Charles Dawson Plunkett, Ist Foot.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Francis Hobbs, 6th Foot.
MEMORANDIIM.—Second Captain and Brevet Major
Robert Miller Mundy, half pay Royal Artillery, has been
permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com-
mission, under the conditions of the Horse Guards Circular
Memorandum of 15th February, 1861.
The Ga:,ell4 contains a number of promotions and altera-
tions of rank amongst the officers of the Staff Corps and of
her Mejeaty's Military Forces.