The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

BRE VET.

The undermentioned promotions to take place conse-
quent on the death of the following General Officers, in
accordance with the provisions of the Royal warrant of 6th
October, 1851 :—General Sir R. Bourke, K.C.8., died
Aug. 12, 1855 ; Lieut.-General C. E. Conyers, C. 8., died
Aug. 10, 1855 Major-General Sir Arthur W. Torrens,
K.C.8., died Aug. 21, 1855:—Colonel George Macdonald,
half-pay 16th Foot, to be Major-General ; Lieut.-Colonel
Robert Cavendish Spencer Clifford, Grenadier Guards, to
he Colonel in the Army; Brevet-Major Charles Seagram,
17th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army ; Captain
Frederick R. Mein, Ist Foot, to be Major in the Army.
The undermentioned officer, having completed three
years actual service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to
be promoted to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal
Warrant for the Ordnance Department of the 3d Nov.,
1854 :—Lieutenant Colonel Piercy Bann, Royal Artillery.
Brevet-Colonel Bartholomew Vigors Dorinzy, on retired
full pay, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary
only.
Lieutenant-Colonel James Graham,. retired full pay,
89th Foot, to be Colonel in the Army, the rank being
honorary only.
Brevet-Major Richard Saunders, retired full pay of the
Royal Newfoundland Companies, to be Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Army, the rank being honorary only.
Captain Joseph N. Burton, 34th Foot, to be Major in
the Army.
Brevet-Major Joseph N. Barton, 34th Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel in the Army.
The undermentioned Officers and Gentlemen to have
temporary rank while employed with the British Italian
Legion :—To have the temporary rank of Colonel—Colonel
Antonio Ribotti and Colonel Paolo Cavanna. To have the
temporary rank of Staff-Surgeon of the First Class—
Joseph Sampson Gamgee, M.D.
The undermentioned officers to have local rank while
employed with the 'Turkish Contingent :—To have the
local rank of Major—Captain G. M. Pasley, of the Royal
Artillery, Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Michel. To
have the local rank of Captain—Captain Francis Bergenzi,
late of Foreign Legion and Extra Aide-de-Camp to Lieut.-
General Vivian.
Lieutenant Charles Mills, of the 9;th Foot, attached to
the 3d Light Infantry Regiment of the British Foreign
Legion, to have the rank of Captain, while so employed.
Brevet-Colonel Collingwood Dickson, of the Royal Ar-
tillery, having been appointed to a command in the Turk-
ish Contingent, to have the local rank of Bngadier-Gene-
ral in Turkey, while so employed.
The local rank of Lieutenant-Generals Sir Harry D.
Jones, K.C.8., Royal Engineers, and Sir Richard Airey,
Quartermaster-General to the Forces in the East,
to bear date the 30th July, and not 31st August, as pre-
viously stated.

ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 4.
BREVET.
Corps of Royal Marines—Captain Hug* Kennedy, ha!'
lug been allowed to retire on full-pay, under the provi-
sions of her Majesty's Order in Council, 13th September,
18.14, to be Major, the rank being honorary.
ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 5.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieuteusnets ataindn,_Adjviuc;
taut Edmund Charles Domville to be
Kennedy, retired ; Second Lientensint__ltiorgpoamnot4T.nry
Price to be First Lieutenant, vice Doraville, pr
WarwickshireCO
MMISSIOmNiii THE QUEEN.
Regiment—John Newbold,
Gent., to be Quartermaster.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS,
Stilcr—N2dEDßeßgYini
Warwickshire Militia—
Matthews, Regiment—Henry Garland
Matthews, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d Regiment—
John
Blaksley, Gent., to be Ensign. t f
Aberdeenshire Royal Regimen o Militia—Thomas John
Stafford flotebkin, Gent., to be Ensign.
Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—William St. Leger
Durdin, Gent., to be Ensign..
Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia--Ensign
Henry Mount Parkerson to be
.N orf Lieutenant.Militia—Lieutenant
gn
2d or Eastern Regiment of
C!iptain, vice Longs, resigned;
George Chester Wood to be
Charles Applewhaite, Gent., 10 be Lieutenant, vice Bloom,
resigned.
to be Captain ; Augustus Palacio!! C;ezt. (late Captain.
Norfolk Militia Artillery—eh 1 e.r.es Robert Hobart, Esq.;
65th infaztrY), to bo 1.112 ti. 1:i filia Sl; p.tl irdiVa..4 u er. ?Y