The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

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Assistant Inspector of Studies, vice Brevet Major Charles
John Gibb, Royal Engineers, promoted.
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Surgeon Major Nesbitt Heffernan, M. 8., from the 11th
Foot, to be Staff Surgeon Major, vice W. G. Trousdell,
M.D., who exchanges.
Surgeon Gavin Ainslie Turnbull, from the 6th Dragoons,
to;be Staff Surgeon, vice J. E. Clutterbuck, M.D appointed
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to the 42d Foot.
Staff Assistant Surgeon Benjamin Hinde, to be Stall
Surgeon,Chalmers, vice William Kelman M.D., deceased
Assistant .
Surgeon George Carleton Clery, from
Lancers 9th.
Assistant Surgeon, vice G. F. spry'
M.D. W to be StaLr
who exchanges.
Michael Finucane) Gent.,promote to be Staff Assistant Surgeon,
vice Benjamin Hinde, promot
dto the Staff.., Dawson Dean Heather, Gent to be Staff Assistant Sur-
geou.
VETERINARY DEPARTMENT—Peter 11:-.0ir,
Gent., to be
Acting Veterinary Surgeon, vice T.J. 17, ichardson, pro-
moted to Ist Dragoons.

BREVET. list of the
Colonel Henry Aylmer, on the retired full paY
Royal Artillery, to be Major General, the rank being
hoLieutennoraryant only
Colonel Charles Thomas Trower, 103e1 Foot,,
who retires upon a pension, to have the honorary rangy
Colonel,
Paymaster Roger Sheehy, 74th Foot,
to have the hone~
rary rank of Captain,
on. Assist Surgeon Samuel Mason, in medical charge
of the Lunatic Asylum at Madras, to have the honorary
rank ot Surgeon.
The undermentioned officers, having completed the c 11::
'Hying service with the rank of Lieut Colonel, to be
nets under the provisions of the Royal warrant of the
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of dctober, 1858 :
Lieut Colonel George Bourchier, C. 8., Royal Artillery
Colonel Thomas Bromhead"Butt
Lieut Colonel Wm Olpherts, C.B Royal Artillery.
sth West India Regiment—Capt. James HenryLaw,reulept:.
Archer, tromthe 60th Foot, to be Captain, vice JL
who exchanges. 79th Foot.
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Discovery of the Body of a Female ill
Thames,

An inquest was held on Monday night at of
King's Arms Tavern, Rotherhithe, on the body
° in
female, which was discovered a few days since„
the river Thames in a state of nudity. This etra"ugle
and suspicious circumstance created considee.'
excitement in the neighbourhood, the belief bel
that the unfortunate woman had been murdered 4,11,,e
the body having been stripped thrown into 'it"
water. The matter was communicated to 6ir
Mayne, and two detective officers were instrael'
to make every inquiry, which they had done, but
without effect. Both the officers alluded to Or
present during the proceedings of the inquest'
William Dixon, a labourer, living in NePba-e,t
land, Rotherhithe, deposed that on Friday he Yil-ge,
work on board a dredger off the Horns publiell°l/,'ea.
Rotherhithe Stairs. About ten minutes siter;,,
o'clock in the morning he (witness) noticed s°7tee
thing at the bottom of the water, and directly
a dead body rose to the surface, and he with assi2ds
ante succeeded in securing it. An officer after War
took charge of the body, and it was taken to the
dead-house of the parish. The body was Mlle" de
composed, and had no clothing on whatever. be
Dr. W. Mindock, of Rotherhithe, stated that
had examined the body, and found it was that c;, `e
female apparently about thirty years of age. 'ea
body, which was perfectly naked, was far advallwas
e
in a state of decomposition. One of the lips
„,"be
wanting, and the head was denuded of hair.
deceased had no doubt been in the water fora c°
siderable time.
The learned Coroner said there was no doubt th.,
case was one of a most singular character. Vii, ::tree
tunately, however, it was impossible, from the fh"ti.
of decomposition of the body, to make any idelid.e.
fication so that further inquiries might be Ina 0
Again, as there were no clothes, there was 1:10
chance of gaining any clue in that way. Ile bat
afraid the case could not be carried any furthers I.'"
of course if the police heard of anything more they
could act upon it.
The Jury ultimately returned an open verai o
icit'
to the effect that the deceased was found dead
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the river Thames, but how she came there tile'
was no evidence to show.