The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-05 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, OCT 4.

Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Wm, Edward
Frere Vibart to be Li-utenant, by put cbase, vice Wm.
Potter Stephenson, who retires; Cornet Wm. Henry
Thompson, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet,

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vice Vibart.
2d Dragoon Guards—Cornet Arthur Brett to be Lieuten-
ant, by purchase, vice Harvey John De Montm ,rency,
who retires—Ensign James Frederick Stuart Menteth,

the 3d Foot, to be Cornet, vice Brett.
4th Dragoon Guards—Surgeon John Grogan, M. 8., hav-
ing completed 20 years' lull pay service, to be Surgeon
Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of

Oct. 1, 1858.
7th Dragoon Guards—Ensign Walter Creagh, from 14th
Foot, to be Cornet, vice Thompson, transferred to the
Ist Dragoon Guards.
2d Regiment of Foot—Ensign Jasper Selwyn Tupper to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice A. H. Haldane, seconded
on appointment as Lieutenant Instructor to the Schools
of Musketry —Thomas Edwards Harman, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Tupper.
3d Foot—Captain John Blakeley, from the 4th West India
. Regiment, to be Captain, vice Roe, who exchanges—
Gentleman Cadet James Frederick Stuart Menteth, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Cooper, promoted—George Ernest Harley,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice J. F. S. Menteth,
ti ansferred to 2d Dragoon Guards.
6th Foot—Reginald Hollingworth, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice John Vincent Rig', who retires.
9th Foot—Staff Assistant Surgeon John Nugent Stock to
be Assistant Surgeon.
14th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Walter Creagh, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice G. J. Paterson, transferred to the 64th Foot—
Powell William Symonds, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Creagh, transferred to the iLlt Dragoon
Guards. .

21st Foot—Sergeant Major Michael Coen to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Patterson, promoted.
25th Foot—Lieutenant Ernest Henry Paul Vivian to be
Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. Normal). Leslie
Melville, who retires—Ensign William Godfrey Thomas
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vies Vivian—George
Hodson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice

Thomas.
44th Foot—Lieutenant Augustus Richard Trimmer to ha
Adjutant, vice Lieutenant E. C, P. Pigott, who resigns

that appointment.
74th Foot—Major Leonard H. Lloyd Irby, from 90th Foot,
to be Major, vice Palmer, who exchanges.
89th Foot—Lieutenant James Shaw ilay to be Instructor
of Musketry, vice Captain B. Helme, who b.as resigned
that appointment.
90th Foot—Major Henry Wellington Palmer, from 74th
Foot, to be Maj Jr, vice Irby, who exchanges.

4th West India Regiment--Captain George Noble Roe,
from 3d Foot, to be Captain, vice Blakeley, Nvi
changes.
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ITNATTACIIED —Captain William -Palliser, from 18th
Hussars, to be Major, by purchase.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Stati Assistant Surgeon James
Dewar, M.D., has been permitted to resign his commis-
sion—Staff Assistant Surgeon John Sandison hlrs been
permitted to resign his commission—Thomas William
Wright, Gent., to be Staff Assistant Surgeon.
BREVET.

Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Morris R.
Campbell, upon half pay late Depot Battalion, to have the
honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The following promotions to take place consequent on
the death of Lieutenant General Edward Byam, Colonel of
the 18th Hussars, on the 9th September, 1864 :
Major General William Hassall Eden, Colonel of the
90th Foot. to be Lieutenant General

Brevet Colonel Francis Seymour, C. 8., from Lieutenant
Colonel on half pay, late Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Major
Gtneral.

Major Thomas Maunsell, 75Lh Foot, to be Lieutenant
Colonel.

Captain James Francis Eaton Travers, Royal; Artillery,
to be Major.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 1.
Royal Marine Light Infantry—First Lieutenant Thos.
Prothero Newall to be Captain, vice Tribe, deceased.
Second Lieut. William Frederick M'llwaine to be First
Lieutenant, vice Newall, promoted.
ADMIRALT Y, SEPT. 30.
The undermentioned promotions Nava this day been

made :
Henry Phelps, Esq., to be Captain in her Majesty's
Fleet.
Wm. George
Henry Hope Johnstone, Esq., to be Captain in
her
INelnar jty,s lee
y
Fleet.
Duncan Grant, Esq., to be Captain in her Ma-
jesty'sLeveson Wildman, Esq., to be Captain in her Majesty's
Fleet.
Edward Stanley Adeane, Esq., to be Commander in her
Majesty's Fleet. Seniority September, 1861
John Morris Bushell, .Esq., to bo Commander in her
Majesty's Fleet.
The undermentioned officers have been thts day rro-
moted to the rank of surgeon in her Majesty's fleet :
Gordon Jaekson, EFq , and Michael Waistell Gowan, E,q,
The undermentioned officer has been promoted to the
rank of Assistant Surgeon Engineer First Class, with
seniority from 13th inst., Mr James Stocks,