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

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LONDON GAZE T TE-- T his Evening.
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BREVET.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles Henry
C. 8., half-pay, late 24th Foot. to have the tempo-
rary rank ofßrigalier- General in Great Britain, while in
command of a brigade.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Frederiok Paul
Haines, half-pay, late Bth Foot, to have the temporary
rank of Brigadier-General in Ireland, while in command of
a brigade.

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 :
Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable
Charles Dawson Plunkett, Ist Foot.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Francis Hobbs, 6th Foot.
MEMORANDUM, —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 Gazette contains a number of promotions and altera-
tions of rank amongst the officers of the Staff Corps end of
her Majesty's Military Forces.

BANKRUPTS
That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts
kad not arrived when we went to preen.

Course of the Exchange.—This Day.

_,______.
I Amsterdam
Ditto
12 0 12 0
Rotterdam
Antwerp —
25 65 25 6711
Brussels
25 66 25 67/
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Hamburgh — 13 72 13 8
Paris
Short 25 25 25 35
Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 65 25 70
'-25 65 25 70
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine 191 19f
2
12 20 12 3
Vienna
Trieste
Peter burgh —
•
Berlin 33 331
Madrid .' ' • 48 48;
Cadiz • .-- 471 48i
Leghorn .. --- 25 75 '2.5 82}
Milan ....
-- 25 771 25 82/
NGenoa .............. . 25 771 25 821
aples . ............ ... 25 80 Palermo ............ 25 85
. 2,5 80 25 Ei
Lisbon.
Messina .........
.... 25 80 25 85
0p0rt0....
............... 627 52t
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.52i 527
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars ....... ...
Silver in liars (Standard)

Foreign Mail Packet List.

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MAILS DUB.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. `2O.
via Marseills Mar. 14.
drazil and Cape Verds, by British paecket. April d
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 3.0.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Nar. 20.
via Marseilles ...Mar. 14.

Falkland Islands ... .
Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Mar. 13.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 20.
via Marseilles Mar. 14.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Mar. 13.
via Marseilles Mar. 22.
Portugal.... ...... kpril 5.
Malta, •EgYPt) fuld Aden, via Southampton Mar. 13,
via Marseilles Mar. 14.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo ..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Mar. 10,
._by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet Mar. 11
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerille Mar. 10.
Bahamas, via New York ........... .Mar. 11.
Mexico..
All parts a West Indies, including Chili, peru
California. and British Columbia.. . ' i Mar. 30.
.........

THE ROYAL BABY'S HEAD NURSE.-11lieS Waters,
of Sand, Somersetshirc, has been appointed head nurse to
tho young Prince.

PRISON DIETARY.
Lard FERMOY asked the Secretary of State for tho
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 he believed a bill would be
introduced on the subject, but not until the 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 the intention of the Government to hurry on
this bill.

CO CRALEY.
Mr. D, FORTESCU.ELONEL W
called attention to the court
martial on Colonel Crawley, and wag

MARcli .
The Queen hasHITEHALL been pleased Ito presentl2 the 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 of the Rev. Thomas 11111.
DOWNING-STREET, MARCIE 12.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John S. Moffat,
Esq,, to be a member of the Executive and Legislative
Councils of the Island of St. Lucia.

CROWN OFFICE, MARCH 15.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR..
LIAMENT.
County of Hertford—Henry Edward Surtees, Esq., of
Dane End, near Ware, in the said county, in the room of
Christopher William Giles Puller, Esq., deceased.
WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAncir 15.
4th Hussars—Hugh Berkeley Grifliths, Gent., to be Cor-
net, by purchase, vice Robert Soames, promoted.l
14th Hussars—Captain Robert Johnston Brown to be
Major, by purchase, vice Major and Brevet Lieutenant-
Colonel Richard Herbert Gall, C. 8., who retires upon
half-pay—Lieut. Edward E. D. Boycott to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Brown—Cornet John Bradney to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boycott—Samuel Tudor
Ashton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bradney
—Lieut. Francis John S. 11. Newton to be Adjutant, vice
Boycoit, promoted.
4th Regiment of Foot—The promotion of Ensign Edgar
Montagu Kemp to a Lieutenancy to bear date 22d
December, 1863, and to be in succession to Lieutenant
Richard Boyce, retired—the promotion of Ensign Chas.
Frederick Hooper to a Lieutenancy to bear dare Bth
January, 1864, and to be in succession to Lieut. Charles
Edward Billing, promoted.
7th Foot—Lieut. wynno Orton Lewis to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Musgrave Watson, who retires—Ensign
Rowland Hill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lewis
William Wolfe Rynd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Hill.
13th Foot—Ensign Robert Warren to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice 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-
ketry, vice Lieut. Thomas Lloyd, promoted.
38th Foot—Lieut. Alfred Stokes to be Adjutant, vice Lieut.
Robert Johnston Stansfold, promoted.
108th Foot—Lieut. John Trenchard Tennant to be In-
structor of Musketry.
Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to be Instruc-
tor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Lord Edward Cavendish,
who resigns that appointment,
6th West India Regiment--Ensign Thomas England to
be Lieutenant, without purc,hase, vice Albert Sharp,
deceased,

Mayor of Bradfield, and the report of the engineer at the
time was quite satisfactory.
NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND).
Sir H. CAIRNS asked when the returns relative to na-
tional education (Ireland) would be laid upon the table, and
for what reason the annual repor;, of the Commissioners of
National Education (Ireland) for the year 1662 had not yet
been presented to Parliament.
Sir R. PEEL said that two returns had already been
laid on the table, and the report for last year wculd be laid
on the table on the Ist of June. As regarded any corre-
Apondenee between himself and the Chief Commissioner,
he had no objection to lay it on the table.
Sir 11. CAIRN S said that the papers laid on the table
were "dummies." (Laughter.)
Sir R. PEEL said that, was not true—(laughter)--and
tho papers were laid on the table when the members were
leavinK town, and therefore did not receive any attention.
" EX PE.NDITURE WITHOUT ACCOUNT."
Lord R. ISI 0 NTAG U asked the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer whether a sum of money was ever issued by direc-
tion of the Lords of the Treasury as" Expenditure without
account; and, if so, in what manner the same was brought
under the consideration of the Commissioners for the Audit
of Public Accounts; and whether the expenditure is passed
by them after due examination of the vouchers for the
subordinate items of expenditure included in that sum.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained
that the expenditure alluded to was made in conformity
with the requirements of the public service, and was pro-
perly accounted for to the commissioners for the audit of
public accounts.
RIFLING LARGE GUNS.
Lord FERMOY asked the Under Secretary of State for
War whether the trial of Mr. Lynal Thomas's fystem of
rifling largo guns was completed, and whether he had any
objection to produce the report of the trysts ?
The Marquis of HARTIN G lON said that a largo gun
had been manufactured, for which Mr. Thomas had not
paid, in order to test the value of the invention, but the
committee had ordered that no further experiment should
btaekene place until
lthe general merits of the invention had
INCREASED APPLICATIONS FOR PAROCHIAL,
RELIEF.
In reply to Mr. KEKEWICII,
Mr. WILLIE RS said his 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, ordered
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 tho
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.