The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-03 00:00:00

TIIE ARMY AND NAVY.

(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
Major-General Chesborough Grant Falconer, K.H.
(Lite promotion), Inspecting Field Officer in the
1)verpool Recruiting District, has been placed upon
the list of General Officers receiving the unattached
pay of twenty-five shillings per diem. This officer
entered the service in 1795, but Hart is silent as to
his war services.

Lieutenant Sir R. Newman, Bart., 71st Foot, has
been appointed an extra aide-de-camp to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.

Captain E. C. Butler, 36th Foot, and Lieutenant
Viscount Kirkwall, 92.1 Foot, have succeeded Captain
Lawley, of the Life G-uards, and Captain Middleton,
of the Artillery, :as aides-de-camp to the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

Captain the Hon. W. L. Pukenham, ith Fusiliers,
is appointed assistant military secretary to Lieutenant-
General Ellice, at Malta ; and Captain the Hon. E. P.
Herbert, 43d Foot, has ceased to be one of the aides-
de•camp to the Lieutenant-General.
Captain the Earl of Erroll, Rifle Brigade, has been
succeeded as Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster- Gene-
ral at Montreal by Captain Ingall, Unattached, who
vacates the same office at Quebec.

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Lieutenant-Colonel J. Cornell Chads, Retired Full
Pay, Ist West India Regiment, is administering the
government of the Virgin Islands.
Captain Pratt, 36th Foot, has succeeded Captain
Maxwell, 66th, as Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-
General at Barbadoes.
Lieut. Cooron, 3d West India Regiment, Fon
Adjutant at Honduras. The Garrison Adjutancy at
Gambia is vacant.
Lieut. Lewes has succeeded Captain Mackenzie as
Acting Adjutant to the depot of the 3d Buffs.
ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM.—The rumour which
reaehed us, that Major Paget was to succeed Major-
General Brown as commandant of this excellent
asylum, does not appear to have been well founded.
We learn that the appointment has been conferred
upon Colonel Slade, of the 90th Regiment.
STMT.—NT
—Major-General W. Cochrane, Deputy-
Adjutant-General to the Forces serving in Ireland,
has proceeded on leave of absence. Captain Kenneth
D. Mackenzie, 92d (Gordon) Highlanders,
Assistant Adjutant-General, will ' -hlanders, Deputy-
per form the duties
of the department at the Royal Hospital, ham
Dublin. Ki main ,

ROYAL ENGINEERS.—Captain Fanshawe, R.E"
having resigned his appointment of Adjutant to the
corps, has been succeeded, by Captain Harry St.
George Ord. Captain anshawe proceeds
I
to Waltham
Abbey.

MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY.
General—Paul Anderson, C. 8., Col., 78th F., Bath.
Lieutenant-General—Sir G. A. Quentin, C.b. Leal.
London.

Colonel—Bradshaw, C. 8., 60th F., liassowlie,genw
Lieutenant. Colonels—Goodman, 27th F., Dublin; col:
lington, 11. Art., Athlone; Paynter, C. 8., late 21th F.
Bath. ,

Msjors—Mason, ret. f.p., 77th F., Jersey; Canton
ret. f.p., 97th F., Maxweltown, Dumfriesshire; J. D:
Brown, LTnatt., Preston Kirk, N.B.
Captains—Austen, 73d If., Cape of Good Hope ;
Deare, Can. Rif. Reg., Niagara; Fry, h.p, 11th F.;
Sandwith, h.p., 38th F., Wexford; Hon. S. M. Gardner,
h.p., 103 d F.; Smith, Adj., Sussex Militia.
Lieutenants—Norris, 6th F. (of wounds), Capo of
Good Hoy); Hardy, 31 W. I. Reg., Gambia; Carter,
h•p•, 6th F.; Cleary, h.p., 76th F.; Brohier, h.p., York
Chasseurs; Stratton (Sub-Lieut.), h.p., late of Sappers
and Miners, Devonport; W. Stevens (Sub-Lieut.), h.p.,
lAte of Sappers and Miners, Penzance.
Ensigns—Clarke, 67th F., London; Hon. W. H.
Lysaght, 86th F., Poona; Hamond, h.p., 71st F.;
Harvey, b.p., Corsican Rangers.
Paymaster—Vernon, 38th F., Winchester.
Qutrtrirmasters—W. Thompson, h.p., Sco. Fns. Gds.;
Benstock, h.p., sth F.; Sleator, h.p., 97th F.
Deputy Commi,sary General—G. Elliot, h.p.
VeP,!rinary Surge on—Edlin, 7 th Dr. Gds., Birmingham.

QUARTERLY NAVAL SERVICE OBITUARY.
Flag Otficers—(Reserved Half Pay) Vice-Admiral—
Jame; Noble.
Rear-Admiral—Cuthbert Featherstone Daly.
Retired Rear-Adroiral,:—John Tancock, Henry Gage
Morris, Thomas
Captains--Jarnes Wilkinson, William Preston, Charles
Walcott, Charles Marson Moncrieffe Wright. Reserved
1-18 M Pay—.y, illiam Grint, Francis Ormond. Retired—
Thomas
(oldwire MuAon.
Comm ender—Samuel Sparshot, James Caulfield, Ar-
-suaw, Gibson Bulman, Alfred Miles, William Richard
Sipit!a, Reserved Half Pay—Robert Rochfort, William
`Ae.''rY Syrnon,, Jacob Ley Young. Retired—Richard
Piourne, William Campbell, John William Trotter.
Lieutenants—John Davies, John R. Thompson, Roger
L. Curtis, Alfred
0. Hans-rd, Selby Lilburn, Frederick
F. Nicholson, James C. W. N. Taylor, Jolla A. Sand-
ford,
John
Reserved Half Pay—Robert
Jones, EdrAund John piper, Joseph W. Martin, Francis
Gray, George Gahan, Charles Julius Seccombe.
Masters—William Strachan Donald McLean, John
Pasr,ce. , ,

'S cone] Masters—Ezekiel An gier,WillianaFenton Hort.
MEDICAL OFFICERS —Surgeons—Charies Kennedy,
Charles TileheF,, M.D., Caarles Priaulx, John Corn-
thvvaite Bow-man, Alexander Leith Era.lie, Jan 0 3 Alex-
antler Soot', A,;dison, Thomas Wallington.
A Eist.r.nt-Surgeons James Nathaniel Del rim in,
Al,-sander Blyth.
RnAL MARlNES.—Captains—Richard Johns, Jihn
Wr.ie, Philip Patriarche, Henry Bremer.
First Lieutenants—Charles Roberts, John Manners,
Richard Yates, Stuart Moubray.
Paymasters and Pursers--W. Read Shngar, Henry
Dove, Frederick Horton, Harris llarringtcn.

WHEAT CROP.—The wheat crop haa;seldom been
so backward at this season as it is this year. A large por-
tion was sown late, the severe weather set in immediately,
and for some weeks the blade did not make its appearance
at all. Within the last fortnight it has shot above the ground ;
it appears to be slender, but at the same time healthy,..-Lin.
coins/tire Chronicle.