The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-23 00:00:00

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was warmly greeted. He was informed of the result of the
vote, and expressed his obligations to the Board.

TIIE THOROUGHFARES OF THE METROPOLIS.

In the routine business of the Board there were many re-
commendations from the Building Act Committee fbr the
alteration of names of thoroughfares and renumbering the
houses. In all the cases the names chosen for the thorough-
fare were such as have no duplicates in the metropolis ; and
all subsidiary names, as villas, terraces, and parades, exist-
ing in the thoroughfares were recommended to be abolished,
and the houses renumbered, with the odd numbers on one
side and the even on the other. All the recommendations
were adopted.

Various rep9rta from tlio officcri3 were disp,-.,3cd of, and Lilo
Board adjuurncd.

Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments
in the Civil Service,

(Prom the Civil Service Uczette.)

FOREIGN- OFFICE—The consulship Et GranvillP, France,
has become vacAnt by the rcsic2mati,m of Capt. S. Mercer,
11.,/sl.

PosT• OFFICE—Mr. Matthew Reid has been appointed
a temporary clerk, Dublin.

BOARD OF TRADE—Mr. T. Hugh Wilson hrs been ap-
pointed a temporary clerk, London. Mr. Richard Phillips
has been appointed a temporary clerk, London. Mr.
Richard Strachan has been appointed a temporary clerk,
London.

THE ADMIRALTY—Dr. A, Bryson has been appointed
Medical Director-General of the Navy, in the room of Sir
John Liddell, C. 8,, M.D., retired. Commander Richard
Stokes has been appointed Master Attendant and Queen's
Harbour-Master, Chatham Dockyard, in the room of Capt.
C. Pope, R.N„ retired. Mr. William Wallis has been ap-
pointed 4th master, Section A, vice Card, promoted upon
the retirement of Mr. Atkinson.

CUSTOMS—Mr Samuel Brown has been appointed an out-
door officer, Kirkwall. Mr. John Drayson has been appointed
an out-door officer, London. Mr. Denis M'Ateer has been
appointed an out-door officer, Newry. Mr. Rat. Turnbull
has been appointed an out-door officer, Glasgow. Mr. Jas.
Glasson, clerk, Ist class, has been promoted to be a principal
clerk in the tea department, London. Mr. Wm. Troon, clerk, •
2d class, has been promoted to be clerk, Ist class, in the
tea department, London. Mr. J. J. lux, elerk, class,.
has teen promoted to be clerk, 2d class, in the tea depart-
ment, London. Mr. T. Bird, clerk, 4th class, has been pro-
moted to be clerk, 3d class, in the tea department, London.
Mr. James Fleming, clerk, sth class, has been promoted to
be clerk, 4th class, in the tea department, London. Mr.
William F. Hubbard, clerk, 6th class, has been promoted to
be clerk, sth class, in the tea department, London. Mr.
Charles Treleaven, clerk, 2d ;claw, in the office of inspector
general of imports and exports, has been promoted to the Ist
class. Mr. Edward J. Armstrong, clerk, 3d class, in the
office of inspector-general of imports and exports, has been
promoted to the 2nd class. Mr. James R. Jeffries, clerk, 4th
class, in the office of inspector-general of imports and ex-
ports, has been promoted to the third class. Mr. William
K. Gilmore, clerk, sth class, in the office of inspector .gene-
ral of imports and exports, has been promoted to the 4th
class. Mr. Michael O'Driscoll, out-door officer of the 4th
class, has been promoted to be examining officer, 6th class,
London. Mr. Charles Ball, outdoor officer of the 4th class,
has been promoted to be examining officer, 6th class, London.
Mr. Richard B. Heard, out-door officer, sth class, Bristol,
has exchanged to the sth class of out-door officers in London.
Mr. William H. Langdale, ont-door officer, sth class, Hull,
has been promoted to the 4th class. Mr. Alfred King, out-
door officer, sth class, London, has exchanged to Bristol.
INLAND REVENUE.—Stamps and Tax Branch—Mr. W.
H. Maunder has been appointed to a junior clerkship in the
Legacy Office. Mr. R. J. Highmore has been appointed
to be a junior clerk in the Special Commissioner's Depart-
ment. Mr. G. Harrison, assistant.surveyor of taxes, has
been promoted to be a surveyor, and appointed to the Caistor
district. Excise Branch—Mr Turpin, second clerk, Sussex
collection, has been appointed officer, London, East, 4th
division, London, East, collection. Mr. George Rodgement,
officer, Dolgelly, Ist ride, Wales, Middle collection, has been
appointed to Alloa, sth division, Stirling collection. Mr.
Thomas Alford, officer, Welshpool, 3d ride, Wales, Middle,
collection, has been appointed to Dolgelly, Ist Wales,
Middle, collection. Mr. T. Taylor, officer, Pembroke, 2nd
ride, Wales, West, collection, has been appointed to Bingley,
2d division, Halifax collection. Mr. R. J. Rossiter, officer,
Newcastle, 3d ride, Wales, West collection, has been ap-
pointed to Pembroke, 2d ride, Wales, West collection. Mr.
Wm. B. Alliban, first•class assistant, Campbelton, 11th
division, Argyle collection, has been appointed officer of
Newcastle, 3d ride, Wales, West, collection. Mr. John
Jarman, 2d clerk, Athlone collection, has been appointed
officer of Belturbet ride, Drogheda collection.
IRELAND.—A vacancy in the Board of National Educa-
tion has become vacant by the resignation of Mr. J. J.
Murphy, Master in Chancery. The Earl of Dunraven has
been appointed Lord Lieutenant of the county of Limerick,
in the room of the Earl of Clare, deceased. Mr. Thos. Cour-
tenay, registrar to the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's
Bench, has been appointed clerk of the Crown for the county
of Dow., in the room of Mr. Macartney, deceased. Mr.
Benjamin Hill has been appointed resident magistrate, in
the room of Mr. Wm. Knaresborough, resident magistrate
of the county of Cork, resigned on pension. Mr. J. Hanlon
has been appointed a sub-inspector of schools, National
Education-office.