The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-19 00:00:00

DECEMBER 15.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Joaquin
Gonzalez y Huct as Consul at Malta for her Majesty the
Queen of Spain.
INDIA OFFICE, DEC. 14.

The Queen has been pleased to apuoiat Sir George Rus.
sell Clerk, K.C.B , K. 5.1., to be a Member of the Council
of India.

DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 16.
The Queen has been pleased to ratify and confirm the ap.
pointment of George Geddes, Esq., to be a Member of the
Legislative Council of the Island of Jamaica.
WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, DEC. 18.
tat Regiment of Dragoons--Corbet Smith, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Henry Aylward Keogh, who
retires.
Bth Hussars—Captain Horace Durrant, from the Bth Foot,
to be Captain, vice Ross, who exchanges.
12th Lancers—Cornet John Brooke Maher Camm has been
permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his

Commission.
Royal Artillery—Lieutenant Edward Henry Baker to bo
Second Captain, vice Horace Seymour Kerr Fechell,
resigned—Gentleman Cadet Oliver Francis Theodore Atl-
nealeY to be Lieutenant, vice Bethune, deceased.
Royal Engineers—Lieutenant, with temporary rank, Robert
John APClure has been permitted to resign his Commis-
sion.

Bth Regiment of Foot—Captain George Campbell Ross,
vice Durrant who from the Bth
hooexchanges.
of the former difference to be Captain, receiving a portion
_fference between Cavalry and infantry,
23d Foot—Ensignto be Lieutenant,
who retires—Charles beorge William Adolphus Fitz George
by purchase, vice Fitz -
Prchase, vice Robert Cesar Bacon,
George Bell, Gent., to be Ensign,
24th Foot—Lieutenant ReiT,m°,rgned.
Henanistihtarles Marsack, who retires—
EnsignO'Mabony to be Captain
by purchase, vice
Tbo to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice O'Mahony—
Ensign, by purchase, vice Blom"
ptnti.ti vice Paymaster,
Gent., late Lieutenant 7th
froAolezander William
48th—Edward Henry O'Dowd,
Dragoon Guards, to be Paymaster,
be Captain, by
o retires—
with the honorary rank of Ca
by McKenzie, transferred to the 64th
51st Foot--Lieutenant Smeeton Walker tot.
purchase, vice Edmund Moresby Crowe,
Ensign George Beverley Bird to be Lieetite‘'h
pur-
chase, vice Walker—Richard Read Tomsonnalt
Ensign, by purchase, vice Bird. , Gent., to be
54th Foot— Paymaster, with the honorary rank oFf2,p
Alexander -William Isi`lienzic, from the 48th :rain,
Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of
t;
Major, William Marriott, deceased.
67th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Dawson to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Thomas Stack, retired upon lull
pay—Ensign Herbert Reid Lempriere to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Dawson.
91st Foot—Charles German Alison, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice John Breadalbane Campbell, who re-
tires
4th West India Regiment--Ensign Arthur Hill Ringland
Ferguson, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice John
Bland Sawyer, deceased—Frederick Benjamin Price
White, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fer-
guson.
UNATTACHBD.—Lieutenant Louis D'Acosta, from the Gth
Foot, to be Captain, without purchase.
MILITARY STORE DEPARTMENT.—Assistant-Superinten.
dent of Stores W. S. Forster to be Deputy-Superinten-
dent of Stores, vice Douglas, Superannuated—Deputy
Assistant-Superintendent of Stores E. K. Dwyer to be
Assistant- buperintendent of Stores, vice Darns, placed
on retired pay—Deputy Assistant•Superintendant of
Stores W. F. Wright to be Assistant-Superintendent of

Stores, vice Forster, promoted.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—AIfred Lewis, M.D., to be Staff
Assistant-Surgeon--The Services of Staff Assistant-
Surgeon Alexander Mackay have been dispensed with
from the 24th November, 1863.
VETERINARY D EPAUTMENT.— Acting Veterinary- Surgeon
Thomas Channon has been permitted to resign his
Appointment.