The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-11 00:00:00

ATELO'
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MO-

A supplement to the London Gazette issuep" wig'
S tturday publishes the royal warrant for a uerjlleuti
lion to inquire into the case of the distiogu'6ie.
service colonels and of certain captains avd
tenant-colonels of the Foot Guards, promoted i
consists of the following members :—Lieut../400,
Right Hon. J. Peet,
E. P. Bouverie, M.P,, G
(.4.0.8., Gen. Sir G. Brown, G.U.8., Lieut. oon
the Earl of Rosslyn, Major. Gen. Sir Wm. nreAlcistih
K.C.8., Royal Artillery; Major-Gen. 6°3'o-h.131
Roj ai Engineers; Major-Gen. David _Russell' sti
and Major-G..m. Randal Rumley, Secretarl'op
fhomas Cave Browne Cave, clerk in the Wer-°,
The terms of the warrant are as folk:l%l6j ,
" Whereas we thought it expedient by our r
presents, dated Aprit 12, 1858, to authorise oud
of
point a commission to inquire into the worlii:g
por/
the system of promotion recommended in 017%60
of a royal commission of 1854, and into the cleejo of
of promotion and retirement in the higher 0°
oiop
the army, commencing with the rank of Plio
And whereas it has been relresented to us thlopei
officers who were promoted to the rank of °goo?
in the Sears 1855 and 1856 as our aidea'de—,arl
and for distinguished service in the Crimean of
consider that by the operation of the royal
rant of October 14, 1858, founded on the reec)/11001
dation of the royal commission of 18682.,091'
have been deprived, to an undue extent, of lii;tibpoo
tion they attained by the promotion conterreseetei
them. And whereas it has also been rePreado
to us that certain captains and lieutenant-col 1; be'
the Guards, who were promoted to that rt of Ole
tween the 20th June, 1854, and the issuing that
warrant of 6th October of that year, conaideu
their positions in the army have been !Ocilla 0
jured by toe operation of the said warrant
WCrrao
October, 1854, and also by the subsequent
of October, 1858. Now We, reposing greiibilitio
and confidence in your zeal, discretion, atiis:
tneee
have authorised and appointed, and d° said
presents authorise and appoint you, the deli
Jonathan Peel, the Honourable Ed ward PG org:,
Bouverie, Sir Alexander Woodford, Sir, 0,
Brown, James Alexander, Earl of Rosslo9sePt
William Bruceton, Henry Sandham, Thtvidii to ill'
and Randal Ruculey, to be our commisaione'md We
quire into the claims of the said Lfficers• OlUr
do hereby authorise and empower You' o°
to ° I
commissioners, or any three or more of Pnatinft°
rain information thereupon, by the elon3e-ir WA";
all persons most competent, by reason of tb also
ledge, habits, or experience to afford it .or, recorded
by calling for all decaments, papers/
or more
0,
which may appear to you, or any three
od to VII,
you, calculated to assist your researches,
00 the otior
mote the formation of a sound judgmelit ,re !Oder
any And we hereby command and requ;
to, Odd,
three or more of you, to report %eat set°
your hands and seals, with all cony"
entitled
to
your opinion whether these officers are
voatit form
any redress, and if so, to recommend it' And toe
to,
such redress should be accorded to thew; to 0010'00
will and command, and by these Preee.a Pro,
that this cur commission shall continue 1 • ner ,
010
.1011
and virtue, and that you, our said comiutio, to I at.
any three or more of you, way from
of erl °too I
proceed in the execution thereof, and
ti,h the i4ept,
ier and thing therein contained, altil°,!ioarollio
be not continued from time to time bYna_7o we; to
It is requested that any officer '6.r:wishes
00„
may be effected by the above, and wn
.0_ tbo c ur,
examined by, or ix.ake any statement t°. to to
o',bilp
missioners, will forward his appu pOl3
Cave, at the War•officep with tile wr
delay.

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