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

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE COLo}o°.

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A supplement to the London Gazette issued;
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Saturday publishes tue royal warrant for a eer! 0,
!zed
stun to inquire into the case of the distiegglibiee
service colonels and of certain captains and eito'
tenant-colonels of the Foot Guards, promotedoo
tween June 20 and Oct. 6, 1854. The eoweijoye,
consisrs of the following members :—Lieet:llo
Right Hon. J. Peet, M.P., chairman ; RigblAtottir
E. P. Bouverie, M.P., Gen. Sir Alex. W°°-0011
Gen. Sir G. Brown, G.U.8., Lleet.,:etool
the Earl of Rossiya, Major-Gen. Sir Wm. 1313,;13-004
K.C.8., Royal Artillery; Major-Gen. Se°l-01
Roy at Engineers; Major- Gen. David Russel" Oft
and Major-Gen. Randal Ruraley, Secretell'oce'
l'hotnas Cave Browne Cave, clerk in the Wane ;/
The terms of the warrant are as folle"roe
Whereas we thought it expedient by our 40;
presents, dated April 12, 1858, to authorise 1411 g
point a commission to inquire into the wort; e l
the system of promotion recommended in therePoa
of a royal commission of 1854, and into the (Vie op'
of promotion and retirement in the higher r"' .op
the army, commencing with the rank of 0
And whereas it has been reireeented tors
altooe;
officers who were promoted to the rank of
otOr
in the f ears 1855 and 1856 as our aides-de olio
and for distinguished service in tne Crimean 0011
consider that by the operation of the Nieto,
rant of October 14, 1858, founded on the rye: 114
dation of the royal commission of 185.-'epopio
have been deprived, to au undue extent, of te-ciee
tion they attained by the promotion couterf-eseetei
them. And whereas it has also been rePr 0018
to us that certain captains and lieutenant-001:0K De;
the Guards, who were promoted to that r
of 111
tween the 20th June, 1854, and the issoieter tb.
warrant of 6th October of that year, ooesidui
their positions in the army have been tie; off 61arrg4i
jured by toe operation of the said
warrant
October, 1854, and also by the subsequeeta-g tril,
of October, 1858. Now 'we, reposing grroiliti;
and confidence in your zeal, discretion, arl`lby tOellt
have authorised and appointed, and de 00 eillll
presents autnorise and appoint you, triel(lo
Jonathan Peel, the Honourable Ed wer4 peorg
Bouverie, Sir Alexander Woodford, Sir tynt
Brown, James Alexander, Earl of it°s.BoBl? -
William Brereton, Henry Sandham, David
as leo
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and Randal Rumley, to be our commissieti- AO
quire into the claims of the said officers' oar
°
do hereby authorise and empower yee'oo, to 0(
commissioners, or any three or more of Yivatiolle
min information thereupon, by the e°°3lleir Vo
all persons most competent, by reason of t sea elsed
ledge, habits, or experience to afford lio'r reoerof
by calling for all decaments, papers' or Ore to,
which may appear to you, or any three
a'nd to pro
you, calculated to assist your researches,
0, the sot o I
mote the formation of a sound judgel" uire odder
ject. And we hereby command and recito os, e-pefit
any three or more of you, to report
your hands and seals, with all cohve
your opinion whether these officers are 0 ;tot foli ill m
o
any redress, and if so, to recommend
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such redress should be accorded to thei:oo rested
will will and command, and by these Pres in Ole
of
that this our commission shall continerne
iseic,Oere
jot,
and virtue, and that you, our said col
tiro to 1
r any three or more of you, way frf),..
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proceed in the execution thereof, en"o_,,,h thenot.
ter and thing therein contained, Leith u1,,,,0rp
too
ha not continued from time to time bwy,..11_4.40 inte
It is requested that any officer
wisbre
et
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may be effected by the above, and 117:e'e,,,_ the
examined by, or make any statetnec
_t:tui:3 too
missioners, will forward his aPP lest f•
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Cave, at the War-office, with OAP, I"
delay. )1