The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-04 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day

LONDON, March 4.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
BRISTOL, March 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Christabel,
from Mauritius.

BELFAST, March 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—E. A.
8., from Conances.

DOVER, March 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ona, from
Cape Dargten for Hamburg. Sailed—Otto, for Rio
Janeiro.
PETERHEAD, March 2.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Active,
for Greenland.
PoßTsmounr, March 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Prin-
cess of Wales, from London for Demerara. Sailed—Osbert,
for Demerara.
NEWPORT, March 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Princess
Alice, from Bideford for Jamaica. Sailed—Charles Ed-
ward, for Vera Cruz,
COWES, March 2.—Wind N.W.—AzTived--Jason, screw
steamer, from Pomaron.
HOLYHEAD, March 3.—Wind NXT.—Arrived—Rieta,
screw steamer, from Liverpool, and proceeded for Bar-
celona.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, March 4—Lanleigh, from Caen ; General Slade
and Sophia, from Guernsey; Holland, steamer, from Ostend;
Moselle, steamer, from Antwerp.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Sailed, March 3—Lizzie Stoddart, for Otago ; Rangoon,
for Port Phillip ; with several others to West.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE CITY.—Mr. John Shea,
of 72, Watling-street, while standing on a ladder by the
parapet of his warehouse to make the water flow in the
cistern, a spoke in the ladder broke, and he was preci-
pitated into the street from a height of 70 feet. His death
was instantaneous, lie was much respected in the neigh-
bourhood.

Captain, by purchase, vice E. Montgomery Mason, who
retires ; Ensign James Henry Clutterbuck to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Dashwood ; Gentleman Cadet
Frederick William Saunders, from the Royal Military
College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clutterbuck.
11th Foot—Lieutenant Frederic James S. Whiteside to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Maule, who retires ;
Ensign Erasmus H. Vaughton to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Whiteside ; Oliver Bond, Gent., to be Ensign,
by porchase, Vaughton.
BREVET.

Paymaster Thomas Hunt, Royal Artillery, to have the
honorary rank of Captain.
Deputy Commissary John Brooke, Public Works De-
partment, Bengal, to have the honorary rank of Lieute-
nant.

The undermentioned promotions to take place conse-
quent on the decease of Lieutenant-General Richard
Powney, Royal (late Bengal) Artillery on 23d of January,
1865 :

Major-General George Cornan, Royal (late Madras)
Artillery, to be Lieutenant-General.
Colonel Charles Samuel Reid, Royal (late Bengal) Artil-
lery, to be Major-General.
The undermentioned promotions to take place conse-
quent on the decease of General George Cobbe, Royal
Artillery, on Bth February, 1865 :
Lieuenant-General Alexander Cavalie Mercer, Royal
Artillery, to be General.

Majoi:-.General John Edward Dupuis, C. 8., Royal Artil-
lery, to be Lieutenant-General.

Nlonel John McCoy, Royal Artillery, to be Major-
General.

Major William A. Armstrong, Depot Battalion, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain Arthur Wellington Cameron, 92d Foot, to be
Major.
The undermentioned promotions to take place conse-
quent on the decease of Gen. William Pattie, C. 8., Colonel
19th Hussars, on 9th February, 1865 :
Lieut.-Gen. John Drummond to be General.
Major-General George Henry MacKinnon, C. 8., Colonel
of the 26th Foot, to be Lieutenant-General.
Brevet-Colonel Lord Henry Hugh Manvers Percy, from
Lieutenant-Colonel, half-pay, late Grenadier Guards, and
at present holding the temporary rank of Brigadier-Gene-
ral, to be Major-General.
Major Samuel Hackett, half-pay, Unattached, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain John Deane Reece, 2d West India Regiment, to
be Major.

MEMORANDUM.—Frederick Rice Stack, Esq., late Captain
65th Foot, has been re-instated in his former rank in her
Majesty's Service, by purchase, and placed upon the half-
pay list.

ADMIRALTY, FEB. 28.
Sub-Lieutenant Henry Chapman Walker to be Lieu-
tenant, with seniority of 9th November, 1864.

MARcil 1.

The following promotions have this day taken place:—
Commander Sholto Douglas to be Captain; Lieutenants
Charles George Frederick Knowles, Hugh Robert Stewart,
Archibald George Bogle, and Edward Kelly, to be Com-
manders.