The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-29 00:00:00

TO BE MAJORS.

Captain Win. Driscoll Gossett, Royal Engineers.
Captain Douglas Robinson, 72d Foot.
Captain Henry Crofton, 67th Foot.
Captain Patrick Johnston, 99th Foot.
The following promotions to take place consequent on
the decease of Lieutenant-General George Morton Eden,
Colonel, 50th Foot, on 11th November, 1862, viz.:—
Major-General James M'llaffie, on half-pay as Captain,
60th Foot, to have the rank of Lieutenant-General.
Major-General John Murray Belches, on cz special rate
of Unattached pay, to have the rank of Lieutenant-
General.

Major-General Orlando Jones, Colonel 73d Foot, to be
Lieutenant-General.

Brevet Colonel Sir Henry Knight Storks, K.C.8.,
G.C.M.G., from Lieutenant-Colonel, half-pay Unattached,
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, to be
Major- General.
Lieutenant-Colonel Legendre Charles Bourchier, 80th
Foot, to be Colonel.
Major Thomas Ormsby Ruttledge, half-pay, 32d Foot,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Captain Richard Sweet Cole, Army Hospital Corps, to
be Major,

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 28.

The following promotions, dated the 22d instant, con-
sequent on the death of Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles
Sullivan, Bart., on the 21st instant, have this day taken
place :
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir James Stirling, Kt., to be
Admiral of the Blue.

Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Henry Ducie Chads,
K.C.8., to be ice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue George Wm. Conway Courte-
nay to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. George John Cavendish, on the
Reserved List, to be Vice-Admiral on the same List.
Rear-Admiral of the Red Charles Talbot, K.C.8., to be
Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White John Jervis Tucker to be
Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Robert Spencer Robinson to
be Rear-Admiral of the White.
Captain Sir Robert Hagan, Kt., to be Rear-Admiral on
the Reserved List.
Captain George Ramsay, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of
the Blue.
Retired Vice-Admirals Edward Barnard, William Bate-
man Dashwood, Martin White, Charles George Rodney
Phillott, and William Wolrige to have the rank and title
of Retired Admirals ; and Retired Rear-Admiral John
Wilson the rank and title of Retired Vice-Admiral, under
Order in Council of 7th May, 1851.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam .. 11 161 11 16i
Antwerp •• 25 371 25 421
Brussels — 25 371 25 421
Hamburgh — 13 61 13 7
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 118/ 119
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh
3140 12
3550
Berlin .—
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn'
Milan — 25 521 25 571
Genoa — 25 521 25 571
Naples
Palermo ll9 1191
Messina
Lisbon — 521 521
Oporto — 521 62!
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doubloons 3 14 6

A NEW RAPHAEL.—The connoissurs amongst
your readers are probably acquainted with the discovery of
a new Raphael, alleged to have taken place at Rome a few
months ago. The work of art, which was palmed upon an
admiring world by one M. Nicellet, and represents the
death of St. Joseph, is now being exhibited at Berlin,
where it has given occasion to another discovery more
curious than its own. The Berlin critics, justly renowned
for their learned scepticism, speedily recollected seeing an
engraving of the would-be stranger among the treasurestrel
y
of the Royal Museum. The copy is not only entirely
fornt
devoid of any legend in allusion to Raphael, b
the more effective exposure of the hoax,,
name of the well-known Maratta, who died about the earo the
be-
ginning of the last century, and, although a painterrto oafocymo-f
siderable merit, has not been hitherto co_tnerpaun.
the Coryphees of the art.—Letter from If
AN AMUSING MISTAKE.—A
gntleman of Doual
was going out in his carriage to make some calls with his
had left his visiting
wife, when he discovered that il
cards. He ordered his footman,
in the sitting room and
recently come into his
service, to go to the mantelpiece
bring the cards he shoulhe was ordered, retained d
o ihere. The servant did as
the articles to be used as he was
directed, and off started the gentleman, sending in the
footman with cards henever the " not at home" occurred.
very w
numerous, ke turned to the servant
As these were
with the question 4, How many cards have you left ?"
~ Well, sir," says the footman, very innocently, " there's
the king of spades, the six of hearts, and the ace of
clubs I" " The deuce 1" exclaimed his master. 4/ That's
gone," said John. t