The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-29 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening.

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FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 26.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George
J. Helfand as Consul at Hong Kong for his Majesty the
King of Denmark.
• WHITEHALL, DEC. 27.

The Quecu has been pleased to present the Rev. James
Fleming to the church and parish of Glenisla, iu the pres-
bytery of Meigle, and county of Forfar, vacant by the
death of the Rev. Peter Cameron.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 29.
Royal Horse Guards—Cornet David Milne Home to be

Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Ernest Paget,
who retires; Gilbert Stirling, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Home.
Bth Regiment of Foot--Lieutenant Charles Dudley Byder
Madden to be Captain, by purchase, vice John William
Hughes, who retires • Ensign Arthur Fawkes to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Madden ; Walter Bell
Marley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fawkes.
9th Foot—Ensign Richardson Mounteney Jephson to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Ellsworth Furedon,
deceased ; Gentleman Cadet George Michell Seaton,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Jephson.
12th Foot—James Montgomery Williamson, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Rhenins, transferred to the
76th Foot.
16th Foot—Captain William Charles Bancroft to be Major
by purchase, vice Patrick William Sydenham Ross, who
retires ; Lieutenant Cecil Godwin to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Bancroft; Ensign Henry Jenkins Croft to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Godwin; Arthur George
Duberly, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Croft.
19th Foot—Lieutenant William Wookey, from half-pay
late Turkish Contingent, to be Lieutenant, vice William
Read, who retires upon temporary half-pay ; Ensign
George Oakes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wil-
liam Wookey, who retires; Ensign Charles Garling
Drury, from the 48d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Oakes.
31st Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major James Burnie Lind,
from the 46th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major A.
Gammell, who exchanges.
43d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles Garling: Drury, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice O'Brien promoted; Charles Clifford Pease,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice C. G. Drury,
transferred to the 19th Foot.
45th Foot—Lieut. Frederick Theophilus Goad, from the
72d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice R. Garnett, who ex-
changes.
46th Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major Andrew Gammell,
from the 31st Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major J.
B. Lind, who exchanges.
72d Foot—Lieut. Reginald Garnett, from the 45th Foots, to
be Lieutenant, vice F. T. Goad, who exchanges.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE--This Evening.

Amsterdam
Ditto 8 Months. 12 1'
Rotterdam

,1
... 14
Antwerp — 25 471
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 10
Ditto 3 Months. 25 421
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1204
Vienna, — 10 75
Trieste — 10 75
Petersburgh - 29i
Berlin

11 18-}
12 2±
12 24
25 55
25 55
13 91
25 173-
'25 471
25 471-
120 i
10 80
10 80
30t-
-6 283-

Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina

464 •
471
25 621
25 60
25 60
25 62f
28 60
25 60

25 671
25 66
25 65
25 671
25 65
25 65

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day.

LONDON, Dec. 29.—Wind this day at noon—South.
Westerly ; rather strong breeze, and cloudy weather,
with rain.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 28.--Arrived—Borussia, steamer,
from New York.

FALMOUTH, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Theodore
Voss, from Taganrog.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 28.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
Renshaw, from London for Cape Coast Castle ; Alpine,
from Shields for San Francisco ; Medusa, from London
fcr Calcutta.

MILFORD, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Ocean,
from London.

PLYMOUTH, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Venus,
from Buenos Ayres.

SUNDERLAND, Dec. 27.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Jane
Frances, for Kingston.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Nova
Scotian, screw steamer, from Portland, U.S. ; Elizabeth
Cameron, from Pomeron. Sailed—North American, screw
steamer, for Poitland, U.S.

DUNDEE, Dec.
from Monte Video.

27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Victor,

CARDIFF, Dec. 28.—Wind W.—Arrived—Ellen Stuart,
from St. Nazairo. Sailed—Speraver, for St. Thomas ;
Albion, for Gibraltar.

COWES, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Belle, from
London for Mauritius.

FOWEY, Doc. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Jano and
Ann, from Smyrna. _ _ _

g KINGROAD, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary
Fry, from Calcutta.

jBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Dec. 28—Frederick William, from Guernsey;
Ellen, from Nicoloff ; Ontaria, from Calcutta.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
No arrivals.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 18.

Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet Jan. 4.

Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Jan. 21.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Jan. 2.
Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 27.
Faikland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton