The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-22 00:00:00

DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 21.

The Queen has been pleased to sanction and allow the
subjoined Ordinance of the Governor of Ceylon :
Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Ceylon, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
No. 2, 1852. G. W. Anderson. To repeal the Export
Duty on Cinnamon.—Whereas it is expedient that the
duties of Customs chargeable on the exportation of cinna-
mon from this island should cease to be levied ; It is
enacted by the Governor of Ceylon, with the advice and con-
sent of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and after
the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
three, so much of the Ordinance, No. 9, of 1847, entitled,
" For regulating the duties of Customs payable on
goods imported into, and exported from, this island," as
enacts that the duties set forth in figures, in the table
marked B, annexed to the said Ordinance, shall be raised,
levied, and collected in respect of cinnamon, upon the
exportation thereof from this island,' shall be repealed ; and
that from and after the said first day of July, one thou-
sand eight hundred and fifty-three, the duties of Customs
which are now levied and collected upon the exportation of
cinnamon from this island, shall cease to be charged (levied,
and collected.
Passed, in Council, the twenty-fifth day of August, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.
(Signed) E. RAWDON POWER,
Acting Clerk to the Council.
Published by order of his Excellency the Governor.
(Signed) C. J. AIACARTILY, Colonial Secretary.
WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 21.

39th Foot—Major General Richard Lluellyn, C. 8., to be
Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General George Burrell, C. 8.,
deceased, Jan. 17.
Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Thomas Lewis Hamp-
ton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bolton, ap-
pointed to the sth Dragoon Guards, Jan. 21.
11th Dragoons—Henry Fullerton Richmond, Gent., to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Honourable R. J. Annesley,
promoted, Jan. 21; Roger Palmer, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, Jan. 22.

12th Dragoons—Ellie Fletcher, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, Jan. 21 ; Richard George Glynn, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, Jan. 22.
lstßeg,iment of Foot Guards—Robert Anstruther, Gent.,
to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kinloch,
promoted, Jan. 21.

- 2nd Foot—Anthony Pemberton Hobson, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Mackie, whose " appoint-
ment has been cancelled, Jan. 21.
3d Foot—Ensign William Stewart, from the 39th Foot,
to be Ensign, vice W. W. King promoted, Jan. 21.
4th Foot—Lieutenant Patrick Robertson to be Adjutant.
vice Knott, who resigns the adjutancy only, Jan. 21.
10th Foot—Percy Beale, Gent., to be Ensign by pur-
chase, vice Henderson, promoted, Jail. 21.
13th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Hogge to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Wade, who retires ; Ensign Wilson Henry
Jones to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hogge, Jan. 21.
14th Foot—Ensign Charles Monck Wilson to be Adju-
tant, vice Strode, who resigns the adjutancy only, Jan. 21.
26th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Andrews to be Captain
by purchase, vice Edgar, who,retires'; Ensign Charles
Frederick Elwes to be Lieutenant, vice Andrews, Jan. 21.
28th Foot—Henry ClarlOWorthington, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Gubbins, who retires, Jun, 21.
30th Foot—Ensign Chas. Jocelyn Cecil Sillery, from the
78th Foot, to be Ensign, vice-Falkner, promoted, Jan. 21.
31st Foot—John Wm. Townsend Eyler, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Herbert, promoted, Jan. 21.
32d Foot—Chas. John Roberts, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Ricketts, promoted, Jan. 21. -
34th Foot—Robert John Browne Clayton, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Boyce, promoted, Jan. 21.
38th Foot—John Frederick Clinton Boyle, Gent., to be
Ensign without purchase, vica Gordon, promoted, Jan. 21.
39th Foot—Wm. Stewart, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Wadman, appointed to the Ist Dragoon Guards,
Jan. 21.

41st Foot—Frederick Ball Dickson, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Bush, promoted, Jan. 21.
42d Foot—Capt. Enstace Henry Rose, from the 60th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Macquarie, appointed to the 63d
Foot, Jan. 21.

52d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles Norton, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Champion, promoted, an. 21; the Hon. Frederick Le Poer
Trench to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jervis, promoted,
Jan. 22.

57th Foot—John James Seo!,t, Gent., to be Assistan
Surgeon, Jan. 21.
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66th Foot—Captain Francis Charles Annesley, from the
63d Foot, to be Captain, vice Rose, appointed to the 42d
Foot, Jan. 21. •

•
62d Foot—Lieutenant James White Minchin to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice O'Callaghan, who retires ; Ensign
Emmanuel Roberts to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Minchin, Jan. 21.

•
63ii Foot—Captain George W. Macquarie, from the 42d
Foot, to be Captain, vice Annesley, appointed to the 60th
Foot ; Ensign Frederick Edward Gauntlett has been per-
mitted to retire from the service, by the sale of his Com-
mission, Jan. 21.

69th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Harvey to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Dunn, who retires upon full pay ;
Ensign Thomas Henry Charleton to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Harvey, Jan. 21.
70th Foot—James Green, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Fremantle, appointed to the 52d Foot, Jan. 21.
73d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Wellington Poole, from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bolton, who re-
signs, Jan. 21.
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76th Footf:Willia.m Boyd O'Malley, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Gammen, promoted in the 22d
Foot, Jan. 21.

78th Foot—George Digby Barker, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Weekes, promoted ; Charles Jocelyn
Cecil Sillery, Gent., to bo Ensign, without purchase, vice
' Martin deceased, an. 21.
79th Foot—Donald Hay M`Barnet, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Stevenson, promoted, Jan. 21.
Blth Foot—James Richardson, 'Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Antrobus, appointed to the 50th
Foot, Jan. 21.

85th Foot—Walter Ashe, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Dering, promoted, Jan. 21; William Hallowes,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Blosso, promoted,
Jan. 22 ; James Scott, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Lord Taylour, promoted, Jan. 23.
89th Foot—Sz7age Hall, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Dawos, promoted, Jan. 21.
90th Foot—Tho Hon. Josslyn Francis Pennington to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Crealoek, promoted, Jan. 21.
91st Foot—Wm. Henry Gregg, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Hibbert, promoted, Jan 21.
92d Foot—George Hubert Parker, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Parsons, promoted, Jan. 21 ; William
Humphreys, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
lil`Donald, promoted, Jau. 22.
95th Foot—Joseph r. O'Loghlin, Gent., to bo Ensign,
by purchase, vice Taylor, promoted, Jan. 21.
Ist West India Regiment—Frederick Drage, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Connell, promoted, Jan. 21.
3d West India Regiment—Robert Bruce, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Greatrex, appointed the
73d Foot, Jan. 21.

Unattched—Lientenant Frederick J. B. Priestley, from
;he 25th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, Jan. 21.

ADKIRAIITY—Jarr. 18.

Corps of Royal Marines -First Lieutenant and Quarts'.
master William Alfred Garner Wright to be Captain, vice
Pearce, retired on full pay; First Lieutenant John Charles
Downie Morrison to be Quartermaster, vice Wright ;
Second Lieutenant George Oliver Evans to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Wright, promoted.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness-shire.
The Right Hon. Lord Saltoun ; Colonel John Gordon ;
Arthur Forbes, Esq. ; John Frederic Baillie, ' Esq. • iEneas
William Mackintosh, Esq. ; George Rainey, Esq. ; Thomas
Porter Bonel Biscoe, Esq. ; the Hon. Simon Fraser ; Cap-
tain William Fraser Tytler, younger; Captain John Grant,
younger ; Evan Montagne Baillie, Esq., younger ; Patrick
Grant, Esq. ; and William Simpson, sq.—to be Deputy-
Lieutenants, Dec. 1, 1852.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshshire.

John Jeane Coney, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant,
Dec. 31.
Royal Berks Militia--Arthur Deane, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, Dec. 31; John Douglas, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
Jan. 10 ; Thomas Fuller Maitland, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, Jan. 11.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
Thomas Gambier yarry, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant,
Jan. 15.

Royal Gloucestershire Regiment of Hussar Yeomanry—
Cornet William John Phelps to be Lieutenant, vice Sut-
ton, who retires ; Cornet the Honourable Frederick Gough
Calthorpe to be Lieutenant, vice Baldwyn, who retires ;
Henry Morgan, Cent., to be Cornet, vice Phelps, promoted,
Jan. 15.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire.

Royal Cheshire Militia—William Davenport Davenport,
Gent., to be Major, Jan. 5; William Hosken Harper,
Gent., to be Major, Jan. 10 • Archibald Edmund Brom-
wich to be Captain, Jan. 5 • Robert Mascie Taylor, Gent.,
to be Captain, Jan. 10 ; John Hurleston Leche, Gent., to
be Captain, Jan. 15 ; Samuel Woodhouse, Gent., to be
Captain ; Jan. 20 ; Charles Poppleton, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, Jan. 5 ; James Golden Heap, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, Jan.lo; Thomas Aldersey, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
Jan. 15 ; Edward Charles Hicks, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan.
5 ; Thomas Edward Marsland, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan.
10; John Marsland Lingard to be Ensign, Jan.ls; Edward
Harrison Martin to be Ensign, Jan. 20 ; Thomas Brittain,
Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, Jan. 5.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshiro.
Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia—George Troyte Bul-
lock, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Arthur Allen, resigned,
Jan. 13 ; George Deedes Warry, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Henry Allen, resigned, Jan. 14.
West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Alfred
Seymour, Gent., to be Cornet, vice George, promoted, Jan.
13; Lieutenant Thomas Edward Clarke to be Captain, vice
Sanford, resigned, Jan. 14.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia.—Winchester Henry
Jones (lately a lieutenant in the 60th Rifles), to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Sweton-Grant, deceased, Jan. 18.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Essex.
West Essex Yeomanly Cavalry.—Lieutenant William
Coesvolt Bortright to be Adjutant, with tho rank of Cap-
tain ; George Alan Lowndes, Gent., to be Cornet, vice
Round, resigned ; James Stuart, obson, Gent., to be
Surgeon, Jan. 18.