The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-14 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of
Juno, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council. _ .

Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to dziclare
the Right Honourable John Russell (commonly called
Lord John Russell) Lord President of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council, and his lordship took his place
at the Board accordingly.
Her Afajesty having been pleased to ad,point the Most
Noble Henry Pelham Duke of Newcastle and the Right
Honourable Sir George Grey, Bart., to be two of her Ma-
jesty's principal Secretaries of State, they were this clay,
by her Majesty's command, sworn two of her Majesty's
principal Secretaries of State ac-ordingly.

DESERTERS FROM BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the Bth day of
June. 1854, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in Council,
Whereas by the "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," it is
provided, that whenever it is made to appear to her
Majesty that clue facilities are or will be given for recover-
ing and apprehending seamen who desert from British
merchant ships in the territories of any foreign Power, her
Majesty may, by Order in Council, stating that such facili-
ties are or will be given, declare that seamen, not being
slaves, who desert from merchant ships belonging to a sub-
ject of such Power, when within her Majesty's dominions
or the territories of the East India Company, shall
be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their
respective ships, and may limit the operation of such order,
and may render the operation thereof subject to such con-
ditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed
expedient.
And whereas it hath lagen made to appear to her Ma-
jesty, that due facilities will be given for recovering and
apprehending seamen (not being Hanovarian subjects) who
desert from British merchant ships in the territories
belonging to his Majesty the King of Hanover :
Now, therefore, her Majesty by virtue of the rowers
vested in her by the said " Foreign Deserters Act, 1852,"
and by and with the advice of her Privy Council, is
pleased to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and
declared, that from and after the publication hereof in the
London Gazette, seamen, no:, being slaves (and not being
British subjects), who desert from merchant ships belonging
to subjects of the King of Hanover within her Majesty's
dominions or the territories of the East India Company,
shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board
their respective ships.
And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of
her Majesty :a Treasury, and the Commissioners for the af-
fairs of India, are to give the necessary directions herein
accordingly.
Wm. L. BATHURST.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY

Royal Regiment of Artillery—John Thomas Cochrane,
Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon, June 9.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.

James Henry Porteus Oakes, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu-
tenant, June 9.
Royal Perthshire Militia—Henry Maurice Drummond,
late Captain in the 42d Highlanders, to be Major, vice
Gardiner, deceased, June, 8.
3.1 Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
John Motherwell, Gent, to be Ensign, June 6.
Ist Cornwall Rifles Militia—First Lieutenant James
Rennell Rodd to be Captain, vice Trick, resigned ; Second
Lieutenant Viscount Valletort to be Lieutenant, vice Rodd,
promoted, June 3.
The Essex Rifles—George Stuart, Esq., late Captain in
the 75th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Lister, pro-
moted, June 9.
East Kent Regiment of Militia—Wyndham Knight,
Esq., late of the Rifle Brigade, to be Captain, vice Warre,
resigned, June 7 ; William Henry Kebbel, Gent., late
66th Foot. to be Lieutenant, vice Mount, retired on half-
pay, June 6; Frederick Dickeson Bourne, Gent., late Bth
Foot, to be Lieutenant, June 7 ' • Thomas Mspleson Fitz-
patrick, Gent., late 30th Foot, to be Lieutenant, June 8 ;
Robert Annesley, Gent., to be Ensign, June 7.