The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-13 00:00:00

FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 0.

The Queen has been pleased to 'approve of Mr. Alfred
Le wton Hodges as Vice Consul at Ramsgate for the Grand
Duke of Mecklenburgh Schwerin.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 0.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from
her Majesty's Minister at Stockholm, the copy of a Swedish
Royal Proclamation announcing that so long as the British
coasting trade is open to Swedish vessel, the like privi-
lege will be granted to British vessels in vessel,,
WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 12.
STAFF.—Colonel William Frederick Forster, half-pay
unattached, to be Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland,
vice Eden, promoted to be Major-General, Oct. 1.
RECRUITING DISTRICTS.—CoIoneI Thomas Edwin
Kelly, from the Provisional Battalion of Chatham, to be
Inspecting Field Officer, vice Bush, promoted to be a
Major-General, Sept. 12 ; Colonel Arthur Hill Trevor,
half-pay 4th Foot, to be Inspecting Field Officer, vice
Frith, promoted to be Major-General; Colonel Thomas
Armstrong Drought, from the 15th Foot, to be Inspecting
Field Officer, vice Maunsell, promoted to be Major-General,
Oct 1.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 11.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major-General Thomas
Hutchesson to be Colonel Commandant, vice Major-General
John E. Jones, deceased, Aug. 30.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia.—Brevet-Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Theobald Butler Aldwell, Royal Jersey
Militia, to be Captain, Sept. 8.
Hampshire Regiment of Militia.—Captain George Bur-
rard to he Major, Sept. 9; Lieutenant John Lonsada to be
Captain, vice Burrard, promoted, Sept. 9.
West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Richard
John Peckham, Gent., to be Surgeon, vice Elgar, who re-
tires, Sept. 6 ; Alexader Henry Ross, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, Sept. 5 ; John Stanley Keeling, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant; George Owen Ramsay, Gent., to be Ensign, Sept. 6.
Warwickshire Yeomanry 'Cavalry Cornet E,lward
Allesley Boughton Leigh to be Lieutenant ; William
Chamberlayne, Gent., to be Cornet, Aug. 28.
Hussar Regiment of Yorkshire (West Riding) Yeomanry
Cavalry—Lieutenant Joseph Robert Wilkins Atkinson to
be Captain, rice Upton, resigned ; Lieutenant the Hon.
William Duncombe to be Captain, vice Lord Downe, re-
signed ; Cornet Robert Tennant to be Lieutenant, vice
Atkinson, promoted; Cornet Thomas Greenwood Teale to
be Lieutenant, vice Duncombe, promoted ; William Pres-
ton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Tennant, promoted; Wil-
liam Clough, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Teale, promoted,
Aug. 24; Lieutenant Edmund Calverley to be Captain,
vice Bischoff, resigned, Sept. 2 ; Cornet James Robert
Walker to be Lieutenant, vice Calverley, promoted,
Aug. 24.

2-d West York (Light Infantry) Regiment of Militia—
Lieutenant Thomas Holy Holdsworth to be Captain ; En-
sign Walter Beaumont to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Richard.
Johnstone to be Lieutenant ; John Edward Hawker Eng-
lish, Gent., to be Ensign, Aug. 29.
3d West York Regiment of Militia— Ensign Walter
Henry Hinds to be Lieutenant, vice Eastwood, resigned ;
Ensign Wm. Greaves Blake to be Lieutenant, vice Theo-
philus Smith, resigned, Aug. 29 ; Lieutenant Frank Henry
Eadon Eadon to be Captain, vice Rodgers, resigned ; En-
sign Henry Dickinson Wilkinson to be Lieutenant, vice
&don, promoted, Sept. 2; Thomas Nixon, Gent., to be
Ensign, Sept. 4.
sth West York Regiment of Militia—Sir Charles Henry
Ibbetson, Bart., to be Captain, Aug. 31.
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The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of
the Ist West York Regiment of Militia being formed into
a Rifle Corps.

GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH.-RENEWALI

ORDER.-(SCOTLAND.)-SErT., 1854.

To the Parochial Boards of the several Parishes and Corn.

binations throughout Scotland, andt;;llWilonitni;y
concern.

Whereas by the provisions of the " Nuisances Removal
and Diseases Prevention Act, 1848," for the prevention of
epidemic, endemic, and contagious diseases, and by virtue
of an order of the Lords of her Majesty's ost Honourable
Privy Council, bearing date the 15th day of Sept., 1853,
directing that the said provisions of the said act be put in
force throughout the whole of Great Britain, the General
Board of Health are authorised to issue such directions
and regulationsla.s the Enid Board shall think fit for the
prevention (as far as possible) or mitigation of epide-
mic, endemic, or contagious diseases ; and whereas by the
said act it is provided that the directions and regulations
to be issued as aforesaid, shall extend to all parts or places
in which the said provisions of the said act shall for the
time being be in force under the order of her Majesty's
Privy Council, unless such directions or regulations shall
be expressly confined to some of such parts or places, and
then to such parts or places as in such directions and re-
gulations shall be specified :
And whereas the said General Board did, under the
authority of the said order, issue certain directions and
regulations, bearing date respectively the 24th and 29th
days of September, and the 18th day of October, 1853, to
extend to Scotland, and be in force throughout that part
.of the United Kingdom :
And whereas by an order of her Majesty's Most Honour-
able Privy Council, bearing date the 10th day of March,
1854, the said first-mentioned order was renewed for a
further period of six calendar months thence next ensuing :
And whereas by an Order of her Majesty's Most Honour-
able Privy Council, bearing date the 7th day of Septem-
ber, 1854, the said Order was renewed for a further period
of six calendar months from and after the said 7th day of
September, 1854, the date of such renewed Order in
Council :

Now, therefore, the said General Board of Health, does
hereby renew the said directions and regulations of the
24th and 29th days of September respectively, and of the
18th day of October, 1853, to extend to Scotland, and to be
in force throughout that part of the United Kingdom for
such time as the said renewed order shall continue in force.
Given undei my hand, and under the seal of the Gene-
ral Board of Health, this eighth day of September, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-four. (Signed) B. HALL.