The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-03 00:00:00

WINDSOR CASTLE, Aura. 26.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight-
hood upon Major E. Bracket-11)m.y, Knight of the Royal Military
Order of the Tower and Sword, and Knight of St. Ferdinand.

DOWNING-STREET, Sm. 1.

The King has been pleased to appoint the Lieutenant-Governor
of Gibraltar, Major-General Sir A. Woodford, K.C. B. , to be Go-
vernor and Commander-in-Chief of that town and garrison.
DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 1.

The King has been pleased to appoint G. C. Lewis, Esq., in ad-
dition to J. Austin, Esq., to be his Majesty's Commissioner of
Enquiry into the affairs of the Island of Malta.

In pursuance of the directions of an Act, passed in the twenty-
fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third,
intituled " An Act to repeal so much of two Acts, made in the
tenth and fifteenth years of the reign of his present Majesty, as
authorises the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue his
warrant to the Clerk of the Crown. for making out writs for the
election of Members to serve in Parliament, in the manner therein
mentioned, and for substituting other provisions for the like pur-
poses,
I do hereby give notice, that the death of the Right Honourable
William Fitzmaurice, commonly called Earl of Kerry, late a Mem-
ber serving in this present Parliament for the borough of Caine,
hath been certified to me in writing, under the hands of two Mem-
bers serving in this present Parliament; and that 1 shall issue my
warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the
electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the
said borough of Caine, at the end of fourteen days after the inser-
tion of this notice in the London Gazette.

Given under my hand the 31st day of August, 1836.
J. ABERCROMBY, Speaker.

WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 2.

let Regiment. of Life Guards—Troop Corporal-Major W. Falki-
ner to be Regimental Quarter-Master, rice Taylor, deceased,
Sept. 2.

Ith Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. W. Sandilands to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Crossley, who retires ; Cornet W. 11.
Peters to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sandilands, Sept. 2.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Cornet P. Kemp to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Knox, appointed to the 15th Light Dra-
goons ; J. R. J. Coles, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vi.-00
Kemp, Sept. 2.
9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—F. J. Isacke, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, Sept. 2.
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant C. Sparling to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Wakefield, s% ho retires ; Lieut. R. Knox,
from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Sparling,
Sept. 2.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain A. C. Skinner, fioni the half-
pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. N, Ingram, who exchanges,
receiving the difference Sept. 2
32d Foot—R. Jones, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Balfour promoted, Sept. 2.
65th Foot—Ensign J. Sealey to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Warren, who retires ; J. W. Marshall, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Sealy, Sept. 2.
99th Foot—Second Lieut. T. H. Burgh, from the Ceylon Regi-
ment, to be Ensign, vice Hamilton, who exchanges, Sept. 2.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ensign G. L. Hamilton, from the 99th
Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Burgh, who exchanges,
Sept. 2.