The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-09 00:00:00

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 5, 1846.

The Queen has heel pleased to appoint George Barney,
Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Corps of Royal Engineers, to
be Lieutenant-Governor of North Australia, and to admi-
nister the Government of that Colony, under the style and
title of Superintendent thereof.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 8.
3d Light Dragoons-F. Chaplin, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Shaw, appointed to the 9th Light Dragoons,
May 8.
4th Light Dragoons-F. C. Ford, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Cholnieley, whose appointment has been can-
celled, May 8.
9th. Light Dragoons-Cornet R. Shaw, from the 3d Light
Dragoons (Ridingmaster), to be Cornet, vice Law, promoted
to the '3lst Foot ; C. A. Delmar, Gent., to be Cornet, by pura
chase, vice Lord J. Browne, promoted to the 10th Light
Dragoons, May 8.
10th Light -Dragoons-Lieut. R. G. Townley to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Hy-der, who retires; Cornet Lord J.
De Burgh Browne, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Townley, May 8.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards-Major and Colonel
C. A. Shawe to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice
Walton, who retires on half-pay ; Captain and Brevet
Colonel T. Chaplin to be Major, by purchase, vice Shawe;
Brevet Colonel H. Dawkins, from half-pay Unattached, to
be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Chaplin ; Lieut.
and Captain Lord F. Paulet to be Captain and
Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Dawkins, who retires;
Ensign and Lieutenant C. 11. White to be Lieutenant and
Captain by purchase, vice Lord F. Paulet, May 8 ; F. A. P.
Burton, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
White, May 8; Ensign and Lieutenant P. G. IL Somerset to
be Adjutant, vice Lord F. Paulet, May 8.
10th Foot-Ensign E. Dashwood to be Lieutenant with-
out purchase, vice Beale, killed in action, Feb. 11 ; Sergeant-
Major G. T. Whitaker, to be Ensign, vice Dashwood, May 8.
18th Foot-Serjeant - M'Cabe, rom the 31st Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Stanford, appointed to the 53d Foot, May 8.
21st Foot-Second Lieut. E. Clemison, to be First Lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Bolton, appointed Adjutant 31st
Foot, Dec. 19; Lieut. W. C. Mikes, from the 31st Foot, to
be First Lieutenant, vice Clemison, whose promotion, by pur-
chase, has been cancelled; Ensign C. B. Daveney, from
the 35th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Forbes, whose
appointment has been cancelled, May 8.
23d Foot-Seeond Lieut. F. B. Tritton, to be First Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Wynne, who retires ; Gentleman
Cadet E. Crofts, from the Royal Military College, to be Se-
cond Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tritton May 8.
29th Foot-Major G. Congreve to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
without purchase, vice Taylor, killed in action ; Captain A.
T. Hemphill to be Major, vice Congreve, Feb. 11 ; Lieut.
T. E. Willbraham to be Captain, vice Hemphill ;
Ensign V. Tonnochy to be Lieutenant, vice Wilbraham,
March 20; Ensign W. L. D. Smith, from the 39. h Foot, to
be Ensign, vice Tonnochy, May S.
31st Foot-Cornet C. E. Law, from the 9th Light Dra-
goons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dilkes, appointed
to the 21st Foot, May 8.
35th Foot-Lieut. G. Bayly to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice Brevet Major E. Goate, who retires upon full ply;
Ensign E. B. Cooke to be Lieutenant, vice Bayly; J. Spratt,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Cooke, May 8; H. Quill, Gent., to
Ensign, vice Daveney,
appointed to the 21st Foot, May 9.
39th Foot-Sergeant Major John Sears to be Ensign, vice
Smith, appointed to the 29th Foot, May 8.
41st Foot-Major H. Astier, from 62d Foot, to be Major,
vice Montizambert, who exchanges, May 8.
46th Foot-Lieutenant A. Wombwell to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Zuhlcke, who retires. May 8 ; Ensign W.
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49th Foot-Lieutenant D. SP Adam to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Browne, who retires; Ensign C. J. Powell to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Adam • W. Bellairs, Gent.,
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to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Powell, May 8 ; J. Nason,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Page, appointed to the 50th Foot,
May 9.
50th Foot-To be Lieutenants, without purchase-Ensign
W. Da Vernet, vice J. J. Grimes killed in action, Jan. 29;
Ensign J. Purcell, vice J. C. Bishop, died of his wounds,
Feb. 7; Ensign C. H. Slessor, vice C. R. Grimes, killed in
action, Feb. 11.
To be Ensigns-Ensign R. H. Page, from 49th Foot, vice
Purcell ; C. T. Cormick, Gent., vice Slessor, May 8.
531 Foot-To be Captains, without purchase-lieutenant
R. Spring, vice Warren, killed in action, Feb. 11 ; Lieut.
W. J. Verner, vice Smart, died of his wounds, Feb. 22.
To be Lieutenants without purchase-Ensign 11. Lucas,
vice Spring, Feb. 11 ; Ensign and Adjutant W. Dunning to
have the rank of Lieutenant, Feb. 15 ; Ensign W. H. Grubbe,
vice Clarke, died of his wounds, Feb. 16; Ensign H. Buck,
vice Verner, Feb. 22.
To be Ensigns without purchase-E. F. Stanford, from
18th Foot, vice Lucas, Feb. 11 ; Ensign A. J. Johnston, from
74th Foot, vice Grubbe; E. Clecve, Gent., vice Duck, May 8
F. D. Grey, Gent., vice M`Kenzie, promoted in 62d Foot,
May 9.
62d Foot-Major G. S. Montizambert, from the 41st Foot,
to be Major, vice Astier, who exchanges, May 8 ; Ensign
J. I)Pliay M‘Kenzie, from the 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Bartley, killed in action, Feb. 11.
70th Foot-Lieut. T. E. Mulock to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Rumbold, who retires; Ensign F. A. Willis to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mulo:k ; C. Blewitt, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Willis, May 8.
71st Foot-W. A. Myrton Cunynghame, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice Le Geyt, whose appointment has been cancelled,
May 8.
72d Foot-Capt. W. S. Dalton, from half-pay unattached,
to be Captain, vice A. N. Sherson, who exchanges ; Lieut.
W. Adam to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dalton, who
retires; Ensign W. B. 0. Campbell to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Adam ; A. Crombie, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Campbell, May 8.
74th naat-E. H. Ord, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Johnston,
appointed to the 53d Foot ; Lieutenant T. E. Lambert, from
the 82d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice G. G. Dunlevie, who
reverts to his former half-pay as Lieutenant, May 8.
80th Foot-Ensign G. Bodle, to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Crawley, died of his wounds, Feb. 21.
D. F. Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Bodle, May 8.
11TE5rORANDUM.-The promotion of Ensign William Du
Vernet of the 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, in the 31st Foot,
on the 31st March, 1816, has been cancelled. The Christian
names of Cornet Bennett, of the 14th Light Dragoons, are
James Wentworth, not John, as previously stated. The
Christian names of Ensign Brydon, of the 77th Foot, are
Lewis Augustus.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 7.
Royal Regiment of Artillery-Gentlemen Cadets to be
Second Lieutenants-E. E. R. .I)yneley, vice Chandler, pro-
moted; K H. 13. Phillips, vice Power, promoted; J. Godby,
vice Arbuthnot, promoted; D. S. Greene, vice Evans., pro-
moted; P. F. Miller, vice Fitzgerald, deceased; W. W.
Barry, vice Hutton, promoted; J. 'l'. Orme, vice Hastings,
promoted ; G. 11. Colomb, vice Smythe, promoted ;
G. W. D. Hay, vice Mowbray, promoted ; T. 11. Harding, vice
Phillips, promoted; P. D. Margesor, vice Chancellor, pro-
moted ; J. F. D'A. Street, vice Carlyou, promoted; A. M.
Calvert, vice Eliot, promoted, May 1.
Corps of Royal Engineers-:Major-General F. R. Th a ckeray,
C. B to be Colonel Commandant, vice Sir H. Elphinstone,
deceased, April 29.
Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants-J. H. Smith,
vice Fowke, promoted; A. R. V. Crease, vice Binney, pro-
moted ; F. C. Belson, vice Rich, promoted ; C. T. Hutchin-
son, vice Chesney, promoted ; E. M. Grain, vice Murray,
promoted; A. P. Smith, vice Penrice, promoted; A. M. Loch-
ner, vice Morrison, promoted ; P. Ravenhill, vice Cooke, pro-
moted, May I.