The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-29 00:00:00

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

At the Court at. Osborne (louse, Isle of Wight, the 27th
day of August, 1846, present, the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty in Council; her Majesty was this day pleased to
appoint the Right Honourable Gilbert Earl of Minto, Lord
Keeper of the Privy Seal, to be a 11L-mber of the Committee
of Council to superintend the application of any sums voted
by Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education.
WHITEHALL. Aucs. 26.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
pa.sed under the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be
made use of in place of the Great Seal of Scotland, nomi-
nating and appointing John Earl of Stair to be keeper of the
said Seal.

DOWNING-STREET,Atra. 25.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Oliver Byrne,
Esq., to be Surveyor for her Majesty's Settlements its the
Falkland Islands.
WAR-OFFICE. AUG. 28.
3d Regiment of Light Dragoons-Lieutenant and Adjutant
E. Ireland, from the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant,
vice Bowles, who exchanges, Aug. '27.
6th Regiment of Dragoons-Lieutenant D. Maycock to be
Adjutant, vice Shute, who resigns the Adjutantcy only,
Aug. 28.
ith Regiment of Light Dragoons-Brevet Lieutenant-
Colonel Sir H. Webster, from half.pay Unattached, to be
Major, vice T. E. Campbell, who exchanges ; Captain A.
Shirley, to be Major, by purchuase, vice Sir H Webster,
who retires; Lieutenant L. C. L. Peel to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Shirley, Aug. 28 ; Lieutenant C. Bowles,
from the 3d Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant
and Adjutant, vice Ireland, who exchanges, Aug. 27 ;
Cornet W. Viscount St. Lawrance to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Peel ; W. Bosville, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur-
chase, vice Viscount St. Lawrance, Aug. 28.
9th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Lieutenant J. C.
Campbell to be Captain, without purchase, vice Willoughby,
deceased ; Cornet L. J. French to be Lieutenant, vice Camp-
bell, Aug. 28.
Ist Regiment of Foot -Assistant-Surgeon W. Carson,
M.D., from the 85th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice J. Hutchison,
1 who retires upon half-pay, Aug. 28.
3d Foot-Brevet Lieut.-Colonel C. T. Van Straubenzee,
from the 13th Foot, to be Major, vice Cunynghame, who ex-
changes, Aug. 28.
4th Foot-Ensign G. H. Twemlow to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Haines, promoted in the 10th Foot, May
16 ; Ensign C. W. Aylmer to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Twemlow, whose promotion, by purchase, has been can-
celled ; Sergeant-Major T. Knott, from the 52d Foot, to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Aylmer, Aug. 28.
6th Foot-J. H. F. Elkington, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Clarke, appointed to the 50th Foot, Aug. 28.
10th Foot-Lieut. F. P. Haines, from the 4th Foot, to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Sutherland,
deceased, May 16.
11th Foot.-Captain E. F. Elliot, from half-pay Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice J. Tobin, who exchanges; Lieut.
J. H. Fetherston to be Captain, by purchase, vice Elliot, who
retires; Ensign W. Goode to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Fetherston; H. C. Hague, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Goode, Aug. 28.
12th Foot-Staff Surgeon of' the Second Class W.. Robert..
, son M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Booth, deceased, 'Aug. 28.
13th Foot-Major A. A. T. Cunynghame, from the 3d
'
Foot, to be Major, vice Van Straubenzee, who exchanges;
Lieutenant C. R. Platt, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant,
vice Woolhouse, who exchanges, Aug. 28.
23d Foot-G. H. Hughes, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Blathwayt, who retires, Aug. 28.
25th Foot-To be Lieutenants, without purchase-Ensign
H. E. Jones, vice Smith, deceased; Ensign G. Needham, vice
Gough, deceased, June 9.
To be Ensigns, without purchase-A. Strange, Gent., vice
Jones, Aug. 27 ; H. Priestley, Gent., vice Needham, Aug. 28.
38th Foot-Staff Surgeon of the Second Class J. D.
M'lllrie to be Surgeon, vice H. L. Stuart, who retires upon
half-pay, Aug. 28.
42d Foot-Ensign G. I. Menzies to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Pitcairn, appointed Adjutant; W. L.
MacNish, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Men-
zies, Aug. 28; R. C. Cuninghame, Gent., to be Ensign, with•
out purchase, vice Fraser, appointed Quartermaster, Aug.
29 ;_ Lieut. A. Pitcairn to be Adjutant ; Ensign C. Fraser to
be Quartermaster, Aug. 28.
45th Foot-Stag Surgeon of the Second Class F. R.
Waring, to be Surgeon, vice Scott, who exchanges, Aug. 28.
46th Foot-Assistant Surgeon G. R. Woolhouse, from the
Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Reid, who exchanges,
Aug. 28.
48th Foot-Captain C. Forbes, from half-pay unattached,
to be Captain, vice G. S. Tidy, who exchanges; Lieutenant C.
S. Boyle to be Captain, by purchase, vice Forbes, who retires ;
Ensign R. Bainbrigge to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Boyle ; S. J. Maclurcan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Bainbrigge, Aug. 28.
50th Eoot-To be Lieutenants, without purchase-Ensign
W. R. Farmer, vice Russell, deceased, April 11; Ensign I'.
Ryan, vice Brockman, deceased, Aug. 28.
To be Ensigns, without purchase.-Ensign P. W. Kings-
mill, from the 82d Foot, vice Farmer; Ensign G. Clarke,
from the 6th Foot, vice Ryan, Aug. 28.
53d Foot-J. W. Corfield, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Follows, appointed Adjutant, Aug. 28 ; Ensign
J. W. Follows to be Adjutant, vice Dunning, died of his
wounds, May 27.
61st Foot-Lieut. T. N. Dalton to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Mayne, deceased; Ensign D. R. Croasdaile to
be Lieutenant, vice Dalton, April 23 ; Lieut. J. F. Woolhouse,
from the 13th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Platt, who ex-
changes; A. W. Greene, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Croasdaile,
Aug. 28.
68th Foot-Gent. Cadet S. Croft, from the Royal Military
College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kortright, who re-
tir;stsl, Aug. 28.
oot -Quartermaster T. Fitz Gerald, from 3d West
India Regiment, to be Qartermaster, vice Wakefield, who
exchanges, Aug. 28.
82d Foot-W. Baillie, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Kingsmill appointed to 50th Foot, Aug. 28.
85th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon J. A. W. Thompson, M.D.,
from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Carson, promoted in the Ist Foot, Aug. 28.
3d Weet India Regiment-Quartermaster W. Wakefield,
from the 71st Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Fitzgerald,
who exchanges, Aug. 28.
tiosriwAL STAFF.-Surgeon R. T. Scott, from the 45th