The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-14 00:00:00

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 30.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
Richard Levinge-Swift, Esq., new her Majesty's Consul at
Buffalo, to be her Majesty's Consul at Rigs.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 5.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Julian
B. Williams, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Seville, to
be her Majesty's Consul at Seville.
DOWNING-STREET, JUN 1L

The Qneen has been pleased to appoint Samuel Chip-
man, Esq., to be Financial Secretary for the province of
Nova Scotia.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL.—JUNE 11.

The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy

Council for Trade and Plantations have received, throngh
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of n
despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Napre's; reporting
that the export duty on Neapolitan oils has been reduced
to 5/. is. 4.1. per imperial tun.

WAR DEPARTMENT, JUNE 13.
Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieut.-General Sir Charles
Felix Smith, K.C.8., to be Colonel Commandant, vice
General George Wright, deeeased.
WARIDEPARTMENT, PALL-NIATAL, 13i. •
21 Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant liennox Prender-
gast to, be Captain, by purchase, vice Edwards, who! re-
tires.

4th Light Dragoons—Thomas Harling Ames, Gent., to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Roxburgh, who-lies retired.
11th Light Dragoons—Daniel Shaw Stews*, Client., to
bo Cornet, by purchase, vice Potts, promoted.
.13th Light Dragoons—Thomas Marsh Horsfall, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bell, promote&
9th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant W. Nugent to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major C B. Vane, who
retires.

15th Foot -Captain J. Wilkinson to be Instructor of
Musketry.
23d Foot—Lieutenant T. S. Bigge to be Csptain, wih
out purchase, vice John, deceased.
2lth Foot -Assistant-Surgeon J. Sawyers, M.D., iron
the 22d Foot, to be A.saistant-Surgeon, vice Thompson,
promoted on the Staff.
25th Foot—Captain Henry T. Walker to be Instructor
of Musketry.
53d Foot—Ensign John Miller to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Walton, promoted ; Robert Holt Truell,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Miller.
80th Foot—Captain Astill Welsh to be Instructor of
Musketry.
81st Foot—Captain John Arthur Gildea to be Major,
without purcha-e, vice Boughey. deceased ; Lieutenant
William Egerton Todd to be Captain, without purchase,
vice Gildea ; Ensign Daniel Weir, to be Lieutenant, with
out purchase, vice Told ; Lieutenant John Wilkinson to
be Adjutant, vice Todd, promoted.
98th Foot—Capt. William Croker to be Instructor of
Musketry.
Rifle Brigade—Capt. James Rowles to be Instructor of
Musketry.
let West India Regiment—Ensign Alfred A. James
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henderson, whose
promotion, by purchase, on the 13th Feb., 1855, has been
cancelled. .

2d West India Regiment—Ensign Walter B. Pugh to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Becher, who retires.
Cape Mounted Riflemen—Edward Yard Brabant, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, Vice Simkin, who retires.
STAFF.—To be Instructors of Musketry to Depot Batta-
lions—Capt. Richard George Coles, Ist Foot; Capt Spen-
cer G. A. Thursby, lst Foot; Capt. J. Lewis Philipps,
69th Foot.

ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM.—Thomas Graham Balfour,
➢I.D., Surgeon of the Royal Military Asylum and Staff
Surgeon of the Second Class, to have the rank of Staff
Surgeon of the First Class.
PROVISIONAL BATTALION (Chatham).—Capt. William
Nott, of the 83.1 Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry.
SCHOOL OF MUSKETRY (liythe).—The appointment of
Captain Astill Thomas Welsh, 80th Foot, to be Captain
Instructor, as stated in the Gazette of June 6, 1856, has
been cancelled.

CAVALRY DEPOT (Maidstone).—Brevet-Major Charles
Augustus Meyer has been permitted to retire from the ap-
pointment of Riding-master, upon a special military
allowance.

HOSPITAL STAFF.—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Edward
Nason has ceased to do duty, there being no longer occa-
sion for his services.

BREVET.

The undermentioned officer, having completed three
years' actual service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to
be promoted to be Colonel in the Army : Lieut.-Colonel
George Campbell, 52d Foot.
Major Lewis Charles Augustus Meyer, retired upon a
military allowance, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army,
the rank being honorary only.
Brevet-Major William Friend Hopkins, Royal Marines,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Assistant-S irgeon A. F. Ferguson to have the local rank
of Surgeon while attached to the Turkish Contingent, vice
Paton, resigned.

Assistant-Surgeon W. H. F. Temple, to have the local
rank of Surgeon while attached to the Turkish Contin-
gent, vice Dee, whose services have been discontinued.

cang Assistant-Surgeon Ernest Edwards to have the
local rank of Assistant-Surgeon while attached to the
'Turkish Contingent.
V. Ceccarini to have the local rank of Acting Assistant-
Surgeon while attached to the Turkish Contingent.
The Surname of the officer in the 9 ith Foot, who was
promoted to the Brevet Rank of Major, in the Gazette of
the 6th instant, is Tinling, and not Tinley, as therein
stated.