The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-08 00:00:00

1.-MARTINIQUE AND 'GUADALOUPE..

Merchandise brought from Pondicherry, and from the
other Indian possessions of Frairce, in French vessels :
Indian cloths—Cotton cloths, bleached or unbleached,
and denominated Conjoas, or Salempoor ; blue calico, de-
nominated Saudrecaux ; check cloths and handkerchiefs,
denominated Burgos ; trousers and shirts of coarse cloth,
and used as clothing for uegroes or coolies; sail cloth-
20f. per cent., ad valorem.
2.—Articles of merchandise brought from any country
whatsoever :
Animals for breeding—Bulls, cows, heifers, rams, sheep,
sows—free.
Tobacco—ln leaf, 60f. per 100 kilogs. ; prepared, 120 f.
per 100 kilogs.
Vanilla—ln French ships, sf. per 100 kilogs.; in foreign
ships, 101. per 100 kilogs.
ISLE OF REUNION (Bourbon).
Vanilla—ln French ships, 101. per 100 kilogs. ;in lb-
reign ships, 15f. per 100 kilogs.
The articles specified under the first head will, when
imported from the home entrepots, in French ships, into
the colonies of Martirue and Guadeloupe, enjoy a reduc-
tion of one-fifth of the duties designated.
WAR DEPARTMENT, FEB 8.
Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Lieut. Walter Da Winton
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Caulfield, who retires ;
Cornet and Sub• Lieutenant A. E. H. G. Viscount Grey de
Wilton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De Winton ;
The Hon. Wm. Henry John North to be Curnot and Sub-
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Viscount Grey Do Wilton.
sth Dragoon Guards—George Frederic Heyworth, Gent.,
to bo Cornet, by purchase, vice Travers, promoted.
2d Dragoons—Lieut. Andrew Nugent to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Sutherland, who retires; Cornet John
Lorn Stewart to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Nugent.
4th Light Dragoons—Ensign Douglas Fyfe, from the
28th Foot, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Blackett,
promoted.
13th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Denzil Thos. Chem-
berlayne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Davis, who re-
tires.
Sects Fusilier Guards—Captain David. Hunter Blair,
from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant and Captain,
vice Brevet-Colonel E. It. Wetherell, promoted to the
substantive rank of Major under the Royal warrant of
Oct. 6, 1854.
14th Regiment of Foot—Ensign R. A. L. Furneaux to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Graham, promoted in the
Rifle Brigade.
20th Foot—Thomas Mackenzie, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Wimberley, promoted. Ensign Samuel
Johnstone, from the 2d Lancashire Militia, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Mackenzie, appointed to the 42d
Foot. _ _ _

28th Foot—First Lieutenant W. George Mansergh, from
the South Tipperary Militia, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Fyfe, appointed to the 4th Light Dragoons.
36th Foot—Joseph Osmund Walter Scott, Gout., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice _Howland B. Hill, promoted in
the 7i th Foot.

37th Foot—The third Christian name of Ensign Mason is
Usil. - _ -

42d Foot—Ensign T. Mackenzie, from the 20th Foot, to
be Ensign, without purchase.
47th Foot—The appointment of Mr. E. W. Hannill to be
a Dispenser of Medicine,. to bear date 21st Dec., 1655, in
lien of the 27th of that month, as pi eviously stated.
I,oth Foot—Geo. Henry Turner, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Gray, who retires.
60th Foot—C. H. Borrer, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase.
Gist Foot—Thos. Casement, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Griffiths, promoted.
from half-pay 9th
64th Foot—Capt. W. E. Sweny,
Foot, to be Captain, repaying the difference, vice Du Cane,
who exchanges; Lieut. C. H. Hinchliff to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Sweny, who retires; Ensign Robt. R.
lennessy, from the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant, by pur.
chase, vice Bell, who retires.
69th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Richard Williams, from
the Royal Canadian Bale Regiment, to be Lieutenant,
vice Melville, who exchanges.
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87th Foot-I-George Wm. Marsden, Gent., to be Ensign,
previously stated.
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H. J. F. Pennington g e 0
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captain, by purchase, vice Vaughton, who retire: ; Ensign
Edward Carter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pen-
nington;
96th Foot,,Brevet-Major Edward W. Seovell to be
major, without purchase, vice Snodgrass, deceased; Lieu-
tenant John Smith Cannon to be Captain without pur-
chase, vice Scovell ; Ensign E. W. D. Gray to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Cannon ; Ensign J. Hamil-
ton Thompson, from the 6th Lancashire Militia, to ho
Ensign, without purchase, vice Gray.
Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Reginald Henry Graham,
from the 14th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hon.
W. D. M. Best, who retires.
Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant C. S. Coote to
Captain, by purchase, vice Robeson, who retires.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Winniett
Ti. Melville, from the 69th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
Williams, who exchanger.
LAND TRANSPORT COAPS—W. T. O'Donnell, Gent.,
serving with the temporary rank of Veterinary Surgeon,
•to be Surgeon. - -
Loyal Italian Legion-2d Regiment—To be Ensigns—
John Vivian Ryan, Esq., late Paymaster, Ist Regiment •
Emile Collogan, Esq, ;id Regiment —Cleorge F. Lamort,
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