The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, DEC. 23.

2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Robert
Blair, from the 9tb Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice
Chadwick, who exchanges.
gd Dragoon Guards—The Christian name of Troop-
Setgerrnt Major Don, appointed to a. Cornetcy, without
purchase, and Adjutancy, on the 12th December, 1856, is
James, and not William, as previously stated.
9th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant John De Heley Chad-
wick, from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant,
vide Biair, who exchanges ; Samuel Ashton Pretor, Gent.,
fo be Cornet, by purchase, vice Gifford, promoted in the
6th DragdOtt auards.
Corps of Royal Engineers—Staff-Sergeant James Hutch
to be Quartermaster and Commissary of Clothing ; for
Gentleman Cadet George Edward Longhorn Somerset
Sandford to be Lieutenant, which appeared in the Gazette
of the 11th ult., read Gentleman Cadet George Edward
Longhorn Somerset Sanford.
2d Regiment of _Vont—Lieutenant John Chalmers to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Adams, deceased ; Ensign
Charles Squirl to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Chalmers.
4th Foot—Ensign George M. Billington to be Lieutenant,
by pilrohaae, vim the Hon. H. N. G.,Messey, whe retires ;
Dow omith, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bil-
lington.
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ter, Turkish Contingent, to be ngPaymaster, viceate JaIIIeACM,
Foot—John Edvid Lo
29th den, Esq., l Paymes-
deceased:
40t Foot--ensign John Vander Horst Rees, from the
90th Foot, to be Ensign, vies Handy; who exchanges.
43d Voot—Assistant,*trgeon Arthur Croker has been
permitted to resign his Commission.
44th Foot—The Christian name of Mr. Abbott, who 10s
pert:flitted to resign his Commission as kinsign em the.l2th
instant, is Sohn, and not William, as previa* stated.
47th Foot—Ensign spencer Edward Orr to be Lieut.,
*itilont pittchase; vice Mellott, deceased ; Ensign George
Ourry Clarke in ho Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Moues,
who retires; Samuel Heywood, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purohioe, vice ; Gentleman Cadet Francis Thomas
Elwood, from the Royai Military College, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Orr.
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HOSPITAL STAFF.

Staff Assistant Surgeon Douglas Arthur Reid, M.D., has
been permitted to resign his Commission.
Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, with local rank, Thos.
Ligert wood, M. 8., to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class.

BREVET.
TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

Brevet-Major John George Rawstorne, 91st Foot.
Major Robert Henry Lindsell, 28th Foot.
Brevet-Major Tyrrell Byrne, Ist Foot.
Major John A. V. Kirkland, Unattached.
Major James Conolly, Unattached.
Major Frederick Robert Elrington, Rifle Brigade.
Brevet-Major Thomas Henry Clifton, Unattached.
Brevet-Major John Turner, C. 8., Royal Artillery.
Major Edward W. D. Bell, 23d Foot.
Major Robert Lockhart Ross, Depot Battalion.
Major Robert William Lowry, 47th Foot.
Major Frederick Spence, 31st Foot.
Major Edward Westby Donovan, 33d Foot.