The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-27 00:00:00

BREVET.

The undermentioned promotions take place consequent
upon the promotion of Col. Sir Wm, Reid, K.C.8., Royal
Engineers, to be Major-General on May 30 :
Lieutenart-Colonel John A. Lambert, Grenadier Guards
to be Colonel.

Major Henry George Hart, Depot Battalion, Temple
more, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain Garnet Man, Unattached, Captain of Cadets at
the Royal Military College to be Major.
The undermentioned promotions take place consequent
upon the death of Major-General J. Campbell, General
Sir G. P. Adams, and General Robert Ellice
Brevet-Colonel James R. Crawfurd, Grenadier Guards,
to be Major-General.
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Assheton FitzHarding°
Berkeley, Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Colonel.
Brevet-Major George A. Leaton Blenkinsopp, 45th Foot,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain William Follows, half-pay, 18th Light Dra-
goons, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major.
The undermentioned officer, having completed three
years' service as Lieutenant-Colonel, to be promoted to the
rank of Colonel in the Army, under the provisions of the
Royal Warrant dated 6th October, 1814:—Lieutenant-
Colonel Luke Smyth O'Connor, Ist West India Regiment.
The undermentioned Cadets of the East India Company's
Service, to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign
during the period of their being placed under the command
of Colonel Sandham, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham,
for Field Instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining :
John Magee M'Neile, Gent. ; William Henzey Oliver,
Gent. • Colin Campbell Scott Moucrieff, Gent, ; William
Beervill Holmes, Gent.; Henry Francis Blair, Gent. ;
John Magee Heywood, Gent.; Walter Manton Ducat,
Gent. ; Henry Smalley, Gent. ; Frederick James Smith,
Gent.; . George Lane Cockburn Merewether, Gent. ; and

William Tulroek Whish, Gent.
Colonel F. H. Baddeley, retired full pay of the Royal
Engineers, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary
oply.

Colonel F. R. Thomson, retired full pay of the Royal
Engineers, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary
only.
The following promotions to take place consequent on
the death of Lieut.-General Paterson, of the Royal Artil-
lery :—Major-Goneral T. Hutchisson to beLieut.-General,
vice Paterson, deceased; Colonel E. Sabine to be Major-
General, vice Hutchisson. .

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The undermentioned Officers, on the retired full pay list
of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, to bo
Major-
Generals, in consequence of the promotion of the officers
who stood next below them on the effective establishment
at the time of their retirement, in accordance with the 21st
clause of her Majesty's Warrant of Nov. 3, 1851 :
Col. toter Faddy, Col. Charles Blackley, and Col. Has-
sell Richard Moor, Royal Artillery—in consequence of Col.
Sabine's promotion.
Col. Anthony Marshall and Col. Robert Sloper Piper,
Royal Engineers—in consequence of Col. Sir Wm. Rein's
promotion.
MEMORANDIIM.—Major-General Sir James Jackson has
repaid the difference between the full price of a Cavalry
and Infantry Lieutenant-Coloneley which he received on
exchanging from the 6th Dragoon Guards to half-pay,
Unattached, on 21st May, 1850.
(The following article is substituted for that which ap-
peared in the Gazette of the 20th inst.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia—Richard Port, Esq., late Adjutant of the
sth Royal Elthorne Regiment of Middlesex Militia, to be
Paymaster from the 27th Feb., 1856, vice Allan, resigned.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
North Riding of Yorkshire—WillianaJohn Sawrey Mor-
rit, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia—George Th01111)8311, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Blake, promoted ; William Lloyd, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Harvey, promoted.
The Earl of Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—
Charles George Cholmondeley, Esq., late Captain in the
Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia, to be Captain, vine
the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, resigned.
9ith, or Stirlingshire, &c., Militia, Highland Borderers
Light Infantry—Ensign Charles Brodie IdacAlister to be
Lieutenant, vice M'Farlane, promoted.