The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 27.

The Right lloaourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Madrid,
reporting the following alterations in the Spanish tariff :
Bookbinders' prepared cloth to pay an import duty of 8
reels per lb. under the national flag, and 8 reale 10 cents
per lb. under foreign flag.
Tarred tow and felt, 10 reels GO cents per quintal under
national flag, and 15 real. 90 cents under foreign flag.
Saltpetre, raw, 28 reals per quintal under national flag►
38 reals under foreign flag.
Saltpetre, in lumps, 36 reals per quintal under national
flag, 46 reals under foreign flag.
Saltpetre, refined, 48 real, per quintal under national
flag, 58 reals under foreign flag.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, NOV. 28.
16th Light Dragoons—Thomas Duffield, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Williams,
who has retired.

Scots Fusilier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant
and Captain, and Brevet-Major Edward Neville, to be
Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Frank-
lyn Lushington, C.B , who retires; Ensign and Lieut.
Robert Farquhar Shaw Stewart to be Lieutenant and
Captain, by purchase, vice Neville ; Henry Hardingo
Deuno Stracoy, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, vice
Shaw Stewart.

loth Regiment of Foot—Ensign William Noel Watson
has been permitted to resign his commission.
16th Foot—Ensign Richard Calvert Healy, to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Moyle, deceased.
26th Foot—For James Bridge, Esq., to be Paymaster.
vice Craigie, appointed to a district, hich appeared in the
Gazette of 24th October, 1856, read, Lieutenant James
Bridge, from the Land Transport Corps, to be Paymaster,
dtc.
32d Foot—Quartermaster John Giddings to be Paymas-
ter. vice William Garforth, deceased.
49th Foot—Captain John Hopkins, from half-pay of the
49th Foot, to be Captain, vice W. W. Maitland, deceased.
70th Foot— Assistant-Surgeon Joseph Watts from the
94th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Grant, deceased.
86th Foot—Ensign George Albert Conran, from the
50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lepper,
Promoted; Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Stamen Barry, from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Fitzgerald, ap•
pointed to the 91th Foot.
88th Foot—Lieutenant John Berkeley Michell has been
Permitted to resign his commission ; Assistant-Surgeon
Richard William Meade, from the Staff, to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Harris, resigned.
94th Foot —Assistan t-Sur,geon Francis Lewis Fitzgerald,
from the 68th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Watts,
appointed to the 70th Foot.
Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Arthur Wm. Barron
to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Callanan,
deceased ; Ensign Alexander M. W. Samson to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Barran, whose promotion,
on 31st Oct.. 1856, has been cancelled.
2d West India Regim„t_ '
been permitted to retire fromeustervEie
Commission.service by sale. Lye
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Gold Coast Corps—Lieut. Charles Fox Duke to be Cap-
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HOSPITAL STAFF.
Deputy Hos,oitals, John Mac An-
drew, or-Geueral of Hospitals, vice
m.DI., sptoectbon e r-Ginenspaeractof
Dawson, placed on half-pay,
Assistant-Surgeon William Alexander Davidson, M.D.,
Supernumerary in the Ist Dragoon Gus rds, to be Assietant-
vice Barry, al pointed to the 86th
SFuoorgteon to the Forces,
Acting Assistant-Surgeon John Bay ly has ceased to do
duty, there being no longer occasion for his services.
BREVET.
Major John James Grant, Unattaohea', employed on a
particular servico in South Africa, to ha,743 the local rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel in South Africa, -while so employed
COMMISSION SIGNED BY TEE QUEEN.
4th West York Regiment of .Militi.t--John Kendall,
Gent., to be Quartermaster.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED Er LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
4th or Royal South 3fiddlesez Regis cent of Militia—