The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-21 00:00:00

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, 4- c.

Colonial-Office.—The governorship of Ceylon has
become vacant by the promotion of Sir Henry G.
Ward. War-Office—Mr. Henry William Barber
has been appointed a temporary clerk, and passed
his examination. The Admiralty—Mr. Edgar
Besant has been appointed a dockyard clerk, and
passed his examination ; Mr. Frederick E. Eden
Hooper has been appointed temporary clerk, London,
and passed his examination; Mr. James Mudie has
been appointed a temporary clerk, London, and
passed his examination. Admiralty Registry-
office—Mr. J. G. Smith has been appointed a per-
manent clerk, and passed his examination. Audit-
Office—Mr. F. a Court Bergne has been appointed
to a clerkhsip, and passed his examination. General
Post-office—Mr. George Good has been appointed
clerk at Ipswich, and passed his examination.
Prisons Department—Mr. Thomas Whicher has
been appointed a third class clerk, and passed his
examination. Customs—Mr. T. B. Bishop, super-
numerary clerk, has been appointed clerk in the
Controller-General's office, London ; Mr. Joseph
Hayton, third class clerk at Whitehaven, has been
appointed seventh class clerk at Greenock. Inland
Revenue Department—Stamps and Taxes Branch
—Mr. Wm. Chadwick, surveyor of taxes at Bir-
mingham, has been promoted to be an inspector of
taxes, and appointed to the Liverpool inspection ;
Mr. Robert Pearson, surveyor at Hull, has been pro-
moted to the Birmingham district ; Mr. J. Mitchell,
surveyor at Bradford, has been promoted to the
Hull district ; Mr. J. C. Sells has been promoted
from Kingston-on-Thames to Bradford ; Mr. T. S.
Atkinson has been promoted from Knaresborough
to Kingston-on-Thames; Mr. J. D. Webber has
been promoted from Frome to Knaresborough ;
Mr. Henry Nicholson has been promoted from
Aylesbury to Frome; Mr. M. S. Watts, supernu-
merary surveyor, has been promoted to be a sur-
veyor, and has been appointed to the Aylesbury
district. Excise Branch.—Mr. William Coomber,
collector, Nottingham collection, has been appointed
collector, Essex collection ; Mr. William Cronin,
collector, Wales, east collection, has been appointed
collector, Nottingham collection ; Mr. Thomas
Beddoes, collector, Northampton collection, has
been appointed collector, Wales east collection ;
Mr. Robert Burton, surveying-general-examiner,
has been appointed collector, Northampton
collection ; Mr. Joseph Pacy, collector, Wor-
cester collection, has been appointed collector,
Leeds collection ; Mr. William Mountford, collec-
tor, Bath collection, has been appointed collector,
Worcester collection ; Mr. David Lawton, collector,
Hereford collection, has be en appointed collector,
Bath collection. East Indies.—Mr. R. Temple has
been appointed commissioner for the introduction
of paper currency ; Mr. A. K. Corfield, civil audi-
tor, Bombay, has been appointed civil auditor for
Fort William, in the room of Mr. W. P. Palmer,
permitted to resign the service ; Mr. R. W. Lod-
wick, civil auditor, North-west Provinces, has been
appointed civil auditor for Bombay ; Mr. C. E.
Chapman, civil auditor, Punjab, has been appointed '
civil auditor for the North-west Province; Mr. L.
C. Probyn, first assistant to the Accountant- General,
Bombay, has been appointed to officiate as civil
auditor, Bombay, pending the arrival of Mr. Lod-auditor,

wick ; Mr. J. Christie, second assistant to the Ac-
countant-General, Bombay, has been appointed to
act as first assistant, in the room of Mr. Prob3n.—
(icil ~,erviee Gazette.