The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-29 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.)

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 20.
The Queen was this day pleased io confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Thomas Blaikie, Esq., Provost of tho
City of Aberdeen.
FOREIGN.OFFICE, FEB. 27.
_

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Louis
Chapalay as Consul for the Swiss Confederation in Aus-
tralia, Victoria, and New South Wales, to reside at Syd-
ney.

WAR-DEPARTMENT, FEB. 29.
Ist Regiment of Life Guards--Cornet and Sub-Lieute-
nant the Hon. Cecil Dancota be to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Hare, who retires.
3d Dragoon Guar ls—Cornet William Blenkinsop to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Swinburne, promoted.
2d Dragoons—Robert Bainbridge, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Stewart, promoted.
3d Light Dragoons— Captain William Hone Davis, fzom
the Royal Dublin City Militia, to be Cornet, without
purchase.

- Bth Light Dragoons Second-Lieutenant the Hon.
Everard Stourton, from the Norfolk Artillery Militia, to
be Cornet, without purchase, vice Johnson, appointed to
the Ist Dragoons.
13th Light Dragoons"—Cornet E. H. E. Kauntze to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chamberlayne, promoted.
14th Light Dragoon—Cornet G. M. Dew to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice ilathway, who resigns.
17th Light Dragoons—Cornet Robert Bainbridge, from
the 2d Dragoons, to be Cornet, without puschase.

ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.
Brevet-Colonel Henry George Teesdale to be Colonel,
vice Pickering, made Supernumerary.
Brevet-Ilajor George Ashley Maude, C. 8., to be Lieu-
tenant-Co!onel, vice Teesdale.

Second Captain Charles Wright, to be Captain, vice
Maude.

Lieutenant William Howley Goodenough, to be Second
Captain, vice Wright,

Brevet-Colonel Noel Thomas Lake, C. 8., to Es Colonel,
vice Tullob, made Supernumerary.
Captain Evan Maberly to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Lake.

Second Captain John. Everett Thring to be Captain,
♦ice Maberly.
Lieutenant Albert Henry Wilmot Williams to be Se-
cond C,i,ptaio, vice Thriog.
Caplain William Manley Hall Dixon to be Lieute-
nant Colonel, vice Askveith, made Supernumerary.
Second Captain William Magrath King to be Captain,
vice Dixon.

Lieutenant William Smith Maynard Wolfe to be Second
Captain, vice King.
Captain Hoary Wm. Montressor to be Lient.-Colonel,
vice Eardley Wilmot, made Supernumerary.
Second Captain Lambert Henry Fulko Greville to be
Captain, ♦ice Montressor.
Lieutenant Chas. Fred. Cockburn to be Second Captain,
vice Greville.
Brevet-Celonel Collingwood Dickson, C. 8., to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel.

Captaia Henry John Thomas to be Lieut. Colonel, vice
Dixon, made Supernumerary.
Second Captain Hugh Bent to be Captain.
Second Captain Thos. Itobt. Glanville to be Captain,
vice Thomas.

Lieutenant Henry Hamilton Conolly to be Second Cap-
tain, ♦ice Thomas.

Second Captain Henry Jervis White Jervis to be Cap-
tain, vice Campbell, made Supernnmeiary.
-Lieutenant Walter Chidiock Nangle to be Second Cap-
tain, vice Jervis.

Second Captain Wm. Lovelace Ditinaresq to be Captain,
vice Clerk, made Supernumerary.
Liszt. Henry Strover to be Second Captain, vice Da-
maresq.
Brevet-Major Gaspard Le Merchant Tupper to be Cap-
tain, vice Boxer, made Supernumerary.
Lieut. Gampbell Hardy to be Second Captain, vice
Tupper.
Second Captain Henry Heyman to be Captain, ♦ice
Baddeley, made Supernumerary.
Lieut. Win. Wilberforce Hagan to be Second Captain,
vice Heyman.
Brevet-Major Dixon Edwd. Hoste, C. 8., to be Captain,
by augmentation. '
Lieut. Lewis Fred. Hall to be Second Captain, vice
Mate.
Lieut. Fred. Cockburn Griffin to be Second Captain,
♦ice Fraser, made Supernumerary.
Lieut. John Henry Pelle to be Second Captain, ♦ice
Warlow, made Supernumerary.
,Lieut. Jno. Kelly to be Second Captain, vice Vandeleur,
made Supernumerary.
Lieutenant Charles John Dowse to be Second Captain,
vice Orr, made Supernumerary.
Second Captain Alfred Wilks Drayson to be Adjutant,
vice Arbuthnot, promoted.
Second Captain E.eginald Onslow Far mer to be A.tijritan
'flee Smith, Thoreeigne the ,Ldjutancy only,