The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-17 00:00:00

Y 17 • 1856.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

CROWN•OFEICE, MAY 16.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARMA-

MENT.

County of Longford —Henry George Hughes, of Corned-
rung, in the county of Longford, Esq., Queen's Counsel,
in the room of Richard Max %Nell Fox, Esq., deceased.

WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, MAY 16.

6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards— John William
Doering, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bruce, promoted.
7th Dragoon Guards—Christopher Barton, to be Cornet,
without purchase, vice Nichol), promoted.
Ist' Dragoons—Cornet Godfrey Thomas PI allifaz has
be,n permitted to mare from the service by the sale of his
commission. • „ •

1 ith Light Dragoons—Robert Dunmore Napier, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchise, vice Cockburn, promoted ;
Thomas. Marshall Cockedll, Esq., to be Paymaster, vice
'Hely. appointed Paymaster of a Cavalry Depot.
12th Light Dragoons—Cornet John Charles Le Quesne,
from the 14th Light Dragobns' to be Cornet, without per-
chage. vice Goff, appointed to the 3d Light• Dragoons.
• 'sth Light. Dragoons— Edmund Buckley, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Walker, promoted.
Royal Regiinent of Artillery—Lieutenant James Peatt ie
Morgan, with temporary • rank, to be Lieutenant, with
perniament • rank; Staff-Serjoant Schoolmaster
,Charles
,Wharry to have•the rank and pay of a Quartermaster of
Royal A.rtillery,'on being appointed Superintendent of the
Regimental Schools at WOolwioh;
,Royal Engineers—Seebnii Captain Francis Fowke to be
Captain, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Burmester, de-
ceased ; Lieutenant Robert Mann Parso•es to be Second
Captain; vice FoWke... •
CtildStreatu Guards—Honourable 'William Henry Bruce
Ogilvy to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Rose, Promoted; Hugh Gr ,uville Fortescue, Gant., to be
Ensign and Lieutenant, without purchase, vide Whitshed,
prolo.oted.
9tatiginient of Foot—The undermentioned officers have
beep permitted to resign their cominisdons :—Lietcnants
Andrew Fitz James C. Rolle, and Wm. Henry Ritinsford
12th Foot—Ensign Francis AugustuS Fitz Gerald to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Adams, who retires; Wm.
Edward Whelan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Fitz Gerald.

22n1 Foot—Charles Watkins, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Carter, who retires.
:35th Foot-Brevet-Major Frederick English to be
Major, without purchase, vice 'Faille, who retires upon
full pay ; Lieutenant Samuel F. Blyth to be Captain,
without purchase, vice English ; Ensign Richard Trimen
to be Lieutenant, without- purchase, vice Blyth ; Lieute-
nant Robert Hill Ross, from the sth Middlesex Militia,
to be Ensign, without ptirobase, vice Trimen.
42d Foot—Lieut. Rathee Lennox Dauber to be Captain,
by purchase, vtee J. G. Caidpbell, who retires.
52,1 Foot--Ensign Steph'en Murphy to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Crosse, promoted; Thos. Simpson, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase; Vice Murphy.
54th Foot—Ensign Sir C. W. BUrdett, Bart. from the
55th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Whyte, who exchanges,
55th Foot —Ensign George Lewis Whyte, from the 54th
Foot, to be Ensign; vice Sir C. W. Burdett, Bart., who
exchanges.
56th Foot—Major R. W. Lacy to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
by purchase, vice Cox, who retires ; Brevet-3,10'r John
James Bull to be Major, by purchase, vice Lacy.
60th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Lieute-
nant Stanley Mortimer, from the sth Middles,' Militia ;
Lieutenant William John Evered Poole, from the 2d So-
merset Militia ; Ensign Alfred Spencer Heathcote, from
the Ist Surrey Militia.

831 Foot—Major John Kelsall to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
without purchase, ♦ice Brevet-Colonel W. H. Law, who
retires upon full-pay; Capt. Charles Wilson Austen to be
Major, without purchase, vice Kelsall ; Lieut. Samuel
Read to be Captain, without purchase, vice Austen ; En-
sign Pater Clifford Browne to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Read. _

90th Foot—Ensign William Henry Hassard has been
permitted to resign his commission.
Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Watson Stott has been per-
mitted to resign his commission.
Gold Coast Corps—Edmond Morphy Elgee, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Lazenby, promoted.
LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—To be Second Captains—
Lieut. Henry Miller; Lieut. J. Cheese; Lieut. J.
Granger; Lieut. Wm. Smith ; Lieut. John Mackenzie
Lieut. Ralph Norman; Li-ut. John Addy; Lieut. Geo.
Donnelly ; Lieut. Johu Smith ; To be Lieutenants—Cor-
net George Hall ; Cornet James Pettigrew.
CAVALRY DEPOT.—Paymaster ohn Hely7from the 11th
Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster.

UNATTACHED,-Lieut. holuey Payne O'Shea, from the
75th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase.
The Commissions of the following officers appointed to
the British German, British Swiss, and British Italian Le-
gion; to bear the dates opposite their respective names,
viz.:—