The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-12 00:00:00

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 10.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. G. Oliver,
as Consul at Plymouth for the Argentine Confederation.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 11.

3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Arthur C. Van
Cortlandt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Berkeley,
promoted.
sth Dragoon Guards—Surgeon Wm. Johnstone Fyffe, M.D.
from the 13th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Trousdell, who
exchanges.
7th Dragoon Guards—John Alexander Drake; Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Alleyne, who retires.
3d Light Dragoons—James Gideon Pott, Gent., to be Cor-
net, by purchase, vice Teevan, promoted.
7111 Light Dragoons—Cornet C. P. Viscount Royston to
be Lieutenant, by'purchase, vice Seymour, who retires ;
Cornet Henry Herbert Wombwell, from the 11th Light
Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Craven, deceased.
11th Light Dragoons—Henry Herbert Wombwell, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Moseley, promoted ;
Cornet James Gideon Pott, from the 3d Light Dragoons,
to be Cornet, vice Wombwell, appointed to the 7th Light
Dragoons.
13th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Robert Burdon, from the
15th Foot, to be Lieutenant, paying the difference be-
tween Infantry and Cavalry, vice Bush, who exchanges.
16th Light Dragoons—Edward Philip Salter, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Fellowes, appointed to the Ist
Dragoon guards ; Charles Anthony, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Morrison, promoted.
17th Light Dragoons—Captain Henry Baring has been
permitted to retire from the Service by the Sale of his
CommisSion.
Military Train—Captaiff Arthur Cassidy, from the 21st
Foot, to be Captain, vice Henry Miller, who exchanges.
Royal Artillery—Second Captain and Brevet-Major Charles
Henry Ingilby to be Captain, vice Haultain, placed upon
the Supeinumerary List; Lieutenant Arthur Lister Kaye
to be Second Captain, vice Ingilby. Gentleman. Cadets
to be Lieutenants—George Best, Clement Walford Bel-
lairs, Adrian de Montmorency Prior. To be Assistant-
Surgeons—Assistant-Surgeons William Meyler Milton,
from the Staff; Joseph Bourke, from the Staff ; Francis
Roberts Hogg, M.D., from the Staff; William Graves,
from the Staff ; William Temple, M. 8., from the Staff ;
Henry Harrison, from the Staff; Benjamin Burland,
M. 8., from the Staff; Alfred Lewer, from the Staff.
Royal Engineers—Captain Andrew Clarke, from the Su-
pernumerary List, to be Captain, vice Kerr, placed upon
temporary half-pay. Gentlemen Cadets to be Lieu-
tenants, !with Temporary Rank.—William Joseph Carroll,
• Samuel !'Anderson, Charles Woodward, Robert Young
Armstrong, Robert John Bond, Arthur Kyle Haslett,
George Edward Grover, Charles Harland Craigie Hal-
kett, George Henry Law Pole, Charles Bowen, George
William Johnson, William Hutchinson Mulloy, William
Randall Slacke, Edward Toler Wynne, Francis George
Oldham, Henry Allen Gun, George Gordon Chamberlin
Busby, James Octavius Playfair.
2d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Henry Pye Phillipps to
be Adjutant, vice Martin, promoted.
sth Foot—Ensign James Hartley to be Lieutenant, without
purchase vice Perrin, deceased ;. Ensign Francis R.
Bradfoid to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hartley,
whose promotion, by purchase, on Dec. 24, has been
cancelled. -%
6th Foot—Ensign George William Morland to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Ball, who retires.
7th Foot—The surname of the officer promoted to a Com-
pany, by purchase, on. 24th Dec., 1858, is spelt Thurston,
and not Thurstorie, as then stated.
11th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas L. Stack to 'be Captain, by
purchase, vice Knox, who retires.
12th Foot—Edward -Charles Colley Foster, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Disney, appointed to the
69th Foot.
13th Foot--Surgeon William Green Trousdell, M.D., from
the sth Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon, vice Fyffe, who
exchanges.
14th Foot—The third Christian name of Lieutenant Car-
bery is Hill.
15th Foot—The Christian name of Lieutenant Burden is
Robert and not John, as stated in the Gazette of 24th
August; Lieutenant Richaid Harold Bush, from the
13th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Burden,
who exchanges.
16th Foot—The promotion of Lieutenant G. A. Ferris from
29th Foot, on 7th September, 1858, and the transfer of
that officer to the 29th Regiment on 26th October, 1858,
have been cancelled ; the promotion of Lieutenant J. H.
Crosse, from the 58th Foot, on 26th October, 1858, to be
on the augmentation of the Regiment, and not vice Ferris,
transferred to the 29th Foot, as previously stated.
17th Foot—Jonathan William Elmes, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Borrett, appointed to the 4th Foot.
20th Foot—Ensign Robert Foster-Melliar to be Lieutenant,
without purchase; vice Gilley, deceased.
21st Foot—Captain Henry Miller, from the Military Train,
to be Captain, vice Arthur Cassidy, who exchanges ;
John Popham Mainwaring, Gent., to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Gaskell, promoted.
24th Foot—Ensign E. Henry B. Sawbridge to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Waring, who retires.
25th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Pears to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Harrison, who retires.
27th Foot--Brevet-Colonel John Buck" Riddlesden, from
half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Touzel, who exchanges ; Major Oliver Langley to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, by purohase, vice Riddlesden, who
retires.
29th Foot—The promotion of Major E. H. Westropp to be
antedated to July 20, 1858 ; Lieutenant George Augustus
Ferris to be Captain, without purchase, vice Westropp ;
the promotion of Lieutenant J. N. Bomford to be ante-
dated to July 20, 1858, and to -be vice Ferris, and not
vice Congreve promoted in the 4th Foot, as previously
stated ; the promotion of Lieutenant A. G. Black to be
antedated to July 23, 1858, and to be vice Congreve pro-
moted in the 4th Foot, and not vice Ferris promoted in
16th Foot, as previously stated.
35th Foot—Arthur Chichester Crookshank, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Fryer, promoted.
39th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Robert Lindsay, M. 8., from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice A. M.illumphrey,
M.D., cashiered by sentence of a General Court Martial.
40th Foot—Charles Stepney Perceval E. Mansergh, Gent.,
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Vieth, promoted in
the 15th Foot.
47th Foot—George Strickland, Gent., to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Truman, appointed to the 32d Foot.
50th Foot--William L. Fleury, Gent., to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Busfeild, promoted in the 22d Foot.
51st Foot—Lieut. William Charles Edward Scott to be
Instructor of Musketry, vice O'Callaghan, promoted in
the 16th Foot.
56th Foot—Ensign Augustus Spiller to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Curwen, who retires.
59th Foot—Louis Philip Gould, Gent., to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Shaw, promoted in the 9th Foot.
62d Foot—Lieut. Nicholas G. Elliott has been permitted to
retire from the Service by the sale of his commission.
63d Foot--John Pollard Mayers Burton, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Bicknell, promoted in the 38th
Foot.
67th Foot—Arthur James Poole, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Gardiner,. promoted.
69th Foot—Captain R. Torres Pratt, from the 84th Foot,
to be Captain, vice Hon, W. H. Herbert, who exchanges.
71st Foot—Ensign Francis Fawkes to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice C. T. C. Roberts, who retires.
84th Foot—Captain Hon, Wm. Henry Herbert, from the
69th Foot, to be Captain, vice Pratt, who exchanges.
89th Foot--Wm, G. Ostler, Gent„ to be Ensi pur-
chase, vice Harrison, promoted ; G. J. WHayward,y
Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, viceNewbigging,
promoted.
Rifle Brigade—Ensign A. D. Rickman to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Scriven, killed in action; Ensign
James Hook to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rick-
man, whose prom:Aim, by purchase, on 26th October,
1858, has been cancelled ; Hon. Edward Lawless to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Kinloch, promoted.
2d West India Regiment—C. G. Fyfe, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Russell, promoted.
Cape Mounted Rifles—W. H. Hodges; Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Cuniberlege, who resigns.
Royal Canadian Rifles—Ensign C. T. Wilson to be Lieu-
tenant, b purchase, vice Marson, promoted;
INVALID DEPOT (Chatham)—Lieutenant and Adjutant
James Pope to be Staff-Captain, vice Rand, who retires
upon full-pay.
HOSPITAL STAPP.—To be Assistant-Surgeons—W. R.
Kerans, Gent. ; E. L. Low, M.B. ; R. Lindsay, M.B. ;
T. Murtagh, Gent. ;J. Greig, ;G. Park, M.D. ;
W. Chalmers, Gent. ; S.' S. Duncail, M.D. ; R. Henry,
Gent. • and R. M. Gilchrist, M.D.

BREVET.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Brown, Recruiting Officer, in
London, for her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, to have
the rank of Colonel in the Army, while so employed.
Major Robert Bruce, 23d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Army.

TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY.
Captain Charles K. Bushe, 59th Foot.
• Captain F. P. Cassidy, 34th Foot.
Second Captain Howard Cranford Elphinstone, V.C.,
Royal Engineers.
Staff-Captain George Rand, retired full-pay of the Inva-
lid Depot at Chatham, to be Major in the Army, the rank
being honorary only.
The second Christian name of Major-General Carmichael,
C. 8., of the Bengal Cavalry, is Montauban, and not Mont-
abin, as stated in the Gazette of Feb. 6, 1855.
The following promotions to take place consequent upon
the death of Lieut.-General Robert Barclay Macpherson,
C. 8., Colonel of the 88th Foot, on 23d December, 1858:--
Major-General George Charles, Earl of Lucan, K.C.8.,
Colonel of the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-
General.
Brevet-Colonel Philip M'Pherson, C. 8., Inspecting
Field-Officer of a Recruiting District, to be Major-General.
Brevet-Lidut.-Colonel Thomas Edward Lacy, Captain on
half-pay Unattached, Assistant Adjutant-General at Gib-
raltar, to be Colonel.
Brevet-Major Bernard G. Layard, Captain half-pay 67th
Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Captain Charles William Meadows Payne, half-pay Un-
attached, to be Major, with date of 26th October, 1858, such
antedate not to carry with it any claim to additional pay,
previous to 24th December, 1858.

COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Regiment of Militia
—Joseph Fernery, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant.
Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant Chas. Vereker
Hamilton Campbell to be Captain, vice Hunter, resigned ;
Cornet Claude Alexander to be Lieutenant, vice Spiers,
deceased; Cornet John Crichton to be Lieutenant, vice
Patrick, deceased ; Cornet William Parker Adam to be
Lieutenant, vice Campbell, promoted ; John Campbell
Haldan, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon vice Crawford,
deceased.
Tower Hamlets King's Own Light Infantry Regiment
of Militia—Alfred Dower Re olds, Gent., to be Ensign.
2d Royal Lanarkshire Militia—Bernard Byrne, Gent.,
to be Ensign, ViQC Roger, resigned.
Ross, Caithness, Sutherland and Cromarty, or 96th,
Regillleiit of Militia—Adrian William Keith Falconer to
be Captain, vice John Paton, deceased.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Henry Alan Clery,
Gent., to IN Ensign, vice Ramsay, resigned,
24 Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—William Ben-
nion Foulkes, Gent., to be Ensign, vice. F, H. Kensall,
promoted.

MEMORANDUM.—Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia
-LioutenantS John Legh Sykes, Francis ullen Mudd, and
William Birch Sykes, removed from the strength of the
Regiment, having retired on their allowance. Ensign
Joseph Morley Dennis, absent without leave during the
late training, is removed from the strength of the Regiment.
Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia=-George Robert Mes-
call, Gent., to be Lieutenant.
2d Regiment King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Francis
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tin, promoted ; Edward Whitacre Davies, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Sneyd, resigned.
Ist Regiment-of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—En-
sign' George St. John Sherwood Doyle to be Lieutenant,
vice Fitzgerald, resigned ;
.Thoma+John Gatehouse, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Dowie, promoted.
The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of December 14th 1858 :
2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Wm.
Shaw, Gent., to be 'Ensign, vice Lenthall, promoted.
The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of the 10th day of December last :
Regiment of Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—George
Duncan. Mercer, Gent., to be Captain, vice Stein, resigned.