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chase, vice Whelan ; Gentleman Cadet Jonico John
Preston, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Hamilton ' • Quartermaster George
Russell Holt White, from the 3d Foot, to be Quarter-
master, vice Berry, who exchanges.
16th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Robert Emson, from.
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign without pur-
chase, vice Brophy, transferred to the 42d Foot.
17th Foot—Her Majesty has dispensed with the services
of Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, Nor-
born Gilpin Smith.
21st Foot—Ensign Edward Bullock Jackson to be Lieu-
tenant; without purchase, vice Edward Bussell, de-
ceased.
22d Foot—Jas. John Dudgeon, Esq., late Captain 22d Foot,
to be Paymaster, vice George Waller Vesey, transferred
to the 6th Dragoons.
24th Foot— Lieut. John Henry Kean, from half-pay, late
2d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Fox,
promoted without purchase to a half-pay Company ;
Lieut. John Fletcher Caldwell to La Adjutant, vice
Lieut. R. f. Fox, promoted, without purchase, to a half-
pay Company.
32d Foot—Lieut. George Henry Powell to be Captain, by
purchaSe, vice Charles Geoffrey Stanley, who retires;
Ensign Rowland John Lenthall to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Powell ; Gentleman Cadet Win. Alex.
Wetherall, from the Royal Military College, to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Lenthall ; Eusigu Robert Henry
Beresfunl, from the 39th Foot, to be Ensign, vice
Wretherall. transferred to the 49th Foot.
39th Foot—Robert Henry Beresford, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vico Hill, transferred to the 53th Foot ;
Gentleman Cadet Richard Carden Allen Beatty, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Beresford, transferred to the 32d Foot.
42d Foot—Ensign Alan John Colquhoun to be Lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice James John Peter, deceased ;
Ensign Robert Charles Conway to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Colquhoun, who promotion has been can-
celled; Ensign Nicholas Winsland Patrick Brophy,
from the 16th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Coveny.
49th Foot—Ensign William Alexander Wetkerall from
the 32d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Stephen F. Cleasby, de-
ceased.
54th Foot—Lieutenant John Stevenson to be Captain,
without purchase, vice James John Gordon, deceased ;
Ensign James Hearn Tatleton to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Stevenson ; Gentleman Cadet Chas.
Lane, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Tarleton.
55th Foot—Ensign Arthur Ansell Boggs to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Philip Win. Justice, who retires ;
Ensign Win. Hill, from 39th Foot, to be Ensign, vice
Boggs.
77th Foot—Ensign John Henry Bourne to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Thomas Greer Sanders, who retires ;
Gentleman Cadet John Frederic Hornby, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Bourne.

BREVET.
The undermentioned officers having completed the
qualifying service with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,
to be Colonels under the Royal Warrant of 14th October,
1858 :

Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Buick Spur-
gin, 102 d Foot.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Thomas Gloster 97th
Foot. ,

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 26.
Mr. John Critchloy has this day been promoted to the
rank of First Clasi Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's
Fleet, with seniority of Jan. 4, 1866.
JAN. 27.

Henry Matthew Bernard, ksq., has this day been
promoted to the rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's
Fleet.

The Alleged Forgeries of Mining Shares.

The re-examination of Mr. John Permewan,
surgeon, of Redruth, charged with the forgeries and
frauds connected with mining shares, took place
yesterday at 2 o'clock before the Lord Mayor. The
prisoner was brought up in custody of detective
officer Spittle, was remarkably self-possessed, and
during the protracted inquiry made repeated sugges-
tions to Mr. G, H. Lewis, his legal adviser.
Mr. Wontner, sen., said that he now desired to
open another charge against the prisoner—that of
defrauding Mr. Locock Webb, who traded under
the firm of Webb and Co., of the sum of £llBlos.,
by passing himself off as being a person of the name
of Wm. Bullen, and by imposing on Mr. Webb
five shares in a mining stock which had been trans-
ferred from the genuine owner to the supposed
Bullen by means of a forged transfer. As his lord-
ship was already familiar with the facts he (Mr.
Wontner) should not enter into any preliminary
statement, but would content himself with calling
the witnesses to support this charge.
Mr. John Michell was the first witness called, and
proved that he resided at Redruth, and was the
purser or secretary of the Wbeal Buller Mine, and-
that on the 10th October last he received the trans-
fer of five shares in that mine, purporting to be
executed by Mr. Arthur W. Harris, of Old Broad-
street, City, to " Wm. Bullen, Esq., Royal Hotel,
Plymouth." The witness registered the transfer in
the usual way, and forwarded the certificate of re-
gistration to Mr. Bullen, at the Royal Hotel, Ply-
mouth. On the 14th October the witness received
another transfer, purporting to be from Bullen to
Webb and Co., of London. Off both forms of trans-
fer the name of the printer, Tregaskis, of Redruth,
had been cut off.
Mr. Arthur Wellesley Harris was next called, and
proved that the first transfer produced in this case
was not signed by him, but was a forgery. He knew
nothing of any person of the name of Bullen, or of
Jay, whose name appeared to the transfer as the
attesting witness.
Mr. Wm. Locock Webb was next called, and
proved that he was a stock and share broker at No.
8, Finch-lane, under the firm of Webb and Co. On
the 12th October last he received a letter signed
Wm. Bullen, enclosing the transfer in question, and
requesting him to sell the five shares to the best ad-
vantage, and to remit the proceeds to the writer
(deducting the commission), at the Royal Hotel,
Plymouth. The witness sold the shares, and for-
warded, as directed, his cheque for £llB 10s., and
on the 19th October he received a letter acknow-
ledging the receipt of the cheque.
Mr. G. F. Youlton was the next witness, and
proved that he was one of the cashiers at Messrs.
Hodges and Co.'s Bank at Devonport. On the 18th
October the cheque produced (that sent by the last
witness) was presented at the bank by the prisoner
now at the bar. He was told that it was not cus-
tomary to give cash to a stranger unless it was en-
dorsed by some respectable person with whom the
bank officials were acquainted, and the prisoner
was told that without this he could not have the
cash for the cheque until they were advised
from London. The prisoner seemed annoyed at
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Mr. Wontner said that this was as far as he could
go that day, and asked for a further remand to com-
plete the case prosecuted on the first examination
by Mr. King.
After some conversation between Mr. Wontner
and Mr. Lewis, in which the Lord Mayor took part,
the prisoner was remanded until Monday next.