The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-03 00:00:00

Genera'

[,—l have received your letter &lea fotfi
transmitting me the instructions which you have received
from New Orleans, and informing me that I must consider
as belligerents the Juarist bands of Mexico, without apply-
ing to them the name of bandits, seeing that the Govern-
ment of the United States recognises that of Juarez, for
whom these forces are lighting.
Hereafter, General, I will not answer letters of the cha-
racter and couched in the language of the ono which now
occupies me.

Tho Mexican authorities do not receive other com-
mands, nor do they submit to any other will than that
of the Government of Mexico. The conduct of the forces
to whom you allude, and the decree of October 3 las,
have defined uniformly the position of said forces in the
country, and in that position will they now bo ccnsidered
in Mexico.

Accept, General; the assurance of my highest con-
sideration. TOMAS MEDIA,
Commanding Line of Rio Grande.
To Major-General Weitzel, Commanding District Rio

Grande.

Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments.

(From the Civil Service Gazette.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE.—The Rev. J. C. Cox, M.A., has
been appointed chaplain to the embassy at Paris, in
the room of the Rev. H. J. Swale, M.A., resigned.

COLONIAL-OFFICE.---Mr. A. B. Mason has been
appointed to a writership, Ceylon ; Mr. A. 11. Tur-
ner has been appointed to a writership, Ceylon.
THE ADMIRALTY.—Mr. E. Montague Primrose
has been appointed to a clerkship, Whitehall ; Mr.
T. 11. Hodgson has been appointed to a temporary
clerkship, Whitehall.
NATIONAL DEBT-OFFICE.—Mr. F. M. Ashley has
been appointed to a clerkship.
THE POST-OFFICE.—Mr. J. Tucker, first clerk,
has been appointed to be postmaster, Alexandria
(British Post-office) : Mr. Francis, clerk of the first
class at Leeds, has been appointed to be first prin-
cipal clerk at Birmingham, to act as postmaster's
representative during the postmaster's absence ;
Messrs. E. A. Sanderson, J. Williams, and T. J.
Graham have been appointed temporary clerks in
the Savings Bank, London ; Mr. T. Vaughey has
been appointed to be a clerk, Londonderry.
CUSTOms.—Mr. John S. Macdonald has been ap-
pointed a clerk in the searcher's office, London ; Mr.
Peter M'Nab has been appointed an extra clerk,
London ; Mr. Harry Martin has been appointed to
,
be fifth clerk, Gloucester ; Mr. W. examin-
ing officer, Shoreham, has been promoted to be ex-
amining officer, fourth class, Southampton ; Mr. J.
Jeffress, outdoor officer, first class, Southampton,
has been promoted to be examining officer, Shore-
ham.
INLAND REVENUE.—.Excise Branch—Mr. John
Harris, first class assistant, Londonderry, 2d divi-
sion, Londonderry collection, has been appointed
second clerk, Sheffield collection ; Mr. John Barnes,
officer, Bedford, 2d division, Aylesbury collection,
has been appointed to Islington, 4th division, Lon-
don, North, collection ; Mr. John Hoddell, officer,
Islington, 4th division, London, North, collection,
has been appointed to Bedford, 2d division, Ayles-
bury collection ; Mr. Michael Hare, officer, Paisley,
sth division, Greenock collection, has been ap-
pointed to Dublin, 10th division, Dublin collection;
Mr. John St. George, officer, Wenlock ride,
has been appointed to Dui:
1
Si
nd collection • Mr. Benjamin
ws
al 1 rme , 2d b u
ride,y collection,s u nde r
Sunderland
White, first-class assistant, I—lb
eggan division,
Athlone collection, has been •
appointed officer of
Wenlock ride, Shrewsbury, collection.
IRELAND.—Mr. E. J. Ryan has been appointed
a clerk to the Commissioners of the Metropolitan
Police, Dublin; Mr. W. A. Squires has been ap-
pointed a clerk in the R (~istrar-General's-office,
Dublin.

EfIST INDIES.—Mr. Alex. John Hunter has been
appointed a member of the Bombay Legislative
Council ; the Hon. R. Couch has been appointed
to act as Chief Justice of Bombay, during the ab-
sence of Sir Matthew Sausse ; Mr. W. Saudwith has
been appointed judge of the court of small causes at
Poona ; Mr. H. L. Wright has been appointed to
be second class assistant commissioner of customs,
salt, and opium ; Mr. P. Gonsalves has been ap-
pointed to be an assistant commissioner, fourth
class of customs, salt, and opium ; Mr. H. Cameron