The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-28 00:00:00

FEB. 27.

Borough of Leominster—Richard Arkwright, of No. 3,
Eaton-place West, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., in the
room of Gathorne Hardy, Esq., who being chosen a mem-
ber for the said borough and also for the University of
Oxford, lath elected to sit for the said University.
City of Ripon—John Hay (commonly called Lord John
flay), of No. 15, Cromwell-road, in the county of Middlesex,
in the room of the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart.,
who' has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's
Manor of Northstead, in the county of York.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 27.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Colonel, Major-General with
the rank of Colonel-Commandant, Sir Archdale Wilson,
Bart., K.C.8., to be Colonel-Commandant, vice Lieu-
tenant-General G. E. Gowan, C. 8., who died oa 20th
December, 1865 ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel
Edward Kaye to be Colonel, vice Sir A. Wilson ; Lieu-
tenant Thomas
sTwhoilays, BpirzthwadmtGto,hbeeraCnkoloofnmel,a
jovii.rGeGneoerargtei
Captain and Brevet-Major Thotims Edward Ken.-
nion to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Brevet-001°1.1a
Kaye; Captain and Brevet-Major Alfred Light to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brougham.; Captain and Bre-
vet-Major George
.Coleloue-,h to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice
,Brevet-Colonel Frederick. Jelin Tiavers, retired
upon half-pay; Captain and Brevet-Major Thos. Walter
Milward, on the Supernumerary List, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel ; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry
Lowther Cheruisido to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Leo-
pold Grimston Paget, retired upon half-pay ; Second
Captain Thomas N. Harward, on the Supernumerary
List, to ba Captain ; Second Capt, and Brevet-Major
A. IL Bogle to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Kennion ;
Second Captain Francis Hastings McLeod to be Cap-
tain, vice Brevet-Major Light ; Captain and Brevet-
Major Henry Jervis White Jervis, from the Supernume-
rary. List, to be Captain, -vice Brevet-Major Colelough ;
Second Captain and Brevet-Major Christopher Charles
Teesdale, C. 8., to be Captain, vice Brevet-Lieutenant
Chermside ; Lieutenant Edward Hart Dyke to be Second
Captain, vice George Charles Depree, transferred to the
Bengal Staff Corps; Lieutenant James Ronald Macleay
to be Second Captain, vice Brevet-Major Bogle ; Lieute-
nant Richard Swann() Robinson to be Second Captain,
vice McLeod; Lieutenant Francis Sadleir Stoney to be
Second Captain, vice Brevet-Major Teesdale • Second
Captain George Rennie Manderson to be Adjutant, Tice
Brevet-Major Bogle.
Royal Engineers—Major-General , Thomas Foster to be
Colonel-Commandant, vice Lieut.-General John Savage,
deceased; Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Wil-
toranbiei
oCfollionaeil,orv-iGceenCer.aEl
;. ICVaiplkitat;
son, promoted pGroemorgoteedliatomitehYe
and Brevet-Colonel Horace William Montagu to beak
Lieuten ant-Colonel,lvice Brevet-Colonel Hamley ; Second
Captain and Breiret-Major James Bevan Edwards to be
Captain, vice Brevet-Colonel Montagu ; Lieutenant
George Edward Langham Somerset Sandford to be
Second Captain, vice Brevet-Major Edwards.
BREVET.

The following promotions to take place consequent on.
the death, on the 7th instant, of Lieutenant-General Henry
John Savage, Royal Engineers, viz.:—
Major-General Thomas Foster, Royal Engineers, to be
Lieu tena n t-General.
Colonel Charles Edmund Wilkinson, Royal Engineers,
to bo Major-General.
Captain and Brevet-Major Frederick Wells, Ist Foot, to
be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Captain William Lovelace Dumaresq, Royal Artillery,
to be Major.

ADMIRALTY, FEB. 26.
The following promotions have this day been made :
William Maxwell, Esq., and Edward Newman, Esq., to bo
Chief En sneers in her Majesty's Fleet ; Mr. Henry blacks-
voy to be First Class Assistant-Engineer in her Majesty's
Fleet, with seniolity of 24th February, 1866.1