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

DECEMBER.

I. Railway Accident : Derby and Birmingham ; collision
between a passenger and a goods train near Saltley ; nine
persons seriously bruised.
3. Montalembert, Imperial pardon to; refused lar M.
Montalembert.
4. House of Correction, attempt to murder two of op
warders in the.
6. Ireland : The Ribbon Conspiracy proclaimed. Arrest
for a murder committed 30 years ago.
-- India : Promulgation of the Queen's proclamation at
Bombay.

7. Lady Clementina Villiers died.
lonianAslands : Speech of the Lord High Commis-
sioner, Mr. Gladstone, to the Senate.
10. " Scully v. Ingram, M.P!' ; extraordinary trik kin
the Court of Queen's Bench.
14. Colliery explosion at Tyldesley; 2.5 lives lost.
16.. Shipping. Interest : Great meeting at the London
Tavern.
17. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred at Gibraltar and
Tangier.

20. United States : The President's Message.
'— Ireland : Secret societies ; further arrests in the
south.
21. Ireland : Secret societies ; the Phcenix conspiracy;
two more arrests.
24. Burning of the Isaac Wright, passenger ship, in the
Mersey.

Meroo, supposed loss of the ship, by fire (from Ca
cutta).

27. Ireland : Phoenix conspiracy ; close of the Cork in-
quiry ; several of the accused admittedto bail ; others com-
mitted for trial.
28. Victoria Theatre, melancholy catastrophe at; 16 lives
lost, and 50 persons dangerously wounded.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAZ

FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 29.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Enrique
Ainz as Consul at Southampton, and of Don Juan Antonio
de. Arguch as Consul at St. ohn's, Newfoundland, for
her Majesty the Queen of Spain.
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 29.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Middle-
ton Rennards, Esq., to be a Stipendiary Magistrate for the
Island of Mauritius.
CROWN OFFICE, DEC. 29.
Member Returned to Serve in the Present Parliament.—
County of Brecknock.—Godfrey Charles Morgan, of Ru-
perra, in the county of Glamorgan, Esq., in the room of Sir
Joseph Bailey, Bart, deceased.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Dec. 31.
let Regiment of Life Guards—George Lewis Watson,
Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenantbypurchase, vice
Biddulph, promoted.
2d Life Guards—William Entwisle, Gent., to be Cornet
and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice oodgate, pro-
moted.
Royal Horse Guards—John Alex. Burn Callender, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fuller, promoted.
Ist Dragoon Guards—Cornet A. J. B. Fellowes, from the
16th Dight Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Hubback, pro-
moted.
sth Light Dragoons—Gentleman Cadet Alexander Ewing,
from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, without
purchase.
14th Light Dragoons—Surgeon Edward James Frankyln,
M.D., from the 77th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Stewart,
promoted on the Staff.
15th Light DragOons—Gentleman Cadet George John
Pearson, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet,
without purchase, vice Horefall, promoted.
Royal Artillery—Surgeon Arthur Rudge, from the Staff,
to be Surgeon, vice Parrett, promoted on the Staff; As-
sistant-Surgeon John Trehane May Symons, M.D. from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Woodward,' pro-
moted on the Staff; Assistant-Surgeon John Mont-
gomery Fiddes, 31.8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Fogo, promoted on the Staff.
Royal Engineer's—Second Captain and Brevet-Major
Charles Butler Peter Nugent Hodges Nugent to be Cap-
tain, vice Sim, placed upon the Supernumerary List ;
Lieutenant Robert William Duff to be Second Captain,
vice Nugent; Lieutenant George Philips to be Second
Captain, vice Rice, placed upon temporary half-pay.
Grenadier Guards—The Hon. Charles George Cornwallis
Eliot to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Pennant, promoted.
3d Regiment of Foot—Gentleman Cadet John Raimond
Trevilian, from the Royal Military College, to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Felix T. Jones, promoted.
13th Foot—Captain W. Augustus Myrton Cuninghame,
from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Captain,
vice Bayly, who exchanges Lieutenant Robert War-
ren, from the 2d Royal Cheshire Militia, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Cuninghame, promoted.
19th Foot—Surgeon Henry Fowle Smith, M.D., from the
Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Longmore, promoted on the
Staff; Surgeon William Kelman Chalmers, M.D., from
the 34th Foot, to be Surgeon.
20th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Francis Harris, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Horn, promoted.
22d Foot—Surgeon William Home Fairbairn, M.D., from
the Staff, to be Surgeon.
24th Foot—Lieutenant Edmund Watkin Kent, from the
29th Foot, to be Captain, by 'purchase, vice R. B. T.
Thelwall, who retires.
25th Foot—Gentleman Cadet James Long Watson, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Rushton, appointed to the 36th Foot.
33d Foot--Surgeon William Hanbury, from the Staff, to be
Surgeon, vice Muir, promoted on the Staff.
34th Foot—Surgeon Michael Fenton Manifold, from the
Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Chalmers, appointed to the 19th
Foot.
38th Foot—Ensign A. M. Grote, from the 95th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Evans, who retires ;
Ensign E. C. Bicknell, from the 63d Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Elles, promoted.
44th Foot—Lieut. J. J. Kendall to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Hoskins, who retires ; Ensign R. Y. Foley, to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Fleming, promoted.
46th Foot—W. F. Spencer, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Lindesay, appointed to the 30th Foot.
48th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon W. H. Leslie, 31.8., from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice M'Dermott, pro-
moted on the Staff.
52d Foot—Ensign R. Wingfield to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Troup, who retires.
53d Foot—Gentleman Cadet H. J. Beckwith, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Barr, promoted ; Gentlemen Cadet G. B. Deare,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
purchase.
56th Foot--Gentleman Cadet Arthur Rowley Heyland,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
purchase, in succession to Lieut. Robertson, deceased.
58th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Chas. Edward Foster, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Archibald, promoted.
69th Foot--Gentleman Cadet Edward Gunter, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Harrow, promoted; Lieut. Benjamin Henry Burge
to be Adjutant, vice Shepherd, who resigns the Adju-
tancy only.
60th Foot—Stwgeon Edward Wm. Young, M.D., from the
Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Innes, promoted on the Staff.
61st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Anthony Rowband, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Tutfnell, promoted.
63d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thornton Scovell, from the
Royal. Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Stokes, promoted ; Arthur Rice, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Bunbury, promoted in the 17th
Foot.
64th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Claudius Edward Le Fe-
bure, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Buckle, promoted on the Staff.
66th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James M'Crevey, M.D.,
from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Laing, pro-
moted on the Staff.
67th Foot—Major John W. Thomas to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, with purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel E. B.
Brooke, appointed Inspecting Field-Officer of a Recruit-
ing District; Brevet-Major Charles Barnard Hague to
be Major, without purchase, vice Thomas ; Lieut. James
John Wood to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-
Major Hague ; Ensign John Trevor Hall Gardiner to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wood.
70th Foot—Gentleman Cadet John Frederick Augustus
Grierson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,
without purchase.
72d Foot—Ensign James Thompson to be Adjutant, vice
Lieutenant the Hon. S. R. H. Ward, promoted in the
17th Foot.
73d Foot—Ensign Thomas Monsell Warren to be Lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Pinckney, deceased ; T. N.
Edward Kenny, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice 'Warren.
74th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Robert Gillespie, M.D.,
from the Staff; to be Assist.-Surgeon, vice Bell, promoted
on the Staff.
77th Foot—Surgeon Duncan Donald M'Kay MWOnald,
from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Franklyn, appointed
to the 14th Light Dragoons.
80th Foot—Assist-Surgeon William Jackson, from the
Staff, to be Assist.-Surgeon, vice Millar, promoted on
the Staff.
82d Foot—Assist.-Surgeon Robert Spence, from the Staff,
to be Assist.-Surgeon, vice Milton, appointed to the
Staff.
83d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Francis Meik Salmond, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, in succession to Lieut. Sprot, promoted.
84th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Kemmis, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,'
vice Forster, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet John Gee
lYilson, from the Royal Military College, to be E, •
without purchase; Surgeon Joseph Thomas La Q 14,1
from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice .
Innes,-prom on
the Staff.
85th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Nathaniel Norris, frefii the
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Loot, pro*oted on
the Staff.
86th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Maxwell Brander,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Keane, promoted.
87th Foot--Gelltlemoz Cadet Qeorge Willoughby Pardoe,