The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

BREVET.

The undermentioned officers, having completed three
years' actual service on the 29th Oct., 1857, in the rank
of Lieut.-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the
Army under Itoyal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854.
Lieut.-Col. Edmund Haythorne, of the Ist Foot.

Erevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Seagram, retired
full-pay 17th Foot, to be Cobnel in the Army, the rank
being honorary only.
Brevet-Majer Thomas Ffrench, on retired full-pay of the
53d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, the rank
being honorary only.
Henry Charles Van Cortlandt, Esq., to have the tempo-
rary rank of Colonel in the East Indies, while commanding
a corps of Irregular Levies in that country.
MEHOR A.NDA.

The Christian names of Cornet Macleod, on half-pay of
the late Land Transport Corps, are Henry David James.
The Christian names of Cornet Kean, on half-pay of the
late Land Transport Corps, are John Henry.
The surname of Cornet Robert Stewart, on half-pay of
the late Lan4l Transport Corps, is spelt Stuart.
The surname of Cornet George Ramsay, on half-pay of
the late Land Transport Corps, is Ramsey.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
County of Kent—The Hon. Sir John Duncanßligh,K.C.B.,
to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Tower Hamlets- -John Joseph Tanner, Esq., to be Ds.
puty Lieutenant.
County of Dumfries—George Hope Johnstone, Esq., to ba
Deputy Lieutenant.
Royal Sherwood Foresters, or Nottinghamshire Regi-
ment of Militia— Charles Frederick Clements, Gent., to
be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Davies, appointed to the
11th Foot ; Hugh Vundeleur, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
vice Stephens promoted.
Ist or Royal East Middlesexßegiment of Militia—Wilfred
Dakin Speer, Esq., to be Captain, vice Snell, resigned.
2.1 or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Mi-
litia- Benjamin Charles Stephenson, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Stephens, promoted.
4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Assis-
tant-Surgeon John Berry Bryant to be Surgeon, vice
Lavies, resigned ; Edward Bullock Jackson, Gent., to
be Ensign, vice Magill, resigned; Charles Wilkinson,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Hale, resigned.
West York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Edmund Bowyer,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Channer, promoted ; Charles
Fox Oxley, Gent., to b 3 Ensign, vice Reid, promoted.
2d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia—Geo.
Henry Lamb, Esq. (late Captain 4lith Foot), to be Cap-
tain, vice Ashworth, resigned ; Ensign James Bell Rib-
bert Tate to be Lieutenant, vice Lloyd, deceased.
sth Regiment of West York Militia—Arthur Henry Gries-
b tch, Gent., to be Ensign.
2d West Regiment of Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—
Lewis Randle Starkey, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice
Armitage,prornoted.S

Forfar and 'ltincarline Regiment of Militia Artillery--
John Allen Allen, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant;
J 11.1130,3 Whitton, ent., to be Second Lieutenant; John
Allan Johnson, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant.

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NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
NATAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant• General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house Oct. 29, 1857.
Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma-
rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the grant for the destruc-
tion of pirates in the China Seas, by her Majesty's ship
Bittern, between the 27th June, 1851, and the 30th
Match, 18)6, will commence on Monday, the 16th Novem-
ber, 1857, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the
" Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset
House."

Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of
any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are re-
quested to present the same at this office.
Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may
desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs of
Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to
intimate the same by letter to be addressed "On Prize Busi-
ness, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which
letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated,
as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs
or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient
to receive such share of prize money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in
each class :-

27th June, ISsl—Commander, 2 ; Third class,
7/ 183 id ; Fourth class, 5/ Is 8d ; Fifth class, 2/ 16s 5d •
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Sixth class, 2/ lOs lid ; Seventh class, 1/ 13s lid • Eighth
class, 16s 11,1; Ninth class, lls 4d; Tenth class, 5s id.
Ist and 21./d January, 1855 - Commander, 371 7s 6d;
Third class, 101 tie 6 I; Fourth class, 01 12s 8d ; Fifth
class, 3/ 13e 10d ; Sixth class, 3/ 6s 4d ; Seventh class, 2/
4s 3d ; Eighth class, 1/ 2s id; Ninth class, 14s lid; Tenth
class, 7s 41.

21st March, 1855—Commander, 2611 10s ; Third class,
77110 s 9d ' • Fourth class, 491 16s 11d ; Fifth class, 271 13s
9.1 • Sixth class, 24118 s 6d ; Seventh class, hl 128 sd;
Eighthl class,' Si 6s 2d; Niuth class, 5/ 10s 9d; Tenth class, 21 Ps 4.1.
19th mid 26th August, 1855—Commander, 43012 s Gd ;
Third class, 124/ lOs 6d; Fourth class, 801 ls ; Fifth
class, 441 95 Gd; Sixth class, 40/ Os 7d ; Seventh