The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-29 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, JUNE 25.

The Queen has bec,,n pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
unto the Right Honourable Robert Vernon Smith, and the
heirsmale of his body lawfully begotten, by:the name, style,
and title of Baron Lyveden, of Lyveden, in the county of
Northampton.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent
to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the ,dignity of
a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto the Right Honourable Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart.,
and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, byname,
style, and title of Baron Llanover, of Llanover and Aber-
cant, in the county of Monmouth.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 27.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the
Most Noble Edward Adolphus, Duke of Somerset ; Vice-
Admiral the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.B. ;
Rear• Admiral the Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham, C.B. ;
Captain Charles Eden, C.B. ; Captain Charles Frederick;
and Samuel Whitbread, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commis-
sioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of
the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and
the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging.
The Queen has been pleased to grant the office of Solici-
thr-General for Scotland, to Edward Francis Maitland,
Esq., Advocate.
FOREIGN-OPFICE, JUNE 27.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Charles
White as Consul-General in London for the Republic of
Nicaragua. •
CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 28.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

Borough of Devonport—The Right Hon. James Wilson,
of Upper Belgrave-street, Middlesex, Vice President of the
Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations.
City of Oxford—The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Chief
Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Borough of Morpeth—The Right Hon. Sir George Grey,
Bart., of Falloden, Northumberland, Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster.
Borough of Wolverhampton—Sir Richard Bethell, Knt.,
her Majesty's Attorney-General.
Borough of Reading—Sir Henry Singer Keating, Knt.,
her Majesty's Solicitor-General.
Borough of New Radnor—The Right Hon. Sir George
Cornewall Lewis, Bart., one of her Majesty's Principal
Secretaries' of State.
City of London—The Right Hon. John Russell, com-
monly called Lord John Russell, one of her Majesty's Prin-
cipal Sectetaries of State.

ADMIRALTY, JUNE 27.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue George Frederick Rich has
been appointed to receive a pension of £l5O a-year, as pro-
vided by her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th June,
1851, vacant bythe death of Vice-Admiral Sir David Dunn,
K.C.H., and the name of Vice-Admiral Rich has been re-
moved to the Reserved Half-pay List accordingly; and, in
consequence of this removal, the following promotions, to
date from the 17th inst., have this day taken place :
Rear-Admiral of the Red Alexander Thos. Emeric Vidal
to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Charles Talbot to be Rear-
Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. Sir Henry Xeppel,
K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White.
Captain Francis Decimus Hastings and Captain George
Hathorn to be Rear-Admirals on the Reserved List.
Captain Lewis Tobias Jones, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of
the Blue. _ _

ADMIRALTY, MAY 12.
Corps of Royal Marines—Gentlemen Cadets St. Andrew
St John, Charles Rowley Brand, Edward Willoughby
Grenville Byam, John Ignatius Morris, Gerald Altham
Heseltine, Henry Seton Bourchier, John Holland, Henry
Luxmoore Stirling, Edward Benjamin Steele Perkins,
WilliaM Murray Swinton, George John Airey, Francis
Fosbery Evans, Robert Wm. Francis Holt, and Robert
Hoare Dwyer, to be Second Lieutenants.
JUNE 17.

Corps cf Royal Marines—Gentlemen Cadets Alexandei
George Anson, Robert Calder Allen, and Alfred Wilmot
Johnston, to be Second Lieutenants.
COMMISSION BY THE QUEEN.

2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle RegiMent of Middlesex
Militia—Captain Edward Missenden Love, late 60th Rifles,
to be Adjutant, vice Bowie, resigned.

COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT

County of Stafford—.Thos. Berry Horsfall, Esq., Thos.
Salt, jun., Esq., Clement Thomas SneYd Kynnersley, Esq.,
and Henry Ward, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants.
Tower Hamlets—Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Aurelius
Whimper and Francis Cramp, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu-
tenants.

Victoria Rifles—Captain Edward Clifford to be Major,
vice the Earl of Perth, resigned ; Lieutenant Abraham
Trew to be Captain, vice Clifford, promoted.
4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
Thomas Hunt, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Burrell, resigned.
Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—The
Queen has been graciously pleased to accept the resignation
of the 'Commissions in this Regiment, held by Ensign
Richard Hall and Lieut. Al3x. James M'Gregor.
Victoria Rifles—The Queen has been graciously pleased.
to accept the resignation of the Commission in this Corps
held-by Captain Henry Cook.
Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenant
William Bertram to be Captain, vice Mitford, resigned.
Camberwell or Ist Surrey Company of Volunteer Rifle
Corps—John Boucher, Esq., formerly of the sth Dragoon
Guards, to be Captain; Rolla Rouse, Esq., to be Lieute-
nant.

Croydon or 2d Surrey Company of Voluntear Rifle Corps
—James Hunter Campbell, Esq., Colonel Bengal Artillery
retired, to be Captain ; Adam Steuart, Esq., to be Lieu-
tenant ; John Thomas Hyde, Esq., to be Ensign.
North Durham Regiment of Militia—Henry Droz Gay-
nor, Esq., to be Captain, vice Bramwell, resigned.
Ist Company of Pembrokeshire Volunteer Rifles—Colonel
the Hon. Robert Fuike Greville to be Captain.
Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders—Charles Fraser,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Macfarlane, promoted.
Fifeshire Militia Artillery—John Stewart Tulloch to be
Captain, vice G. J. Simpson, resigned ; Albert Kennedy
Beveridge, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Lawrence
Kid Cormack, resigned.
Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia—
Alexander Boyd, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Motherwall,
resigned.
Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia Artillery—
Charles Edward Ilderton, Gent., tb be Second Lieutenant,
vice Charles Basil Fisher, promoted.
Edinburgh or Queen's Regiment of Light Infantry
Militia—Lieutenant Archibald Scott to be Captain, vice
George Andrew Coventry, resigned ; William Currie,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Sinclair, resigned ; Charles
Dycer, Gent., M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Frede-
rick Augustus Palmer,i deceased.

Her Majesty grants permission to Major Ross, late of the
West Suffolk Militia, and Captain Jacob Whitbread, late
of the Suffolk Artillery, to retain their rank and wear their
uniform, in consequence of their long services in their re-
spective regiments.