The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-11 00:00:00

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NIGHT.

BUCKINGHAbI PALACE, MAY 8.
His Royal Highness the Prilice Consort has been pleased
to appoint the Rev. J. B. Lightfoot, MA., :of
lege, Cambridge, to be Chaplain in Ordinary to his Royal
Highness, in the room of the Rev. Dr.' Philpcitt, promoted
to the Bishopric of Worcester.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 10.
Royal Artillery—The Queen lees been pleased to appoint
General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambride,
K.G , Commanding-in-Chief to be*Colonel.
Royal Engineers--The Queen jaas been pleased to appoint
General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
K.G., Commanding-in-Ch ief; to be Colonel.
41st Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-general Sir Richard Eng-
land, G.C.B , from the 50th, Regiment, to be Colonel,
vice General Charles Asho 1/I.'Court Repingion,
deceased.
50th Regiment of Foot—Majdr-Gencral George Morton
Eden to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General S:irßichard
England, G.C.B. removed tithe 41st Foot.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 10.
2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards--Captain Musgrave Jas.
Bradley Dyne to be Major by purchase, vice Henry Miles
Stapylton, who retires ; Lieutenant Thomas William
Sneyd to be Captain by purchase, vice Dyne; Cornet
Howard James Barton to be Lieutenant by purchase,
vice Sneyd.
3d Light Dragoons—Charles Stephen Walker, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase. vice Willes, promoted.
sth Light Dragoons—praneis Henry Hamilton, Gent., to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Awing, promoted.
Bth Light Dragoons—Cornet Sebastian White Rawlins to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robert William Jen-
kins, promoted by purchase, Wan Unattached Company,
10th Light Dragoons—Cornet Wilfrid Brougham to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Richard Lomax, who re-
tires.
12th Light Dragoons—Samuel Fftrry, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Vandeleur, rooted.
14th Light Dragoons—John blather, Gent:, .Uornet,
by purchase, vice Edward William Pritchard, appointed
to the 17th Light Dragoons;, Surgeon William Arden.
to be Surgeon-Major.
18th Light Dragoons—John ;.;
by purchase, vice Malet, prom. ,
Royal Artillery—Lieutenant S
bell, Bart., to be Secon.•
ward, placed on temporary h
tioned Gentleman-Cadets to ..
Henry Lees Smith, John :"C
Edward Duncombe Shafto, J •s
and Francis Thomas Bircham. „
Royal Engineers.—Brevet-Colon
to be Colonel, vice Gordon, re. •e,
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur •
Secended List, to be Supernum: . 1
Supernumerary Lieut. Colone
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice iiyP
Martindale, from the Seconded 1. ,
Captain ; Lieut. John Edwar.
Artillery, to be Lieutenant wit '.lOl
James Booth, from the Royal ,
.
-
with temporary rank ; Lieut. H G
Royal Artillery, to be Lieuten -
Gentleman Cadet Alfred Georg •
with temporary rank. The lie nants
ments bear date let November, WO.
of the corps as follows, vie.:—
Lieut. Thomas Glancy, Lieut. ,Arti
Lieut. Albert Charles Smith, Lieut..)
and Lieut. Archibald Henry Kildatd.
Military Train—Captain C. J. Tuffnell Oakes has been
permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his
commission.
Grenadier Guards—The promotions of the officers in suc •
cession to Brevet-Colonel the Hon. James Lindsay, pro-
moted to the rank of Major-General, have been ante-
dated to the 12th March, 1861.
sth Foot—Surgeon William Miner Swettenhem,
to be Surgeon-Major.
6th Foot—Captain Alfred Austin. from the 66th Foot, to
be Captain, vice Richard Sheil, who exchanges.
11th Foot—Lieut. William Joseph Tibbs,_ to be Adjutant,
vice Lieut. Francis W. Osborne, who has retired ; Lieut.
Edward Henry Hare to be Instructor of Musketry, vice
Lieut. Frederick James S. Whiteside, who has resigned
that appointment,
13th Foot—Lieutenant Philip Edward Victor Gilbert to be
Captain, without purchase, vice George Henry Cobham,
deceased ; Ensign Henry King Fenwick to be Lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Gilbert; Richard John
Woodhouse, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Fenwick.
fll'eY Barker, from the
19th8thFF000t—ot, LtoiehuetecnaapnttaiGn,eworigtheouDtipurchase,
M‘Gregor, Archer, deceased. vice William
25th Foot—Lieutenant Raymond South Paley, to be Cap-
tain, by pm chase, vice George Robertson, who retires ;
Ensign James Long Watson to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Edward Charles Mallet De Carteret, who
retires; Ensign Reginald Blewitt Dowling, to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Paley.
45th Foot—Ensign Robert J. Callwell, to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Blair, promoted ; Lieutenant
Robert J. Callwell, to be Adjutant, vice Blair, promoted;
Edmund Lombard Hallam Kyle, to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Callwell; Ensign Henry Hodson Hooke, to
be Instructor of Musketry, vice' Lieutenant Robert J.
Callwell, appointed Adjutant.
48th Foot—Ensign Reginald Pennell, to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Edward Benbow, who retires ; George
Hastings Brooke, Gent., to be Ensizn. without purchase.
vice Bowlby, promoted.
53d Foot-t-Captain William Henry Campion, from *le 72d
+0 to c.ptain, vice Wm. Henry James Clarke, who
exchanges.
581 h Foot—Captain Leslie Jenkins Thompson, to be Major,
by purchase, vice George Henry Wynyard, who retires;
Lieutenant Bertie Shiffner to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Thompson; Ensign Henry Nizzoli Reeve Storks
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shiffner.
61st Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel St. Vi-
ncent William Ricketts, upon half-pay, Unattached, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Henry Garner
Rainey, who retires upon half-pay; Major John Patrick
Redmond, to be Lieut.-Col., by purchase, vice Brevet-Col.
Ricketts, who retires; Captain and Brevet-Major 'Wil-
liam Edward Durand Deacon, to be Major, by purchase,
vice Redmond ; Lieutenant Thomas Casement, to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Deacon ;
Ensign John Darwin
edgwood, to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Casement.
66th Foot—Captain Richard Sheil, from the 6th Foot, to be
Captain, vice Alfred Austin, who exchanges ; Charles
Stuart Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign, withoutpurchase,
vice Edward Richardson, deceased.
72d Foot—Captain William Henry James Clarke, from the
53d Foot, to be Captain, vice William Henry Campion,
who exchanges.
Ensign George Benjamin 75th Feot—Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Chas.
E. P. Gordon to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Knellys, deceased ; Lieute-
nantto be Captain, by nuarminasSei,nylg:cer
Thomas Carlisle to be Captain, without purchase,
vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel,Charles E. P. Gordon;
Lieutenant, by purchase vice At
to be Lieutenant
out purchase, vice Carlisle.
76th Foot—Lieutenant Edward William Frederick Acton,
Edward Acton.
78th L Lieutenant, uGt eanr amnot
n, w is
wt
ah;
to be Adjutant,
Waldy, who retire" • Ensign filbert E. Pearce, to be
79th Foot—Ensign
7flth Foot—Ensign Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, Bar ~
pro-
meted in the 19th Foot • Lieutenant Thomas Mackenzie
v Nev ipt ha o;ku
et r
promotedpurch as e ,
in viceth
GBla9rtkhe Barker,
Foot.
by
Robert rc ha s
Thorp,e, viceto
term, Alexander' Bruce Murray, to be Lieu-
- nt, by purchase, vice Richard Blase Rowland
bMe °LlYienuetteltnßtl.,ttby,
Bed-
ford, who retires.
9 Bth Foot—Lieut. Thomas Francis Lloyd, to be Captain,
purchase,
hr
ae
st retires; ;
vice EnsignLh)y d
99th Foot—Anthony Charles Montague Jellicoe, Gent., to
be Ensign, without. purchase, vice Lenthall, appointed to
the 32d Foot
btu Ensign Kearns' Deane Tanner, to be In-
structor of sket • •
rY, vice Lieut. Wm. JohnKempson,
In-
promoted.
Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant William Hall Eccles, to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Horace Fred. Hill, who retires ;
Ensign Charles Francis Blackett, to be Lieutenant, by
bpurchase, vice Eccles ; Frederick Arthur Fane, Gent., to
e Ensign, by purchase, vice Blackett.
CAVALRY DEPOT (MAlDSTONE).—Quartermaster Peter
House, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Quarter-
master, vice John Swindley, who retires upon half-pay.
UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Robert William Jenkins, from
the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Captain, by purchase.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff-Surgeon George William-
son, M.D., to be Surgeon-Major.

Gent., to be Cornet,

John William Camp-
Captain, vice Har-
Tay. The undermen-
e Lieutenants,. viz.
'Alexander Grubb,
' Wall, ‘Sexciuel Pym,

Edward Thomas Lloyd
-ed as.,a General Officer;
Freeling from the
Lieutenant-Colonelt
them Henry Freeling
d ; "'Captain Ben Hay
to be Supernumerary
oller, from the Royal
)raporary rank; Lieut.
to be Lieutenant

Beau from the
With teriaporaly rank;
lot, to be Lieutenant
.nts whose appoint..
to stand on the list
A. Percy Rix Barber,
thur Clitherow Ward,
John Edward Toiler,

BREVET.
Lieutenant-General Charles Grene Ellieombe, C. 8., to
be General, vice Sir Charles W. Maley, K.C.8., deceased.
Major-General William Redman Ord, to be Lieutenant-
General, vice Ellicombe.
Colonel Alexander Gordon, to be Major-General, vice
Ord. _ _ _

Major-General Anthony Marshall and Major-General
Robert Sloper Piper, retired, full pay, of the Royal Engi-
neers, to be Lieutenant-Generals, in consequence of the
promotion of Major-General Ord, who stood below them en
the effective list of the Corps at the dates of their retirement.
Brevet-Colonel Edward Trevor, retired, full-pay, late
Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major-General, the rank
being honorary only.
Major Henry George Woods, half-pay Unattached, late
Assistant Military Secretary in Ceylon, to have the rank of
Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, under the provisions of the
Horse Guards' Circular Memorandum of the 16th March,
1861.
Captain Arthur Davies, half-pay, Unattached, to'be Ma-
jor in the Army.
Captain the Honourable Adolphus Frederick Cathcart,
half-pay, Unattached, to be Majorin the Army.
Second Captain Robert Boteler, half-pay, Royal Engi-
neers, to be Major in the Army.
Brevet Major Arthur Davies, half-pay, Unattached, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Brevet-Major the Honourable Adolphus Frederick Cath-
cart, half-pay, Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army.
Brevet-Major Robert Boteler? half-pay, Royal Engi•
neers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. '
Captain Henry Bradley Roberts, Royal Marines, to be
Major in the Army.
Quartermaster John Swindley, half-pay, late Cavalry
Depot, Maidstone, to have the honorary rank of Captain.
The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent
on the death of General Charles Ashe A'Court Repington,
C. 8., Colonel of the 41st Foot, on the 19th of April, 1861:
Lieutenant - General Sir Thomas Willshire, Bart.,
K.C.8., Colonel of the 51st Foot, to be General.=
Major-General Philip Spencer Stanhope, to 'be Lieu-
tenant-General.
Brevet- Colonel John Hankey Bainbrigge, on half-pay.
Unattached, Fort Major and Adjutant at Guernsey, to
have rank of Major-General.
Augustus Thurlow Cunyng-
51st Foot, serving with the WA.-
Bombay, to be Major-General.
m
eral on the Staff of the Army in
hP
BrmarrYee'veertaßnC'flor°fonMajor-General
1 a.Lieutenant-Colonel'hjAaolrrf:t GphHenryaueynr Garner Rainey, 61st Foot, to
be Colonel.
Brevet-Major Francis Rowland Forster, 4th Dragoon
Guards, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Royal Regiment of Horse
MEMORANDA.
Second Captain Alexander Theophilus Blakeley, half-
pay, Royal Artillery, 143 been perroatto4 to retire trolly tin