The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT

FOR,EIGN-OFTME, DF.c. 17.

The Queen has been pleased% 4provo of Mr. George
.Henry Leavenworth as Consul at the Bay of Islands, New
Zealand, for the United States of America.
The "Gazette" of this evening contains the Speaker's
warrant for the election of a Member of Parliament for the
borough of Reading, iii the room of Sir Henry Singer
Keating; and for the city of Durham, in the room of Wil-
liam Atherton, Esq., at the end of fourteen days after the
insertion of this notice.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 20.
6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Surgeon Donald Sin-
clair, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Moline, who
exchanges.
7th Light Dragoons—Captain Alfred East&ld Wilkinson,
from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Bul-
-1 keley, who exchanges ; Lieutenant James Giles, from the
14th Light Dragoons, to be Lieut., vice Viscount Roy-
ston, appointed to the 11th Light Dragoons.
gth. Light Dragnens—Captain Robert Dunmore Napier,
from the 11th tight Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Mon-
tagu, who exchanges ; Cornet Walter • Tuektield Golds-
*orthy to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Haymes,
&WOO, " •
9th Light Dragoona—Paptain Robert Stanley. Williams
Bulkeley, from the 7th Light Dragooni, to be Captain
vice Wilkinson, who exchanges,
11th Light Dragoons---Captain Horace Montagu, from the
Bth Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Napier, who
exchanges.
Military Train—Captain Irenry Miller, from half-pay late
Land Transport Corps, to be Captain; Captain Joseph
Harris, from half-pay Unattakied, to be Captain; Lieu.
tenant J. Watson, from half-pay late 'Land Transport
Corps, to be Lieutenant; Lieutenant George James,
from half-pay late Land Transport Corps, to be Lieu-
tenant; Lieutenant James Pettigrew, from half-pay late
Land Transport Corps, to be Lieutenant ; Lieutenant
James Malley, front half-pay Unattached, to 'be Lieu-
tenant ; John Matthew Benthall, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Neville, who
retires ; Lieutenant Isaac Cummin to be Adjutant. The
commission of Lieutenant John Taylor, as Adjutant, to
be antedated to the 4th November, 1859.
Coldstream Guards—Lieutenant Fend Captain and Brevet-
Major George, Lord Bingham,io b• Captain and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Burdett, who retires ;
Ensign and Lieutenant Edward Strelley Pegge.Burnell

to 1i; Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Lord
Bingham ; the Honourable Vesey Dawson to be Ensign
and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burnell.
kith Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Eceles Dick-
son to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robinson, who
retires ; Ensign George Luck to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vico Dickson.
Bth Foot—Lieutenant 11. G. A. Vicars, from the Gist
Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, vies Hallowes
transferred to the 25th Foot.

25th Foot—Lieutenant A. C. Young, from the 61st FOot,
to be Captain-, without purchase.
29th Foot—Ensign William Boycott to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vita Gordon, promoted ; Ernest
Augustus Prideaux Brune, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Boycott.
36th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Mammon Le Mesurier to
be Instructor of Musketry, vice Bill, promoted.
58th Foot—Ensign Thomas Egerton Jones to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Hingeston, promoted.
59th Foot—Ensign James Dillon Macnamara to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Statham, who retires.
60th Foot—Ensign Charles Louis Constantine de Robock,
from the Bth Foot, to be Ensign, vice Trotman, pro-
moted.
61st Foot—Ensign Frederick John Fane to be Lieutenant
without purchase, vice Gordon, promoted in the 25th
• Foot.
64th Foot Quartermaster-Sergeant Alexander Ross to
be Quartermaster, vice Sears, who retires upon half-pay.
76th Foot—Cornet John Packwood, from half-pay late
Land Transport Corps, to be Quartermaster, vice
Coghlan, appointed to a Depot Battalion.
81st Foot—Brevet-Major J. B. Flanagan to be Major,
without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-C )lonel Allan,
Promoted in the 25th Foot; Lieutenant Stanley John
Lowe to be Captain, without purchase, vice Flanagan ;
Ensign William Henry Warren to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Charlton, promoted.
100th Foot—Lieutenant George Bell Coulson to be Captaia,
by purchase, vice Lake, who retires ; Ensign Constan-
tine McDougall Aloorsom to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Coulson.
2d West India Regiment—Lieutenant John Bellamy to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Scott, who retires.
Ceylon ifle Regiment—Brevet-Major William Charles
Vanderspar to bo Major, by purchase, vice Campsio, who
retires; Lieutenant Thomas George O'Donoghue Hervey,
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Vanderspar - Ensign
• Charles Mesham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, ,vice
Hervey.
Cape Mounted Riflemen—Edward Vanrenen, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Randell, promoted.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment —Ensign Arthur Barn-
brick Mitchell, from the Royal Nesvfounlland Companies, •
to be Lieutenant, vice insell, cashiered by sentence of a
General Court Martial.
Royal Newfoundland Companies—Sergeant-Major Wil-
liam Cavanagh to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Mitchell, promoted to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regi-
ment.
.INVALID DEPOT (Chatham)—Captain James Fitiller-
bort De Teissier, from half-pay, 6th Foot, to be Captain,
vice James Pope, who exchanges.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon James Pritchard Moline,
from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon, vice Smith,
who exchanges.
• VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.

The promotion of ,the undermentioned Veterinary Sur-
geons of the First Class to be Staff Veterinary Surgeons,
to be dated Nov. 4, and not July 1, 1859, as stated in the
"Garotte" of the 4th ult. :
J. W. Gloag, from the Military Train.
Matthew Poett, from the Military train.
James George Philips, from the 10th Light Dragoons.
Thomas Hurford, from tho 12th Light Dragoons.
PURVNYORS' DEPARTMENT.—Purveyor's Clerk, First
Class, George W. Rippon to be Purveyor to the Forces,
vice' Toiler, who reverts to the grade of first-class clerk.
BREVET.
Major-General Sir Wm. Mansfield, K.C.8., to have the
local rank of Lieutenant-General in China.

Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Friend Hopkins, C. 8., of the
Royal Marines, to be Aide-de-Camp to, the Queen, with
the rank of Colonel in tie Army.
Lieutenant-Colonel George Walkup Congdon, retired
full-pay Royal Marines, to havo the honorary rank of
Colonel, under her Majesty's Order in Council of Nov. 13,
1353.

Brevet• Major John Augustus Todd, of the 14th Light
Dragoons, to bo Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Major Henry W. Evans, of the 9th Bombay Native In-
fantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Major G. S. Montgomery, of the 14th Bombay Native
Infantry to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Captain James Fitz Herbert Do Teissier, Invalid Depot
at Chatham, to be Major in the Army.
Brevet-Major James Fitz Herbert Do Toissier, Invalid
Depot at Chatham, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Captain Joseph P. H. Crowe, of the 10th Foot, to be
Major in the Army.
Captain C. W. Bannister, of the 2d Bombay Light
Cavalry, to be Major in the Army.
Captain Frederick Macpwan, of the 10th. Bombay Na-
tive Infantry, to be Major in the Army.
Capt. M. J. Soppitt, of the 12th Bombay Native Infan-
try, to be Major in the Army.
Capt. Henry Birch, of the 31st Bombay Native Infantry,
to be Major in the Army.
Quartermaster John Soars, G4th Foot, having retired
upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Captain, un-
der the Royal Warrant of Dec. 17, 1855.
The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent
on the death of Lieut.-General Nicholas Hamilton, Colonel
of the 82d Regiment, on the 12th December, 1859:—
Major-General Sir James Charles Chatterton, Bart.,
Colonel of the sth Light Dragoons, to be Lieut.-General.
Brevet-Colonel Arthur Cunliffe Van Noiten Pole, In-
specting Field Officer of a Recruiting District, to be Major
General.

Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel William Robert Halliday,
Major 36th Foot, to be Colonel.
Brevet-Major Honourable Fenton John Evans Freke,
Captain on half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Captain William Bayly, Bth Foot, to be Major.
The Commissions of the undermentioned Officers of Her
Majesty's Indian Military Forces to bear date as follows :
Lieutenant-General Joseph Harris, Bengal Infantry.
Aug. 29, 1859.
Lieutenant-General John T ttlloch, C. 8., Bengal Infantry,
Sept. 11, 1859.
Major-Gen. Thomas David Carpenter, Madras Infantry.
August 29, 1859.
Major-General Thomas Alexander Augustus Mullseh
Madras Cavalry, Sept. 11, 18.59.

The undermentioned promotions to take place in her Ma-
jesty's Indian Forces consequent on the death of Lieut.-
General James Morse, Bombay Infantry, Sept. 20 ; Lieut.-
General James Kennedy, C. 8., 8en,,,,a1 Cavalry, Sept. 26;
Major-General Thomas. Dickinson, Bengal Infantry, Oct.
24 ; and of Major-General John Graham, Bengal Infantry,
Nov. 27 :
Major-General Richard Powney, Bengal Artillery, to be
Lieut.-General.
Major-General George Edward Gowan, C. 8., Bengal
Artillery, to be Lieutenant -General.
Colonel Robert Thorpe, Madras Infantry, to be Major-
General.
Colonel James Scott, Bombay
Infantry, to be Major-
General.
Colonel Charlton Roll, Madras Infantry, to be Major-
General.
Colonel Charles Hewetson, Madras Infantry, to be Ma-
jor-General.
The undermentioned Officers of her Majesty's Indian
Military Forces retired on full-pay, to have a step of hono-
rary rank as follows :
Colonel James Templeton Brett, Madras Cavalry, to be
Major-General.
Lieut.-Colonel Archibald Robert John Swinton, Bengal
Infantry, to be Colonel.
Lieut.-Colonel John Butler, Bengal Infantry, to be
Colonel.
Lieut.-Colonel Henry Adolphus Shuckburgh, Bengal
Infantry.
Lieut.-Colonel Jasper Higginson Bell, Madras Engi-
neers, to be Colonel.
Major John Campbell, Madras Infantry, to be Lieut.-
Colonel.
Major Alfred Thomas, Bombay Infantry, to be Lieute-
nant-Colonel.
Captain William Edmund Hay, Bengal Infantry, to be
Major.
Captain Lnwrence Johnston, Madras Infantry, to be
Major.
Car Lain Henry John Manley, Madras Infantry, to be
Major.
The name of the officer of the Bengal Engineers, pro-
moted to the rank of Major in !the Gazette of Nov. 18.
1859. is Gulliver, and not Guilwer, as then stated.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.

o
County of Salop—William Layton Lowndos, Elf • bo
Deputy-Lieutenant ; John Ralph Ormsby Gore, sq., to
bo Deputy-Lieutenant.
Oxford University Rifle Volunteer Corps—Mr. Frede-
rick Symonds, Oxford, to bo Surgeon.
City of Bristol Ride Volunteer Corps—John Selwyn

Payne, Esq., late 14th Regiment, to be Major, vice
Saville, resigned.

2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Lieu ts-
nant Robert Arthur Rising to be Captain, vice Wood, re-
signed.
2d Sussex Rifle Volunteers—Warden &raison to b e
Lieutenant. ,

6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Henry
Richards, Gent., to be Lieutenant.
Ist Lancashire Artillery Volunteers—Daniel Rowlinson
Rateliff, Gent., to bo Second Lieutenant.
2d Lancashire Artillery Volunteers—Samuel Sharman.
Esq., to be Captain; Charles Jones, Gent., to be' Second
Lieutenant.
4th Company of Lancashire Rifle Volunteors—Edmund
Whitaker, M. 8., to be Honorary Surgeon.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
John Louis Grosse and James Thomas Braidley, mer-
chants, Moorgato•street, City.

BANRUPTS.
Charles Muston, watch e Kaso maker, Red Lion-street,
Clerkenwell, to surrender Dec. 30, and Feb. 2, at twelve, at
the Court. of Bankruptcy.. - •
Joseph Benjamin Latchford; hoSier and glover, Fleet-
street, City, Dec. 28 and Jan. 25
at one, at th 3 Court of
Bankruptcy.
Thomas Buis, chemist, Market Ilarborough. Leicester-
shire, Jan. 12 and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Birmingham
District Court.
Samuel Mason, late maker, Basford, Nottinghamshire,
Dec. 30 and San. 24, at half-past eleven, at the Shire Hall,
Nottingham. . •
John Cartwright, innkeeper,, Nottingham, Dec. 30 and
J-411. 24, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court.

Eliza Parry, timber dealer, Liverpool, Jan. 5 and 23, at
eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.

William Douglas, wool merchant, Glasgow.
James Wood, draper, Brechin.
Neilson' King, and Company, malleable iron manufac-
turers, Port Dundas, Glasgow.
Alexander Cameron, commission agent, Glasgow.
Archibald Kelso, farmer, South Thunderguy, Isle of
Arran. -
Robert Nicol, brewer, Dundee.
Alexander Mackay, merchant, Milton, Ross shire.