The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-04 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.)

The Gazette of this evening contains notices that the
laws passed in the last session of Parliament relating to
"Probates and Letters of Administration (England)," and
those relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes (Eng-
land)," will come into operation on the 11th January next.
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 2.
The Queen has been Oftsed to appoint Hen.ty Maxwell
Self, Esq., to be Senior Magistrate, and Victor Esnauf,
Esq., to be Junior Magistrate, for the District of Port
Louis, in the Island of Mauritius.
Her Majesty has also been pleated to appoint Burton
George Robinson, Esq., lo be a Member of the Council of
the Island of St. Christopher.
WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL DEC 4.

2d Life Guards—For Brevet-Major George Howard Vyse
to be Major and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Martyn,
which appeared in the Gazette of the 27th ultimo, read,
Brevet-Major George Howard Vyse to be Major and
Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Martyn.
6th Dragoon Guards--Cornet and Adjutant William Wai-
lace Graham to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Cornet
Richard John Grainger to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Bruce, promoted; Cornet Henry Reginald Forster
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Astley, promoted ;
John Ruchaa Hepburn Gaut , to be Cornet, by pur-
chase, vice Grainger; William Duff Pereira, Gent., to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Forster.
2d Dragoons—Sergeant-Major John Grieve to be Cornet,
without purchase.
12th Light Dragoons Lieut. Augustus Barton White to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Murray,
who retires.
15th Light Dragoons—Bryan Burrell, Gent., to be Cornet,
without purchase, vice Penfold, promoted.
Ist Foot—Lieutenant William Hatrick, from the Ist West
India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Leggatt, who
exchanges.
2d Foot—Staff Surgeon, Second Class, David Stuart Er-
skiee Bain, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Barron, appointed

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to the Staff.
3d Foot—Lieutenant Alfred Benwell Letts to be Instruc-

for of Musketry, in succession to Captain Kains, who

resigns that appointment.
4th Foot—Captain Frederick Boehmer, from half pay,
Unattached, to be Captain, vice Howard, wh so ap-
pointment from half-pay, Unattached, as stated in the
Gazette of 23,1 October, 1837, hai been cancelled ; Cap-
tain John Richard Henry Treeve, late of a the 4th
Royal Jersey Militia, to be Paymaster.
Sth Foot—Paymaster John FallF, late of the Turkish Con-
tingent, to be Paymaster.
12th Foot.—Lieutenant Christopher Hodvon, from the
36th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Panl, who exchangds.
13th Foot.—'assistant-Surgeon Arthur Edwin Temple
Longhurst, from the Stair, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Brown, who resigns.
14th Foot.—Cornet William Andrew Armstrong, from
half-pay of the late Land Transport Corps, to be Quar-
termaster.

15th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Jardine Hallowes to bo
Adjutant, vice Twynom promoted; Sergeant-Major
John Macdonald to be insign, without purchase, vice
Maunsell, promoted.
17th Foot- Lieutenant Anthony Powell Trahcrno to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Ralph Smyth, who retires.
21st Foot—Ensign Francis N. Reads to be Lieutenant,

without purchase, vice Coakley, deceased.
2ith Foot—The third Christian name of Eusign Cami-

ther is L der.
30t,11 Fot t —Lieut. Stamer Gubbins to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Penoefather, deceased; Lieut. C. John
Moorsom to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robertiou,
who retires ; Ensign 'l'. C. Wray to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, 'ion Gubbins ; Ensign J. B. Mac-
kenzie to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Moorsorn.
33d Foot—The second Christian name of Captain Rogers,
promoted in Gazette of 21th ultimo, 13 Thornton.
34th Foot—Thos. II McDougal Murray, Gout., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Fox, promote,' in 24th Foot.
36th Foot—Lieut. Win. H. Paul, from the 12th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice Hodgson, who exchanges.
40th Foot—Capt. Robert D. Barber, from half-pay, Un-
attached, to be Captain, vice D. C. Hill, Seconded,
being a District Inspector of Musketry ; Lieut. W. H.
H. Messenger to b 3 Captain, by purchase, vice harbor,
who retires.

45th Foot—Brevet-Major Frederick Lenox legal), from
half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. McCrea,
Seconded, ly3ing a District Inspector of Musketry ; Lieut.
George Lamont Hobbs to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Brevet-Major Ingall, who retires; Ensign F. W. S.
Webber to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hobbs ;
James Hett Tennant, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Stubbs, promoted.
63cl Foot—Lieut. Alexander Mackay Dumaresq to ba
Captain, by purchase, vice Newhenhatn, who retires.
73d Foot--The second Christian name of Captain Hens-

lowe, promoted on 27th ult., is Vassall.
83d Foot —Serjeant John Healey to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Ivirny, who was promoted, without pur-
chase, on sth Oct., 1857.
91st Foot—Ensign John Edward Buller, from the 93d
Foot, to be Ensign. —The second Christian name of
Ensign Rumsey is Waugh, and not Vaughan, as
previously stated.
93d Foot —John Edward Buller, Gent., tc be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Eustaee de Vesci Aytoun, who retires.
Rifle Brigade.—Quartermaster Henry Peacock, to be Pay-
master ; Quartermaster-Sergeant William Higgins, to
be Quartermaster, vice Peacock.
Ist West India Regiment—Brevet Major A. W. Murray
to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant
Colonel Clarke, who retires upon full pay ; Lieutenant
George Thorne to be Captain, without purchase, vice
Murray ; Lieutenant James Leggatt, from the Ist Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Hartrick, who exchanges; En-
sign Edward Smith to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
vice Thorne.

DEPOT BATTALION.
Captain William Lyons, sth Foot, to be Instructor of
Musketry.