The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, JULY 14, 1857.

The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Ru-
therford Alcock, Esq., her royal licence and permission
that he may accept and wear the insignia of a Knight of the
Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword, which her late
Majestythe Queen of Portugal was pleased to confer upon him
in testimony of her approbation of his cond act while Surgeon
of the Marine Brigade late in the service of her most faithful
Majesty; and also that he may accept and wear the Su-
pernumerary Cross of the Royal and distinguished Order
of Charles the Third, and the Cross of Commander of the
Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic, which her Majesty
the Queen of Spain hath been pleased to confer upon him,
as a mark of her Majesty's approbation of his services in
the held, and as Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals in
the late British Auxiliary Legion.
WAR-OFFICE, JULY 14.
3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Gentleman Cadet
Joseph William Fitzgerald, from the Royal Military
College, to be Cornet, without purchase.
4th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Robert Rintoul, from
the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Goldie,
who exchanges.
12th Light Dragoons —Lieutenan William Cleflen Goldie,
from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice
Rintoul, who exchanges.
Military Train—Lieutenant George Alleyne Rogers to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Bi aybrooke, who re-
tires; Ensign John William Beatty to be Lieutenant.,
without purchase, vice Rogers ; George John Charles
Whittington Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Beatty.
The name of the Paymaster appointed on Ist April, 1857,
in the Gazette of 29th May, 1857, is Obe Willans, and
not Übe Williams, as previously, stated.
let Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Wild
Hulseberg, from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Assis-
tant-Surgeon.
19th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Castor Smith, from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon.
25th Foot Lieutenant Francis Kegau Cox to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Pretyman, who retires; Ensign Hora-
tio
Bland to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cox
Nathaniel Crichlow Ramsay, Gout., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Bland.
38th Font--Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Wright, from the
20th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon.
43d Foot—Lieutenant Vero Fane has been permitted to
assume and use the name of " Bennett," in lieu of that
of his present surname of Fane.
46th Foot—Richard Fletcher Armvtage Howorth, Gent.,
to bo E.isign, by purchase, vice Garforth, appointed to
the 32d Foot.

55th Foot—Lieutenant anti Adjutonant Henry Burke to
he Paymasier, vice Lye, who reszns ; Lieutenant Francis
Williams to be Adjutant, vice Burke, appointed Pay-
mo,;ter.

59th Foot—Lieutenant William Hamilton Thompson to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Tom deceased; Ensign
Francis
v
liiinege Thompson.
63rd Statham to be Lieutenant, without
purchase,
63rd Foot—Captain W. Rainforth, from half-pay Unat-
tached, to be Captain, repaying the difference, vice
Bouverie, deceased ; Lieut. C. A. Hand to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Rainforth, who retires; Ensign D,
Laney It. Anderson to be Lieutenant, by purchase
vice Hand ; Ashley G. Westby, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Anderson.
69th Foot—Ensign Robt. Boucher Clarke to be Lieutenant
by purchase, vice Malton, who retires ; George Edward
Bruce, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase.
79th Foot--To be Assist.-Surgeons —Assist. Surgeons Ed-
mund Humphrey Roberts, from the 72d Foot Patrick
Kilgour' from the 51st Foot, vice Bell, appointed to the
93,1 Foot.
Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Arthur William C.
Nowlan to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gos-
ling, who resigns.
3d West India It.giment—Ensig
Lieutenant, by purchase, vicen RmoebeerutrdEy,ckpforrodmottoyabe;

John Robert Math r, Gent , to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Eckford.

DEPOT BA TALION.—Capt.' J. :Hartley, from half-pay
sG:li Fo ,t, to I_, Adjutant, vice Brevet-Major D. A. G.
D.trroch, promoted, without purchase, to an Unattached
Majmity. The exchange between Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
H. A. G. Dalzell, upon half-pay of a Depot Battalion, and
Brevet-Colonel J. T. Hill, which appeared in the Gazette
of the sth June, 1S .)7, has been cancelled.
HOSPITAL STAFF. Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Charles
Buckley has been permitted to resign his commission.

BREVET.
Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel George Thurles Finucane, re-
tired full-pay as Major to be Colonel in the Army, the rank
being honorary only.

Captain Vii Rainfortb, 63d Foot, to b 3 Major in
the Army.

Brevet-Major William Rainforth, 63d Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel in the Army.
UNATTACHED. —Lieut. David Roil, from Gist Foot, to
be Cantnin, without purchase.

AlEmou_lNDum —Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel George Thurles
Finue upon half-pay Unattauhed, has been per-
mitted to retire upon full-pay as Major.