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

WHITEHALL, JULY 13, 1857.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to
be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto the undermentioned gentlemen, viz. :—Wm.
Foster Stawell, Esq., Chief Justice of the Colony of Vic-
toria; James Frederick Palmer, Esq., President of the
Legislative Council of the Colony of Victoria ; and Daniel
Cooper, E,q., Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New
South Wales.

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 insiguia of a Knight of the
Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword, which her late
Maj estyt he Queen of Portugal was pleased to confer upon him
in testimony ot her approbation of his conduct 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 bath been pleased to confer upon him,
as a mark of her Majesty's approbation of his services in
the field, 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—Lientenan William Clefden 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 Braybrooke, 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
Hulseherg, from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Assis-
tant-Surgeon.
19th Foot—Ato ssistant-
ssist Surgeon James Castor Smith, from
the Staff, be A ant-Suraeon.
25th Foot-Lieutenant Francis °Kegan Cox to be Captain,
by purchase, vicePretyman, who retires; Ensign Hora-
tio Bland to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cox ' •
Nathaniel Crichlow Ramsay, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Bland.
38th Foot--Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Wright, from the
20th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon.
43d Foot—Lieutenant Vere 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 Aruavtage Howortb, Gent.,
to be Elsign, by purchase, vice Garforth, appointed to
the 32d Foot.
55th Foot—Lieutenant and Adjutenant Henry Burke to
be Paymasier, vice Lys, who res gns ; Lieutenant Fiancis
Williams to be Adjutant, vice Burke, appointed Pay-
ma ter.
59th Foot—Lieutenant William Hamilton Thompson to he
Captain, without purchase, vice Tom deceased; Ensign
Francis Kington tatham to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Thompson.
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 R. Anderson to, be Lieutenant, by purchase
vice Hand ; Ashley G. estby, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Anderson.
69th Foot—Ensign Robt. Boucher Clarke to be Lieutenant
by purchase, Nice Melton, who retires ; George Edward
Bruce, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase.
79th Foot—To be Assist.-Surgeons - Assist. Surgeons Ed-
mund Humphrey Reborts, from the 72d Foot ; Patrick
Kilgour, from the 51st Foot, vice 8011, appointed to the
93d Foot.
let West India Regirnent---Ensign Arthur William C.
Nowlan to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gos-
ling, who resigns.
3d West India Regiment—Ensign E,abert Eckford to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice McCurdy, promoted;

John Robert Matht Gerd ,to be Ensign, by purchasa,
vice Eckford.

DEPOT BA.: TALION.—Capt. J. Martley, from half-pay
56th Foot, to be Adjutant, vice Brevet-Major D. A. G.
Darrocb, promoted, without pa chase, to an Unattached
Mejo►ity. The exchange between Lieut.• Colonel the Hon.
It. A. G. Dalzell, upon half-pay of a Depot Battalion, and
Ili °vet-Colonel J. T. Hill, which appeared in the Gazette
of the sth Jnne, 18 has been cancelled.

HOSPITAL STAFF. - Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Charles
f3uckley has been permitted to resign his commission.

BREVET.

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

aptain William Rainforth, 63d Foot, to be Major in
the Army.
Brevet-Major William Rainforth, 63d Foot, to be Lien-
tenant-Colorel in the Army.

UNATTACHED. —Lieut. David Reil, from 61st Foot, to
be Captain, without purchase.

MEMORANDIIM.—Brevet•Lieut.-Colonel George Thnrles
Finite ap, Major upon half-pay Unittached, has been per-
mitted to retire upon full-pay as Major.