The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

BREVET.

The under-mentioned officer having completed three
years' actual service on the 19th Aug., 1857, in the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel, has been promoted to be Colonel in
the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1851 :
Lient.-Colonel Thomas Brooke, 12th Foot.
Major and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Carlo Cutaja, retired
full pay of the Royal Malta Fencible Regiment, to be
Colonel in the Army, the rank being honorary only.
The following Office's havebeen promoted to the Brevet
Rank of Major in the Army :
Captain Robert Boyle, Royal Marines.
Captain Gronow Davis, Royal Artillery.
Captain Richard Barrett, late Adjutant of a Depot Bat-
talion, retired upon full-pE.y as Captain, to have the
honorary rank of Major in the Army, under the provisions
of the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854.
The undermentioned olficess of the Royal Marines, re-
' tircd upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Cap-
tain, under her Majesty's order in Council of the 25th
June, 1857.
Quartermaster Wm. Rustcn.
Quartermaster George Dibben.
Quartermaster Norton Austin.
[Omission in the Gazette of 14th August, 1857.]
Major George Francis White of the 54th Foot, to be
Lieutenant. Colonel in the Army.

- Captain Robert Lowis Taylor, 18th Bombay Native
Infantry, at present holding the local rank of Major in
Persia, to have the local rank of Lieut.-Colonel in Persia,
while employed on a mission to Herat.
Lieut. Claude Clerk, 2d Madras Cavalry, and
Lieutenant John Braithwaite Hardy, Thimbly, Artillery,
each to have the local rank of Captain in Persia, while
employed on a mission to Herat.
Assistant-Surgeon William Edward Wood, Bombay
Army, to have the local rank of Surgeon in Penia, while
employed on a mission to Herat.
ADMIRALTY, AUG. 26.

The following promotions, dated the 22c1 August, 1857,
consequent on the death, on the 21st August, of Admiral
of the White Richard Thomas, have taken place :
Admiral of the Blue Sir John Louis, Bart., to be Admi-
ral of the White.
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Edward Chetham Strode,
K C. 8., K.C. H., to be Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White, air P. Hornby, K.C.8., to
Le Vice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the B:ue Sir J. G. Sinclair, Bart., to
be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Stirling to be Vice-
Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Charles Howe Freman-
tle, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Year-Admiral of the Blue Chas. Talb)t to be Rear-Ad-
miral of the White.
Capt. Sir Wm. Dickson, Bart., and Capt. Wm. Sydney
Smith, to be Roar-Admirals on the Reserved Half-ply
List.

Capt. the lion. Henry Keppel, C. 8., to be Rear-Admi-
ral of the Blue.
Captain Henry Ommanney Love, on the Retired List,
has also been piomoted to be a Retired Rear-Admit al on
the terms proposed in the Lenders Gazette of Ist September,
1846, without increase of lay.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED B ir LORDS LIEUTENANT.
Eaet Kent Regiment of Miiitia—Lieutenant Henry
Thomas Howell to be Captain, vice Gray, resigned ; E t-
waid Danne Nares, Eyq, (late Lieutenant 97th Foot), to
be Captain, vice Griffiths, resigned.
7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia —John Stubbs
Wait, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon.
North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Ensign Eyre
Ledgard to be Lieutenant, vice Strangways, retired.