The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-24 00:00:00

FRIDAi( NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, FEB. 23, 1844.
The Queen Dowager has been pleased to appoint the Mar-
chioness of Ormonde to be one of the Ladies of her Majesty's
Bedchamber, in the place of the Countess of Mayo, deceased.
DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 22.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Grey Porter
Atthill, Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General for the
Island of St. Lucia.

WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 23.
17th Light Dragoons—Second-class Staff Surgeon J. B.
Gibson, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Pilkington, promoted on
the Staff, Feb. 23.
Scots Fusilier Guards—The Hen. J. W. Fortescue to be
Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rodney, wbo:retires,
Feb. 23,
Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign F. Carter, to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Lysons, promoted in the 3d West India Re-
giment ; W. H. S. Sharpe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Carter, Feb. 23.
3d Foot—Major C. E. Eaton, from 29th Foot, to be Major,
vice Barr, who exchanges, Dec. 15, 1843.
20th Foot—Lieutenant W. Frith to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Brock, deceased. Ensign J. R. Jackson to be
Lieutenant vice Frith, Jan. 3. J. E. Deane, to be Ensign,
vice, Jackson, Feb. 23.
21st Foot—Paymaster G. P. Erskine, from 45th Foot, to
be Paymaster, vice Jean, deceased, Feb 23.
22d Foot—Captain D. R. Smith to be Major without pur-
chase, vice W. Raban, who retires upon full-pay ; Lieutenant
W. B. Kelly to be Captain, vice Smith, Feb. 23.
25th Foot—Lieutenant H. T. Walker to be Adjutant, vice
Priestley, promoted, Feb. 23.
26th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon W. Home, M.D. from the
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Menzies, who resigns,
Feb. 23.
28th Foot—Captain F. Adams to be Major, without pur-
chase, vice Parker, deceased ; Captain G. R. Cummin, from
78th Foot, to be Captain, vice M'Murdo, who exchanges,
Oct. 20; Lieut. E. Lugard, from 31st Foot, to be Captain,
vice Adams, Oct. 29 ; Ensign J. A. Macdougall, from 62d
Foot, to be Lieut., without purchase, vice Mac Lachlan, de-
ceased, Nov. 12, 1843.
20th Foot—Major M. Barr, from 3d Foot, to be Major, vice
Eaton, who exchanges, Dec. 15, 1843.
30th Foot—Ensign C. D. Oliver to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Broome, who retires ; R. S. Lindesay, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Oliver, Feb. 23.
40th Foot—A. R. Rundle, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Roberts, appointed to the 62d Foot, Feb. 23.
49th Foot—W. E. H. Vere, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Ponsonby, appointed to the Ist or Grenadier Regi-
ment of Foot Guards, Feb 23.
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50th Foot—Lieut. R. E. De Montmorency, from the 7th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Clarke, promoted, Feb. 23.
55th Foot—Lieut. H. Edwards to be Captain, without
purchase, vice De Havilland, deceased, Sept. 7 ; Ensign T.
R. Hickson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, July, 15 ;
Ensign W. J. J. Smith to be Lieutenant, vice Edwards,
Sept. 7, 1843.
To be Ensigns, without purchaseL.G. J. A. Cameron,
Gent., vice Hickson, Feb. 23; G. S. Home, Gent., vice
Smith, Feb. 24; Lieutenant J. Freud to be Adjutant, vice
Magrath, deceased, July 4.
66th Foot—R. C. Stanhope, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Austin, promoted, Feb. 23.
62d Foot—Ensign C. Roberts, from. the 40th Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Macdougall, promoted in 28th Foot, Feb. 23.
66th Foot--W. Simpson, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Grogan, appointed to the Ist Dragoons, Feb. 23.
67th Foot—Captain F. W. Lane, from 3d West India Regi-
ment, to be Captain, vice Vane, who exchanges, Feb. 22
Captain R. Hare, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain,
vice G. A. Currie, who exchanges, receiving the difference ;
Lieut. H. Collette to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hare, who
retires ; Ensign R. Jones to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Collette ; J. C. Murray, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,:
vice Jones, Feb. 23.
68th Foot—Major-General Sir E. Gibbs, K. C. 8., to be
Colonel, vice Lieut.-General Sir W. Johnston, K.C.1., de •
ceased, Feb. 21.
70th Foot—Major E. J. White, to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
without purchase, vice J. Kelsall, who retires upon full-pay ;
Captain W. Taylor, to be Major, vice White; Lieut. J. P.
Castobadie, to be Captain, vice Taylor ; Ensign J. W. Filder,
to be Lieutenant, vice Castobadie ; F. W. Dowse, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice Filder, Feb. 23.
78th Foot—Captain W. M. G. M'Mardo, from 28th Font,
to be Captain, vice Cumnsin, who exchanges, Oct. 20, 1843,
85th Foot—G. Thompson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Lord Langford, promoted in 7th Foot, Oct. 23, 1843.
98th Foot—Ensign S. H. H. Edwards to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, Dec. 18, 1843; C. B. Browne, Gent., to
be Ensign, vice Edwards, promoted, Feb. 23; Lieut. F. T.
Wade to be Adjutant, vice Ormsby, promoted, Dec. 18, 1843.
3d West India Regiment—Captain C. B. Vane, from the
67th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lane, who exchanges, Feb. 22.
Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign J. Borrow to7,:be Lieute •
nant, by purchase, vice Le Touzel, who retires ; Ensign R. G.
G. Cumming, from the Royal Newfoundland Companies, to
be Ensign, with purchase, vice Bissett, promoted, Feb. 23; J.
S. Francis, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Borrow,
Feb. 24.

Royal Newfoundland Companies—W. J. Coen, Gent., to
be Ensign, without purchase, vise Cumming, appointed to
Cape Mounted Riflemen, Feb. 23.
BREVET.—Captain R. Hare, of 67th Foot, to be Major in
the Army, Nov. 23, 1841.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—lnspector-General of Hospitals—H.
Bone, M.D., with local tank, to be Inspector-General of Hos-
pitals, Oct. 2, 1843 ; Staff-Surgeon of Second Class W. M.
Ford to be Staff- Surgeon of the First Class, vice Barclay,
promoted, Feb. 16.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire.
South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry—The Hon. 0. G. C.
Bridgeman, commonly called Lord Viscount Newport, to be
Captain, vice W. Lloyd, deceased; J. Roeke, Gent., to be
Cornet, vice R. Corbett, deceased.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetehire.
West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—F. W.
Slade, Esq., to be Captain, vice Ord, resigned ; P. P.
Bouverie, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Maher, resigned, Feb. 20.