The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-11 00:00:00

LuNDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING.

WINDSOR CASTLE, JULY 7.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
of knighthood on Thomas Tilson, Esq., of Clapham Park,

FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 8.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Senor Jesus
Temistocles Tejada as Consul at Liverpool for the United
States of Colombia.
ADMIRALTY, JULY 7.
Royal Marine Light Infantry—Lieut. and Adjutant
Nowell Fitz Upton Way to be Second Captain, vice Evans,
deceased ; Lieut. Jacob Mortimer Weir Silver to b 3 Adju-
tant, vice Way, period of service expired.
Commander George Blane and Commander James Ald-
worth St. Leger have this day been promoted to the rank
of Retired Captains in her Majesty's Fleet, under the
provisions of the Orders in Council of Ist August, 1860,
9th July, 1864, and 24th March, 1866.
Lieutenant Henry Frederick Stephenson having been
ppomoted to the rank of Commander, and Mr. Robert Ber-
mingham Clements, Sub-Lieutenant, to the rank of Lieu-
tenant, by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir H. Koppel, K.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's ships and vessels on
the China station, in the vacancies caused by the death
of Commander John T. Swann, have this day been con-
firmed, with seniority from the 26th April, 1868.
The undermentioned officers have this day been pro-
moted to the rank of Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet,
in consideration of their services, under her Majesty's
Order in Council of Gth July, 1866, with seniority of the
4th instant : —Alexander Watson, Esq., M.D., and James
Young, Esq., M.D.
William Labdon Powell, Esq., has this day been pro-
meted to the rank of Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet, with
seniority of 4th instant.
JULY 9.

William George Wratten, Esq., has this day been pro-
moted to the rank of Acting Inspector of Machinery Afloat
in her Majesty's Fleet.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short ... 11 18 ... 11 18}
Do
Rotterdam ... — ... 11 191 ... 12 0
Antwerp — ... 25 37* ... 25 421
Brussels
Hamburgh .— — ... 13 91 ... 13 101
Paris
Ditto
Mrasoilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 119} ... 120*
Vienna — ... 11 57 ... 11 65
Trieste --••• 11 57} ... 11 65
Petersburg ..... .... ... 311 ... 91n
Berlin
Madrid..
Cadiz 49 ••• "z
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Leghorn
Milan — ... 27 70 ... 27 80
Palermo — ... 27 70 ... 27 80
Messina ...
Lisbon
- ... 511 ~. 51

Oporto

The annual military sports and athletic games
try the officers and men of the Royal Engineers were held
Inn Chatham Lines on Friday afternoon, under the patro-
m, of
.prince Arthur, K.G. ; Major-General F. Murray,
commanding the division ; Major-General J. L. A. Sim.-
coons, C. 8., director of theßoyal Engineer Establishment ;
and the principal officers. The sports consisted of leap..
lug, jumping, vaulting, foot and hurdle races, &c., both
officers and men contending for the various prizes offered,
Prince Arthur visited the ground during the afternoon.
The Revenge, line-of-battle ship, Capt. Pullen,
belonging to the Pembroke Steam Reserve, has been
anchored in the western bay of Falmouth for two days
where her crow are going. through the ordinary practice
connected'Urith the periodical drill, and it is reported that
the other guardship from various stations will also /t 11.•
cl4ri'9llri at Fctlracqull i9Z drill purporseq,