The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, DEc. 20.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Ro-
bert Waugh to the church and parish of Monzie, in the
presbytery of Auckterarder and county of Perth, vacant
by the resignation of the Rer. George Blair, late minister
thereof.

The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev.
John Lamont to the church at Hallin, in Waternish, in
the parish of Kilmuir, in the presbytery of Sky and
shire of Inverness, vacant by the transportation of the
Rev. Roderick Reid, late minister thereof, to the parish
of Loche, in the presbytery of Lewis.
The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev.
Alexander ll‘Coll to the church and parish of Durness,
in the presbytery of Tongue and county of Sutherland,
vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Donald M'Con-
nochie, late minister thereof.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 20.

4th Light Dragoons—C. Montgomery, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, -rice Edgell, promoted in the 7th
Foot, Dec. 20.
6th Dragoons—Cornet W. Doyle, from 15th Light
Dragoons (Riding Master), to be Cornet, Tice Powell,
promoted, Dec. 20.
15th Light Dragoons—E. R. Keene, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Doyle, appointed to the 6th
Dragoons, Dec. 20.

16th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant E. J. Pratt to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Manse', deceased,
Sept. 20 ; Cornet D. Maycock to be Lieutenant, vice
Pratt ; Sergeant-Major R. Hodgson to be Cornet, without
purchase, vice Maycock, Dec. 20.
4th Foot—Ensign 11. Fitz Gerald to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Morgan, deceased, September 12;
Gent. Cadet C. IV. Aylmer, from the Royal Military
College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice FitzGer-
rald, December 21.

7th Foot—Cornet G. R. Edgell, from the 4th Light
Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Grogan,
who retires, Dec. 20.

17th Foot—Captain J. Forbe;, from half-pay Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice J. Goold, who exchanges,
receiving the difference ; Captain R. Webster, from
half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, rice J. Forbes, who
exchanges, Dec. 20.
lkth Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel P. M`Pherson
to be Major, without purchase, vice Deshon, deceased;
Lieut. F. A. Wetherell to be Captain, vice M'Pherson;
Ensign W. H. H. Ellison to be Lieutenant, vice We-
therell, Aug. 1; Ensign It Dudgeon to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Ellison, whose promotion on 2d
August, 1344, has been cancelled, Aug. 2; Gentleman
Cadet E. J. Gardiner, from the Royal Military College,
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dudgeon, Dec. 21.
26th Foot—Captain F. Stupart, from the half-pay of
2d Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Cain, promoted,
Dec. 20 ; Lieutenant 11. Edgar, to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Shorn, deceased, Dec. 10 ;
Lieut. J. W. Johnstone to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Stupart, who retires ; Ensign C. J. S. Wallace to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnstone ; the Hon.
A. E. G. Sinclair to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wal-
lace, Dec. 20; Gentleman Cadet C. E. Blacken, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
Dec. 21.

29th Foot—Ensign H. T. Metge to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Hope, deceased, Sept. 25, 1844 ;
Gentleman Cadet J. S. Richards, from the Royal Mili-
tary College, to be Ensign, vice Metge, Dec. 21.
50th Foot—Ensign C. E. Young to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Bernard, deceased ; Ensign W.
I'. Elgee, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Joyce,
deceased, Oct. 6 ; Gentleman Cadet C. H. Slessor, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Young, Dec. 21 ; C. A. P. James, Gent., to
be Ensign, without purchase, vice Elgee, Dec. 22.
:60th Foot—Major lion. G. A. Spencer to be Lieute-
nant• Colonel, by purchase, vice Cockburn, who retires;
Captain E. C. Gitfard to be Major, by purchase, vice
Spencer ; Lieutenant Hon. A. Hope to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Giffard ; Second-Lieutenant W. F. L.
Meason to be First-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hope;
H. E. Galton, Gent., to be Second-Lieutenant, by pur.
chase, vice Meason, Dec. 20.
63d Foot—Ensign R. Taylor to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Considine, deceased, Dec. 20; Gentleman
Cadet T. W. J. Lloyd, from the Royal Military College,
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Taylor, Dec. 21st.
67th Foot—F. Pratt, Gent., to be ensign, by purchase,
Dec. 20.

70th Foot—Gentleman Cadet J. M. Buchanan, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Hum-
frey, deceased, Doc. 21.
87th Foot—Second Lieut. H. F. Williams to be First
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. R. W. D. Shir-
ley, who retires ; E. W. J. Fulcher, Gent., to be Second
Lieutenant, by purchace, vice Williams, Dec. 20.
BREVET.—Captain F. Stupart, of the 26th Foot, to be
Major in the Army, Jan. 10.
IIosPITAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon of the First Class,
J. Kinnis, M.D., to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hos-
pitals, with local rank in China, vice Barclay, deceased,
Dec. 20, 1844.
MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of the Hon.
Lieutenant Chetwynd, of the 73d Foot, are William
Jchn Granville, and not Glanville, as previously stated.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire
—North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.--
Cornet J. E. Geils to be Lieutenant, vice Harding, pro-
moted ; Assistant Surgeon --Soden to be Surgeon,
vice Watts, deceased ; W. E. Miller, Gent. to be As-
sistant-Surgeon, vice Soden, promoted, Dec. 12.
WHITEHALL, DEC. 11.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed W. Ilinde, of
Liverpool, in the copty palatine of Lancaster, Gent.,