Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Lisbon, enclosing copy of a Portuguese Royal Decree reducing to five per cent. ad valorem the duties on the importation into Portugal of charcoal and other fuel, as fixed by Article 4 of the recent Decree. War-Department, Pall-Mall, 16th January, 1857. Scots Fusilier Guards, Lieutenant and Captain the Honourable Roger Mostyn to be Instructor of Musketry. Dated 1st April, 1856. 3rd Regiment of Foot, Ensign the Honourable James Wilfrid Hewitt, from the 4th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Eames, who exchanges. 16th January, 1857. Dated Lieutenant Eustace Greg has been permitted to resign his Commission. Dated 16th January, 1857. 4th Foot, Ensign Richard Fairfax Eames, from the 3rd Foot, to be Ensign, vice Honourable J. W. Hewitt, who exchanges. Dated 16th January, 1857. 8th Foot, Captain Richard Raphael Meade, from the 94th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hartley, who exchanges. Dated 16th January, 1857. 21st Foot, Lieutenant Henry Wellington Hartford, from the 3rd West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice de Ruvignes, who exchanges. Dated 16th January, 1857. 23rd Foot, Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Wells, from the 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Lysons, who exchanges. Dated 16th January, 1857. 24th Foot, Assistant-Surgeon Charles Carroll Dempster, from the 46th Foot, to be AssistantSurgeon, vice Holloway, appointed to the Staff. Dated 16th January, 1857. 25th Foot, Brevet-Colonel Daniel Lysons, from the 23rd Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Wells, who exchanges. Dated 16th January, 1857. 30th Foot, Lieutenant Charles John Moorsom to be Instructor of Musketry. Dated 18th December, 1856. 40th Foot, Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Mines, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Ligertwood, promoted on the Staff. Dated 16th January, 1857. 46th Foot, Assistant Surgeon John George Faught, from the Hospital Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dempster, appointed to 24th Foot. Dated 16th January, 1857. 51st Foot, Ensign Riland W. Oldham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gloag, who retires. Dated 16th January, 1857. Robert Norton Cobb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Oldham. Dated 16th January 1857. 62nd Foot, Captain G. W. Bulkeley Hughes, from half-pay 62nd Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Cooch, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854. Dated 16th January, 1857. 65th Foot, Assistant-Surgeon William Snell, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Park, promoted on the Staff. Dated 16th January, 1857. 74th Foot. The surname of the Ensign promoted 1857. L to a Lieutenancy, by purchase, in the Gazette of the 9th instant, is Deare and not Dear, as previously stated. 77th Foot, Lieutenant Rowland Brodhurst Hill to be Adjutant, vice Le Feuvre, resigned. Dated 16th January, 1857. 81st Foot, Sydney William Bell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Schlotel, promoted. Dated 6th January, 1857. 89th Foot, Lieutenant Savage Hall to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Mercer, who retires. Dated 9th January, 1857. Captain Edmund Morris, from half-pay 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hall, placed upon half-pay. Dated 9th January, 1857. Assistant-Surgeon Julius Wiles has been permitted to resign his Commission. Dated 16th January, 1857. 94th Foot, Captain Richard Wilson Hartley, from the 8th Foot, to be Captain, vice Meade, who exchanges. Dated 16th January, 1857. 95th Foot, Lieutenant John North Crealock to be Instructor of Musketry. Dated 28th August, 1856. 99th Foot, Lieutenant Allan Macdonald to be Captain, by purchase, vice Montgomerie, who retires. Dated 16th January, 1857. Ensign William John Kempson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macdonald. Dated 16th January, 1857. James Wardle Harman, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kempson. Dated 16th January, 1857. Lieutenant T. Hollingsworth Clarkson to be Adjutant, vice Macdonald, promoted. Dated 16th January, 1857. Rifle Brigade, Lieutenant Henry Martin Moorsom to be Instructor of Musketry. Dated 27th August, 1856. 3rd West India Regiment, Lieutenant Charles Henry Theodore Bruce de Ruvignes, from the 21st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hartford, who exchanges. Dated 16th January, 1857. Gold Coast Corps, Ensign Charles Hewett to be DEPOT BATTALIONS. Dated 16th To be Instructors of Musketry. Captain W. J. M. Cuninghame, Rifle Brigade. Dated 22nd November, 1856. Captain George H. Twemlow, 7th Foot. Dated 27th November, 1856. Captain Edmond W. Sargent, 18th Foot. Dated 30th November, 1856. Captain John Drysdale, 42nd Foot. Dated 8th December, 1856. Captain William Joseph Carden, 77th Foot. Dated 11th December, 1856. Captain John Charles Sweny, 91st Foot. Dated 12th December, 1856. Captain Alexander Bruce Wallis, 33rd Foot. Dated 13th December, 1856. Captain James Spratt, 68th Foot. December, 1856. Dated 1st Captain John S. Swann, 54th Foot. Dated 15th December, 1856. Captain Stephen B. Gordon, 45th Foot. 29th December, 1856. UNATTACHED. Major George Robeson, from the 1st West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase. Dated 16th January, 1857. Brevet-Major Charles Cooch, 62nd Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant, 6th October, 1854. Dated 16th January, 1857. HOSPITAL STAFF. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals Samuel Maitland Hadaway, from half-pay, to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, vice Mc Andrew, promoted. Dated 16th January, 1857. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals Alexander Sheriffe Macdonell, from half-pay, to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, vice Dartnell, who retires upon half-pay. Dated 16th January, 1857. Assistant-Surgeon James Lewis Holloway, from the 24th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Faught, appointed to the 46th Foot. Dated 16th January, 1857. The undermentioned Acting Assistant-Surgeons to be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces: William Meyler Milton. Dated 16th July, 1855. Washington Patton. Dated 23rd December, 1855. John James Henry, vice Mosse, resigned. Dated 18th January, 1856. BREVET. The undermentioned Officers, upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Inspector-General of Hospitals: Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals John Richardson. Dated 1st January, 1857. |