1866.] ROYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION. Princess Royal, 73. sc. Rear-Adm. G. St. V. King, C.B., Capt. W. G Jones, 1861, China Pylades, 21, sc Capt. A. W. A. Hood, North Racer, sc., 11, Com. L. Brine, 1854, Mediter ranean Racoon, 22, sc. Capt. Count Gleichen, (1859), Ranger, 5, sc. Com. C. G. Nelson, 1861, Coast Rapid, 11, sc. Com. C. T. Jago (1860) E. Indies C.B. ordered home Research, 4, sc. Com. R. A. E. Scott, 1848, Resistance, 16, sc. Capt. W. C. Chamberlain, Revenge, 73, Capt. G. Le G. Bowyear, 1856, Rifleman, 8, sc., Com. J. Ward, 1858, China Rosario, 11, sc., Com. L. H. Versturme, 1860, Royalist, 11, sc. Com. the Hon. M. Nelson, Royal Sovereign, 5, sc., Capt. F. A. Herbert, Salamander, 6, st. ves., Com. G. S. Nares, Salamis, 1, st. ves., 1863, Portsmouth Scylla, 21, sc. Capt. R. W. Courtenay, 1859, Sealark, 8, Training Brig, Lieut.-Com J. N. Seringapatam, Receiving Ship, Capt J. H Cock- Sharpshooter, 6, sc., Lieut.-Com. the Hon. R. Shearwater, 11, sc. Com. R. G. Douglas, 1860, Skylark, 2, Lieut.-Com. Swinton, 1856, Gibraltar Snipe, 5, sc. Com. H. A. Trollope, 1863, Coast Sparrow, 5, sc. Com. P. Blakiston, 1861 Coast Sparrowhawk, 4, Com. E. A. Porcher, Pacific Speedy, 2, gunboat, Mas.-Com. C. Burney, 1861, Sphinx, 6, Capt. R. V. Hamilton, 1862, North Spider, 2, sc. gunboat, Lieut. Com. Kennedy Spiteful, 6, paddle, Com. A. D. W. Fletcher, Sprightly, st. ves., Mast.-Com. G. Allen, (acting) Squirrel, 8, Training Brig, Lieut.-Com. T. K. St. George, 84, sc. Capt. E. B Rice 1855, Staunch, 2, sc., Lieut.-Com. Dunlop, 1856, Star, sc. 4, Com. W. E. Gordon, 1861, Sheer ness. St. Vincent, 26, Training Ship, Com. S. J. Steady, 5, sc. Com. T T. Bullock 1861, North Stromboli, 6, st. ves., Com. A. Philips, 1860, S.E. Supply, 2 sc. store ship, Staff Com. C. Bawden, Surprise, 4, sc. Com. G. Tryon, 1860, Medi terranean Sutlej, 35, sc., Rear-Adml. Hon. J. Denman. Swallow, 9, sc., Mast. Com. E. Wilds, 1855, Tamar, 2, sc. troop ship, Capt. F. H. Stirling, Terrible, 21, Capt. G. J. Napier, 1856, Ports- Terror, 16, sc. Capt. J. F. B. Wainwright, 1853, 1852 Torch. 5, sc., Cap. G. Douglas, West Coast of Trafalgar, 70, sc. Capt. G. Hancock, 1855, ordered home Trincomalee. 16, Com. W. J. Pollard, 1854, Trinculo, 2, sc., Lieut.-Com. Creagh, 1855, Triton, sc., 3, Lieut.-Com. R. H. Napier, 1857, Tyrian, 1, Lieut. H. F. Hovenden, 1856, Mediter ranean Urgent, 4, sc. troop ship, Capt. S. H. Hender- Valorous, 16, st. ves., Capt. C. C. Forsyth, 1857, Victoria and Albert, steam yacht, Capt. H.S.H. Prince Leiningen, K.C.B. (1860,) Portsmouth G.C.B. Captain Francis Scott, C.B., (1848) Victoria, 102, sc., Vice Adm Robert Smart, KH, Captain P. G. Goodenough, 1863, Vigilant, 4, sc., Com. W. H. J. Byrom, 1859, Vivid, 2, st. v. Staff Com. T. W. Sullivan, 1863, Wasp, 13, sc. Capt. Norman B. Bedingfield, Weazel, 1, sc. gunboat, Lieut. Com. Fred. P. Wellesley, 17, Captain W. H. Stewart, C.B Wildfire. st. ves., Mast.-Com. G. Brockman, Winchester, 12, Drill Ship for Naval Reserve, Wizard, 1, Lieut. Com. Dawson, Coast of Syria Wyvern, 4, Capt. H. T. Burgoyne, 1861, Ports- STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. (Corrected up to 26th January, 1866, inclusive.) Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is that at which the Depot is stationed. Military Train-Woolwich, Troops 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 23. Do.-Kensington, 4 Do Portsmouth, 5 Do.-New Zealand, 13, 14, 15, and 16 Grenadier Guards (1st bat.)-Wellington Bks. Do. (3rd bat.)-St. George's Barracks Scots Fus. Guards (1st bat.)-Wellington Bks. 1st Foot (1st.)-Madras, Colchester Do (2nd bat.)-Curragh 2nd do. (1st bat.)-Cork. Do. (2nd bat)-Bermuda, Chatham 3rd do. (1st bat.)-Curragh Do. (2nd bat.)- Madras, Preston 22nd do. (1st bat.)-Malta, Parkhurst Do. (2nd bat.)-Mauritius, Parkhurst 23rd do. (1st bat.)-Bengal, Walmer Do. (2nd bat.)-Gibraltar, Walmer 24th do. (1st bat.)-Dublin, Do. (2nd bat.)-Rangoon, Buttevant 25th do. (1st bat.)-Canada, Preston Do. (2nd bat.)-Ceylon, Preston 26th do.-Bombay, Preston 27th do.-Bengal, Buttevant 28th do.-Aldershot 29th do.-Malta Chatham 30th do.-Canada, Parkhurst 31st do.-Aldershot, 32nd do.-Gibraltar, Buttevant 38th do.-Bengal, Colchester 40th do.-New Zealand, Chatham 41st do.-Bengal, Colchester 42nd do.-Bengal, Aberdeen 43rd do.-New Zealand, Winchester 44th do.-Bombay, Dover 45th do.-Bombay, Parkhurst 46th do.-Bengal, Newry 47th do.-Canada, Belfast 48th do.-Shorncliff 49th do.-Bombay, Colchester, 50th do.-New Zealand, Parkhurst 51st do.-Bengal, Winchester 52nd do.-Dover, Chatham 53rd do.-Kilkenny 54th do.-Bengal, Portsmouth 55th do. Bengal, Preston 56th do.-Bombay, Colchester 57th do.-New Zealand, Buttevant 58th do.-Bengal, Belfast 59th do.-Birr 60th do. (1st bat,)-Dublin Do. (2nd bat.)- Dover Dublin Do. (3rd bat.)-Birmah, Winchester Do. (4th bat.)-Canada, Winchester 61st do. Dublin 62nd do.-Pembroke 63rd do.-Aldershot, Colchester 64th do.-Curragh 65th do.-Devonport 66th do.-Devonport 67th do.-Cape, Belfast 68th do.-New Zealand, Preston 69th do Aldershot Do, (2nd bat.)-New Zealand, Newry 15th do. (1st bat.)-N. Brunswick, Chatham 74th do.-Aldershot, 75th do.-Gosport 76th Foot-Madras, Belfast 1866.] STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. 77th Foot-Bengal Chatham 78th do.-Gibraltar, Aberdeen 79th do.-Bengal, Aberdeen 80th do.-Bengal, Chatham 81st do.-Bengal, Gosport (on passage home) 82nd do-Bengal, Colchester 83rd do.-Sheffield Dublin 84th do.-Malta, Colchester 85th do.-Manchester 86th do.-Gibraltar, Newry 87th do-Dover 88th do.-Bengal, Curragh 80th do.-Bengal, Preston ditto 99th do.-Cape, Buttevant DEPOT BATTALIONS. 1st Depot Battalion-Chatham 2nd do.-Chatham 3rd do.-Chatham 4th do.-Colchester 10th Depot Battalion-Belfast 11th do.-Templemore 12th do.-Mullingar 13th do. Fermoy 14th do.-Buttevant 15th do.-Aberdeen Cavalry Depot-Canterbury PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. NAVY. PROMOTIONS. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 16. Commanders-Arthur Thomas Thrupp, Michael Culme Seymour, Thomas Hutchinson Mangles Martin, William Fitzherbert Ruxton, Charles Bayley Culmady Dent, to be captains. Lieutenants James Dillon Curtis, Robert Mansel, James Stevenson Twysden, H. Berkeley, Thomas Borrett, Sir John Swinburne, Bart., William Derenzy Donaldson Sely, James George Mead, George Borlase, William Frederick Johnson, David Boyle, to be commanders. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 18. Lieut. Robert Henry M. Molyneux to be commander. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 20. Mr. Frederick More to be First Class Assist.-Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 6th Dec. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 23. Mr Charles Blackadore to be Chief Boatswain in her Majesty's Fleet. Mr. John Hutchins to be Chief Carpenter in her Majesty's Fleet. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 27. Commander William Elworthy Triscott to be Retired Captain, under the provisions of the Order in Council of 1860 and 1864, with seniority from 22nd. ADMIRALTY, Jan. 2. Commander Robert Beazley Harvey to be Retired Captain under the provisions of Her Majesty's Order in Council of 1860 and 1864, with seniority from the 29th December, 1865. Lieut. Edward William Hewes to be commander. Sub-Lieut. James Young F. Sulivan to be lieut. ADMIRALTY, Jan. 3. Commander George Teal S. Winthorp to be captain. Lieutenantt: Edward Hoile Kennett and George Augustus Hire to be Retired Commanders, under the provisions of the Orders in Council of 1860 and 1864. Reginald Vaughan Carlyon, Esq,, to be Master in Her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 1st. January. Dr. Thomas Frazer to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List. ADMIRALTY, Jan. 9. Sub-Lieut. Robert W. Evans to be lieut., (confirming a commission given by Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Smart, K.C.B., Commander in-Chief, of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean, in a vacancy caused by the death of Lieutenant Campbell), with a seniority of Dec. 4, 1865. SubLieut. Crauford Caffin to be lieut., (confirming a commission given by Sir Robert Smart, K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief, of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean, in a vacancy caused by the death of Lieut. Cardale,) with seniority of Dec. 24, 1865. ROYAL MARINES. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 20. Royal Marine Light InfantryLieut -Col. William Stratton Aslett to be col. sec. commandant, vice Farrant retired; Captain Arthur Butcher to be lieut.-col., vice Aslett; First Lieut. Charles Stark to be col., vice Butcher; Second Lieut. Henry Edmond Mortimer to be first lieut., vice Stark, Dec. 13. Brev.-Major Henry B. Roberts, Royal Marine Artillery (addi tional), for service as instructor in fortification at the Royal Naval College. APPOINTMENTS. Captains-W. H. Stewart to the Wellesley, when re-commissioned; Astley C. Key, C.B., to the Excellent, when recommissioned; L. E. Heath, C.B., for special service; Frederick A. Herbert, for service in the Royal Sovereign; B. Bedingfield to the Wasp vice Bowden, superseded at his own request; H. F. W. Ingram, to the Egmont, vice Craufurd, whose period of service has expired; T. Cochran to the Wolverine, 21, screw-corvette on the North American and West India station, vice Algernon F. R. De Horsey, to the Aurora; Michael de Courcy to the Leander, to relieve Rear-Admiral Harvey, as senior officer in the southern division of Pacific station. Staff-Commander -Henry D. B. Burney (additional), to the Royal George for the Coast-Guard. Commanders-G. J. Malcom, to the Dasher; John Child Porvis to the Royal Adelaide, for service in the Topaze; John Liddell to the Aurora; C. G. Lindsay to the Buzzard, vice Martin promoted; Edward Stubbs to the Pandora, vice Ruxton promoted; F. T. Thompson to the Victoria and Albert, vice Simpson, promoted; F. H. Stevens to the Ganges when commissioned as a training ship. Lieutenants-Fredk. Edwards to the Duke of Wellington; C. E. K. Brett to the Aboukir; Harry F. Hovendon to the Gladiator; H. F. Nicholson to the Cumberland for service in the Bellerophon; John Ingles from the Achilles to the Cambridge gunnery ship at Devonport; Francis C. R. Baker from the Excellent to the Achilles, 26, Channel Squadron; H. F. Hovendon, to the Tyrian as lieutentant and commander, vice Selby promoted; John A. Fisher for service in the Tartar; A. H Gilmore to the Canopus; John C. Burnell to the Liverpool; James N. Croke to the Gladiator; Francis G. Shaw to U.S. MAG. No. 447, FEB. 1866. the Frederick William; Thomas S. Jackson to the Excellent; Charles A. Blake to the Excellent (additional), for study; J. N. Croke to the Implacable (additioual) for service n the Sealark tender; G. S. Graves to the Egmont; T. W. Oliver to the Aboukir; John C. Burnell to the Liverpool, 39, screw frigate, Channel Squadron ; James N. Croke from the Frederick William, to the Gladiator, 6, paddle-frigate, on particular service; Francis G. Shaw from the Cumberland to the Frederick William, 74, Coast-Guard ship, at Queenstown; Charles T. Chute, Maddock R. W. Griffiths, Verney L. Cameron and Francis Hayter to the Excellent; James F. Baker to the Canopus; John B. Creagh to the Hastings; John Houghton to the Defence, vice Mead; Arthur Gilmore to the Revenge vice Berkeley; Walter William Poynder, late of the Scorpion, to the Wyvern, 4, screw iron-cased cupola ship, at Portsmouth; E. C. Hall to the Royal George. Masters-Alexander Brown, to the India, for service in the Topaze; Frederick W. Rea, to the Cumberland, for service in the Bellerophon; John E. Chapple, to the Fisgard, for service in the Prince Albert; Alfred Thomas, to the Falcon; Charles M. Hughes, (additional) to the Irresistible; T. Leethem, to be additional to the Donegal, 81, screw coast-guard ship, at Liverpool; James Walter Ashton, to be additional to the Irresistible; 68, screw coast-guard ship, at Southampton; A. J. A. Berton (additional). to the St. George, for the Coast-Guard; W. P. Braund, to the Irresistible, vice Balliston, whose period of service has expired. Assistant-Master- William F. Crossthwaite, to the Royal Adelaide. |