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The Canada Gazette.


PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


OTTAWA, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1868.



CANADA.



Appointments.



Department of the Secretary of State of Canada

Ottawa, 5th June, 1868.

His Excellency the Governor General of Canada has been pleased to make the following appointment, viz:

William Horton, of Osgoode Hall and of the city of London, in the county of Middlesex, in the Province of Ontario, Esquire, Barrister at Law, to be the Deputy Judge of the County Court of and for the county of Middlesex, in the said Province.




Militia General Orders.



HEAD QUARTERS,

Ottawa, 12th June, 1868

General Orders,


VOLUNTEER MILITIA.


No. 1.

District Staff Officers will call upon Officers Commanding Battalions in their respective Districts to take Steps to fill up the vacancies in the Medical Staff of their Battalions.


No. 2.

District Staff Officers will take immediate steps to supply any deficiency that may exist in the Medical Staff of the Corps or Battalions in their respective Districts, by obtaining the voluntary services of civil practitioners. Such civil practitioners if employed to have the temporary rank and pay of Staff Assistant Surgeons. District Staff Officers will send as soon as possible a list of those Gentlemen who are willing to serve as above to the Medical Staff Officer of Militia at Montreal, with a duplicate list to the Head Quarters Department at Ottawa. One Medical Officer to every 200 men will be a sufficient proportion. The requirements of the Field Brigades to be first provided for.


No. 3.

Guelph Garrison Battery.

The resignation of Captain Barclay is hereby Accepted.


Montreal Light Infantry.

The resignation of Lt.-Colonel J. Moore Ross is hereby accepted, he being allowed to retire retaining his rank.


1st "Prince of Wales' Regiment of Rifles," Montreal.

To be Captain (temporary) :

Lieutenant Duncan McFee, M. S., vice David, resigned.

2nd Battalion " The Queen's Own Rifles," of Toronto.

No. 1 Company.

To be Ensign, acting till further orders :

Quarter Master Sergeant Alexander Brown, vice A. Hagarty, whose resignation is hereby accepted.

No. 2 Company.

To be Lieutenant :

Ensign Charles Allen, vice Clarkson, resigned.

No. 3 Company.

To be Lieutenant :

Ensign Richard Yates Ellis, vice Whitney, promoted.

No. 4 Company.

To be Lieutenant, acting till further orders :

Sergeant Albert Augustus Miller, vice O'Donoghoe, whose resignation is hereby accepted.

No. 5 Company.

To be Captain (temporary) :

Lieutenant George Thos. Whitney, M. S., vice Edwards, resigned.

No. 8 Company.

To be Lieutenant (temporary):

Ensign Samuel B. Harman, M. S., vice O'Reilly, resigned.

To be Ensign (temporary) :

Sergeant Duncan Shaw, Mi S., vice Harman, promoted.

To be Quarter-Master:

Jno. Samuel Grasiok, Gentleman, vice Jackson, deceased.

5th Battalion "The Royal Light Infantry," Montreal.

The resignations of Captain and Adjutant J. H. Routh, and Ensign C. De L. Sache, are hereby accepted, the former Officer being allowed to retain his rank on retirement.


14th Battalion "The Princess of Wales' Own Regt." Kingston.

To be Assistant Surgeon : -

Alfred Sales Oliver, Esquire.

28th "Perth" Battalion of Infantry.

To be Major, acting till further orders.

Charles James, Esquire.