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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 18?0.

The Eight Honorable Henry Austin Bruce, one WHITEHALL, February 12, 1870, of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy The Queen has been pleased to direct letters- Council, and Principal Secretary of State, patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting unto Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, &c., -&c., &c. K.C.B., the office or place of Vice-Admiral of the HEREAS the PRISON OF NAIRN, in of Great Britain and Ireland, W the County of Nairn, has recently, in and of the Admiralty thereof, in the conformity with plans which received the approval room of Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby, G.C.B., of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of promoted to be an Admiral of the Fleet. State, been altered and enlarged, in so far that The Queen has also been pleased to direct the same contains within the boundary wall letters-patent to be passed under the Great Seal thereof the accommodation following, viz. :—1st. granting unto A-lmiral Sir William James Hope Five Cells for the detention of Male Criminals. Johnstone, K.C.B., the office or place of Rear- 2d. Two Cells for the detention of Female Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Criminals. 3d. One Room for the detention of and Ireland, and of the Admiralty thereof, in the Civil Prisoners. 4th. A. House for the Governor. room of the said Sir Provo William Parry Wallis. 5th. An Airing Yard. In virtue of the powers contained in the Prisons (Scotland) Administration Act, 1860, I WHITEHALL, February 12, 1870. do hereby Order and Intimate that the said Prison of Nairn shall, on and after the 14th day The Queen lias been pleased to present the of March 1870, be a LEGAL PLACE of detention Reverend Alexander Stewart to the church and for all descriptions of Civil and Criminal Prisoners : parish of Berriedale, in the presbytery and county Farther, that the two Cells within the Police of Caithness, vacant by the transportation of the Buildings of the Burgh of Nairn, which, by an Reverend Hugh Fraser to the church and parish Order under my hand of date the 20th day of of Fearn. . May ] 869, were declared to be a part of the Prison of Nairn, shall, after the said 14th day of WHITEHALL, February 14, 1870, March 1870, CEASE to be a part of the said The Queen has been pleased to present the Prison. Reverend George Paulin to the church and parish Given under my hand and seal at White- of Muckhart, in the presbytery of Auchterarder, hall, the 5th day of February 1870, in and county of Perth, vacant by the death of the the thirty-third year of Her Majesty's Reverend Alexander Moorhead Ferguson. reign. H. A BRUCE. DUBLIN CASTLE, February 14, 1870. Her Majesty's letters patent have passed the ST JAMES'S PALACE, February 11, 187". Great Seal of Ireland appointing Richard Dowse, The Queen has been graciously pleased to Esq., Q.C., to be Her Majesty's Solicitor-General promote Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Need, Ensign in Ireland, in, the room of Charles R. Barry, Esq., of Her Majesty's Royal Body Guard of the now Her Majesty's Attorney-General in Ireland. Yeomen of the Guard, to be Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant - Colonel Sir John Henry Cooke, deceased. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, ST JAMES'S PALACE, February 14, 1870. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Colonel the Honourable William James Notice is hereby given, that the State Apart Colville to be Ensign of Her Majesty's Royal ments of Windsor Castle will be closed on and Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, vice after Wednesday next, the 16th instant, until Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Need, promoted. further orders.