From the LONDON GAZETTE, March 12, 1852
... Captain Horace George Hayes, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Captain, vice Steele, who ex- changes. 48th Foot— Richard George Bomford Bolton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Heathcote, promoted. 59th Foot— Robert Jefferson Spofforth, Gent., to be ...