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'LETIOIV OF THE PANAMA
RAILROAD.

Staff Assistant-Surgeon Harriss Carr Brakyn bets been
permitted to resign his Cominission from Sept. 21, 1854. •
The Commission of Lieutenant W. Little, of the 88th
Foot, as Adjutant, to bear date Nov. 15, 1854, in lien
of Dee. 22, 1854, as previously stated.
The appointment of George Jones, Gent., to be Acting
A ssistant-Surgeon,.as stated in the Gazette of the 12th in-
stant, has beon cancelled.
The Gentleman appointed to an Ensigney in the 49th
Foot, .from-the Cambridge Militia, on- tbe 12th January,
1855, is John Thomas Cooke, and riot Cook, as then
stated.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 31.
The following submission having been made to her
.Majesty, by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
and her Majesty having been pleased to approve the same,
it is hereby notified—
"That the corps of Royal Marines may be designated
a Light Corps,' and equipped and instructed as such,
agreeably to your Majesty's regulations for Light Infantry
Regiments of the Line ; this training being considered
best adapted to the nature of the service which the corps
is generally required to perform when employed on shore."
. By command of their lordships.
R. OSBORNE.
COM MISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
lst Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—En-
sign Dudley Edward &Lorin to- b-) Lieutenant, vice Pyc,
appointed to an Ensigucy in the Line, Jan. 24.
.King's Own Rifle Regiment of Staffordshire Militia—
Henry St. George Priauls, Esq., late 4th Light Dragoons,
to be Captain, vice Frith, resigned, Jan. 27.
• 24i Regiment, Royal Surrey Militia—Lieutenant Alfred
Acheson to ha Captain, vita Bust, 'resigned, Jan. 29.
The Essex Itifies—Edward Gordon, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Danb.lr, appointed to the 34th Regiment of Foot,

Jan. 3.
Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Frank
Astley Cabitt, Geri., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 26.
Hertfordshire Militia—Robert Bruce Yellows, Gent., to
be Ensign ; Augustus Temple, Gent:, to be Ensign, Jan. 26.
Dumfries Roiburgh, and Selkirk Regiment of Militia—
James Strachan,' Gent , to be Ensign; vice Gilfillan, Jan. 24.
Argyll and Bate Regiment of Militia—George Mackay,
'Esq., to be Captain, vice Cohn Campbell, retired, Jan. 24.
Royal Wilts Militia—William Percival Elgee, Esq., late
a Captain in the 50th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain,

Jan. 19.
Artillery Corps, Royal Lancashire Militia—J. H. Hum-
frey, Esq., late Royal Artillery, to be Captain, vice Lodi-
anl, resigned, Jan. 21; Christopher Myers Dawes, Gent.,
to be Second Lieutenant, Jan. 29.
Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry—John Segrave,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Lewis, appointed to the 23d
Welsh Fusiliers; Edward James Tyler, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Segrave, promoted, Jan. 29.
East Keub Roeiment of Militia—Major William Months
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Doling, who retires, retain-
ing his rank, Jan. 29 ; Captain William Augustus Munn
to be Major, vice Monies, promoted, Jan. 31.
West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Lieu-
tenant Gordon Samuel Weld to be Captain, vice French,
who iotires, Jan. 30; John Jervis, Esq., to be Captain,
vice Croughton, who retires, retaining his rank, Jan. 31.;
Gustavus Rochfort Meade Waldo, Gent., to be Lieute-
nant, vice Weld, • promoted, Jan. 29 ; Cromer Ashburn-
barn, Gent., to bs Lieutenant, Jan. 30; Edward Honing-
worth Penfold, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 31; Thos.
Henry Townehond, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 28; Thomas
Arthur Farrell, Gent., to be Ensign, an. 29; Lawrence
Robert Willoughby, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 30; Robert
Km., Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 31.
Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—Anthony Strothor
the younger, Gent.; to be Second Lieutenant, vice War-
ing, promoted, Jan. 29.
Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia—Walter Boyd, Esq.,
late Captain in her Majesty's 87th Regiment of Foot, to be
Major, Jan. 18.
Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia,
Rifles—William Wallace, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Alex-
ander M`Lachlan, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 24.
Warwickshire 2d Regiment of Militia.—John Brown,
Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 16.
Yeomanry Cavalry.—Wykeham Martin, Gent., to be
Cornet, vice Stratton, resigned, Jan. 24.
Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
Thomas Ranelagh John George Thomson, Esq., late 89th
Regiment, to be Captain, Vico Dyson, appointed Pay-
master; George James Stredwick Camden, Gent., to be
Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bromhead, resigned, Jan. 20 ;
Frank Deacon Fraser, Gent., to bo Ensign, Jan. 25.
3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of
Middlesex Militia,—George Popplowell Walker, Gent., to
bo Ensign, Jan. 25.
4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia.

Ensign John Blake to be Lieutenant, vice George, pro-
moted, Jan. 20; Charles Ferdinand Rutherford, Gent., to
bo Ensign, vice Blake, promoted, Jan. 25; John Berry
Bryant, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cooper,
resigned, Jan. 30.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mil-
dlesex Militia—John Alexander Hunter, Dal.; Into Cap-
tain, 3d Regiment, to be Captain, vice Liston, deceased,
Dec. 28, 1854.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Richard Derbyshire, merchant, Liverpool.
BANKRUPTS.

John Watney, baker, Wimbledon, Surrey, to surrender
Feb. 12, at eleven, and March 15, at twelve, at the Court,
of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Benson, New Bridge-street.
Sliipnaan, baker, • Manchester, Feb. 19 and
March 14, at 'twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Partington, Man-
chester.
James Clapton, provision dealer, Exeter, Feb. 15 and
March 8, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel,
official assignee, Exeter ; Head and Venn, Exeter. • '
John Birt, paper manufacturer, Guns Mills, Gloucester,
Feb. 14, and March 13, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acramsn, official assignee, Bristol ; Winterbotham,
Stroud ; Abbott and Lucas, Bristol.
Samuel Sheppard Ireland, cabinetmaker, Brighton,
Feb. ,16, at half-past twelve, and March 21, at half-past
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as-
signee, Guildhall-chambers ; Tilleard, Sons, and Freeman,
Old Jewry.
Henry George Cable, draper, Goswell-street, Clerken-
well, Feb. 1G at haif-past one, and March 13 at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee;
Sole, .Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury.
Henry Buekell, draper, Portsoa, Feb. 1G at half-past
one, and March 13 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy
Ssausfeld, official assignee; Low, Chancery-lane; Ford,
Portsea.
Jamea Swann, hardwara and ganeral dealer, Coventry,
Warwickshire, Feb. 17 and liflrch 9, at twelve, at the
Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee,
Birmingham; Minster, Coventry; Renee, Birmingham.
Wm. Perkins, soda water dealer, Birmingham, Feb. 17
and March 9, ut twelve, at the Birmingham District
C•rurt. Bittlestoll, official assignee, Birmingham; Smith,
Birmingham.
William Harvey Fletcher, auctioneer, Kidderminster,
Feb. 17 and March 9, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Saunders and Son, Kidderminster ; Irotteram and Knight,
Birmingham.
William Brown Nash, wine merchant, College-hill,
Cannon-street West, City, Fab. 13, at half-past twelve,
and March 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee,
official assignee, Aldermanbury; Bonnet and Paul, Sise-
lane.
Edward Hodges Bally, sculptor, Newman-street, Ox-
ford-street, Iliddlesex, Feb. 13, at half-past two, and
March 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Sambrook-court; Jones, Quality-court;
Mayhew, Argyll-place.
John Beaumont, sen., and John Beaumont, jun., coach-
maker, Commercial-place, City-road, Feb. 10 and March
16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basinghall-street ; Gill, Strand.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
James Ford, provision merchant, &c., Edinburgh.
John Smith, draper, Cowcaddeus, Glasgow.
Alexander Whyte and Co., merchants, &c., Glasgow.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
G. Albert, Long-alley,• Finsbury, grocer—G. Grainge,
Old Montague-street, Whitcchapelo corn dealer —A.
Browne, Merideth-street, Clerkenwell, dealer in watch
materials—E. Errineton, Oxford-street and Marylebone-
lane, pastrycook—G. Smith, jun., Thames Ditton, Surrey,
assistant to a commission agent—J. L. Lawton, Somerset-
street, Portman-square, commission agent—E. W. Dow,
Albany-road, Camberwell, tailor—J. Rayner, Mild in ay-
street and Newington-crescent, Ball's-pond, baker—W. J.-
Cox, King-street; Southwark, hat maker—J. Froggatt,
Bromley, Middlesex, butcher.
_, DIVIDENDS DECLARED._

Leslie and Smith, St. Dunstan's-bill, merchants--div. of
2s. Bd., on account of 4s. 6d., to new proofs, Jan. 30, and
any subsequent Tuesday, at Pennell's, Guildhall-cham-
bers.

Loitis Adolphe Hollander, Winchester-street, City, and
Clapham, Surrey, diamond merchant-Ith div. of 2s. 4d.,
Jan. 30, and anysubsequent Tuesday, at Pennell's, Guild-
hall-chambers.
William Jackson Roberts, Chepstoiv-place, Camberwell,
clerk iu her Majesty's Customs-3d div. of ss. 6(1., Jan.
30, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Pennell's, Guildhall-
chambers.
Joseph Richard Rageett Webb, Stockbridge-terrace,
Pimlico, commander iu the Royal Navy-3d div. of ls.
11d., Jan. 23, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Pennell's,
G nildhall-eb ant hers. •
Thomas Rutherford, Agnes-place, Waterloo-road-4th
div. of Is. Id., Jan. 30, and any subsequent Tuesday, at
Pennell's, Guildhall-chambers.
Samuel Salter, Hunton-bridge, Hertfordshire, manster,
div. of 2s. 11(1., Jan. 30, and any subsequent Tues-
day, at Pennell's, Guildhall-chaanbers.
Christian Druke, Garlick-hill, City, colour warehouse-
man-2d div. of 20., Jan. 23, and any subsequent Tues-
day, at Pennell's, Guildhall-chambers.
John Joseph Stockdale, Strand, bookseller Ist div. of
4s. 3d., Jan. 23, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Pennell's,
Guildhall-chambers.
Michael Ballard Leo, Brighton, Sussex, jeweller—lit
div. of Ss. 4d., Jan. 23, and any subsequent Tuesday, at
Pennell's, Guildhall-chambers.
James William Henry, Portsmouth, builder— 2d div. of
4s. 70., Feb. '5, and any subsequent Monday, at Cannata's,
Aldermanbury.
Henry Solomon, Holborn-hill, City, and Cumberland-
place, Old Kent-road, and Surrey-place, Old Kent-road,
furniture broker-2d div. of Is. 60., Feb. 5, and any
subsequent Monday, at Cannan's, Aldermanbury.
John Willox, Broadway, Westminster, choosomonger--
Ist div. of 4s. Id., Feb. 5, and any, subsequent Monday, at
Cannan's, Aldermanbury.
Jonathan Smart, Saffron Walden, cabinet maker--Ist
div. of Bs. lid., Fob. 7, and any subsequent Wednesday,
at Leo's, Aldermanbury.
Edward Kegg, Liverpool and Birkenhead, coal dealer
div. of is. 4d, Fob. 14, and any subsequent Wednes-
day, at Turner's, Liverpool.
DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED.
Feb. 23. IL Lapraik, Harrison-street, Gray's-inn-road,
draper—Feb. 27. J. Dant, Queen's-road, Homorton, car-
penter—Feb. 23. J. H. Mackey, St. Helen's-place, City,
(I etch t— Feb. 23. N. J. Cal i al) er, Norfolk-street,
Strand, jeweller—Feb. 23. J. Nesbitt, Albion-place,
Blackfriars-bridge, manufacturer of mantles—Feb. 23. G.
Brooks, Tunbridga Wells,' Kent, tailor—Feb. 21. It.
Bench, Birmingham, flour dealer—Fob. 26. J. Taylor and
J. Burton, Stockport, Cheshire, power loom cloth maim-
facturels—Feb. 23. M. Gladstone and J. C. Bond, general
brokers—Fob. 23. J. IL Heron, J. S. Heron, J. K. Heron,
and A. Heron, Manchester and Wigan, Lancashire, cotton
spinners—Feb. 23. R. Forshaw, Liverpool, machine
maker—Fob. 21. M. Jarvis, Leads, Yorkshire, wool.
stapler—Fob. 24. S. Haniniond, Leeds, Yorkshire,
flax spinner—March 3. W. Laycock, Bradford, Yorkshire,
innkeener—Feb. 24. J. Hawkins and R. Needham,
Sheffield, table-knife manufao turcrs.
CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.
March 1. I. Blomenthal, Rodney-buildings, Old Kent-
road, lithographic printer—Feb. 24. H. T. Bayley, Can.
terbury, draper—Feb. 23. N. Manus, jun., Fore-street,
Cripplegate, shoe manufacturer—Fob. 23. J. E. Rathbono,
Threadneedle-street, and Moorgate-street, City, dealer in
mining shares—Feb. 23, J. L. Pain, Church-team St.,