The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-25 00:00:00

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Alex. Peden, jun., lately ironmonger and cabinetmaker,
Newmilns, Ayrshire, now deceased—Creditors meet in the
George Hotel, Kilmarnock, June 1.
T. B. Gibb a-ad Co., merchants, Glasgow—Creditors meet
in the Crow Hotel, George-square, Glasgow, June 4.
Gilbert Adams, boot and shoemaker, Edinburgh—Credi-
tors meet in Messrs. Dowell's and Lyon's Rooms, George-street,
Juno 4.
Hugh Mair, boot, shoe, and leather merchant, shipper, and
warehouseman, 30, Jamaica-street, Glasgow—Creditors meet
in the Crow Hotel, George-square, June 11.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-THIS DAY.
Amsterdam ...... ...... 11 19 Gibraltar .... •• ••
Ditto, three months .. 12 05,i Leghorn .. •• • • • • 30 17%
Rotterdam ............ 12 0% Genoa ........ •••
...... 25 55
Antwerp .............. 25 42% Milan
Brussels .......• • • .... 25 42% Venice
11amburgh ...... •• .. 13 8% Naples • • ......
Altona ................ Palermo ....
Paris ........ ...•Messina ... •• • 132
Ditto, three months .. 25 45 Lisbon - Rio Janeiro ..... .•• Frankfort-on Maine .... 119 Buenos Ayres. Berlin ..... - New York,6o days' sight
Vienna ........ •• •
• • 12 35 Philadelphia
Trieste ••12 36 PRICEs OF BITLIICN, PER oz.
Petersburg 35% Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid 49% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Cadiz 49% Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
Barcelona .....• .• New •Dollars .... 00 0
Silver in bars • .. 0 5 13(

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN o'CLoca.
The London "Gazette" had not been published when
we went to press.

Yesterday evening, the Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress entertained at dinner, in the Egyptian-hall,
the alderman, deputies, and members of the common
council of the wards of Aldgate, Cornhill, Dowgate, and
Farringdon-Within, with their wives. Covers were laid
for upwards of 100.
A. special meeting of the Colonial Bank was held yes-
terday, the shareholders authorize the directors to apply
to Government for a supplementary charter.
REPRESENTATION OF BATIL—Mr. W. Whateley,
has announced his intention of offering himself as a can-
didate for the representation of Bath, a vacancy having
occurred by the appointment of Mr. Phinn, Q C., to the
second secretaryship of the Admiralty. Mr. Whateley,
who is a Conservative, unsuccessfully contested Bath on
a former occasion.
The Earl of Ellesmere, K.G., as president of the
Royal Geographical Society, held his last soiree for the
session, at Bridgewater House, on Wednesday. The
company assembled in the picture gallery, where, amidst
the famous works of great masters, various productions
of geographical science and art were displayed.
THE SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE.--The fourth report of
the Select Committee on the Army before Sebastopol
was published yesterday. It is in the form of a blue
blook, of nearly 400 pages. The report merely contains
the minutes of evidence taken from the 2,1 to the 15th
of May inclusive, comprising that of Sir T. Hastings,
Mr. S. Herbert, M.P., Admiral Dundas, Sir J. Gra-
ham, and the Earl of Aberdeen. The nest publication
will, of course, be the report of the committee, pro-
perly so called.

THE EMPEROR OP RUSSIA'S LETTER TO GENERAL
JOIIINI.—The following is the letter addressed by the
Emperor Alexander to Gen. Baron Jomini, on sending
him his portrait, enriched with diamonds : "My
father, of imperishable memory, fully appreciated the
abnegation with which, notwithstanding the bad state
of your health, you returns(' last year from abroad, in
order to be near his august person during the present
war, as you were during the Turkish campaign of 1828.
Estimating for a long time your eminent qualities, I
was also affected at this fresh proof of your invariable
devotedness towards our common benefactor. It is
gratifying to me to assure you that I heartily enter into
his feelings towards you ; and, wishing on this occasion
to testify my sincere gratitude for your useful services, I
beg your acceptance of the accompanying box, orna-
mented with my portrait.—l remain, invariably yours
affectionately,— ALZIANDAIC