The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-03 00:00:00

BREVET.

Captain the Hon. William James Colville, of the Rifle
Brigade, to be Major in the Army.
Captain Henry Augustus Jackson, of the 19th Foot, to
be Major in the Army.
Brevet-Major H. A. Jackson, of the 19th Foot, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Turner, of the Bengal Re-
tired List, recruiting for the East India Company's Ser-
vice at Liverpool, to have the rank of Captain in the
Army while so employed.
Captain Francis Tower, Adjutant of the East India
Company's Depot at Warley, to have the rank of Captain
in the Army while so employed.
Surgeon Duncan Stewart, M.D., of the Bengal Retired
List, Surgeon of the East India Company's Depot at
Warley, to have the rank of Staff-Surgeon, First Class,
while so employed.

Surgeon Henry Diaper, East India Company's Service,
to have the local rank of Staff-Surgeon, Second Class,
while employed with the army in the East.
Major Constantine Read, late of the Staff Corps, to have
the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the army
while attached to the British Italian Legion.
The undermentioned gentlemen having been selected
for service with the Turkish Contingent, to hare a step of
local rank while so employed :
To have the local rank of Surgeon.—William Paton,
Esq.

To have the local rank of Assistant-Surgeon.—A. Gib-
son Hamilton, Gent.

To have the local rank of Acting Assistant-Surgeon.—
James Todd, Gent., James Carney, Gent., James Aliston
Rae, Gent., William Litster, Gent., Charles Macpherson,
Gent., J. A. Dewar, Gent., George McCoull, Gent., Pe
ter McLeish Dewar, Gent., Stephen Marshall, Gent.
George Abbott, Esq., .D., appointed to the Irregular
Cavalry under the command of Major-General Beatson,
vice Surgeon Smith, resigned, to have the local rank of
Surgeon in Turkey while so employed.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Tower Hamlets—James Edward Coleman, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant.
Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regiment
of Militia—Thomas John Walsh, late Ensign, her Ma-
jesty's 73d Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Hensley,
promoted ; Charles James Miller, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Hewitt, superseded.
West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Atiu-
tant Edward Lynch to serve with the rank of Captain.
Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia—Stapleton Hawker,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Lucas, promoted.
let Regiment a Royal Cheshire Militia—Edward Charles
Hicks, Gent., to be Lieutenant.
2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Robert Peter
Gale, Gent., to be Ensign, Nice Reade, promoted.
Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—William
Stevenson, Esq.' to be Surgeon, vice Crosse, resigned ;
Richard Staines Davey, Esq., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Thompson, resigned.
Norfolk Militia Artillery—John Cornelis Thierens,
Gent., to be First Lieutenant.

4th; or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
Lieutenant Charles Edward Mortimer to be Captain, vice
Mortimer, resigned.

sth, or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of
Middlesex Militia—James Edward Gibson, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice Finch, resigned.
[The following Appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of Friday.]
Ist Regiment of Derbyshire Militia—Ensign William
Jessopp to be Lieutenant, vice George Webb, resigned.

REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt that there was no surplus of actual
revenue over the actual expenditure of the United King-
dom of Groat Britain and Ireland, for the year ended the
30th June, 1855 :
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt hereby give notice, that no sum will be applied by
them on account of the sinking fund, under the provisions
of the act 10 Geo. IV., cap. 27, between the Ist day of
October, 1855, and the 31st day of December, 1855.
A. Y. SPEARMAN, Comptroller-General.
National Debt Office, Sept. 28.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Oct. 1.

Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested therein,
that preparations aro now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Netherland galliot
De Vroux Alida, captured on the 25th May, 1851, by
her Majesty's ship Archer.

Agents or other persons having any just and logal de-
mand, unliquidated, againsi the said proceeds, are re-
quired to transmit the particulars of any such dem and to
the Registrar of the High Court o: Admiralty, •in order
that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by
that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of
the said Court.

Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim tho share be-
longing to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as
possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual
documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the
" Accountant General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-
house."

Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the London Gazette, of the date proposed for tho com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy.
Admiralty, Somerset-House, Oct. 1.

Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested therein,
that preparations aro now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the schooner Magle,
captured on the 7th June, 1851, by her Majesty's ship
Archer.

Agents or other persons having any juE.:; and legal de-
mand, unliquidatod, against the said p-.)ceeds, are re-
quired to transmit the nartiealars of any such demand to
the Registrar of the High Co art of Admiralty, in order
that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by
that officer, and paid under the sanction of the judge of
the said court.

Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other i _tsti arnents, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to &aim the share
belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little de-
lay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the
usual docuihents, to the Prize Branch of the Department
of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty,
Somerset House."

Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the Lonion, Gazette, of the date proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the satne time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, bomerset House, Oct. 1.
Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma-
rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the
distribution of proceeds arising from the eight Russian
schooners, captured ou the 17th May, 1854, by her
Majesty's ships A maion and Conflict, will commence on
Monday, the 15th Oct., in the Prize Branch of the Depart-
ment of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty,
Somerset House.
Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
of any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are re-
quested to present the same at this office.
Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may
desire to receive his hare from the Collector of Customs
or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re-
quired to intimate the same by letter to be addressed "On
Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon-
don," in which letter his own place of residence is to be
precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collec-
tor of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would
be convenient to receive such share of prize money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in the
several classes :
Flag share £lo4 19 8
Captains, each 124 13 5
Second class
Third Class
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth 1 7 7
Tenth 0 13 9

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset House, Oct. 1.
Notice is hereby given, to the officers, seamen, and
rcarines, and to all persona interested therein, that the
distribution of proceeds arising from the Russian schooner
Geloruder, captured on the 29th April, 1854, by her Majesty's
ships Amphion and Cruizer, will commence on Monday,
the 15th October, 1855, in the prize branch of the depart-
ment of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty,
Somerset House.
Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, aFsignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
of any captor serving in the above-named ships, aro re-
quested to present the samo at this office.
Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may
desire to receive his share from the collector of customs or
inland revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to
intimate the same by letter, to be addressed, " On Prize
Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in
which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely
stated, as well as the place of the nearest collector of cus-
toms or of inland revenue, from whom it would be con-
venient to receive such share of prize money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in the
several classes :
Flag share
Captain
Commander
Second class
Third class 1 3 7
Fourth class
Fifth class 0 8 6
Sixth class 0 7 7
Seventh class 0 5 2
Eighth class
Ninth class . 0 1 8
Tenth class 0 0 10

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BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. •
Hugh Welch Cooper, builder, Wakefield-street, Re•
gent-square, Middlesex.

BANKRUPTS-

Richard Mogg Arnold, cheesemonger, King-street, Co-
vent-garden, to surrender, Oct. 11, at twelve, and Nov.
12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official as-
signee, Coleman-st.-buildings ;. Chidley, Gresham-street.
Richard Goodwin, grocer, Derby, Oct, 23 and Noy, 6,