The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-19 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, MAY 15.

The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Field-
Marshal the Right Honourable l'itzßuy James Henry,
Lord Raglan, G.C.B.' and Vice-Admiral James Whitlt.y
Deans- Dunelas, C. 8., het Majesty's royal license anti per-
mission that they may respectively accept and wear the
Imperial Order of the Metijidie 'of the First Class, which
the Sultan hath been pleased to confer upon them as a
mark of his Imperial Majesty's approbation of their dis-
tinguished services before the enemy driving the pros nt,
war; and that they may enjoy all- the rights and privileges
thereunto belonging.
WHITEHALL, MAY 17.
The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto
Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne. G.C.13.,
Lieutenant-General iir George Brown, K.C. 8.. and
Rear-Admiral Sir Ilium(' Lyons, Bart., G.C.8.,
her Majesty's Royal Licence an I Permission that they
may severally accept and wear the Imperial Order of the
Medjidie of the First Class, 'whieh the Sultan hath been
pleased to confer upon there as a mark of his Imperial Ma-
jesty's approha! ion of their distinguished services before
the enemy dating the present war, and that they may en-
joy all the rights anti privil,ges thereunto belonging.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 17.

The Queen has been pl..ased b approve of Mr. James
Arrott as Consul at Dublin for the United States of
America.

CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 15.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA-

M ENT

County of R..mfrew.—Sir Michael Robert Sirtw S ewart,
'of Greenock and Blackhall, Bart., in the rooin of Colonel
Mure, who haA accepted the office of Steward of
her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 18.

- . lst Regiment of Dragoons —Lieutenant St. John Wil-
liam Chiverton Chailton.-tp be Captain, by purchase, vice
Sykes, who retires ; Corm t John Glas Sandman to be
Lieutenant, by purch ..se, vice Charlton.
12th Light D,ago.ins—Ch tries Talbot Goff, to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Blunt, promoted. •
GrenaAlier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and
Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel his Serene High-
ness Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe Weimar to
be C3ptaiu and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice
Reeve, who retii es ; Ensign and Lieutenant the 11. n.
Wm Francis Forbes to be Lieutenant and Captain, by
purchase, vice l'rince William A. E. of Saxe Weimar.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign J. J. Heywood to be
Lieutenant, without purchase ; Anthony Gardner, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, iu succession to Lieutenant
Smith, promoted.
6th Foot—John Thomson Bowers, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase.
Bth Foot—Frederic Anderson Stebbing, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Lillicrap, promoted.
23d Foot—Lieutenant W. H. Poole to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Vane, whose promotion by purchase has
been cancelled • Frederick Woollaston Hutton to be En-
sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Poole,
promoted.
24th Foot—The Christian names of. Ensign Troup are
Robert Henry Williamson.
30th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—
Ensign William Kerr, vice Walker, promoted to the 3d
Foot; Ensign C. J. P. Clarkson; To be Ensign, without
purchase—Lieutenant Henry F. Morewood, from the Duke
of Lancaster's Own Rifle Regiment of Militia.
34th Foot—Richard Lewes Dashwood, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase.
49th Foot—Lieut. Thomas P. St. G. Armstrong to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Corbat, deceased ; Ensign
J. T. Cooke to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Armstrong; Edmund Douglas Creasman, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Fitzgerald, whose
promotion by purchase on the 10th Nov., 1851, has been
cancelled.

51st Foot—Serjeant William Clements, from the Scots
Fusilier Guards, to be Ensign, without purchase, and Ad-
jutant, vice Sheaffe, promoted.
56th Foot—Tne surname of the Ensign appointed on the
Ist May, is Hampton, and not Hampten, as previously
stated.

68th Foot—Samuel Black Voble, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Cave, whose appointment has been
cancelled.

89th Foot—The first Christian name of Ensign Mac-
kenzie, appointed on the ilth May, 1853, is Waller, and
not Walter as previously stated.
93d Foot—Ensign Waller Scott Mackenzie, from the
89th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase.
98th Foot—Lieutenant Molyneux Batt to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Smyth, deceased.
Rifle Brigade—To be Ensigns, without purchase—The
Hon. Alan Joseph Pennington an►. Hugh Lawton, Gent.
Ceylon Rifles— ponstantiue Hay ward Read to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Hobbs, promoted in the 99th
Foot.

UNATTACHED.
Captain Win. Wagger, from the ist Foot, to be Major,
without purchase.

BREVET.

The following promotions to take place consequent on
the death of the undermentionei officers:—
Genera: Huskisson, died D,c. 30, 1854 ;
General Viscount O'Neill, died Ftb. t 2, 1855;
Gont•ral Sam eel Brown, (Eel 31srolt 1, 1855 :
Lieutenalit-Geuezul Thomas Evan.% C.E., 81st Foot, to
< Teuertl,

The following promotions to take place consequent upon
the decease of the undermentioned officers :

Lieut.-General A. Mael,elilan, died Dec. 29, 1874;
Lieut.-General Sir T. H. Browne, died ]larch 11, 18-5;
Lieut.-General Joho Duffy, C. 8., died Mateh 17, 185 i;
Major-General James Liudsay to be Lieut.-General.
The follovking proinotionl to take place consequent upon
the decease of the undermentioned officers
• Gcneral Samuel Brown, died Ist March, 1853.
General Pinson Bonham, died April, 1, 5.
Major General J. G. Ba.tupgardt, died 7th May', 1855:
Colonel Ambrose Lane, half-pay 14th Foot, to be Major-
General.

Lieut.-Colonel Henry Bates, 9S'th Foot. to be Colonel.
M.jor Fen wick, 10th Foot, to b.- Lieut.-Colonel
Captain Ehnund John Cruise, Unattached Staff °dicer
of Pensioners. to be Major.
MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Major White,
Madras Infantry, who obtained 'his promotion by brevet,
in the Gazette of the 6th Feu., 1855, are Henry Puget, and
not Henry Paget.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.

North York Rifle Regiment of Militis—Dugald Stewart
Miller; E.g., late Captain in the Royal Fusiliers, to be Ad-
j utant.t
2,1 Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Henry Legge,
the younger, Eqq., to be Paymaster.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—William Nicol Ralph,
Gent., (lately Captain in the 2d Queen's Royal Resisneut),
to be Quartermaster, vice Holloway, resigned.
Royal North Lincoln Militia—Michael Moriarty, Gent.,
to be Quartermaster.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.

Royal North Lincoln Militia—James ,Sisson Cooper,
Gent., to be Ensign ; Lovick Etnilius Cooper, Gent., to be
Ensign.
Royal South Lincoln Militia—Robert Frudd, Gent., to
be Ensign.
Ist Royal Lanark Militia—David William Mathie,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Fotheringham, retired.
tThe following notice of appointment in this regiment is
substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of 20th
March.]
Captain and Brevet-Major James Hunter, of the 53d
Bengal Native Infantry, to be Captain, vice Aikman, re-
signed.
Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign William
Langbam Hazelrigge Le Hunt Wilson to be Lieutenant ;
Ensign William Evans to be Lieutenant ; William Step.
herd Brudenell Whitworth, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
William Langham Hazlerigge Le Runt Wilson, promoted.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia— Kenneth
Ketneys Tynte Maher, Gent., to be Ensign; Fr,ncis John
Shortis, Gent., to be Ensign.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Frederick Walter
Aston, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Brinckman, resigned.
Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Robert
Welsh Coates. Gent., to be Ensign.
The Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of
Militia—Lieutenant Francis Blake to .be Captain, vice
Captain William Ker Grey, resilued.
Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia
Rifles—Ww. Henry LtAston,Gent., to be Ensign.
ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Ensign George Parker, from the sth Regiment of Royal
Lauca-hire Militia, to he Lieutenant, vice Vize, resigned.
LTbe following- appointment is suistituteil for that which
appeared in the Gazette of the Bth M instant.]
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
William Philip Al ington Jones, Geit., to be Ensign.
[This article is substituted for that which appeuretlin the
Gazette of Ist May instant.]
Haddiugton, Ber..ick, Linlithgow, and Peebles Regi-
ment 01 Militia Artillery—Alexander Hepburn Bruwu,
Gent., to be S,:cuud Lieutenant,

BANKRUPTS.
Elizabeth Whitaker, plumber, Rumford, Essex, to sur-
render Jane 5, at three, and June 21, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Leigh, George-street, Man-
sion-house, ei;y. ,
James Tomlinson, timber merchant, Nottingham, May
2 t, and July 10, at ten, at the Biriningham District Court.
Harris, official assignee,, Nottingham ; Freeth, Rawson,
and Browne, Nottingham,
Harriet Townsend, poulterer, Chandos-street, St.
James's, May 26 and June 30, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall cham-
bers ; Shaw, Furnival's-inn.
William Toinkys, plainhor, Wolverhampton, May 3 and
July 4, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Di,trict Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Price and Stuart,
Wolverhampton.
William Peter Grant, bookseller, Cambridge, May 26,
at half-past two, and June 30, at one, at t.he Court of
Bank, uptcy, Nicholson, official assignee, Basir3ghall-street ;
Wheeler, Fureival's-inn. • ,
John Walker Cash, fancy stationer, Russ(9ll-street, MAa-
clie,ter, May 28. at eleven, and June 28, at one, at the
Court of Brnkruptcy. Johnson, official alsignee, 'Basing-
hall-street ; Catlin, Ely-place.
John Biddle, glove manufacturer, Leicester, May
29 and July 10, at ten in the forenoon, at the Birming-
ham DiStrict Court. Harris, official assignee, Notting-
ham; Spooner, Leicester; Motterarn and Knight, Bir-
mingham,
John Lowe, fishmonger, Northamptori.place, Holloway-
road, May 23, at half-past twelve, and
June 29, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Statist'old, official assignee ;
Stopher, Cheapside.
Thomas Hitt, currier and leatb er cutter, Exeter, May
25, and June 20, at one, at the Exeter District Court,
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter • ; stoedon, Exeter.
Thomas Joh n,Aherdare,Glamc ,rganslaii e, butcher, grocer,
and draper, June 1, and July 3
at eleven, at the
..Bristolanev
District Court. Miller, officio I assignee, Bristol ;
and Girling, Bristol.
George Campion Postans, gr ocer Newmarket,. May 30
at two, and June 29 at one, a t the Court of Bankruptcy.
Graham, official assignee; Aid ridge and Bromley, Gray s
inn ; Kitchener, Newmarket.
Sarah Frampton, butcher, irimborne Minster, Dorset
shire, May 26, at half-past one and June 30, at half-pas

twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official
assignee; Basinghall-street ; Bishop and Son; New Bridge-
street, Blackfriars ; Moore, Wialhorne.
Thomas Evans Pal tritl.;e and 2atouel Partridge,' screw
bolt ruanutLeturers, D.irlestou' Staffordshire, M4y 30, and
July 4, at half-past ten, at the Birminghaln District Court.
Bittleston, iitlicial to:ignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and
Knight, Bi tuirgham.
John DI ridge and George i%fonck Berkley Michell, in-
surance brokers, Liverpool; May 30, at twelve, and June
20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan,
official assigu:.e, Liverpool ; Littledale anti Bardswell, Li-
verpool.
John Noble, shipwright, Liverpool, May 30 and June
20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove,
official assignee, Liverpool; Fenwicke t•nd Aspinall, Li-
verpool. •
George Healey, timber merchant, Preston, June 8, and
22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Her na-
mann, official assignee, Manchester; Chapman and Roberts,
Manchester.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Spencer Perceval Plainer, merchaut, New City Cham-
bers, city.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
James H. Johnson, merchant, Lerwick—Creditors meet
in the Sheriff Court Room there, 28th May, twelve o'clock.
David Macdonald, farmer, cattle dealer and grazier,
LasAntulloch, Rannoch, Perthshire—Creditors meet in the
Saha ,tion Hotel, Perth, 26th May, one o'clock.
Andrew Galloway, cthinottnaker and niiholsterer, Glas-
gow—Creditors meet in the Globe Hotel, George square,
Glasgow, 28th May, twelve o'clock.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and sth Victoria, cap 32, for
the Week ending on S'aturday the I 2th day of May, 1855.
IBBOE DEPARTMENT

'otes issued

'6,336,510

419 8 6.510

Government debt.... 11,015,1110
Other securities...... 2,941,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,33 ~510
silver bullion.... -

ihited the 17th day of May, 11,45,

BANKING DE
,ropiletors' capital .. 1 4,h53.1100
Rest ........ ...... 3,165 7b5
Puiblle deposits tin.
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of

£19,3:16,510
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier

N4Voiial i>eht,,4av-

ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) .2,7 3,90,
Other depoii,* 2,20,267
Seven Day and other
Mille ........ . 1,024,140

133.68,,,040

°kited the 17th day of May, la