The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-17 00:00:00

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.

Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Francis ilostyn Owen,
Esq., late Captain in the 44th Regintent, to be Paymaster,
Dec. 12.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.

County of Essex--Cardinal Brewster, Esq., to be De-
puty-Lieutenant, Jan. 10; Arthur Tawke, Esq., to be
Deputy-Lientenant, Jan. 10; James Edward Boggis,
Esq., to he Deputy-Lieutenant, Jan. 11.
West Essex Militia—John Thos. Eustace, Esq., late of
the 60th Rifles, to be Captain, vice Jervis, roigned,
Jan. 10.

West Suffolk Regiment of Militia—Wm. Hall, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, Jan. 11.
Ist or South Durham Regiment of Militia of the County
of Durham—George Webb, Gent., to be Ensign ; William
Winn, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 10.
Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—.
Edward Sumnor Colpoys, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice
Atkinson, promoted, Jan. 11; Edward Russell Daunt,
Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Edward Ffraser Ward, Gent.,
to be Ensign, Jan. 12.
2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia
Ensign Francis Wright to be Lieutenant, vice Preston,
resigned, Jan. 12 ; Ensign Henry l'ilorewood to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Pilkington, resigned; Samuel Johnston,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Wright, promoted, Jan. 13 ;
George Malcolm, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Morewood,
promoted; William Bourne, Gent., to be Assistant-Sur-
geon, vice Desmond, resigned, Jan. 15.
3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Robert Buckley Baldwin, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 11.
sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Richard IL
Thnrsby, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 10.
Ist Battalion of the Artillery Corps of the Royal Lanca-
shire Militia—Frederick Augustine Lynam, Gent., to be
Second Lieutenant, Jan. 12.
Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia —John Gordon Cum-
ming Skene, Esq., to be Captain; Wm. Hutchison, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, Jan. 1.
let or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
Lieutenant George Carnaby to be Captain, vice Granville,
resigned, Jan. 8.
3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of
Middlesex Militia—Herbert Hale Forbes Gifford, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, Dec. 26 ; Frank William Dundee, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant ; George Chapman, Gent., late Lieutenant
West Essex Militia, to be Lieutenant, Jan. 8.
North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant
Thomas Light Elwon to be Captain, vice Milbank, retired ;
Second Lieutenant George Richard Withington to be
Lieutenant, vico Elwon, promoted, Jan. 12.
let Devon Regiment of Militia—Heath Haviland.
Chanter to be Ensign, Dec. 5 ; Hon. Dudley Francis
Fortescue to be Captain, vico Elton resigned, Dec. 16 ;
Serjeant-Major John Macdonald to be Lieutenant and
Quartermaster, Dec. 16 ; Ferdinand Yates to be Ensign,
Dec. 16 ; Frederick Wright to be Ensign, Dec. 18.
24 Devonshire Regiment of Militia.—Robert Bent Far-
well to be Ensign, Dec. 29; Arthur Parsons to be Ensign,
Dec. 30 ; John ore Hawkins to be Lieutenant, Dec. 29;
Join Pitt Briggs to be Lieutenant, Dec. 28 ; Matthew
Henry Stewart to be Ensign, Dec. 31 • John Thomas
Soltan to be Ensign, Dec. 28 ; Augustus Willoughby Rodd
to bausign, Jan. 1.
Royal North Lincoln Militia.—Charles Deane, Gent., to
be Lieutenant, Jan. 2 ; Douglas Wimberley, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, Jan. 3 • Edward Snow Mason, Gent., to be
Ensign, Dec. 25; *alter Stewart Brawn, Gent., to be
Ensign, Jan. 2.
Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham-
lets Militia.—Neil Ogilvy Drummond, Esq., to be Lieute-
nant.

Hampshire Regiment of Militia Infantry—Bertie Shiff-
ner, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Thomas Edward Pinkett,
Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 6.
Rifle Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
John Fox Fitz-Giffard Mytton, Esq., late 89th Regiment,
to be Captain, Jan. 12 ; William Tomas Gresley, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, vice Knight, resigned, Jan. 11.

Edinburgh or Mid-Lothian Regiment of Militia—George
Andrew Coventry, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Lang,
deceased ; Archibald Scott, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice
Watson, deceased ; Charles William Cowan, Gent ' to be
Lieutenant, vice Mills, deceased ; William Hunter, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, vice Paterson, deceased; John Fowler
Kemp, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Shaw, promoted, Jan. 5.
MEMORANDIIM.-City of Edinburgh Artillery Regiment
of Militia—Thomas Alexander Hill, Gent. ; Francis
Montague Smith, Gent, ; John Macdougall, Gent.—now
rank as Second Lieutenants in this regiment, instead of
Ensigns, as formerly stated,

BANKRUPTS.
John Gardiner Hodges, warehouseman, Bull's-head-
court, Newgatc-street, to surrender, Jan. 25 at one, and
March 2, at oleveu, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan,
official assignee, .A.ldermanbury ; Ashurst, Son, and
Morris, Old Jewry.
Thomas Sturges, licensed victualler, Stockwell, Surrey,
Jan. 25, at twelve, and March 2, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Bo.singhall-
street ; Robinson, ironmonger-lane, City.
Joseph North, grocer, Town Gate Northowrs.m, York-
shire, Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Holroyde, Son,
and Cronhelm, Halifax ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
James Aldred, innkeeper, Manchester, Jan. 31 and Feb.
21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Horns:
man, official assignee, Manchester; Chew, Manchester.
Robert Smith, licensed victualler, Newcastle-street,
Strand, Jan. 29, at two, and Feb. 27, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-
court ; Pagden and Hodgkinson, Mark-lane.
Elizabeth Taylor, Roso and Crown public-house, Green-
wich, Jan. 29 at half-past two, and March sat twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder -
manbury ; Martineau and Reid, Gray's-inn.
George Bumpstead, grocer, Great Yarmouth, Jan. 23 at
two, and Feb. 20 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Blake, Fleet-
street.
Samuel Dennis, carpenter, Rayleigh, Essex, Jan. 24 and
March 3, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Chidley,
Gresham-street, City.
Richard Allcock, wine and spirit merchant, Nottingham,
Jan. 30, and Feb. 20, at ten, at the Birmingham District
Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham; Bowley,
Nottingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham.
Samuel Ryder, Jim factios XlyuiciDi hat 22