The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-12 00:00:00

BREVET.

Major-General Sir Richard James Dacres, K.C.13., from
the supernumerary list, to be Major-General on the fixed
establishment of General Officers, vice Major-General
Henry Pester, retired upon full pay.
Colonel Commandant John Mitchell, retired full pay
Royal Marine Light Infantry, the honorary rank cf Major-
General, under her Majesty's Order in nouncil of 13th
November.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Sawyer, Gth Dragoon Guards,
having completed the qualifying service in the rank of
Lieutenant colonel, to be Colonel, under the provisions of
the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858.
Second Captain Gordon Douglas Pritchard, Royal En-
gineers, to be Major in the Array.
Second Captain Richard Harrison, Royal Engineers, to
be Major in the Army.
Second Captain Stephen Henry Edward Chamier,
Royal (late Madras) Artillery, to bo Major in the Army.
Captain Guiseppe Sesino (from local and temporary
rank), retired upon full pay of the Royal Malta Foncible
Artillery, to have the honorary rank of Major.
ISIEMORANDLIt —Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Yeamans
Walcott Henderson, half pay late Royal Engineers, has
been permitted to retire from the service by rho sale of Lie
Commission, under the conditions of the Horse Guards
Circular Memorandum of Feb. 15, 1861.
ADMIRALTY, OCT. 7.
The undermontioned Officers have been this day pro-
moted to the rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet
Mr Adolphus Andrews (Acting), Mr Stephen Judd, Mr
Leonard Backler, Mr Edward Keen (Acting),.and Mr Wm.
Alponzo Houghton (Acting),
ADMIRALTY, OCT. 10.
James Dundas Milne, Esq., has been placed on the list
of Staff Commanders on Reserved Half Pay, with seniority
from 9th inst.
The undermentioned Officers have been promoted to the
rank of Assistant Engineers First Class :
Mr James Fraser, with seniority from 27th September.
Mr William Stainer Thompson, with seniority from 27th
September.
Mr George Williamson (B), with seniority from 3d
I October.

BANKRUPTS,
The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im-
portance in the Gazette :
Thomas Ilancox, slater, Liverpool
Richard Davis, joiner, Manchester
Henry Wheeldon, baker, Gloucester
John Jones, butcher, Cardiff
John Burgess, grocer, Brighton
Lyon Lewine, merchant, Love-lane, Cheapside
Thomas Tucker, greengrocer, Paddington
Richard Lionel), dairyman, Poplar
George Kellam, builder, St Juho's-wood
Thomas Piper, printer, erooster-row
Henry J. B ijewann and George S. Beljemanu, picture
dealers, Oxford-street
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Hartman and Newlands, merchants, Liverpool

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SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
James Rennie, grocer, Glasgow
Charles John Raeburn, pastry baker, Glasgow
James Miller, glazier. Glasgow
Agnes Bell, gloctx, Duntocher

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.30 per .£1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 10/d. per ounce for standard gold, it appeal; that gold is
about 2-IGths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By adylci's from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrltLl .
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
7-I,,ths per cent. dearer in London than in hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills st
GO days' sight is quoted 278 t) 2SO per cent., and the pre-
mium on gold 157 to 1581 percent. Gold still Continues to
be imported in ye, y moderate quantities.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, ITALF-PAST 4 o'CLocz,

AVSTRIA.

Advices from Vienna contradict a rumour pub•
lished by some foreign journals that the Austrian
Cabinet had opened negotiations with that of Spain,
in order to come to en understanding as to the policy
they should pursue in common on the subject of the
Franco-Italian Convention.

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