The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 17.

It is hereby notified that the EArl or Jlalmesbury, her
Majesty's Secretary of :into for Foreign Affiirs, has
received from the Lords Commilsioners of the Admiralty
a copy of as diso yob, da,ed the IPh of February lasi,
from Henry W,lliam Bruca, E.q., Commod,)r, and Corn-
mander.in- Chief of her 613 j.-sty's Naval Forces on the
West Cuast of Africa, informing their Lordships that he
had issued the following notification of the raising of the
blockade of certain ports and places in the Bight of
Benin

Her Britannic lfsiesty% seam-chip Penelope,
Whydah. February 11, 1852.
Notice is hereby given, that tho 'Clogs and Chiefs of
the places noted in the margin,* having entered into en-
gagements with her Britannic Majesty's Government for
the complete abolition of the trifE.: in slaves, their sea
coast and ports are to be exempt from the operations of
the blockade established by me on the 6:h of December
last, and to be considered free as heretofore for the pur-
poses of legitimate trade.
(Signed) H. W. BRUCE, Commodore and
Commander-in-Chief of her Bri-
tannic Majesty's Naval Forces
on the West Coast of Africa.

• Block-ouse, Elmina Chios, Adaffie, Flohow, Porto Sa-
gan, Gomnluta, Little Popoe, Aghwey, Great Popos, Porto
Novo, Lagos.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 19.

Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Maier Alex-
ander Tulloh to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Louie, re-
tired on full-pay ; Second Captain William Swinton
to be Captain, vice Tulluh ; First Lieutenant
Thomas Walter Milward to be Second Captain,
vice Swinton ; Second Lieutenant John Keane
Pickering to be First Lieutenant, vice Milward ;
Brevet Major Henry Poole to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice Wood, retired on full-pay; Second Captain Delves
Broughton to be Captain, vice Poole; First Lieutenant
Henry Lowther Chermside to be Second Captain, vice
Broughton; Second Lieutenant Atigustue William
Johnson to be First Lieuteoieet, vice Chermside;
Brevet Major Henry George Teesdale to be Lieu-
tenant-Culonel, vice Lethbridge, retired on full-pay;
Second Captain Allan Hamilton Graham to be Captain,
vice Teesdale; First Lieutenant Alexander Tbeopbilus
Blakely to be Second Captain, vice Graham; Second
Lieutenant John Andrew Price to be First Lieutenant,
vice Blakely; Brevet Major Noel 'Thomas Lake to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Stow, retired on full pay; Se-
cond Captain John Miller Adye to be Captain, vice
Lake, April 1.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant, of Merionethshire.
Sir Robert Wil!iamee Vaughan, Bart., to be Deputy
Lieutenant; Thomas Eriward Mes-yn Lloyd Mes!yn,
to be i) pity Lieutenant; Wilfiem Waltin Ed-
war] Wynne, EN., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Richard
Meredith 11:chards, E.N., to be Deputy LiPirruant.
Commissions by the L,,rd-Lieutenant of Mid-L.ithian.
Royal qid-Lothian Yeoma'iryl Cavalry—Lieutenant
R
94n to be Captain, vice Stewart Baillie Hare,
resigned; c.-,rwit John fit. Mowbray to be Lieutenant,
vice Baillie, promoted, Feb. 23.
ANKRUP COY bUPERSEDED.
Henry Cooke, hae,er, Lea.eineton Priore, Warwickshire.
itANKRUPTS.
William John Dark, and James Porter, builders,
Hayfield-place, Mile End-road, to surrender, May 4, at
two. and M4t. 31, at eleven, at the Court of ft--inkruproy.
Edwards. official assignee, Sambrook-court Basinghall-
street; Surr and Gribole. Lombard-street.
Edmund Speteleue and George Farranc.e booksellers,
Chancery-lane, April 30 and June 4, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. CAI:III4U' ofileial assignee,' Alder-
n
manbury; Tilsen, Clarke, and otice, Coleman-street.
Julio Dawson. surgeon, Tolleshrint Darcy, EißtX,
at half-past eleven, and June 4, at eleven, at
April 30,
the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee,
BaSi ngtl all-s t Tee ; Abell, Romney-terrace, Horseferry-
road and Colchester.
William Hedge, wholesale manufacturing stationer,
el,
Great MarlDorough.street, Weetrnineter, May 5, and
June 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stanstd
April 29, at
officiel assignee; Linklater, Sise-lane, Backlersbnry.
John Hints Hopkins, grocer, Woolwich,at the Co r
twelve, and May 27, at eleven,gr;Batho. Ameurictaofqsaapk.
ruptcy. Bell, official asst
D. • -1
Patrick Beirns, provision dealer, Liverpool.: America-square.
Patrick
'strict Court.
end June 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool
Caz?nove, official assignee. Liverpool; Yates, jun., Li.

verpool. W, an Lancashire, May
Mary Fouracre, innkeeper,
1 and 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Mackenzie, official asqie nee, Manchester; Price, Wigan.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
T. Sinfield, General Post-office sorter, Trinity-street,
Liverpool-road, Islington.
Henry Blore, picture dealer, Stanley-street, Chelsea.
W. N. Robinson, saddler, St. John-..treet.
H. H. Creed, clerk in the House of Commons, Duke-
street, St. James's.
F. Robinson, cheesemonger, Church-street, Shoreditch.
E. Hall, coffee-house keeper,Poter's-hill, Doctors' Coin.
E. A. Gairn, dentist, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.
John Benton, Acton-street, Gray's Inn-road.
Thomas Murray, printer, Princes-square, Kennington.
Thomas J. Winter, attorney-at law, R:chmr,ad, Surrey.
N. ist, Upper Gordon-street, Euston-square.
G. Ross, cornet 14th Light Dragoons. Brixton-road.
B. Irving, tea dealer, Cistleowerby, Cumberland.
W. Leech, jun., butcher, Gosfortb, Cumberland.
W. F. Mills, merchant, Stanley-street, Brompton.
P. Bishop, licensed victualler, Birmingham.
H. Bourne, maltster, Birmingham.
W. James, provision dealer, Beaufort, Brecknockshire,
W. Mobberley, brick maker, Lye Waste, Worcestershire.
B. Mitchell, baker, Middlesborough, Yorkshire.
B. Collins, brass founder, Birmingham.
J.
.I,.GLenurr:
.road surveyor, Coventry. Warwickshire.
• Rortisitin, farmer, Werrington. Devonshire.
• Casein leather cutter. Ton bridge Wells.
C. T. etZintun Blackheath-hill.
T. Griamak huendraper, Fa mouth.
I. M. Lindle;,:talater, Coventry.
W. Merchant., trier, Manchester.
J. Marsh, screw'Ztan' Rarsvgate-
J. Wriggleswortb, lierker, chowhent, Lancashire.
J. N. Clarke, ship ch,Zl victualler, Liverpool.
W. Donbavand, journe7l,-,:4111's*P001-
J. Hornsby, bookbinder, Riae„-(ager, Manchester.
R. Green, innket•per. N ,rtb„,,,otrd 2,rum, Dorchester.
N. Kantro ST iZ, cigar
J. Sutton. lime burner. Gorton, alester.
A. Sandifurd, baker, Manchester. tkcashire.
S. Swindeil3, provision shop keegar,uo,4o,,
J. b. YON, grcom "' watuishire.

Tibbite, attorney at-law, Warwick.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Besinghall•street.
K. Dinsdale, Ox.ord-arreet, saddler, May 14, at half-
past eleven—T. F. Piper, Lawrence-lane, Biahopsgate,
and Victoria-road, Panlico, and Landport, Ham)znire,
wholesale stay-maker, lay 14, at eleven.
In the Country.
W. Foster, Great Bolton, Lancashire, confectioner,
Miy 13, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester--T. U.
Anderson, Wellington, Shropshire, mercer, May 12, ac
halt past eleven. at the Cour., Birmink hwn.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
N. B. French, Broad-street, City, merchant, Is. skd.,
on Thursday next, and three following Thursdays, be-
tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Cole-
man-street. _

_
G. Small, Folkestone, tailor, ss. 4d., on Thursday
next, and three following Thuredaye, between eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-streit.
R. Selby, Burleigh-street, Strand, wine merchant, 6i.,
on Thursday next, and three following Tnur.days, be-
tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham,
Coleman •street.
G Barlow. Stepney-green, iron and coal merchant,
ls. ld., on Thursday next, and three following Thurs-
days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Gra-
ham, Coleman-street.
E. Wilkinson, tailor, 61,0 n Wednesday, April 21, and
on any subsequent Wednesday, between eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool.
Mary Ann Keel, Liverpool, coffee-house keeper, Bs.,
on Wednesday, April 21, or any subsequent Wednesday,
between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan,
Liverpool.
J. Wilkinson, Birkenhead, Cheshire, builder, ls. 2d.,
on Wednesday, April 21, or any subsequent Wednesday,
between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan,
Liverpool.

J. Kaye, Pimlico, coal merchant, 4 d., any Wednesday,
between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore,
Basinghall-street.
S. Dixon, Leeds, Yorkshire, draper, ss. lid.. any Wed-
nesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr.
Whitmore, Basinghall•street.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
(At the Court, Basinghall-btreet.)
G. Haines, Norriumpton, gr,cer. May 12, at half-
past one —E. Billing, sen., and R. Biting, jun., Read-
tag brickinskers, a►ay 12, at half-past twelve—H. John-
son, York buildings, Adelphi, coat merchant. May 14, at
twelve—A. Dean, Brighton, clothier, May 15, at half-
pait one.

I - In the Country.
G. Hopkinson, Liverpool, coach builder, May 13, at
eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Yates, Prescott,
Llocaihire, builder, May 11, at eleven, at the Court,
Liverpool—J. Heywood an 4 J. Heywood, Liverpool,
provision merchants, May 12, at eleven, at the Court,
Liverpool—R. Brigg, Lincolnshire, draper, Jun 9
2. at twelve. at the Town-hall, Kingsron-upon-Bull—
Hayling, jun., Flereford grocer. May 13, at halt-past
eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Clark,
Staff adshire, bolt manufacturer, May 12, at half past
eleven, at the Court-, Birmingham—J. James, Netherton,
Worcestershire, tailor, May 13, at half-past eleven, at
the Court, Birmingham.