The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-02 00:00:00

BREVET.

Major-General Sir Robert Percy Douglas, Bart., to have
the local rank of Lieutenant-General while serving in the
command of the troops at the Cape of Good Hope.
Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel George W. Alexander
Higginson, of the Grenadier Guards, having completed the
qualifying service with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to
be Colonel.
Paymaster George Knox Leet, 23d Foot, to have the
honorary rank of Captoin.
Paymaster Edward Gibbs, Royal Artillery, to [have the
honorary rank of Captain.
The tol:owing promotions to take place consequent on
the death of General Henry Beauchamp, Earl Beauchamp,
Colonel of the 2d Life Guards, en Bth September, 1863:
Lieutenant-General Sir George Petro Wymer, K.C.8.,
Colonel of the 107th Foot, to be General.
Brevet-Colonel Matthew Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel 81st
Foot, to be Major-General.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Miller, Major Unat-
tached, and Fort Major of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort, to
be Colonel.

Major Patrick Robertson, 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel.
Captain James Robert Mann, Royal Engineers, to be
Major.
The undermentioned alterations of rank and promotion
to take place in her Majesty s Indian Military Forces
consequent on the the death of Lieutenant-General Sir
James Outram, Bart., G.C.8,, K. 5.1., on the 11th
March, 1863 :
Major-General Sir Charles Shepherd Stuart, K.C.8.,
Bombay Infantry, to take rank from 12th Marh, 1863
Major-General Thomas Henry huldham, Bengal In-
fantry, to take rank from 18th March, 1863.
Major-General John Butler, Bengal Infantry, to take
rank trom 3d April, 1863.
Major-General William Barclay Goodfellow,
18 Royal
•
vs
(Bombay, Engineers, to take rank from 6th April, 1,T0003.
Major-General William Marcus Coghlan, Royal (
bay) Artillery, to take rank from 14th April, 63. take
Major-General George Burney, Bengal Infanta',"
rank from 17th April, 1863. to be IIEO or
Colonel Thomas Anderson, Madras Cavalry,
General. take place in her
The undermentioned promotions le ant on the death
Majesty's Indian Military Forces coneer G.C.8., Royal
of General Sir James Lillyman
_dawee 1863, and Major-
(MadrasEngineers, on the 28th 313`laniai Infantry, oil the
John
General Anderson Barstow,
—inhoe, Bengal Infantry,9th June, 1863 :
Liemenant-General Samuel
to be General. g, r eat, Matiras Infantry, to be
Major-General Henry Sara
Lieutenant-General. japes, Bombay Infantry, to be
Coh.nel 11aughlot'
Major-General.
Lang, Bombay Infantry, to be Mafor-
Colonel William
derrootioned officers who have retired upon full
General.
The un
a step of honorary rank, as follows
paA3riatio haveor:ilexiict. er Ilutchim,on Moira Chcrn Cy—, Madras
to be ientenant-Colonel.
Inm fantrNlackett Revell, Madras Infantry, to be Lieute-
nantajr
.Colonel,

Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, Andrew Wilson,
to'be Inspectoh-General of Hospitals.
Surgeon-Major Richard Char.:es Guise to be Deputy Itu,
spector- General ofspitals.
MEMORANDUM.—"L kipieutenant-Colon el and Brevet-Colo,
nel William Yolland, half-pay, Royal Engineers, has been
permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com-
mission, under the conditions of the Horse Guards Circular
of 15th February, 186 L
ADMIRALTY, OCT. 2.
The folowing promotions, dated the 24th ult., have this
day taken place consequent on the death, on the 23d ult., of
Admiral of the Red Sir Henry Hope, K.C.B. :
Admiral of the White Sir Phipps Hornby, G.C.8., to be
Admiral of the Red.

Admiral of the Blue Sir Arthur Fanshawe, K.C.8., to
be Admiral of the White.

Vice-Admiral George Frederick Rich, on the Reserved
List, to be Admiral on the same list..

Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir William James Hope
Johnstone, 1i.C.8 , to be Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White Henry Eden to be Vice-
Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Charles Ramsey Drinkwater
Bethune, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Itear-Admirals
Sir George Back,
George
on the Reserved List, to' be Vice-Admirals on the same
List.
Rear-Admiral of the It d Henry John Codtington, C. 8.,
to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Richard Laild Warren to be
Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Edward Pellew Halsted to be
Rear-Admiral of the White.
Captain Arthur Lowe to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
Retired Vice-Admiral Thomas Bail Clowes to have the
rank and title of Retired Admiral.
Retired Rear-Admiral James Burney to have the rank
and title of Retired Vice-Admiral, under the Order in
Council of May 7118 58.

FOURTH EDITION.

7 O'CLOCK.
SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST

BANS.RUPTS.

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial
portance in the Gazette :
William Selby Moss, upholsterer, Fulham-road
Charles Randle, bakes, Widford
Henry Smither, upholsterer, Farnham
Frederick Prince, gunmaker, Epsom
Frank Yarrow, builder, Heaton
Wm, Everitt, cattle dealer, Elmsted
Edward N. Hobbs, flour factor, Ware
James Wadley, cooper, Birmingham
Edward Andrews, publican, Derby
William Speakman, plumber, Astley, Lancashire
Tom Witting, joiner, Kingston-upon-Hull
George Knight, cooper, Clapham Rise
William Smith and John Smith, navy and army Conm
tractor, Leicester-square
Harold Caithness, shipowner, South Shields
John W. Barrett, baker, Manchester
William Dickinson, builder, Manchester
George Stevens, builder, Hastings
Wm. Gyton, jun., grocer, Norfolk
Thomas Pryce, farmer, Upperhouse. Montgomeryshire
Charles Nuttall, licensed victualer, Hyde, Cheshire
William Gate, carver and gilder, Whitehaven
Josiah Edmondson, grocer, Whitehaven.
James Huxley, licensed victualler, Bromley
E. Newbold, ironmonger, Nuttingham
John Hodson, grocer, South Leverten.

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Roderick Macdonald, carpenter, Inverness
Robert Paterson, farmer, Udny
James MacKillican, corn merchant, Invergordon.

THE GREAT SHIP COMPANY.

SPECIAL MEETING-THIS DAY.

A special general meeting of shareholders was held this
day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering
and determining the steps to be adopted to relieve the
Great Ship Company from the difficulties that at present
surround it.

W. Baker, Esq., chairman of the Board of Directors,
presided.
The CHAIRMAN, in his observations to the meeting, said
they were all aware of the difficulties that encompassed
the company, from the detailed report which had been
extensively circulated amongst them. The directors had done
all in their power to make the ship remunerative, but diffi-
culties unforeseen, and over which they had no control, had
arisen, and it had been thought right to call the shareholders
together to consider what should be done to relieve the
tompany of its present difficulties. It remained entirely
with the meeting to determine what should be done as the
directors had exhausted all the means at their disposal.
After a few words from Mr. TAYLOR,

Mr. HAWES proceeded to condemn the policy
that had been pursued by the directors. It ap-
peared to him to have been a mistake throughout
for them to place such a ship on the American
station, where she had to compete with other ships built for
speed alone. They appeared to forget that it was never
intended to submit the vessel to the frequent chances of
danger in trading with America. (Hear, hear.) She had
been built for long voyages, such as Australia and India,
yet she had never once been further than America. He
never expected that she would pay on the station, and he
had told them so two years ago, but if they, by her
means, brought Australia within forty days of England
success would have been certain. The directors seemed en-
tirely at a loss as to policy, so he thought the sooner they
had a body of men with some more fixed principles the
better. (Hear, hear,) He proposed that before anything
was decided by the meeting, a committee of shareholders
should be appointed to inquire into the present position of
the company, and that as adjournment should take place
for 10 days, to allow time for a thorough examination
of the company's affairs. H.' felt certain they had only to
place the ship in the position for which she was constructed
to ensure a return for the expense and anxieties she had
occasioned. lie had the utmost c onfidence in the capabi-

lities of the vessel, and ho felt sure she would triumph over
all her enemies.
Mr. BLAIR, of Manchester, moved .as an amendment
t, That a new company be formed for the purpose of pur-
chasing the ship, and that the old shareholders be invited
to join in such a scheme."
Mr. IsTicHoLsorr did not see what use i% committee
would be. Supposing the ship was got out of her present
difficulties, she would have to earn £50,000 per annum to
pay preference claims before the original shareholders got
a penay. _ _ .

Mr. HAWES thought if the meeting agreed to his propo-
sition; there was some chance of good arising ; if not, they
would then only be in the same position they we re at
present. The directors had been at fault all through
the piece. The ship had never had a fair trial ;
it had, in fact, been an elephant doing the work
of a donkey—(hear, bear, and laughter)—and now
when there was a chance of putting the elephant to
work in its proper sphere, the East—(hear, hear)—he hoped.
a last great effort would be made to bring about such
consummation. He felt certain one trip to the East would
demonstrate the commercial success of the ship.
A long discussion followed, on the termination of which
the Chairman put the amendment of Mr. Blair to
the meeting, when about four or .five hands were held
up for it. The motion of Mr. Hawes was then agreed to
almost unanimously, and the following gentlemen aPP°inteo
to act on the committee : —Mr. Preebody, Mr. Tbliv,
Brassy, Mr. W. Hawes, Mr. Prowse, Mr. J. 10b,,iner,
and Mr. Richardson, with power to add to their norati'vo of
A SHAREHOLDER said there was not a represent°
the Lancashire shareholders on the committee.
~e
Mr. HAWES replied that he would be glad 007 Lance..
ante of as many gentlemen from Manchester
shire as could make it convenient to attend.
The meeting then adjourned until Mondaff the 12th.
his Day.
Course of the Exchange.

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