The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-06 00:00:00

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

ST. JAMES'S•PAL ACE, Amur, 26, 1837.
The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight.'
hood upon Lieutenant-Colonel Charles . Hopkinson, of the East.
India Company's Service on the Madras Establishment, and Com-
panion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath.

ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAY 3.
The King
,wakthis day pleased to confer the honour of Knight-
hood upon John Wentworth Loring, Esq., Rear-Admiral of the
White, and Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of
the Bath.

CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE, Aram 27.
The Duke of Cambridge has been p'eased to appoint 14. r-
General Sir W. Gomm, K..C.8:, to be one of his Royal HiLh-
Hess's Equerries.

WAR OFFICE, •
5.
Ist Regiment of Life Guards--Lieut.My Bulkeley to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Colelough, who retires ; Cornet and Sub-Lieut.
• Lord C. P. P. Clinton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Bulkeley; H. T. G. Fitz Gerald, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord C. P. Clinton, May 5.
6th Regiment of Dragoons—E. S. May, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Ferguson, promoted, May 4; J. King, Gent., to Le
' Cornet, by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires, May 5.
Bth Regiment of Light Dragoons—F. T. H. Wilson, Gent., to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Barry, promoted, May 5. -
9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet J. W. G. Spicer to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clerk, who retires ; P. H.
Clarke, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Spicer, Mavs.
6th Regiment of Feot--Captain H. Caulfield, from the 58th
Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice J. Wilson, who retires
upon the half-pay of the Coldstream Guards, May 5.
19th Foot—ll. B. Stoney, Gent., to be Ensign, by Furchase,
vice T. B: Stone, who retires, May 5.
29th Foot—Ensign E. G. Nicolay to be Lieutenant, by per.
chase, vice Cosby, who retires ; J. Power, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Nicolay, May 5.
58th Foot—Captain I. Foster, from the Ceylon Regiment, to be
Captain, vice Caulfield, appointed to the 6th Regiment of Foot,
May 5.
59th Foot--Ensign J. P. Maxwell to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Richardson, who retires ; J. H. Clay, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Maxwell, May 5.
73d Foot—W. H. Fitz Gerald, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Cubitt,'promoted, May 5.
77th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon W. H. Burrell, M.D., to
be Surgeim, vice Dealy, who retires upon half-pay, May 5.
83d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon W. Gardiner to be Surgeon, vice
J. Cross, who retires upon half-pay ; Assistant-Surgeon G. Knox,
from the 20th Regiment of Foot, to be Assistant-•i,urgeon, vice
Gardiner, May 5.
85th Foot—H. J. Darell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchaSe, vice
Pack, promoted, May 5.
95th Foot—R. Pratt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Noel, who retires, May 5.
97th Foot—Capt. T. S. O'Halloran, from the half-pay of the
Coldstream Guards, to be Captain, Tice Kelson, appointed to the
Ceylon Rifle Regiment, May 5.
98th Foot—Lieut. F. B. Fielding to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice Vernon, deceased ; Ensign S. W. Russell to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Fielding, Feb. 9.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment--Capt. C. Kelson, from the 97th Regi-
ment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Foster, appointed to the 58th
Regiment of Foot, May 5.

UNATTACHED.
Ensign A. J. Pack, from the sth Regiment of Foot, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, May 5.

ISREVET.
Lieut.-Col. 11. Doherty, of the nth Regiment (Governor of
Siena Leone), to have the local rank of Colonel on the western
coast of Africa, May 5._ _

HOSPITAL STAFF.
Assistant-Surgeon A. T. Jackson, from the 42d Regiment of
Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to flu? Forces, vice' Burrell, pro-
moted in the 77th Regiment; L. Kelly, ALIS., to be Assistant-
Surgeon to the Forces, May S.
MEMORANDUM.

Lieut. D. S. R. Dickson, upon half-pay of the 16th Light Dra-
goons, has been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of
an Unattached Lieutenancy, he being aLout to become a settler in
Upper Canada, May 5.

Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of'Ayr.
Ayrshire Regiment of 111ilitia.
T. Cunninghame, Esq., to be Major, vice Neill • C. Lamb,
Esq., to be Captain, vice Adlam , P. B. Mure Macredie, Esq., to
be ditto, vice Bell; R. T. Kennedy, Esq., to be ditto, vice lcn-
nedy, deceased; Ensign T. Davidson to be Lieut., vice Findlay;
W. Gemmel, Gent., to he Ensign, vice Todd.-
Commission by the'Lord Lieutenant of the County of Staffcrd.
Staffordshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.
H. Crane, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Pigot, resigned, April 21.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of -the County of Devon.
Ist Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.
J. P. Cockburn, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Nov. 7 ; J. Garratt,
Gent., to be ditto, Nov. 30; H.. B. Pierrepont, Gent., to be Cor-
net, June 7 ; T. M. Snow, Gent., to be ditto, Sept. 23; T. Dyle
Aclaud, Gent., to be ditto, Nov. 7 ; J. M. Wolcott, Geat., to le
ditto, Nov. 30, 1836.
East Devon Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry.
W. Tucker, Esq., to be Captain, May 12 ; T. B. Hardwicke,
Esq., to be ditto, Sept. 23 ; H. C. Mules, Gent.„to be Lieute-
nant, May 2, 1836; A. L. Whitmore, Gent., to be ditto, May 21,
1836; C. Harward, Jun., Gent., to be Cornet, 1:n. 30, 1837.
North Devon Regiment of Yeomanty Cavalry.
Sir T. Wheler, Bart. to be Major, June 7; J. P. Ley, Esq.,to
be Captain, June 20, 1836; W. Thorold, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
March 22, 1837; J. J. Harris, Gent., to be Cornet, March 20.
South Devon Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry.
T. Carew, Esq., to be Captain, May 13; W. Hackett, Esq., to
be ditto, June 17 ; Rev. A. Whipham, Clerk, to be Cluplain, May
12, 11. B. Bowden, Gent., to be Surgeon, June 30, 1836. -

BANK OF ENGLAND.
Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the
Bank of England, from the 7th of February to the al of May,
1837, inclusive, published pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4,
cap. 98.

LIABILITIES. ASSETS.
Cireulation -£18,480,000 Securities 1:28,017,0C°
Deposits 10,473,000 Bullion 4,190,0 Jo

£28,952,000 I
Downing-street, May 4, 1837

£32,207,000

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

CHARLES ELLIOTT, tallow-merchant, Leeds.
HERBERT HARDIE, merchant, _Manchester.
BANKRUPTS.
MARTIN OSTERFIELD WRAY, chemist, Holborn-hill,
to surrender May 12 and June 16, at half-past eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Sambrook, Basinghall-street; official assignee ;
Phillips and Conquest, Size-lane. •
ED WARD HILDITCH GOUGH, dealer in wood, Dalston,
Middlesex, May 12 and June 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Turquand, Copthall-buildings, official assignee ; Ashley,
ghoreditch.
JOHN GOFF, green-, Liverpool. May 20, end June 16, at one,
at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Cross, Liverpool ; Black-
stock, Bunce Vincent, and Sherwood, Temple, London.
BENJAMIN BUCHANAN and DAVID LAIRD, merchants.
Liverpool, May 24, and June 16, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms,
Liverpool. ntylor, Sharpe, and Field, Bedford_row, London ;
Lowndes and Robinson, Liverpool.
JAMES HARRISON, commission agent, Manchester, May 20,
at half-past twelve, and June 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Pancras-lane ; Miller Sussex
Chambers, Duke-street, St. James's, London. ,
JOHN JOSEPH DOMINIQUE DENEULAIN, lodging
house keeper, Leicester-square, May 12, at one, and June 16, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. . Johnson, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Allen and Gylby, Carlisle-street, Soho.
WILLIAM DAVIES, tailor, Queen-street, May-fair, May 12,
and June 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, offi-
cial assignee ; Bell, Craven-street, Strand.
JOSEPH ARNOULD, bookseller, King William•strect, West
Strand, May 16, at two, and June 16, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Bowden, Walters, and Reeve, Aldermanbury ; Ac-
ton, Elm-court, Temle.
JOHN lIORSFALL, merchant, Leeds, May 11, at twelve, and
June 16, at eleven, at the Court house, Leeds. Strangwayes and
Walker, Barnard's-inu, London ; Blackburn, Leeds.- .
JOHN RENDER, innkeeper, Knareshoreugh, May 19 and
June 16, at twelve, at the Elephant and Castle, Knaresborouglh
Hawkins, Bloxam, and Stocker, New Boswell-court, London ;
Gill, Knaresborough.
WILLIAM BROWN, worsted spinner, Lee.ls, May 11,
June 16, at one, at the'Court-house, Leeds. Strangwayes and
Walker, Barnard's Inn, London ; Blackburn, Leeds.
RICHARD KENYON, cotton-spinner, Claughton, Lan-
cashire, May 22, and-June 16, at eleven, at the Townhall, Preston.
Cornthwaite, Dean's-court, Doctors' Commons, London ; Bray,
Preston.

JOSEPH RAMSBOTHAM and EDWARD RAMSBOT-
HAM, cotton-spinners, Chew-mo-or, within Lostock, Lancashire.
June 2, and 16, at ten, at the Commercial Inn, Great Bolton.

Ma hew and Johnston, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, London ;
13.a?.khurst and Wilcock, Haslingden.
PETER WALKER, cotton-spinner, Hindley, May 22, and
June 16. at eleven, at the Town-hall, Preston. Norris and Allen.
Bartlett's-buildings, London ; Richton, Preston; Blackhurst and
Son, Preston.
CH AR LES ABSALOM, grocer, Newbury, Berks, May 15, and
June 16, at twelve, at the George Inn, Reading. Pinninger, New-
bury - Lawrence; Salisbury.
JOHN TAYLOR, carpet-dealer, Holborn, May 18, at one, and
June 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, Alder-
manbury, official assignee ;•13ogue, Lambert, and Co., John-street,
Bedf )rd-row ; Smith, Tokenhouse-vard.
WILLIAM HARRISON, goldslnith, St. John's-square, Clerk-
enwell, May 16, and June 16, at one, at the Court. of Bankruptcy.
Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Smith, Tekenhouse-
yard.
\STILL I 4M SMITH, innkeeper, Leatherhead, May 12, at eleven,
and June 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptey. Johnson,
Basinghtll-street, official assignee; Pontifex, St. Andrew's-court,
HOlborn-hill.
WILLIAM FORMAN BROOKS, merchant, Liverpool, May
22, at one, and June 16, at two, at the Commissioners' Rooms,
Manchester. Higson and Son; Cross-street, Manchester; Johnson,
Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London.
ABRAHAM HILTON LEES, iron-master, Bilston, Stafford-
shire, May 16, at ten, and June 16, at two, at the New Royal
Hotel, Birmingham. Harrison, Birmingham; Newton and Ensor,-
SOuth-square, Gray's Inn, London.

DIVIDENDS.
At the court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
J. Baker, grocer, Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, May 29,. at half-
past eleven—R. Rolling, e*sepionger, Watling-street, May 29, at
twelve—NV. Caiims, saddler, High-street, Whitechapel, May 29, at
half-past one—M. A. and .W, H. Abercrombie, brass founders,
Goodge-street, Tottalham-'court-road, May 26, at one—E. P.
Hall, plumber, Charterhouse-street, May 26, at eleven—M. Ade
'and F. Berger, merchants, Lime-street, May 26, at half-past eleven
—B. Walsh, broker, Hackney, May 26, at twelve—F. and B.
Sparrow, wine merchants, Ludgate-hill, May 26, at twelve.
In tit* Country.
J. Hartley, victualler, Stickney, Lincolnshire, May 27, at eleven,
at the Peaeock,Jun, Boston—J. Elliott, currier, Derby, May 27, at
eleven, at the King's Head Inn, Derby—H. Evans, soap boiler,
Paddington, Lancashire, May 26, at ten, at the Commissioners'
Rooms, Manchester—J. 31‘Master, draper, Manchester, May 29, at
ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—A. Milns, dyer,
Rochdale, June 1, at twelve, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Man-
chester—T. White, grocer, Kingston-upon-Hull, May 27, at eleven,
at the George Inn, Kingston-:upon-Hull—W. Gale, stable keeper,
Brighton, July 7. at twelve, at the Town Hall, Brighton--W.
Geach, sen., and W. Geach, jtm.; shipwrights, Polman, Cornwall,
June 7, at twelve, at the Ship Inn, Fowey, Cornwall—A. and J.
Shepherd, merchants, Huddersfield, May 30, at eleven, at the Rose
and Crown Inn, Huddersfield—J. Armstrong, common brewer,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, May 30, at eleven, at the Bankrupt Com-
mission Room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne--H. Swan, jun., grocer,
Littlehampton, Sussex, May 31, at eleven, at the Dolphin Inn,
Chichester—W. Roscoe and Co., bankers, Liverpool, May 26, at
o .e, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool—J. Allport, uphOlsterer,
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, June 5, at eleven, at the Offices of
Mr. Collis, Stourbridge—J. Clark and G. Wood, dyers, Prestwich,
Lancashire, May 31, at eleven, at the Commissioners' Rooms,
Manchester—A. Ashworth, woollen manufacturer, Haslingden,
Lancashire, June 3. at eleven. at the Commercial Inn, Bolton.
CERTIFICATES.—MAY 26.
G. Coombes, commou brewer Chichester—W. Housman, scri-
vener, New Sarum, Wiltshire-Z./. I. Dickeson, shipowner, Fish-
street-hill—J. Collins, dealer, South-row, New-road, Somers
Town—A. H. Merriman, trunk maker, Leadenhall-street--E.
Frances, baker, Loampit-hill, Lewisham, Kent—J. Coupland and
F. Duncan, merchants, Liverpool—S. P. and R. Rice, ware-
housemen, -Addle -street--J, Lashmar, merchant, Brighthelmstone,
Sussex.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Burnes and Co., Brechin—C. Robins and F. Moore, jun.,
Custom House agents, St. Dunstan's-hill, Lower Thames-street----
W. Herbert and .1. Bray, farmers, Stoke, Coventry—W. Wilks
and A. T. Wooler, coal merchants, Dartford, Kent—G. and W.
Holdsworth, surgeons, Wake Eld, Yorkshire—T. R. Cooper and
T. F. A. Davis, surgeons, Oldbury, Shropshire—J. and W. Hill,
ironmongers, Bridge-street, Lambeth—J. E. Dowell and J. J.
Braun, general merchants, Fore-street, City—ll. Merricks and R.
Shiers, tailors, Lower John-street, Golden-square—.T. Hampson
and J. S. Foster, calico printers, Manchester—Z. J. Boyle, china
manufacturers, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire—J. J. Brewer
and T. Stevenson, iron founders, Leicester—G. Andrew and Co.,
cigar dealers, Manchester—T. Jones and T. Palmer, drapers, War-
wick-IV. Parmeter and J. Kirwan, shipwrights, Liverpool—(7.
and L. Allen, timber merchant, Great Coggeshall, Essex—T.
Dykes and M. Iloldsworth, wholesale
.stationers, High-street, St.
Giles's—J. W. Waterhouse and J. Beardmore, lace manufacturers,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire—W. Beattie and Co., grocers, New
Windsor—T. 13inyon, grocer, .Alanebester—J. B. Boothbv and
Co., Pernambuco (as faras regards J. B. Boothby and T. Timmis)
—E. Walli3 and Co., bristle merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull (as far
as regards J. Crackles and T. Herneastle.