The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-08 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 7.

Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet R. Murchison,
from half-pay of the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, without
purchase, vice Leigh, deceased, June 7.
6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant-General
Sir T. Hawker to be Colonel, vice General the Honourable
Robert Taylor, deceased, June 5.
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—To he Lieutenants with-
out purchase—Lieut. G. B. Hall, from the half. pay of the
19th Light Dragoons; Lieut. G. A. Robertson, from the 55th
Foot; Lieut. 0. G. Perrott, from the 26th Foot; Lieut. H.
Routh, from the 49th Foot ; Lieut. P. D'Ormieux Von Streng,
from the 13th Foot ; Lieut. C. A. Sinclair, from the 49th
Foot; Lieut. J. Macartney, from the 13th Light Dragoons ;
Lieut. T. B. Jackson, from the 13th Light Dragoons ; Lieut.
J. H. Gray, from the 13th Light Dragoons, June 7.
To be Comets, without Purchase.—Cornet V. Beatty, from
the half-pay 24th Light Dragoons, June 7 ; Cornet lion. J.
Coventry, from the half-pay 10th Light Dragoons, June 7.
sth Regt. of Foot.—Captain A. Blair, from the 21st Regt.
of Foot, to be Captain, vice L'Estrange, who exchanges,
June 7. _ . •

7th Foot—Lieut. R. M. Best to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Hutchinson, who retires ; Ensign the Hon. J. W. For-
tesque, from the 29th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Best, June 7.
Bth Foot—Ensign J. L. Marsden to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice. Plunkett, who retires; J. Johnston, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Marsden, June 7;
10th Foot—Captain H. G. Edwards, from half-pay of the
31st Foot, to be Captain, vice R. W. Shinkwin, who ex-
changes, June 7 ; Lieut. G. Staunton to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Edwards, who retires ; Ensign W. Fenwick to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Staunton; J. J. Bull, Gent. to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fenwick, June 8.
11th Foot.—Captain H. B. H. Rogers, from the 82d Foot,
to be Captain, vice Pinckney, who exchanges, June 6 ; Cap-
tain J. Lee, from the 96th Foot, to be Captain, vice Rich-
mond, who exchanges, June 7.
19th Foot.—Lieutenant G. Tuite, from the Ist West India
Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Edwards, promoted, June 7.
21st Foot— Captin A. L'Estrange, from the sth Regiment
of Foot, to be Captain, vice Blair, who exchanges, June 7.
29th Foot, J. Halkett, -Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Fortesque, promoted in the 7th Foot, June 7.
40th Foot, Ensign. A. J. Magnay to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Morris, deceased, May 25; Gentleman Cadet
J. W. Thomas, from the Royal Military College, to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Magnay, June 7.
41st Foot—Ensign J. de Blaquiere to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Harnett, deceased, May 7 ; Gentleman Ca-
det T. M'L. Farmer, from the Royal Military College, to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice de Blaquiere, June 7.
42d Foot—Ensign and Adjutant D. Cameron to have the
rank of Lieutenant, June 1.
45th Foot—Ensign H. J. Shaw to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Young, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet S. B. Gor-
don, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Shaw, June 7.
55th Foot—Captain A. H. S. Young, from half-pay Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice J. Forbes, who exchanges, receiv-
ing the difference, June 8.
60th Foot—Assistant- Surgeon P. Lamond, M.D., to be
Surgeon, vice Leigh, deceased; Assistant-Surgeon J Payn-
ter, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Lamond,
June 7.

70th Foot—Ensign W. R. Brereton to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Murray, who retires ; H. H. L. Clough, Gen-
tleman, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brereton, June 7.
82d Foot—Brevet Major G. Pinckney, from the 11th Foot,
to be Captain, vice Rogers, who exchanges, June 6.
96th Poot—Captain M. Richmond, from the 11th Regiment
of Foot, to be Captain, vice Lee, who exchanges, June 7.
Rifle Brigade—P. R. Elrington, Gent. to be Second Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Gage, promoted, June 7.
Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. M. Fitzpatrick, from half-
pay of the 97th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Tuite,
appointed to the 19th Regiment of Foot, June 7.
UNATTACHED.—Lieut. A. H. S. Young, from the 45th
Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice White, whose promo-
tion on the 14th Dec. 1838, has been cancelled ; Lieut. J.
Robinson, from the 60th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, with
out purchase, June 7.
BREVET.—Captain 11. G. Edwards, of the 10th Foot, to be
Major in the Army, January 10.
liosruraL STAFF.—To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces
—G. W. Powell, M.D., vice D. Dumbreck, who retires upon
half-pay ; T. R. Dyce, Gent., vice Paynter, appointed to the
60111 Foot, June 7.
MEMOIZANDUM.—The date of Lieutenant Staunton's Com-
mission, in the 6th Foot, is 4th December 1834, and not
22d May 1833.
ERRATUM in the Gazette of the 31st May last.
For Second Lieutenant the Hon. H. E. Hall Gage
to be First Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, vice Estee,
Read Second Lieutenant the Hon. H. E. H. Gage to be
First Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, by purchase, vice Esten.

Commission by the Lord Lientenant of Kent.
East Kent Regiment of Militia—A. Leith. Gent. to be En
sign, May 30.

DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
EDWARD JAMES HARGRAVE, victualler, Bishops
gale-street Without.

BANKRUPTS.

HENRY GEORGE COLLINS, bookseller,, Chelsea, to
surrender June 17, at one, and July 19, at eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Clark, official assignee, New Broad-street-
court, New Broad-street; Harrison' Walbrook.
JANIES POPE, builder, Tor, Devonshire, June 21, and
July 19, at twelve, at the Half-moon Intl, Exeter. Carter,
Exeter;. Adlinglon, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-
row, London.
CHARLES HALL; engraver, Hanley, Staffordshire, June
19, and July 19, at twelve, at the Albion Inn, Shelton, Stoke-
upon- Trent. Brown, Hanley, Staffordshire; Litchfield and
Owen, Chancery-lane.
HENRY KNIGHT, common brewer, Reading, Berks
July 1, at two, and July 19, at twelve, at the George Inn
Reading. Toulmin, Old Jewry, London.
JOHN DENSTON PENN and EWIN PENN, shoe-
manufacturers, Fleet street, June 14, and July 19, at twelve
at the Goat Inn, Northampton. Hensman, Northampton
Turner and Hensman, Basing-lane, Cheapside.
WILLIAM AMBROSE, timber-merchant, Awre, Glouces.
tershire, June 26, and July 19, at one, at the Bear Inn, Newn.
ham, Cree, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, London ; Cadle
Newent.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
T. Roberts, wholesale stationer, 'Watling-street, City, June
13, at one—J. P. Greavcs' H. Sharp, and F. Fisher, mer-
chants, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, June 28, at eleven,
—J. Turnbull, J. Forbes, 11. A. Crawford, and D. Skeene,
merchants, Broad-street, July 11, at one—T. Green, bill broker,
Abehurch-lane, June 28, at half-past twelve—W. G. Hutchin-
son, currier, Lisle-street, Leicester-square, June 28, at twelve
—I. Partridge, stock broker,' Middleton-street, Clerkenwell,
June 23, at one—J. Last, printer, Edward-street, Hampstead-
road, July 1, at half-past eleven—G. Howes, tavern keeper,
Milton, Kent, July 1, at one—R. R. Chubb, seedsman, New-
gate-street, June 28, at twelve—R. S. Firmin and W. King,
button manufacturers, Conduit-street, Bond-street, June 28, at
Sweeting, draper, Fore-street, Cripplegate, June
29, at eleven.

In the Country.
J. Hirst, wool merchant, Gomersall, Yorkshire, June 28, at
twelve, at the Court Horse, Leeds—W. Newham, builder,
King's Lynn, Norfolk, July 29, at eleven, at the Red Lion Inn,
Fakenham—J. Ridsdale, stuff merchant, Wakefield, Yorkshire,
June 29, at twelve, at the Court House, Wakefield—E. Pow-
nall and W. P. Hunt, solicitors, Ipswich, June 27, at eleven,
at the. Golden Lion Inn, Ipswich— F. Claxton, tailor, Norwich,
June 23, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Daveney, Norwich—
H. F. Palmer, brewer, Cambridge, July 8, at, eleven, at
the Bull Inn, Cambridge—G. Halstead, cotton spinner, Colne,
Lancashire, June 29, at twelve, at the Bull Inn, Burnley-
-I'. Jones, tanner, Gloucester, July 1, at eleven, at the Upper
George Inn, Gloucester—W. Dorrell, innkeeper, Colchester,
July 2, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Mason, Colchester—
J. W. Gray, lead merchant, Exeter, June 29, at one, at the
Half Moon Inn, Exeter—J. Bettridge, timber merchant, Bir-
mingham, June 28, at one, at the New Royal Hotel, Bir-
rningliam.
CERTIFICATES—JUNE 28.
S. Bothwell, printer, Cross-lane, Tower-street, City—J.
Bradley, printer, Great Titchfield-street, Marylebone--T.
Price and G. H. Powell, dealers, Hay, Brecon—N. Copling
and T. Wood, woollen agents, King-street, City—J. Threlfall
and W. Oliver, tailors, Manchester.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

T. Stiff, J. Beddoe, and R. C. Beddoe, starch manufac-
turers, Bristol—W. Gardiner and W. E. Burman, hat manu-
facturers, Whitechapel—R. and T. Hunt, brewers, Millbrook,
Southampton—T. Brookes and G. Rowney, wine merchants,
Lime-street, City—T. Daft and J. M'Creight, ironfounders,
Birmingham—S. H. Oughton and W. Kay, silk manufac-
turers, Manchester—W. and T. Savell, surveyors, Barley,
Hertfordshire--C. Burrows, R. Vincent, and J. Perraton,
coal merchants, Macclesfield-street North, City-road—W.
Brookes and R. Driver, commission agents, Manchester—
C. Nicholls and C. Harris, shawl warehousemen, Regent-
quadrant—J. C. Symonds, N. Symonds, and R. M. Barry-
more, silversmiths, Baldwin's-gardens, Gray's Inn-lane—J. and
J. E. Hiles, grocers, Shrewsbury, Salop—B. 0. May and
G. J. England, soda-water manufacturers, Dudley, Worces-
tershire—J. Dawson, Sen., J. Dawson, Jun., and R., T., 8.,
and J. Dawson, stone masons, Rochdale, Lancashire (so far as
regards J. Dawson, Jun., and B. and J. Dawson)—E. Brod-
ribb and R. Cooke, tea brokers, Liverpool—E. Baker and
T. H. Alderman, dial finishers, Hermes-street, Pentonvills—
T. L. and C. Deane, linen drapers, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
—J. Wigglesworth and J. Sutcliffe, woolstaplers, Halifax—
W. Thurgood, and G. D. Hilliard, harness-makers, Lisle-street,
Leicester.square,

Numerous are the discreditable devices to which
the enemies of national education resort; almost every
county town has its paltry trickster, and we meet in all
the provincial papers with accounts similar to the follow-
ing, copied from the Bristol Gazette:—As a specimen of
the means employed to procure signatures to the petitions
agairist the Government plan of education, a correspond-
ent informs us that on Sunday afternoon last, at a " Love_
feast," held at a chapel in Guinea-street, one of the mi-
nisters, in" the midst of the " experience" of the members,
addressed the meeting as follows .—" You are happer now
than if a Roman Catholic priest had pardoned your sins—
Jesus Christ has forgiven you. Government is about to
make a grant of money for the purpose of educating Ro-
man Catholic children ; there is a petition lying below to
oppose this grant, and I hope you will go. and sign it "