The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, JUNE :14.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a
Knight of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, unto John Mellor, Esq., one of the Justices of her
Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 12.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James
Mitchell to the charge and office of First Miikister of the
church and parish of South Leith, in the Prebytery of
Edinburgh, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Kenneth
M'Leay
DOWNING •STREET, MAY 11.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieut. William
Maturin Wright, R.N., to be Treasurer of the Island of St.
Vincent.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 13.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs a copy of a despAch, from her Majesty's
Minister in China, reporting that an Imperial Chinese De-
cree has recently been issued, authorising the exportation
of pulse and bean cake from the ports of Newchwang and
Yentai.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, Jl:txz 13.
31st Regiment of Foot—Major-General Sir Edward
Lugard, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General
Craigie, C. 8., transferred to the 55th Regiment.
51st k oot— Major-General W. H. Elliott, from the 55th
Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Thoatas Will-
shire Bart., G.O B. deceased.
55th i s
Foot--Lieutenant-General P. E. Craigie, C.B. from
the 31st Foot, to be Colonel, vice Major-General
Elliott, trat,slfeNrrDedlAto
OthFeFsllcstEß; efuiNmEenlt3..
He': Majesty has been pleased to approve of the under-
mentioned promothas and ait9rations of rank in her Ma-
jesty's Indian Military Forces
:
BENGAL ARMY.
let European Fusiliers.
Lieutenant John-Grant Sombre Matheson.to be Captain,
in succession to Lieutenant-Colonei Deriniss, deceased.
General List of Infantry Officers. •
Ensign Charles Edward Shepherd to be Lieutenant, vice,
Matheson, Ist European Regiment, promoted.
Ensign John Mowbray Trotter to be Lieutenant, vice
MtAheson, let European ltegiunnt, promoted.
ALTERATIONS OF RANK.
ckeneral List of Infantry Officers.
Lieutenant Errrst George Cattermole to take rank from
7th January, 1862, ilee Stevenson, 3d European Regi-
ment, retired,
Lieutenant Charles Edwazi. Shepherd to take rank from
28th February, 1862, vice Ramsy, late 17th Native In-
fantry, deceased.

MADRAS AZOdy.
Army Rank.
The undermentioned Officers having completed 15 years'
service, to be Captains, by Brevet :
Lieutenant Edwin Gardner Ingram, 24th Regiment
Native Infantry.
Lieutenant Patrick Plunkett Leslie Stafford, 34th Regi-
ment Native Infantry.
Rer Majesty has been pleased to permit the undermen-
tioned Officer to resign_ilia Commission :—Ensign Edmund
William Lys, 35th Regiment Native Infantry.

BANKRUPTS.
commercial
imTpohretanfoleelowthiantgaaprpeeathreinontlhyebaaankzeruteepotsf othfiasneyvening:—
Jacob Rider, saddler, Parker's- row, Dockhead
Henry G. and Wm. P. Collins, fibre makers, Staines
Amos Holt, commission agent, Bradferd
William Schnider, joiner, Middlesborough
- Thomas Wilkinson, cloth manufacturer, Morley, York-
shire
William Mitchell, cloth manufacturer, Leeds
Wm. Henry Thomson, money scrivener, Birmingham
Wm, John Dann, warehouseman, Birmingham
James George Young Strange, brewer, Bath
Jean Geo. Melliard, hat manufacture, Great Guildford-
street, Southwark
William Dungey, commission agent, Seymour place
West, Brompton
James Fairman, gunmaker, Yerrnyn-street, St, James's
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
George Hally, writer, Glasgow
Charles Henry, flaXSpilllaer, Dundee
John Brown, farmer, Auchans, Renfrewshira
Christina Todd or Cameron, widow, Perth

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending June 10, 1862,
exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain
Per. cwt.
From the British possessions in America..
Mauritius
East Indies _s.
Average prico of the three foregoing -$. —d'

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This DAY
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 19 11 19}
Antwerp - • 25 45 25 50
Brussels — 25 45 25 50
Hamburgh9
-- 13 8k 13
Paris
25 20 60
3 Months 25 45 Ditto
25 50
Niarseilles
Frankfort on Maine.. 119/ 13 0
V 13 'Vienna
13 0
Trieste
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid ...... -- 49 491
491
Cadiz ..............
..... 25440
25 571
Leg horn ............ .....
.... 2255
6600 25 67i
25 60
591
119 i 391
1191
Naples
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In
peaOl
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NI essina ............
...... 119 i 1191
Lisbon .........••••• 621 621
Oporto .............. 621 52/
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz
Silver eiicainn Bpaorlslarso 0 0
(Standard) £3 17 9
0 0 0
South American Doubloons
0 0 0