The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-20 00:00:00

OCTOBER 20.

Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-
General Sir William Fenwick Williams of Kars, Bart.,
K.U.8., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Nova
Scotia.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, OCT. 20.
4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Duncan
Anderson Farquhar, to be Captain, by purchase, vice
John Clerk, who retires; Cornet John Fiskon Halket to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Farquhar.
9th Lancers—Cornet Henry Brooks Gaskell, from the 3d
Hussars, to be Cornet, vice Candy, promoted.
17th Lancers—Cornet Edward Henry Maunsell to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Rosser, who re-
tires; Starling Meux Benson, Gent., to bo Carnet, by
purchase, vice Maunsell.
Military Train—Captain Oliver Goldsmith, from half-pay,
late 50th Foot, to be Captain, vice John Smith, who re-
tires upon half-pay.
Bth Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Jeremy Peyton Jones
to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Thomas
P. Fleetwood, who has resigned the appointment.
10th Foot—Lieut. Alexander Fraser to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Carteret Andrew Armstrong, who retires;
Ensign James Joseph Kennedy to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Fraser ; Ensign Wm. George Currie,
Johnstone, from the 94th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Ken-
nedy.
14th Foot—Lieut. Henry Elderton Whidborne, from the
70th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice G. F. Green, who ex-
changes.
15th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Keir Farquharson to be
Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Willis, who has
retired.
16th Foot—Lieut. John Eloyd Price to be Adjutant, vice
Lieut. A. E. Stabb, deceased.
17th Foot—Lieut. Isaac Colquhoun to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Wm. Robinson, deceased; Ensign John
Henry Gamble to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Colquhoun • Gentleman Cadet George Lainson Field,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Gamble.
24th Foot—Teignmouth Melville, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice M. C. A. Cavagnari, transferred to the
94th Foot; Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Cap-
tain, Benjamin Robert James, from half-pay, late of the
Military Train, to be Paymaster, vice Capt. John Henry
liedre bys ,•
Chads, cashiered.
30th Foot—Charles John Eden, Gent.,uo ytobeEo retires
purchase, vice islexawier James ie, Who
Gentleman Cadet Robert Francis Walker, from theßoyal
Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Eden, transferred to the 42d Foot.
42d Foot—Lieut. George A. Furse to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Adam Ferguson, deceased ; Ensign Ed-
ward Percy Hicks to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
vice Furse ; Ensign Charles John Eden, from the 30th
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hicks.
52d Foot—Ensign George Townshend Scott to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Francis Edward Dowler, who
retires; Ensign the Hon. Alfred Hood, from the 53d
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Scott.
53d Foot--Arthur Brooking, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice the lion. A. Hood, transferred to the 52d
Foot.
70th Foot--Lieutenant George Frederick Green, from the
14th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice H. E. Whidborne, who
exchanges.
73d Foot—Lieutenant Hugh P. Hacket Gibsone to be
Captain, by purchase, vice William Gordon who re-
tires; Ensign William Frederick Hill to be Lieutenant,
by purchase. vice Gibsone; Ephraim Thomas Sherlock,
Gent., to be Ensign. by purchase, vice Hill.
94th Foot—Ensign Montgomery Charles Adolphe Cavag-
nari, from the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, vice W. G. C.
Johnstone, transferred to the 10th Foot.
99th Foot—Lieutenant Albert Lancelot Walker to be Cap-

tain, by purchase, vice Horace Townsend, who retires ;
Ensign George Arthur Wayman to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Walker; Edward Henry Banfather,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wayman.
100th Foot—Lieutenant Bethel Martin Dawss to be Ad-
jutant, vice Lieutenant L. A. Casault, who resigns that
appointment.
Rifle Brigade—Quartermaster-Sergeant William James
Stanley to be Quartermaster, vice F. Piper, transferred
to a Depot Battalion.
3d West India Regiment—Paymaster John Baptiste de
Paekh, from late sth West India Regiment, to be Pay-
master, vice Charles Wilkinson, deceased.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Frederick
John Atkinson Dunn to be Captain, by purchase, vice
John Clark, who retires ; Ensign Cape! Henry Miers to
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dunn John
vice
Arthur Gurney, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase,
Miers. •

ROYAL ~MILITARY ASYLUM—Quartermaster Peter House,
from half-pay, late Cavalry Depot, to be Quartermaster,
vice William Cousins, who retires upon half-pay.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Nicholas
Avent has been permitted to resign his Commission ;
Assistant-Surgeon William George Nicholas Manley,
from the Royal Artillery, to be Staff-Surgeon for dis-
tinouished and meritorious services rendered to the sick

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening

Amsterdam Short. 11 19.
Ditto 3 Months. 12 24
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 674
Brussels
Hamburg
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Ditto 3 Months. 25 60
Marseilles
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Vienna, — 11 224
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE MARSHALL—HEAVY FAILURE.
This bankrupt was described as late of 36, Langham_
street, Portland-place, salt merchant, and to-day he came
up to pass his last examination, and for order of discharge.
The accounts, by Messrs. Johnstone, Wintle, Cooper, and
Evans, show debts £22,862, and a deficiency of £13,362.
It was understood that the creditors wished to investi-
gate the nature of the securities deposited with certain
creditors, and that an adjournment would be ordered for
this purpose.
No objection being offered, an adjournment wart
ordered.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
A SERIOUS MATTER TO ALL PERSONS CARRYING ON BUSINESS

IN TILE CITY.

Since the Now Equitable Jurisdiction (County Courts)
Act has come into operation there is considerable difficulty
as to whether the jurisdiction of this Court has not been
interfered with in a most serious manner. Under the old
act tradesmen in the City had the privilege of suing per-
sons having employment within its limits, and this was of
considerable importance where clerks were sued, as in the
eyent of any defence it was easier for them to attend this
Oourt than it would have been for them to have lost time
in any of the suburban Metropolitan County Courts. It
would appear that a grave question has arisen as to whether
the new act does not bring this Court under the provisions
of the County Court Act, and the law officers of the Cor-
poration are at present considering this knotty point.
This morning his Honour informed a great many of the
suitors that there was much doubt as to their right to sue
a person who was only employed in the City. Formerly
this right was very rroperly exercised in accordance with
provisions of the special Act of Parliament governing this
Court, but since October Ist the date of the operation of
the new act, the plaintiff must be answerable for enforcing
the orders of the Court in such cases. In all suits of this
kind, his Honour has informed the parties that they must
be careful how they enforced the orders, as they might be
liable in actions for damages should this Court have lost
its jurisdiction.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day,

BOW-STREET.

A MARINE STORE DEALER IN TROUBLE.—Goorgo Gor-
don, a youth about 18 years of age, lately in the employ
of Mr. Clemence, builder, of Villiers-street, Strand, and
James Armstrong, marine store dealer, of York-place,
Adelphi, were brought up on remand, the former charged
with stealing, and the latter with receiving, a large quantity
of brass and load fittings, &c., the property of his master.
Police-constable, 327 A, said a few days ago he was
passing through the dark arches, Adelphi, where the pri-
soner Armstrong rents a vault. He saw his son removing
a scaffold rope from a sack which appeared to contain a
number of others of a similar description. He asked the
prisoner, who was present, how he came by them, and he
said his daughter purchased them. They afterwards exa-
mined the stock of the prisoner Armstrong, and found a
largo quantity of new brass fittings, such as door-handles,
Sic. They conveyed from his shop to the station-house
1 cwt. of lead, 2 cwt. of brass taps, a large number of publi-
can's pewter pots, door-plates, gas brackets, and boiler
keys.

Thomas Lambort said he was in the employ of Mr.
Clemence, builder, of Villiers-street, Strand, and identified
some of the property as belonging to his master. One of
the brass taps ho returned into stock on the Ist of Septem-
ber, another he removed on the 18th of that month from
the Raleigh Clubhouse, and a third he recollected removing
from some works which were going on at Waterloo Rouse.
Mr. Thos. Clemence said he could swear to a great deal of
the metal and other property as belonging to him. The
brass hinges he could positively identify, as they were of a
very peculiar description ; they were taken from Coutts's
Bank, and ho had to supply others in their stead. The
stopcock found amongst the stolen property had been taken
from the plumbar's shop, and one of his workmen would
produce the piece of lead pipe from which it had been
severed. Ho had looked over his stock and found about
2cwt. of lead and about lcwt. of brass and tap metal had
been stolen. The majority of the brass taps bear the'name
of the maker from whom he had his materials, but he
could not positively swear to them, although he
felt nearly certain they belonged to him. Some of the
rope produced was fastened off at the ends precisely in
the same way as his workmen secured his property, but
ho could not swear positively that it belonged to him.
The boy Gordon had been in his service, but he had
occasion to discharge him for inattention. On looking
over the book kept by the prisoner Armstrong, he found
that there had been from the 3d of August no less than
40 transactions, from which it appeared that Gordon had
gone daily to the shop and sold metal, first of all in lots,
from which Is. had been paid, until he found they had in-
creased to Bs. and 9s. On some days it appeared the boy
had gone to the shop twice to sell property. The prices
given for the brass hinges was about ten times below their
value.

Mr. Vaughan—The prices given were very inadequate,
When ?

Witness—Oh, yes (looking at his book), very. There is
a price set down for some metal which I believe to be sol-
der. The prisoner Gordon got ljd. a pound for it, and it
would cost mo Bd. first hand.

Police-constable Smith said ho apprehended Gordon in
Bermondsey as he was going home on the 14th inst. He
told him he was charged with stealing a quantity of brass
taps from Mr. Clemence, of Villiers-street, to which ho said,
"I suppose you know where I sold them 2" He said he
was induced to do as he had done in order to go to the
theatres. He said he had been in the habit of taking the
property to the marine store dealers for the last six
months. _

Inotersaayv:in-court,
from the shop of
Mr. Vaughan—Did he mention the name of the marine
store dealer?
Hpl
victualler,oedt des t:nu koletdn.
when he
tralaWir2i.dtn,lieihssd
as he was robbed of pots every week.
oe—mntasNifiebdoysroobpumy:oewplipeceoerrswtnyhseti;d:
Within the last three months he had lost a great number
saArwmtshtle-opnrgovaosrtyhilsast,
of pewter measures.

Mr. Vaughan—Then that will be a second charge
against Armstrong.

The police-constable Smith then gave formal evidence
as to the finding of the pewter pots in the bed-room of
Armstrong.
_ _

Mr. Vaughan—l shall commit both prisoners for trial.
Against Armstrong there aro two charges.
Mr. Abrams asked that Armstrong might be admitted to
bail. He had been 20 years in business, and this was the
first time he had ever been in a police court.
Mr. Vaughan said, as there was nothing known against
the elder prisoner by the police, he would accept bail for
his appearance at the sessions.
Both prisoners were then fully committed for trial.

and wounded in the field during the recent operations in
New Zealand, vice Staff-Surgeon T. M. Bleckley, ALB.,
appointed to the 46th Foot.
BREVET.
The undermentioned promotions to take place in succes-
sion to Major-General John M'Duff, C. 8., who died on 25th
Sept., 1865 :
Brevet-Colonel Francis Plunket Dunne Major, half-pay,
Unattached, to have the rank of Major-General.
Brevet-Colonel Rawdon John Popham Vassall, Major,
half-pay, Unattached, to have the rank of Major-General.
Lieut.-Col. and Brevet-Colonel James Pattoun Sparks,
C. 8., from Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruiting Dis-
trict, to be Major-General.
Major Frederick Percy Lea, half-pay, Unattached, to be
Lieut.-Colonel.
Capt. Hugh Bent, Royal Artillery, to be Major.
Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James 11. Craig
Robertson, half-pay 'looth Foot, Deputy Quartermaster_
General, Malta, having completed the qualifying service in
the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel, under the
provisions of the Royal Warrant of the 11th October,
1858.
m en
Lieutenant Isaac James Corcoran, Veteran Establish_
Bengal, to have the honorary rank of Captain.
Lieutenant William Kelly, Veteran Establishment, Ben-
gal, to have the honorary- rank of Captain.
Deputy Assistant-Commissary J. Brown, Madras, Com-
missariat Department, to have the honorary rank of
Lieutenant.
Deputy Assistant-Commissary Charles Ilea:ton, Bombay,
to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant.

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