The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-01 00:00:00

_ERNI THE GAZETTE OE LAST NIGHT.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 29.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. William
John Stevens as Consul at Malta for his Royal Highness
the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
WHITEHALL, JAN. 31.
The Queen has been pleased to grant the place of one of
the Lords of Session in Scotland, to Robert Macfarlane,
Esq., Advocate, in the room of Alexander Wood, Esq.,
resigned.
WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 31.
Royal Artillery—Lieutenant Lewis Paxton Walsh to be
Second Captain, vice Robert Boyle, removed to the
Supernumerary List; Lieutenant William Rooke to be
Second Captain, vice George Malcolm Pasley, placed
upon half-pay ; Lieutenant Robert David Dewar Hay
has been permitted to resign his Commission ; Assistant-
Surgeon George Sharp has been permitted to resign his
Commission.
The second christian name of Lieutenant Turnbull is
Wilmot, not William, as stated in the Gazette of Jan. 7.
Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Edward Coysgarne Sim to
be Second Captain, vice Lonsdale Augustus Hale, placed
on the Supernumerary List.
CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. Daniel Donovan to be Chaplain of the Fourth
Class.

INDIA OFFICE, JAN. 30.

The following extracts from General Orders issued by
the Government of India, regarding the payment of the
Delhi Prize Money, are published for general informa-
tion :
" His Excellency the Governor-General in Council, is
pleased to authorise the immediate issue of a Ist distribution
of the Delhi Prize Booty, at the rate of 86 rupees, each
share.
" The General Prize Committee will prepare as soon as
practicable, statements showing the names of the European
officers and soldiers entitled to share wtto have left India,
and the amount payable to each, for transmission to her
Majesty's Secretary of State for India, in order that the
sums duo to parties in England may be passed to them at
the earliest possible date.
" Prize money being admissible only in the ranks in
which individuals actually served, promotion with back rank
gives no claim to share in rank higher than that iu which
service was performed. Officers and men who died,
were killed or left the army before Delhi, in consequence of
sickness or wounds, are entitled to share in the rank they
actually held on the date they died or left, and those present
at the capture of Delhi or Jhujjur are entitled in the ranks
they held on the 20th September and 18th October, 1857."

SCALE OF SHARES FOR EUROPEAN OFFICERS AND

SOLDIERS.

Shares.

Major-General • • • • • . • . 76
Brigadier ' • • • • • • • • . 51
Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel .. 17
Major .. •• •• •• •• ... 16
Surgeon .. •• .. •• .. 15
Paymaster • . • • • • • • .. 121
Captain 12
Adjutant • • • • • • • • •. •
Assistant-Surgeon • . • • .. .. 10
Irterproter and Quartermaster • •
Ridingmaster •• .. •• 9
Lieutenant over 7 years' service .. • • 7i
Lieutenant under 7 )/
. • .• I 61
Quartermaster
Ensign.. •. 51
" Together wit" any additional shares to which they or
any of them may be entitled in virtue of additional pay for
length of service. •
" NOTE.—Officers on the Divisional, Personal, and
General Staff t.) have shares according to their Staff pay
added to the half-pay of their respective ranks.

Shares.
3
21
2
1 If

Staff Sergeants •• ••
Brigade and Colour-Sergeants
Sergeants .. • • • • •• • •
CorporalS • • ••
• .
Bombardiers .. .. .. .. •.
Privates . • . • 4. ••
Drummers .. .. •• • •
Bug'ers .. •• •• ..
WARRANT OFFICERS.

Shares.
10
5

Commissary of Ordnance . •
Deputy.. .. • • • • • •
Assistant-Commissar) of Ordnance
Deputy Assistant . • • • • •
Conductor .. .. • • • •
Apothecary • • • • • • •
Sub-conductor •• •• ••
Hospital Steward ..
Assistant Apothecary
Steward • • • •
Hospital Apprentice • • • • .. 1
Due notice will be given when the above shares of Officers
and Soldiers are payable in this country.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending Jan. 28, 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 24s. Vid
Mauritius
East Indies
Average price of the three foregoing 24s. 10.

BANKRUPTS.
Aaron Brown, baker, West Shefford, Berks
Thomas Frederick Charles, watchmaker, Davies-street,
Berkeley -square