The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-25 00:00:00

BREVET.

Second Captain Robert Murdoch Smith, Royal Engi-
neers, to have the local rank of Major while serving in
Persia.

The under Mentioned officers having completed the qua-
lifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be
Colonels, under the Royal Warrant of 14th October; 1858 :
Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William Freeland
Brett, 61st Foot.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Chauval Hodgson, 79th
Foot.

•
• ADMIRALTY, JULY 20.
Commander II ervey George St. • John Mildmay to ho
Retired Captain, under Orders in Council of Ist August,
1860, and 9th July, 1864.

BANKRUPTS,
That portion of the " Gazette" containing the Bank-
rupts bad not arrived when we went to press.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 18
Ditto 3 Months. 12 0
Rotterdam
Antwerp . — 25 40
Brussels • — 25 40
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 12}

11 181
12
12
25 45
25 42
13 10t
25 20
25 42i
25 45
1201
11 25
11 25

Ditto 3 Months. 25 371
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 120/
Vienna — 11 17/
Trieste
11 17/
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn. ...................
Milan ............... -
Messina

47/.
47/
25 52}
25 52
25 52
25 52
25 52
25 52
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25 57i
25 57
25 571.
25 57i
25 571
25 57i
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Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Oporto
Lisbon

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day,

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, July 21—Leopard, steamer, from Hamburg;
Queen of the Isles, steamer, from Caen; Rebecca and Rosa,
from Guernsey ; Pearl and Phoenix, steamer, from Dantsic;
Triton, steamer, from Boulogne.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.

Passed (in tow)—Nimrod, from Melbourne ; Thought,
of Ipswich, from St. Lucia—both from London ; Olive
Branch, from London, for Mauritius.
Sailed—Reliance, for the Cape of Good Hope.

Mn. PANIZZI.—The antecedents of Mr. Panizzi
are somewhat curious. A Modeneso by birth, ho
became a political refugee many years ago, and found an
asylum in this country. During the earlier portion of his
English career he occupied the honourable but compare-
five-1y humble position of teacher of Italian at the University
College, Gower-street. When the " delicate investigation"
with respect to the unfortunate Queen Caroline took place,
it is said that Mr. Panizzi evinced great aptitude in eluci-
dating mysteries relating to that unhappy lady, and that
he thus obtained the notice of Henry Brougham. At any
rate his course subsequently to that period was progressive
until his guiding star culminated, and ho became principal
librarian to the British Museum. We have only rumour,
widely extended however, for authority in saying that the
assistance of Mr. Panizzi has been often pressed into the
service of the Foreign-office of late years, and that his di-
plomatic labours have largely supplemented those con-
nected with his office in Great Russell-street.—Building
News.

- -
THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE MATTERHORN.—
The Dumfries Herald says :—" Thursday and yes-
terday had been set apart as an occasion of great rejoicing
at Glen Stuart and throughout the Marquis of Queens-
berry's estates, in celebration of the majority of the young
marquis, but the proceedings have been suddenly inter-
rupted by intelligence that will be received with the deepest
sorrow throughout the county and district. A telegram
arriving on Wednesday afternoon brought the lamentable
news that Lord Francis Douglas, a younger brother of the
marquis, aged 19, who had been engaged in an alpine ex-
cursion, had perished in company with two companions
and a guide while descending the Matterhorn. We need
not remind our readers that Lord Fsincis Douglas was a
young nobleman of the highest talents• and promise, and
that great things were beginning to be looked.for frond ono
who seemed likely to adorn the ancient name of Douglas
with qualities well worthy of that old and distinguished
house."