The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-26 00:00:00

WAR, OFFICE, DEC. 26.

Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards.—Lieutenant Wil-
liam T. Markham, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieute-
nant and Captain, by purchase, vice Wilson, promoted;
Ensign and Lieutenant Michael Walker Heneage, to be
Lieutenant and Captain, without purchase, vice Eliot,
killed in action, Dec. 23 ; Lieutenant Lord Eustace Henry
Brownlow Gascoyne Cecil, from the 88th Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant and Captain, without purchase, Dee. 26.
Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Arthur
M. H. G. Gregory to be Lieutenant and Captain by pur-
chase, vice Thislethwayte, whose promotion, by pur-
chase, on the 15th inst., has been cancelled, Dec. 26. To
be Lieutenants and Captains without purchase—Ensign
and Lieutenant George Grant Gordon, Ensign and Lieu-
tenant William, Viscount Enniamere, Ensign and Lieute-
nant James Rosa Farquharson, Dec. 26. To be Ensign
and Lieutenant without purchase—John Paynter, Gent.,
Dec. 26.

ADMIRALTY, DEc. 26.
Erratum in the Gazette of the 22d Dec.—For Colonel
Samuel Robert Wesley to be Deputy-Adjutant of Royal
Marines, ic., read, Colonel Samuel Robert Wesley to be
Deputy-Adjutant-General of Royal Marines, &a.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 20.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant John Yate
Holland to be Adjutant, vice Cooke, promoted.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
County of Buckingham—Major John Bent to be Deputy
Lieutenant.

Royal Bucks King's Own Militia—Edward Dew, Esq.,
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London,
to be Surgeon, vice Dr. Joseph Rose Holt, resigned.
Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—Welbore Ellis, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Sharpe, promoted, Dec. 21.
let Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Lieutenant Thomas Hinde Thompson, to be Captain, vice
Assheton, resigned; Ensign James Ruthven Elphinstone
Gouldsbury to be Lieutenant, -vice Herford, promoted,
Dec. 21; Myles Sandy!, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec. 22.
3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
George 'William Reade, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 20 ;
Charles Goring Minuitt, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 21.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal
Lancashire Militia—Thomas Byron Whitehead, late Lieu-
tenant, to 'be Surgeon, Dec. 20.
Hertfordshire Militia—Henry Grimstcn Hale, Gent.,
to be Captain, Dee. 2:2
Royal Montgomery Ritiee—Samnel Thos. Cowie, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Rainier, appointed to the St. Helena
Regiment, Dec. 23.
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—William Ternour
Granville (late a Captain in the sth, the King's' Regiment
'
of Foot) to be Captain, vice de Rebeck, resigned ; Ensign
George Williams to be Lieutenant, vice Walters, resigned;
Roland Davies, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Maned.,
resigned; Jonathan Cristian Thomas, Gent., to be En-
sign; Charles Stevenson, Gent., to be Ensign; Frederick
Clifton, Gent., to be Ensign.
Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia—Colonel John
Campbell, Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Dec. 18.
The West Essex Militia—Alexander Daniel Gilson, Gent.,
to be Ensign, Dec. 12.
Warwickshire Militia—lst Regiment—William George
Featherstone, Gent., to be Lieutenant; George Young,
Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 15.
Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia—The Right Honour-
able Alexander Fraser, Lord Saltonn, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel-Commandant, Dec. 4. _
City of Edinburgh Artillery Regiment of Militia—
George Roland, jun. Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec- 7;
Thomas Alexander Hill, Gent., Francis Montagne Smith,
Gent., and John Macdougall, Gent., to be Ensigns, Dec.
22; homas Richardson Griffiths, Adjutant to said corps,
to serve with the rank of Captain, Dec. 23.
let Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
, Colour-Serjeaut Thomas Oswell to be Ensign, Dec. 18.
King's Own Rifle Regiment of Staffordshire Militia—
John Maurice Foster, Esq.' to be Captain ; Assistant-
' Surgeon Edward Waddington, late Essex Rifles, to be
Surgeon, vice Ashwell, resigned, Dec. 18.
Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry
Cavalry—Lieutenant Thomas Chawner to be Captain, vice
Scott, resigned ; John Coltman Davenport, jun., Esq., to
he Captain, vice Ackers, promoted, Dec. 21.
BANKRUPTS. _

si Edward Jenner Stannard, wine merchant, Trinity.
square, Tower-hill, to surrender, Jan. 1, at half-past
twelve, and Feb. 10, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Ashurst,
Son, and Morris, Old Jewry.
Watson IlLemon, painter, Bridge-honserplace, Newine.
ton-causeway, ASurrey, Jan. 1, at half-past eleven, and
Feb. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nichol-
son, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Rose, Salisbury-
street, Strand.
Edward Wright, draper, Welwick, Holderneas, York,
Jan. 10, and Feb. 7, at 12, at the Leeds District Court.
Carrick, official assignee ;:Wells and Smith, Hull.
Francis George Ekins, watchmaker and jeweller, Green-
wich, Jan. 4, at two, Feb. 8, at one, at the Court of Bank.
ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings
Wealle and Berkeley, Fleet-street.
Henry Savill, grocer, Colchester, Jan. 3, at half-past
twelve, and Feb. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Stansfeld, official assignee; Abell, Horsferry-road, West-
minster ; Jones, Colchester.
John Evans, bookseller, Exeter, Jan. 4 and Feb. 1, at
one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official as-
signee, Exeter ; Terrell, Exeter.
Samuel Tyler, innkeeper, Denham, Buckingham, Jan. 5,
at eleven, and Feb. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, official assignee, Basiaghall-street ; Spicer, Staple-
inn.
Thomas Standen, general dealer, Goudkurst, Kent, Jan.
4 and Feb. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Parker, St.
Paul's-churchyard ; or Hinds, Goudhurst, Kent.
Charles Maidlow, builder and auctioneer, Adelaide-
terrace, Westbeurne-grove, Jan. 9 and Feb. 2, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee,
Sambrook-court ; J. and J. H. Linklater, Size-lane.
George B. Hussey, innkeeper, Plymouth, Jan. 8, and
Feb. 5. at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzell,
official assignee, Exeter ; Gibson and Morro, Plymouth.
Jane Warren, haberdasher, Bristol, Jan. 10 and Feb.
6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman,
official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Giffin, Bristol.
r. John Hall, wharfinger and carman, Camden Town,
Jan. 9, at half-past one, and Feb. 6, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Smith and Son,
Barnard's-inn, Holborn.
John Hannell, tobacconist, Manchester, Jan. 6 and Feb.
1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court, Herna.
man, official assignee, Manchester ; Richardson, Bolton ;
Cobbett and 'Wheeler, Manchester.
Isaao Barton, grocer, Stafford, Jan. 4 and 27, at
twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston,
official assignee, Birmingham; Hand, Stafford'; Motteram
and Knight, Birmingham.

COURSE OF EXI

'GE.-THIS DAY.

Amsterdam 11 15%i
Ditto, three months .. 11 17341
Rotterdam ............ 11 1734
,Antwerp 25 36
Brussels .... • ......... 25 30
Burnburgh ** 13 syi
Aiwa&
t &Tie . •.
•.
: : : : 257341
xtttutie4three months 25 321,4
Bonrcles.ux•.• • • • • • • • • • • • 25 32X,
BrelP"°.;...litu"n•e• 11714
Vienna
Trieste
122
4544
Madrid
Fetersburg.••••
So
cadlZ ••••• • • • • ' ***** • • :Ott
Barcelona
Seville.. • • •• •• .• •.

Gibraltar...... •• •••• • •
Leghorn
Genoa ......... ....... 25 524

Milan .. •• • • • • • • • • • •

Venice........ • •
Naples ••• ...... 43%
Palermo ...... •• 130%
Messina ......... 130%
Lisbon ...... •• 53
Oporto ................ i 3%
Rio Janeiro

Buenos Ayres.. •• • • •• ••
New York, G 0 days' sight
Philadelph!a

PRICES OF BCLLICX, PER oz.
Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0
Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
billy Dollars .... • • 0 0 0
Silver la bars . .... 0 5 1%

MARKET INTELLIGENCE,

(Prom the London nic Price Current of this day.)
aliritius
have
.xe
SuG.in.—Since Friday shippers and horn, deers
taken several parcels of East India, foreign
and lla
by private treaty, whilst the rates obtained eea
of this day week by is per cwt. those
REFINED.—Home made goods are wanted ; supply i,.
less plentiful, and rates rule firm ; brown lumps at 428 6,:i
to 435, and low to fine grocery, 431 to Os 6d.
MOLA3SEB are much in request, and still on the advance ,
5 " T 7 prices for low to fine West India rule from 17s 6,1 to ig;
4- .. rr,--775,—,....6d, Cuba and Porto Rico ISs to 18s 6d.
It''..'i-';;;.• COFFEE.—There is more for +Native Ceylon, and ,rood
..,,, ' o.rd cannot be obtained under. 45s 6d per cwt, Plantation°
ti.2,...,..,.4_,.„ is wanted, and the rates obtained are rather above those
".;::-rsl," of Friday for better sorts. Fine Mocha wanted, und stiffer
t,
a..*. prices are obtained. The market fur foreign coffee pre-
' 1,..',!.5.,;., seas a firm aspect.
::ZiA jt-, CocoA.—There are several buyers, and rates tend up-
..,,,,:i ~, T.„., wards for fine sorts of West India.
%4.-1.14 till ' TU.—Public sales are declared, and there is a reltlo.