The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, JULY 24.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Hill Burton,
Esq., advocate, to be Secretary to the General Board of
Directors of Prisons in Scotland, in the room of Ludovick
Colquhoun, Esq., deceased.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
Alexander Oswald, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant of the
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, July 20.
East Kent Regiment of Militia Lieutenant Henry
elide to be Captain, vice Perrott, who retires, retaining
his rank; Duncan Inverarity, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
vice Castle, promoted, July 18; Edward Rodney, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, vice Wingrove, who retires, July 19.

Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Ciwn
William George Daniel to be Lieutenant, July 22.
Royal Monmouthshire Militia— Charles Gould Morgan
Homfray, Gent, to be Ensign, July 15.
Essex Rifles—Charles Dunsmure, late Lieut.-Col on el
42d Royal Highlanders, to be Major, vice Groves, resigned;
Lieut. Duncan Stewart to be Captain, vice Hall Dare, re-
signed ; James David Beresford, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
vice Stewart, promoted ; Marcus William Davies, Gent.,
to be Ensign, July 18.
North Devon Regiment of Mounted Rifles— Francis For-
tescue to be Cornet, vice Desborough, promoted, June 28.
Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Charles Fursdon to be
Captain; Thomas Hogg to be Lieutenant; Alexander
Ridgway to be Lieutenant, June 15 ; Albert Tanner to be
Ensign, June 21.
2d Devon Regiment of Militia—Charles Hayne to be
Lieutenant ; Codrington Parr to be Lieutenant ; John
Pitts Briggs to be Ensign, July 17.
Devon Militia Artillery—Thomas John Dennis to be
Second Lieutenant, June 16.

Royal Bucks King's Own Militia—Florance George
Henry Irby, Esq., to be Lieutenant, July 11 ; George
Scobell, Gent., to be Assistant• Surgeon, July 8.
2d Regiment Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry—Matthew
Grenville Samuel Knapp, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Drum-
mond, promoted, July 10.
2(1 West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Serjeant-Major
John William Johnson to be Adjutant, July 20.
The Queen's Own Worcestershire Regiment, of Yeo-
manry Cavalry- Cornet Richard William Johnson to be
Lieutenant, vice Throckinorton, deceased ; Robert Hulme,
Gent., to be Cornet, vice Watson, deceased, July 22.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Robert Isherwood and Strethill Foden, wool and cotton
dealers, Liverpool.

BANKRUPTS.

lEdward John Wells, ironmonger, Maidstone, to surren-
der Aug:. 3, at two, and Sept. 12, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ;
Thomson and Son, George street, Minories.
George Johnston, veterinary surgeon, Vere-street, Ox-
ford street, Aug. 4, at two, and Sept. 12, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, offi dal assignee, Sam-
brook Court; Howard and Dollman, Fenchurch-street.
William Beckett, cattle dealer, Gillingham, Norfolk,
Aug. 4, at one, and Sept. 12, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambr ok-court,
Basingha,l:-street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old
Jewry-chambers.
Henry Adron, baker, St. John-street, Clerkenwell,
Aug. 5 and Sept. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Caunan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Ellaby, Queen-
street, Cheapside.
John Halsted and Henry Richard Halsted, woolstaplers,
Bradford, Aug. 8 at twelve, and Sept. 5 at eleven, at the
Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ;
Scholey, Marsden, and Skipworth, Wakefield; Humble,
Bradford; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
Charles Henry El.lgat3, scrivener, of Kirton in Lindsey,
Lincolnshire, Aug. 9 and 30 at twelve, at the Leeds District
Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull ; Scott, Tahourdin,
Lincoln's-inn-fields; Plaskitt, Gainsborough.
Melchor Lopez, cigar and wine-merchant, Fench arch-
street August 3 at eleven, and September 4 at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Canuan, official assignee, Alder-
manbnry ; Chidley, Gresham-street.
Isaac Thorniley, cotton spinner, Bardsley, Ashton-under-
Lyne, Aug. 4 and 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Sale,
Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester ; Leach, Ashton-
under-Lyne.
William Guest, commission agent, Manchester, Aug. 4
and 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Heraman, official assignee, Manchester; Lamb, Man-
chester._ _

Isaac Beck, licensed victualler, Birmingham, August 11,
at twelve, and 31, at ten, at the Birmingham District
Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Wright,
Birmingham.
Wm. Wild Foot, sharebroker, Sheffield, Aug 5, at ten,
and Sept. 16, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Bre-
win, official assignee, Sheffield ; Marshal, Sheffield.
Theodore Jewitt and Edmund Micklewood, booksellers,
Plymouth, Aug. 74 and September 11, at eleven, at the
Exeter District Court. Hirtzol, official assignee, Queen-
street, Exeter; Elworthy, Plymouth.
Edward Crane Hunt, ironmonger, Kidderminster, Aug.
11, at twelve, and Aug. 31, at -ten, at the Birmingham
District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Hodgson, Birmingham ; Bonner, Birmingham.
Joseph Cundell, carpenter, Sheffield, August 5, at ten,
rnd Sept. 16, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court.
Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Hoole and Yeomans,
Sheffield.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Hamilton Laird, nurseryman, Cupar-Fife.
Kennedy M'Nab, merchant, ➢iilll,urn Cottage, near
Inverness.
Israel Guttstam, oil manufacturers, Glasgow.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
W. Griffiths, Gloucester-road, Camberwell, maltster.
DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
Edward Balding, Speenhamland, Berkshire, builder,
first div. of 2s. Bd. any Woihiesday, at Whitmore's, Basing.
hall-street.

John Plimmer, Brit,ton.itroet, brewer, first, div. of
ls. 6d. any Wednesday up to Aug. 9, at Lee's, Moorgate-
street.
Matthew Worms, QVlefipstreet, merchant,

first div. of is sd. any Wednesday up to Aug. 3, at Lee's,
M orote- street.
George Havelock and Matthew Benjamin Robson•
Monkwearmouth, Durham, ship builder, first div. of 11.
July 29, and any subsequent Saturday, at Baker's, New•
castle-upon-Tyne.

DIVIDENDS.
Aug. 15, J. Baker, Edgware-road, and johnson-place,
Westbourne-green, draper • Aug. 21, S. Bartholomew,
Birmingham, licensed victualler; Aug. 17, J. Innell,
Weston, Gloucestershire, tea dealer.

CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.
Aug. 16, R. G. Prentige, High-street, Shadwell, and
Tachbrook-street, Pimlico, grocer; Aug. 18, T. C• w•
Pierce, Manchester, merchant; Aug. 17, R. G.Wollasten,
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, surgeon; Aug. 17, J. Great-
wood, Birmingham, confectioner; Aug. 17, G. )1. Sharp;
Oswestry, Shropshire, dealer; Aug. 17, T. Adkins, sad•
worth, Warwickshire, grocer.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
G. Stubbs and F. Bredt, Liverpool, tea mercht,nts—T.
Hindle and E. Duckworth, Manchester, commission agent°
J. Thompson and J. Dutton, Sheffield, joiners—B•
ranee and A. Lawrance, East Barnet, Hertfordshire'
builders—A. Owen and St. Astle, Little Hulton,
shire, stone dealers—J. Bates and J. H. Whiteley,
Yorkshire, damask table cover manufacturers --Pi•
Dodge, d. P. Brewster, and R. L. Giandonati, Col elll
street, City, American importers—R. Gregory and Med
Braunton, Devonshire, drapers -- W. Roberts and 4?
Mackay, Liverpool, wine merchants—J. Exley laid Bran.,
and Bradford, Yorkshire, weelstaplers-N.
and J. Harris, New-road, St. George's in the East, furl!:
tore brokers—C. J. Mug,geridge, Grosvenor-street, en;
berwell-road, and T. Turpin, jun., Putney, Surrey,
merchants—W. Laycock and A. Richmond, Birkoullet
Chia hire, m tallic cask manufacturers —D. Davies', „:
Taylor, and F Brown, Liverpool, carters—J. B. ,21°T;
chawp, E. Tomlinson, J. Stokes, and R. W. Young, Iron.
monger-lane, City, and Mill-wall, Poplar, naptha 133,.3?,";
fscturers—R. B. Seeley and G. Seeley, Fleet street, City,
books rs—B. Seeley and G. Seeley, Hanover -Wet'
Regent-street, booksellers—S.
.Sargeant and J. Parreb'
New Crane-wharf, Wapping-wad, coal merchaiits—b,
Rice and C. J. Rice, Friar-street and Bermondsey, .
wArk, hair merchants—E. Bury and J. Kennedy, Liver,
pool, ironfounders—C. R. Attenborongh and H. coon'
Nottingham, manufacturers of hosiery—W. Watts 20°1'.
Rushton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, silk manufacturers-1:
Yeoman and C. Bevan, Li•wir Sussex-place, Old gent
road, cheesemongera C. Bullivant and B. P. BSI' tie"
Bahian Heath, Worcestershire, manufacturers of chins'