The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-26 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, AITG. 24:

Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—The Flonour-
able Alfred Henry Crofton, Page of Honour to her Ma-
jesty, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, without purchase,
Aug. 26.
6th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Charles Parker Catty
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Armytage, who retires ;
Ensign William Pitt Prest to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Catty ; Oswald William Every, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Prest, August 26.
26th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Berney Ficklin, from
half-pay of the Royal Canadian Regiment, to be Lieute-
nant, vice Dickens, who exchanges, August 26.
43d Foot—Ensign William Stewart Richardson from
the 51st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Mitford, who exchanges,
August 26.
51st Foot—Ensign Percy Mitford, from the 43d Foot, to
be Ensign, vice Richardson, who exchanges, August 26.
85th Foot—Ensign John Bayley to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Bond, who retires ; George Phipps Prevost,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bayley, August 26.
St. Helena Regiment Hospital—Serjeant John Hobson
Wright, to be Quartermaster, vice Miller, who retires upon
half-pay, Aug 26.
BREVET'.—Major-General Wm. Staveley, C. 8., Com-
manding the troops in the Presidency of Madras, to. have
the local rank of Lieutenant-General while so employed,
Aug. 26 ' • Major-General James Jackson, K.H., Command-
ing the troops serving at the Cape of Good Hope, to have
the local rank of Lieutenant-General while so employed ;
Lieutenant Fleury Birch, of the 27th Regiment Bombay
Native Infantry, doing duty at the East India Company's
Depot at Warley, vice Captain Lightfoot, resigned, to
have the local rank of Lieutenant while so employed, Aug.
26.

MEMORANDUM.—Assistant-Surgeon Vesey Agmondis-
ham Brown, of the 23d Foot, has been permitted to re-
sign his Commission, Ang. 26.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT.
Pembroke—George Herbert Kinderley, Esq.; William
H. Reed,Esq., to be Daputy Lieutenants, Aug. 24.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal
Lancashire Militia—Charles Andrew Irwin, Gent., to be
Ensign, Aug. 13 ; George Arthur Crawford, Gent., to be
Ensign, Aug. 15.
Dorset Regiment of Militia—Hubert Churchill Gould,
Gent., to be Ensign, Aug. 20.
3d Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia—Matthew Trol-
lope Coleman, Esq., to be Surgeon, July 2.
Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Percy.
Charles Stanhope, Esq., to be Lieutenant, vice Day, pro-
moted, Aug. 19.
Ist Regiment of West Riding Militia—Theodosius Stuart
Russell, Gent. ; Thomas Sidebottom Adshead, Gent., to
be Ensigns ; Thomas Sayle, Gent., to be Ensign and As-
sistant-Surgeon, July 28.
2d wltegiment of West Riding Militia - Lieutenant John
Sutton, to be Captain ; Ensign George John Thornton,
Ensign Valentine Hicks Labron, Ensign Thomas Hague
Cook, and Ensign John Wormald, to be Lieutenants,
Aug. 12.
2cl Regiment of West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—
Cornet James Edward Norris, Joseph Dempsey Hold-
forth, Gentleman, to be Lieutenants ; Joseph Rayner,
Gentleman, to be Cornet, Aug. 53.

BANKRUPTS.
William Trangmar, hardwareman, Crawford-street,
Marylebone, to surrender, Sept. 2, at two, and Oct. 7, at
half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit-
more, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; J. and S. Solo-
mon, Fenchurch-street.

George Winn, draper, Scarborough, Sept. 13 and Oct. 6,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official
assignee, Leeds ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
Charles William Mathews, butcher, Woolwich, Sept.
12, at one, and Oct. 5, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Stansfeld, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Buchanan,
Basinghall-street.
John Tuning, linen draper, Tiverton, September 1, and
29, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernamann,
official assignee, Exeter ; Cockram, Tiverton ; Turner,
Exeter.

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturda;

ENGLAND.
7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for
y the 20th day of August, 1853.
'MaII:ENT.

ISSUE DEP,

.Notes issued ........ 30,647,690

£
Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities ...... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 16,628,536
Silver bullion...—. •. 19,154

£30,647,690 I £30,647,690
M. MADSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 25th day of August, 1853.
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

£ -7
--
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Government securities
Rest .• • • .... 3,351,848 (includg.Dead Weight
Public deposits tin- Annuity) .... 13,027,582
eluding Exchequer, Other securit'es ..
Commissioners of i Notes • .
National Debt, Say- Gold and silver coin .. 524,103
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 4,063,046
Other deposits ...... 11,623,583
Seven Day and other
Dins ........ ..... . 1,432,033

£35,073,515

£35,073,515
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
[853.

Dated the 25th day of August,

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or bluscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending the 23d day of
August, 1853, is 255. 61d. per hundred weight, exclusive
of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

•
SUGAR.—There has been a moderate business in British
liladn,,t'a_tieLn, but prices have been much the same. Bar-
-,. oy auction,h has realised 34s to 38s for low mid ;
mid, and Deumg
Jamaica brought 33s to 35s 6cl for fine bright brown to low
demand has nee:b
ara
been slightly depreeeeneverY
33s 6d for fair grey. East India—The
brisk, and prices have therefore
40s 6d ; Benarea mil d. Bengal, superior Dhoba brought
to 375, Penang wentand good white was taken in at 36s
at Ns 6d to 37s for good greyish
white, and 30. gd to 328 for ord. to
good
and fine yellow, and 33s 6d to
sold at 36s to 38a for good.
35s 6d, for low and mid b
for low to mid bright yellow;
afuora mid to fine brown, and at
was taken in at 33s 6d to row's 335• Foreign—Havannah
Java sold at 31s 6d togr34eys
hat 358 for low yellow.
34s 6d to 35s for mid
rather dull-
-6d to 35s for low to mid. grey, Znelcli'w ; Cuba went at 32s
to fine ord mid grocery. /I.efined
Ceylon has been
grocery lumps at 46s 6d to 48s 6d, and brie
ft Prices
COFFThis article has been ateadrnat
with a good business doing. Plantation
sold at 57s 6d to 64s for mid and good colon
marks 65s 6d to 71s for fine, 54s 6d to 568 kill favourite
and low mid, and 49s to 548 for triage. Natvrel,'" fine
good ord, went publicly at 46s to 46s 3d. Privatelyloa t°
has been a free sale for the latter at 46s to 46s 6d. Jame--ere
low mid, sold at 53s 6d to 55s ; good and fine ordnary'
mixed, at 455 to 51s 6d, and ord and triage at 42s to 43E:.
Mocha was taken in at 57s to 58s. Madras sold at 62s 6d
to 64s 6cl for superior. Rio was taken in at 44s for good

erd.
COCOA.—
.Not much has been done. Trinidad at auction
realised 36s to 375 for mid to good red, and 33s to 34s 6d
for grey and to mid.
RICE.—The demand has been rather brisk at higher
rates. Bengal low mid to good has been sold at 12s 6d to
13s 6d, and fine Arracan afloat at about lOs 6d.
SPlCES.—Pimento is wanted. Pepper has been dull.
Mace went at 2s 10d for good mid. Nutmegs brought ns Gd
to to 3s 9d for good.
RUM.—There has been a good demand.
TEA.—The inquiry has slightly improved, but the rates
are the same as previously.
TALLOW.—The business done has been very moderate,
and P.Y.C. on the spot is worth 51s.
COTTON.—This article has been rather dull.

MANGE-THIS DA Y.

G'l,-altar • • •• " "
[L.eghorn ~......fr 90
(Genoa ................ 45

Venice• • • • • • '' ' • • • •. --
. 41.3,i
124%
Palermo
15
' • 7
lilessina
;
' •
Lisbon .. .•• • .. ' •Oporto ... ". :5356
531 a
,Rio Janeiro
..
Buenos Ayres
\'New York, 60 da' sight
Philadelphia .. Ys
........ Patera OF BULLION Put oz,
Foreign Gold in Bars '£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0
'Mexican Dollars
New Dollars .... • . 0 0 0
'Silver in bars .• .• 0 5 2