The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-16 00:00:00

WHITEITALL, AUG. 12.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
Edward Harston, M.A., to the Vicarage of Sherborne, in
the county of Dorset, and diocese of Salisbury, void by the
death of the Reverend John Parsons.

WHITEHALL, AUG. 14.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Benjamin
Hall, Bart., to be President of the General Board of
Health.

WHITEHALL, AUG. 14.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto William Ogle Carr, Esquire, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the Island of Ceylon.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 12.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Florence, re-
porting that the duty on the exportation of oak timber
from the Roman States was to be doubled from the Ist
instant.

WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 15.
3d Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General Nathaniel Thorn,
C. 8., from the 20th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sir
Henry King, C.B. and K.C. deceased, July 25.
20th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.•General Henry Thomas,
C. 8., from the 94th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-Gen.
Nathaniel Thorn, C. 8., removed to the 4d Foot, July 25.
94th Regiment of Foot— Lieut.-General the Hon. Henry
Edward Butler to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General Henry
Thomas, C. 8., removed to the 20th Foot, July 25.
sth Dragoon Guards—Assistant-Surgeon George Mc-
Culloch, M.D., from the 2nd Life Guards, to be Surgeon,
vice Pitcairn, promoted on the Staff, Aug. 15.
6th Dragoon—Surgeon James Mouat, from the 9th Foot,
to be Surgeon, vice M•Grigor, promoted on the Staff,
Aug. 15.

Bth Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon Anthony Dick-
son Home, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Somers, promoted on the Staff, Aug. 15.
Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant
and Captain John Francis Cust to be Adjutant, vice Elli-
son, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Aug. 15.
6th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Robert Hudson,
M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Ivey, promoted in the
31st Foot, Aug. 15.
9th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Edward
Le Blanc to be Surgeon, vice Mount, appointed to the 6th
Dragoons, August 15.
31st Foot -Assistant-Surgeon William Frederick Por-
cato Ivey, from the 6th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Mar-
shall, promoted on the Staff, August 15.
54th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon George Youell, from the
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Baxter, promoted on
the Staff, August 15.

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HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon of the First Class
William Charles Humfrey to be Deputy-Inspector-General
of Hospitals, August 15.
To be Staff-Surgeons of the First Class—Surgeon John
Marshall, from the 31st Foot ; Surgeon George Kincaid
Pitcairn, M D., from the sth Dragoon Guards ; Surgeon
Alexander McGrigor, M.D., from the 6th Dragoons,
Aug. 15.
To be Staff Surgeons of the Second Class—Assistant-
Surgeon James Prichard Moline, from the 15th Light
Dragoons, vice Le Blanc, appointed to the 9th Foot; As-
sistant-Staff Surff6eon Henry Huish, M.D. ; Assistant-
Surgeon Francis Hastings Baxter, M.D., from the 54th
Foot ; Assistant-Surgeon Henry Somers, M.D , from the
Sth Light Dragoons, Aug. 15.
To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Assistant-Sur-
geon William Browne, from the 94th Foot, vice Hudson,
appointed to the 6th Foot ; Gtarles James Davenport,
Gent., vice Home, appointed to the Bth Light Dragoons ;
William Bradshaw, Gent. ; Joseph Fletcher Longheed,
Gent. ; Albert Hawkins, Gent. ; Thomas James Biddle,
Gent., Aug. 75.

To be PClrveyor to the Forces—Medical Clerk Selkirk
Stuart, Aug. 15.

BREVET.

Brevet-Colonel Gustavus Charles Du Plat, of the Royal
Engineers, about to be employed on a special service, to
be Brigadier-General while so employed, Aug 12.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Fenwick Williams, C. 8., of
the Royal Artillery, to be Colonel, with local rank in Tur-
key, while employed on special service in that country,
Aug. 7.

ADMIRALTY, AUG. 14, 1854.
The following promotion, dated the 7th instant, has
taken place consequent on the death, on the 6th instant, of
Rear-Admiral Charles Hope :—Captain Henry Eden to be
Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
And the following Captains, on the Retired List, have
been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admirals on the terms
proposed in the London Gazette of the Ist September, 1846,
without increase of pay :—Captain Robert Patten ; Capt.
Robert Aitchison.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Northumberland Artillery Militia—William Macbay,
Esq., to be Adjutant, July 15.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia
William Frederick Northey, Esq., to be Captain, vice
Auchmuty, resigned, July 28 ; William Robertson, Esq.,
late Captain Royal London Militia, to be Captain, vice
Robbins, resigned, August 10 ; Evan Duncan M`Gregor,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Mackay, resigned, August 9.
3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of
Middlesex Militia—Major John James Glossop to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel, vice Cannon, resigned, Aug. 10.
Hampshire Regiment of Militia —Captain Archibald
William Dickson, late 17th Re meat, to be Captain,
August 4.

Royal Wiltshire Militia—Henry Leslie Hunt, Gent., to
be Lieutenant, Aug. 4; Thomas Reader Clarkson, Gent.,
to be Ensign, July 31; Edward Paton, Gent., to be En-
sign, Aug. 1. _

Cambridgeshire Militia—Henry Frederick Wimper,
Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Hugh Robson Evans, Gent., to
be Ensign, Aug. 10.

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
George Cricketer, saddler and harness maker, Lowestoft.
Isaac Cook, painter, Sunderland.

BANKRUPTS.
Alfred Henry Edgley, innkeeper and publican, Botes-
dale, Suffolk, to surrender, August 28, at one, and Sept.
26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Nicholls and Doyle,
Werulum-buildings • Jennings, Ipswich.
Henry John Ashley, artificial manure merchant, Sept.
29, at eleven, and Sept. 29, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's-inn-fields; Cave,
Newbury.
Henry Davy, sail cloth manufacturer, Fordton, Aug.
23, and Sept. 21, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Terrel, Exeter.
William Ivory, wholesale grocer, Norwich, Sept. 2 and
29, at twelve, at the. Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, offi-
cial assignee, Aldertnanbury ; Sole, Turner, and Turner,
Aldermanbury ; Miller and Son, Norwich.
John Thomas Jenkins, builder, Lewisham-road, Dept-
ford, Sept. 2, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 29, at two, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Alder-
manbury ; Newbon and Evans, Doctors' Commons.
William Mudge, coach proprietor, Paignton, Devonshire,
Aug. 23 and Sept. 21, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter, and
Leaman, Paignton.
William Shaw and Henry Shaw, dyers, Mold-green,
Huddersfield, Aug. 28 and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Hird,
Huddersfield, and Caries and Cudworth, Leeds.

Thomas Mellor and Samuel Eason, merchants, Liverpool,
Aug. 23 and Sept. 18, at eleven, at Liverpool District
Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Haigh,
Liverpool, or Messrs. Sale, Worthington, and 'Shipman,
Manchester.
Wm. Coveney, silk manufacturer, Manchester, Aug. 22
and Sept.l9, at twelve, at Manchester District Court. Mott,
official assignee, Manchester; Cobbett and Wheeler, Man-
chester:

Simeon Stansfield, cotton spinner, Little Hulton, Lan-
caster, August 25, and September 15, at twelve, at the
Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee,
Manchester; Rushton and Armistead, Bolton-le-Moors.
Philip Rimer, cigar merchant, Gravesend, Sept. 2, at
half-past one, and 29, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street;
Philpot, Gracecburch-street.
Francis Wildbore, hotel-keeper, Wisbeach, Sept. 2
at one, and 29, at twelve,. at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore), official assignee, "Basinghall-street ; Linklate-r,
Sise-lane.