The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST. NIGHT.

DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 4.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Coles,
Esq., to be Colonial Secretary ; James Warburton, Esq.,
to be Treasurer; Joseph Hensley, Esq., to be Attorney-
General ; Dennis O'Meara, Esq., to be Solicitor-General ;
and William Swabey, Esq., to be Registrar of Deeds and
Keeper of Plans for the Island of Prince Edward.
WHITEHALL, SEPT. 4.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. William
Kerr to the Church and Parish of New Luce, in the Pres-
bytery of Stranraer, and county of Wigtown, vacant by
the death of the Rev. William M`Kergo.
BOAE.D OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 2.
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, copies
of despatches from her Majesty's Consuls at the undermen-
tioned places, detailing the measures adopted in conse-
quence of the prevalence of cholera in various ports :
LISBON.—The Board of Health have declared that the
port of London is to be considered infected, and all other
British ports suspected of infection with cholera.
TUNIS.—Ships arriving from ports where the cholera is
known to exist will not be admitted into the ports of Tunis
unless they have undergone a quarantine of observation of
five whole days, performed in a port where there is a
lazaretto, which must be authenticated by a bill of health.

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ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 4.
In consideration of the successful operations against
Bomarsund, the following naval promotions have taken
place, dated the 20th ult. :
To be Captain—Commander Honourable Arthur Auck-
land Cochrane.
To be Commanders Lieutenants Donald M`Leod
M'Kenzie, George Henry Clarke, Thomas Davies (B),
Francis Arden Close.
To be Lieutenants —Mr. Henry Lushington Comyn Ro-
binson, Mr. Charles Smith, Honourable Ernest Grey
Lambton Cochrane.
To be Surgeons—Mr. Daniel John Dui„ an, Mr. Seaton
Wade.
To be Boatswain—Mr. John Farrell, boatswain's mate.
The Board have further directed the promotions of the
undernamed officers, contingent on their passing the re-
quired examinations :
Mr. David Orr, and Mr. Leveson Wildman, to be Lieu.
tenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry—William Grey
Pitt, Gent., late 1 tth Hussars, to be Ensign.
Cambridgeshire Militia—Major Robert Gregory Wale to
be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Smith, resigned, Aug. 31 ;
George Grenada Graham Foster Piggott, Gent., to bo En-
sign, 1.
'2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—John Fitz-
gerald, Esq., late Captain in the 87th Regiment, to be
Captain, Aug. 25. •
The Earl of Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—
Arthur Henry Dovonport, Esq., to be Captain, vice Potts,
resigned, Aug. 30.
Northumberland and Newcastle Regiment of Volunteer
Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet John Anderson to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Cresswell, resigned; Charles Murray Adam-
son, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Anderson ; George Yeoman
Heath to be Surgeon, vice Henry Heath, resigned.

BANKRUPTS.
William Phillips, brush maker, Minories, to surrender,
Sept. 14, at two, and October 27, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinglaall-
street ; Ellis, Jewry-street.
~ohn Abraham Rippon, tobacconist, Lowth-cottages,
Wellington-road, Camberwell, Sept. 14, at half-past one,
and October 27, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Manion and
Prichard, Newgate-street.
George John Jenvey, bookseller and stationer, Barn-
staple, Sept. 14, and Oct. 12, at one, at the Exeter Dis-
trict Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Queen-street,
Exeter ; Freeman and Bothamley, Coleman-street, Lon-
don; Stogdon, Exeter.
Thomas Grogan, licensed victualler, Queen-street, Step-
ney, Sept. 13, at twelve, and Oct. 12, at two, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld official assignee ; Stevenson
and Ley, Victoria-street, Holborn bridge.
James Whittoring, builder, Finedon, Northamptonshire,
Sept. 14 at eleven, and Oct. 27 at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Roscoe, King-street, Finsbury-square ; Cook, Welling-
borough.
Francis Burrow, draper, Redruth, Cornwall, Sept. 13 at
half-past one, and Oct. 11 at half-past twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Heather and
Moger, Paternoster-row.
Thomas Lickley, seed merchant, Thirsk, Yorkshire, Sept.
18 and Oct. 16, at eleven, at Leeds District Court. Hope,
official assignee, Leeds ; Durham ; Hartley,
Bloomsbury.
John Haydon, draper, Barnstaple, Sept. 13 and Oct. 11,
at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official
assignee ; Hett and Bowman, Gresham-street.
John Wilcox, coal merchant, Manchester, Sept. 20, and
Oct. 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Binney, Manchester.
James Stark Skipper, corn merchant, Liverpool, Sept.
19, and Oct. 9, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Cazanove, official assignee,Liverpool.; Lowndes, Robinson,
and Bateson, Liverpool.
John Fittes and Robert Fittes,grocers, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne and Gateshead, Sept. 13 and Oct. 20, at eleven, at
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official
assignee ; Howard and Dollman, Fenchurch - street ;
Hodge and Harle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
Joseph Parrott, a dividend of 6s. in the pound, payable
at the County Court-office, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
on any day after Sept. 7.
Henry Isaac Niold, of Worthing, Sussex, attorney, a
dividend of is. 3d. in the pound, payable at the County
Court-office, Worthing.
DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED.
William Wright, of Thetford, Norfolk, butcher, Sept.
2G—John Angus Homes, of 170 and 171, High-street,
Southwark, and Hatcham, Surrey, woollen draper, Sept.
26—Francis Paxon, of 16, Bloomsbury-square, scrivener,
Sept. 28—Robert Burr, of Gosport, Southampton, boot
and shoe maker, Sept. 28—James Crofts, of 48, Thread-
needle-street, ity, mine share broker, Sept. 28—John
Charles Brant, of 73, Shoreditch, oil and colourman,
Sept. 28.
CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.
Charles Foot, late of 2, Ingram-court, Fenchurch-street,
City, wino merchant, Sept. 27—William Bullock, of War-
wick, brazier, Sept. 28.