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London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, JULY 8.

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OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 7.

Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Lieutenant John
Tatton Butler Brown to bo First Lieutenant, vice G. F.
L'Es..ranr,e, who resigns, June 28.
AbMIRALTY, JULY 4.
The following promotions have this day taken place con-
sequent on the death, on the 2d inst. of Admiral of the
Blue Sir Charles Br'"en, G.C.8., :—Vice-Admiral
of the Red Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.B, K.C.H., to be Ad-
mi-al of the Blue ; Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Thomas
John Cochrane, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red;
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Edward Chetham Strode,
K.C.8., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the White ; Rear-
Admiral of the Red John Brett Purvis to be Vice-Admiral
of the Blue ; Rear-Admiral of the White Alexander Ren-
ton Sharpe, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the Rod ; Rear-
Admiral of the Blue Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., to be Rear-
Admiral of the White ; Captain Hon. Richard Saunders
Dundas, C. 8., to bo Rear-Admiral of the Blue; Retired
Captain James Montagu to be Retired Rear-Admiral on
the terms proposed in the London Gazette of Ist Septem-
ber, 1840, but without increase of pay.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED EY THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Captain Thomas David Ellis to be Deputy Lieutenant
of Denbighshire, May 11.
George Auquatus Vernon, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant
of Staffordshire, July 1.
Bing's Own 3d Rifle Regiment of Staffordshire Militia—
Richard Lloyd, Esq., late a Lieutenant and Captain in the
Grenadier Guards, to be Captain, July 1.
sth or Royal Elthorne Regiment of Middlesex Militia—
William Henry Cane, Gent., to bo Assistant-Surgeon,
June 30.

Ayishire Yeomanry Cavalry.—Cornet Robert P. Pater-
son to be Lieutenant, N :co Sir John Cathcart, Bart., re-
signed ; Hugh Hamilton, Esq., late Captain Ist Dragoon
Guards, to be Cornet, vice Paterson, promoted, June 22.
East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.—George Baillie, Esq.,
younger, to be Cornet, vice Hall, resigned, July 4.
[This article is substituted for that which appeared in the
Gazette of the sth_ inst ]

2d Cornwall. Rifles Regiment—Edward Sterling, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, June 28.
REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The Lords Comr;ssioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National De;ht, in pursuance of the Act 10th Geo.
4, c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond
tho actual expendititre thereof, for the year ended the sth
day of April, 1853, amounted to the sum of two million
four hundred and sixty thousand seven hundred and forty-
one pounds sixteen sli illings ; •
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of six hundred and
fifteen thousand ono hundred and eighty-five pounds nine
shillings, being one-fourth part of the said surplus of two
million four hundred and sixty thousand seven hundred
and forty-ono pounds sixteen shillings, will bo applied,
under the provisions ..of the said Act, between the Gth day
of July, 1853, and the 10th day of October, 1853, to the
following purposes, viz.:—

To be appliedsto the :purchase of Stock
To be applied to tho purchase of Exchequer
Bills, made out in pursuance of the Act 57
Geo. 111., c. 48
Add Interest receiva .le on account of Do-

£5,185 9 0

nations• and Bequests to be applied to
the purchaso of Stock

610,000 0 0

3,951 13 10

£619,137 2 10

National Dobt-office, July 5, 18.53.
A. Y.. SPEARMAN, Comptroller-General

BANKRUPTS.

James William Heady, builder, Portsmouth, to surren-
der, July 18, and Am,gust 19, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Cauxtam, official assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Pownall and Cross, Staple-inn ; Edgcontbe, Portsea.
Thomas Balmer, eringineer, Abbey-street, Bermondsey,
July 18 and August 19, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Whitmore, official ass.gnee, Basinghall-street ;
Wright, Chancery-Taste.

William Lionel Felix Tollemache, commonly called Lord
Huntingtower, hone dealer, Grosvenor-square, July 15
and August 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stans-
fold, official assignee, Basinghalt-street ; Parkes, Bedford
row.

J. G. Upward, draper, Lyme Regis, July 19, at eleven,
and August 11, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzel, official assign ee, Exeter; Terrell, gxeter.
Francis English, power-loom cloth manufacturer, Man-
chester, July 9 and A ug. 9, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ;
Leming, Manchester..
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Morgan Williams,.swine and spirit merchant, Llanelly,
Carmarthen, Jr,y 1, and August 18, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy- .Alfred John Acraman, official as-
signee, Bristol ; Ca,stle, Hendmon, and Barham, Bristol.
Henry Ross, carpenter and builder, Bruton, July 20,
do and August 15, at yen, at the Bristol District Court.
Arcaman, official assignee, ; Balch, Bruton;
%aide!, Bristol. _ _

Williinn Drake and Peter Saker, railway truck makers,
Wakefield, July 21 and August 25, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Black-
burn, Leeds.

DIVIDENDS. 4
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
E. T. Blackley, Noxwich, shawl manufacturer, July 29,
at half-past eleven.
In the Country.
T. Young, Hartle-pool, grocer, August 2, at eleven; at
the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—T. Luke, New Accring-
ton, Lancashire, grocer, July 29, at eleven, at the Court,
Manchester—S. Padget, Preston, Lancashire, draper, July
29, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—M. Cox, Liver-
pool, grocer, July 29, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—
R. Gill, Richmond, Yorkshire, grocer, August 2, at eleven,
at the Court, Leeds—T. Butler, Carrington, Basford, Not-
tinghamshire, iron merchant, July 30, at ten, at the Coun-
cil-hall, Sheffield—E. :Raisbeck, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, iron
master, August 1, at :half-past eleven, at the Court, Leeds.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS,
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A. Clark, Bear-garden, Southwark, plumber, sd. on
Saturday, the 9th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays
between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards,
Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street.
C. L. Kelly, WeTolwich, grocer, ls. Od., on Saturday tho
9th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court,
Basinghall-street.

CERTIFICATES.
Battersea,Basihall -bsteldee.r, July 29, at
Aturrthooyn
C-laour:,,
twelveß—aE.
r, Surrey-lane,
Kingsgate-street, High Holborn,
clothworker, July 2), at twelve—R. Penistan, Staverton-
ro w, Walworth, draper, July 29, at half-past twelve—S.
Norcliffe, Bridges.street, Covent-garden, licensed victualler,
Aug. 2, at twelve.

In the Country.
Jane Walker, Halifax, Yorkshire, linendraper, July 29,
at eleven, at the Court, Leeds, Yorkshire--J. Woodhead
and J. Woodhead, Bradford, Yorkshire, file and iron ma-
nufacturers, July 29, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—rW• Woodyat, ritton, Cheshire, joiner and builder, Aug. 1,
at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
I. Unwin, Poland-street, builder, certificate of the first
class—R. Westley, • London-street, Greenwich, boot and
shoemaker, certificate of the third class, after a suspension
of six months from Jan, it, 18,53—r. W. rzvisgett and Jo

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2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant James
O'Hara -to be Captain, by purchase, vice Tomlin, who re-
tires ; Cornet Orlando Frederick Cavendish Bridgeman to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice O'Hara, July 8.
sth Dragoon Guards—Reginaental Serjeant-Major George
William Bewley- to be Quartermaster, vice Alexander
Langford, who retires upon half-pay, July 8.
2nd Dragoons—William Leyland Feilden, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Baring, appointed to the 10th
Light Dragoons, July 8.
16th Light Dragoons—Walter James Lennard, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Irvine, promoted, July 8.
Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards— Fitzroy
Augustus Talbot Clayton, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, N:ceDavie, promoted, July 8.
Scots Fusilier Guards.—Serjeant-Major George Allen of
the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Quartermaster, I:ce
Joseph Aston, deceased, July 8.
6th Foot—John Edward 'Tewart, Gent., to bo Ensign,
by purchase, vice Goodwin, promoted, July 8.
.Bth Foot—Lieutenant Charles Power Cobb() to be Adju-
tant, vice Baynes, promoted, July 8.
13th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Brown, M.D.,
from the Staff to be Assistant-Surgeon, v:ce Woodroffe,
who exchanges, July 8.
17th Foot— Lieutenant Edward John Chambers, from
half-pay Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice
Young, appointed to the 61st Foot ; Assistant-Surgeon
Theodore Gordon Bone, M.D., from the 97th Foot, to be
Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hill, appointed to the 87th Foot,
July 8.
28th Foot—Garmonsway Waldy, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Stehelin, who retires, July 8.
37th Foot—Ensign Rainsford Taylor to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Douce, deceased, May 5 ; Ensign
John Deering Collum to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Taylor, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 24th June,
1853, has been cancelled ; Gentleman Cadet George Stainer
Gubbins, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Taylor, July 8; Samuel Lavalliere
Curgenven, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Webb,
promoted, July 9.
61st Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Cotton Young, from the
17th Foot, to be Lieutenant, . ce Stuart, appointed to the
63d Foot, July 8.
67th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Butler, from the 90th
Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Robinson, appointed to a Re-
cruiting District, July 8.
68th Foot—Henry Lumsden Battiscombe, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Trent, promoted, July 8.
81st Foot—Dennis James Connor, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Trent, promoted, July 8.
96th Foot--Ensign Donald William Dundas, to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Lees, appointed Adjutant,
July 8.
99th Foot—Richard Augustus Cooper, Gent., to be En.
sign, by purchase, vice Ryan, who retires, July 8.
Ist West India Regiment—Richard Protyman Bishop,
Gent., to be Ensign,' by purchase, vice Miller, promoted,
July 8; Henry Robeit Wylie, Gent., to bo Ensign, by
purchase, vice Hewett, promoted, July 9.
2d West India Regiment—William Fleeming Marson,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beasley, promoted;
Robt. Champion Streatfield, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Benson, whose retirement was announced in
the Gazette of June 24, July 9.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment Second Lieutenant Thomas
Miller to be Quartermaster, vice Coakley, deceased, July 8.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieut. John Barnard
Geale to be Captain, without purchase, vice Kingsmill,
deceased; Ensign*Win. Augustus Myrton Cunynghame to
be Lieiltenant, without purchase, vice Geale, April 23.
Stall---Paymaster Jas. Robinson, from 67th Foot, to be
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Paymaster of a Recruiting District, vice Nicholas Maun-
sell, who has retired upon half-pay, July 8.
Hospital Staff—Assistant-Surgeon Chas. Win. Wood-
roffo, from 13th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the
Forces, vice Brown, who exchanges, July 8.
MEMORANDUM.--The Chrstian names of Assistant-
Sergeon Porter, who was appointed to the Hospital Staff
on the 17th June, 1853, are Joshua Henry, and not John
Homy, as previously stated.-18th Foot. For Lieutenant
Charles Woodwright to be Captain, without purchase,
21st March, 1853, vice Cockburn, deceased, read, died of
his wounds.

Van Putten, Mark-lane, City, corn-merchants, certificates
of the third class—G. Rowell, jun., Carlisle, painter and
glazier, certificate of the third class, subject to a suspension
until the 18th of May, 1853.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Mary Holdcroft, C. Collinson, and S. Cherratt, Burslem,
Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturers—J. C. Jackson,
and A. Harrison, Old Broad-street, City, merchants—J.
Richards and S. Clegg, East Loor, Cornwall, surgeons—W.
Buckham and, R. Middleton, Manchester, fustian mann-
facturers—J. Austin and J. Harrison, Watergate, York-
shire, engineers—A. Ballantine, J. F. H. Read, and H.
B. Middleton, Austin-friars, City, stockbrokers, so far
as regards H. B. Middleton—J. Drew, R. Heyward, and
Frederick Barron, Bush-lane, City, druggists, so far as re-
gards R. Heyward—J. Prestwich, jun and W. Cooper,
Mark-lane, City, wino and spirit merchants—J. Hoare and
B. W. Noble, Swansea, Glamorganshire, brewers—Eliza-
beth Peters and G. C. Peters, Birmingham, wine and
spirit merchants—J. Stanley, and J. Draycott, Longton,
Staffordshire, grocers—J. Ellis and R. H. Ellis, Dews-
bury, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturers—S. Oddy, J. Robin-
son, W. Thompson, E. Oldfield, T. Holmes, T. Thorley,
and J. Hewitt, Salford, Lancashire, machine makers, so
far as regards J. Hewitt—W. B. Gains and G. Strachan,
Milk-street, City, warehousemen —J. Casey and T.
Phillips, Spital-square, silk manufacturers—B. Standring,
sen., B. Standring, jun., and J. Standring, Minor ies,
wino, spirit, and porter merchants, so far as regards
B. Standring, sen.—J. Grantham and M. Bury, City,
consulting engineers—H. Bell and R. H. Thorp, Birkin,
Yorkshire, farmers—J. Turner, F. Turner, R. Turner, and T.
Turner, Windy Harbour, Rochdale, wheelwrights, so far as
regards T. Turner—W. H. Preston, C. W. White, and T.
H. Rees, Aldine-chambers, Paternoster-row, proprietors of
the British Journal—W. Taylor and G. Taylor, Derby, silk
manufacturers—W. B. Rowlands, D. Rowlands, and A.
Rowlands, Regent-street, jewellers—l. Suggitt and W.
Humphreys, Clorkenwell, lamp manufacturer—T. E. Pick-
ford and J. Swanwick, Manchester, commission merchants
—C. Emerson and E. Chapman, Hartlepool, Durhamche
mists and druggists—W. Symmons and W. B. Matson,
High-street, Southwark, hop merchants—C. R. Monte and
J. Coles, Liverpool, metal brokers—J. Mouncey and
C. Mouncey, Salford, Lancashire, timber merchants—T.
H. Redman and J. Stratton, Melkeham, Wiltshire—W.
Gregcry and W. C. Marsh, Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
linendrapers—A. C. Brice and J. Ballard, Cochin, Mala-
bar, merchants.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Edward Cooke, liirkdale, Lancashire, brewer.
John Pasmore, Halberton, Devon, farmer.
Thomas Trow Monmore-green, Wolverhampton,
builder.
John Showell, Wolverhampton, journeyman bellows maker.
Richard Jukes Gorton, Wolverhampton, fruiterer and
greengrocer.
Henry M`Michael, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
Benjamin Brown, Frome Selwood, Somersetshire, hatter.
Thomas Richards, Walsall, Staffordshire, innkeeper.
Edward Ellis, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, builder and
butcher.

Thomas Firth, Upper. Poppleton, Yorkshire, licensed
victualler.
John Hunton, York.
Henry Draper, Hertford, carpenter and builder.
Francis Allam, Great Marlow, Bucks, fishmonger.
Henry Mitchell, Hill Top, Yorkshire, farmer's assistant.
John Jackson, Gargrave, Yorkshire, boot and shoe-
maker.

Richard Davie, Crediton, Devon, innkeeper.
William Brown, Kingswinford, Staffordshire.
James Lockwood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, journeyman
shoemaker.

William Harding Bowtle, Newmarket, journeyman
bricklayer.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Charles Horsfall Watson, Ayr, blanket manufacturer, to
meet July 12, and Augu 3, within the Globe Hotel,
Glaigow.
James M`Nab, Musselburgh, teacher, builder, and share
dealer, to meet July 13, and August 3, at one, within
Messrs. Dowell and Lyon's Rooms, Edinburgh.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for
the Week ending on Satarday the 2d day of July, 1853.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ...• 32,0L,080

Government debt .. .. 11,015,100
Other securities...... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 18,032,926
Silver 19,154

432,052,080 I 32,052,080
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 7th day of July, 1853.