The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-03 00:00:00

TUESDAY :SIGHT'S GAZETTE.

'At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27 day of Fe-
bruary, 1847, present the Queen's most excellent Majesty in
Council, her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the
Right Hon. Henry Earl Grey to be Lord Lieutenant and
Custos Rotulorum of the county of Northumberland, his
Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken
thereupon, instea;:l of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy.
FOREIGN-OFFICE; IlLsucti 1, 1847.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. EueneWro,
lig Consul at Newcastle for his Majesty the King of the
French.

'VAFIC, 2.
Ist Dragoon Guar is—B-OFankeEs Tomlin,Mancit Gent., to be Cornet,
purchase, vice Brire, who retires, March '2.
7th Dragoon Guards—Cornet John Thomas Cramer to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Riddell, who retires; William
Stucker Wood, Gent,, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Cramer.
March. 2.
14th Light Dragoons—Cornet and Adjutant Richard Prety-
nian Apthorp to have the rank of Lieutenant, Feb. 18;
eourrneeteoot:l: tobert Townies, Woodman to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Barrett, deceased, Feb. 19
,• Augustus John
c ur
Gent, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Wood-
man;Tg Surgeon Archibald Stewart, from the 61st Foot, to be
vice Sinvtli, appointed to the 87th Foot, March 2.
, 4th Foot—Ensign John Richard Lovett to be Lieutenant,
by Purchase, vice Chetwode, appointed to the Bth Light Dra-
re" Ensign Edward Mulso Purvis, from the 74th Foot, to
Ensign, vice Lovett, March 2.
12thFoot—Ensign Edward Foster to be Adjutant, with the
rank of Lieutenant, April 14, 1846 ; Robert Nasmyth Irving,
frit., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Foster, appointed
Adjutant, March 2.,
14th Fout—Frederick Le Mesurier, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Dumas, deceased, March 2.
h
Foot—Ensign George De la Poer Beresford to be
'lieutenant', by purchase, vice Fergusson, who retires;
Berelek
h 3' Craven Blackburn, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
e., •
ase, vice Beresfore, March 2.
bd
37th Foot—Lieutenant Henry B. Phipps to be Captain,
-lase, vice Parkinson, ' who retires ; Ensign John
.I.f.r.rersage George to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Phipps
ilhant Pollard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
George, March 2.
oot—Ensign Samuel Douglas Abercromby to be
.4eutenant, )
oy purchase, vice Bethune, who retires; James
13altimr, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
tbercromby ; March 2. Henry Montgomery, Gent., is be
,n3ign, by purchase, vice Cameron, appointed to the Ist or
vrenadier Regiment of Foot Guards ; March 3.
wts;tll Foot, Captain Fitzmaurice William Colthurst, from
-PaY 75th Foot, to be Captain, vice George Edwards,
Ahme "changes, receiving the difference. Lieutenant John
ti to be Captain, by purchaie, vice Colthurst, who re-
Ensign George Armstrong to be Lieutenant, by pur-
``lB,e, vice Ahmuty. Henry Butler, Gent. to be Ensign, by
PUrchase, vice Armstrong. March 2.
D6lst Poot—Assistant-Surgeon P. Gammie, from 80th Foot,
r Surgeon, vice Stewart, appointed to the 14th Light
Noons, March 2.
cl)4?' Foot—P. S. Crawley, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
r() vice Purvis, appointed to 4th Foot, March 2.
s th Poot—Henry Carr Lucas, Gent., to be Assistant.
48r:trl,' vice Gammie. promoted in the 61st Foot, March 2.
nant C'°ot—Ensign Charles Pringle Beague to be Lieute-
Ride'
eY Purchase, vice Bentinck, promoted in Cape Mounted
56th ; Ensign Frederick John Gothleipe Saunders, from
870 V, to be Ensign, vice Beague, March 2.
,01b " urgeon aeon,i Smyth, from 14th
14 ! Dragoons, to be Surg vice Richard Arthur Pear-
dft,'D., who retires upon half pay, March 2.
e'oll Rifle Regiment.—Lieutenant Robert Watson to
aptain, without purchase, March 2.
_'-'ape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant Arthur Cavendish
r.e.n.tiuck, from 84th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice
'Jr Cannon, who retires, March 2.
57th Foot __Captain Fitzmaurice Colthurst, of
Foot, to be Major in the army, Nov. 9, 1846.
8 OSPITAL STAFF—James M`Nab, M.D., to be Assistant.
reutrir°n to the Forces, vice Simeon Hendy Hardy, M.D., who
s upon half-pay, March 2.
wi'lEUoitANDuat—The commission of Captain Kenneth
is4usre.bison, of 29th Foot, has been antedated to Dec. 22,

Royal
OFFIC OF ORDANCE, FEE. 27.
Regiment Fj of Artiller Ny—Sergeant. Major William
Elliott to be Quartermaster, Feb. 8.
ijaCorps of Royal Engineers—Second Captain Henry Drury
mess to be Captain ; Second Captain Edmund Twist Ford
Lieutenant Phipps John Hornby to be Second Captain,
s Viet
tFord ; Second Lieutenant James Thomas Burke to be
rs Lieutenant, vice Hornby ; Second Lieutenant Francis
fdward Cox to be First Lieutenant, vice Galton, placed on
the Seconded List, Feb. 20, 1847:
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire.
e
Queen's Own Ral Regiment of Staordshir Yoman
Caval!yWilliamoy Francis Bridgeman,ff Gent.,e to be Cor-
ry
net, vice Briscoe, promoted, Feb. 20.
BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Lawrance, draper, Reading, Berkshire, March 13,
a' half-past twelve, and April 24, at half-past eleven, at the
)urt of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman-
bury'; Reed and Longford, Friday-street, Cheapside.
John Brown, carver and gilder, Great Queen-street, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, March 21, at half-past eleven, and April 24,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official
amignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Shaw, Furni-
vat's Inn.
Thomas Bowles, victualler, Horsmonden, Kent, March 11,
at half-past one, and April 16, at two, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sten-
ning, Long-lane, Bermondsey ; Stenning and Carnell, Tun-
bridge, Kent.
Francis Charapness, linendraper, Bishop's-road, Pad-
dington, March 11, at half-past twelve, and April 16, at half-
past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official
assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ;- Randall, Castle-street,
Holborn.
Edmund Strevens, victualler, Brighton, March 11, at one,
and April 16, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Rosser, Tam-
Plin, and Co., Fenchurch. street ; Dempster, Brighton.
Michael John Stone, grocer, Abingdon, Berkshire, March 8,
at one, and April 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
11,!aliatn, official assignee, Coleman-street, City ; Waller, Jun.,
Ito bury-circus.
John Andrew, wood engraver, Grove-terrace, Queen's-
toad, Bayswater, March 9, at half past twelve, and April 12,
At half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand,
official J
assignee, Old ewry-chambers, City ; Webber, Caro-
line...street, Bedford-square.
John Reddy and Thomas Keddy, bookseller, Bridlington,
Yorkshire, March 10 and 31, at ten, at the Town-hall, Hull,
Kvnaston, Hull ; Hicks, Gray's Inn, London ; Bell, Hull.
Nathaniel John Earle, grocer, Falmouth, March 16, at
eleven, and April 8, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzd, official assignee, Exeter; Bullmore,, Falmouth;
Goode and Co., Bedford-row, London.
William James, builder, Stone, Gloucestershire, March 16
and April 13, at a quarter-past one, at the Bristol District
Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Badham, Gray's
Inn, London ; Chandler and Co , Tewkesbury.
David Williams, cattle salesman, Ruthin, Denbighshire,
' • March 16 and April 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District
Court. Turner, official assignee, Bristol; Posock, Bar-
tholornew-close, London; Smart, Ruthin ; Evans and Son,
Liverpool.
William Herbert, tea dealer, Bristol, March 15, at twelve,
aoApril 13, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller,
tendon assignee, Bristol ; Davison, Bloomsbury-square,
.4%ll'l°n Brittan, Bristol.
...":1 ► (Lruttelollgir6llallidatsrli.el6l°e, al
one,t mak maker, •
ea rßd
Iristol 1/6161"listrict Cluirret.'
n, official assignee, Bristol ; Phillpotts, Cardiff.
b,Jackson Prinee, grocer, Coxhoe, Durham, March 11, at
Tasl,f-Paa ten,.and April Bak at one, •at asst Newcastle-upon-
. iltn•rne District Court. er, official gnee, Newcastle-
1.1-4.- Fyne; M.arshall,.Durham;.Smith, Durham ; Rogerson;
ncoln's Inn-fields, London.
ti William Beresford, lace manufacturer, New Lenton, Not-
Onarnshire, March 12 and April 16. at ten, at the Sheffield
N:sntrict Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Patchett,
tingham, Binney,
040seph Hepworth, wine merchant, Huddersfield, March 19
tor',l Al'6l 9, at eleven, at the Leeds Oistrict Court. Kynas-
'' Mcial assignee, Leeds; Wilesworth, Ridsdale, and
Craddock, Gray's Inn-square, London; Cronhelin, Leeds.
W'l DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
6i, • Le-e, milliner Fore-street, Cripplegate—first div. of
tiniiin the pound, on 'Monday, March 8, and two following
~,(jaYBl t the ffice of Mr. Cairein-lane,ity.
div liounasfield, o
commission merchan naan,tß, Manchester-second
in of 7(1. in the pound, and a first and second div. of 2s. sd.
N„,'"e pound on new proofs, on Tuesday, March 23, or any
yepent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
pow 1101. mercer, Preston—a first div. of ls. 9d. in the
thon
l TuesdFraay,
ser, MarMancch 16,hester.
or any subsequent Tuesday, at
erice of Mr.
W. Salford, builder, Stockport—first div. of Is. 734d.t0 Ine pound, on Tuesday, March 16, or any subsequent
Tuesday', at the office of Air. Fraser, Manchester.
„ .
the ans, ironmonger, Liverpool—second div. of in
L. Pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird,
iverpool.
to D. MacDougall, merchant, Liverpool—second div. of 31,id.
the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird,
J. Richardson, merchant, Liverpool—fourth div. of a ld.
and 3-16ths of a penny in the pound, on any Monday, at the
office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
J• Massey, engineer, Etruria, Staffordshire—first div. of 3s.
in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy,
• Birmingham.
W. Griffiths draper, Great Malvern, Worcestershire—
second div. of in the pound, on any Thursday, at the
office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
D. Antrobus, apothecary, Audley, Staffordshire—first div.
of 11y. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of air'
Valpy, Birmingham.
W. J. Dunsford. surgeon, Bristol—first div. of 9s. in the
pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman,
ristol.
is
J. Marshall, merchant, Birchin-lane, City—fourth div. of
Wen
as;the pound, onWednesday, March 3, and two following
"ednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry, City.
~W. Hounstield, draper, Cardiff—first div. of 2s. 103. in
the
st Polound on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman,
di W.
Cameron, confectioner, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—first
Mr. of 2s. d. in the und, on anyoffice
Saturday, at the of
vllaker,9 Newcastlpoe-upon-Tyne.
1 Pannell, grocer, High-street, Poplar—first div. of
10 d in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of
Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street.
• (Dividends, &c., in our next.)

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t'')",rltunicatedsound and enlarged views of important gees-
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• g:tter. portions, the vivid brilliancy of its descriptions, and
sPnc►io„olid information it contains respect Neg in Canada, and r
awl , generally, of England in the w World." John
It UDDIN ILLNESS OF THE DUKE OF SOMERSET.—
with extreme regret we make the announcement that
;IT Grace the Duke of Somerset was suddenly seized with a
Shondiv afternoon last, at his residence, Wimbledon
arrott's services were immediately put into re-
' efloil„i'it.i°r:r.Dr. Parrott succeeded in restoring the Duke to
4.sciou
a rev SneSS, but his Grace remained during the night :in
• „.y_preearious state, and on Monday afternoon the reports
Grace's medical attendants were very far from encou-
-%lng.
b
ter enefit for the distressed Irish and Scotch at
aiestys Theatre on Thursday produced 1,3701., the
When of the expenses having been defrayed bnow y Mr. Lutnley.
is Considered considered how early it is in the season, that even
0ne,.,,1t a week before the ordinary period at which the
-`' ena, and deserted places of public amusetnerrr
wast by he
e thighest class of society, the result Must be
'9"croxl 44 far above all rational expectation.