The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, FEB 24.

The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Chrirtopher Rawlinson, Esq., Recorder of
Prince of Wales's Island, Singapore, and Malacca.

DOWNING-SilliEET, Dm. 24.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major William
Caine to be Colonial Secretary and Auditor General of
Accounts for the I►land of Hong Kong; C. St. George
Cleverly, Esq. to be Surveyor General ; and William T.
Mercer, Esq. to be Chief Magistrate of Police for that island ;
and James %Vat: on Sheriff, Esq. to be her Majesty's Solicitor
General for the island of Antigua.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall.
Charles Glynn Prideaux Brune, Esq., to be Deputy-
Lieutenant; John Tremayne, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant,
Feb. 20.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

William Dawson, linen-draper, Staverton-row, %Valworth.

BANKRUPTS.

The Birmingham and Boston Direct Railway Company,
Moorgate- street,City, to surrender March 5, at half-past two,
and April 9, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell,
official assignee; Ashurst and Son, Cheapside. :
John Murray, wholesale linendraper, Gracehurch-street,
mt
epgte mMarch 5, at half-past ten, and April 9, at eleven, at the
Co
Pennell,polfficibaelr, ler assCigneeke ; P
Hawks, Three Crown-square.
Emerson
so
ofr Bankruptcy.
crkeonircy.
uddock, plumber, wei el
Ir-green,
and
r een
March 5, at halt-past ten, and April 9, at le e ven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official • assignee ; Buchanan
Basingball-street.
William Coppard Banks, builder, Lee, Kent, March 5 and
27, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett,
official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Ivimey,
Chancery-lane.
Charles Ternan and Charles Ternan, jun., builders, Poly..
gon, Somers'-town, March 9, at eleven, and March 27, at one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Deaton, Gray's Inn.
John Fleck, baker, Westbourne-park, Middlesex, March
4 and April 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson,
official assignee' Basinghall-street ; Busbidg
e,
Hatton-
garden.
Edward Dobbins, hotel-keeper, Colchester, March 8, at
half-past eleven, and April 5, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-atreet,
London; Wire and Ckild, St. Swithin's-lane; ; Barnes,
C lehester.
Wiliam Thomas Bitching, ship-owner, Lloyd's Coffee-
house, London, March 16, at one, and April 13, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee,
Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Messrs. Lawrance and Plews,
Old Jewry-chambers.
Nicholas Doran Maillard, newspaper proprietor, Fen-
church-street, March 12, and April 13, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-
lane, Lombard-street ; Ashley, Old Jewry.
John and Thomas Reddy, printers, Bridlington, Yorkshire,
March 10 and 31, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Ky-
nast on . official assignee, Hull; Hicks, Gray's Inn, London;
Bel', Hull.
John Gillon, jun., wine merchant, Liverpool, March 12 and
April 9, at twelve; at the Liverpool District Court. Bird,
official assignee, Liverpool • Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry-
chambers London; Pemberton Cable-street, Liverpool.
James 'Duncan, merchant, Liverpool, March 9, and April
at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove,
official assignee, Liverpool ; Holme and Co., New Inn, Lon-
den ; Yates, jun., Liverpool.
R kert Jenkinson, baker, Manchester, March 15, and
April 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fra-
ser, official assignee, Manchester ; Bower and Son, Chan-
cery-lane, London ; Janion, Manchester.
Arthur John Cursham, scrivener, Mansfield, Nottingham-
shire, March 5 and April 1, at eleven, at the Town-ball,
Sheffield. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Nixon, Clif-
ford's Inn, LOndon ; Binnev, Sheffield.
John ilagnall, builder, Birmingham, March 6 and April 3,
at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore,
official assignee, Birmingham; Powtll, Birmingham.