The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

Benjamin UsherHaniilton, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Thomas
Young, who retires upon half--pay; Henry Fowle Smith,
Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hamilton, March 23.
lith Foot—Eleut. Digby Gerahty, from the 86th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice Baxter, who exchanges, Jan. 13 ; Colour
Sergeant George Palmer to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice King, appointed to the 22d Foot, March 23.
21st Foot—Captain George E. Hillier, from 44th Foot, to
be Captain, vice Domvile, who exchanges, March 23.
22d Foot—Ensign Arthur Grueber Welch to beisLieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Dakers, deceased, Dec. 11,,
1846 ; Ensign William Thomas De Wilton to be Lieutenant
without purchase, vice Welch, whose promotion on 29th
January, 1847, has been cancelled, Jan. 29, 1847 ; Ensign
Francis George King, from 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice De
Wilton, Dec. 14, 1846.
37th Foot—William Pole Collingwood, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Bennett, who retires, March 22.
44th Foot—Captain William Domvile, from 21st Foot, to
bo Captain, vice Hillier, who exchanges, March 23.
46th Foot—Christopher Wright Wray, Gent., to be
Assistant Surgeon, vice Langley, promoted on the Staff,
March 23.

48th Foot—Lieutenant George Abercrombie Robin Eon,
from 60th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Andrews, who ex-
changes, March 23.
55th Foot—Staff Surgeon of Second Class Samuel Currie,
M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Martin, deceased, March 23.
59th Foot—John George Chapman, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Pakenham, promoted in the 30th Foot,
March 23.

60th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Andrews, from 48th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Robinson, who exchanges, March 23.
61st Foot—Major Charles Douglas, from 9th Foot, to be
Major, vice Thomas, who exchanges, Jan. 13; Ensign James
Saint George Lewen to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
vice Burnside, appointed Adjutant, Dec. 14; Ensign Edward
Ring Berry, from 9th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Lewen,
March 23 ; Lieutenant Henry Edward Hillman Burnside to
be Adjutant, vice Bricklade, deceased, Dec. 14.
63d Foot—Lieutenant William James Hutchins to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Cary, deceased ; Ensign
Thomas William John Lloyd to be Lieutenant, vice Hutchins,
Dec. 20, 1846 ; Ensign William Stephens Loder, from 16th
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Quin, who exchanges; George
Charles Widdringtoin Curtois, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Lloyd, March 23.
66th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Ormerod Potts, from 2d
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Monckton, who exchanges,
March 23. _ _ _

71st Foot—Michael Allen Jane, Gent., to be Assistant Sur-
geon, vice Reade, appointed to the Staff, March 23.
73d Foot—Christopher Hafison, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Ramsay, who retires, March 23.
86th Foot--Lieutenant Andrew Baxter, from 17th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Gerahty, who exchanges, Jan. 13;
Hampden Cole Bowen, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase
vice Barclay, who retires, March 23.
97th Foot—Assistant Surgeon Frederic Foaker, from the
Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Irwin, deceased, March 23.
2d West India Regiment—Cornet John Cornea, from 14th
Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Colleton,
who retires; William Legge Reid, M.D., to be Assistant
Surgeon, vice Macartney, appointed to the Staff, March 23.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Captain Albert Watson, from half-
pay Unattached, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet
Major Parke, promoted ; Second Lieutenant Cadwallader
Adams to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tulk, who
retires; James Owen Bovill, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Adams, March 23.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—As!iistant-Surgeon William Leslie
Langley, M.D., from 46th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of 2d
Class, vice Currie, appointed to 55th Foot; Assistant-Surgeon
Henry Cooper Reade, from 71st Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon
to the Forces, vice Foaker, promoted in 97th Foot ; Assistant-
Surgeon, Christopher Macartney, M. 8., from 2d West India
Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice
Robertson, deceased, March 23.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAncrx 22.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—First-Lieutenant Robert
Corcyra Romer to be Second Captain, vice Torrens, deceased ;
Second-Lieutenant George Harrison Ann Forbes to be First-
Lieutenant, vice Romer, March 15; Brevet-Major William
Furneaux to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sir William M. G.
Colebrooke, placed on Seconded List, March 19.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of

Lincoln.
Sir John Charles Thorold, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant,
March 17.

Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the county Palatine

Lancaster.
3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia..
Walter Charles Strickland, Esq., to be Captain, March 16.
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Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire..
Royal Lanarkshire Militia—William Jolly, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, vice William Buchanan, deceased, March 8.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Palatine

of Chester.

The King's Regiment-o" f-611,esIire Yeomanry Cavaliy—
Cornet Hugh Lindsay Antrobus to be Lieutenant, vice
Heade, resigned ; The Hon. Hugh Lupus Earl Grosvenor to
be Cornet, vice Peter Barker, resigned, March 2; Edward
Hyde Greg, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Thornton, resigned,
March 5; Samuel Pearson, jun., Gent., to be Cornet, vice
Hugh Lindsay Antrobus, promoted, March 10.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
John Spencer, nurseryman, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire.
BANKRUPTS.

Henry King, victualler, North-end, Fulham, to surrender
April 8, at half-past eleven, and May 4, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street; Buchanan, Basinghall-street.
Joseph Samuel Robinson, upholsterer, New Bond-street,
April 2, at half-past eleven, and May 4, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Bradley, solicitor,
Berners-street, Oxford-street.
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Thomas Williams, maltster, Hay, Brecknockshire, April
9, and May 4, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, offi-
cial assignee, Bristol; Sabine, solicitor, Bristol.
Richard Benson, sharebroker. Liverpool, April 7 and 23,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official
assignee, Liverpool; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-row, London;
Lowndes, Robinson, and Bateson, Liverpool.
Joseph Taylor, grocer, Bury, Lancashire, April 7, at twelve,
May. 5, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser,
official assignee, Manchester ; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Whitehead, Bury.
Wilson Dickinson, saddler, Manchester, April 8 and
29, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson,
official assignee, Manchester; Wathen, Basinghall-street;
Fogg, Manchester.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

(THIS E VENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool
sack at Five o'Clock.

ASSISTANCE TO IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
Earl GREY said that he had to communicate to the
House that he had received a letter from the Governor
of New Brunswick, stating that the Members of the
House of Assembly of that colony bad voted the sum
of 1,250/. for the relief of the distressed population
of Ireland and Scotland. He (Earl Grey) was
sure that their Lordships would receive with much
satisfaction this exhibition of good feeling on the part of
these colonists.

EASTER RECESS.
Earl GREY said that, on the part of his Noble
Friend the President of the Council, he bad to move
the adjournment of the House, at its rising on &Tuesday
next, till the 13th of April.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from
Lancashire and other places against the Government
scheme of education.
LAW 01 SETTLEMENT.
The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from the
Manshead board of guardians against the law of settle
ment.

OUT-DOOR RELIEF IN IRELAND.
The NOBLE Lone also presented a petition from Mr.
Richard Daly, an Irish barrister, against the system of
out- door relief in Ireland.
DRAINAGE ACT.
The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from Mr.
Rigby Wason, lately i
a Member of the other House,
praying for an alteration n that clause of the Drainage
Act which limited the period for considering applica
tions.