The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-24 00:00:00

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
At the Court of Buckingham Palace, the 22d day of
July, 1847, present, the Queen's most excellent Maj.-sty
in Council, this day the .itight Hon. William Sebright
Lascelles and the Right Hon. Sir William Meredyth
Somerville, Bart., were by her Majesty's command,
sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council,
and took their respective places at the Board accord-
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ingly.
Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to ap-
point the Right Honourable Henry Labouchere, Presi-
dent of the Committee of Council appointed for the
consideration of all matters relating to trade and foreign
plantations.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the
Right Hon. George William Frederick Howard (com-
monly called Viscount Morpeth) to be Lord Lieu-
tenant and Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding
of the county of York, his Lordship this day took the
oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the
oaths of allegiance and supremacy.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JUDY 21, 1847.
It is hereby notified, that her Majesty's Principal Se-
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs has received a dis
patch, dated the 3d instant, from Sir Hamilton Seymour,
her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary at Lisbon, containing a Decree of the Queen
of Portugal, of which the following is a translation
DECREE.

The motives having ceased for which the Bar of the
river Douro was declared in a state of blockade, under
decree of the 20th of October last, I am pleased to cause
it to be published, that the town of Oporto is open to
. navigation, as was previously to that decree, as also
all other ports in the river Douro.
The Ministers, &c., of the several departments shall
so cause it to be executed, &c.
Palace of Necessidades, July 1, 1847.
(Mann Regis) RAINHA.
Countersigned by all the Ministers.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 23.

The Queen has been graciou'sly pleased to appoint
the Hon. Frederick Bruce to be her Majesty's Consul
General in the republic of Bolivia.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
James Brooke, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioner
and Consul General to the Sultan and independent chiefs
in the island of Borneo.
CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE, JULY 22.

The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint
the Reverend William Henry Dickinson to be one of his
Royal Highness's Chaplains.
WAR-OFFICE, JULY 23.
6th Dragoon Guards—Cornet Edward M'Evoy to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vavasour Carter, who re-
tires; John Jestyn Williams Fredericks, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice M'Evoy, July 23.
Sth Regiment of Foot—Quartermaster Sergeant Ro-
bert Webster to be Quartermaster, vice William Tiller,
who retires upon half-pay, July 23.
24th Foot—Ensign Henry John Hinde, from the 50th
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hibbert, who exchanges,
July 23.
28th Foot—Lieutenant Archibald Edward Cochrane
Forster, from the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bur-
rell, appointed to the 45th Foot, July 23.
50th Foot—Ensign Edward Georee Hibbert, from the
24th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hinde, who exchanges,
July 23.
72d Foot—Sergeant Major John Lindsay to be
Quartermaster, vice William Hume, who retires upon
half pay, July 23.
90th Foot—Paymaster Henry Yielding Eager has
been superseded, for being absent without leave, Mar. 6.
Rifle Brigade—Second Lieutenant Arthur de Vere
Viscount Malden to be First Lieutenant, ;by purchase,
vice Sir Henry Tyrwhitt, Bart., who retires ; Arthur
Warren, Gent.," to be second Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Viscount Malden, July 23.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Second Lieutenant Geddes
Sansoni Twynam to be First Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Brereton, who retires; Ensign William Charles
Bruce, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Second
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Twynam, July 23.
Cape Mounted Riflemen—Bedford Davies, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bruce, appointed to the
Ceylon Rifle Regiment, July 23.
GARRlSONS.—Quartermaster William Hume' from the
72d Foot, to be Town Adjutant of Gibraltar, vice
Campbell, deceased, July 23.
MEMORANDIIM.—Captain John Smith (2d), upon half-
pay unattached, has been permitted to assume the name
of " Dodsworth," in addition to and after that of
Smith.
The commission of Lieutenant Rutherford, as Adju-
tant to the 70th Foot, has been antedated to 27th April,
1837.
The Christian name of Cornet Garland, of the 11th
Light Dragoons, is " Lester," not Lister, as pre-
viously stated.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West
Riding of Yorkshire.
Henry Thynne Lascelles, commonly called Viscount
Lascelles, to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 16.
BANK RUPTS.

William and John Hammer, coach-makers, White-
chapel- road, to surrender July 30, at half-past eleven,
and Sept. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy ;
Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Parnell and Co.,
New Broad-street.
Edwin Charles Powell, baker, Bermondsey, July 30,
and September 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Buchanan,
Basinghall-street.
George Brown, builder, Southampton, July 30, at
half-past twelve, and Sept. 3, at half-past eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Braikenridge, Bartlett's-buildinga ;
Newman, Southampton.
Thomas Yates, joiner, Liverpool, Aug. 6 and 27, at
eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove,
official assignee, Liverpool; Johnson and Co., Temple,
London; Snowball, Liverpool.
John Corker Whittaker, licensed victualler, Man-
chester, Aug. 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court. Hobson, official assignee, George-street,
Manchester; Wathen, Basinghall-street, London; Fogg,
Tib-lane, Manchester.
Stephen Keen, brick-maker, Hillingdon, Middlesex,
July 30, at halt-past twelve, and Sept. 3, at halt-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official
assignee, Birchin•lane, Cornhill ; Newbon and Evans,
Doctors'-commons.
John Smith, plumber, Croydon, Aug. 3, at three, and
Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green,
official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Haniland, Bouverie-
street.
Frederick Cornell, ironmonger, Halsted, Essex, Aug. 6,
at halt-past two, and Sept, 7, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchureh-lane,
Lombard-street ; Hindmarsh and Son, Crescent, Jewin-
street, Cripplegate.
Henry Tamlyn, coal-merchant, Totton, Hampshire,
Aug. 4, at eleven, and Sept. 7, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-
place, Old Jewry ; Tilson and Co., Coleman-street ;
Randall, Southampton.
Charles Houghton, ironmonger, Dudley-grove, Pad-
dington, Aug. 6, at three, and Sept. 7, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee,
Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Messrs. Brady and Son,
Staple Inn.
Thomas Hutchins Pinder, tailor, Southampton, Aug. 7
and Sept. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Groom, official assignee, Abehurc'n-lane, Lombard-
street ; Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury ; Hard wick
and Davidson, treet.
Thomas Perry, builder, Westminster. road, Aug. 7, at
one, and Sept. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-
street ; Collins and Rigley, Crescent-place, Bridge-
street, Blackfriars.
Thomas Marriott, victualler, Moor-street, Seven-dials,
Aug. 4, at three, and Sept. 8, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-
buildings, City ; Cattlin, Ely-place.
Jobn Donaldson, brewer, Wigton, Cumberland,
Aug. 5, at half-past ten, and Sept. 16, at twelve, at the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official
assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Lazenby, Wigton ;
Willis, Staple Inn, London ; Ingledew, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.
Christopher Martin, plumber, Darlington, Durham,
Aug. 5, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 16, at one, at the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official
assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Newburn, Darlington;
Earle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Henry Wanstall, grocer, Durham, Aug. 5 and Sept.l6,
at half-past one, at the Newcastle • upon-'Tyne District
Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
; Crosby and Compton, Old Jewry, London ;
Hodge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Moor, Durnam.
Richard Rich, currier, Bodmin, Cornwall, Aug. 5 and
Sept. 2, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel,
official assignee, Exeter ; Wallis, Bodmin ; Turner,
Exeter ; Stpgdon, Exeter.
George Winne% coach-builder, Worcester, Aug. 4
and 31, at twelve, at the District Court. Whitmore, official • Birmingham
assignee, Birmingham Finch, Wor-
cester ; Mottram and Fowles,
Richard Watkins and Samuel Birmingham.
ch Watkins, tailors, Man-
g•rA 3 and 26, at twelve,
District Court. Hobson, official at the Manchester
Wood and Fraser, Dean-str assignee, Manchester;
and Welco, Manchester.eet, Soho, Loudon ; Claye
George Wilson, ironfounder, Salford, Lancashire,
Aug. 5 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester
District
Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; , Abbott,
Charlotte-street, Bedford-square, London
; Atkinson, I
Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester.
Robert Kippax, cotton spinner, Colne Lancashire,
Aug. 3 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Cragg
and Jeyes, Bedford-row, London ; Alcoek and Dixon,
Burnley.
William Francis Westall, wine merchant, Manchester,
Manchester District
Aug. 3 and 27, at twelve, at the
Court. Hobson, official assignee. Manehester • , Johnson,
Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London; Bagshaw, Ste-
venson, and Lycett, Manchester.
John Jewry, jun., boot and shoemaker, Cardiff, Aug. 5,
and Sept, 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Trebern and Co., Barge
yard-chambers, London; Sabine, Bristol.
Sept. George Coombs, builder, Bedminster, Aug. 6, and
S 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acra-
man, official assignee
Bristol; Trehern and Co., Barge-
yard-chambers, London
Joseph Smith, worsted spinner,
Bristol.
twelve, and Aug. 31, at inner, Kendal, Aug. 5, at
Court. Hope, official - eleven, at the Leeds District
assignee, Leed - lane, London; Hodgson, Bradf
_Leeds s, Taylor, Nicholas-
ord; Bond and Barwick,
NEWSP4.vtIe DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
Stafford, share agent, Vi'aref
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( , Me: Green, Aldermanbury. aturdays at the office
„. C:Edmondstone, paper manufacturer, Over Dar w
- Lancashire-first div. of 2s. in the pound, on Tuesden;
Aug. 3, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office f
o Mr.
Riau, itsncheztor.

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