The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-28 00:00:00

FROM TUESDAY'S GAZETTE.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JAN. 25, 1841.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the hunouh'of,
Knighthood upon George Simpson, Esq., Governor of the
Hudson's Bay Company's Settlements.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JAN. 25.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Robert Horeford, Esq., Solicitor-General of
Antigua.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JAN. 26.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to ap-
point the following Gentkmen to be Chaplains to his Royal
Highness !—The Rev. the Lord Wrinthesley Russell, Canon of
Windsor; the Venerable Samuel Wilberforce, Archdeacon of
Surrey ; the Rey. Joseph Loscombe Richards, Doctor of Di-
vinity, Rector of Exeter College, Oxford ; the Rev. J. Graham,
Doctor of Divinity, Master of Christ's College, Cimbridge.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 23,

The Queen has been pleased to' appoint Robert Bell, Esq..
Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute of the shire or sheriffdom of
Berwick, void by the death of William Boswell, Esq.

WAR OFFICE, J.N. 26.

13th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Captain the Ilon3urable
William Frederick Byng. from the 29th Foot, to be Captain,
vice Kitchener, who exchanges—Jan. 26.
2d Regiment of Foot—Ensign T. J. 1). Reed to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Moor, who retires ; E. S. Smyth,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reed, Jan. 26.
19th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon R. Smith, from the 21st
Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Williams, promoted in
the 59th Foot, Jan. 26.

21st Foot—J. Richardson, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Smith, appointed to the 19th Foot, Jan. 26.
22d Foot--Captain 11. M. Ball, from half-pay of the 72d
Foot, to be Captain, vice A. Campbell, who exchanges, re-
ceiving the difference ; Lieut. N. S. Gardiner, to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Ball, who retires, Jan. 26; Captain G. Main-
waring, from the 87th Foot, to tie Captain, vice Kidd, who ex-
changes, Jan. 27.
To be Lieutenants, by purchase.—Ensign W. Somerville,
vice Lucas, who retires, Jan. 24 ; Ersign C. P. J. Stopferd,
vice Foster, who retires, Jan. 25 ; Ensign G. R. Coles, ♦ice
Gardiner, Jan. 26.

To be Ensigns by Purchase.—R. E. Blake, Gent., vice So-
merville, Jan. 24; J. P. Perceval, Gent., vice Stopford, Jan.
25k ; R. Pennefather, Gent., vice Coles, Jan. 26.
29th Foot—Captain H. H. Kitchener, from the 13th Light
Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Thing, .rho exchanges, Jan. 26.
30th Foot—Lieut. the Hon. J. H.. Pery. to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Waymouth, promoted ; Ensign P. Bayly to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pery ; J. H. Keogh, Gent. to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bayly, Jan. 26.
49th Foot—Lieut. J. 11,. Meik to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice Stean, deet ;Jed ; Ensign W. T. Bartley to be
Lieutenant, vice Aleik ; Gentleman Cadet J. G. Bolton, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Bartley,
Jan. 28.

52d Foot—Lieut. G. Campbell to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Hale, who retiree ; Ensign C. F. Wedderburne to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell; R. R. Pelly, Gent.
to be Ensign by purchase, vice Wedderburne, Jan. 26.
54th Foot—E. S. Docker, Gent. to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Everard, deceased, Jan. 26.

59th Foot. Assistant• Surgeon T. Williams, M.D. from the
19th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice J. G. Hibbert, who retires
upon half-pay, Jan. 26.
74th Foot—Exsign J. IV. De Butts to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Willington, who retires, Jan. 26.
80th Foot—Captain R. Macdonald, from half-pay Unat-
a ched, to be Captain, vice Jacob, promoted, Jan. 27.
87th Foot—Captain J. M‘3l. Kidd, from the 22d Foot, to
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Captain, vice Mainwaring, who exchanges, Jan. 27.
9lst Foot—Sergeant-Mu:jowl Gordon, to be Quartermaster,
♦ice W. Barfoot, who retires upon half-pay, Jan. 26.
3d West India Regiment—Colour-Sergeant A. Macdonald,
from the 89th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Shaw, de-
ceased, Jan. 26.

UNATTACHED. —Brevet Major S. Waymouth, from the
30th foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Thomas Atkins, who
retires ; Lieut. S. Harrison, from the 98th Foot, to be Captain,
without purchase ; Lieut. R. Macdonald, from the 80th Foot,
to be Captain, without purchase, Jan. 26.
HOSPITAL STAt.F.—Deputy Inspector General J. Mur-
ray, M.D. to be Inspector General of Hospitals, vice Macleod,
deceased ; Assistant Inspector B. Nicholson to be Deputy-
Inspector General of Hospitals, vice Murray, Jan. 26.
BrucvEr.—Captain Benjamin Marcus Ball, of the 22d
Foot, to be Major in the Array, Jan. 10, 1837.
COll 11.1.1.T.—T0 be Deputy Commissaries- General—
Assistant Commissary-General L. Pennell ; Assistant Com-
missary-General W. 11. Robinson, Dec. 26.
To be Assistant Commissary-General—Deputy Assistant
Commissary-General C. Howard, Dec. 26.

To be Deputy-Assistant-Conamissaries-General—Commissa-
riat Clerk H. W. W. Plant, Commissariat Clerk W. G. Laid.
ley, Commissariat Clerk W. Darling, Commissariat Clerk E.
Strickland, Commissariat Clerk T. W. Goldie, Dec. 26.

Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire.
West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—T. Thring,
Gent., to be Cornet, Jan. 20.

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
JOHN NAYLOR, wire-drawer, Manchester.
ROBERT APGREGOR, grocer, Chester.
JAMES MONTAGUE SAUNDERSO.N, house-agent,
Harrison-street. Gray's tn-road.
JOHN COMPTON, cheesemonger, G:oat Mary-le-bone-
street.