The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-18 00:00:00

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE,
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 16, 1841.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-
Colonel George Macdonald to be Captain-General and
Governor-in-Chief of the Colony of Sierra Leone and
its dependencies.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 23.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Alderton
Bush, of Bradford, in the county of Wilts, Gent., to
be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, Dix. 4.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Oswald Cheek, of
Evesham, in the county of \Vorcester, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, DEC. 11.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Evan Thomas, of
Brecon, in the county of Brecon, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, DEC. 13,

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph Denison
Cort, of Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to
be Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
The Lord Chancellor has also appointed Saunders
Nash, of High Wycombe, in the county of Bucks, Gent ,
to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of
Chancery. . _

WHITEHALL, DEC. 15.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Jones Bush,
of Trowbridge, in the county of Wilts, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
WAR-OFFICE, Mc'. 17, 1841.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Major G. Pipon, from half-pay Un-
attached, to be Major, vice D. M`Nicol, who exchanges,
receiving the difference ; Captain G. Goodall to be Major, by
purchase, vice Pipon, who retires • Lieut. A. C. Sanderson to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Go:odall;' Ensign C. E. Poole
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sanderson ; F. Carter,
Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, Vice Poole, Dec. 17.
Bth Foot—Paymaster-B. Hartley, from the 48th Foot, to be
Paymaster, vice Lucas, appointed to a Recruiting District,
Dec. 17.
41st Foot—Ensign and Quartermaster W. Burns to be En-
sign, vice Young, appointed Quartermaster, Dec. 16 ; J. R.
D. Matthews, Gent., to be Ensign, hy purchase, vice Burns,
who retires, Dec. 17 ; H. W. Dennie, Gent., to be Ensign
vice Wallace, appointed to the 26th Foot, Dec. 18; Ensign,
by purchase,
W. Young, to be Quartermaster, vice Burns, appointed En-
eon. of tke
sign, Dec. 16.
46th Foot.—E. Bythesea, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice72dFi tFroGo
Foot—D.
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Da pup,: appointed t, oi‘tih.
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,4ftrhomFoostt
Staff-Surgeon
Second Class, to be Surgeon, vice Clarke, promoted on the
Staff, Dec. 17.
89th Euot--Captain J. D. Blythe, from half-pay
,D.t—o-bßerevNeitailo.rie,ul‘teinthaonut-tCoaelanSg.elts ;.
Warren,
il Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice M. Pole, who e
purchase ; Lieueteenaln7t.
from Ti l''
'6ASTt h" Fc oao Et
T. E. Hodges, from the Ceylon Rifle
Cap-
tain, without purchase, Dec. 17. Regiment, to be
STA".—Celonel T. F. Wade, 1
Deputy Adjutant-General to the half-pay Unattached, to be
vice Major-General D'A ' troops serving in Ireland,
guilar •
(Permanent Assistant-Quartermaster-' and Colonel P. Bainbridge
uartermaster-General to the said
to be Deputy
Sir G. Campbell, Nov. 2 e said troops, vice Major. General
3.
HOSPITAL STAFF.--Sur e Foot,
to on T. Clarke, from the i "2d
to be Staff•Sur
geon of the First Clvice S. Jeyes, M.D.Class, ,
who retires upon half-
aY, Dec. 7 • Assistant-Surgeon A.
Thom to
Thom, from the Staff, . ' of the Second
Assistant- Class ; Assist be Staff-Surgeon
to be Staff -Surgeon
P. Anglin, M.D., from the Staff,
-Surgeon of the Second Class, July 2.
13nEVET.—Lieut.-Col. R. B. Coles, half-pay unattached,
to be Colonel in the Army, Nov. 23, 1841•
Major G. Pipon, • f the Ist Foet, to be Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Army, June 28, 1838.
MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Ensign Fitz-Ge-
rald, of the 74th Foot, are George Cumming, not George
Canning, as previously stated.
DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
JAMES FORD. cooper, Bristol.
DAVID PHILLIPSandLEWIS PHILLIPS, silversmiths,
Wilson-street. Finsbury.
ANN PHILLIPS and JAMES PHILLIPS, window glass
cutters, Whittchapel-ruad •
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED-
JOHN SMITH, brewer, Leek, Stafford.
BANKRUPTS.
ROBERT SCOTT, WILLIAM FAIRLIE, and JOSEPH
HARE, merchants, Union-court, City, to surrender, Dec. 29,
at twelve, and Jaa. 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Gordon, Old
Broad-street.
JOHN COLNETT, hotel keeper, Gravesend, Dec. 28, at
half-past one, and Jan. 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
rupdge, Bedford-row.
tcy. Gibson, Basinghall-street,
I
official assignee ; Shou-
bri
JAMES INGHAM, stonemason, Halifax, Yorkshire,