The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-12 00:00:00

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.

South Herta Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant Abel Smith
to be Captain, vice Wm. Parker, resigned; Cornet Robert
Smith, to be Lieutenant, vice Abel Smith, promoted ;
Samuel George Smith, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Robert
Smith, promoted.
[The following Appointment is substituted for that
which appeared in the Gazette of Friday, the 25th April
last.

WorcesterMilitia—Henry Herne Diprose Birchill, Gent:,
to be Lieutenant, vice Castle, appointed to the 3d Regi-
ment of the British Italian Legion.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
MEDITERRANEAN.

Lights of the Dardanelles at Cape Hellas and Gallipoli.
A telegraphic despatch, dated yesterday, has been re-
ceived from Captain Spratt, R.N., C. 8., commanding her
Majesty's surveying vessel Medina, at Constantinople,
stating that by order of Rear-Admiral Lord Lyons.
G.C.8., &c., the following lights are permanently esta-
blished in operation in the Dardanelles, via.:-
1. A revolving light of the natural colour, eclipsed
once every minute, on Cape Hellas, forming the northern
point of entrance from the Archipelago.
2. A revolving light of the natural colour, eclipsed
twice every minute, or oncdevery half minute, on the west
point of Gallipoli, in lieu of that on the east point of that
cape.
Such further particulars, as soon as they are received,
will be given hereafter concerning these lights as may
appear necessary for the information of mariners.
By command of their Lordships,
John Washington, Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London,
4th September, 1856.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
Mediterranean Sea, No. 2158 ; Archipelago index chart
No. 1650 ; Archipelago, Sheet 4, No. 165 t ; Entrance to
Dardanelles, No. 1608 ; Sea of Marmora, No. 224 ; Sailing
Directions for Dardanelles and Bosphorus; and Mediter-
ranean Lighthouse Book for 1836.

NAVAL PRIZE MONET.
Department of the Accountant-General of tho Nary,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Sept. 11
._ _

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arisinc, from the undermentioned
prizes, captured between the 13th and 16th April, 1854,
by her Majesty's ships Retribution and Niger, and the
ship of war Descartes, belonging to his Imperial Majesty
the Emperor of the French :
Sfiatoi Constantine (Lewrenow, Master)
Sfiatoi Pietro e Paulo (Sidelca, Master)
Sfiatoi Nicolai (Tartiminski, Master)
Sfiatoi Nicolai (Kulike, Master)
Sfiatoi Constantine (Prutianuf, Master)
Sfiatoi Nicolai (Taranenko, Master).
Sfiatoi Anna (Kulik, Master)
Sfiatoi Spiriiione (Smakof, Master)
Procbrascenio Gospodne (Batula, Master)
Sfiatoi Nicolai (Saposnikof, Master)
Graf Nikitin (Joaunes Barbariga, Master)
Elmina (Anastatios Caligas, Master).
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are re-
quired to transmit the particulars of any such demand to
the Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order
that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by
that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the J udgo of
the said Court.

Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize onlers, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay
as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual
documents, to the Prize Branch of the Depaitment of the
" Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somer-
►et-house."

Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturd

ENGLAND.
7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for
ty the 6th day of Sept., 1856.
&MUST.

Government debt .... 11,015,100
Other securities.-- 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 11,526,765
Silver bu11i0n........ -

£26,001,765
MARSTIALL, Clalet Cashier.
ar. 1856.
I.p.k.muncr.

Government securities

(includg.Dead Weigh t
Annuity) .... 12,114,078
Other securities...... 16,126.951
Notes .... 6,021,66
Gold and silver coin .. 652,002