The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-30 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, DEC. 29.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed undsr the Great Seal, appointing Samuel Gale,
Esq. ; John Southerdon Burn, Esq. ; George Graham,
Esq. ; Robert Lush, Esq., Barrister-at-Law ; William
Palmer Parken, Esq., Barrister-at-Law ; Horace Mann,
Esq., Barrister-at-law ; and Hull Terrell, Esq., to be
her Majesty's Commissioners for the purpose of inquiring
into the state, custody, and authenticity of certain non-
parochial registers of births or baptisms, deaths or burials,
and marriages in England and Wales.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 27.
The Queen has been also pleased to approve of Mr.
Frederick Arend Ebbeke as Consul at Kingston, Ja-
maica, for the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburgh.

CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 29.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
County of Suffolk, Eastern Division.—The Right Hon.
John Henniker Major Lord Henniker, in the room of Sir
Edward Sherlock Gooch, Bart., deceased.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 30.
The Right Honourable the: Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Lisbon,
transmitting copy of a recent Portuguese Royal Decree,
fixing as follows the import duties upon the undermen-
tioned articles :-
1. Foreign maize to come under provisions of Articles 1
and 2 of Law of 3d July, 185 G, i.e., payment of 20 reis per
alquiere.
2. Foreign salt to pay 10 reis per 100 lbs.
3. Foreign oil to pay 1,200 reis per 100 lbs.
5. Vesssels importing full cargoes of cereals will be
exempted from payment of tonnage dues ; and vessels
importing part cargoes of cereals will be exempted from
tonnage dues in proportion to the quantity.
The provisions of the Decree are to continue in force
until the end of June, 1857.
VAR-DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, DEC. 30.
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Royal Artillery—Lieut.-General William Greenshields
Power, C. 8., to be ,Colonel• Commandant, vice General
the Hon. Wm. Henry Gardner, deceased.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, DEC. 30.
46th Foot—The Christian name of Mr. Abbott, who was
permitted to resign his commission as Ensign on the 12th
inst., is John, and not William,':as previously stated.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANT.
Northumberland Regiment of Militia Artillery—Wm.
Bums, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant.

EINKRITPTCIES ANNULLED.

Maria Kaye, hosier, Tottenham-court road.
Thomas Craven, builder, Birmingham.
BANKRUPTS.

William Hartz, commission agent, Fer.church-street,
City, to surrender Jan. 15, at one, and Feb. 16, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee,
Basinghall-street; King and George, King-street, Cheap-
side.

William Ring eating-house keeper, Paddington-street,
St. Marylebone, 'Jan. 13, at one, and Feb. 10, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder-
manbury ; Vood and France, Falcon-street.
Farebrother, Bremner, and Co. oil merchants, Jan. 13,
at two, and Feb. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Lawrence,
Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers.
John Birch, maitater, Old Swinford, Jan. 12, at half-
past ten, and Feb. 2, at ten. Bittleston, official assignee,
Birmingham ; Plunkett, Westbromwich ; Knight, Bir-
mingham.
Rice Harris find Rice Wm. Harris, alkali manufactur-
ers, Birmingham, Jan. 16 and Feb. 6, at half-past eleven,
at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official
assignee, Birmingham ; James, Birmingham.
Peter Edwin Henderson, civil engineer, Cannon-street,

City, Jan. 7, at two, and Feb. 16, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham-
bers; Ashley and Tee, Old Jawry,
James Glover, publican, Thames Ditton, Jan 7, at
twelve, and Feb. 10, at half-past twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Star sfeld, official assignee ; Harrison and
Lewis, New Boswell-court.
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John Rennard, ironmonger, Little Queen street, Hol-
born, Jan. 8, at two, and Fel). 12, et twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee ; Moseley, Tay-
lor, and Mosley, Bedford-street, Covent-garden.
William Fotch, licensed victualler, Great Warley,

Essex, Jan. 10, zt 'twelve, and Feb. .3, at cne, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Lee, cfficial assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Chidley, Basinghall-street.
William Smith, builder, Halesowen, Worcestershire,
Jan. 16, and Feb. 6, at half-past eleven, at the Birming-
ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birming-
ham ' • Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham.
Thomas Hardacre, draper, Settle, Yorkshire, Jan. 16,
and Feb. 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Hartley, Settle; Barr and
Nelson, Leeds.
Matthew Smith, steel manufacturer, Sheffield, Jan. 17,
and Feb. 21, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin,
official assignee, Sheffield ; Fretso2,

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Alexander Petrie, innkeeper, Blairg,owrie,
Ancirew R,,y, carrier, Partick.
Alexander Manson, grocer, Golspie, Sutherlandshire.
Alexarnter Drew, contractor, Whiteinch, near Glasgow.
Robert Sutherland Rose, merchant, , residing in New
York, a partner of the Company of John Munro and Co.,
Ingram-street, Glasgow.
Peter Reid, cattl dealer, Greenyards, near Bannock-
burn.
Matthew Barr, draper, Paisley.