The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-24 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 21.

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The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the
Right Honourable Lord Foley, to appoint Benjamin
Remington Williams, Esq., late of the Bengal Horse
Artillery, one of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gen-
tlerneu-at-Arms, vice Grange, retired.
ADMIRALTY, JUNE 24.

In reference to the announcement contained in the Lon-
don Gazette of the 22d January, 1856, that the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty would proceed within
three months from that date to adjudicate upon the claim
preferred by Dr. James Rae, under the third paragraph of
their Proclamation of the 7th of March, 1850, by which
the sum of 10,0001. was offered to any party or
parties, who, in the judgment of the Board of
Admiralty, should first succeed in ascertaining the fate of
the expedition under the comins,nd of Sir John Franklin,
and that all persons who by virtue of such Proclamation
deemed themselves entitled to the whole or any part of the
reward in question, must prefer their claim within such
time—
The Lordi Commissioners of the Admiralty hereby de-
clare that they have duly considered all claims preferred
by persons deeming themselves entitled under such Pro-
clamation to the said rewards therein specified, and have
determined Dr. James Rae to be entitled, on behalf of
himself and companions in his expedition, to the reward
of 10,0001., under• the terms of the third paragraph of such
Proclamation as aforesaid.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 19.
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 Vice-Consul at Galatz,
reporting the following reduction at Ibraila in the export
duty on grain :—Wheat, per kilo., 12 piastres, = Is. 6d.
per quarter ; Indian corn, per kilo., 6 piastres, = 9d. per
quarter; Barley, per kilo., 3 piastres, = 44d. per quarter.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 19.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations hare received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, eu-
closing copy of a French Imperial Decree, reducing the ex-
port duty on cotton-seed-cake to 50 centimes per 100 kilogs.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 21.
The Right Hon. 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 Ambassador at Paris, enclos-
ing copy of a French Imperial Decree, fixing the duties
upon raw wools imported by the land frontier into Algeria
from Morocco and Tunis, at the same rates, according to
their species and qualities, as similar products imported
by sea under the French flag from countries situate out
of Europe.

WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, JUNE 21.
Ist Regiment of Dragoons—Cornet Macdonald Hall to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fitz Gerald, promoted.
7th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant James Aytoun to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Trenerry, who retires.
11th Light Dragoons—Cornet Robert Arthur Brooke to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Potts, who retires.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet-Colonel P. Benn
to be Colonel, viz() Andrews, who retires upon full•pay ;
Captain G. Graydon to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Bonn ;
Captain G. Colclough, from the Supernumerary List, to be
Captain, vice Graydon ; Staff-Serjeant G. Grant to be
Quartermaster and Commissary.
2d Regiment of Foot—Ensig❑ F. J. Jessop to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Belfield, who retires; Henry
Echalaz, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jessop.
sth Foot—Lieutenant Edward James Tyler, from the
Monmouth Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Longfield, appointed to the Bth Foot.
Bth Foot—Lieutenant Richard Win. Woods to be Cap-
tain, without purchase, vice Craster, deceased ; Captain
the Hon. Lucius W. C. A. F. Cary, from the 27th Foot,
to be, Captain, vice Campbell, who exchanges; Ensign
Frederick Anderson Stebbing to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Woods; Ensign Forster Longfield, from the
sth Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Stebbing.
221 Foot—Captain Sir George A. Robinson, Bart., to
be Instructor of Musketry.
27th Foot—Capt. John Ball Campbell, from the Bth
Foot, to be Captain, vice the Hon. L. W. C. A. F. Cary,
who exchanges.
32d Foot—Lieut. John Tharp Clarke, from half-pay 3d
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sibley, appointed Paymaster
46th Foot ; Lieut. John Tharp Clarke has been permitted
to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.
36th Foot—Capt. Ralph Edward Carr, from the 39th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Ord, who exchanges.
39th Foot—Capt. Augustus Wtn. Ord, from the 36th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Carr, who exchanges.
40th Foot -Lieutenant Thomas Bailey Richards to be
Adjutant, vice Buckle, who resigns the Adjutancy only.
52d Foot—Ensign George Cruden Fraser, to be Lieute-
nant, without purchase; Lieutenant William Owen, from
the Monmouth Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Fraser.

54th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Armstrong, from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Frith, deceased.
69th Foot— Ensign James John Osmer to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Gilborne, who retires ; Pearson Thomas
Beanies, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Osmer.
79th Foot—Lieut. David Cant to be Paymaster, vice
Cornes, who retires upon half-pay.
81st Foot - The promotion of Ensign Daniel Weir to
Lieutenancy, by purchase, on the 18th April, has been
cancelled.

92d Foot—The appointment of Mr. James Thompson to
an Ensigncy, by purchase, on the 25th Jan., 1856, was
vice Hon. Arthur Annesley, promoted, and not vice Hay,
promoted, as previously stated.
.95th Foot—Capt. Jas. Henley has been permitted to re-
tire upon full pay.
97th Foot—Ensign Fleming Smythe has been permitted
to resign his Commission.
tRITISTI GERMAN LEGION.-4th Light Infantry Regi-
ment.—The first Christian name of Quartermaster Drake
is Edward, and not Edmund, as previously stated.
lINATTACHED.—Lieut. John Warden M`Farlan, from
the 74th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice G. S. Ro-
bertson ; Lieut. Godfrey Clerk, from the Cape Mounted
Riflemen, to be Captain, by purchase, vice C. H. Mon-
tressor Smith; Brevet-Major Godfrey Wm. Hugh Massy,
19th Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Sub-
stantive Rank. under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct. ]854.
HOSPITAL STAFF —The undermentioned Officers have
ceased to do duty, there boing no longer occasion for their
services : Acting Assistant-Surgeon William Leishman,
M.D. ; Acting Assistant-Surgeon Williamßatley ; Acting
Assistant-Surgeon Henry Richard Percy.

BREVET.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Atwell Lake, C. 8., of the
Madras Engineers, to be Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, with
the rank of Colonel in the Army.
Captain James Henley, retired full pay of the 95th
Foot, to be Major in the Army, the rank being honorary
only.
Paymaster Charles South, on half pay of the 20th Foot,
t o be Major in the Army, the rank being honorary only.
The second Christian name of Brevet-Major Gillum, lst
Foot, promoted by Brevet on June 6, is James, and not
H. as previously stated.
The undermentioned promotions and alterations of rank
to take Oboe in the pia India Covany's Arun, mile!

TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL.
Major Robert Henry Seale, Bengal Infantry.
TO BE MAJOR.
Captain Robert Wilberforce Bird, Bengal Infantry.
The following promotions to take place consequent on
the death of Lieutenant-General Alexander Macdonald,
C. 8., Royal Artillery ;
Major. General Edward Charles Whinyates, C. 8., to be
Lieutenant-General.
Major-General Sir Richard James Dacres, K.C.8., the
Senior Supernumerary, to be placed on the fixed Establish-
ment.
Colonel Robert Andrews, retired full-pay, Royal Ar-
tillery, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary
only.
The following promotions to take place, consequent on
the deaths of Generals George Wright and John Francis
Birch, of the Royal Engineers :
Major-General Sir Harry David Jones 11.C.8., at pre-
sent 6uperanmerary, to be placed. upon tthe fixed Estab-
lishment, in the vacancy occasioned by General Wright's
decease.
Colonel Sir William Reid, K.C.8., to be Major-General
in the vacancy occasioned by General Birch's decease.
MEMORANDA.—Quartermaster John Mingay,.on half-pay
of the 92d Foot, has been permitted to resign his commis-
sion.

Captain G. S. Robertson, on half-pay Royal Artillery,
has been permitted to retire from the service, by the sale
of his commission, he being about to become a settler in
India..

has Captain C. H. Montresor Smith, on half-pay
_6oth FoFoot,

been permitted to retire' from the service by the sale
of his commission, he being about to become a settler in
New Zealand.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry
Caralry.—Capt. Sir John S. Pakington, Bart., M.P., to
be Major, vice Martin, resigned ; ,Lieut. John S. Peking.
ton to be Captain, vice Captain Sir John S. Pakington,
Bart M.P., promoted ; Cornet Cameron Galton to be
Lieutenant, • vice Pakington, promoted ; Henry Pidcock,
Esq., to bo Cornet, vice Galton, promoted ; Lieutenant
John Harwa,rd to be Captain, vice Hickman, deceased ;
Cornet Hy. Hickman to be Lieut.,vico Harward, promoted;
Walter D. Blunt,Gent., to be Cernet,vicelinlme, resigned;
Cornet Edward W. Haywood to be Lieutenant, vice
Knight, promoted in 1832; Cornet Charles Michael Ber-
rington to be Lieutenant, vice Stone resigned; Cornet E.
C. Rudge to be Lieutenant, rice Gist, resigned ; James
Kerr Moilliett, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Mynors, promoted;
Coreet Frederick Smith to be Lieutenant, vice Hunt, re.
signed; Pynson Wilmot Bennitt, Gent., to be Cornet,
vice Smith, promoted; Charles Freeman Malden, Esq., to
be Surgeon, vice Ricketts, resigned ; Abraham Hoskins,
ESQ, to be Assist.-Surgeon, vice Walsh, resigned ; the
Rev. Thomas Legh Claughton to be Chaplain, vice the
Hon. and Rev. W. T. Talbot, resigned.
Hussar Regiment of Yorkshire (West Riding) Yeomanry
Cavalry—Lieutenant William Henry Harrison to be Cap-
tain, vice Merritt, resigned ; Cornet the Right Hon. Fran-
cis Thomas De Grey, Earl Cowper, to be Lieutenant, vice
Harrison, promoted ; Sir George Ormby Womwell, Bart.,
to be Cornet, vice the Earl Cowper, promoted.
East York Regiment of Militia.—Adjutant Richard
William Cradock to serve with the rank of Captain.
21 Cornwall Rifles. —John George Cook (late of her
Majesty's 53d Regiment of Foot) to be Ensign, vice Will.
yams, resigned.

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Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Regiment of Mi-
litia—John Zl.moister, Gent., to be Ensign.'
sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Edward
Middleton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Da Visma, resigned;
Wro. Edmonstone Lendrick, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Rawlins, resigned.
[The following appointmout is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday the 10th June inst.]
3d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia.—
Joe Drury Bottomley, Gent., to be Ensign, vies Landon,
promoted. Dated 30th May, 185 G.
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
George Read, corn dealer, High-street, Shuaditeii.
BANKRUPTS.
Chanon Searle, baker, Warwick-street, Pimlico, to sur-
render, July 3 and Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. 13:41, official assignee, Coleman-street-build-
ings ; Hilleary, Fenchurch•buildings.
George West, grocer, Eythorne, Sent, July 3, at half-
past twelve, and August 14, at half-past eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street; Linklaters and Huckwood, Size-lane.
William Copeland Strange, bricklayer, Henley-on-
Thames, July 8, at half-past one, and Aug. 6, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ;
Surr and Grible, Abchurch-lane.
Thomas George Watts, coal merchant, Clapham, July 3,
at eleven, and August 1, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Shephard,
Thomas Truman, ironmonger, Pontypridd, Glamorgan-
shire, July 7 and August 5, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; R. and W.
Leonard, Bristol.

Samuel Bennett, tailor and draper, Camberwell, July 5,
at two, and Aug. 11, at half-past twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official a.ssignee, Basioghall-street;
Fraser and May, Daan-street, Soho.
Thomas Alfred Young, wine merchant, Sussex, July
3, at half-past eleven, and August I.i, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official" assignee, Coleman-
street-buildings ; Dawson, Westmiaster,
James Dental', grocer, Great Bentley, Essex, July 8, at
one, and Aug. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy,
Graham, official assignee; Dixon, Son, and Anton, Can-
non-street ; Philbrick, Colchester.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION-.
Murray Gow, muslin manufacturer, Glasgow.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.— This DAY,.
11 181, Gibraltar
Ditto, three months .. 12 034' Leghorn .. .• • • •• • . 30 5
Rotterciam. ............ 12 0% Genoa
Antwerp 25 (121,6 Milan
Brussels .............. 25 62 Venice. • ......
Etamburgh ............ 13 9% Naples • • ....
Alton .. • • ............ i Palermo . 1324 t
Paris 25 35 Messina
Ditto, three months .. 25 744 Lisbon ..
Marseilles ........ 25 72% Oporto .....• .......... 5314
Bourdeaux ............ ' Rio Jkineiro ..... .•• ••
Frankfort-on Maine .... 1201 i Buenos Ayre5..........
Berlin ................ Now York,6o days'sight
• • .... 10 20 Philadelphia ••••••••
•• .... 10 22 ratcEs OF SULLICN, PER, OF.
Petersburg 375 Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17
Madrid .........., .... 4994 i Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
riadiz ..........• 49% Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
Barcelona ............ New Dollars 0
saviiin
......•..• Sliver in bars • 0 5 114