The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, APRIL 23.

The Qneen has been pleased to present the Rev. James
McFaden to the church at Strontian, in the presbytery of
Mull and shire of Argyll, vacant by the transportation of
the Rev. John Tolmie, late minister thereof, to the church
of Bracadale.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County Palatine of Lancaster William Bradshaw
Swainson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Turner,
Hopwood, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Ensign Henry Harrington Molyneux Steel to be Lieute-
nant, vice Macriamara, resigned.
Worcester Regiment of Militia—Lieut. Oldham to be
daptain, vice Galton, resigned ; Henry Kerne Diprose
Birchill, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Castle, appointed
to the 3.1 Regiment of the British Italian Legion.
King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—George
Humby, Esq., to be Captain, vice Dennis, resigned.
Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia—
Lieutenant. John Simons to be Captain, vice Reynolds,
resigned; Lieutenant James Anderson to be Captain, vice
Cameron, who resigns, but, in consideration of his long
service in the Renfrew Militia, is permitted to retain his
rank and wear his uniform ; En, igu Frederick W. E.
Cameron to be Lieutenant, vice Simons, promoted; En-
sign Abraham Thompson to be Lieutenant, vice Ander-
son, promoted.
The Galloway Rifles—Austin Houston, Gent., to be
Ensign.
Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment
of Militia—Lieutenant Godfrey Wentworth Davidson to
be Captain, vice Fraser, promoted.
[The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday the Bth of April inst.]
Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment
of Militia—Henry Diprose Herne Birchill to be Ensign.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,

Admiralty, Somerset-house, April 21.

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended
distribution of proceeds arising from the cargoes of Russian
sloops, captured on the 9th, 14th. and 3 lst July, and
18th and 31st August, 1855, by her 31.kjesty's ship Driver.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand unliquidated against the said proceeds are required
to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar 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 Judge of the said court.
Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, 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 Department of the
" Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset
House."

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