The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-22 00:00:00

BREVET.

The undot mentioned promotions to take place conse.
quent upon the death of the following officers
Field• Marshal Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., died Sept
23, 1856.

General Sir Colin Halkatt, G.C.8., died Sept. 24, 1856.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Rolt, K.C.8., K.C., died
Nov. 8, 1856.
Brevet-Colonel Richard Greaves, upon half-pay Un-
attached as a Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Major-General.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Alves, Depot Battalion, to be
Colonel.
Major Edward Hickey, -69th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel.
Capt. George Robert Pole, upon half-pay Unattached,
Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major.
Major-General Sir James Outran, K.C.8., of the Bom-
bay Army, to have the local rank of Lieut.-General in the
East Indies while employed upon a particular service.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantrj Regiment of Mid-

dlesex Militia—John CoonXes,-Gent., late 4tiartermaster.
Serjeant sth Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment oi
Middlesex Militia, and late 64th Regiment, to be Quarter
'
master, from 31st October last, vice M'Longhlin, resigner
Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia.

Littellus Birrell Barr, Gent., to be Quartermaster, from
2d Oct. last.
[This article is substituted for that which appeared in
the Gazette of Tuesday last, the 18th inst.]
COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANT.
James Timmins Chance, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant
of the county of Stafford.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov, 20.
Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and
marines, and to all persona interested therein, that the
distribution of that portion of proceeds t) which they are
entitled, arising from the Russian vessel Sitka, captured
on the 7th September, 1851, by her Majesty's ships Pre-
sident, Pique, and Virago, in company with his Impez ial
Majesty's ships La Forte, L'Eurydice, and L'Obligado, will
commence on Thursday, the 11th December, 1856, in the
Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-Ge-
neral of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house "
Agents and 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 of
any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are request-
ed to present the same at this office.
Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may
desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs
or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re-
quired to intimate the same by letter to be addressed " On
Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon-
don," in which letter his own place of residence is to be
precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector
of Customs or of Inland Revenue, froth whom it would be
convenient to receive such shard of priza money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in the
several classes :

Flag share £226 12 4
Captains, each 211 1 5 I
Commander lO5 10 9
Second class 36 23 I

Fifth class.
Sixth class
Seventh class
Eighth class
Ninth class
Tenth class

.210 6 5
9 5 8
6 3 10
3 1 11
2 1 3
1 0 7

Third class
Fourth class lB 11 6

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 17.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Russian vessel Phonix,
captured April 18, 1855, by her Majesty's ships Archer and
Desperate.
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
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 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 ha legally entitled to claim the share
of any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possi-
ble, to transmit the some, accompanied by the usual do-
cuments, 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 4ondon, Gazette, of the data proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, be
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will bo announced.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday the 15th day of Nev., 1856.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ...... •• 23,536,235

Government debt .... 11,015,10
Other securities...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 9,061,235
Silver bullion.. • • -

423,535,235

£23,536,235
V. MAR3IIALL, Chief Cashier.
ar, 1856.
:PAILTMENT.

Dated the 20th day of Novembi

BANKING DE
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest .... .. 3,254,649
Public deposit E (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 4,924.785
Other deposits 10,113,368
Seven Day and other

Government secn ritles
(Includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) ...... 10,457,869
Other securities 19,051,017
Notes • 3,606,815
Gold and silver coin . 622,932

Ellis .• :..• .• 895,831

£33,141,633 £33.741,633
11i. MARSHALL, Chief l'ashier.
Acted the 20th day of November, 1856.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Prico of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Nov.
18, 1856, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : s. d.
From the British Possessions in America 35 41
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 35 3:1
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 35 10
Average of the three foregoing descriptions

E ANKRUPTS.
William Jones, draper, Broadway, Westminster, to
surrender Dec. 2, at half-past one, and Jan. 1, at two, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, at
singliall-street ; Jones, Sise-lane.
Henry Clark, ribbon man ufacturer, Nuneaton, Dec. 6
and Jan. 3, at half-past ele•ven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Whitmore, off idol assignee, Birmingham ;
Davis, Coventry ; Hodgson s ind Allen, Birmingham.
Meyer Jacobs, manufacturer and printer, Steward-
street, Spitalfields, Deo. 2 sad Jan. 6, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Bdwards, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court; Ford and Lloyd, Blooresbury-square.
Rowland Muckleston, boot, rn anufacturer, Hackney-road-
crescent, Dec. 2, at two, and Jan. 6, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edward, s, ofliytial assignee, Basing-
hall-street ; Storey, Great Janis 8-street, Bedford-row.
KeJnoth,nvec.,
Wilkinson,i railway ct6ntrnetor, Sittingbourne,
and Jan. 1, at o; ie, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Johnson, offi6'.'l "-2 si neo, Basinghall-street ;
Guy, Great St. Helen's, City.
konry Phillimore Winchcona t", ship broker, SWC!!)9CfI,
Dec. 2 and 30, at eleven, at th a Bristol District Court.
Miller, official assignee, Bristol:; Bevan and Girding,
Bristol.
Robert Radnor, maltster, Prest eign, county of Radnor,
Dec. 2, and 30, at :eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Red, Worcester ;
Brittan and Sons,'Bristol. -
Samuel James Harrison, cabinet -maker, Kidderminster,
Dec. 1 and Jan. 5, at half-past t€ n, at the Birmingham
District Court. Bittleston, official assignee,
Birmingham
Saunders and Son, Kidderminster ; Knight, Birmingham.
James Leyland, beerceiler, St. 11 elens, Lancashire, Dec
1 and 722, at eleven, at the Livelpoo, i. District Celia. Caze-
nove, pee, Liverpool ; Ansciell, St. Helens ;
Evans alciaSlona:sg,iLiverpool.
6 Hyla Holden, currier, Walsall, F.;‘`affordshire, Doc. 6,

and Jan. 3, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham;
Duignan and Hemmant, Walsall. ,
Edward Gyles Crook, apothecary, Chorley, Dac. 3 and
24, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Praiser,
official assignee, Manchester ; Stanton and Jones, Chorley
Taylor, Manchester.
Robert Helsby and Joseph Helsby, builders, Ghrston,
Lancashire, Dec. 5 and 26, at eleven, at the Live ...1
District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; I ar-
vey, Falcon, and Harvey, Liverpool.
Domenico Braggiotti and Paul -Testa, merchants, Lom-
bard-street, Dec. 2, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 30, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee,
Colem an .stree t-b ui ld ngs‘; Laurence, Ple ws, and Boyer,
Old Jewry-Chambers.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
T. Porter, merchant, Glasgow.
G. Gardiner, grocer, Coupar Angus.
R. Watson, jun., cabinetmaker, Glasgow. ,
Meldrum Sisters, milliners, Edinburgh.
A. Greer, grocer, Glasgow.
W. M. Mackenzie, architect, Bankhead, Perthshire.
D. C. M`Nish, commission merchant, Glasgow.
N. J. Holmes, draughtsman, Glasgow.
R. N. Lee, Edinburgh.
J. Smith, general grocer, Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow.

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