The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-13 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE FEB,

NOTICE TO SHIPOWNERS AND SHIPMASTERS.
Notice is hereby given, that the following alterations
hare been made in the "Scale of Aledicines" for British
merchant-ships, issued by the Board of Trade, in pur-
suance of the Merchant Shipping Act, 183, 17 and 18
Vict., cap. 104, sec. 224, and published in the London
Gacete of the 9th October last, that is to say :
"The Solution of the Chloride of Zinc" has been sub-
stituted for " Burnett's Solution" in the brackets after
the item " Disinfecting Fluid; and the " Spirit of Nitric
Ether has been substituted for Nitric Ether."
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
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Brecknock Royal Rifle Regiment of Militia— William
R. Brereton, Esq., late Captain 70th Foot, to be Adju-
tant.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Regiment of Royal London Militia—Lieutenant John
Britten to be Captain, vice Edward Charles Grant, retired ;
Lieutenant Thomas William Andrews, late 26th Regiment,
to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Dennis Rew. resigned ;
Lieutenant James Stuart Tulk. late Ceylon Rifles, to be
Lieutenant, vice Frederick Robinson, resigned ; Ernest
William Roberts, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Edward Kelly
Dbbard, promoted ; Augustus Newton, Gent., to bo En-
sign, vice Frederick Peto, resigned.
2d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia—
William Watts, Gent , to be Ensign ; Charles Masterman
Smyth, Gent.' to be Ensign ; Ensign Richard Wilson to
be Lieutenant, vice English, resigned.
3d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia
William Pickard, Gent„ to he Ensign.
4th Regiment of West York Militia—Ensign Bryan Eyre
Coots Comber to be Lieutenant, vice Harrison, appointed
to the 21st Foot ; Wm. Mather, Gent., to be Ensign.
The Galloway Rifles—Ensign Septimus Parrot to be
Lieutenant, vice Thomas Hugh Vans Dalrymple Hay,
Esq., resigned.

Cambridgeshire Militia—Reginald Whiting, Gent., to
be Ensign, vice Reos, promoted.
Ross. Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of
Rifle Militia—Major George WiDians Holmes Ro's to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice the Honourable James Sinclair,
deceased.

Haddington, Barwick, Linlithgow, and Peeblesshires
Regiment of Militia Artillery—George Gordon Blair to be
Second Lieutenant, vice Hamilton, promoted.
Northamptonshire Militia—William Alexander Burr,
M.D., to be surgeon, vice Molloy, deceased.
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Arthur Fleming
Slack Payne, Geat., to be Ensign, vice Spooner, appointed
to the 42d Highlanders. John Terpiu, Gent., to be En-
sign. Francis Reber t Patriot, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
vice Bridge, appointed to the Land Transport Corps.
Herman Ernest Galton, Esq., late Captain in the 50th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Noel, who retires.
Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia
Rifles—Charles Birclwood, Gent., to be Ensign.
2d or North Durham Regiment of Militia—Augustus
Rich, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Green, resigned.
(The following appointment is substituted for that
which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday, the sth inst.)
Royal Montgomery Rifles—. John William Lloyd, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Shirkey, promoted.

BANKRUPTS.
William Schenk, merchant, Royal Exchange-buildings,
Cornhill, city, to surrender Feb. 20, at half-past twelve,
and March 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Graham, official assignee ; Surr and Cribble, Abchurch-
lane, city.
Thomas Evans, tailor, St. James's-street, Westminster,
Fob. 20, at twelve, and March 19, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Pike, Old liur-
lington-street.
Richard Minifie, baker, Honiton, Devon, Feb. 21 and
March 27, at the Exeter Distgict -Court. Hirtzol, official
assignee, Exeter ; Mules, -Honiton ; Daw, Exeter.
Charles Phillips Edney and Alfred Rains, wholes-do
druggists, Liverpool, Feb. 22 and March 20, at eleven, at
the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee,
Liverpool ; Evans and S en, Liverpool.
Morton Andrew Edwards, sculptor, Dean-street, Soho,
Fob. 28, at eleven, and March 27, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build-
ings ; Lowe, Wimpole-street.
David Davis, general-shop keeper, Merthyr Tydfil, Feb.
25 and March 31, at eleven. at the Bristol District Court.
Miller, official assignee, Bristol.
William Bowman, tailor, Sloane-street, Chelsea, Feb.
22, at twelve, and March 28, at half-past eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Alder-
manbury ; Hensman, College-hill, Cannon-street Wftt.
eory Barnes, wino and spirit merchant, Winchester,
r }tearyeb. 22; at oldven, and March 27, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official a.,:signee,
street ; Gedye, George-street, Mansion-house ; Pain and
Rawlins, Winchester.
George Tilley, dust contractor, St. George's-wharf, Cam-
bridge.strout, Old fit. Pancras-road, Feb. 20, at half-past
cloven, and April 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Nicholson, official s.,:signee, Basinghall-street; Chidley,
Gresham-street,
'William Ames, builder, Nayland, Snaolk, fcb, D, and
starch 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
BNgRIIPTCY ANNULLED.
Feb.A Nxyland, SuMlk.
official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Stevens and Satchell,
Queeebn"treet .9. Georze Worecteri lieenscd vietualler.
LtitiE t'DA
IC Bull and J. J. Harper, Greenwich, upholsterer
first div. of 10s. Gd., Feb. 14, and three subsequent Thurs-
tl:4,i,4o CrilettnTin•street.
T. barriett, Ottord, timber merchant-2d div., on new
proofs, of 4Jd., Feb. 14, an 4 three subsequent Thursdays,
at,Grahahfs, Celemansetreet,
Alderigate-street, tea dealer—first div. of
Feb. 14 and three subsequent Thursdays, at Gra-
ham's, Coleman-street.
Diaisdalc, kingle Arras-yard, Coleman-street, dealer
frun—firot div. of J. 11d., Fob. 11, and three subse-
Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman -street.
W. J. Istormanvillo, Seymour-chambers, Adelphi, and
Queen's-road. -Regent-park, commission agent—first div.
of 4d., Feb. 14, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Gra-
ham Coleman-street.
T. 'lCingdon, Netherexe, Devonshire, eider merchant
fir.3t div. of 4s. 61., any Tueslay or Friday, at Hirtzel's,
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