The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-08 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MA RKETS.

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 7.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Liverpool Stock Exchange
continues active, and good business being daily transacted,
and closed this afternoon with a buoyant aspect at the fol-
lowing rates:—Blackburn and Chester and Holyhead, 18A
18—Eastern Counties, I—Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee,
Bi—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 93,i 4—London and North
Western, 102 to 1921—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, 34 3k—Midlands, 7i s—South Eastern and Dover,
23i I—Great Western, 17—Canada, 24—Ditto (new
shares), 2} p.m.—Royal Insurance, 2i arem.

MANCHESTER, Nov. 7.
STOOL EXCHANGE.—Thore was a good deal of business
in the principal stocks, and prices improved at the close.
Great Western' of Canada, 24h—Leeds stock, 94A--Jaid-
land, 781—Dovers. 20 516—Sheffield, 33:1—Blackburn, 8
—London stock, 103—Preston and Wyre, 444.

:.ANGE.-YESTERDAY.

Gibraltar •••• •• •• •• •• ••
Leghorn .. •• •• .• •• •... 29 95
Genoa ••• 26 0
Milan • • •• •• •• •• •• ••••
Venice • . • • • • • • •• •• •• -

Naples •• •• ........•• or 4:1!<2
Palermo ..... 129.4
Messina
Lisbon... .
Oporto .• •• •• •• •• •••• •• 52
Rio Janeiro . .......
Buenos Ayre5..........
New York, 60 days' sight
Philadelphia..........

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PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold in Bars £0 0 0
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 0 0
Sliver in bars .. 0 0 0

From the Lon

of Last Night.

ST.JAMES'SPAIA.CE, Nor. 6,

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Miss Louisa
Gordon to bs one of the Maids of Honour in Ordinary to
her Majesty, in the room of the Honourable Mary Sey-
mour, resigned.
DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 6.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Robert William
Keate, Esq., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over the island of Trinidad and its dependencies.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, Nov. 7.
7th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Regimental Serjeant-
Major John Mould to be Riding-Master.
14th Light Dragoons—Serjeant-Major Joseph Raiker,
of the Cavalry Depot Staff at Maidstone, to be Riding-
Master. .

6th Light Dragoons—Leonard Wilson Atkinson, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Pigott, promoted.
Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieu-
tenant the Honourable John Constantine Stanley to be
Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice the Honourable
Amias Ponlott, who retires.
11th Foot—William Taylor Corrie, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Stoney, promoted in the 53d Foot.
18th Foot—Lieutenant William Kemp to be Adjutant,
vice Wilton, who resigns the Adjutancy only.
20th Foot—The promotion of Lieutenant W. V. Mas-
kelyne to a company, by purchase, to bear date 3d Oct.,
instead of 30th September, 1856, as previously stated.
28th Foot—Lieutenant Jonathan Thwaites has been per-
mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com-
mission. _ _ _

40th Foot —Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John M. E.
Neill, late of the 40th Foot, was placed upon half-pay
from 15th February, 1856, and not 9th October, 1855, as
erroneously stated in the Gazette of 15th February, 1816.
41st Foot—Captain Henry Stratton Bush to be Major,
by purchase, vice Barnard, who retires.
42d Foot—Lieutenant William Henry Crompton to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Dunbar, who retires.
52d Foot—Lieutenant John Arthur Bayley to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Archdall, who retires ; Ensign
Colin John Rose Troup to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Bayley ; Sydenham Lott Pidsley, Gent., to be Eu-
sign, by purchase, vice Troup.
53d Foot —Lieutenant George Newton Fendall to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Rosa, promoted ; Ensign Robt.
Fannin Stoney, from 11th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Fendall.
57th Foot—Lieutenant Heath H. Chanter has been su-
perseded, he being absent without leave.
86th Foot—Ensign John George Dartnell to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Brockman, whose promotion by
purchase on the 19th Sept., 1856, has been cancelle 1.
91st Foot—Lieutenant John Anthony Kysh, from the
Gold Coast Corps, to be Paymaster, vice Dalrymple, de•
ceased. _ _ _ _

Ist West India Regiment—Ensign James Dickson Mac-
kenzie, from the 79th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Macauley promoted.
HOSPITAL STAFF. —George William Mellish, Gent., to
be Purveyor to the Forces; Acting Assistant-Surgeons
Alfred Bowdon and Thomas Perkins have ceased to do
duty, there being no longer occasion for their services.
BREVET.—Captain William Adam Anstruther Thomson
of the 9th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, to be Major in the
Army.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of
Militia—Lieut. James Stewart to be Adjutant.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
East Kent Militia—Geo. Edward Askew Holdsworthy,
Gent , to be Ensign, vice Waller, resigned.
2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Lieutenant
Henry Coldham Mathew to be Captain, vice Rippingall,
deceased.
Norfolk Militia Artillery—The Hon. Harbord Harbord
to be Second Lieutenant.
HOME-OFFICE, Nov. 4.
The West Riding Refuge for Girls, at Wakefield, in the
West Riding of the county of York, has beon certified by
the Secretary of State as fit to be a Reformatory School,
under the provisions of the statute 17 and 18 Vic., c. 86.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account puranant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday the Ist day of Nev., 1856:
IBSDE DEPARTMENT.

Notes Issued

£23,480,07,0

DAtod the 6th day of Novembe,

BANKING DE.
X
Proprletors'capital .. 14,553,000
Rest ................ 3,199,836
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-'

ing's Earths, and
Dividend Accounts) 4,713,654
Other deposits
Scven Day and other
Bills .• •• • • •• »

Z 33,326,209.

Government debt.... 11,015,105
Other securities ...... 3,459,90
Gold coin• and bullion 9,005.070
Silver bullion .. .. .. ..

£23,480,070
if. MAR MAIL Chief Cashier.

:PASTDIENT.

Governnientsecurittes

(includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) 10,736,841
Other securities .... 19,053,446
Notes .......... 2,943,665
Gold and silver coin .. 591,257

£33.326,209
,r. MARSHALL, Chief Calder.
, 1856.

Dated the 6th day of November,

AVERAGE PRICE 917 SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Nov.,
4, 1356, exclusive of tho Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : s. d.

—....,....
From the British Possessions in America 3l Oi
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 3O 0
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 39 Oi
Average of the three foregoing descriptions 34 Gt

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 6.
Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and
marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the
distribution Of that portion of proceeds to which they are
entitled, ariSing from the RUssian schooner Sampo,captured
on the 10th August, 1855, by her Majesty's ships Har-
rier and Tartar, and the ship-of-war Lo D'Assas, belonging
to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of tho French, will
commence on Tuesday, the 2d 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, aro 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, from whom it would be
convenient to receive such share of prize money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in the
several classes :
Flag share
Captain 35 8 0
Commander l7 14 0 I
Second class
Third class
Fourth class 3 4 5

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

Et 15 10
1 12 2
1 1 6
o 10 9
O 7 2
O 3 6

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 6.

Notice is hereby gi;en to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Greek brigantine
chri3sys, captured on the 22d May, 1855, by her Ma-
jesty's ship Niger.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are re-
quired 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 tie 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 ertitled to claim the share
of any captor, are requested, wiCi ns litle delay a 7. possi-
ble, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual docu-
ments, 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 1.022d0n Oazeite, of the date proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 6.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Greek vessel Hariklia,
captured May 30, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Niger.
Agents or other parsons 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 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, are requested. with as little delay as possi-
ble, to transmit the same, 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 London Gazette, of the date proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

BANKRUPT C_JY ANNULLED.
John Gregory, accountant and general agent, Manches-
ter.

BANKRUPTS.

Louis merchant, Philpot.lane, City, to sur-
render Nov. 21, at
one, and Dec. 16, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court; Appleton, New City-chambers, Bishopsgate-
street.
Edward John Hodder, grocer, Birmingham,, Nov. 21,
and Dec. 10, at half.past eleven, at the Birmingham Dia-
trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Southall, Birmingham.
Thomas Brindley, grocer, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire,
Nov. 21, and Dec. 11, at half-past eleven, at the Birming-
ham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bir-
roin,gbain ; James, Birmingham.
Morris Barnett, jeweller, Ramsgate, Nov. 18, at half-
past eleven, and Dec. 16, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Philp. Thicklersbury.
Thomas Thomas, milliner, Manchester, Nov. 24 and Dec.
15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott,
official assignee, Manchester; Richardson and Sadler, Old
Jewry-chambers, London; Livett, Manchester.
William Turner, builder, Finsbury-street, Middlesex,
Nov- 21, at twelve, and Dec. 20, at half-past twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Rogers, Fenchui eb -street.
Levi Pearson,twelve, at the lanchester District Court. Pott, official
grocer, Rochdale, Nov. 17 and Dec. 17, at
assignee, Manchester ; Standring, jun., Rochdale.
Thomas Conway, corn dealer, Mold, Flintshire, Nov. 21
and Dec, 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court,

Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Evans an 4 Sons, Liver-
pool.
William bison and George Middleton, dyers, Mt rley,
York, Nov. 15, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 16, at eleven,
at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds;
Terry and Watson, Bradford ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
James Walker, scrivener, Arundel, Nov. 18, at one, and
Dec. IS, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Heath, Artil•
lery-place, Finsbury.
James Steverson, brewer, Wandsworth, Nov. 24, at
eleven, and Dec. 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Wire and
Child, Saint Swithin's-lane.

Emery Walker, coach builder, Blotufield-streot, Harrow
road, Middlesex, Nov. 21, at two, and Dec. 23, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder-
manbury ; Grainger, Bucklersbury.
Charles Wilkins and William Wilkins, builders, Chip-
ping Lambourn, Berkshire, Nov. 18, at one, and Dec. 18,
at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assig-
nee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Bishop and Sons, New
Bridge-street; Astley, Hungerford.
William John Pepper, printer, Coventry, Nov. 24 and
Dec. 10, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Richardson and
Sadler, Old Jewry-chambers ; Knight, Birmingham.
James Wood, grocer, Wolverhampton, Nov. 28 and
Dec 19, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Christie,. official assignee, Birmingham ; Saunders
and Son, Kidderminster; Knight, Birmingham.
David Buckler, builder, Birmingham, Nov. 21 and Dec.
12, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court:
Bittlestone, official assignee, Birmingham; Knight, Bir
minghaia.
Joseph Suckling, yr., provision dealer, Birmingham,
Nov. 28 and Dec. 19, at half-past eleven, at the Birming-
ham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Biro
mingham ; Reece, Birmingham.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Francis Gustavus Paulus Neison, merchant, Leith. ,
Thomas Boyd, glazier, Perth.
William Bowie, merchant, Falkirk.

Country Markets.