The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

FEB. 25.

Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland,
Sir Edward Haggerston, Bart., to be Deputy,!acute.
nant, Feb. 14.

[This appointment is substituted for the one which ap-
peared in the Gazette of the 18th instant.]
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
Sherwood Rangers George Gordon, Gent., to be
Cornet, vice Charles Thorold, Gent., promoted.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Southampton.
North Hants Militia.,—Thomas Best, Gent., to be En-
sign, Feb. 13.
WHITEHALL, FEB. 21.
The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief
Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at
Westminster, has appointed Thomas Wight the younger,
of Kingawinford. in the county of Stafford, Gent.,
to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the
acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married
women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines
and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple
modes of assurance, in and for the county of Stafford.
BANKRUPTS.
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James Burrell, victualler, Blailirnore, Essex, to sur-
render March 7, at eleven, and April 11, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Ba-
singhall•atreet; Patten, Ely-place, Holborn; Woodward,
Billericay, Essex.
James Matts, ironmonger, Edgeware-road, March 7,
at eleven, and April 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street;
TippPtts and Son, Pancras-lane.

Charles Frederick Thomas, ship broker, Bristol,
March 12 and April 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Brittan,
Bristol.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
Henry Walter Ratcliffe, rag merchant, Harrow-street,
Southwark.
James. Thomas Ratcliffe, rag merchant, Harrow-street,
Southwark.
Edmund Woods, carpenter, College-place, Camden-town.
Morris Barnett, uusbrellamaker, Napier-street, Ashley-
crescent, City-road.
Sarah Debarre, boarding-school keeper, Claremont-
house, Haverstock-hill, Hampstead.
William Chester, beer-shop keeper, King-street, Turk-
sreet, Bethnal-green.
Leopold Schwabacher, importer of foreign wines, King-
street, Soho.
James Forrester, ale and porter dealer, Chancery-place,
Camberwell New-road.
Lewis Worms, auctioneer, Brook-street, Holborn.
James Logie, potato merchant, Great George-street,
Bermondsey.
Harvey Alipress Harding, sculptor, Herbert-street,
Hackney-road.
George Hayes, warehouseman, Hyde-place, Hoxton.
Thomas Catterick Parkins, tailor, Whitechapel.
George Strickland, Bury-street, St. James's.
Francis Kesteven, carpenter, Harlington Cottage, St.
Johh's-street-road, Clerkenwell.
George Hedley, hosiers' assistant, Weston-green, Thames
Ditton, Surrey.
Richard Thomas Rye, carpenter, Paradise-street, Ro-
therhithe.
James Edward Godfrey Wilson, engineer and patent
agent, Lindsay-place, Chelsea.
Jsmcs Bird, warehouse clerk, Birmigham.
William Jevikes, bulkier, Porter's-field, Dudley, Wor-
cestershire.
Henry Sadler, Easebourne, Sussex.

Williatn Alexander Sanders, plumber and glazier, Stour-
bridge.
John Ward, blacksmith and wheelwright, Mordiford,
Herefordshire.
William Laws, sugar refiner's assistant, Crabbe, near
Dover.
Arthur Osborne, licensed victualler, Newbury, Berks.
James Priscott, farmer, Spaxton, Somersetshire.
Lawrence Bradley, shoemaker, Scholia Wigan, Lan-
cashire.
John Dixon, brick and tile maker, near Pocklington,
Yorkshire.
John Parker Sparks, licensed victuaner, Bristol.
William Pinch, architect, BathwirA, Bath.
Thomas Davies, farmer, Smet;,,cott, Salop.
Thomas Greattach, fishmo-dger, Oxford.
Francis Stubbs, farmer, ;Snainton, Yorkshire.
Samuel Appleby DaTfaon, chemist, Manchester.
Thomas Folds Heaton, bleacher, llorwicb, Lancashire.
James bon Ra.gg, fish dealer, Timporley, Manchester.
James Walker, blanket manufacturer, Batley,Yorkshire.
Elijah Lever, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.

PUBLIC WOOL SALES.
(THIS EVENING.)
The public sales of Wool have been brought to a close
this evening, two small auctions having been held. Many
of the buyers had left for the provinces, and others, rho
were compelled to attend until the close, will probably
arrive home soop after this report is in the hands of the
country readers of The Sun. To-morrow we shall pro-
bably be enabled to give a summing up of :the result of
the whole series, with the highest and lowest prices, &c.
fAs an instance of the promptitude of business ar-
rangements, a large quantity of the Wool purchased at
these sales has been conveyed down by the North-
Western Railway soon after each day's sale, and this
evening the vans are leaving the City with more.
The first sale this evening has been of 1,024 bales.
Australian, 751 bales, has realised ls. to Is. 80. for
clean shee'ps is. 51 to ls. 10d. for scoured lambs', la.
3d. to Is. 4d. for clean lambs', 7d. to Is. 4id. for
handwashed, and Is. 2d. to is. sid. for skin handwashed.
South Australian, 78 bales, went at 15.20. to Is. 3id.
for skin, and at 10d. to Is. 2d. for damaged. Port
Philip, 24 bales, realized Is. 9id. for scoured, Is. 4id.
to Is. sd. for clean sheep's, Is. 4id. for mixed, and
Is. 2d. for locks. Cape, 171 bales brought 9d. to
Is. 3/0. for clean sheep's, and Is. 2d. to Is. 2id. for
handwashed.
The closing auction comprised 164 bales of Cape,
which sold at Is. 2d. to Is. sid. for clean sheep's, at
Is. 2d. to Is. 7d for lambs', and is. Oid to Is. ld.'for
locks.

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MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Feb. 25.)
SUOAR.—To-day the West India Sugar market pre-
sented a firm appearance; both grocery and refining
sorts were in fair request, and realised prices fully equal
to those of Friday; Barbadoes must be quoted 6d
higher, and at auction 148 hbds 7 tierces were sold at
from 41s to 441 6d for low mid to fine yellow. The
total purchases are 440 hbds and tierces.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was operated in
with more freedom for home consumption, but prices
are not better, and rule at 48s to 488 6d for brown
Lumps. In the crushed sugar market much dulness
exists.
MAIIRmus.--Tbis afternoon the public sales of Mau-
ritius Sugar went off with fair spirit, and at fully former
rates; the quantity offered was 4,416 bags, and the
whole sold, yellow at 38s 6d to 425, low ditto 37 to 38a,
refining sus/ides 37s to 41s, and a few lots low mid
brown 82s 6d; the chief portion consisted of the better
sorts of yellow.

EASTINDIA.—This afternoon a good demand was ex-
perienced for Bengal Sugar, and the public sales of 3,749
bags went at full rates; fine white Benares selling at 433
to 43s 6d, low mid to good 41s to 42s 6d, damp and washed
39s 6d to 42s 6d, fine yellow of a Mauritius description 41s
to 425, and a few lots low soft brown 293 to 30s
Madras realized full terms, and 466 bags were
grocery at 39s to 423 6d, mid ar. agood
36se 6d
yellow
dittoto
w sold,
tow 275, 22,1
38s 6d, soft yellow 31s 6d to 34s 6d,
d,
26sand io
to 303. Of Jaggery 24 casks realised 6d
very low dark 8s per cwt.
MOLASSES.--Previous rates are well supported for
West India, and a good demand yet (Nists, with only a
moderate supply at market. The total operations are
300 puns, at from 15s 6cl to 17s, but chiefly at 16s for
Demerara of fresh imrort. Holders of Bengal and
Mauritius demand 12s to 15s, Porto Rico and Cuba 15s
to 168, but few parcels are on offer. For Jamaica
Honey the rates paid are 30a to 60s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no sala f Forein
Sugar, and privately few inquiries prevailed, o
although
holders are disposed to sell at last week's rater.
COFFEE.--This afternoon Mocha Coffee was held for
full rates, but less demand prevailed, and 'of 176 bales
215 hf-bales at auction a part only sold;
raid and good
realised 70s to 755, fine ord 658
to 69*, triage 392 to
493 6d, and damaged 33a to
674 "per cwt. Th
prices asked for Native Ceylon axe 46s 6d to 47i for good ord, but than was only a Limited to
buskins

County of Bedford—Richard Thomas Gilpin, of
Hockliffe Grange, in the county of Bedford, Esq., in
the room of John Hume Egerton, commonly called
Viscount Alford, deceased.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEB. 24.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major-General Na-
thaniel ;Wilmot Oliver to be Colonel-Commandant,
vice Major-General James Power, deceased, Feb.
18; Brevet Major Charles Bertie Symons to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Nevett, deceased; Second
Captain Ashley Maude, to be Captain, vice
Symons; First Lieutenant Walter Ferguson Lock, to
be Second Captain, vice Maude; Second Lieutenant
Richard Oldfield, to be First Lieutenant, vice Lock,
Dec. 22.