The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

TILL' VICTORIA CROSS:

(From the Gazette of this evening.)
Tho Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her
intention to confer the Decoration of the Victoria Cross On
the under-mentioned soldiers of her Majesty's army, whose
claims to the same have been submitted for her Majesty's
approval, on account of acts of bravery performed by them
in India, as recorded against their several names, viz :
Pensioned-Sergeant H. Hartigan, 9th Lancers—For
daring and distinguished gaaantry in the following in-
stances :—At the battle of 11 udle Serai, near Delhi, on
the Bth June, 1857, in going to the assistance of ,Sergeant
11. Heistone, who was wounded, dismounted, and sur-
rounded by the enemy, and at the risk of his own life car-
rying him to the rear. On the 10th October, 1857, at
Agra, in having run unarmed to the assistance of Sergeant
Crews, who was attacked by four rebels. Hartigau caught
a tulwar from one of them with his right hand, and with
the other:hit him on the mouth, disarmed him, and then
defended himself against the other three, killing one and
wounding two, when he was himself disabled'from further
service by severe and dangerous wounds.
Sergeant Hobert Ewart, Ist Battalion, sth Regiment—
For conspicuous devotion at Alumbagh, on the 14th Sept.,
1857. in proceeding under a heavy and galling fire to save
the life of Private E. Deveney, whose leg had been shot
away, and eventually c rry,ns him safe into camp, with the
assistance of the la.e Lieut. Brown, and some comrades.
Private Patrick 111'llale, Ist Battalion, sth Regiment—
For conspicuous bravery at Lucknow on the 2d Odtober,
1857, when he was the first man at the capture of one of
the guns at the Cawnpore battery—and again; on the 22d
December, 1857, when, by a bold rush, he was the first to
take possession of one of the enemy's guns, which had sent
several rounds of grape through his company, which was
skirmishing up to it. On every occasion of attack Private
Aftnale has been the first to meet the foe, amongst whom
he caused such consternation by the boldness of his rush,
as to leave little work for those whofollowed to his support.
By his habitual c'olness and daring, and sustained bravery
in action, his name has become a household word for gal-
lantry among his comrades.

LONDON GAZETTE-CTLErS EVENIXO,

WAR-OFFICE, Jurts 19.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give or 'era for
the appointment of Major-General Thos. Aiskew Larconi,
C. 8., Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Divison of the
Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 15.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Wm.
Ferry, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Panama, to be
her Majesty's Consul-General for the Austrian Coasts of
the Adriatic Sea.

The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Charles Alan Henderson, now her Majesty's Consul in
Pat a,;uay, to be her Majesty's Consul at Panama.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 19. -
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to
be passed, under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto John Nodes Dickinson, Esq., First Puisne Judge
of the Supreme Court of New South Wales,
DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 18.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henty
Pope, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary, and Lemnel Cam-
bridge Owen, Esq., to be Postmaster-General for the
Island of Prince Edward.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint George
Robert Saltwell, Esq., to be Postmaster for the Island of
Mauritius.

Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Gould
Arthur Lucas, Esq., to be Resident Magistrate for the
Colony of Natal.

DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 19.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Alexander Ander-
son, Donald Ramsay, John Rhodes'Ora.rdiner, John Goff,
and James M'Laren, Esqs., to be MeMbers of the Legis-
lative Council of the Island of Prince Edward ; and Samuel
Cockburn, Esq., to be President and Senior Member of the
Council of the Island of Montserrat.

CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 18.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

Borough of Belfast—Samuel Gibson Getty, of Doneßail-
square South, Belfast, in the county of Antrim, Esq., in
the room of Richard Davison, Esq., who has accepted the
office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. •

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Walter Noak, John Noak, and John Bissell Clarks salt
manufacturers, Droitwich.

BANKRUPTS. '

Charles Maidlow, builder, TALL-square, St. John's
Wood'
Arthur Wentworth and Thomas Wentworth, hide and
skin salesmen, Bermondsey.
Hugh Boughen, chemist, Norwich.
Henry Mabson, butcher, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.
John Heald, sen., and John Heald, jun., shoemakers,
Eckington, Derbyshire.
John Goodall Brett, grocer, Hornchurch, Essex.
Daniel Fryer, machinist, Great George-street, Bermond-
sey.

:Tames Gibson, manufacturer, Todmorden, Yorkshire.
John Bamford, grocer, Halifax, Yorkshire.
John Hughes, licensed victualler, Liverpool.
William Granville Sharpe, timber merchant, Edge-hill,
near Liverpool.
• John Paget, licensed victualler, Brierley-hill, Stafford-
shire.

Marshall John Stacey, dealer in tea, Leeds.
Wm. Seabrook Chalkley, ship owner, Liverpool.

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Bannerman and Co., clothiers, Edinburgh.
Robert Warnock, jun., grocer, Bonhill, Dumbartonshire.
Matthew M'Turk, eontractor, Auchinleck.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tars DAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 16f 11 17
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 321 26 37
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 35 25 40
Frankfort on Maine — 1171 1171
Vienna
Trieste
Petcrsburgh — 35 35
Madrid - 49 49f
Cadiz — 49 49f
Leghorn — 30 35 30 40
Milan — 25 40 25 45
Genoa — 25 40 25 45
Naples
Palermo —
Messina —
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro —
New York — • • • •
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....por oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars .... „ 0 5 24
Silver in Bars (Standard) lf 0 0 0
South American Doublons

521 521
,52!1 63k