The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-30 00:00:00

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derick Turner, from the 75th Foot, to be Assist_
stant-Sur*
goon to the Forces, vice Beaufoy, appointed to 25th Foot.
BREVET.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Tucker, of the Royal Engi.
neers, having completed three years' service in the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel in the army, under the
Royal Warrant of 3d Nov., 1154.
The undermentioned Quartermasters, retired upon half-
pay, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the
Royal Warrant of 17th Dec.,1855 :
Quartermaster James Freburn. half-pay Royal Alin-
Ivry.

Quartermaster Samuel Scoltock, half-pay of a Provi.
sional Depot Battalion.
Captain and Brevet-Major Henry Marion Durand, of
the Bengal Engineers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army.
Captain Norman Chester Macleod, of the Bengal Ea.
gineers, to be Major in the Army.
The undermentioned promotions to take place in the
East India Company's Army, consequent on the death of
Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable Sir Henry
Pottinger, Bart, and G.C.8., of the Bombay Infantry, OR
1,41.1 March, 1856 :
Major-General Thomas Monteath Douglas, C. 8., Bengal
Infantry, to be Lieutenant-General.
Colonel George Hicks, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, to be
Major-General.

The undermentioned officers of the East India Com.
pang's Service, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of ho.
norary rank as follows :

TO BE COLONELS.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Jackson, C. 8., Bombay In.
fan try.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Wilson Oldfield, Beigal
Infantry.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Down, Madras Light Ca•
valry.

TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.
Major George Gordon, Madras Infantry.
Major Edward Skipper, Bombay Infantry.
Major John Grimes, Madras Infantry.
Major John William Bennett, Bengal Infantry.
TO BE MAJOR.
Captain George Hickson Fagan, Bengal Engineers.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry— Herbert Duck-
worth, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Colston, deceased.
West Essex Yeomanry Cavalry Lieutenant John
Bramstou to be Captain, ♦ice Petro, resigned ; Cornet Au-
gustus Kortright to be Lieutenant, vice Bramston, pro.
moted.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantryißegiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia—William Bell, Eaq., Adjutant of the sth or
Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex
Militia, to serve with the rank of Captain.
2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Frank Cavendish Ward, Esq., to be Captain, vice Aspi.
nail, resigned.

BANKRUPTS.
John Dickenson, licensed victualler, Cosham, near Ports.
month, to snrrender, May 6, at twelve, and Jane 10, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell. official assiguee,
Coleman-street-buildings ; J. and J. H. Linklater and
Hackwood, Size-lane.
Louis Brode, fancy box maker, Noble-street, Cheapside,
May 6, at twelve, and June 5, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street;
Moss, Moorgate-street.

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Edward Deacon Cooper, grocer, Suffolk, May 9, at
two, and June 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Niehola
and Clark, Cook's-court, Lincoln's-inn; Smith, Reading.
John Davies, printer, Shrewsbury, May 10 and 31, at
half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bittleston,
official assignee, Birmingham ; H. T. and G. Waco,
Shrewsbury ; Motterham and Knight, Birmingham.
Joseph Hale Bryan, oilman, Lambeth-walk, May 6 and
June 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Bell, Coletuan-street-buildings, official assignee; Lawrence,
Smith, and Fawden, Bread-street, Cheapside.
Samuel Hook, paper manufacturer, Tovill, Maidstone,
May 7, at half-past one, and June 4, at half-past twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers,
official assignee ; Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry.
chambers.

Robert Orrell, chemist, Ashton-under-Lyne, May 9 and
30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Horne•
mann, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthington,
and Shipman, Manchester.
John Wyldo, licensed victualler, Sheffield, May 10 and
Juno 7, at ten, at the Leeds District Court, Sheffield.
Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield; Dixon and Blackwell,
Sheffield.

George Clayton and George Ctookes, grocers, Sheffield,
May 10 and June 7, at tea, at the Leeds District Court,
Sheffiel I. Brewin. official assigme3„ Sheffield; Chambers
and Waterhouse, Sheffield. _
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Susan Stone, innkeeper, Little lean, Gloucesterabire
May 12 and Juno 16, at twelve, at the Bristol District
Court. Acrawan, official assignee, Bristol ;
Gloucester.

Thomas Williams, grocer, Crickhowell, Brecon, May 12
and June 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling,
Bristol.

John Inkersolo, brewer, Sawbridgeworth, May 16, at
two, and June 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Graham, official assignee ; Jones, Quality-court, Chan-
cery-lane.
Archibald Joyce, merchant, Rood-lane, May 8, and June
13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan,
official assignee, Aldermanbury; Laurence, Smith, and
Fa wdon, Bread-street, Cheap-dde.
Edward Lane, merchant, Now Ferry, Chester, May 9,
and June 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court of
Bankruptcy. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Loandes,
Bateson, end Lonndes, Liverpool.
John Hyde, spindle maker, Stockport, May 20, and
June 2, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Higson and Robin-
son, Manchester.

Sarah Wooldridge, butcher, Winchester, May IG, at one,
and June 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Stansfeld, official assignee; Dobinaon and Co., Lincolnia-
inn-fields.

Edwin Tomlinson, India•rubber manufacturer, Barnes
Cray, Crayford, Kent, May 7, at two, and June 1(3, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official
assignee, Basingball-street ; Gammon, Cloak-lane.
Benjamin Forster, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, May
9, at twelve, and June 13, at eleven, at the Nevrcastle-
upon-Tync District Court. Baker, official assignee, New-
castle-upon-Tyne; Hampson, Manchester; Hoyle, New-
castle-upon-Tyne.

TILE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY.

)Coutnuecl fom the Sun of last nyht.)

Lord Lucan, who was present, out of regimentals,
asked to be allowed to explain what occurred with re•
ference to the application for horseß, which was at
variance with what he (Lord Lucan) believed to be the
case.
The Court assented.

Lard Lucan then entered into a statement of how he
acted with reference to such applications, and denied
that he was applied to by Mr. Cruickshank to supp'y
horses, except on two occasions, which related to Inker-
man, and as be had on a previous occasion stated his
objections to these horses, he requested the orde.•
should he given in writing.

Mr. Cruickshank persisted in the truth of his state-
ment, and that, in consequence of his applications to
Lord Lucan, his lordship saw Lord Raglan on it. The
refusal of the horses was a subject cf conversation
throughout the camp.
Lord Cardigan said he had no recollection of having
suggested to Mr. Cruikshank to apply to Lard Lucan.
If he bad done so there wolld not have been anything
extraordinary i,i it. It was the duty of the divisional
commander, and not the Brigadier-General to provide
the transport animals that might be required.
A long discussion ensued between Lord Lucan and
Mr. Cruickshank relative to this pint, each persisting
he was right.
The Court adjourned at two o'clock, and on the re•
assembling. of the Board,

Col. Tulloch proceeded to make some remarks en
Lord C irdigan's statement, but before doing so,
The Judge Advocate-General inquired of Lord Car-
digan if he would have thought himself justified in de-
taching any portion of the forces under his command for
any particular duties without the consent of the Lieu-
tenant-General commanding the division I
Lord Cardigan—Certainly not.
General Scarlett was then called, and, in answer to
que,tions from the Judge-Advocate-General, said that
the foraging parties rent from the heavy brigade into
&Oakley:l, were very much delayed I y the want of
boats and the general obstructions in the harbour in the
landing of barley. Sometimes the men were occupied
four or five hours in loading, and he was obliged in con
sequence to call upon his officers for returns of the time
the men were so occupied. The men sent down had
sometimes to assist in unloading the barley from the
ships from the want of sailors. He was not certain if
the horses had ever returned without forage, but he
thought they had. The light brigade was situated
two and a half miles and the heavy brigade 3A miles
at the time he alluded to from Balaklava.
Col. Doherty was also called, and said that a fortnight
after the 12th of November the horses were in bad con-
dition, having, on an average, only about 2 lbs. of bar-
ley per day. He made no application to be allo wed to
send to Balaklava fir forage, and his reason for not
applying was because he heard from other commanding
officers that their applications had been refused.
At first it would have been practicable to have
sent the horses to Balaklava (the 7th or Bth of No-
vember), but not afterwards. He might have applied
if he bad not heard that others had been refused, but
he did not think of it at the time. Ho never heard
that it was possible forage could have been had at
Balaklava if the hones were sent for it. He knew
the horses were in a bad state, but he did not know
if there was any forage for them at Balaklava, not
having been there. The horses after the 14th were
too weak to perform the journey to Balaklava. If there
was no forage for the horses, the alternative of course
was that they died. The only way in which forage
could be obtained was by its being sent to
the cavalry, or the latter fetching it. Part of
the month of November he was sick in his tent,
and was unable to attend to duty. The Commissioners
inquired of him many things, and he gave them answers
according to the best of his recollection.
Sir Richard Airey was examined on some details con•
nected with the position of the troops in the Crimea, &e.,
and
Colonel Tulloch haling been heard in support of that
portion of his report to which Lord Cardigan took ex-
ception,
The Court adjourned.

The amount of gold brought by the Asia from New
York is 91,0001., but it is understood to have been
chi, fly consit:ned on French account.
ROYAL SWEDISH RAILWAY.— he adjourned meeting
of shareholders of this clinpany was held yesterday, at
the London Tavern. Mr. Rhodes was in the chair.
The following resolution was agreed to :—" That the
directors be authorised to obtain power to issue any
number of shares not exceeding 83,334 of 41. each, to be
first offered to the present shareholders, share for share,
to bear 7 per cent: preference dividend during the first
five years, and 6 per cent. preference dividend after-
wards ; 1/. deposit to be paid on issue ; the first call of
1/. per share to be made at the end of four months, AD d,
the remaining 21. at the discretion of the directors, but
not tin after the next meeting.