The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-01 00:00:00

WAR-DEPARTMENT, FEB. 29

Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieute-
nant the Hon. Cecil Duncombe to be Lieutenant, by pur-
ehae, vice Hare, who retires.
3d Dragoon Guards—Cornet William Blenkinsop to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Swinburne, promoted.
2,d Dragoons—Robert Bainbridge, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Stewart, promoted.
3d Light Dragoons— Captain William Hone Davis, from
the Reyal Dublin City Militia, to bo Cornet, without
purchase.
Bth Light Dragoons Second-Lieutenant the Hon.
Everard Stourton, from the Norfolk Artillery Militia, to
be Cornet, without purchase, vice Johnson, appointed to
the let Dragoons.
13th Light Dragoons—Cornet E. H., E. Kauntze to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charnberlayne, promoted.
14th Light Dragoons—Cornet G. M. Dew to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Hathway, who retires.
17th Light Dragoons—Cornet Robert Bainbridge, from
the Al Dragoons, to be Cornet, without purchase.
P.OYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.
. _

Brevet-Colonel Henry George Teesdale to be Colonel,
vice Pickering, made Supernumerary.
Brevet-Major George Ashley Maude, C. 8., to be Lieu-
tenant•Co'.onel, vice Teesdale.
Second Captain Charles Wright, to be Captain, vice
Maude.
Lieutenant William Howley Goodenough, to be Second
Captain, vice Wright.
Brevet-Colonel Noel Thomas Lake, C. 8., to be Colonel,
vice made Supernumerary.
Captain Evan Alaberly to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Lake.

Court : solicitor, Mr. Marshall, Sion College-gardens
official assignee, Mr. Bell, Coleman-street-buildings.
Thomas Emerson, Miiton-street, City, builder, March 7,
at 11 o'clock, April 3, at 12, at the Bankrupts' Court :
solicitor, Mr. Hall, Moorgate -street; official assignee, Mr'
Bell, Coleman-street-buildings.
Alfred John Green, Chalcroft-terrace, Lambeth, brush;
maker, March 10, April 10, at 12 o'clock, at the Bankrupra,
CJurt : solicitor, Mr. Moss, Gracechurch-street; official
assignee, Mr. Jbason, Basioghall-street.
Dullam Tamlyu, Tipton, chemist, March 12 ..a
April 2, at half-past ten o'clock, at the Birmingham Dig'
tiict Court of Bankruptcy : Mr. Smith, Horseley-heath;
Messrs. Motterarn and Knight, Birmingham ; official as'
signee, Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
Henry Smith, farmer, Seclgeley, Staffordshire, Marell
13, April 3, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District
Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Mr. Smith, Tiptoe:
Messrs. Motteram and Knight, Birmingham ; official aa'
signee, Mr. 13itt;eston, Birmingham.
William Carter, jun., ironmonger, Leamington Priori,
Warwickshire, March 12 and April 2, at half past tell
o'clock, a's the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy
solicitors, Messrs. Allen and Hodgson, Birmingham"
official assignee, Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
Thomas Smith, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, March
11 and April 8, at half-past ten o'clock, at the Ririnir4.
ham District Court of Bankruptcy, at Nottingham : soh:
citors, Mr. Bewley, Nottingham ; Messrs. Hodgson and
Allen, Birmingham; official assignee, Mr. Harris, N°'''
tingham.
Pring, bake-, Old Market, .Bristol, March 11
and April 8, at eleven o'clock, at the Bristol District
Court of Bankruptcy : solicifori, Messrs. Bevan. and Gir
hog, Bristol ; official assigree, Mr. Acraman, Bristol.
Richard Gribble, Pilton, Devonshire, carpenter, March
12, April 10, at 1 o'clock, at the Exeter District Court °f
Bankruptcy : solicitors Mr. Gribble, Barnstaple ;
Stogdon, Exeter; official assignee, Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter.
John Douglass, hosier, York, March 14, April 24, at
eleven o'clock, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy:
solicitors, Mr. Mann, York; Mr. Clark, Leeds; olfoila
assignee, Mr. Yoneg, Leeds.
Charles Fox, cod-liver oil manufacturer, Scarborough,March 26, April 16, at twelve o'clock at the Leeds District
Court of B'inkruptcy, Kingston-upon-Hull : solicitors,
Messrs. England and Saxelbye, Kingston-upon-Hull;
official assignee, Mr. Carrick, Hull.
William Sothern, glass dealer, Liverpool, March 17 and
31, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpoil District Court of Bank'
roptcv : solicitor, Mr. Stone, Liverpool; official assignee,
Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool.
Thomas Burnet, glass bottle manufacturer, Blayden,
Durham, March 17, at twelde o'clock, April 15, at half"
past twelve o'clock, at the Newcastle-upon• Tyne District
Court of Bank, uptcy : solicitors, Messrs. Bolding, POP.,
and Simpson, Fenchurch-street ; Mr. Scaife, Newcastle'
upon Tyne ; official assignee, Mr. Baker, Nowcastle-upon'
Tyne.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Glass and Duncan, booksellers and publishers, Are).
street and Queen-street, Glasgow. Creditors meet in the
Glob 3 Hotel, George•square, Glasgow, March 11, at Or
o'clock.

Peter Findlay, merchant and commission-agent in Gls"
gow. Creditors meet in the Globe Hotel, George-agave'
Glasgow, March 10, at twelve o'clock.
John M'Arthur, provision merchant, Howard-street►
Glasgow. Creditors meet in the Globe Hotel, George'
square, Glasgow, March 10, at two o'clock.
James &lenders, wright and packing-box maker'
Glasgow, Globe Hotel,Glasgow, March 14, at two.
James Rowand, surgeon, Glasgow, Globe Hotel, Gla"
gow, March 10, at two.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account minium., to the At 7th and mth Victoria, cap. 39, fcr
the Week ending on Saturday the 23d day of Feb., 1856.
ISSPR DE} AZTAIENT.

Notos issued 24,3A,330

X24,390,K0

Dated the. 23th day of Feb.. 185 t.
BANKING DE
Proprietors'capital 14,553,0('0
Rest ........ 3,470,016
Pu')lic deposit: On-
c!uling Exchequer,
Commissioners of
tiskv-

A
Government debt.... 11,015,19 00
Other securities 3,459,r°
Gold coin and bullion 9,015,3'7'

Silver ba11i0n........ ----
£24,390,330
C. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

:pAaTMENT.

Government securities

.....
(inel udg.Dead Weight
Annuity) 11,946,01
Other securities ..
Notes 5
,848,810
Gold and silver coin 6600

ing's Banks, and
Dividend Aecounis) 4,141,r51
Other ,ifroths, ...... 14,762,364
even Day and other
Bills •• •• ~.. . 713,091

£37,640,055
M. MARSHALL, Chief cashier.
Dated the 28th day of Feb., 1856.
AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, cow'
puted from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 2,6 t
1855. exclusive ef the Duties of Customs paid or Ws b`e.
thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain,*
From the British Possessions in America 22s. Sit
Aluscovado, the produce of the Mauritius
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies
Average of the three foregoing descriptions 238. 91d•

COURSE OF EXCH
Am5terc14m............ 11 19.;

AIME.- YESTERDAY.
Gibraltar
Leghorn ..•••••••••••• 22/',,
Genoa .......... t7N
Milan .••••••••• •• •e ••
Venice.........•......