The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 8.
This day had audience of her Majesty, his Excellency
the Count Rudolph Apponyi, Ambassador from the Em-
peror of Austria, to deliver his credentials ; to which audi-
ence he was introduced by the Right Hon. Lord Jo
Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 11.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to make and
ordain a special Statute of the Most Honourable Order o£
the Bath, for appointing Lord Lyons, her Majesty's Besot
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the UnitgL"
,
States of America, and the Right Hon. Sir Edi
-ilr
nnua
Walker Head, Baronet, Captain-General and Governor
Chief in and over the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia:
New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward,,
Governor-General of all her Majesty's Provinces in BrltlaiL
North America, and of the Island of Prince Edward, to be
extra Members of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or
Knights Commanders of the said Most Honourable Order.
WHITEHALL, DEc. 10.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to
be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ira'
land unto Jean Edouard Ramon°, Esq., First Puisne Judge
of the Superior Court of the Island of Mauritius. tplit
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters Ra‘,.-
to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity
a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ire-
land unto Lieut.-Colonel Andrew Scott Waugh, Ben gla
Engineers, Superintendent of Trigonometrical Survey, an
Surveyor-General of India.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint David Robertson,
of Ladykirk, in the shire of Berwick, Esq., to be her S. f
jesty's Lieutenant and Sheriff-Principal of the said shy
of Berwick, in the room of James, Earl of Lauderdale,
deceased.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 7.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don R10,°1! R
Gonzalez Zabala as Consul at Malta for her Majesty ta
Queen of Spain.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 11.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lonal
Napier, now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary
Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Netherlands.,
to be her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plane
potentiary to the Emperor of All the Russias. int
The Queen has aho been graciously pleased to apPi,
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Sir John Fiennes Crampton, K.C.8., now her MajestY
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Emperor of All the itus,sias, to be her Majesty's Envol
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Qum
of Spain.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to a_pPe,,
Sir Andrew Buchanan, K.C.8., now her Majesty's Elrai
Exraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Qll''",l
of Spain, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary °
Minister Plenipotentiary to the IlZing of the Netherlana";
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to aplAill"
John Savile Lumley, Esq,, late Secretary to her Majesty's
Embassy at Constantinople, to be Sceretary to her gly
jesty's Embassy at St. Petersburg.
h
he Queen as been pleased to approve
T of Mr. Deal
M. Huckins to be Consul at Cape TowD. for the Unite
States of America.
CROWN-OFFICE, DEC 8.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TRW /RESENT
PABLIAMENT. •ja
Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne--Sornerset Arch'bal
Beaumont, of Bywell, in the county of Northumberland
Esq., in the room of George Ridley, Esq., who has acce,
the ffice of Commissioner under the Copyhold and lllclr P.'
sure Commissions Act.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 11.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Chavr
Paulett Rotten to be Captain, vice Bayley, removed
the Supernumerary List ; Lieutenant Wm. James xa_m
to be Second Captain, vice Rotton ; Second Cara"-..
Brymer Francis Schreiber to be Adjutant, vice Retta`"
promoted.
C rpos of Rol Engineers—Lieutenant George Le Brel
Simmons, with temporary rank, to be Lieutenant, sob'
permanent rank.
The Queen has beery pleased to appoint Frederic 11ea,.14
Baron Methuen, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of
'
Royal Wiltshire Regirnont of Militia, to be one of her "IV
jesty's aides-de-camp for the service of her militia force,
with the rank of Colonel in that force.
ADMIRALTY, DEc. 6.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Francis Wali
ton to ba Captain, vice C. B. Parke, to half-pay ; Seal
Lieutenant Henry William Frampton to be First Lien"'
nant, vice Walton, promoted.
BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
Joseph Linley, manufacturer of sheep shears, Shefgo‘
William Kirkwood M'Liver, draper, Stonehouse, DaTO
shire.

BANKRUPTS.
Elias Mansfield, boatwright, Chesterton, Cambridge.;
shire, to surrender Dec. 20, at one, and Jan. 24, at two,
the Court of Bankruptcy. tas
Edwin Taylor, butcher, Wimbourne, Dorset, Dec. 2-
Jan. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Henry Alfred Broome, licensed victualler, Russell the
Covent-garden, Dec. 21, at two, and Jan. 29, at one, '—
Court of Bankruptcy.
John Brotherton Whitaker, card maker, Little Britil,
Dec. 21, at twelve, at Jan. 24, at one, at the Court
Bankruptcy.
Frederic Tillett, spiral flambeaux manufacturer, Bite
street, St. Luke's, Dec. 21 and Jan. 25, at twelve,
at
Court of Bankruptc
enny.
Edward Wm. Lard, baker, Redcar, Yorkshire, DeC4
21 and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. a
Charles Stead, flock dealer, Huddersfield, Dec. 21 1131
Jan. 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. 21
John Wedd Martin, farmer Yalding, Kent, Dec.
and Jan. 21, at twelve, at the dourt of Bankruptcy. •
Henry Rudd Knights, currier, Bermondsey-street
i.SII,
rey, Dec. 2 and Jan. 29, at twelve, at the Court of De"'
ruptcy. tvr Afet
Charles States, victualler, Aldershot, Dec. 21, at
and Jan. 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Robert Samuel Hayward, apothecary, Lodie.
Somersetshire, Dec. 24 and Jan. 22, at eleven, at 14.`
Bristol District Court.
John Scott, jun., and Richard Woodward Powell,
merchants, Liverpool, Dec. 20, at eleven, and Jan. 16, "
one, at the Liverpool District Court.
Richard Henry Clough, cotton dealer, Manchester, I),e6'
27 and Jan. 18, at one, at the Manchester District COur"
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
H. Wallace and Co., boot anal shoe makers, Glasrer',
Richard Jones, merchant, Linlithgow, formerly of
hill, London.
Mrs. Margaret Sutherland, distiller, Delmore, r{4:46'
shire.
George Banks, boot and shoemaker, Edinburgh.
George Rintoul, jun., manufacturer, Glasgow.
Andrew Keir, farmer, Noss, Caithness-shire.