The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-28 00:00:00

BREVET.

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hope Graham, of the 59th
Foot, having completed three years' actual service in the
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel
in the Army.
The undermentioned Quartermasters retired on half-pay
to have the honorary ra❑k of Captain, under the Royal
Warrant of 17th December, 1855:—Quartermaster Charles
:)ai❑es, half-pay 74th Foot; Quartermaster T. Smith,
half-pay Cavalry Depot.
The promotions of Assistant-Surgeons George Yates and
William Hutchinson, of the Turkish Contingent, to the
loud rank of Surgeons in Turkey, on 18th Fob. 1856, have
been cancelled.

The undermentioned promotions to take place in the
East India Company's Army, consequent on the death of
General J. Greenstreet, Bengal Infantry, 9th April, 1856,
and Lieut.-General T. Wilson, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, 2d
April, 1856 :

TO BE GENERAL.
Lieutenant-General Mossem Ryd, Bengal Infantry.
TO BE LIEUTENANT GENERALS.

Major-General William R. C. Costley,-Bengal Infantry.
Major-General Charles Herbert, C 8., Madras Infantry.

TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS.

Colonel Henry Francis Caley, Bengal Infantry.
Colonel Hope Dick, Bengal Infantry.

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The undermentioned Officers of the East India Com-
pany's Service, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of
honorary rank, as follows :

TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

Major William Humphrey Lomer, Bengal Infantry.
Major Thomas James, Bengal Infantry.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.

Royal Gloucestershire Hussar Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry—The Right Honourable Richard, Lord Raglan,
o be Cornet, vice Sawyer, resigned.
Royal Merioneth Militia—Lewis Richard Morgan, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Abadam. who resigns. '
Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—Ensign Mathew James
Cameron to be Lieutenant, vice Stein, promoted; Ensign
Francis Mac Naughton Leslie to be Lieutenant, vice
Smythe, appointed to 53d Foot.

BANKRUPTS.
William Hawke, builder, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-
inn fields, to surrender June 10, at one, and July 15, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee,
Aldermanbury ; Chidley, Greshamrstreet.
Charles Pawley, builder, Holloway, June 9, at two, and
July 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Sambrook-court; Chidley, Gresham-
street.

Charles Gumby, broker, Leeds, June 10 and July 7, at,
eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Rope, official assignee,'
Leeds ; Mid.ileton, Leeds.
George Read, corn dealer, High-street, Shoreditch, June
6, at half-pat eleven, and July 3, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Smith, Tokeuhouse-yard.
James Walker Minnes, watchmaker, Tunbridge Wells,
June 7, at twelve, and July 11, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Wilkinson and Stevens, Nicholas lane, City.
George Williams, paper dealer, -Wolverhampton June
7 and 27, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Mot-
teram and Knight, Birmingham,
John Youil, brewer, Burton-upon-Trent, June 9 and 30,
at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bit-
tleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Perks, Burton-
upon-Trent ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham.
James Gibbard, victualler, Cardiff, June 10 and July 8,
at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official
assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol.
Thomas Fearnehough, scythe manufacturer, Dore,
Derbyshire, June 7 and July 12, at ten, at the Leeds Dis-
trict Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Hawke,
Sheffield.

John Rose, St. Helen's, Lancashire, miller, June 11 and
July 9, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Mor-
gan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Ward, Prescot ; Francis
and Almond, Liverpool.
Owen Owens, flour dealer, Bangor, Carnarvonshire, June
6. and July, 3, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court.
Turner, official aseignee, Liverpool ; Rvena and Sons,
Liverpool.
DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS.
W. Gurr, late of West Smithfield, City, out of business,
div. of 2s 10d. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street,

J. Baildon, Halifax, Yorkshire, bookseller, div. of 10d.
in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn.
J. Dawson, Church-street, Camberwell, Surrey, cheese-
menger, div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, payable at 5, Portu-
gal-street, Lincoln's-inn.
T. Walker, North Bruton Mews, Berkeley-square, Mid-
dlesex, farrier, div. of ls. 9id. in the pound, payable at 5,
Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn.
S. Potts, Brassington, Derbyshire, farmer, div. of 3s. 6d.
in
the
of
pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street,.
Green-street, Bethnal-green, leather seller,
div.
4. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street,
A.
fj
is.am le
is
Lincoln's-inn.
G. Dearden, Gray's-inn-lane, Holborn, carpenter, div.
of is. 31d. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street,
G. Salmon, Durham, out of business, div. of 2id. in the
pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn.
Linco
J. W. Williams, Stonebridge-place, Dalston, merchant's
clerk, div. of ls. 2d. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal.
street, Lincoln's-inn.

T. E. Ambler, Hemingford Cottages, Islington, contrac-
tor, div. of 9p. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street,
Lincoln'.-inn.
DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED.
F. Quick, Bristol, jeweller, June 21—W. Woods, Ba-
binghall-street, City, warehouseman, June 18—T. Wal-
ters, Goswell-road, grocer, June 18—D. Davis, Newington-
causeway, Surrey, glass merchant, June 17—C. R. Sauer-
brey, Fenchurch-street, City, and Camberwell, ship bro-
ker, June 17—J. Walker, Wardoui-street, Oxford-street,
appraiser, June 18 —J. H. Theobald, Colchester, coal mer-
chant, June 17—J. Wilkinson and G. Wilkinson, Leaden-
hall-street, indigo brokers, June 18—J. T. Wheatley, Com-
mercial-road, Lambeth, lighterman, June 18—A,
way, Basingstoke, and S. Turgis, Hampshire, draper, June
17—J. Tinson, Farringdon, Berkshire, innkeeper, June 17
—L. Wild, Goldhawk-street, Shepherd's-bush, builder,
H. M. Arliss and E. Tucker, Frith-street, Soho-square,
printers, June 18—H. Henton, Dunstable, Bedfordshire,
straw hat manufacturer, June 17—J. Joyce, Bromley,
Kent, baker, June 17—P. Mellish, New Bond-street, War.
Soho, trunk maker, June 19—W. Fairey, Bed-
June 19—G. Davis, Wigmore-street, Caven-
dish-square, cabinetmaket, June 24-5. Jennings, jail.
Goswell-street, carver, June 17—W. James, Nayland, Sue
folk, builder, June 17—J. S. Taylor and J. Marsden, Der.
by, ironfounder, June 17—F. I. Dagnall and J. W. Fair-
dough, Liverpool, wholesale comb manufacturers, June 17
—R. Harley, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant, June 18.

CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.
A. S. Poile, great Suffolk•street, Southwark, pawn.
broker, Jane 18—W. Tingey, Tottenham-court-road, Rich-
mond, and Notting-hill, baker, June 19—s. J. Gimps