The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL DEBT.

The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's• Treasury
having certified to the Cofnmitsioners for the rojuction of
the National Debt, tint there was no surplus of actual re-
venue over the actual expenditure of the United Kingdom
of Great. Britain and Ireland for the year ended the 31st
day of December, 1855: •
The Commissioners for the reduction of the National
Debt hereby give notice, that no sum will be • applied by
them on account of the sinking fund, under the provisions
of the act 10 Gee. 1V.,. cap. 27, between the Ist day of
April, 1856, and the 30t•h' day of June, 1256.
A. Y. SPEA4MAN, Comptroller-General.
National Debt Office, sth April, 1856. •

COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Eusign Neville
Smith to be Lieutenant, vice Daubeny, appointed, to the
69th Foot..
We-t Essex Militia—Ensign Richard Seymour Lemon
.to be Lieutenant, vice Baines, removed to the Line.
Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirkshire. Regiment of
Militia—Lieutenant Thomas Scott Chishohne to be Cap-
tain, vice aivid Hope Johnstone, appointed to the Line ;
Ensign Mallard Noake to be Lieutenant, vice Cbisholme,
promoted.
Ist Regiment Royal Cornwall Rangers—Ensign Scobell
to be Lieutenant, vice Archer, promoted.
Shropshire-,Regiment of Militia—Ensign William Bean-
clam Powell to be Lieutenant, vice Thursby Pelham, re-
signed.
Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of
Militia—Henry Jardine Street to be Lieutenant, • vice
Francis Jeffrey Sinclair, resigned ; Henry Diprom Harne
Brickhill to be Ensign:
Galloway Rifle Regiment of Militia—Ensign E. Gower
to be Lieutenant, vice Blair, promoted to the Bth Regi-
ment:
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia—R. A. B. Jeninga, Gent., to be Ensign,.
vice Ralson, resigned.
Hampshire Militia Artillery—C. T. Beeching, Gent., to
be Second. Lieutenant, vice Reynolds promoted.
Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia—
Ensign Arthur Burton to be Lieutenant, vice Kirk, ap-
pointed to the 77th Foot; George Sheppard Harvey Gent
to be Ensign, vice Burton, promoted. , , "
- 2d Royal Lanarkshire Militia—Enln :I- el.
be Lieutenant, vice Sprot, resigned; - Forbes to
tulip Jon
hn Edwaral
-Thonipsob to be Lieutenant, vice George Pollock, resigned.
2d ;Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire 'Militia
Cooper. Hayes Crawford, Gent:, to be 'Assistint-Stir goo'
vice Whyte, promoted to be Surgeon. -
[The folloWing appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of Marsh 14.]
2d Regiment of King's Own Staffcirdshire mini As
sistant-Surgenn Niel!olas Cinletbus Whyte to be i
Surgeon,
vice Lomax, resigned.
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\TAVAL MEDALS FOR THE BURMESE WAR.
Department of the Acountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty. Somerset House, April 7, 1856.
AUG Honourable East India Company having granted a
Medal to the Officers, Seamen, and Marines, who were en-
gaged in the Burmese War between the 10th January,
1852, and 30th June,lBs3, on lx a d her Mojestfasbi2s un-
..ermentioned ; viz. :--
FI.M.S. Bitttern , H.M.S. Rattler
H.M.S. Contest H.M.S. Salad' ander
MILS. Cleopatra • H.M.S. Spartan
H.M.S. Fax H.M.S. Plicenit
H.M.S. Hastings H.M.S. Winchester
H.M.S. Hermes -