The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-24 00:00:00

BREVET.
Brevet-Colonel Nathaniel Massey Stack, retired full-pay
of a Depot Battalion, to be Major-General in the Army,
the rank being honorary only.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
West Essex Militia—Robert Otho Travers Esq., late
Captain in King's Dragoon Guards, to be Adjutant from
27th November, 1858, vice Boggis resigned.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
Queen's Own Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry
Cavalry Cornet William Fermor Ramsay, to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Dashwood, promoted; Cornet Henry Elwes to
be Lieutenant, vice Fitz-Roy, promoted; Henry Lomax
Gaskell, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Dormer, promoted.
Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of
Militia—George Henry Bengough, Esq., to be Captain,
vice Worthington, resigned.
2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Edward George
M‘Dougall Ick, Gent, from 2d West York Militia, to be
Lieutenant, vice James Broff resigned.
Forfar and Kincardine Militia Byers,'Artillery—Francis Bar-
clay Grahame, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice
3l'Whannel, promoted.
Stirlingshire, &c., Highland Borderers Light Infantry
Regiment of British.Militia—Edward Horrocks, Gent., to
be Ensign, vice Dunlop, appointed to the Line.
Royal Ayrshire Rifles—Thos, Alexander Riddell, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant.

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
George Heaps, jun., furnishing ironmonger, Leeds,
Richard Henry Hamlen, tanner, Cardiff.

BANKRUPTS.
John Gardner, builder, Northampton, Dec. 31 and Feb.
4, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Joseph Robins, baker, Dartford, Jan, 3, at two, and Feb
7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. '
George Hicken, lace manufactur, Nottingham, Jan. 4,
and 25, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Nottingham.
Josiah Henry Neville, currier, Northampton, Jan. 6, at
half-past twelve, and Feb 4, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
Wm. Mytton, auctioneer, Stourport, Jan. 5 and 26, at
eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Richard Castle Joner Baylis, shoe mercer, Lillypot-lane,
City, Jan. 3, at one, and Feb. 7, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
Matthew Hind, grocer, Durham, Jan. 7, and Feb. 11, at
twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court.
George Drake, watch-maker, Ludgate-hill, City, Jan. 7,
at half-past eleven, and Feb. 4, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
William Williams, innkeeper, Melton Mowbray, Jan 4
and Feb. 1, at half-past ten, at the Shire Hall, Nottingham.
Thomas Burrow, farmer, Shrawley,l Worcestershire,
Jan. 7 and 27, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Nathan Martin, cattle dealer, Rickinshall Superior,
Suffolk, Jan. 6, at two, and Fob. 3, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
Joseph Levy, general dealer, Jewry-street, Aldgate,
City, Jan. 3, at twelve, and Jan. 31, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
John Brown, dyer, Maxwellbwn, stewar:ry of Kirkcud-
bright.

S. Robb and Co., merchants, Glasgow.
Gavin Aluirhead, publican, Stonefiehr, Lanarkshire.
Hunter, Newell, and Co., m arehousemen, Glasgow.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 22d day
of December, 1858:

ISSUE DEPARTMENT,
Notes issued £32,948,050 Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,450,900
Gold Coin &Bullion 18,473,050
Silver Bullion .... -

Z 32,918,050!

X 32,043,050

BANKING D:
Proprietors' Capi-
t £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
Chiding, Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
inissiouers of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

EPARTNINT.
Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead WeiglitAn-
nuity) .£10,808,591
Other Securities 16,494,120
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin.

675,947

counts) 9,660,818
Other Deposits 13,149,007
Seven Day and
other Bills .

752,694

£41,220,718 I
11. 31
Dated Dec. 23, 1858.

i £41,220,718
ILARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from Returns made in the week ending the 21st day
of Dec., ISM, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain

Per cwt.
From the British possessions in America 27s 6fd
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 26s
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 30s Old
Average price of the foregoing 27s 10i d

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--Tuis DAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 17 11 171
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 30 25 35
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 32. 25 571
Frankfort on Maine —118 a
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 36 36t,
Madrid
Cadiz — . 49D 491-
Leghorn — 29 60 29 65
Genoa — 25 45 25 50
Naples
Palermo — 121.1 12'4
Messina — 122 1224
Lisbon
Oporto
..4 53
Rio Janeiro
New York .

E.I. Co's bls. House bis. 60d
Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 23
Bombay ditto
Madras ditto — 26 24
East India Company's, Bills drawn from the 24th ult. to

the Bth inst.
8en...al £1,201 5 0
Madras 0 0 0
Bombay

£1,201 5 0

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) .per oz. X 3 17 9
Mexican Dollars ....
Silver in Bars (Standard) 77 0 0 0

THIS DAI'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Dec. 24.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; strong
breeze, and very fine.
FALNIOUTH, Dee. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lord
Palmerston, from Rio Grande ; Mathildo, from Havannah;
Neptuno, from Havannah.
DARTMOUTH, Dec. 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Free
Trade, from Shields for Matanzas.
OFF THE NORTH FORELAND, Dec. 23.—Arrived—Do
Seicla, from Rotterdam for Rio Grande.
YARMOUTH, Dec. 23.—The competitor (schooner), of
Ipswich, in passing through the Roads this morning, ran
into the Highland Chief (brig), of Wisbeach, at anchor,
and-has been assisted into port.

(EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.

Wind W.
Arrived—Lady Eglinton steamer, from London ; South
Western, steamer, from Jersey ; Havre, steamer, from
Havre ; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan.
Sailed—Lady Eglinton, steamer, for London; Artisan,
steamer, for Cardiff.

LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.
Wind W. • fresh breeze. It blew a heavy gale last might
and early this morning from W.
A flat has capsized at Holylake.
The Jersey 'far, from Youghal, dragged alongside Prin-
cess-pier, but was got off into the basin, with bow smashed,
loss of figurehead, anchor, ecc. ; and, in trying to dock,
sprang a leak and sunk.
The Columbia, from New York, is ashore at Knott's-hole
Dingle, and dries with the tide.
Arrived, Dec. 23.—R. L. Lano, from Savannah; Colum-
bia, from New York ; Mego Casfi, from Venice ; Baraza,
ftom Sines; 15..41 H. Boardman, from New Orleans.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind W. ; tide last hour's ebb ; very fine.
Sailed—Seine and Millais, steamer, for Paris ; Mowe,
steamer, for Bremen; Albion, steamer, for Boulogne.
DEAL, Friday nerning.

Wind W., moderate.
Passed—Alice, screw steamer, from London, for Chet-
route ; Excelsior, from London, for Bahia, slipped from
anchor and chain to avoid collision, and has been supplied
with others.

PROPOSED DOCKS AT GREENWICH.--A project
is now on foot for the formation of extensive dock accom-
modation at Greenwich, between that town and Woolwich,
adjoining the Angerstein branch of the South-Eastern.
Railway, and having entrances from the Thames at Green-
wich on the west, and Charlton on the east. The site thus
selected, from the peninsular form of the land, possesses
remarkable advantages, offering facilites for the entry and
departure of vessels similar to those afforded by the East
and West India Docks, with the addition of a greater depth
at low water, the entrances to consist of locks 90 feet and
50 feet in 'width, which will be capable of taking and float-
ing larger vessels than any other docks upon the Thames.
It ie proposed to construct three docks in the first instance,.
colnprising an area of about 48 acres of deep water, in
addition to which land will be taken for quays, graving
fdroocnktsa,gweafroerhoduocseks, timber ponds, &c. ; the total length of
of the docks is estimated
ays
batebl:3o' about
000uot, 90,r200s1f0elt1.8
per
ie
acrecost
of water. The board of directors of the 'South-E sterns.)
Railway Company, appreciating the results litki.oy toe arise
to the traffic of their line from the establishmeol;
thfeti,hch,lne,
pro-
posed docks, have signified their app 'ob.
which their railway will connect with
junction at
Surrey, and Sussex, and by the narrowthlguetic°aonguenties of Kent,
Reading with the pottery
It is proposed also to
and hardware districts, South.
combine with the docks
\Vales, and the western counties.teani-erry, thus affording a
I ants and others from the
access to the
connection -a-ith
dtloieckl3slafcolraMm'saellrcßiailway, and a convenient
EMIGRATION.---Her Majesty's
easGteorivlstitsii3cit of
ENrE London.m
i
2m3usisinsisotaanerts—eNh,lazi:t,ered two ships yesterday
Jardine, the James Jardi 81.0
sail from Liverpool for Adelaide, South Australia,
at £l4 13s. tons, to
lid. per statute adult; and the Glentanner, GIO
afternoon, Emigration
n, to sail from Southampton for Moreton Bay, New
tSoous
South Wales, at £l4 9s. Bd. per statute adult—both vessels
to be ready for the reception of passengers on such clity as
the Commissioners may appoint between the 7th and7l4th
of February.
NEW REFORM CLUB IN LIVERPOOL.--A meeting
of the more advanced reformers of Liverpool was held on
Tuesday night, when it was resolved to establish a reform
club ; and to take premises where the members could meet
for social enjoyment, and also for the purpose of promoting
p Aitieel reforms.
Letters from New Zealand mention a valuable
discovay of coal in the neighbourhood of Auckland.