The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-16 00:00:00

WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 15.

3th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant tho Hon. James C.
Dormer to be Captain, by purchase, vice W. A. M.
Cunyngham_ ,e who retires ; Ensign Alured F. Cuning-
hame to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dormer.
MEMORANDA.

An examination of candidates for direct commissions will
be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on 13th April, and
following days.
The next competitive examination of candidates for ad-
mission to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich will
be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, at ten o'clock, on
Tuesday, the sth July, and following days.
Gentlemen who wish to present themselves on that occa-
sion should notify their intention to the Military Secretary
at the Horse Guards before the Ist of June.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 10.

Corps of Royal Marines--LFirst Lieutenant Joseph
Handlton Maskery to be Adjutant.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 11.
Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Charles
Lanyon Owen to be First Lieutenant, vice Rybot, placed
on. half -pay.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.

Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Cavalry. Cornet the
Honourable Frederick Byron to be Captam, vice Henry
George Sutton, resigned ; Henry Eyre, Gent., to be Cornet,
vice Byron, promoted ; Thomas Frederic Burnaby, Gent.,
to be Cornet, vice Cook, resigned. .
Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Win.
Alber Dixon, Gent , to be Ensign, vice Croft, promoted.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of
Middlesex Militia Charles Randall, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Fraser, resigned.
MEMORANDUM.-2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment
of Middlesex Militia—The commission held by Ensign
Henry Musgrave Fuller, has been cancelled.
BANKRUPTS.
David Chinery, African merchant, Ampton-place, Gray's-
inn-road, to surrender March 25 and April 21, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Walker, shoemaker, York, March 31 and April
28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
John Cracknell, licensed victualler, Enfield, March 28,
and April 2, at the Court of Bankruptcy,
Peter Foran, grocer, Birmingham, .March 25 and April
15, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
James Levingston, cotton dealer, Liverpool, March 28
and April 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Reginald Woodcock, ironmonger, Weymouth, March 28
and May 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court
John Cleasby, innkeeper, Eccles, Lancashire, March 31
and April 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Samuel Kuttner and Robert Clubley White, ship owners,
Kingston-upon-Hull, March 30 and April 20, at twelve, at
the Leeds District Court. - "

Alfred Marchant, clothier, Maidstone, March 28, at
twelve, and May 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
David Dodds, mason, Kelso.
Alexander Bell Teller, merchant, Ayr.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THis DAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
i
Rotterdam — 11 171- 11 174
Antwerp
Brussels _ 25 30 25 35
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 30 25 37/
Frankfort on Maine — 117 1 W
'—'-
Vienna
4;)
Trieste ..
Petersburgh
Madrid
Cadiz — 49 49
Leghorn — 29 7.5 29 85
Genoa .— 25 45 25 521
Naples
Palermo
1201 120
Messina _,l2o' 120
Lisbon
Oporto
____ 62 53
Rio Janeiro
New York .

E.I.Vs Ws. Home bis. 60&
Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 24
Bombay ditto
241
Madras ditto 26
East India Company s B
he Bth inst.ills dri.twn, front the 24th ult. to
t

Bengal
Madras
Bombay

£0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0

SO 0 0

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 5 11

CritritCH RATES.—A contest took place at East
Ardsley, near Wakefield,
on Saturday last for a church-
rate in this pariah, which terminated by a majority of 22 in
favour of the rate.
" I say, Sala°, does you know the key to do
prosperity of de Soul?" "hey to prosperity of de Soul?
—big ;words, Juno; guess you must Lab been eating
Missa's dickshunary. Golly, I ain't lulled huff to answer
clat," 44 Weil, chile, 'tis de darkey."