The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-24 00:00:00

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, kN•c,

Foreign Department—The consulship of the So-
ciety Islands has become vacant by the death of
Mr. B. T. Nicholas, acting commissioner and con-
sul-general for the Sandwich Islands; salary of
£5OO. The Board of Trade—Mr. A. Kingscote has
been appointed private secretary to the Right Hon.
William Cowper. Education Committee—There
are vacancies for six clerkships in the Education-
office, for which there will shortly be a competitive
examination. The Admiralty—A vacancy in the
Contract-office, S torekeeper-G eneral's Department,
Somerset-house, has been caused by the death of
Mr. Augustus Frederick Douglas Browne, first-
class clerk, second section. War-cffice—Mr. T.
Oldis has passed his examination for a clerkship in
Pall-mall; Mr. John Manning Rudd has passed
for a temporary clerkship in London ; Mr. George
Simpson Ellis has passed for a temporary clerkship
at Woolwich. Paymaster-General's-office Mr.
Henry Temple Robins has passed his examination
for a clerkship. Office of Woods, &c.—Mr. Horace
St. Bourne has passed his examination for a clerk -
ship. Record-office—Mr. Duncombe Pyrke has
passed his examination for a clerkship. General
Post-office—The postmastership of Rochdale is
vacant; salary £lOO. Bank of England—A va-
cancy in the cashier's department, Bank of Eng-
land, has been caused by the death of Mr. Samuel
Parish, cashier. Customs—Mr. Robert C. Barton
has been promoted from sixth to fifth clerk for
general business, London; Mr. Edwin Collins has
been promoted from seventh to sixth class
clerk for ditto ; Mr. Francis W. Pattison has been
promoted from eighth to seventh class clerk for
ditto. Inland Revenue Department, Stamps and
Taxes Branch—Mr Joseph Mayhew has passed for
a clerkship in the Income•tax-office, Somerset-
house; Mr. George William Wicker has passed for
a supernumerary surveyorship of taxes. Scotland
—The Professorship of Practical Astronomy in the
University of Glasgow has become vacant by the
death of Dr. J. P. Nichol. East Indies—Mr. H.
Balfour has been appointed joint magistrate and
deputy collector of Tirhoot ; Mr. C. Limond has
been appointed joint magistrate and deputy col-
lector of Dacca; Mr. H. A. R. Alexander has been
appointed joint magistrate and deputy collector of
Sarun ; Mr. C. J. Mackenzie has been appointed
joint magistrate and deputy collector of the second
grade.— Civil Service Gazette

Tills DArs MARKETS.

COVENT-GARDEN,

About average supplies of fruit and vegetables continue
on sale, and the demand is steady, as follows :

FRUIT,
s. d. s. d.
Pine apples, perlb 4 oto 8 0
Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0
Grapes, per 1b.... 2 oto 5 0
Foreign do. 1 oto 1 0
Melons, each .... 1 oto 2 0
Peaches, per dos.. 8 oto 12 0
Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0
Apples, per hf. ST. 2 oto 5 0
Pears, per d 0..... 2 oto 7 0
Oranges, per 100.. 5 oto 12 0
Lemons, per 100.. 4 oto 8 0
Lpricots, per thaz 0 oto 0 0

s. d. s. d
Cherries, per lb 0 oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb 0 9to 1 0
Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0
Figs, per doz 1 6to 2 0
Strawberries p ptl 0 oto 0 0
Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0
Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per do.
Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0