The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following appointment was made at the Admi-
ralty this afternoon : . ...

Rear-Admiral James Hope, C. 8., to succeed Rear-
Admiral Sir M. Seymour, as Commander-in-Chief in the
East Indies.

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING•)

DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 12.

Thb Queen has been pleased to constitute the Colonies of
British Columbia and of Vancouver's Island to be a
Bishop's See, to be styled " The Bishoprick of British
Columbia i " and to appoint the Rev. George Hills, D.D.,
to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said See.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 22.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James
Macdonald to the church of the united parishes of Daviot
and Dunlichity, in the presbytery and shire of Inverness,
vacant by the death of the Rev. Dugald Mackichan, late
minister thereof.

The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev.
John Colvin to the church of the united parishes of Kirk-
riaabreck and Kirkdale, in the presbytery of Wigtown, and
stewartry of Kirkcudbright, vacant by the death of the
Rev. John Muir, late minister thereof.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 24.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. M. B.
Henriques as Consul at Adelaide, for his Majesty the King
of the Belgians.
INDIA OFFICE, JAN. 18.
It is hereby notified that, in compliance with the enact-
ment contained in the ninth clause of the Act of Parlia-
ment " For the better Government of India," passed in the
session, holden in the 21st and 22d year of her Majesty's
reign, chapter 106, a meeting was held this day, of the
Council of India, for the purpose of electing a member in
the room of the late Capt. John Shepherd; and that at
such meeting Colonel Henry Marion Durand, C. 8., of the
Bengal Engineers, was duly elected to be a Member of the
said Council.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 25.
3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Surgeon William Ord
Mackenzie, M.D., having completed 20 years' full-pay
service, to be Surgeon-Major under the Royal Warrant

of Ist Oct., 1858. -
4th Light Dragoons—Cornet Alex. Fair Jones to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Gifford, promoted in the

18th Light Dragoons.
sth Light Dragoons—Cornet and Adjutant James Mann
to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Cornet Arthur Ran-
dolph Mullings to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Buck-

ley, who retires.
18th Light Dragoons—Lieut. John Wynter James Gifford,
from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Gold-
frap, deceased.
Royal Artillery—Brevet-Colonel Francis Dick to be Colo-
nel, vice Armstrong, removed as a General Officer; Brevet-
Major Robert Corcyra Romer to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice
Dick; Second Captain Robert Poole Gabbett to be Cap-
tain, vice Romer ; Lieut. Jones Julian Smith to be
Second Captain, vice Gabbett.
Royal Engineers—Lieut. Charles Nassau Martin to be
Second Captain, vice Williams, placed upon the half-pay
List.
7th Regiment of Foot—Henry Wollaston Rochfort, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harding, who has re-
tired. _ _

Foot—Lieut. Richard Seymour Lemon, from the Ist
West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Molony

who exchanges:
21st Foot—Thos. Joseph Atkinson, Esq., late Paymaster
East Kent Militia, to be Paymaster, vice Urquhart,
transferred to 27th Foot.
22d Foot—Ensign H. Houlton P. ViVian to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Peach, who retires.
27th Foot—Captain Barclay Thomas to be Major, by pur-
chase, vice Langley, promoted ; Captain Richard John
Evans, from 29th Foot, to be Captain, vice Chester, who
exchanges ; Lieut. Francis Eastwood Murphy to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Thomas ; Ensign Frederick
Alex. Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mur-
phy ; Paymaster John Urquhart, from the 21st Foot, to
be Paymaster, vice Kidd, placed upon half-pay.
29th Foot—Captain Heneage Charles Chester. from the
27th Foot, to -be Captain, vice Evans, who exchanges.
44th Foot—Constantine Maguire, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Foley, promoted.
56th Foot—Ensign 'Wm. Bell to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Watson, promoted in the Ceylon Rifle Regi-
ment ; James Landon Watt, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Spiller, promoted.
62d Foot—The names of the Quartermaster-Sergeant
gazetted to an Ensigncy, on Oct. 8, 1858, are Frederick
Howes Horneman, and not Frederick Jones, as then
stated, the latter being the name under which he enlisted.
65th Foot—Wm. Byam, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Pennefather, promoted.
78th Foot—The commission of Lieutenant George Digby
Barker, as Adjutant, to be dated Nov. 5, 1858, instead of
Dec. 7, 1858, as previously stated.
91st Foot—Ensign John Edward Buller to be Lieutenant
without purchase, vice Blagg, deceased.
99th Foot—Joseph Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Browne, promoted.
Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Arthur Molony,
from 14th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Lemon, who ex-

changes.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Henry Watson, from
56th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Durnford,

who has retired.
Gold coast Artillery Corps—Edward Moore, Gent., to be
Ensign without purchase, vice Danger, promoted.
CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT.
The Rev. H. P. Wright to be Chaplain to the Forces of
the Second Class, for meritorious service as principal Chap-
lain to the army in the Crimea.
The Rev. J. E. Sabin to be Chaplain to the Forces of the
Second Class, for meritorious service in superintending the
department in Constantinople, and the hospitals connected
with it.
The surname of the Assistant-Chaplain promoted to be
Chaplain of the Fourth Class, with date 19th Sept., 18155,
is Mah4, and not "Make," as stated in the Gazette of 18th
Jan., 1859.

BREVET.
Lieut.-General Thomas John Forbes to be General, vice
Brough, deceased.
Major-General Sir-W. M. G. Colebrooke, C. 8., to be
Lieut.-General, vice Forbes.
Col. R. S. Armstrong to be Major-General, vice Cole-
brooke.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 19.
Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman-Cadet W. H. V.
Tom to be Second Lieutenant.

COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.

Warwickshire Militia-2d Regiment—Harvey Charles
Tryon, Gent., to be Ensign
Artillery Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Rebert
Hall, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice William Poste,
resigned.
Cornwall Rangers Militia Ensign. Richard Henry
Stackhouse Vyvyan to be Lieutenant, vice John Borlase,
resigned.
North Devon Mounted Rifles John Curzon Moore
Stevens to be Captain, vice Drake, deceased.
Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Edward Cuthbert Ring
to be Ensign.
Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Capt.
Francis Chambers to be Major, vice Tennant, resigned.
(The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Ga:ette of Dec. 31, 1858) :
-Eastern Suffolk Militia—Artillery Corps Wickham
Talbot Harvey, Gent., to be First Lieutenant.

BANKRUTPTCY ANNULLED.
Michael Parker, ironmonger, Kingston-upon-Hull.
BANKRUPTS.

Charles H. Jelley, timber merchant, Oundle, to surrender,
Fob. 3, at eleven, and March 3, at one, at the Court of
Bankrupt cy.
Henry Istix, miller, Werrington, Northamptonshire, Feb
8, at eleven, and March 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bank •
ruptcy.
Thomas Wilmot, builder, Eastbourne Sussex, Feb. 3
and March 3, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Daniel Whaits, contractor, Bristol, Feb. 7 and March 7,
at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.

John Atkinson the elder, flatspinner, Shaw Mills, near
Ripley, Yorkshire, Feb. 11 and March 11, at eleven, at the
Leeds District Court.
Frederick Cox, straw bonnet manufacturer, Liverpool,
Feb. 7, at twelve, and Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool
District Court.
George Roots, stone merchant, Ospringe, Kent, Feb. 7,
at two, and March 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
William Barker and William Thomas Barker, earthen-
ware manufacturers, Burslem, Feb. 4 and 24, , at eleven, at
the Birmingham District Court.
William Siddons, timber merchant, Kingscliffe, North-
amptonshire, Feb. 7, at one, and March 7, at eleven,atthe
Court of BankrUptcy. •
John Bavin, milliner, Norwich, Feb. 7, at eleven, and
March 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.