The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-15 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, JAN. 13.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to he
passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, unto James Buchanan Macaulay, Esq., C. 8., some
time Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, for
Canada West. _ _ _

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 14.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the
Hon. Frederick William Adolphus Bruce, now her Ma-
jesty's Agent and Consul General in Egypt, to be her Ma-
jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the Emperor of China.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Horace Rumbold, Esq., now Second Paid Attache to her
Majesty's Legation at St. Petersburgh, to be Secretary to
her Majesty's Legation in China.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Rutherford Alcock, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at
Canton, to be her Majesty's Consul-General in Japan.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Daniel B. Robertson, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at
Shanghai, to be her Majesty's Consul at Canton.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Harry Smith Parkes, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at
Amoy, to be her Majesty's Consul at Shanghai.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Walter Henry Medhurst, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul
at Foo-chow-foo, to be her Majesty's Consul at Tangchow.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Thomas T. Meadows, Esq., now Interpreter to her Majesty's
Consulate at Shanghai, to be her Majesty's Consul at
Newchwang.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Martin C. Morrison, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at
Foo-chow-foo, to be her Majesty's Comm' at Foo-chow-foo.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
William Raymond Gingell, Esq., now British Vice-Consul
at Amoy, to be her Majesty's Consul at Amoy.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Charles A. Sinclair, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at
Ningpo, to be her Majesty's Consul at Chinkiang.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Frederick E. B. Harvey, Esq , nowßritish Vice-Consul at
Shanghai, to be her Majesty's Consul at Ningpo.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
George Whittingham Caine, Esq., now First Assistant in
her Majesty's Superintendency in China, to be her Majesty's
Consul at Swatow.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Robert Gilmour Colquhoun Esq., now her Majesty's Agent
and Consul-General in Wallachia, to be her Majesty's
Agent and Consul-General in Egypt.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
John Green, Esq., now her-Majesty's Consul at Alexandria,
to be her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Wal-
lachia.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint E
W. Bonham, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Calais, to
be her Majesty's Consul at Naples.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 14.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ewing
Pye de Colquhoun as Consul-General in London, for his
Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburgh.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
2d Royal Lanarkshire Militia—James M'Gregor Hamil-
ton, Esq., to be Paymaster, vice Dyer, resigned.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County of Dorset—Sir John Hesketh Lethbridge, Bart.,
to be Deputy Lieutenant.
County of Worcester—John Utley Ellis, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant.
Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry
—Cornet John Bainbrigge Story to be Lieutenant, vice
Seddon, resigned; Charles Packe, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
vice Beaumont, resigned.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia—Auston Heuston, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Balderson, promoted; Aubrey Howard James, Gent., to
be Ensign, vice Truman, promoted.
Warwickshire Militia, 2d Regiment—James Satter-
thwaite Rudd, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Norris, promoted.
West Essex Militia—Lieutenant Myles Lonsdale Formby
to be Captain, vice Travers, resigned.

BANS OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 12th day
of January, 1859:

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued £.33,036,100 Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,459,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 18,561,100
Silver Bullion ....

£33,036,100;

£33,036,100

BANKING D:
Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
eluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missionets of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 5,518,742
Other Deposits ...
Seven Day and
other Bills 838,535

i:PARTMENT.
Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) £10,698,807
Other Securities 16,561,191
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin 631,250

239,850,186 I
M. 31

I £39,850,186
ITARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated Jan. 13,1859.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from Returns made in the week ending:the 11th day
of Jan., 1859, 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 2Bs Od
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius —s —d
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 29s Od
Average price of the foregoing 2Bs 61d