The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-09 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE. —Last Evening.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 19.
Notico is hereby given, that the Levee which, by com-
mand of the Queen, was appointed to be held by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty,
at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 6th ofJune next,
is postponed until Tuesday, the 19th of June next.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE 6.
This day had audience of her Majesty—Don Francisco
de Riven), Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary from the Republic of Peru, to deliver his credentials.
To which audience ho was introduced by the Right Hon.
the Earl of Clareadon, K.G., G.C.8., her Majesty's Prin-
cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted
by General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.11., her Ma-
jesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 7.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas
Abbott as Consul in Nova Scotia for his Majesty the King
of Portugal and the Algarves.
\V HIT EIIALL, J 7.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to
be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto James Robinson
Blanche, Esq., Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, the office
of Somerset Herald, vacant by the decease of William
Courthope, Esq.
CROWN OFFICE, JUNE 8.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA-

ME\T.

Borough of Bridgwater—George Patton, of No. 80,
Heriot-row, Edinburgh, Esq., advocate, in the room of
Henry Westropp, Esq., whose election for the said
borough has been determined to be void.
ADMIRALTY, JUNE 6.
Lieutenant Auchmuty Tylden Freese has been placed
on the Retired List, and allowed to assume the rank of
Retired Commander, under the provisions of her Majesty's
Orders iu Council of Ist August, 1860, 9th July, 1861, and
21th March, 1866.

00IIRSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening,
Amsterdam Short. 11 15 11 161
Ditto 3 Months..ll 134 12 0

Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 47 25 55
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 12 25 20
Ditto 3 Months. 25 42k 25 471
Marseilles
25 45 25 50
Frankfort on the Maine 1181 121
Vienna
--- 13 50 14 0
Trieste
- 13 50 14 0
Petersburgli - 24,1_ 25}
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
29 0
30 0
____
2 Genoa
29 0 30 0
____ Naples

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—On
Thursday a meeting of this institution was held at its
house, John-street, Adelphi ; Mr. T. Chapman in the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read,
rewards amounting to £6B were granted to the crews of
several of the lifeboats of the institution and thoso of
mason, and
shore boats for saving st; lives during the past two months
from different wrecks on our coasts. Rewards amounting
dur-
ing wsaemreoaplseor i
ogiven y ftohre valuablecrew s
of
f other servicesli
freebnodaetrse d
of chtz;
heavy gale of
institution. The silver medal of the • institution and 4.2
ynthr.e
wb°wieUrt,el's,vaocuretdedwretsofcotAftrinr;guFatrttaicnnogcniss6iffdlleariaubdrlienng'risk of life eight o f the
of Sundsvall, which
Wight, on the night of.
a very 44 to his
li)otter, of Godshill, Isle of
Cid V., of the Swedish brig Fahli Burt)
was wrecked off Sandown, L.,10 of
the 24th March last:b'
Wight, was thanked
ac-
cording to its toles, an a institution for restoring,
jug' . Payments amounting dead child from drown-
made by the bdto upwards of .C. 5,000 had been
institution
on various lifeboat establish the past two months
month the institution had 'hments. During the past
Wexford, sent new lifeboats to Runswick,
and St. Ives. Public demonstrations had been
made at Sheffield 11:'3.
lifeboats being d Leicester' on the occasion of the
formally presented on the part of the in-
habitants of thoSo towns to the institution. It was stated
that the Freemasons, the o,ld Fellows, and the towns of
Wolverhampton and Burton-on-Trent were collecting the
cost of lifeboats for the institution. The city of-Dublin
was also collecting the cost of a lifeboat. A legacy of .£59
had been left to the institution by the late Mr. George
Scott of Warburton, Oxford. Reports were read from the
Inspector and Assistant-Inspector of Lifeboats on their
recent visits to various lifeboat stations under the man-
agement of the institution. A communication was read
from the Dutch Shipwreck Society, requesting that a
lifeboat and transporting carriage might be constructed
for that society by Messrs. Forrestt and Son, the builders
of the institution. The Commissioners of her Majesty's
Customs had ordered 600 copies of the new edition of the
pamphlet of the institution on the management of open
boats in heavy surfs for circulation amongst their officers
at the various ports of the United Kingdom. The pro.
ceedings than terminated.