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London, England, 1857-03-21 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, MARcii 16.

The Lord Chancellor has appoint.ed Thomas Borrett, of
No. 10, Whitehall-place, Westminster, Gentleman, to be
a London Commissioner to administer oaths in the High
Court of Chancery.
WAR-OFFICE PALL-MALL, MARCH 20.

4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Charles
Fleetwood Shawe to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry,
who retiree • Cornet and Adjutant Edward H Irran to have
the rank of Lieutenant ; Cornet William Clefden Goldie
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shawe; Cornet Henry
Haskett Chilton, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be
Cornet, vice Goldie._ _

Dragoons—John Woolmore Simmons Smith, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Graburn, promoted.
3d Light Dragoons—Samuel Barrett, Gent., to be Cor-
net, by purchase, vice Bell, promoted.
let or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain
William Earle, from the 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant and
Captain, vice Brevet-Major W. G. Cameron, who ex-
changes.
Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant the Hon.
Ed ward Brownlow to be Lieutenant and Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Brevet-Major Shuckburgh, who retires ; Robert
Augustus Dalzell, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice the Hon. E. Brownlow; Battalion-Surgeon
John Aston Bostock, M.D.. to be Surgeon-Major, vice
Thomas Richardson, who retires upon half-pay; Assistant
Surgeon Frederick Robinson, M.D., to be Battalion-Sur-
geon, vice Bostock.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Cresswell Keane Charles Rooke,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kershaw, who re-
tires.

2d root—The exchange between Captains Willan and
Grimston, as stated in the Gazette of 30th Sept. last, has
been antedated to Sept. 29.
7th Foot—Major Richard William Aldworth to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel W. H.
e. Wellesley, who retires ; Brevet-Major Thomas Tryon
to be Major by purchase, vice Aldworth ; Lieutenant
George Henry Waller to be Captain, by purchase, vine
Tryon.
13th Foot—The exchange between Captains Grimston
and Willan, as stated in the Gazette of 30th Sept. last, has
been antedated to 29th Sept, 1856.
16th Foot—Lieutenant George Barchard to be Adjutant,
vice Douglas, who resigns the Adjutancy only.
17th Foot—Lieutenant William Frederick/ Augustus
Edward Presgravo to be Instructor of Musketry.
18th Foot—Ensign George Spicer Hutchings has been
permitted to resign his commission.
23d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Noble Shipton, from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon.
23th Foot.—Brevet-Major Thomas Maunsell to be Major,
by purchase, vice Brevet-[dent.-Col. Lindsell, who retires;
Lieut. E. Garmonsway Waldy to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Maunsell; Capt. Jas. Graham Turner, from half-pay
28th Foot, to be Captain, vice Waldy, placed upon half-
pay-
35th Foot— Major Patrick Wm. Sydenham Ross, from
the 53d Foot, to be Major, vice English, who exchanges.
43d Foot—Brevet-Colonel Thos. Gore Browns, C. 8.,
from half-pay 14th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Bre-
vet-Colonel Skipwith, who exchanges; Major James M.
Primrose to be Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-
Colonel Browne, who retires.
45th Foot—William Kershaw, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice A.pjohn, who retires.
49th Foot—Brevet-Major William Gordon Cameron,
from the Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, to
be Captain, vice Earle, who exchanges.
53d Foot—Major Frederick English, from the 35th Foot,
to be Major, vice Ross, who exchanges.
66th Foot—Lieut. Sir Charles Frederick Wheeler Cuffe,
Bart., to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hawkes, who re-
tires ; Ensign Charles Augustus Sbortt to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Sir C. F. W. Cuffe.
76th Fciot—Lieut. John William Prestoa to be Instruc-
tor of Musketry.

82d Foot —Lieut. P. T. Dickson has b3en permitted
to retire from the Service by the sale of his Commission ;
C. Neville, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hen-
derson, promoted.
93d Foot—Lieut. E. Welch to be Instructor of Mus-
ketry, vice Captain Dawson, who resigns that appoint-
ment; Assistant-Surgeon Jas. N. Bell, M.D., from the
79th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon.

94th FoOt—Lieut. S. Malthus to be Instructor of Mus.
Retry, vice Captain St. John, who resigns that appoint
ment.

96th Foot—Captain J. Meade, from half-pay of the 30th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Dillon, whose appointment to
the Regiment, from half-pay of the Rifle Brigade, has been
cancelled.

Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Charles Townshend Murdoch
bus been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of
his commission.

Gold Coast Corps—Ensign William Cumming to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Clarke, who resigns.

LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.

To be Quartermasters—Actino. Quartermaster Rlward
Pierson, late Commissary Storekeeper ; Acting Quarter.
master Duncan Mclntyre, from Quartermaster-Serjeant
79th Foot.

DEPOT BATTALION.
Captain Richard D. Astley, 49th Foot, to be Instructor
of Musketry. _ ,

HOSPITAL STAFF.

Staff-Surgeon of the First Class it. Templeton, M.D.,
from half-pay, to be Staff. Surgeon of the First Class, vice
R. Dane, M.D., placed upon half-pay.
Purveyor's Clerk C. B. Knapp, to be Purveyor to the
Forces.

Acting Assistant-Surgeon T. A. Finnicoore has been
permitted to resign his Commission.

BREVET.

Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel J. Jacob, C. 8., of the Bom-
bay Artillery, to be Aide-de-camp to the Queen, with the
rank of Colonel in the Army.
The following promotions to take place in consequence
of the appointment of Colonel Thomas Gordon Higgins, of
the Royal Artillery, to be Major-General, on the retire-
ment to full pay of Major-General Bastard, of that corps :
Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel John Macphail, half-pay of
7th Light Dragoons, to be Colonel. _

Majgr Fredei:ick liougiasltin;ley, half-pay Unattached,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain Francis Lucas, of the 16th Foot, to be Major.
The undermentioned officer having completed three
years' actual service ca the 3d February, 1857, in the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the
Army, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th of October,
1851 :

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Wase.Whitfeild, of 2d Wes
India Reginient.

The undermentioned Quartermaster, retired on half-pay
to have the honorary rank of Captsin, under the Roya
Warrant of the 17th December, 1855 :
Quartermaster William Betsou, half-pay, 15th Lighl
Dragoons.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 13.
Corps of Royal Marinol.—Captain Walter Cossar to be
Paymaster, vice Lawrence, deceased.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 16.
Corps of Royal Marines.—First Lieutenant Frederick
Llewellyn Alexander to be Captain, vice Cossar.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County of Cambridge—Henry John Adeane, Esq., to be
Deputy-Lieutenant.
County of Salop—The Honourable Rowland Clegg Hill
to bo Deputy-Lieutonaut ; Sir Charles Frederick Smythe,
Bart., to be Deputy-Lieutenant.
4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
William Philip d'Allington Jones, Gent., late of the Ist
Lancashire, to be Ensign.
Ist Regiment of Derbyshire Militia—Charles Rodney
Huxley to be Lieutenant, vice Jeseop, resigned.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and sth Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday the 1 ith day of March, 1857.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Votes Issued 24.049,625

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 9,574,625
Silver bu11i0n........ -

£24,04),625

£94,049,625
mARSIIALL, Chief Cashier.
857.
PAILTMENT.

Dated the 19th day of March.

BANKING D 2
hoprietors'eapltal .. 14,553,000
Rest •••• •• •• •....... 3,800,464
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 8.674,438
Jther deposits ...... 9,793.857
even Day and other
Bills ........ . 700,367

Government securities

(includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) 11,696,733
Other securities ...... 19 575,143
Notes 5,532,26
Gold and silver coin .. 723,04^

£37,57,176

£37,527,17'
MARSHALL, Chief ,Jasuier.
1857.

Dated the 19th day of March, 1

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending March
17, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : s. d.
From the British Possessions in America 37 10
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius—. ...... 36 5
Average of the two above descriptions