The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-16 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, Nov. 14.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed undcr the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto Bryan Edwards, Esq., Chief Justice of Jamaica*
WAR-OFFICR, PALL-MALL Nov. 15.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet James Wm.
Kelly to be Quartermaster, vice John Hill, who retires
on half-pay.
17th Light Dragoons—Frederick Wm. Blunberg, Gent., to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Tucker, promoted in the
13th Light Dragoons.
Military Train.—Lieutenant-Colonel Bartholomew O'Brien,
from the 87th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Browne, who exchanges; Surgeon O'Connor D'Arcy,
M.D., from the Staff; to be Surgeon, vice Surgeon-Major
Dolmage, appointed to the Staff.
Royal Artillery—Assistant-Surgeon Robert Cardiff Crean,
from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bubb, de-
ceased.
2d Regiment of Foot—John Victor Bates, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Squirl, promoted.
6th Foot--Ensign Charles Wm. Henry Wilson to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Manserg,h, promoted.
10th Foot--George Wm. Carter, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Barnett, promoted.
15th Foot—Ensign Henry Wm. Knightley Hawks to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bush, who retires.
19th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Charles Edward Wikeley,
from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Webb, who
exchanges.
24th Foot—Lieutenant Oliver Goldsmith, from the Royal
Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Even-
dergast, appointed to the 52d Foot; Lieutenant William
Franklin to be Instructor of Musketry.
35th Foot—Ensign Timothy John Dillon to be Lieutenant,
by purchase., vice Vandeleur, promoted.
51st Foot—Lieutenant Percy Chaplin to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Herrick, who retires ; Ensign Wm. PEce
Llewellyn Lewes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Chaplin.
52d Foot—Lieutenant Chrrles O'Loughlin L. Prendergast,
from the 24th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Suckling, ap-
pointed to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment.
58th Foot—Surgeon-Major Henry Downes, M D., fromthe
Staff, to be Surgeon-Major, vice Thomson, who exchanges.
60th Foot—Richard Fleming St. Andrew St. John, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cox, promoted.
71st Foot—The Christian name of Ensign Brodie is Francis,
and not Frank, as previously stated.
75th. Foot—Alfred John Buckle, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Hammill, promoted.
78th Foot--Lieutenant Thomas hide Thompson to be In-
structor of Musketry.
nth Foot—Ensign John Brebner, from the 85th Foot, to
be Ensign, vice Duff; promoted.
87th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Ralph Browne,
front the Military Train, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
O'Brien, who exchanges.
Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Thomas Bunbury
Eames to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Edward
Smith, deceased ; Henry Charles Mansergh, Gent., to
be Ensign, without purchase, vice Eames.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Frederick
Herbert Suckling, from the 52d Foot, to be Lieutenant,
vice Goldsmith, appointed to the 24th Foot.

lIOSPITAL STAFF.
Surgeon-Major Gideon Doimage, from the Military
Train, to be Surgeon-Major, vice Surgeon D'Arcy, ap-
pointed to the Military Train.
Surgeon-Major Arthur Sanders Thomson, M.D., from
the 58th Foot, to be Surgeon-Major, vice Downes, who
exchanges.

William Creag,h, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the
Forces.

Assistant-Surgeon William Marshall Webb, from the
19th Foot, to be Assistant .Surgeon to the Forces, vice
Wikeley, who exchanges.
Assistant-Surgeon George Richard WoolhoUse, fiom
the 46th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice
Crean, appointed to the Royal Artillery.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon Robert Dade has ceased to do
duty, there being no longer occasion for his services. •

BVET.
Brevot• Major David Scott RE
Dodgsen, 30th Bengal Native
Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Captain Rivermdale Richard Glyn, Rifle Brigade, to be
Major in the Army.

Quartermaster John Hill, retired on half-pay, 4th Light
Dragoons, to have the Honorary Rank of Captain, under
the Ito) al. Warrant of 17th December.
MEMORANDUM.--Captain Wykeham-Martin, of the 4th
Light Dragoons, has been permitted to assume the name of
"Fiennes Cornwallis," instead of " Fiennes Wykehani-
Martin."

COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. •
South Salopian Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Charles
Wingfield, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Curtis promoted.
Warwickshire Rifle Voluntcers—lst Company— John
Will'am Sanders, late Major of the 41st Bengal . . . .

Pantry, to be Captain ; Thomas Lloyd, Esq., to be Lieu-
tenant ; Thomas Henry Gem, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d
Company—John William llartopp, late Captain in the 17th
Lancers, to be Captain. 3d Company—John Oliver Mason,
Gent., to be Captain ; Thomas Aurelius Attwood, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant ; William Burwell Briggs, Gent., to be
Ensign.
2d Regiment Warwickshire Militia—John Lyttleton
Freeman, Gent., vice Ward, promoted.
Ist Company of Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers—Sir
Francis Edward Scott, Bart., to be Lieutenant; Richard
Lovelace Homer Mole, Gent.. to be Ensign. _ _

4th Company of Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers—Charles
Frederick Darwell, Esq., to be Captain • John Woodward
Newman, Esq., to be Lieutenant ; Frederick Furhman
Clarke, Esq., to be Ensign.
West York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Chris-
. .

topher John Lloyd to iie Captain, vice Darnell, who retires ;
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Ensign James Augustus Goldicutt to be Lieutenant. vice
Lloyd, promoted.

Ileatordshire Militia—Ensign Richard Cumberlege to
be Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Augustus Temple, who has
resigned; William Marjoribanks, Gent., to be Lieutenank
vice Lieutenant Edward Dorrien Newbolt,who has resigned.
90th or Stirlingsbire Militia—Waldron Edward Rosser
Kelly, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Francis Pringlo, promoted.
East York Regiment of Militia—Memorandutn—Robert
Lister, Gent.. to be Ensign, vice Morris, resignedras stated
in Gazette of Bth Nov., 18.59, should have been vice Mid-
dleton, promoted, Ensign Morris's resignation having been
cancelled,

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL' PRIZE
MONEY.

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 11.

Notice is hereby given to the officers, seaffien and marines,
and to all persons interested therein, that the distribution
of proceeds received and tonnage bounty awarded for the
brigantine Robert M. Charlton, captured on the 22d March,
1858, by her Majesty's ship Medusa, will commence on
Monday the 21st November, 1859; and for a Canoe, with
32 slaves on board, captured on the 28th April, 1858, by
her Majesty's ship Medusa, will commence on Monday, the
21st November, 1859, in the Prize Branch of the Depart-
ment of the "Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty,
Somerset-house."

Agents and other persons holding prize orders, or other
instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled
to claim the share of any salvor, are requested to present
the same at this office.

Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who
may desire to receive his share from tho Collector of
Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United King.
dom, is required to intimate the same by letter to
be addressed " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, London"—in which letter his own place of re-
sidence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the
nearest Collector of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from
whom it would be convenient to receive such share of
prize money.

The fello-wing arc the shares due to an individual in the
several classes :

ROBERT Ist. CHARLTON.
lag share £345 11 G I Sixth class .... £75 011
mulnander B2O 14 11 Seventh class .. 60 0 8
Bird class
math class l5O 1 11 Ninth class.... 16 13 6
ifth class

THE CANOE.
Flag share £7 1 6 Sixth class .... Ll 12
Commander 16 16 0 Seventh class 1 1
Third class 4 19 7 Eighth class 0 10 8
Fourth class .. 34 0 I Ninth class 0 7 1
Fifth class Ila 7 Tenth class.... 0 3 E

BANKRUPTS.
Charies William Fitzmaurice Liddle, licensed victualler,
Nell Gwynne tavern, Bun Inn-court, Strand, to surrender,
Nov. 24, at twelve, and Dec. 22, at the Court of Bank•
ruptcy.
Francis Whitnali, miller, Herne Bay, Nov. 25, at half-
past two, and Dec. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Simmons Morris and James Brooks, ironmongers,
Earl-street, Blackfriars, Nov. 25, at twelve, and Dec. 26,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Isaac Davis, cigar manufacturer, Bristol, Nov. 28 and
Jan. 2, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
John Hooke, paper manufacturer, Bersham Mills,. near
Wrexham Nov. 25, at twelve, and Dec. 22, at hall-past
eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
William Balsbaw, cotton manufacturer, Bolton, Nov. 29
and Dec. 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
William l Smedley,Drl Court.
grocer York, Dec. 2 and 23, at eleven,
at ther Leeds District

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
John Morrison, painter, Perth.
Macdonald and Bain, builders, Thurso. •
Silas Ebenezer Weir Millar, salesman, Belfast, now re-
sidlivnigiiiianmEFdirneboulanrg4 and Andrew Freyland. farmers, Fin-
h.
nery, Dumbartonshire,