The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-18 00:00:00

HOSPITAL STAFF.

Surgeon-Major Edward Hagh Blakeney, who retires on
half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Deputy' Inspector-
General of Hospitals, in accordance with the Royal War-
rant of Ist October, 1858.

Assist.-Surgeon Duncan Robertson Rennie, from the 10th
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Thornton Marshall, placed upon
half-p!,y.
Assist.-Surgeon St. John Killory, from the 29th Foot,
to be Assist.- Surgeon to the Forces, vice Baker, appointed
to the 10th Foot.

BREVET.
Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel George Durnford, re-
tired full-pay 70th Foot, to be Colonel in the Army, the
rank being honorary only.
Brevet-Major H. II: . Lumsdon, 59th Bengal Native In-
fantry, to be Lieut. 'Colonel in the Army.
Major William Henry Cobbs Lye, 13th Bombay Native
Infantry, to bo Lieut.-Colonel in the Army.
Captain Alfred William Lucas, 7th Bombay Native In-
fantry, to be Major in the Army.
Captain Edward Armitage Hardy, Ist Bombay Cavalry,
to be Major in the Army.
Captain John Gordon Petrie, Bombay Artillery, to be
Major in the Army.
Captain George Gleig Brown, Bombay Artillery, to be
Major in the Army.
Second Captain Henry Wm. Gullwer, Bengal Engineers,
to be Major in the Army.
MEMORANDUM.—Major Edward Carter Giffard has re-
paid the difference which he received on exchanging to half
pay Unattached in 1847, and been permitted to retire from
the service by the sale of an Unattached Majority, he being
about to become a settler in Canada.
'ADMIRALTY, Nov. 15.
Corps of Royal Marines,First Lieutenant Edward Fitz-
gerald Pritchard to be Captain, vice Pengelley, retired on
full pay; Second Lieutenant Henry Harford Strong to be
First Lieutenant, vice Pritchard, promoted.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Royal Bucks King's Own Militia—John Cross, Gent., to
be Quartermaster.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
2d Regiment Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet
William Maberly to be Lieutenant, vice Fitzgerald, re-
signed.
County of Stafford—Lieut -Colonel Francis 'William
Newdigate, to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Henry Ellwell,
Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
William Henry Armitage, Gent., to bo Ensign.
Renfrewshire Volunteer Rifles-sth Company—James
Anderson, Gent., late Captain Prince of 'Wales Royal Re-
giment of Renfrew Militia, to be Captain ; John Birkmyre,
Gent., to be Lieutenant ; James Dunbar, Gent., to be
Ensign.
Warwiokehire Rifle Volunteers-2d Company—Josiah
Yoemans, Robins, Gent., tci be Lieutenant.
City of Edinburgh Artillery Militia—John Mullion
Gent., Adjutant of that Regiment, to serve with the rank
of Captain from 6th September, 185 Q.
Breakneck Volunteer Rifles—James Williams, Esq., to
be Honorary Surgeon to the Ist Company.
Royal Gloucester Regiment of Hussar Yeomanry—John
Edward Dorington, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Dickenson,
resigned.
City of Bristol Rifle Volunteer Corps—Captain Arthur
Mowbray Jones, to be Adjutant, with the rank of Captain.
Ist Company of Derbyshire Volunteer Rifles—John John.
son, Esq., M.D., to be Honorary Surgeon.
Robin Hoed Rifle Volunteer Corps—Thomas Rawstone
Starey, Gent. to be Captain ; Anthony John Mundella,
Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Robert Evans, Gent., to be En-
sign; Richard Birkin, jun., Gent., to 13Captain ; Richard
Robert Patterson, Gent , to be Lieutenant ; Bernard Brad-
ley, Gent., to be Ensign; Thomas Isaac Birkin, Gont., to
bo Captain; John Patterson, Gent., to be Lieutenant;
Francis Bryan Baker, Gent., to be Ensign; Frederick
Wiliam Parsons, Gent., to be Captain; John Smith
Wright, Gent., to be Ensign ; Henry Smith, Gent., to be
Captain; William Lambert, Gent., to be Lieutenant;
William Walter Miller, Gent. to be Ensign.
Royal Monmouthshire Militia—Arthur Edward Benson,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Dowling, resigned.
The London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps—George
Mackenzie, Esq , to be Captain.
Dorset Regiment of Militia—Captain Edward Atkyns
Wood to be Mi.jor, vice Heming, resigned.
2d Worcestershire Rifle Volunteers—Colonel Arthur
Charles Lowe to be Captain; William Norris, Esq., to ho
Lieutenant; William McLaughlin, Esq., to be Ensign.
Reigate, or sth Surrey Company of Volunteer Ride Corps
—The Hon. William John Monson to be Captain; Francis
Henry Beaumont, Esq., to be Lieutenant; Henry Lain-
son, Esq., to be Ensign.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria.
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 16th day
of November, 1859 :
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued £30,711,170 Government
ties Debt £11,0159,,903100
r .. 3,45
Gold Coin & Bullion 16,236,170
Silver Bullion ...• -

£30,711,170

f 30,711,170

BANKING p
Proprietors' Capi-
Stal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
nits stoners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

EPARTMZNT.
Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weil; tAn-
nuity) £10,925,157
Other Securities 18,870'785
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin

624,50

counts) 6,425,066
Other Deposits 14,642,617
Seven Day and
other Bills 862,053

£39,663,592 1
M. 31

£3903,592
ARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated Nov. 17, 1859.

AVERAGE PR

CE OF SUGAR.

he Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from Returns made in the week ending the 15th day
of Nov., 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 23s sid
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius lss lld
Average price of the foregoing 22s 4d