The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-08 00:00:00

LEGION OF HONOUR.

MEMORANDIIM.—CoIoneI John Wm. Gordon, C. 8., .of
the Royal Engineers, has received her Majesty'A royal li-
cense and permission to accept and wear the Fourth Class
of the Order of the Legion of Honour, and not the Fifth
Class, as stated in the supplement to the London Gazette,
of Friday, the let inst.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 7.
The Qaeen has been pleased to approve of Mr. M. W.
Filcher as Consul at Geelong for the Free Hanseatic city
of Hamburg.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 7.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris,
enclosing a decree, issued by the French Government,
opening the port of Ronen to the importation of spun
cotton.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 7.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at St. Peters-
burgh, enclosing a communication from the Russian
Government, stating, with reference to the notification of
that Government published in the London Gazette of the
23th of April last, that the certificates required in that
notification will not be demanded from vessels proceeding
from ports in the Baltic, the North Sea, Holland, .Great
Britain (except Gibraltar and Malta), aad. the French
ports in the Channel and on the Atlantic, unless laden
with Egyptian corn.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
7fith or Inverzaess-shire, &c., Highland Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia—John Sharp, Gent., to be Quarter-
master; William Donaldson, Gent., to be Adjutant, vice
Goltiie, resigned.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
County of Dumbarton—Walter Buchanan, Esq., M.P.,
to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery Cords Militia—Owen.
Tacker Edwardes, Esq., to be Captain, vice Stokes, re-
gmd

BANKRUPTS.
William Stephens, cattle salesman, Gloucester, to sur-
render, May 25 and Jane 16, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis-
trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Wilkes,
Gloucester.
Henry Wheeler, painter, Derby, May 20, and June 9, at
half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, offi-
cial assignee, Nottingham ; Bowley and Ashwell, Notting-
ham ; Foottit, Derby.
Thomas Davies, contractor, Neath, Glamorganshire,
May 11 and June 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Bevan and
Girling, Bristol.
Thomas Bradley, apothecary, Kidderminster, May 22
and June 12, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Boy-
cott, Kidderminster; Knight, Birmingham.
William Ogilvie Cameron, export oilman, Camomile-
street, City, May 19, at two, and June 23, at twelve, at
the C flirt of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ;
Buchanan, Basinghall-street ; Chidley; Basinghall-street.
James Catt, brewer, High-street, Southwark, May 19,
at two, and June 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
bee, official assignee, Aldernianbury; Piercy and Hawks,
Three Crown-square, Southwark.
James S•sift, statuary mason, Milton-road, Gravesend,
May 19, at eleven, and June 13, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, dolernan-street-
buildings ; Buchanan, Basinghall-street.
Thomas Stately, builder, &n., Sheerness, May 25, at
one, and June 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Selby, Cole-
man-street.
James Summers, wholesale jeweller, Hatton Garden,
May 20, at two, and June la, at half-past one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Law-
rence, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-eharnbers.
William George Brown, clothier and outfitter, High-
street, Dartford, Kent, to surrender May 23, at 11, and
Jane 19, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman,
official assignee; Chidley, Basinghall-street.
Robert James Norton, outfitter, Fleet-street, May 19,
at half-past one, and June 16, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham official assignee ; Cattlin, Ely-place,
Holborn.
Thomas niley Ebsworth, of No. 66, Wapping-wall, and
of No. 2, Forest Villa, Forest-hill, Sydenham, ale and beer
merchant, dealer and chaptuan, May 22d, at half-past
twelve, ani June 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Alderuaanbury; Well-
bore, Duke-street, London-bridge.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Jame 3 Hamilton, general merchant and baker, Stone-
' houst., Lanarkshire.
Patrick Alexander Falconer, clothier, &a., Glasgow.
John Fitzroy Young, St. James's-square, Edinburgh.
Andrew Bremner, formerly writer in Edinburgh.
IZoderick Chisholm, tea merchant, Inverness.
James Macpherson and Company, pluasbers, brassfoun-
ders, and gasfitters, Leith.

BANK OF
A'► Account pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturd.

rJNGLAND.
'th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for
Y. the 2d day of May, 1857.
LIITMENT.

ISSUE DEP
.£
Notes Limed ••....•• 23,329,595

Government debt .. .. 11,015,100
Other securities...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and ballion 8,854,595
Silver bullion ........ --

£23,329,595

£23,329,593
Di. 31.1.1t311ALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 7th day of May, 1815

PARTMENT.

Government s °curl ties
(includg. Dead Weight
Annuity) .......... '11,300 223
Other securities...... 18.418,823
Notes • • ............ 3 540 3
Gold. and silver coin.. 704,232

£33,968,643
MARSHALL, Chief Ca staler.