The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-10 00:00:00

BREVET.

Lieut.-Col. William Turnbull Renwick, of the Royal
Engineers, having completed three years' actual service i❑
the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel in the Army,
'under the Royal Warrant of 3d Mov., 1851.

The undermentioned Quartermasters, retired upon half-
pay, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the
Royal Warrant lith December, 1855 ;—James Nicoll,
half-pay Royal Artillery ; Robert Eager, half-pay Royal
Artillery ; Alexander Steele, half-pay Royal Artillery ;
James White, half-pay Royal Artillery ; Charles Dunbar,
half-pay Royal Artillery ; John Mansfield, half-pay 2d
Foot.

The undermentioned Cadet of the East India Company's
Service to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign,
during the period of his being placed under the command
of Colonel Sandham, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham,
for Field Instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining :
—William Merriman, Gent.
MEMORANDU3L—The following Corps, viz. :—The Bri-
tish German Legion, the British Swiss Legion, and the
British Italian Legion, have ceased to exist, their services
being no longer required.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry— John Nauney, Esq.,
to bo Captain, vice Newcorne, resigned.
Royal North Lincoln lYf ilitia—Ensign Robert Henry
Owston to be Lieutenant, vice Mitchell, resigned.
Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Lieu-
tenant George Crozier Cole to be Captain, vice Philips,
resigned.
Fifeshire Militia Artillery—Second Lieutenant George
James Williams to be First Lieutenant, vice Thomas Wm.
Webb, resigned ; Second Lieutenant Thomas Jarvis to be
First Lieutenant, vice Thomas Wm. Disney, resigned.
The Royal Ayrshire Rifles—Lieutenant William Archi-
bald Hamilton to be Captain, vice Ferrero, deceased.

BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Pepper, wheelwright, Mountfield, Sussex, to
surrender, April 23 and May 22, at on,attbßaeCiihonugrtalof
if.
Bankruptcy. Whitmore, assignee,official
street ; J. and S. Langham,Bartlot s.
High-street, Pobun d
ings, Holborn.
John Emmerson, licensedvictualler,e
lar, April 23, at one, and May_a22ciatl
assignee,two _ .
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gtreet ; Lawrence, two, at the Court ()
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Bankruptcy. Whitmore, orb
news, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers.
Thomas Moslin, builder, Cobourg-place, Old Kent-road,
April 1.6, at eleven, and May 14, at twelve, at the Court of
Bakruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build-
ings
; Depree and Austen, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside.
Philemon Guy, builder, St. James's-road, Holloway,
April 23, at twelve, and May 25, at half-past eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicolson, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Paterson and Longman, Old Broad-
street.
Bartholomew Ward, stationer, High-street, Southwark,
April 24, . at eleven, and May 25, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Marsden, Sise-lane.
Sagar Holden Splatt, sailmaker, Liverpool, April 30 and
May 21, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Tur-
ner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cobb, Liverpool.
Thomas Rowe and John Walter Trenery, ironmongers,
Lincoln, April 29, and May 27, at twelve, at the Leeds
District Conrt. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Reece,
Birmingham ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
William Threlfall, iron merchant, Preston April 21. and
May 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Catterall, jun., Preston.
Alfred Charles Wood, linen draper, Pershore, Worces-
tershire, April 24, and May 15, at half-past eleven, at the
Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee,
Birmio beam
Helme and Walcot, Worcester, and Knight,
;
Robert Alexander, fur.rature dealer, Crawford-street,