The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-07 00:00:00

Lieutenant-Colonel John Dou..las C B 79th Foot.

The undermentioned officers of the East India Com-
pany's Service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of
honorary rank as follows :

TO BE COLONELS.

Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Corfield, Bengal Infantry.
Lieutenant-Col-nel David Carstair,, Bombay Infantry.
Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Hughes Lloyd, Bengal Infantry.

TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

Major Alexander Cumming Dowar, Bengal Infantry.

Major William Anthony Halsted, Mad.ras Infantry.
.Major James Tubin Bush, Bengal Infantry.
Erratum in the Gazette of 16th June, 1857.
TO BE MAJOR IN THE ARMY.
_ _ _

For Captain Robert 25th Bombay Native In-
fantry, read Captain Robert Phayre, 25th Bombay Native
Infantry.

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 5.

The following promotions, dated the 30th ultimo, conse-
quent on the (loath, on the 29 h July, of Admiral of the
White, Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.8., K.C.H., have taken
place :
Admiral of the Blue Sir Lacius Curtis, Bart., C. 8., to
be Admiral of the White.
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Edward Tucker, K.C.8.,
to bo Admird of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White John Brett Purvis to be
Vice-Admiral of the Red.

Vice-Admiral of the Blue Robert Wauchope to be Vice•
Admiral of tha White.

Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir 'Houston Stewart, K.C.8.,
to be Vice-a dmiral of the Blue.
Rear-Adwiral of the White Alexander Thomas Emeric
Vich.l to be Roar-Admiral of the Red.

Rear-Admiral of the Bluo Charles Graham, C. 8., to
be Rtar-Adioiral of the White.

Captain George Rodney Mundy to be Rear-Admiral
of the Blue.
CO XIMISSIOINTS SIGN ED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
Royal L ii.:ashir) Military Artillery Regiment—Henry
Take Holmes, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Hil-
ton, appointed to the 70th Regiment of Foot.
Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Regiment of Mi-
litia—Almeiicus Blakeney Savery, Gent., to be Captain,
vice Bald wyn, deceased; Robert Reddall Williamson,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Savery, promoted ; Edward
Trevor Arney, Gent., to be Ensign.
Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry— Lieut. John 11,eginald
Craufurd to be Captain, vice Thomas Smith Cuning-
hame, deceased ; Cornet Charles George Shaw to be Lieu-
nant, vice Craufurd, promoted.

BANK OF 1
in Account pursuant to the Act 7
the Week ending on Saturday

ENGLAND.
rat and Sth Victoria, cap. 32, 1, r
tho Ist day of Aug., 1857.
►aTMENT.

ISSUE DEP,
..£
Notes issued • ..... • • 25,135,380

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 10.660,380
Silver bu11i0n........ -

425,135 390
J. B
Dated the 6th day of Aug.,1857

£95,135,351
ELSEY, Deputy Cashier.

BANKING In
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553.000
Rest ........ ........ 3,536,9031
Public deposit E (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-

:PAITMENT.

Govenunentsecurities

(includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) .... ...... 10 596.081
Other securities .... 18,217,524
Notes • • .. .. ........ 5,229,400
Gold and silver coin .. 641,772

ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 5,865,217
Other deposits ...... 10,463,068
eleven Day and other
Bills •• •• • • •• . • • 10 766,489

£34,684,777

£34,684,777
ELSEY, Deputy Cashier.

Dated the 6th day of Aug., 18b7.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Aug.
4, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid cn
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : 0. d.
From the British Possessions in America............ 41 6
Muscovado, the produce of the ...... 31 4i
Average of the above descriptions. .................... 41 31

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
DeparAtmatoenitralyt,hseotecroauent.tbaonnt-sGeteAne;l of the Navy,
e nte3rested therein,
Notice is hereby given, to all
tribution of proceeds arising from the
her Majesty's ship
that preparations are now makpiacrtgifo_si!iintaisheninbterr
Gaeta
lodtias:
captured on the let August, 1855, by
Barracouta. 'list and legal de-
eds, are required
against
any such demand to the maAngde,nutnsioirquoitdhaetrodprsons ht atbvienagaiadnpyrojce
to transmit the particulars of_
dmiralty, in order that the
and allowed by that officer,
same Re-
gistrar
may of the
b e
the said
and paid under
Court. elixriagwhtihnCeeoll:arntaxctoiefodnA, of the Judge of
.gn
and all
assi manta, or other instruments, other persons holding powers of attor-
Agentsa o rders
, m
ea
aypbt
eer
,l eagraelly requested entitled, tow i claimth
as
the
nay, prizevirtue oflittle
to transmit the same, accompanied by
the•usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Depazt-
mont of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, snar e belong
a 4 possible,
delay le, hto any
Admi-
ralty, Somerset-houPe."
Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the commence.
ment of distribution ; and at the same time the amount
of an individual's share in the respective Classes will be
announced.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant• General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Aug. 6, 1857.
Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma-
rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Russian brig Ida, cap-
tured on the 17th April, 1854, by her Majesty's ships
Gorgon, Caesar, Magicienne, Amphion, Edinburgh, Leo-
pard, St. Jean d'Acre, Dragon, Cressy, Duke of Welling-
ton, Arrogant, Imperienx, Princess Royal, Royal George,
and Driver, will commence on Monday, the 31st August,
1807, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Ac-

countant-General of the
House."
Flag share P 421; 13 2 Fifth class
Captains each v9 1 1 Sixth class .
Commander 29 16 2 Seventh class ...
First class
Second class 7 1 6 Ninth class
Third class
Fourth class

'au, Admiralty, Somerset-

£2 0 5
1 16 5
1 4 3
0 12 1
0 8 1
0 4 0

In cases where Officers and. Men entitled to share in the
Ida are also entitled to participate in the proceede of the
Russian vessels Patriotan and Victor, captured respectively
on tt• 15th and 15th April, 1854, by the ships named be-
low, the shares for the three prizes will be paid at the
same time ; but as the shares for the two last-named ves-
sels, below the eighth class, are too small to admit of a
separate remittance, they can only be obtained, on personal
application, at the Admiralty, Somerset-House.
Patriotan—captured by Amphion, Archer, Arrogant,
Ajax, Blenheim, Boscawen, Cm,a,r, Conflict, Cruizer,
Gorgon, Hogue, Hecla, Imperieuse, Leopard, Lightning,
Magmenne, Monarch, Neptune, Vulture, Valorous,
Cressy, Duke of \Wellington, Desperate, Driver, Dragon,
Elinbuigh, Euryalus. Princess Royal, Porcupine, Royal
George, St. Je tu D'Acre, and H. I. M. S. L'Austerlitz.
Victor —captured by Ajax, Boscawen, Blenheim, Dra-
gon, Euryalus, Hogue, Neptune, and Vulture.

B A.NK RTJPTCIES ANNULLED.
William Bur fled, Blaenavon, ironmonger, painter
and glazier, Monmouthshire.
BANKRUPTS.

Asher Stern, clothier, Minories, City, to surrender Aug.
20, at one, and Sept. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Lloyd and Rule, Milk-street, Cheapside.
John Farr, ironmonger, Bristol, August 19 and Sept.
22, at eleven, at the Bristol District Conrt. Miller, offi-
cial assignee, Bristol ; Hinton, Bristol.
Samuel Burgess, salt manufacturer, Wharton, Cheshire,
Aug. 19, and Sept. 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Morgan, official as:ignee, Liverpool ; Snowball,
Liverpool.
George Thompson, Corn dealer, Islington, Aug. 17, at
two, and Sept. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Nicholson, official assignee; Smith, Tokenhouse-yard.
John Banyard, brewer, Shoreham, Sussex, Aug. 20, and.
Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman,
official assignee, Aldermanbury ' • Lowrance, Flews, and
Slyer, Old Jewry-chambers, Old Jewry.
Edmund White, corn and coal merchant, New Corn
Exchange, Mark-lane, August 20, at eleven, and Septem-
ber 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit-
more, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Hilleary, Fen-
church-buildings, Fenchurch-street.
James W. Aldridge, corn merchant, Witham, August
25, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 29, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-
court ; Pownall, Son, and Cross, Staple-inn ; Newman
and harper, Hadleigh, Suffolk.
Timothy Wooster, seedsman, Cheltenham, Aug. 24 and
September 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Acraman, official assignee, Bristol : Abbott and Lucas,
Brie tol.

John Overton Hobson, corn merchant, Long Sutton,
Lincolnshire, Aug. 18 end Sept. 15, at half-past ten, at
the Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Not-
tingham ' • Coope, Nottingham.
Lewis Dancyger, cabinet-maker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Aug. 14 and Sept. 16, at half-past eleven, at the New-
castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Hudge and Haile, Newcaster.
upon Tyne.