The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-24 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS,

Thomas Hughes, licensed victualler, Walsall, to sur-
render, May 6 and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court.

Georgo Hamilton Kirkpatrick, draper, Liverpool, May 3
and 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Samuel Wesley Handy Wade, spirit merchant, Leeds,
May 6, and June 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court.
Gerard Gandy, ironmaster, Leeswood, Flintshire, May
7 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Abraham Moore, druggist, Wednesbury, Staffordshire,
May 6 and June 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court.
Francis Tremlett, miller, Upton Helions, Devonshire,
May 8 and 29, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court.
Thomas Owens, baker, Holyhead, Anglesey, May 7 and
29, at one, at the Liverpool District Court.
George Hickes, cotton manufacturer, Portwood, Stock-
port, May 10 and 31, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court.

Thomas Swift and Robert Wi,gfall, coal merchants, Man-
chester, May 3 and 31, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court.

Henry James Norfor, builder, Great Yarmouth, May 3,
at twelve, and Juno 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
William Dudley, licensed victualler, Islington, May 3,
at two, and June 7 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Blagg, baker, Bakewell, Derbyshire, May 4 and
June 10, at ten, in the Council-hall, Sheffield.
Richard Bullamore, baker, Peterborough, May 10, at
half-past eleven, and June 7, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
James Andrews, butcher, Desborough.place, Harrow-
road, Paddington, May 7, at one, and May 29, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Abraham Moore, chemist, Wednesbury, Staffordshire,
May 6 and June 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court.

Samuel Hill, furniture dealer, Hanley, Staffordshire,
May 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
George Trickett, metal merchant, Great Winchester.,
street, City, May 2 and 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
James Burqui Gough, timber merchant, Liverpool-road,
Islington, May 3, at half-past one, and May 31, at one, at
the, Court of Bankruptcy.
John Neech, miller, Aylsham, Norfolk, May 3, at ono,
and June 4, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
David Henry Doust, omnibus proprietor, Pomeroy-place,
New Cross, May 3, at half-past eleven, and June 4, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Samuel Shepley, chemist, Chesterfield, May 4 and June
15, at ten at the Council-hall, Sheffield.

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862.—
We are happy to announce that the French Government,
which has uniformly shown the most friendly interest in
the undertaking, has appointed Prince Napoleon President
of the Commission which is to represent France at the
ensuing Exhibition.
ROOFING THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—Yesterday,
at a meeting of the Gresham Committee, convened to con-
sider the ultimate mode in which the quadrangle of the
Royal Exchange shall Le covered, a resolution was passed
empowering the Lord Mayor and Mr. Farrington, the
Master of the Mercers' Company, to confer with the Corn
mittee of Lloyd's, with the view, if possible, to prevail upon
them, in deference to what appears to be the weight of
public opinion, so far as it has been elicited, to waive the
objections they have hitherto felt it their duty to urge
against roofing the building at the higher level, on the
ground that it would interfere with their light and air. The
Lord Mayor and the Master are to be at libert4, if they
think fit, to avail themselves of the advice and assistanc3
of Mr. Tite, the architect of the Exchange, and Mr. Smith,
the.eurveyor to the Mercers' Company, in the illteriieW
0114 se d Allitta remaiw Or Us prwilt!