The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-09 00:00:00

BREVET.

The undermentioned Officers on the Retired Full-pay
lists of the Royal Artillery, to be promoted in consequence
of the promotion of the Officers who stood next below
them at the time of their retirement, in accordance with
the provisions of the 21st clause of the Royal Warrant of
Nov. 3, 1854, viz.:—

In consequence of General Sir H. D. Ross's promotion,
Lieutenant-General Patrick Campbell to be General.
In consequence of Lieutenant-General Frederick Camp-
bell's promotion, Major-General Robert Douglas, C. 8., to
be Lieutenant-General.

The following-promotiau‘to take place in consequence
of Major-General Sir William Von wick Williams,
K.C.8., the Senio-r- Stipernumerary General Officer' of %V
Royal Artillery, having been placed upon the fixed estab-
lishment of Major-Generals for the Ordnance. Department:
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Augustus Arney, Unat-
tached, to be Colonel.

Brev-et-Majer Edward James Pratt, 9th Light Dragoons,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Captain Robert Hawkes, 80th Foot, to be Major.
The undermentioned Officer having completed three
years' actual service on the 30th D3c., 1856, in the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel, to be promoted to bo Colonel in the
Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1354 :
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Smyth, gith Foot.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
North Salopian Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—
Richard Lloyd, Esq. (late or the Grenadier Guards), to be
Captain, vice Croxon, resigned; &net William Shakeshaft
Lawley to be Lieutenant, vice Kiuchant, resigned ; Cornet
Thomas Hugh Sandford to be Lieutenant, vice Brown, re-
signed ; Cornet Rowland Jones Venables to be Lieutenant,
vice Dod, promoted ; Lieutenant Whitehall Dod (late
Captain in 6th Dragoons) to be Captain and Adjutant,
vice John Shirley, retired ; Henry Bertie Watkin Wil-
liam.; Wynn, Esq., to be Cornet, vice Hodgson, promoted;
the Hon. Lloyd Kenyon to be Cornet, vice Lawley, pro-
moted ; David Francis Atcherley, Esq., to be Cornet,
vice Sandford, promoted.
Royal Lanarkshire Militia—Lieutenant William Wilson
to be Captain, vice Lindley, resigned.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 42.) NORTH AMERICA—WEST COAST.
Light on Cape Hancock, Columbia River.—The United
States Lighthouse Board has given notice, that on and
after the 15th day of October, 1856, a light would be es-
tablished on Cape Hancock, on the north side of the mouth
of the Columbia River, Washington Territory.
The light is a fired white light, of the first order, illu-
minating the entire horizon. It is placed at a height of 230
feet above the level of the sea ; and should be visible, in
clear weather, from the deck of a ship at a distance of 22
miles.

The light tower is whitewashed; it is 40 feet high,
and stands on the pitch of the Cape, at about 190 feet
above the Sea. According to the United States
Coast Survey it is in let. 46 deg.. ld min. 35 sec. N., long.
124 deg. 2 min. west of Greenwich. _ Variation of the com-
pass 20 deg. 45 min. east in July, 18 .
A fog bell of 1,6001 be. weight has also been placed on the
bluff in advance of the light tower, and will be sounded
during foggy or thick weather, day and night, from thesame date. The distinctive mode of striking the bell will
be published hereafter. The machinery is in a frame
building, on a level with the ground,
with the front/open
to receivb the bell, and is also whitewashed.
By By command of their Lordships,
JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrograpber.
of the entrance of the river Jade and Weser, instead of
the old light on that island.
By command of their lordships,
JOHN WASHINOTON, Flydrographer.
rfydrographic-office, Admiralty, London.
Ist December, 1816.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts
North Sea, General, No. '2.33_9, Sheet 3, No. 2,248 ; en-
trance to the Elbe, No. 1,875 ; Heligoland Bight, No.
1,887. Also Northern Europe Lighthouse list, No. 59.

(No. 44) NORTri SEA-ENTRANCE OF THE WESER.
Revolving Light on Wanger-Oog.
The Government of Oldenburg has given notice that on
and after the isa day of October, 1856, a light would be ex-
hibited from the new tower recently erected near the eastern
extremity of the island of Wanger-Oog on the west side
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London,
Nov 22, 1856.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
Colombia River, Entrance, No. 1,577. Pacific Ocean, No.
2,461, also West Coast of America Lightouso List, No. 46.

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
Meyer Jacobs,raanufacturer, Steward-street, Spitalfields.
Walter Lodge, cloth manufacturer, Fennay Bridge, near
Huddersfield.

BANKRUPTS.
John Sworder, rnaltstcr, Ware, to surrender, Jan. 20, at
half-past one, and Feb 19, at two, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee,
Basingliall-street ;
Mason and Sturt, Gresham-street,
Shaw Clough, Lancashire. Jan.
John Haworth, spinner,
23 and Feb. 13, at t waive, at the Manchester District Court.
official
Man assigchesternee, Manchester ; Sale, Worthing-
ton, Hernaman,
and ShiPman,
Samuel Clare, grocer, Ashton-under Lyne, Jan. 21 and
Feb. 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. 1,
Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Darnton, Ashton-