The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-27 00:00:00

FROM TILE GAZETTE OF LAST

WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 26.
The Quail has been graciously pleased to give orders
kr the appointment of Colonel George Everest, on the
Bengal Retired List, formerly Surveyor-General of India,
and Superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey
of that country, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil
Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.
WHITEHALL, FEB. 25.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon-
ourable the Lord Mayor of the City of London ; Major-
General Sir Joshua Jebb, K.C. B. ; John Thwaites,
Esquire, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works;
Captain Douglas Galion, of the Royal Engineers;
Edward Burstal, Esquire, Commander in her Majesty's
Navy, Secretary of the River Thames Conservancy Board;
Henry Arthur Hunt, Esquire, Surveyor of Her Majesty's
Works and Public Buildings; and John Robinson McClean,
Esquire, to be her Majesty's Commissioners to examine
into Plans for embanking the River Thames within the
Metropolis.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 3.
The Queen has bees graciously pleased to appoint
Laurence Oliphant, Esq., to be Secretary to her Majesty's
Legation in Japan.
CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 22.
The Queen has been pleased, by letters patent under the
Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to give and grant to
George Hayes, Serjeant-at-Law, place and precedence at
the Bar next after Archibald John Stephens, Esq., one of
her Majesty's Council learned in the Law.
The Queen has been pleased, by several letters patent
under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to constitute
and appoint the following gentlemen to be of her Council
learned in the law, viz. :
William Dugmore. Esq., of Lincoln's-inn.
William Anthony Collins, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn.
Anthony Cleasby, Esq., of the Inner Temple.
Henry Warwick Cole, Esq , of the Inner Temple.
F,t4stor Aloop.toon, Rog., of 1.A..01x0.-itm.
Thomas Chambers, Esq., of the Middle Temple.
Edwin Plumer Price, Esq., of the Inner Temple.
Josiah William Smith, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn.
Richard Bagallay, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn.
Henry Mills, Esq., of the Middle Temple.
The Hon. Adolphus Frederic Octavius Liddell, of the
Inner Temple.
William Baliol Brett, Esq., of Lincoln's inn.
John Burgess Karslake, Esq., of the Middle Temple.
William Digby Seymour, Esq.' of the Middle Temple.
John Duke Coleridge, Esq., of the Middle Temple.
The Hon. George Denman, of Lincoln's-inn.
George Mellish, Esq., of the Inner Temple.
FEB. 23.
Thomas Wheeler, of the Middle Temple, London, LL.D.,
was this day called to the degree of a Sergeant-at-Law, by
writ under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

Borough of Perobroke —Sir Hugh Owen Owen, Bart., in
the room of Sir John Owen, Bart., deceased.

BANKRUPTS.,

William David Simpson, brick maker, Crayford, Kent,
to surrender, March 8, at half past twelve, and April 11,
at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Blunsom Hutt, stationer, Cambridge, March 13,
at half-past one, and April 10, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
William Teale B llingham, auctioneer, Gresham. street,
March 8 and April 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edwin Botting, grocer, Brighton, March 13, at one,
and April 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Moore, licensed victualler, St. Albans, March 12,
at half-past two, and April 12, atwelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
Francis Brotherton, innkeeper, Middlesborough, York-
shire.
Joshua Barnsley, hay dealer, South Wingfield, Derby-
shire.
James Westbury, innkeeper, Gloucester.
James Carey, bootmaker, Tonbridge-wells.
William Griffin, smith, Cradley-heath, Staffordshire.
John Smith Whittaker, cooper, Great Grimsby, March
20 and April 10, at twelve, at the Townhall, Kingston.
upon-Hull.
Isaac French, cheese factor, Manchester, March 12 and
April 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
D. Crawford and Sons, dyers, Milneroft, Glasgow.
James Galt, farmer, Whiteshaw, Carluke.
John Wight, stabler and horse dealer, Edinburgh.
Ronalds and Company, carpet merchants, Paisley.
John Carlyle, cattle dealer, Shaw, Dumfries.
John Davie, merchant, Glasgow.
Archibald Macalister, farmer, West Clyth, Caithness.
shire.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDA.T.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam - 12 Ot 12 1
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 65 25 72i
II amturgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 75 25 80
Frankfort on Maine — 119 k
2 1191
Vienna
Trieste - 15 35 15 60
hb er Petsurg
331, 334

Berlin
Madrid -, 481 481
Cadiz —48 i
Leghorn i— 25 95 26
Milan — 25 821 25 871
Genoa — 25 80 25 871
Naples
391
Palermo
Messina — 118 1183/4
Lisbon
Oporto .. 63 53h
Rao Janeiro
• •
New York — ••
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) 9) 0 0 0
South American Doublons

THE MAILS.

MAILS DUF.

Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South-
ampton) .. .. • . .. Mar. 21.
Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 15.
Brazil and Capo Verds .. Mar. 6.
Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Feb.
Cuba and Mexico .. .. Feb. 28
Canada, &c. (via L'derry) .. Feb 27.
Cape of Good Hope, &c. March 3
China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Mar. 6.
Do (via Marseilles) Feb. 27.
Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. Mar. 4.
India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Mar. 4.
Do. (via Marseilles) Feb. 27.
India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Mar. 13.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. Feb. 27.
Lisbon .. Mar. 1.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) Feb. 6.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. Feb. 27.
Vigo, and Oporto Mar. 1.
United State. California, &c. • •
• • • Mar. 10.
Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe . •
West Indies and Pacific,Carthagena, Cuba, &o. Feb. 28.
Feb. 28.

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FIRE AT BETHNAL-GREEN.--Between four and
five o'clock yesterday morning a fire happened on the pre7
mises belonging to Mr. T. Wood, twine manufacturer, Bar-
tholomew-terrace, Bethnal-green. The firemen were un-
able [to get the flames extinguished until the spinning-
house, the lofts over, and the store-room and the contents
were very considerably dani'iged.