The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING)

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 17.
This day had audience of her Majesty the Prince Michael
Obrenowitch, only son of the Prince of Servia. His High-
ness was accompanied by Prince Alexander Vogorides, the
Charge d'Affaires of the Ottoman Porte : to which audience
his Highness was introduced by the Right Hon. the Earl
of Malmesbury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major-General the
Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of
the Ceremonies..

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 18.
This day had audience of her Majesty :—His Excellency
the Count de Persigny, Ambassador from the Emperor of
the French, to deliver his credentials, to which audience
his Excellency was introduced by the Right Hon. the Earl
of Malmesbury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major-General the
Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of
the Ceremonies.

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 18.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward Newton,
Esq., to be Assistant Colonial Secretary for the Island of
Mauritius.

WAR-OFFlCEgraciouedy, li
The Queen has been pleAasYed2ot.o give orders for
the appointment of Rear-Admiral Sir Michael
Seymour,
K.O
~ late Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Naval
Forces in the East Indies and China, to be an Ordinary
Member of the l‘lilitary Division of the First Class, or
Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath ; and of
Captain the Honourable Keith Stewart, R.N.,
Captain Sir Frederick Wm. Erskine Nicolson, Bart., R.N.
Captain Harry Edmond Edgell, R.N.,
Captain Sir Robert John Le Mesurier M'Clure, Knt., R.N.,
Captain George Sumner Hand, R.N.,
Colonel Thomas Lemon, Royal Marines,
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Sandys Stawell Walsh, Royal
Marines,
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Rocker, Royal Marines,
to be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the
Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable
Order.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 21.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for
the appointment of Henry Bartle Edward Frere, Esq., the
Resident in the Province of Scinde, and Robert Mont-
gomery, Esq., lately the Chief Commissioner in Oude, to
be ordinary members of the Civil Division of the Second
Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath; and of Charles William Warner, Esq.,
her Majeaty's Attorney-General for the Island of Trinidad,
to i 'sion: of the
be an rdinaMember of the Civil Honourable
Third Cl Os, or Companions, of the said Most
Order,
FOREIGN-OFFICE MAY 19 . _
Don
John
The Queen has been pleased to approve ofMajesty the
Gavaron as Consul-General in London for her
Queen of Spain.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Jules
Sichol as Vice-Consul at Xanchester for his Majesty the
Emperor of Austria.
WAR-OFFICE,
,
E PALL-MALL, MAY 20.
MEMORANDA.—Lieut. Edwin Thomas, having obtained
a First Class Certificate at the School of Musketry at Hythe
has been appointed by the General Commanding-in-Chief:
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, to
act as Instructor of Musketry to the Tipperary Artillery
Militia.—Lieut. William Henry Greer,_ having obtained a
First Class Certificate at the School of Musketry at Hythe
has been appointed by the General Commanding-in-Chief,
with the concurrence of the secretary of State for War, to

act as Instructor of Musketry to the Waterford Artillery
Militia.

ADMIRALTY, MAY 16.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant George Nay-
lor to be Adjutant.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANTS.
Ayrshire Yeomanry .Cavalry—Richard Frederick Fo-
theringham Campbell, Gent., to be Cornet, vice John
Spiers, deceased ; Robert Shedden Patrick, Gent., to be
Cornet, vice Claude Alexander, promoted ; John Ben,
Gent., to be Cornet, vice John Crichton, promoted.
Royal East Kent Regiment of Mounted Rifles—Sir Ed-
mundto be
Cornet,
vicei m e
Loftusß a r t. ,
Pemberton,M .P. ( ate
Gprroemnadoteledr;GHuardenrys)benne,
Gent., to be Cornet, vice Sir Courtenay Honywood, Bart.,
promoted.
Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—William
Robert Gee, Gent., to be Ensign.
Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia Artillery—
Second Lieutenant Charles Basil Fisher to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Allen, promoted.
BANKRUPTS.
James Milnes the younger, feather merchant, Trinity-
street, Southwark, June 1, at twelve, and July 4, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Cheetham, Thornley,Co.,Basford, and Co , hosiers, May 31,
at eleven, and June 14, at eleven, at Nottingham.
Charles Wright, innkeeper, irmingham, May 30 and
Cinirgehamncestperi
July 4,. at eleven,. at the Birmingham District Court.
William Harris Hall, auctioneer, Shrewsbury, June 3
and
jo2hn4, actheamleveerns„, atteathdeettißeirmr,
,stmricatyC3ranrtd.
June
28, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Ludwig William Koppel, merchant, Bootle, near Liver-
pool, June 1, at eleven, and June 21, at twelve, at the
Liverpool District Court.
John Nicholson, watchmaker, Andover, county of South-
ampton, June 2, at half-past one, and June 28, at half-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Charles Nunn, innkeeper, Great Coggeshall, county of
resex, June 1, at two, and
June 28, atone, at the Court of
Bankruptey.
Alfred Arnold and Henry Arnold, booksellers, Totten-
ham-court-road, June 1, at one, and July 1, at twelve, at
the Oourt of Bankruptcy.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Thonias Gunn, tailor, Glasgow
Andrew Wood, builder, Glasgow.
John Robertson, trimming merchant, Leeds.
Baruch De Beer and Company, commission agents,
Glasgow.

BANK OF

An Account, pursuant to
cap. 32, for the week ending
of May, 1859:

ISSUE DEI
Notes issued .....ar£31,020,385

£31,020,385)

Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest: 3,216,381
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

counts) 6,282,313
Other Deposits 17,290,940
Seven Day and
other Bills 778,547

£11,121,181
M.

Dated May 19,1859.

ENGLAND.

[he Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
on Wednesday, the 18th day

..LRTMENT.

Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,459,900
Gold Coin &Bullion 16,545,385
Silver Bullion .... -

F. PARTMiIf T.
Government Seat-

rities (including
Dead Weigh tAn-
nuity) . £11,281,376
Other Securities 19,558,132
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin 650,583

n 1,020,385

£41,121,181
:ARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, COM.
puted from Returns made in the week ending the 17th day
of May, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Grpat
Britain
Per cwt.
From the British possessions in America 26e s}d
Muscovado,. the produce of the East Indies 33s lid
Average price of the foregoing 27s 9d

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAT.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 15 11 154
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 5 25 5
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 115} 1154
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 311 32
Madrid
48f 491

Cadiz .41, • •
Leghorn
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
90 day

49- 491
31 20 31 40
25 85 26 95
38f 381
1161 117
116 f 117
i' date 51t 61
511 52

Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York —

Calcutta, Co.'s rupee
Bombay ditto
Madras ditto
East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 2d to
the 10th May.

E.I. Co's bls. House bis. 60d.
• • 23f

Bengal
Madras
Bombay

£0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0

SO 0 0

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 91
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 5 2