The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-11 00:00:00

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGH:

FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 9.
It is hereby notified that the Right Honourable the Earl
Cowley, her Majesty's Ambassa.i.or at Paris, received on. the
2d June instant, from Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign
Affairs to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French,
the following official communication :
Paris, le 2 Juin, 1859.
M. V A3IBASSADEUR,—J'ai l'honneur d'adresser a votre
Excellence deux exemplaires d'une Notification, inseree an
Moniteur Officiel de ce jour, pour faire connaitre le Blocus
mis par une escadre franc. wise aux ordres de M. le Contre-
Amiral Jurien de la Graviere, devant le Port de Venice.
Je vous prie de vouloir bien transmettre cette Notification
au Gouvernement de Sa Majeste Britannique.
Agreez, &c.,
(Signe)
(Translation.)
Paris, June 2, 1859.
MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR,—I have the honour to for-
ward your Excellency two copies of a Notification in the
official Moniteur ofi this day, to make known the blockade
established by a French squadron, under the orders of
Rear-Admiral Jurien de la Graviere, before the port of
Venice. I beg you will have the goodness to transmit this
Notification to the Government of her Britannic Majesty.
The following is the notice alluded to in the above note,
and transmitted to Earl Cowley therewith by Count
Walewski

WALEWSKI.

Extrait du Moniteur Universel du 2 Juin, 1859.
Notification relative au Blocus du Port de Venise ainsi

que de ses issues.
Departement de la Marine.
Il est notifie, par les presentes, qUe Son Excellence
le Ministre de la Marine a ete informe par le Contre--
Admiral Jurien de la Graviere Commandant les Forces
Navales Frangaises dans l'Adrialique, que le 18 Mai, 1859,
partir du dit jour,:il a ete etabli par less forces navales
places sous son commandement un Blocus effectif du port
de Venise et de ses issues.
Il est en outre notifie par less presentes que touter les
mesures auterises par le droit des gens et les Traites re-
spectifs existant entre Sa Majeste l'Empereur et les diffe-
rentes Puissances neutres, seront adoptees et executees par
rapport a tons les navires qui tenteraient de violer le dit
Blocus.
Paris le ler Juin, 1859.

(Translation.)
Extract from the Moniteur Universel of the 2d June,
1859.
Notification relative to the Blockade of the Port of Venice,

as well as of its outlets,

Marine Department.
It is hereby notified, that his Excellency the Minister of
Marine has been informed by Rear-Admiral Jurien de la
Gravits.tre, commanding the French Naval Forces in the
Adriatic, that on and after the 18th of May, 1859, an
effective blockade of the port of Venice, and of its outlots,
has been established by the naval force placed under Ma
command.
It is besides hereby notified that all measures authorised
by the right of nations, and the respective treaties existia%
between his Majesty the Emperor and the different neutral
Powers, will be adopted and executed with regard to all
vessels that shall attempt to violate the said blockade.
Paris, Ist June, 1859.
WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 10,
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give ordera
for the appointment of John Macandrew, Esq., M.l:l'
C. 8., Inspector-General of Hospitals on half-pay,
an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Secei'd
Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath.
COMMISSION BY THE QUEEN.
Warwickshire Militia-2d Regiment—George Julia°
Booker, Gent., to be Quartermaster.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County of Warwick—Thomas Clement Sneyd Kynners-
ley, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
County of Worcester—John Vincent Hornyold to b°
Deputy Lieutenant.
Cambridgeshire Militia—Philip Sidney Yorke, Esq., to
be Captain, vice F. B. Cowper, resigned to be
Royal Bucks King's Own Militia—Frederic William
Lane, Esq., late Captain 67th Regiment, to be Captain.
Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery,—Henry
Thomas, Esq., late Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Artillery, I^'
be Major, vice Lord Hardinge, resigned.
Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Morose
Kynnersley Garder to be Captain, vice Croxon, resignft;
Ensign Richard A. Smythe to be Lieutenant, vice NleYrl-'
promoted ; Rowland Hill, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice
Gardner, promoted.
Artillery Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia-0
_harles
Calthorp Mitchinson, Gent., to be Assistant. Suro-eonj viLe
John Betham, promoted; Second Lieutenant Frances
•
Drummond Davies to be First Lieutenant, vice Charles
Matthew Calderon, resigned ; John Francis Henry 'la!'
rison, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Francis Maurlce
Drummond Davies, promoted.
Lancashire Hussar Yeomanry Cavalry—William Stan,"
dish Carr Standish, Esq., to be Lieutenant, :vice
resigned; James Parkinson Scowcroft, Gent., to be Sur"

geon.
sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Ensign
Edward Middelton to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Miller,
Gazetted to the 4th Regiment of Foot; Ensign water
Edmonstone Lendrick to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Han,
Gazetted to the Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery.
Northumberland Regiment of Militia Artillery—John
Jameson, Gent., late Lieutenant Royal Sherwood Foresters!
to be First Lieutenant ; Wm. Gethrin, Gent., to be Second
Lieutenant; Henry Spiller, Gent., to be Second Lieu-
tenant.
6th Regiment of West York Militia—Edward Curteii
Bond, Gent., to be Ensign.
2d West Regiment of Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry-7
Lieut. Joseph Dempsey Holdforth to be Captain, vice Addi-
son, resigned ; Cornet Jonas Foster to be Lieutenant, vice
Holdforth, promoted.