The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-28 00:00:00

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT

WAIL-OFFICE, DEC. 27.
It is hereby notified, that it is her Majesty's gracious in-
tention to hold a presentation of the Victoria Cross at
Windsor Castle, on Wednesday, the 4th of January next,
at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Those persons whose
names have been published in the " London Gazette" as
having had this high distinction awarded to them by Her
Majesty, but who have not yet received it, are accordingly
requested to hold, themselves in readiness to be in atten-
dance at the time and place above mentioned, sending their
addresses without delay to the Adjutant-tieneral to her
Majesty's Forces, Horse Guards, London, S.W., with a
view to their receiving their necessary orders.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 26.
The Q•iecn has been pleased to approve of M. Jules de
Pianelli as Consul at Newcastle for his Majesty the Em-
peror of the French.
DEC. 27.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Herman
Stolterfeht as Consul at Liverpool for the Free Hanseatic
City of Lubeck.

BOROUGH OF LEWES.
In consequence of the death of the Right Hon. Henry
Fitzroy, late 31. P. for Lewes, a new writ will be issued for
the electing of a new member, at the end of 11 days from
yesterday's date.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 23.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant William
Frederick Portlock Scott Dadson to be Lieutenant and
Quartermaster, vice Pym, promoted.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County of Salop—Thomas I-lugh Sandford, Esq., to be
Deputy- Lieutenant.
Royal Ride Regiment of Denbigh Militia—Rowland
Brodhurst llill, late Lieutenant in tho 77th Infantry, to be
Captain,

surrey Rifle Volunteers—Sth Company ; Captain James
Hattie to be Captain; John Holman llay, Esq., to be
Lieutenant ; Edward James Rickards, Esq., to be Ensign.
9th Company—Lieutenant Morgan Yeattnan to be Cap-
tain; Ensign Octavius Ommanney to be Lieutenant.
Isle of Wight Artillery Militia—Major Percy Scott to be
Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant ; Captain Robert Gordon
to be Major, vice Scott, promoted ; Francis Worsley, Gent.,
to be Captain, vice Gordon, promoted ; Lieutenant Benja-
min Whitmore Puckle to be Captain ; Wm. Whichcote
Manners, Esq., to be Captain; Second Lieutenant John
Vicary to be First Lieutenant, vice Worsley, promoted ;
Second Lieutenant Wm. Puckle to be First Lieutenant,
vice Puckle, promoted ; Wm. Benett Player Brigstoeke,
Gent., to be First Lieutenant; Wm. henry Pattinson,
Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Vicary, promoted;
Francis Gordon Degge Watson, Gent., to be Second Lieu-
tenant, vice Puckle, promoted.
3d Company of Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers—William
Henry Felker, Gent., to be honorary Surgeon.
Irvine Company of Artillery Volunteers—Captain Alex.
Montgomerie to be Captain ; John Blair, Gent., to be First
Lieutenant ; Andrew Muirhead Stewart, Gent., to be Se-
cond Lieutenant.
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4th Company of Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers—John
Thomson Henderson M'Ewan, Esq., to be Captain; Henry
Knox Dick, Gent., to be First Lieutenant ; Win. Watson,
Gent., to be Second Lieutenant.
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteors-22d Company—Robert
Orr Cogan, Esq., to be Captain ; Ebenezer Mackinlay,
Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Daniel M'Donald, Gent., to be
Ensign. 15th Company—For Alexander Belmet M'Gri-
gor, Esq., to be Captain, read Alexander Bennett .M‘Gri-
gor, Esq., to be Captain.
• 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own l‘filitiap—
Thomas Hargreaves, Esq., to be Captain, vies Thomas
Wilkinson Edwards, resigned.
BANKRUPTS.
Edward Triggs and William Triggs, upholsterers, South-
mupton, to surrender Jan 6, at twelve, and Feb. 3, at half-
past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John McEvily, saddler, Great Portland-street, Jan. 6
and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Elijah Pinkess, oil and colourman, Liverpool, Jan, 6 and
30, at eleven, at the District Court of Bankruptcy.
Henry Zeltner and Joseph Shiers, fancy trimming manu-
facturers, Manchester, Jan. 11 and Feb. 1, at twelve, at the
District Court of Bankruptcy.