The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-16 00:00:00

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FROM TEE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, OcT. 15. -
Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant
William Hessey (Riding Master) to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice The Honourable Cecil Duncombe,

pronioted.
2d Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Frederick
Stephens to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stewart,

promoted.
Royal Horse Guards—Cornet Charles Fitzgerald Rushout
Rushout to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Albert
Craven, who retires.
6th Dragoon Guards—Cornet John Fryer to be Instructor

of Musketry.
2d Dragoons—Surgeon Augustus Purefoy Lockwood to be

Surgeon-Major. -
sth Lancers—Cornet James Edwin Gwyther to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice John Henry Waterfall, who
retires ; Charles Edward Harenc, Gent., to be Cornet;
without purchase, vice Stephenson, appointed to the Ist

Dragoon Guards.
14th Hussars—Cornet the Hon. Fr3derick Amherst to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Claudius Buchanan Whish,

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who retires.
16th Hussars—Martin Farrington, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Humphreys, promoted.
Royal Artillery Captain and Brevet-Major Miller Clifford
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Samuel Cleaveland, de-
ceased; Second Captain and Brevet-Major John
M'Candie Campbell to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major
Clifford ; Lieutenant John Charles Francis Ramsden to
be Second Captain, vice Brevet-Major Campbell.
18th Foot—Francis John Stewart Pringle, Gent., late
Lieutenant Stirling Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Macdonnell, appointed to the 19th Foot.
19th Foot—Lieutenant James Robert Dalton, to be Cap.
tain, by purchase, vice L. Douglas Hay Currie, who
retires ' • Ensign Augustus Mourant Handley to be Lieu-
tenant by purchase, vice Dalton; Ensign George Albert
Macdonnell, from the 18th Foot, to be Ensign, vice
Handley; George Fearon Thorp, Gent., late Lieutenant
Dublin City Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Edward Turner, who retires.
22d Foot—Ensign Alexander George Fraser to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Robert Arthur Denny, who
retires; Michael Ryan Healy, Gent., late Ensign Kerry
Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fraser.
23d Foot—Lieutenant Edwin Utterton to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Gre•Porie, appointed Adjutant of
a Depot Battalion ; Ensign Robert Albert Evans Hay to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Utterton.
24th Foot—Alfred James Godfrey, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Charles Henry Fellowes, who retires.
27th Foot—Edwin Austin Kenny, Gent., late Ist Lieute-
nant Tipperary Artillery Militia, to be Ensign, by put.
chase, vice Cox, promoted.
31st Foot—Major George E. Brown-Westhead, from a
Depot Battalion, to be Major, vice Charles James Orton
Swaffield, who exchanges.
42d Foot—Ensign George Thomas Carus Moore to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Edward Arthur
Elgin, deceased; Cornet Alan John Colquhoun, from the
16th Lancers, to be Ensign, vice Moore.
47th Foot—Lieutenant Ernest Peake Newman to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Charles Compton Abbott, who
retires; Lieutenant George Ourry Clarke to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Edward Croker, who retires; Ensign
Dudley North to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice New-
man; Ensign William Seton Dent to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Richard Souter, who has retired; Ensign
James Birney to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clarke;
Samuel Lang, Gent., late Lieutenant East Kent Militia,
to be Ensign, by purchase? vice North ; William Hare
Larken, Gent,, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dent;
Rich. Barclay, Gent.,llate Ensign, Clare Militia, to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Birney.
59th Foot—Henry Richard Lacy, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice McMullin, promoted in the 13th
Foot.

67th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Forbes Robertson to be
Captain, without purchase, vice George Tumour Hor-
ton Atchison, deceased ; Ensign Alfred Adams Price to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Robertson ; Quar-
termaster Edward Pierson, from h-p. late Land Transport
Corps, to be Quartermaster, vice John Staniforth, who
retires upon half-pay
73d Foot—Lieutenant William John Lane Milligan to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Albert Henry Godfrey,
appointed Adjutant of a Depot Battalion; Ensign Arthur
Hare Palmer to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Milligan ; William Garden, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Palmer.
84th Foot—Lieutenant Hugh Pearce Pearson to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice John Francis Sparke, who re-
tires ; Ensign John Henry Bradshaw Isherwood to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pearson ; Ernest Edward
Cator Nevile, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice
Isherwood.
87th Foot—EnsignCharles Shortt Dicken to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Smith, whose promotion, by purchase,
on the 6th September, 1861, has been cancelled ; Jonas
Austin Dolmage, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Dicken.

Rifle Brigade—Ensign Christoper Hatton Tumor to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arthur Ruck Keene, who
retires; Charles Frederick Hulse, Gent., to be Ensign,
by pz..irchase, vice Turner.
Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Herbert Gauntlett
Panter to be Captain, by purchase, vice James Alex.
Fraser, who retires ; Lieutenant John M'Auley to be
Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Panter, promoted.
3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant Claude Scott Ste-
wart Pinkerton, from the 2d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
George Francis O'Grady, who exchanges ; Albert Owen
M‘Dermott, Gent., late Lieutenant 2d Lanark Militia, to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gibb, promoted.
Cape Mounted Riflemen—Samuel Gun Raymond, Gent.,
late Ensign Kerry Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Woolridge, promoted. Royal Newfoundland Companies—Charles Andrew Irwin,
Gent., late Captain Essex rifles, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Gillmor, promoied.
DEPOT BATTALION.—Major Charles James Orton Swaf-
field, from 31st Foot, to be Major, vice George E. Brown-
Westhead, who exchanges.
MEDICAL DEPAILTMENT.—Staff Surgeon George Thomas
Galbraith, M.D., to be Surgeon Major.
CIL.; PLAINS' DEPARTMENT.—The Rev. W. R. Beach to be
Chaplain of the fourth class • the Rev. Charles J. Coar
to be Chaplain of the fourth class.
BREVET.

Lieut.-Col. Phillip John Bainbrigge, of the Royal En-
gineers, having completed five years' qualifying service in
the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the Bth clause of the
Royal Warrant of Oct. 14, 1858, to be Colonel in the Army,
Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, John
Biggs, 4th Dragoon Guards, to have the honorary rank of
Major, under the Royal Warrant of Jan. 27, 1860.
The following officers having served five years with the
temporary rank of Major-General, to have the honorary
rank of Major-General :
Lieut.-Col. and Brevet Col. Horatio Shirley, C. 8., half-
pay, 88th Foot.
Lieut.-Col. and Brevet-Col. Arthur Johnstone Lawrence,
half-pay, Rifle Brigade.
C.D.,
BANKRUPTS.
John Eusdat, . builder, Ely, Cambridge, to surrender Oct.
elourt of Bankruptcy.
28, at twelve, at the. -nu, merchant, Gloucester-street,
Chcrles Thomas Ingl. -t the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pimlico, Oct. 26, at twelve, -z'albrook, City, Oct. 26, at
Joseph Ullmann, merchant, v.
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Mills, Hertford-
William
28,shire, Oct. Cu rattist,werlavge, caut tttheer,CSeurarrtaetft
incoln's•
Thomas Pearson Hesketh, Newman's-row,
inn-fields Oct. 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Wm. Large, grocer, Tunstall, Staffordshire, Oct. 28 aller
Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Gustavus Frederick Rauch, warehouseman, Huggin_
lane, City, Oct. 23, at half-past twelve, and Nov. 22, at
half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edward Nicholson, sharebroker, Cornhill, City, Oct.
25, at twelve, and Nov. 22, at one, at the Court of Bank-
niptcy.
Georgo Hadley, fruiterer, Birmingham, Oct. 28, and
Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Frederick Robert Partridge and Henry Edwards, atter •
neys' King's Lynn, Norfolk, Nov. 1, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
Districteie Court.ester
Francis s
hire
Oe du. s% o n ,
William Hirst, woollen manufacturer, Huddersfield, Oct.
25andNove 2rms,oantd, eleven,eattle atd
etheleerL,
Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, at eleven,
at the Shirehall, Notting-
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Edward Jenkins, outfitter, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Robert Hicks, house agent, Cavendish-square.
James Mason, maltster, Ware, Hertfordshire.

The only gold ship known to be at sea from
Melbourne is the James Wilson, which has been out 97
days with £76,000. Advices announcing the departio of
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HEALTH OF LONDON _DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly .Return.)

The deaths in London were 1,147 in the week
that ended October 5 ; they were 1,113 in the last
week (ending Saturday, the 12th). The average
number of deaths in the corresponding weeks of
ten years, when corrected, is 1,139, but, if deaths
from epidemic cholera in 1854 are excluded from
the calculation, it will appear that the rate of mor-
tality exhibited in the present return is a very close
approximation to the average rate as calculated for
the second week in October.

There were 60 deaths from scarlatina last week ;
they were 99 in the previous week. This disease
shows an increase in its mortality when compared
with that of August and September, and a still
greater increase on the returns of July. It was fatal
in five cases in the Christchurch sub-district of
Southwark. Diarrhoea has now declined to 54 in
the week, nearly half of which cases occurred in the
districts on the south side of the river, which also
contributed a large proportion of the deaths from
scarlatina. Smallpox is returned in two cases.
Measles have much declined ; there were 12 fatal
cases in the week. A man died at the advanced
age of 96 years.
In the workhouse of Bethnal-green a shoemaker,
aged 60 years, died on the Bth inst. of " cholera
Asiatica," after 26 hours' illness. At 10, Brad-ter-
race; Lambeth, three children of a smith's labourer
have died of scarlatina in three days. The registrar
states that this complaint is on the increase in his
sub-district (Waterloo-road, Ist part). A captain
in the Gold Coast Artillery, aged 23 years, died
from pyremia, which was consequent on African re-
mittent fever. A child, aged 10 days, died of
heemorrhage, which occurred in consequence of an
operation on the frmnum
Last week the births of 865 boys and 818 girls,
in all 1,683 children, were registered in London.
In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1851-
60 the average number was 1,611.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.753 in.
The readings rose to 30.04 in. on Sunday and fell to
29 29 in. on Friday.. The mean temperature of the
air in the week • was 58,3 deg,, which is 6.4 deg.
above the average of the same week in 43 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily tem-
perature was above the average throughout the
week, and on Tuesday the excess was 10 deg. The
highest day temperature was 75.6 deg., which oc-
curred on Tuesday : the lowest night temperature
was 45.9 deg. on Thursday. The range of tempe-
rature in the week was therefore 29.7 deg. The
mean daily range was 17.5 deg. The range on
Sunday was only 3.6 (leg. The difference between
the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera-
ture was 2.2 deg. The mean degree of humidity of
the air was 93, complete saturation being repre-
sented by 100, which point was closely approached
on three days of the week. The wind blew on four
days from the south-west. The amount of rain was
0.55 in., which fell chiefly on. Friday. Lightning
was frequent on the evening of Tuesday. There
was an aurora on the night of Thursday, and a
thunderstorm occurred between 2 and 3 p.m. on
Friday, when the lightning was very vivid and
continuous, accompanied with heavy rain. The
mean temperature of the water of the Thames was
59.1;