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London, England, 1861-03-09 00:00:00

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FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAR t=BT.: • 4.-±"
I tis hereby notified, that the Right I oneitrOte '
John Russell, her Majesty's Principal Se rt,taty:aiir
for Foreign Affairs, has received from his .xepltexieftlisr4.7''' te44/
Marquis d'Azcglio, the Sardinian Minister ist.loltdoitogq.,... 41/4/
official communication, dated the 7th March instant, st4-i
ing that the Sardinian Admiral Persano had, on fiNd front
the sth of March instant, established the Blockade of the
Citadel of Messina and of the neighbouring Forts, with a
number of ships of war sufficient to render blockade effec-
tive
The Sardinian Minister further states that he is officially
informed by the Sardinian Government, that the commer-
cial port of the city of Messina is not comprised in this
blockade, and that such port cense.quently remains free from
blockade and open to trade.
D9WNI.NG-STREET, INlAncit 6.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right
Hinourable Sir John Yonne-, Bart., K.C.8., G.C.M.G., to
be Captain- Genet al and Go-vernor-in-Chief in and over the
colony of New South Wales. .
DO WN I NG - STREET, , M Axc it 7.
The Queen lms been pleased to appoint Edward Deug,las,
Esq., to be- Assistant-Colonial Secretary in the Despatch
Branch of the Office of the Colonial Secretary fur the
Island of Mauritius.
INDIA-OFFICE, FF.B. 8.
.The Queen has been pleasdd, by letters -Patent- passed
under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to 'appoint
Colley Hamm Scotland, .Esq.. barristef-at-law; to be
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Madras.
INDIA_ OFFICE, MAncii 7.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right lion.
Edward Henry Stanley, eAnnicniy. called Lord Stanley, to
be one of her Majesty's Commissi,,ners to enquire into, and
report upon, the measures which it may be expedient to
take for maintaining and improving the health of all ranks
of her Majesty's Army serving in India.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Colonel
Henry Marion Durand, C. 8., to be a member of the zaiti
Commission, in the room of Major-General Sir Robert John
Hussey -Vivian, K.C.8.; and James Brown Gibson, Esq.,
M.D., C.B. to be a member of the said Commission, in
the room oiThomas Alexaniler, Esq., C.B.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH S.
The Right lion. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
Consul at. Costa Rica, reporting that the Port of Punta
Arenas ceased to be a free poet on the 26th January last.

BANKRUPTS.
Francis Lock, miller, Bridgwater, Somersetshire, to sur-
render March 20 and April 17, at one, at the Exeterllistritt
Court.

William Bennett, linendraper, Nether Stowey, Somerset-
shire, March 20 and April 17, at one, at the Exeter District
Court. ,
Edwin Lewthwaite, watchmaker, Halifax, March `)2 and
April 26, at eleven, at,the Commercial-buildings, Leeds.
John Wade, ironmonger, Blackburn, March 21 and April
11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Joseph Farrar, grocer, Bury, March 19 and April-9, at
twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Thomas Ellison, baker, Liverpool, March 18 and April
11. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Henry Noltey, hotel keeper, Fieldgate-street, White-
chapel, March 21 and April 19, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
George Lever, watch maker, Warwick .street, Pimlico,
March 19, at eleven, and April 17, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy.
George Moore, market gardener, Perry Barr, Stafford-
shire, March 22 and April 19, at eleven, at the Birming-
ham District Court.
Henry Thomas Tidmarsh, draper, Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire, March 22 and April 12, at eleven, at the
Birmingham District Court.
Samuel Wannerton Richards; hatter, Birmingham, March
22 and April 12, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Elul Barnsley, gas tube manufacturer, Old Hill, Rowley
Regis, Staffordshire, March 18 and April 15, at eleven, at
the Birmingham District Court.
Adolphus Scherman, merchant, George-street, Minories,
March 19, at two, and April 2;3, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptey.
William Berrett, licensed victualler, St. Mary-at-Hill,
City, March 21, at half-past twelve, and April 18, at two,
at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Heale, jun., seedsman,- Bishops Cannings, Wilts,
March 19 and April 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court.