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London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

11.,n1 half-pay, to b 3 Staff-Surgeon of the First Claa, vice
R. D.tne, M.D., placed upon half-pity.
Purveyoi's. Clerk C. B. Knapp, to be Purveyor to the
Fumes.

Acting Assistnnt-Sorgeon T. A. Finnimore has been
permitted to rein his Commission.

BREVET.
Brevet-LientenAnt-Colonel J. Jacob, C. 8., of the Born.
b:ly Artillery, to be Aide•de-camp to the Queen, with the
rank of Colonel in the Army.

The following promotion; to take place in consequence
of cliff appointment of Colonel Thornai Gordon Higgins, of
the Royal Artillery, to be Major General, on the retire-
ment to full pay of Major-General Bastard, of that corps :--
Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel John Macphail, half-pay of
7th Light Dragoons, to be Colonel.

Maj<Tr Frederick Douglas Lumley, half-pay Unattached,
to b 3 Lieutenant•Colonnel.

Captain Francis Lucas, of the 16th Foot, to be Major.
The un lermentioned officer having completed three
years' actual service on the 3d February, 1857, in the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the
Army, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th of Obtober,
1851 :

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Wase Whitfeild, of 2d West
India Regiment.
The undermentioned Quartermaster, retired on half-pay,
to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the Royal
Warrant of the 17th December, 1835 :
Quartermaster William Betson, half-pay, 15th Light
Dragoons.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 13.
Corps of Royal Marines.—Captain Walter Cossar to be
Paymaster, vice Lawrence, deceased.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 16.

Corps of Royal 4arines.—First Lieutenant Frederick
Llewellya Alexander to bo Captain, vice Cossar.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANr.
County of Cambridge—Henry John Adeane, Esq., to be
Deputy-Lieutenant.
County of Salop—The Honourable Rowland Clegg Hill
to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Sir Charles Frederick Smythe,
Bart., to be Deputy-Lieutenant.

ith:or Rnyat South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
William Philip d'Allington Jones, Gant., late of the bit
Lancashire, to be Ensign.

Ist Regiment of Derbyshire Militia—Charles Rodney
Huxley to be Lieutenant. vice Jessop, resigned.

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.

Alexander Syme, stationer. Tonbridge Wells, Kent.
Henry Denison, money scrivener, Liverpool.
BANKRUPTS.
John Hunter, draper, Nottingham-place, Stepney, to
surrender, April 2, and May 7, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build-
ings; Benaett and Paul, Sise-lane, City.
George Goodwin, woollen merchant, Manchester, April,
9, and 30, at ens, at the Manchester District Court. Her-
narnan, official assignee, Manchester; Stead, Manchester.
John Wrigglesworth, linendraper, Halifax, Yorkshire,
March 30, at half-past eleven, and April 27, at twelve, at
the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ;
Edwards, Halifax ; Bond and Barwick, Lead,.
John Samuel Grieves, printer and publisher, Graystoke-
place, Fetter-lane, April 1, at twelve, and 29, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee;
Marshall, Sion College Gardens, City.
Evan Lewis, victualler, Llantrissant, Glamoronshire,
March 31 and April 28, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Cartwright,
Bristol.

Henry Marlow, iron-founder, Walsall, Staffo-dshire,
April 1 and 23, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Daignan and
Hemmant, Wals,ll.

_ -
John Willing Clarke, seed merchant, Whittle/RA, Cam-
bridge, April 2, at one, and May 1, at two, at the Court oi
Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall
street ; Carr, St. Mary-at-Hill.
Samuel Cauldrey, lime merchant, Flower's-wharf, Lime
House, Middlesex, April 2, at half-past one, and May 1, al
half-past eleven, at the !Jona of Bankruptcy. Canna')
official assignee, Aldermanbary ; Chidley, Basinghall
street.

William Howard, timb-r merchant, Church-steed, Ber-
mondsey, April 3, at eleven, and May 13, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Niclr.dson, official assignee, Ba-
sighall-streeet ; Keighley, Basiugh ail-street.
George Constantin Franghiacli, merchant, Gresham-
house, Old Broad-street, April 1, at one, and May 0, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as-
signee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Abrahams,
Southampton-buildings.

Charles-Higgins, brewer, Salisbury, 11It,rch 31, at eleven,
and April 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John-
sos, official aisigaee, Basinghall-street ; Clarke and Mor-
rice, Coleman-street; Hoddings and Co., Salisbury.
Tilden Cbrismae, coal merchant, Chatham, March 30,
at half-past eleven, an i April 30, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnsen, otlicial assignee, Basiughall-street;
Selby, Coleman-street.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

Peter Gallacher, grocer, -Glasgow.
Alexander Macdonald, merchant, Portree.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
Ai Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. :12, fcr
the Week eliding on Saturday the lath day of March, 1657.
ISSUE DEPLIITNENT.
•
N-OtOS issued .. 24,049,625

Government debt.... 11,015,109
Other securities.. :... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 9,574,526
Silver bu11i0n........

224,00,625

£24,049,625
51; MARSIIA.LL, Chief Cashier.
187.

Dated the 19th day of March, i

BANKING DE
.f,
itoprietore capital. .. 14,5 sa,ono I
Best .... 3,800,464
deposit F On-
eluding Machequer,

Governmentsecuritles

(includg.DeadWeight

11,G96.733
Other securities ...... 19 f,75,143
Notes 5,632.2 G
Gold and savor coin .. 723,010

Commissioners' of
Nat!onal Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 8,674,433
;ther deposits ...... 9,793,857
Jcven Day and other

Bills.. , 703,367

437,%7,176

£37,527,17i
MARSHALL, Chief Ozt3Wer.

Dated the 19th day of March, 1

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

the Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending March
'l7, 1837, exclusive.of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain • s. d.
From the 'British Possessions in America 37 10/
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius • 36 5i
Average of the two above descriptions . . 37 81

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tans DAY.
tmstenlarn 11 6 Gibraltar..." ..•• •• •• ••
,Ditto, three months ll 18% Leghorn .. •••• •• 29 4214
Rotterdam ....... .
Antwerp
Broisels ....•• 25 47% Venice......•••• -
11ambargh
Altona .. • • Palermo •• .. 130
Pari5........ • •
Ditto, three months
Marseilles ............. 25 70 Oporto • • 521,6
BourrleAux • • 1110 Jitnelro ..... .....,
Ft ankfor t-on- sine • . 119% itnenos Ayros .... •• . .
Berlin •• •.•••••••• •• •• New York,6o days' sight —•
.... 10 27 Philadelphia •...
Tri05te........•• •• 10 59 raters Or BIILLIOA, PZA oz.
Petersburg 374 Forelgn Gold in Bars £3 17 9
fdadrid. ......... .... 49% Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0
cadiz .......... „„. 50 `lexicon Dollars .... 0
5 C
%
treelona .......... Now Dollars 0 0
_ Inver :n bare -• (1 5 1,4

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