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London, England, 1857-05-05 00:00:00

HOME-OFFICE, MAY 4.

The Rossie Reformatory School, near Montrose, in the
county of .Forfar, has been certified by the Secretary of
State as fit to be a Reformatory School, under the provi-
sions of the Statnte 17 and 13 Viet., c. 37.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 4.
The Right Honourable the Liras of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received.
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty'a Consul at Stockhcdru,
enclosing the following translation of a Proclamation
which has been issued by the Chamber of Commerce, of
that city, relative tothe cattle disease.
The Royal and State Chamber of Commerce makes
known that information having been given to the Board
that in certain places in the Grand Duchy of Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin cases of virulent diseases among horned
cattle have appeared, and that tbo same disease which has
been for some time prevalent in the Kingdom of the •
Netherlands has latterly increased considerably in
the Province of Friesland, the Chamber of Commerce
now declares the Giaid Duchy of lecklenburg-
Schwerin. infected by disease iu horned cattle, and repeats
the orler formerly published, declaring the following
countries infected by the more disease, viz.:—The Nether-
lands, En,larul, Scotland, the Duchy of Holstein. as well
as that part of the Duchy of Schieswick which is situated
between the River Eider and -Huzum in the west and
Flensburg in the east; bekdes which, The Netherlands,
Zaland, Fithen, anti Jutland are declared infected with
glanders in horses.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 4.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and P 1 .ntati us have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Ma;Jsty's Ambassador at Paris,
enclosiug
copy of a French Imperial Deere?, temporarily-
permitting the free importation into Franca of Arachide
seedy (ground nuts), under conditions specified in the de-
Oreg.

BOARD OF TRADE, WEIITEUALL, VAT 4,
The Right Honourable the Lordi of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plln..ations have received,
through the Secretary of State fcr Foreign Affairs, »copy
of Despatch from her Nfaiesity's Consul at 'slop, -report-
ing the re-est4blishruent of the exp,,rt duty ou gold and
silver from the ports of Peru ; viz. :
4 reels, or Is. 10 d. per rn3r;c of B.)z. of silver.
2 reels, or 11, •1. peroz of gold.
BOARD OF TRADE, ‘l/ HITEFIALL, MAY 4,
Toe Right Ffonontablo toe Lor is of the Commat e of
Privy Council for Trail. And Pianratiobs have received,
throe di the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. a copy
of a De,patch f• ow her Majesty's Consul-General at Lima,
enclosing a copy of a decree of the Provisional P. esident of
Peru, of wh Qu the following is a translation, declaring
certain al ticks of congnmp' ion free of duty.
Art. 1. The an lermentioned provisions of the first ne-
cessity shall be tree of import duty for the term of 18
numt,hp, viz.
Sugar, rice, cheese, lard, dried bee, tutOr, tall),',

French beans, chick peas, broadbeans, peas, lentils
and barley.

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Art. 2. Wheat only shall be free of duty for the time
stated i❑ Alt. 1, in the ports of Arica, Iquique, an-1 Payta,
and flour shall pay at those ports the half of the duty spe•
cified by the c(maercial regulation.
Wheat and flour carried or re•shippod from those ports
to others of the republic shall always pay the duty accord-
ing to regulation.

Art. 3. This law shall take effict 30 days after its pro-
mulgation..

Dated 22d January, 1857.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Huntingdonshire Militia —George John gust, Erg., to
be Captain, vice David Veasey, deceased.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal
Lancashire Militia—Willi:fin Honner Fitzpatrick, M. 8.,
to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Bone, resigned
Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—En-
sign William Plummer to be Lieutenant, vice Stone, re-
signed.

4t►h or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of
Alfred James Cogdell, Gent., to be Ensign.

MEDALS FOR THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Ad Somerset-house, April 3t',1857.
Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to signify
her comma, di that a medal be granted to all persons, of
every rank and class, who have been engaged in the several
Expeditions to the Arctic Regions, whether of discovery or
search, between the years 1818 and 1855, both inclusive,
• Notice is hereby given, that all claimants to such medal,
notwithstanding any previous application, should apply
personally, or by letter, with the words " Arctic Medal"
on the outside, to the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-House.
Every applicant must state his rank or rating, and the
name of the ship or ships on board which he served ; also,
in the case of every petty officer, seaman, or marine, it is
indispensable that his application should be accompanied
by a certificate of service, except in the case of his being on
board one of her Majesty's ships, and the application be
made through his wintuanding officer, in which case the
certificste will not be required.
In all cases where the parties served on board mere than
one ship, or belonged to more than one expedition, such
information should be afforded.
The following are the names of her Majesty's ships, the
officers and crews of which are entitled to the Medal :
Name of Ship. Year of Expedition
Isabella
1818
Alexander
1818
Trent
1818
Dorothea
1818
Hccl a
Griper
1819
•
Fury
Hecla lB2l
Griper lB2l
.
Heels
1824
Fury .
1824
Griper
1824
Blossom 1,26
Heels
1 27
Terror 1836
Erebus
Terror
Plover
Eo terpriza
Investigator
Hertld
Enterprise.
Invest'ga or
North Star 1849
Resolute lB5O
Assistance
Rattlesnake
.Assistance 1852
Resolute 1852
North Star
Phoenix
Phoenix
Victory
Lady Franklin'..
Sophia

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Samuel Danford, money scrivener, Lombard-street.
BANK RUPTS.
Thomas Harrison, co•d merchant, Maidstone, to surren-
der may 11 and Juno 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Henry Bateson, apothecary, Waterloo-road, May 12 and
June 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Lucy Oakley, draper, Wal-all, kay 15. and June 5, at
half-past eleven, at th- Birmingham District Court.
William Sheldon Withers, miller, Mansfield, Notting-
hainshir,, May 19, and J une 9. at half-post ten, at the
Shirehall, Nottingham.
George Gillett, cabinet maker, Preston, May 19 and
June 16, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Thomas Frederick Theed, surgeon, Winchester-street,
Waterloo-town, May 12, at half-past eleven, anti June 9,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Ward, manufacturer, Bow Churchyard, May 20,
at eleven, and June 22 at one, ut the Court of Bankruptcy.
David Meyrick, shoemaker, Cardiff, May 18 and Juue
15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
William Penny, brewer, Newport, Monmouthshire,
May 18, and June 15, at twelve, at the Bristol District
Court.

William Wiliam Jones, ship builder, Carnarvon, May 22
and June 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District C.,urt.
Ebenezer Brookes, spring knife manufacturer, Sheffield,
May 16 and Juno 27, at ten, at the Leeds District Court.
John Figg, boot and shoe maker, Farnham, Surrey,
May 15, at two, and June 18, at one at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
Kitchingbam Gravil, groper, Halifax, May 25 and Jane
15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Aderson Stoker, grocer, i urham.
James Wallwork, c.)tton spinner, Chorley, Lancashire.
William Swinton Laurie, Liverpool, May 18 and June 8,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
SC )TCII SEQUESTItATIONS.
Thomas Walsh, wine mercuant, Glasgow.
David Stewart, shipowner, Dundee.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAY.
kutsterdzun ............ II 47% Gibraltar •.............
Ditto, three months .. 12 Leghorn .. •• • .
Rotterdam ............ 12 Genoa ........ • • ...... 25 75
Antwerp .............. 25 55 Milan ...... • • ......
Brussels .............. 25 Si Venice. ......
ilamburgb •••••• •• •• • • 13 9 Naples •• .• ...go • • ••• 42%
Altona .. • • ............ i Palermo ..... .... 130
Part 5........ ...•..... 25 , 0 Messina
... • •• 13(N
Ditto, three months .. 25 75 Lisbon .. .. .. •• 52%
Mar5ei1ie3............. 25 75 Oporto
BourdeAux . ........ Rio •laneiro ......
iri ankfort-on-liaine ••.. 119% Buenos Ayres .....
Berlin ................ New I'ork.oo days'sight
Vienna.......... • • .... 10 34 Philadelphia ...
I r1e5te........•• ...... 10 35 PIECES Or BULLION, PEa oz.
Petasburg ............. 371 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid .............. 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. U 0 6
adiz ... • ..... ...... 49% ,lexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
llareeloita ....•....... New Dollars ..... ' n n 0
5ec11e...... .. .. .... • illver in hare .. 00 0