The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-09 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

ST.. JAMES'S-PALACE, JVLT 3, 1850.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood upon John Watson Gordon, Esq..
Limner to bet Majesty for Scotland, and President of
the Royal Scottish Academy.
ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 3.

The Queen was this day pleased to collier the honour
of Knighthood upon Charles Hastings, Esq., M.D.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 6. _

The Queen has been picased to approve of Mr. David
Brown as Consul at Cardiff for his Maje,ty the King of
the Belgians.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr.
Henry Mina'i as Consul-General in London fur the
Duke of Parma.
The Qieen has also been pleased to approve of Mr.
Meiahard Robinow es Consul at Glasgow for the Free
Hanseatic city of Hamburgh.
WAR-OFFICE, JULY 9. - _

7th- Regiment of Drazoon Guards—Surgeon Gideon
Doimage.. from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon,
vice Foaker, exchange', Juty9.
8.,h Light Dragoons—Surgeon George Northon
Foaker, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon,
vice Dolrnage, who exchange=, July 9.
19th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Edward John
Ellerman to be Captain without purchase, vice Brevet
Major Denny, deceased; Ensign Hugh Francis Massy to
be Lieutenant, vice Elh.rman, June 5.
25:h Foot—Ensign Charles Cramond Dick to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Veitch, deceased, March 15.
29th Foot—Brevet Major Arthur St. George H
Stepney to- to Major, by purchase, vice Way, who re-
tires; Lieutenant Lindsay Farrington to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Stepney; Ensign William Congreve to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Farrington ; Ensign
Edmund Welkin Kent, from the 49th Foot, to b Ensign,
vice Congreve, July 9.
33d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ullick Burke to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Wale who retires; Ensign Wal-
ter George Nugent to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Burke, July 9.
59th Foot,- Quartermaster Charles Fraser, from the
42d FOot, to be Quartermaster, vice Jones Duke, who
retires upon half pay, July 9.
84th Foot—Ensign Thomas 11. P. Kerman to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bolton, deceased,
April 12; Ensign Robert Barry, from the 97th Foot, to
Ensign, vice 'Kennan' July 9.
23 West India Regiment Lieut. James Owen
Bevil], from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieu-
tenant, Vice Cornea, appointed Paymaster 79th Foot,
July 9.
3d West India Regiment—Lieut. Andrew Campbell
Knox , Luck, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be
Lieutenant, vice Werayss, appointed Paymaster Cape
Mounted Riflemen, July 9.
The Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of In-
dustry, of all Nations for 1851 have been pleased to
appoißt Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd, her Majesty's Sur-
veyor-Cieneral and Civil Engineer in• Chief at Mauritius,
and now on leave of absence, Special Commissioner, to
co-operate with Dr. Lyon Piasfair.
REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th
Geo. 4th, c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue
of the. United Kingdom of. Great Britain and Ireland,
beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year
ended the sth d.y of April, 1850, amounted to the sum
of two millions. five hundred and thirty-eight thousand
five hundred and one pounds eighteen shillings and
fourpence ; The Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the
sum of six hundred and thirty-four thousand six
hundred and • twenty-five pounds nine shillings and
sevenpence (being one-fourth part of the said surplus
of two millions five hundred and thirty. eight thousand
five hundred and one pounds, eighteen shillings and
fourpence) will be applied under the provisions of the
said Act, between the 7th day of July 1850, and the
10th day of October 1850, to the following pur-
poses; viz.,
To be applied to the purchase of
Stock £634,625 9 7
Add Interest receivable on account
of Donations and B. quests, to be
appitei to the purchase of Stock

3,787 3 7

£638,412 13 2

National Debt Office, July 8, 1850.
JAS HIGHAX, Assistant Comptroller.

WHITEHALL, JUNE 29.
The Lords Commissioners for thp custody of the Great
Seal have appointed William Pain Beecham the younger,
of Hawkhurst, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a
Mauer Extraordinary in the High
_Court of Chancery.