The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-30 00:00:00

BY THE QUEEN.--A PROCLAMATION.
VICTORIA, R.—Whereas our Parliament stands pro-
rogued to Thursday, the 12th of December next, We,
with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby 'publish
and declare, that the said Parliament shall be farther
prorogued, on the said 12th day of December next, to
Tuesday, the 4th day of February next ; and We
have given order to Our Chancellor of that part of
Our United Kingdom called Great Britain, to prepare
a Commission for proroguing the same accordingly .
and We do hereby further, with the advice afgaisaid,
declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure, that the said
Parliament shall, on the said Tuesday, the faurth
day of February next, assemble and be holden
for the dispatch of divers urgent and important
affairs ; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the
Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Comm m
isse De
for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons are
hereby required and commanded to give their attendance
accordingly, at Westminster, on the sal I Tuesdu , the
4to day o. February next.
Given at our Court, at Windsor, this 28th day of No.
vember, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and forty-four, and in the eighth year of out reign,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
At the Court at Windsor, the 21th day of November,
1844, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council—This day the Right Hon. Sir Henry Pottinger,
11..trt.. was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her
ty's Most Hon. Privy Council, and took his place
at the Board accordingly.
WAR-OFFICE, Nor. 29, 1844.
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—F. 11. Vyse, Gent.,
to be cornet, by purchase, vice Montgomery, who re-
tires, Nov. 29.
Ist Dragoons—T. Wirgman, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Macadam, who retiree; Cornet T. Wirg-
man to be Adjutant, vice Noake, who resigns the Ad-
jutancy only, Nov. 29.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon 'C. F.
Stephenson, M.D., from the 311 West India Regiment, to
be Assistant-Surgeon, vice M`Carthy, deceased, Nor. 29.
31 Foot—Surgeon R. Stephenson, M.D., from the 19th
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Smith, appointed to the 86th
Foot, Nov. 29.
49th Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Colonel A. Fraser, from
half-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice M'Andrew, who
exchanges ; Captain J. L. Dennis to be Major, I.y pur-
chase, vice Fraser, who retires ; Lieut. J. H. Daniell- to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Dennis ; Ensign J. W.
Armstrong to be Lieutenant, by purchase, viceNuiell ;
G. ChichesterJet:4o; .to be :Ensign,- bY•ilibilwac "iv*
Armstrong, Nor. 29.
57th Foot—Lieut
out purchase, vice
H. Chads to be
sign R. A. Crok,
promotion on thi
Oct. 5. •
77th Foot—Lieut. G. Carey, from 2d West bldis
Regiment,- to be Lieutenant, vice Colleton, who ex-
changes, Nov. 29.
86th Foot—Surgeon A. Smith, M.D. from the 3d
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice J. Coghlan, who retires upon
half-pay, Nov. 29.
23 West India Regiment—Lieut. F. N. W. G. Cone-
ton. from 77th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cary, who
exchanges, Nor. 29.
3d West India Regiment—G. T. Woodman, M.D ,to
be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Stephenson, appointed to the
Ist Foot, Nov. 29. -
BanvET.---Capt G. Hutt, of the Bombay Artillery, to
be Major in the Army in the East Indies, Sept. 21.
UNATTACHED.—TO be Mai"- without purchase—
Brevet Major W. Cain,
Nov.rom 26th Ttaia; Captain a
Minter, from 28th Foot, N 29. • .
To be Captain, without purchase—Lieut. F. J. Griffin,
from 32d Foot, Nov. 29. ,1 ."
HOSPITAL STAFF.-;-Staff,Zargeon of the First Class
A. Sinclair, M.D., from half-pay, to be Statf-Surgeon of
the First Class, 'vice F. A. Scaoann,lB'94-wito retires
upon half-pay, Nov. 29.
MEMORANDUM.—The nal** or the Cornet and Sub-
Lieutenant appointed I2el' Regiment of Life •
Guards, on 23d July, 1844, are William Ne •
ville, as previously stated..
ADMIRALTY, Nov. 22.
Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieut. T. Forrest to
First Lieutenant, vice B. B. Puticlicombe, retired on
half-pay.
RAILWAY DEPAROWY, BOARD OF TRADE. •
WHITFITTALL, Nov. 28.
Whereas various notielis of intended applioations to
Parliament for Bills to authorise the construction of new
railways have appeared in the Gazette, in compliance
with the standing orders of Parliament, someiof which
may not be comprised in the ternrs•of the Gazette no-
tices of the 20th August, 9th September, . 19th Sep-
tember, and 24th October, stating the intention of the
Board for the transaction of railway business, toexatains
into and report upon the scheme:4 therein enumerated ;
notice is hereby given, that it is the intebtiott of the
Board to examine _into and to report upptAll' railway
schemes, respecting which notices have q&l,oserted by
the promoters in the-Elate, irittru- view►- to-the pre-
sentation to Parliament ,ofieninutea or reports thereon,
in the event of their becoming the sobjeets of application
to Parliament in the ensuing session.
The principal points into which inquiry IA ill be made,
in connexion with the said schemes, are as follows :-
Ist. The ability and bona fide intention of the pro-
moters to prosecute their application to Parliament nest
session for Bills to authorise the severalundertakimee_

••• A.. • • Alas., a .110. 'UK D.
2d. The advantages to be obtained, in a national point
of view, in completing or extending important line, of
railway communication.
3d. The amount of local advantage afforded to the
towns and districts more immediately affected.
4th. The engineering circumstances of the line, so far
as may be necessary to form a general judgment of the
undertaking.

sth. The.Cstimates of cost of construction, and of traffic
and working expenses, so far as may be necessary to
judge of the probability of the line being completed and
efficiently worked, in the event of its being sanct'oned
by Parliament, and with a view to drawing a comparison
between the merit of competing lines of railway.
The inquiry, in conformity with the recommendation
of the fifth report of the Select Committee on Rail rays,
will not embrace questions of private property ~r
rest, which will be reserved altogether for the conside-
ration of the Legislature.
(Signed) DALIIOUSIE.
C. W. PASLEY. G. R. PORTER.
1). O'BRIEN. S. LAING.
DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

WILLIAM COOK, licensed victualler, Rothethithe.
WILLIAM JOBLIN, builder, Whitwell, Isle of Wight.
B ANKRUPTS.
CECIL SOBER TAYLOR WALKER, artificial
florist, Oxford-street, to surrender Dec. 6, at lia.lf-pa-t
twelve, and Jan. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, King's Arms-yard ;
Ward, Essex-street, Strand.
JOHN NORTH, licensed victualler, Map's-row,
IStepney-green, Dec. 6, at two, and Jan. 10, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assigne,!. Ba-
singhall-street ; Yonge and Hancock, Tokenhouse-vard.
RICHARD TUCKER, farrier, Dean-street, Wi st-
minster, Dec. 10, and Jan. 4, at twelve, at the COUI t of
Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall street ;
Black more, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square.
LUCY WILLIAMS, woollen draper, Oxford, Dec. 13,
at two, and Jan. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lornbar‘i-
street ; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, 01.1
Jewry.

JOSEPH HARWAR, pianoforte manufacturer,
Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, Dec 10, and Jan. 7, at
two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official
assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Willis, Bower,
and Willis, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury.
ROBERT MARSHALL, stonemason, Deptford,
Dec. 17, at two, and Jan. 8, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane,
Lombard-street ; Tyler and Lane, South-square, Gray's
Inn.

WILLIAM HENDERSON, draper, Sunderland,
Dec. 9, and Jan. 20, at two, r.t the Newcastle•upon-
Tyne District Court. Baker, liicial assignee, New-
castle-upon-Tyne ; Brown, Sunderland ; Moss, Chak-
lane, London.

WILLIAM OLIVER, printer, Darlington, Durham,
Dec. 9, and Jan. 20, at half-past two, at the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Allisan, Darlington ; Tilson
and Squance, Coleman-street, London.
EDWARD POTTER WORTH, victualler, Henley
in Arden, Warwickshire, Dec. 10, at twelve, and Jan.
10, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie,
official assignee, Birmingham; Noble, Henley in Arden;
Harrison and Smith, Birmingham.
WILLIAM CROSS, lead merchant, Chester, Dec. 13,
and Jan. 3, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court.
Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Sharpe and C 0..,
Bedford-row, London; Carter, Liverpool.
WILLIAM REES and GEORGE EDWARDS,
gardeners, Wells, Somersetshire, Dec. 17, at one, and
Jan. 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Whitaker, Lincoln's
Inn-fields, London ; Fry and Pain, Axbridge ; Robins
and Hobbs, Wells.

JAMES STOREY and JOHN GIBBS, corn-chand-
lers, Liverpool, Dec. 10, and Jan. 8, at eleven, at the
Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee,
Liverpool ; Willis Bower, and Willis, Tokenhouse-yard:
London ; Mason:Liverpool.
MATTHEW IBBOTSON and JOHN IBBOTSON,
paper-manufacturers, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, Dec. 10,
and Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Freeman, official assignee, Leeds •, Tattershall, Great
James-street, London ; Marshall, Sheffield ; Blackburn,
Leeds.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending Nov. 26, 1844, is 325. 96d. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britair
Dividends, &c., in our next.

Low TIDES.—On Thursday morning, about ten
o'clock,thetid
extraordinary appearanceefellczceeding in many
exceedingly low, andthpte
the river
had
a veryOn
the east side of 'Waterloo-bridge several arches were
m ly dry, and the water was not more than thirty
feet across. The steamers had some difficulty in landing
and embarking their passengers at several of the piers,
especially those at Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges;
many of them grounded, and were detained some time. Opposite Hoppe's wharf the water could be easily waded
across, and numbers of mud-larks were engaged in dig-
ging for treasures.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—A. young lad, named Par-
rier, at present employed on board a hatch-boat at Wool-
wich, wishing to have a puff, as he expressed it, from
his employer's gun, put in a small quantity of powder
at the muzzle, and dropped a cinder into it. The
gun having bean previously loaded, the whole went off,
alid completely shattered his hand, making amputation
necessary.

r.,ieut. W. Tranter to b. 3 Captain, with-
vice Bainbridge, deceased; -.fustip J.
Lieutenant, vice Tranter, -ire •
.er to be Lieutenant, vice Chad, Whose
te 3d October, 1844, has beeli eshoelled,