The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-16 00:00:00

[NING, AUGUST 16, 1850.

Hutchinson, from the.' 7th Dragoon Guards, to be
Corn,t, vice Clements, Aug: 16. . _

2d Dragoons—William Taylor Prentis, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Freeman, promoted; Troop-
Sergeant-Major Thomas Hamilton M.Beau, to be Quar-
termaster, vice Michael Nelson, who retires upon balf-
pay, Aug. 16.
3d Light Dragoons—Newton Charles Chichester,
Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bennett, who re-
tires, Aug 16.
13:h Light Dragoons—Surgeon Joshua Paynter, from
48th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Young, who exchanges,
Aug. 16.
Ist, or Grenadier, Regiment of Foot Guards—The
Hon. Ashley John George Ponsonby to be Eusign and
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Iligginson, promoted,
Aug. 15; John Montagu Burgoyne, Gent., io be En-
sign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lane Fox. pro-
moted, Aug. 16.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—General John
Earl of Strafford, G.C.8., from 29th Foot, to be Colonel,
vice Field Marshal his Royal Highness Adolphus Fre-
derick, Duke of Cambric ge, K.G. and G.C.B. and
G.O M.G., deermitd, Aug. 15.
7th Foot—Eusign Hugh Robert Hibbert, from 39th
Foot, to be .Lieuteliant, by purchase, vice Wilson, pro-
moted, Aug. 16.
11th Foot—Owen Davies, Gent., to be Ensign, by par.
chase, vice Hague, promoted, Aug. 16.
13th Foot—Li:•uteriant Edwin Morton, from 9th Foot,
to be Paymaster, vice Hairy Carow, who retires upon
hali-pay; John Augustus Fuller. Gaut. to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Jones, promoted, Aug. 16.
19th Foot—Ramsay Wardlaw, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Massy, promoted, Aug. 16.
24th Foot—As,istint-Surgeon John Alexander Wil-
liam Tnompson, M.D. from 85th Foot, to be Assistant.-
Surgeon, vice Grhnt, appointed to the 80th Foot,
Aug. 16.

27th Foot—Heneage Charles Chester, Gent:, to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Phelips, promoted, Aug. 10.
28th Foot—Edward Lumley Haworth, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Phipps, appointed to the 82d
Foot, Aug. 16.
29th Foot—Lieutenant-General Ulysses Lord Downes,
K.C.8., from 54th Foot, to be Colonel, vice the Earl of
Strafford, appointed to the Coldstream Regiment of Foot
Guards, Aug. 15.
31st Foot—Charles Prevost, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase. vice Cassidy, promoted, Aug. 16.
36th Foot—Ensign Charles Henry Lambert, from
52d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Harvey, promoted, Aug. 16.
38th Foot—Honourable Charles John Addiugten to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Watkins, promoted, Aug 16.
39th Foot—Henry racroft Maine, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Hibbert, promoted in 7th Foot.
Aug. 16.
43J Foot—Gentleman Cadet Fiennes Middleton Col-
ville, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Ward, promoted, Aug. 14; the Hon.
Barrington Reynolds Yellow to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Punsonby, promoted, Aug. 15; Charles Reginald
Mure, Gent:, to be Ensign, by purchase, 'vice Booth
promoted, Aug. 16. _ _ _

48th Foot—The Honourable Robert John Handcock
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Knight, promoted; Sur-
geon James Young, M.D., from the 13th Light Dra-
goons, to be Surgeon, vice Poynter, who exchanges,
Aug. 16.

51st Foot—John William Swaby, Gent., to be Ensign
by purchase, •ice Nunn, promoted, Aug. 16.
52d Foot—Richard Edward Pell Edmonds, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lambert, appointed to the
36. h Foot, Aug. 16.
54th Foot—Major•General William Alexander Gor-
don, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lord Dowries, appointed to
the 29th Foot, Aug. 15.

60th Foot—Field-Marshal his Royal Highness Francis
Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel, Duke of Saxony,
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, K.G., K.T., K.P.,
G.C.8., and G.C.M.G., to be Colonel-in-Chief, vice
Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, K.G., G.C.13., and G.C.M.G., deceased,
Aug. 15; Lieutenant Gibbes Rigaud to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Greafell, who retires;
Second Lieutenant Francis Charteris Fletcher to be
First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rigaud; Second
Lieutenant Edward Bowles to be First Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice O'Molony, who retires; Second Lieute-
nant Honourable George Barrington Legge, from the
Rifle Brigade, to be Secohd Lieutenant, vice Fletcher,
s=econd Lieutenant dharles Cholmeley Hale, from the
Rifle Brigade, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Bowles.
Aug.. 16.

62d Foot—Lieutenant Richard Augustus Meier Frank-
lin, from hall-pay 55th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
Kirwan, appointed Paymaster ; Ensign William Henry
Hopkinson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Franklin,
who retiree, Aug. 16.
64th Foot—Captain Thomas Anderson, from the 55th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Charles Pattison, who retires
on half.pey of the 56th Foot, Aug. 16.
66th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Gavin Ainslie
Turnbull to be Assistant-Surgeon, vico La Preslo, ap-
pointed to the 84th Foot, Aug. 16.
68th Foot—Frank Garforth, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purcbaie, vice lialyburton, appointed to the 37th Foot,
Aug. 16.

71st Foot—Honourable Ralph Harbord to be Ensign,
by purchase, ♦ice Fuller, promoted, Aug. 16.
724 Foot—John Campbell Stewart, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Buchanan, promoted, Aug. 16.
74th Foot—Major•General Alexander Thomson, C. 8.,
to be Colonel, vice Major-General Sir Alexander
Cameron, K.C.8., deceased, Aug. 15.
79th Foot—Gentleman C.,det Philip Percival, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Grant promoted, Aug. 16.
80th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Grant, from the
24th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bain, rppuinted
to the 85th Fun', Aug. 16.
82,1 Foot—Richard Thomas Glyn, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase. riot) Gordon, promoted Aug. 16.
8411 Foot—Assistant Surgeon Joseph Thomas La
Presto, from the 66th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon,
English, deceased, Aug. 16.

85th Ft ot—Assistant-Surgeon David Stuart Erskine
Bain, from the 80at Foot, to be Assistant-Sargeon, vice
Thompson, appointed to the 2.4 th Foot ; August 16.
89th Foot—George Cresswell, Gent., to be Ensign,
by puroase, vice Brown, appointed to 70th Foot;
Auguit 16. _ _

9 Ist Foot—Lieutenant Robert Henry Crampton, from
the 3i West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Pen-
nington, promoted; Ensign William Barron Stanton to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Honourable A. E. G.
Sinclair, who retires, Aug. 16.
92d Foot—John Man McDonald, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Mackinnon, appointed to 64th Fsut,
Aug. 16.

971 h Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Biggs to be Adjutant,
vice Burton, promoted, Aug, 16.
3d West India Regiment—Ensign Robert Henry
Cratnptou, from the 91st Foot, to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Walsh, who resigns, Aug. 15.
BREVET.—Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, C. 8.,
of the Honourable Elst India Company's Service, to
have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Otto-
man dominions, Aug. 16.
Erratum iu the Gazette of 9th instant.

7th Foot—For Captain " tholionourable" St. Vincent
(lope Coekrane Troubridge to be Major, by purchase,
vice Yea, read Captain " Thomas" bt. Vincent Hope
Cochrane Troubridge to be Major, by purchase, vice
Yea.

Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
Cavalry—Charles Ichabod Wright, Gent., to be Cornet;
James Davidson, Gent., t.► be Cornet.
BANKRUPTS.

Jame Gillett Beach, licensed victualler, Beresford-
street, Woolwich, to surrender, Aug. 23, sad Sept. 28,
at two, at the Court of Binkruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basinghall-street; Bristow and Tarrant, Bond-
court, Walbro,k.

James Groom Short, ironfounder, Bell street, Edge-
ware-road, Aug. 23, at twelve, and Sept. 28, at one, at
the Court cf Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee,
Birch in-I a ne,Cornhi II ; Rushbury, Howard-street, Strand.
John Napoleon Reynolds, grocer, Islington, Aug. 23,
at half past eleven, and Sept. 27, at half-past one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Birchin-
lane ; Van Sandan and Cumming, King-street,Cheapside.
Frederick Mountford, stationer, Greenwich, Aug. 24
and Oct. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Foster,
official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Goddard, King-street
Chf apside.
Robert Henry Wood, surgeon and apothecary, Aug.
29, and Sept. 26, at twelve, Birmingham District
Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram,
Knight, and Emmett. Birmingham.
William Shropshall, jun., miller, Congleton, Cheshire,
Aug. 26 and Slit. 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis-
trict Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Bed,
Liverpool.

William Goldfinch Williams, draper, Manchester,
Aug. 27, and Sept. 18, at twelve, at the Manchester
District C,tirt. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester;
Sale, Worthington and Shipman, NI anehesrer.
John Robinson and Edward Moore, !spinners, Wake-
field, Aug. 29 and Sept 23, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis-
trict Court. Hope, offici assignee, Leeds; Westmor-
land and Taylor, Wakefield.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending Ang. 13,
1850, exclusive of Custom Duties paid or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain:—
From the British possessions in America 255. 54d. per cwt.
From the Mauritius ... 255. 3td.
From the East Indies ... 235. B!4d.
Average price of the three foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
above, and exclusive of duty ... 255. lid. „
By authority of Parliament,
HENRY BICK N ILL. Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, Aug. 16.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Aug. 16.)
►SUGAR.—To•day there was no public sale of any kind
of Sugar, and only limited parcels are declared for next
week. In the West India market a good business has
been concluded, and the private operations are 602 hhclg,
at fully former rates, 9,nd in some cases rather
above. Of Bengal and Mauritius several parcels sold
privaoly at stiffer rates.

FEFItIED.—To-day Refined Sugar met with a good
demand from home dralurs, and brown grocery Lumps
realiz-d 50s to 503 6d. In Crushed Sugar there is no
variation.

MAIMITIUS.—The quantity of Brown Sugar brought
to market this week hus been larger than for borne time
past, and less demand prevailing, prices declined
63 to 'is per cwt. Fur grey and yellow qualities
previous terms are sustained, but operations are
less than last week, and supply is more plentiful. Of
11,820 bags 566 casks at auction, rathe more than half
sold, fine yellow realized 38s 61 to 40s 6d, good 37s to
382, mid 35s Gd to 363 6d, low 348 to 355, good to fine
brown 32s to 33s 6d, mid 308 to 31s, low 27s to 298,
very ord dark 24s to 268, wet 163 to 239, and low to Sand
grey 335 to 38544 ' ' - -

EAST INDIA.—In soft qualities of Madras a good deal
has been done by private treaty; brown at 28s to 29s 6,3,
yellow 303 to 34s per cwt; the better sorts have been
less in request, still rates remain at 35s to 40s, and
strong white at 42s to 46s ; none has been
sulsenitted to public competition this week.
There is no variation in the value of Bengal,
but operations have been to a limited extent only by pri-
vate treaty in all sorts; at public sale not above half of
4,420 bags buyers, good white Benares at 40a to
403 Gd, low to mid 37s Gd to 39s 6d, damp and
washed 373 to 39s 6d, very superior grainy
white 50$, good to flue dry yellow 39s 6d to 41s 6d,
soft diet► 35s to 36., low and mid 33i to 345, and mid
grainy 393 to 393 6:1; the value of better sorts is 403 to
463, brown 34s to 38$, and sift ditto 283 to 31$ per owl.
Of other East India there has been no public sale, and
prices rule the same ac list week.
FonEws.—There is still much firmness on the part of
holders, and the export demand has been again exten-
sive, a tierces for boucle trade purposes and on specula•
tion several large parcels have been taken. The rates
paid are 6,1 to is per cwt above those current on Friday
list, and ilia private operations are 18 000 chests yellow
Iltivannah since that time at 20s 9d to 233 with a small
proportion at 233 Gd to 24s for fine, in bond, at 38. 6d
to 40s fir !ow to good, duty paid; a cargo of Porto Rico
at 19s 3d; one or brown Bahia 193, 600 chests duty
paid at 35s to 385 for brown and yellow; and some small
parcels of other descriptions of Sugar at the rates quote u;
at auction 398 hhds 28 fres and 80 brls Porto Rtco were
nearly all sold at the full value, fine yellow reAli,ed 41s
to 435, good 393 to 40s 6(1, mid 373 to 38s Gd, ord 36s to
36. 6d, brown and low grey 34s w 35s 6d; 459 ch. sts
Bahia went at firm prices, mid to good white at 403 to
41s 6d, good And fine yellow 38s to 395, mid to good
strong grey 38s to 39s 6d, at.d one lot brown 355; of
3ellow Havannah 4,207 chests were offcied, and 2,500
sold at stiff rates, fine and superior realised 43s to 44s 6d,
good 40s 6(1 to 41s 6d, low to mid 38s to 40s, and washed
35s 6d to 435; there were buyers of the whole at rea
soneble rates; of yellow in bond 469 chests were taken
in at 20s to 21s for low to mid, being above the value.
Prices for Foreign Sugar are is to is 6d higher than on
this day month.
MonassEs.—Holders of West India will not accept
lower rates, but operations have been upon a small scale,
and do not exceed 150 puns, St. Lucia at 13s 6i, Anti-
gua and Barbadoes 153 to 153 6d, Porto Rico and Cuba
at 133 to 143. Bengal has been purchased with caution
alt Ils to 12s per owl. Prices are firmer for Honey, and
160 casks Jamaica at auction realizad 38s to 53a fur ord
and good.
CocoA.—A good business has been transacted in
Foreign this week by private treaty; holders have confi-
dence, and obtained 28s to 28s 6,1 for Para and Bahia,
whilst Guayaquil realised 29s to 30s per cwt, and there
are not generally sellers at these rates. British Planta-
' lion is still wanted; at auction 203 bags Trinidad
realised 45s to 47s 6d for good and fine dark red, and
mid 43s 6d to 44s 6d.

COFFEE.—This afternoon there was an improved de
maud fir Coffee, but chiefly for home trade purposes
at public sale, 4,277 bags Costa Rica went readily at
stiff prices, good ord at 44s 6d to 45s 6d, fine to fins+
find ord 45s to 503, mid to good 523 to 593 6d, and
fine 603 to 61s. Of Plantation Ceylon 129 casks 96
bags sold, good at 553 to 59i 6d, low mid and mid 503
to 545, other sorts 423 to 495! 100 bags ord Native rea-
lised 40i; 23 pkgs Malabar, good ord 43s to 433 6d, da-
maged 38s Gd to 435; 80 bags ord sound Manilla 32s 6.1
to 355; 63 bags Mauritius, ord 403, fine ord 475, damaged
44, to 46s 6d, and 78 bales triage Mocha 48s to 50s. A
cargo of St. Domingo Coffee, consis:ing of 5,000 bags,
have been sold at 40$ to be landed here.

TEL.—Holders of Black are not disposed to make any
concession in the value, and there is no increase of sup.
ply, but the market has been in a quiet position all the
week. In Con,ou the limited operations have beep,
ord at 1 lid, good ord at 1 lid to le, medium is Id to is
2d, and superior sorts is 2id to is Bd. Previous terms
are required for Green, but dealers operate with caution;
yet the quantity on offer does not exceed that of last
week. Fad terms are required In• Scented and Pekoe
Teas, still sales have been small during the last fees days.
SPICES.—To-day at public sale 110 brls Jamaica
Ginger were sold at 3/ 7s to 4/ Bs, better sort 41 13a to
6/ ss, one lot very fine 101 12s. Of Penang Pepper
1.000 bags sold at 2d to 3d, and damaged at 241. d to
21.4 these are full rates; 100 begs white realised 6d
to 6 l, and fine 7d to 91d. 01 Malabar Ginger 90
bales went at 223 for good export sort.

RICE.— ro-day theio was less activity in the msrket
fur East India Rice, and twiner rates were barely sus-
tained. At public sale 1,128 bags Bengal wero only in
part sold at lOs 611 for mid, I Is to I Is 61 for good white.
Of Madras 869 bags were all disposed of At is 61 to 9s
for pearl barley, and 996 pkts low small Bombay at 7,.
6d per cwt. Of Ssgo 250 boxes fetched 203 to 20s 6d
fur good small pearl. 29 pkgs Arrowroot, Bermuda
Is 6d to Is 7d other sorts 4d to 6d.

SPIRITS —There has been a lare business concluded
in Jamaica Rum, and rather higher rates were paid.
The purchases for the week are 400 puns, 28 to 32 per
cent over proof of frtir quality at 2s 7d to 2s Bd. 32 to 34
over better sort 2s lUd to 3s, 33 to 36 over good
3i 2d to 3s 6d, 33 to 36 over fine 3s 8d to 41 24.
Demerara met with more attention, and re3lizA a small
advance; for 200 puns 2s ld to 2i 3d have been paid
for 34 to 40 over proof. Leeward Island in good
revest at firm rates, and 200 puns wer sold at is
4id to Is 54 proof. The sales of East India
are 150 hhds at is 3id to Is 4d proof. Brandy
is in good request, with a firm market. Cognac
best brands of the vintage of 1849 realised 4s 6dtto 4s 8,1.
1818 ditto 4s 84 to 4s 101 1847 ditto 5: 2d to 53 40,
and interior sorts 23 94 to 4s 4d per gallon. Geneva is
quoted at Is 64 to 1. 7d, and tine at is 94 to 2s, but
not much has been done.

SALTPETRE —Privatoly sale; continue upon a small
scale tor rough for all purposes, and former rates are sup-
ported with difficulty. At :suction 810 bags Calcutta
were taken in, good quality 31 to 64 per cent. refraction
at 264 to 263 6d, and ord 15 per sent. at 255 per cwt.
In British R.tined there has been little done, wish sellers
at 283 6d t, 293 per owt. Nitrate of Soda is held for
133 6d co 14s.

INDIGO.—The biddings were animated at the public
sales of Guatimala, and all offered, amounting to 870
serons, found buyers at an advance on the rates cur-
rent previously of 3d to 5d per lb—Flores realizsd 4s
5d to 4s 48, Sobres 4s to 4s 4d. good to fine Cortes 3s
93 to 4s Id, ord to mid 3s 3d to 3s Bd, and low 2s 9d to
3s 2d per lb. East India met with a good home and
shipping demand at an advance on last sales rates of 2d
per lb. At auction 9 chests Java sold at 5s 61 to 5s 11d;
79 chests Manilla 3s 43 to 3s 11d, inferior 3s 31 to
2s 103, and low is 6d to gds; 4 chests Madras, ord and
mid 2. 6d to 3s ld per lb.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the public sales of 130
bogs Cochinesl went at steady rates, and mostly sold,
Honduras blacks 33 7d to 4s I Id, fine 5s to 5s 53, Mexi-
ca❑ silver 3s 73; and Lima 3s 7d to 3s Bd.

TALLOW.—This afternoon, at public sale, 632 pkgs
South American Tallow mostly sold at 34s 3d to 36s 6d;
600 csks Sydney 333 to 35s 6d; 20 cases Spanish 32s 6d
to 35s 3d per cwt.

Oms.--This afternoon at public sale 80 tuns Sperm
Oil and lleadmatter were sold at 841 to 8515 s for fine,
mid 811, and Headmatter 901 to 921 ss. 245 casks Palm
26s to 28i; inferior and low 22s 6d to 254 6d; 145 pkgs
COCUti Nut Oil, 27s 61 to 30s.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, eap . 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 10th day of August, 1850.
issuz DEPARTMENT.
X.
Notes i55ued........ 30,127,645

230,127,645

Dated the 15th day of August,

BANKING D
Proprietors'capital.. 14,553,000
Rest • ... 3,277,752
Fablic deposits (In-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-

Ings-bank.s,andDl-
vidend accounts).. 6,233,4n2
Other deposits •..... 9,717,765
Saven day and other
bi 115.........•.... 1,147,789

£35,179,723

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities; .. .. 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,923,837
Silver bullion • • .. . • 203,958

Dated the 15th day of August,

COURSE OF EXCH
A•nacerlacu ... 12 1

Ditto, three months.. 12 2
ttotterdam .... ••.. •• 12 2%
kntwerp•• ••••..•• • • •• 25 57%
Brussels .• ..... 25 57%
ilimeurgh • ALB. 13 10%
Alton •• •• •• •• ••
L'aris, 3 clays'sight . 25 35
Ditto. 3 months .... 25 573
lareeilles • • •• •• . 25 GO
.• .
Frankfort on Maine.... 120►%
.. • • ••• .. • . ••
Vienna, effec. flo•• 11 53
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 54
Pitersburgh, Sll. Rble.. 37%
••••••• •• •• 491(
Cadiz •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 50
;4arcelona • • •• • • • • •• • •
Seville•• •• •... •• •• ••