The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-09 00:00:00

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

OF FRIDAY.
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, March 6, 1850:
Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to deliver the
custody of the seals of the Duchy and County Palatine of
Lancaster to the Right Honourable George William Frederick
Earl of Carlisle, the oath of Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster was this day, by Her Majesty's command, admi-
nistered to him accordingly.
ADMIRALTY, MAncti 7, 1850.
20,000/. reward will be given by her Majesty's Government
to any party or parties, of any country,
.who shall render
efficient assistance to the crews of the Discovery Ships,
under the command of Sir John Franklin :-1. To any party
or parties who, in the judgment of the Board of Admiralty,
shall discover and effectually relieve the crews of her Ma-
jesty's ships Erebus and Terror, the sum of 20,0001. ; or,
2. To any party or parties who, in the judgment of the
Board of Admiralty, shall discover and effectually relieve
any of the crews of her Majesty's ships Erebus and
Terror, or shall convey such intelligence as shall lead to the
relief of such crews or any of them, the sum of 10,000/. ; or,
3. To any party or parties who, in the judgment of the
Board of Admiralty, shall, by virtue of his or their efforts,
first succeed in ascertaining their fate, 10,0001.
W. A. B. HAMILTON, Secretary of the Admiralty.'
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAncii 8.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Benvenuto
Mathew, EtA., to be her Majesty's Consul at Charleston, in
the United States of North America.

WHITEHALL, DlA.R.cir 6.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Watkin
Watkins to the Rectory of Bedws, in the county ef Mon-
mouth, with the Chapel of Ruddry, in the county of Gla-
morgan, be° h in the diocese of Liandaff, void by the death of
Dr. Edward Copleston, late Bish)p of Llandaff.
WAR OFFICE, DlAncx 8.

Ist Regiment of Dragoon Gilards—Brevet Lieutenant-.,
Colonel George Green Nicol's, from half-pay, Un-
attached, to be Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-
Colonel Joshua Simmouds Smith, who exchanges ;
Captain Allred Scott to be Major, by purchase, vice Nicholls,
who retires; Lieutenant Charles George O'Callaghan to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Scott ; Cornet Charles Edwyn
Wyatt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice O'Callaghan;
Cornet George John Bridge, from sth Dragoon Guards, to be
Cornet, vice Wyatt, March 8.
15th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Fane,
from hall-pay, i Ith Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, vice Brevet Colonel Lovell Benjamin Lovell, who
exchanges; Major Michael William Smith to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, by purchase, vice Fane, who retires; Capt. Charles
iiigginson Teush Recker to be Major, by purchase, vice Smith ;
Lieutenant Lewis Edward Nolan to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Meeker ; Cornet Frederick William Goidfrap, to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Nolan, March 8.
15th Foot—Captain Henry Oldfield Bowles, from half-pay
Unattached, to be Captain, vice Fitz-William Walker, who
exchanges ; Lieutenant James Alix Wilkinson to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Bowles, who retires ; Ensign Joseph Tuite
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wilkinson, March 8.
16th Foot—Ensign Charles Lord Lurgan, from the 76th
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Massy, deceased, March 8.
27th Foot—Ensign William Crozier to be Lieutenaat,
without purchase, vice Noble, deceased; Second Lieutenant
Henry Edward King, from the sth Foot, to be Ensign, vice
Crozier, March 8.
48th Foot—Lieutenant Samuel John Maclurcan to ba Ad-

jutant, vice Wyndowe, who resigns the Adjutancy only,
March 8.
51st Foot—Lieutenant Louis Henry Bedford, to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Scott, who retires; Ensign William
James Lai'lie, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bedford ;
Ensign Samuel Tomyns Sargent, from 91st Foot, to be En-
sign, vice Baillie, March 8.
66th Foot-Quartermaster Harry Firth to be Adjutant,
with the rank of Ensign, vice Reilly, deceased; Quarter-
master George Pollard, from the 6th Foot, to be Quarter-
master, vice Firth, appointed Adjutant, March 8.
72d Foot - Captain Richard Palmer Sharp to be Major, by
purchase, vice Jervis, promoted in the' Provisional Battalion
at Chatham; Lieutenant Richard Rocke to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Sharp ; Ensign George Don Anderson to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Rocke, March 8.
80th Foot—Lieutenant Samuel Head, from Ist West India
Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Thorne, who exchanges,

March 8.
Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant George Thorne,
from 80th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Head, who exchanges,
March 8
3d West India Regiment—Troop Sergeant-Major George
Alleyne Rogers, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Kerr, appointed Adjutant, March 8.
Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant Charles Harland Bell
to be Adjutant, vice Macdonnell, who resigns the Adjutancy
only, March 8.
Provisional Battalion at Chatham—Major Henry Jervis,
from the 72d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase,
vice Brevet Colonel Weare, who retires, March 8.
COMMISSARIAT.—Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General
Henry Brown Morse to be Assistant Commissary-General
Commissariat Clerk Charles Garrow Blanc to be Deputy,
Assistant Commissary-General, Dec. 8, 1848.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

William Hale, rocket and shell manufacturer, Woolwich.
Angus Nicholson, builder, Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire.
BANKRUPTS.
Charles Christie, timber merchant, Vauxhall-walk, Lam-
beth, to surrender March 15, and April 19, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street; Barton, Wolsingham-rlace, Lambeth.
Thomas Long, picture dealer, Belgrave-street South,
Pimlico, March 20, at one, and April 19, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Wey-
mouth, Temple-chambers, Fleet-street.
James Wigg Hickling, wharfinger, Mann's-wharf, Mon-
tague-close, Southwark, March 16 and April 27, at half-past
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as-
signee, Guildhall-chambers; Yette, Field-court, Gray's Inn.
Robert Parker, commission agent, Nottingham, March 15
and April 19, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bit-
tleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Campbell, Not-
tingham.
John Brearley, timber merchant, Sowerby-bridge, near
Halifax, Yorkshire, March 22 and April 25, at eleven, at the
Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds;
Stocks, Halifax ; Courtenay, Leeds.
Robert Brown, tailor, Howden, Yorkshire, March 20 and
April 24, at half-past ten, at the Leeds District Court. Car-
rick, official assignee, Hull ; Blackburn, Leeds.
Charles Burgin, steel manufacturer, Sheffield, March 23, at
twelve, and April 27, at ten, at the Leeds District Court.
Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Saxelbye, Hull; Hors-
fall and Harrison, Leeds.

Edward Underhill, builder, Chelsea, March 14, at eleven,
and April 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stans-
feld, official assignee; Lawrance and Plows, Old Jewry-
chambers, City.
William Henry Swinton, merchant, South-street,

Finsbury, Murch-22, and April 19, at two, at thu Court
of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basinzhall-
street ; Peddell, Cheapside.
PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown
i or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made n the week ending March 5,
1850, is 265. 53!tcl. per cwt.

AN AMERICAN CARDINAL.—The President of
Mexico announces in his message, that Pius IX., in order
to manifest his gratitude for the lively interest taken in
his welfare by tte high functionaries of the republic and
its ecclesiastics, has signified his desire to confer upon
some Mexican bishop the dignity of cardinal. A Pon-
tifical agent is expected at Mexico, and if this cardinal
is made, he will be the first dignitary of that sort on
this ontinent.—Plew York Tribune.