The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 6.

Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Le'froy, of the Royal
Artillery, to be In-pector-General of Army Schools, vice
the Reverend G. R. Gleig, Chaplain-General of the Army.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.

Warwickshire Militia (2d Regiment)—Lieutenant Geo.
Woodyatt to ba Captain, vice Captain Hall P. Chamber.
lain, resigned.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.

Department of the Accountant of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, March 5.

Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma-
rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Greek vessel Spiri-
dione, captured on the 28th May, 1855 • the Russian
vessel Sloviano, captured on the 29th May, by her
Majesty's ship Curlew ; and salvage services rendered to
the American ship Flying Arrow, Nov. 16, 1855, by her
Majesty's ship Fantome, will commence on Monday, the
23d March, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the
" Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-
house." _ _ _

Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of
any oaptor, serving in the above-named ships, are re-
quested to present the same at this office.
Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may
desit e to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or
Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to
intimate the same by letter to be addressed "On Prize Busi-
ness, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which
letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated,
as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs
or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient
to receive such share of prize money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in
each class

SAN SPIRIDIONE.

Flag share

Sixth class

Commander 3B 6 9
Third class
Fourth class 8 10 9
Fifth class 4 14 9
BLO/
Flag share
Commander 32 13 11
Third class
Fourth class 7 5 8
Fifth class 4 0 11
- . THE FLY II

Seventh class
Eighth class
Ninth class
Tenth class
Sixth class £3l2 9
Seventh class 2 8 6
Eighth class 1 4 3
Ninth class
Tenth class
G ARROW.

2 16 11
1 8 6
0 18 11
0 9 5

Commander £2lll-16'
Third class
Fourth class 4 5 3
Fifth class
Sixth class

Seventh class £l 8 6
Eighth class
Ninth class
Tenth class

BANKRUPTS.

Henry Cressy Vanderpant, dentist, Maddox-street, to
sveren.ter, March 18, at eleven, and April 27, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee,
Guildhall-chambers; Lewis and Lewis, Ely-ylace, Sol-
burn.

Alexander Syme, stationer, Tonbridge Wells, March 18
and April 1/, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stens-
feld, official assignee; God.rard, King•street, Cheapside.
Benjamin Edwards rope dealer, Davies-street, Oxford-
street, March 17, at one, and April 17, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing-
ball-street ; Roscoe, King-street, Finsbury.
Thomas Liam, broker, Liverpool, March 23 and April 8,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official
assignee, Liverpool; Messrs. Whitley, Liverpool.
Josiah Wigley, provision dealer, Uttoxeter, March 16
and April 8, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham D;strict
Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Holden
and Son, Liverpool; Tyndall, Son, and Johnson, Bir-
mingliato.

Thomas Hughes, innkeeper, Dudley, Worcester, March
20, at half-past eleven, and 'April 9, at half-past ten, at
the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official as-
signee, Birmingham; Barns, Dudley; E. and H. Wright,
Birmingham.
George James Wagstaff, watchmaker, Whitechapel-road,
M'trch 17, at ht.lf-past twelve, and April 17, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee,
B Lsinghall-street ; Sidney, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
James Garrett Yates, grocer, Bristol, March 16 and
April 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra.-
in an, official assignee, Bristol; Henderson and Howa'd,
Bristol.

Thomas James Thomas, carpenter, Cardiff, March 17,
and April 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Willcocks, Cardiff; Hen-
derson and Haward, Bristol.
Henry Blyton, clothier, York-terrace, Ratcliffe, March
17, at half-past eleven, and April 17, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Law-
ranee, Plows, ani Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers.
William Marsden Salmon, innkeeper, Brettle-lane, Staf-
f.-rlshire, March 16 and April 8, at half-past ten, at Bir-
mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir-
mingham; Sherwood, Leamington Priors; Hodgson and
Allen, Birmingham.
Thomas Younger (and not Younge, as advertised in last
Tuesday's Gazette) jun., builder, Monkwearwouth, Dur-
ham, March 13, at half-past eleven, and April 21, at half-
past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyue District Court.
Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Brignal,
Durham.

James Bookleas, grocer, Maryport, Cumberland, March
13, at one, and April 20, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-
Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne; Hoethwaite, Maryport; Cram, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne.
SCOTCH SEQI7ESTRATIONS.

George Aitken, draper, Glasgow. -
Peter Brown, flesher and cattle dealer, Dundee.
James Gordon Maay, drysalter, Edinburgh,

BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for
the. Week ending on Saturday the 28th day of Feb., 1857.
UNITE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ..... 24,113,640

Government debt .. .. 11,015,100
Other securities ...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 9,638,640
Silver bu11i0n........ -

424,113,640

£24,113,640
31A.RSLIALL, Chief Cashier.
.57.

Dated the sth day of March, 18

BANKING DE
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest •—•••• .. • • 3,719,854
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 7,684,189
Other deposits •. • • • 10,715,611
S,ven Day and other
Bills ••.•• • .• • • MI 743,563

,A.RTMENT.

Govenunentseenritles

(includg.Dead Weigh t
Annuity) 11,573,889
Other securities . ..... 19.620,343
Notes .. 5,516,910
Gold and silver coin.. 705,075

£37,416,217

£3,416,
:. MARSHALL, Chief C 7
atitaier.2l7

Dated the sth day of March, 18.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending March
3, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
. .

psyable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : a. d.
From the British Possessions in America 39 5
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius....
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 36 3
Average of the three above descriptions 3B 84
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAT
•

~ 11 6
Ditto, throe months 11 18%
Rotterdam ......• •• • • 11 18 An %
twerp . .......... 25 50
art.ssets
.......... 25 50
Altona
liamburgh .:.......... 13 8
Paris.• .• .•
Ditto, three months .. 25 67%
Marseilles • ••
Boardeanz •• ••• •• •• 25 67%
Frankfort-ott-liaine.... 119
Berlin •• •• •••••• •• •• •,„ ....•
Vienna•••••••••••• 10 25
Trieste • • •• •• •••• •• • -
29
Petersburg tun%
Madrid ••• •• •• •• 49%
• 50
Cadiz . •• •a •• •• •
Barcelona •• •• •• ••••...
•• 60 •• •• •••

Gibraltar .. •• •• •• •• •• ••
Legboat •• •••••••••••• 29 45
Genoa ..... .• •• •• 25 72%
Milan •• •• ••
Venice........•• ......
Naples • ...... . .. 431
Palermo .•.•
Messina ... ... 130 W
Lisbon
Oporto ..............•• 52
Rio Janeiro...... •• ••
Buenos Ayre5..........
Mew York,6o days' sight
Philadelphia ......
FECES or 3171.01.1,N, PITS OT.
Foreign Gold in Bars .£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
91Z7 11tra1:1....7 0 5
1 0 0
.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH CoA.______.........,fisT
RAn
jwAy......
Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 28,
1857.. ................... , 210,912 1 4
Corresponding week last year 10,234 4 5
7otal of the half-year to this date, 1857 4,330 811
Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 89,324 10 11