The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-08 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS•

DREADFUL FIRE AT PITTSBURG.
TWELVE HUNDRED HOUSES DESTROYED.
LIVERPOOL, WEDN cSDA.Y EVENING.
The fast-sailing ship Sea, Captain Edwards, arrived here
this evening, having left New York on the 14th April, two
days later than the last arrival.
There was no news of the arrival of the. Great Western on
her outward bound voyage up to ten o'cloc k on the morning
of that day, or even of her being near the port, although she
had been out 16 days ; she had therefore probably met with
contrary winds, which had retarded her arrival; she is, how-
ever, confidently looked fur this evening or to-morrow, on
her return voyage to this port.
We have received by this arrival distres sing accounts of a
most disastrous fire at Pittsburg, a rising and important city
in Pennsylvania, destroying twenty squares of the city, com-
prising about 1,200 houses, the loss of which is estimated at
2,000,0001. sterling. It is the next largest city to Philadel-
phia in the State of Pennsylvania. Its population is about
25,000, and was becoming a place of greal commercial im-
portance. There had also been great fires at Boston and
New York.
The following account of this tremendous conflagration is
taken from the Pittsburgh Post of the 11th April :
" It is our painful ittuty to record one of the most terrible fires
that ever devastated any city on this continent. A great
portion
of our busy and populous town is in ruin 1 The destruction of
property is said to be about twenty squares, and. comprising from
1,000 to 1,200 houses ; many of the warehouses contained goods
of immense value—they were grocery, dry goods, and commission
houses, and their spring stocks had been just laid in.
" The fire originated in a frame building over an icehouse be-
longing to William Diehl, near the corner of Second and Ferry-
streets. The wind was blowing stiffly from the north-west, though
it frequently veered to other points. and, owing to its variations,
the fire extended farther than it otherwise could have done. It
was discovered about twelve o'clock, and was not materially
checked till five in the afternoon.
"The councils met in the afternoon, and attempted to devise
some means to stay the conflagration. It was proposed to blow
up houses that seemed in the way of the flames ; the deliberations,
however, were ineffectual in results, and we believe but one or two
buildings were blown up.
" There is abundant reason for thankfulness that so few lives were
lost. There are many rumours of men being killed, and burnt and
wounded—but they arc not authenicated. One woman is cer-
tainly burnt, and we saw a poor old man tottering along with the
help of two friends, his face badly burned. The less of life, how_
ever, cannot be learned in the awful confusion which prevails.
"The following are the principal public buildings,manufactories,
and offices that were destroyed:—
" Globe Cotton Factory, corner of Second and Ferry-streets.
" Fire Navigation Insurance Office, Market between Second
and Third.
" Firemen's Insurance Office, corner of Market and Third.
" Bank of Pittsburgh, Fourth, between Market and Wood.
" Office of Daily Chronicle, do.
" Job Printing-office, of J. B. Butler, Third, between Market

and Wood.
" Merchants' Hotel, corner of Third and Wood.
" A. Kramer's Exchange-office, do.
"Jones and Sibbet's Exchange-office, corner of Fourth and
Wood. between Fourth and Dia-
;idW_aimle.y A.
. Hill's Exchange.office,
m
" R. and R. Patterson's Eagle and Bazaar Stables, Diamond.
alley and Fourth-street.
" Associat a Reform Church, Fourth, near Grant-street.
" Baptnt Church, Grant-street.
" Blackwell's Extensive Glass Works, Water, above Grant.
" The Monongahela House destroyed, with all the furniture.
" The Monongahela Bridge entirely destroyed. It is rumoured
that several lives were lost on the bridge.
" The Dallas Iron Works in Pipetown entirely destroyed.
The loss sustained in the destruction of buildings is immense,
but it is small when compared with the destruction of merchan-
dise in the warehouses on Water, Wood, First and Second-streets.
The merchants found it impossible to attempt to save anything;
whole blocks were destroyed in a few minutes, and the most they
could do was to make an effort to save their books, and but few of
them succeeded even in that.
" It will be many years before our city can recover from the
effects of this dreadful calamity ; it has cast a blight over the
commercial and manufacturing enterprise of hundreds of our
most worthy citizens, and in an hour has swept from them all the
profits of years of toil and industry."
The jury who tried Mrs. Bodine for murder brought in a
verdict of Guilty.
The papers by this arrival are quite destitute of any poli-
tical news. In commercial affairs business was at a pause
for the arrival of the Great Western.
Foreign Exchange inactive—the rate quoted 109/- to
1094 on London, and sf. 25c. to sf. 2.3ic. on Paris ; the Cotton
Market is quiet, neither holders nor sellers being anxious to
do business.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
CHESTER, TUESDAY NI.MIT.
No meeting In the kingdom has benefited mere largely by
the establishment of railway communication with the south
than Chester. Always attractive, its popularity until late
years was chiefly derivable from local patronage, and the
Cup, as a betting race, was never mentioned at " the Corner."
Now—having been made accessible to all the racing districts
—it is extensively supported by most of the influentials of
the Turf, not only from the south, but from Scotland and the
sister kingdom, and the crack event of the meeting, the
Cup, has become a source of speculation as widely diffused
and as heavy as the Derby itself. If evidence of the truth
of our observations were required it has courted our view this
day in a variety of shapes : every lodging let at " war
prices," and every tavern full to repletion ; a list teeming
with sport, and an assemblage on the course and on the
ancient walls by which it is overlooked, great in
number, variety, and fashion. The racing this after-
noon presented no feature of interest to sporting men,
Alice Hawthorn, as a matter of course, having put
competition for the only event of any importance—her Ma-
jesty's Guineas—out of the question. It commenced inaus-
piciously for that talented light weight, Abdale, his mare,
having fallen with him at the last turn, and broken his collar-
bone, it will be some weeks before he will be again fit
for active service. Before we give the usual returns,
it will be as well to post up the betting on the Cup,
from the date of our last report. Fitzallan, Semiseria, and
Ould Ireland enjoyed a monopoly ; the Irish nag, at the
closing of our dispatch, being somewhat out of favour. Aris-
tides and the Era are declared not to start; and Winesour is
very doubtful ; and of those mentioned in our last as prefer-
able runners, Trueboy and Sorella alone have any supporter.
Cataract has certainly a price, but is is purely nominal ;
he is not backed. A bit of sensation was
created this morning by a statement that a
person of considerable notoriety had been detected tampering
with the boys in William Scott's stable, and that on the
principle that " prevention is better than cure," the lads had
been allowed to •' accept the Chiltern Hundreds," and extra
care had been taken of Cataract.

WEDNESDAY.
This being the all-important day of the week, on which
the " Tradesmen's Plate" or " Cup" was to be decided, a race
which for months has occupied the attention of the betting
circles in all parts of the kingdom, it led to the customary
excitement in and about Chester, and although the morning
was unfavourable, from slight but refreshing showers, the
multitude who poured into the ancient city exceeded all
calculation, and when congregated on the course presented
a coup d'cell of extraordinary interest. The stands were all
filled, while the principal stand was graced by the presence
to the state of the betting, of a long list of fashionables, who had been assembled in the
vicinity. Anxious inquiries were made, not only as
starters which it was finally discovered had been reduced to
twenty. Several of those nags that had previously stood
high in public favour having been withdrawn, to the great
mortification of those who had pinned their faith on their
but also as to the number of
presumed merits. The first race was appointed to come off
at half-past two, and The race of the day, that in the result
of which all interest was absorbed, was fixed for four o'clock,
due time being allowed to carry out arrangements suggested
with his accustomed tact, by Lord George Bentinck, who
again undertook the troublesome office of marshalling the
jockies and superintending the start. It was provided that
the competitors should form a double line, the position of
each jock, as last year, to be determined by ballot—and in
order to prevent confusion, it was also provided that " all
their posons
vicious, kicking, ill-tempered and unmanageable horses
t"oshthoueldrefaarli
on the extreme right of the line or most unfavourable part of
oofutthoof
second
npdlarcaeshkar
aigondedtatkhoemupby lot—proceed
the course. As in deference to our readers we have deemed
it desirable to put them in possession of the resultrable of the
expense race
to meet which
procured "a special train" for the purpose,
left the course
conside
as quickly as possible, we have at
brevity is indispensable. When our es.press
The betting upon
the Cup, just previous to the start was as follows :
2 to 1 agst Fitzallen, 11 to 2 agst Semiseria, 6 to 1 agst
the event hereafter recorded had come off.
Ould Ireland, 12 to 1 agst Trueboy, 12 to 1 agst Sorella, 12
to I agst Cataract, 25 to 1 agst Milton, 40 to 1 agst St Law-
rence, 40 to 1 agst Counsellor (t), 40 to 1 agst Queen of
Tyne, and 40 to 1 agst Intrepid.
Shortly before four o'clock all the starters were drawn up
by Lord George Bentinck, at the back of the course on the
Dee side, and from thence were marched in ordinary time to
the starting post—unfortunately a heavy shower came on
during which the flags dropped, and all were off amidst a
universal shout of excitement. The rain increased in vio-
lence as the race was run, and to the astonishment of all
colts Bst 51b,
ended by the favourites being beaten, and an unthought-of
outsider proclaimed the winner, after a severe race from end
to end. There was a long tail, and the jockies thoroughly
but were not placed :—Mr. S.
soaked. The race was over at half-past four, up to which
timeT he Twoth e '
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oldi'i Ssw"eweperstearefsoolflo2wsss:o—vs. each,
fillies, Bst 21b. Five furlongs. (
17 Subs.)
Lord George Bentinck's Princess Alice (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. J. O'Brian's The Traverser 2
Lord Chesterfield's Curiosity ..
Standish's Amelia (J. Howlett), Mr. Worthington's c by
Stockport, out of Manilla (Oates), Lord Eghnton's Sotades
(Marson), Mr. Mostyn's ch c by
The following also started,
Haman Platoff, out of Miss
Thomasina (Marlow), Mr.W. R. Ramsay's Queen Mary (Lye),
Mr. Thompson's fby Tory Boy, out of Miss Fitz (F.But(er),
Sir J. Jerard's Brutus (Holmes).
Betting.-5 to 2 agst Princess Alice, 4to 1 agst Manilla
colt, 5 to 1 agst Sotades, 4 to 1 agst Curiosity, 6 to 1 agst
The Traverser, and 7 to 1 agst Miss Thomasina c.
Princess Alice made nearly all the running, and won easy
by a length ; Traverser beating Curiosity for second place
by a neck ; Sotades fourth.
The Tradesmen's Plate of 200 soya., added to a Handicap of
25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Twice round,
from the Grosvenor post to the coining-in chair. 123
Subs., 52 of whom paid 5 sovs. each.
Mr. Skerratt's Intrepid, (h b) 4 yrs, Est Glb ...... (Arthur) 1
Mr. Gulley's St. Lawrence, aged, Bst 91b ...............
..... 2
Mr. Mostyn's Milton, 4 yrs, Est 81b ......
... 3
Mr. Ileseltine's Fitzallen, 3 yrs, sst
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Meiklam's Trueboy, 5 irs, Bst 51b—Mr. Westley's Coun-
sellor, 6 yrs, Bst 21b-5 r. Osbaldeston
s's Sorella, 4 yrs, 7st
121b—Mr. Jaques's Semiseria,
.. yrs, 7st 81b—Mr. Cuthbert's
Queen of Tyne, 6 yrs, 7st 51b—Mr. Armstrong's Beatrice,
6 yrs, 7st 21b—Mr. Scott's Cataract, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Mr. S.
Standish's Little Hampton, 6 yrs, 6st 91b—Sir R. W. Bulke-
ley's Hemp, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Mr. Osborne's The Old Maid,
5 yrs, 6st—Lord March's Strathspey, 4 yrs, 6st—Mr. A.
Johnson's Obscurity, 4 yrs, sst 121 b —Mr. llcap's Staley,
4 yrs, sst 71b—Mr. Robinson's April Noddy, 4 yrs, sst—Mr.
Irwin's Ould Ireland, 3 yrs, sst—Mr. Shafto's Porto Bello,
5 yrs, Tat 51b. Won in a canter.

EAST SURREY RACES—TuEsnmr.
The Ladies' Cup of 10/., Three-quarters of a mile, was won
easily, in two heats, by Mr. Werninck's Arrian, Bst (Hardy),
beating Mr. Mallard's Unknown, 7g 71b ; Mr. Edwards 's
Miss Fidget, Bst; Mr. Jerry's Cinderella, 6st 71b; and Mr.
Snowless Little Quo Alinug, Bst.

The Peckham Stakes of 2 sous. each, with 15 added. Twice

round and a distance. (8 Subs.)
Mr. W. Kellard's Nora Creina, aged, lOst (Sadler) 0 1 1
Mr. Ilignold's Bother- 'eni, 5 yrs, 9st6lb
Mr. Neal's Young Ccelelis, 4 yrs, Bst 1311 e 2 0 dr
Two others started. Won in a canter.

The Tally-ho Stakes of 2 sous. each, with 15 added, twice
round and a distance, over 5 hurdles (8 Subs.), were won
cleverly, in two heats, by 'Mr. Southby's Waterloo, 6 yrs,
list (Sadler), beating Mr. Drewett's Bob Booty, 5 yrs,
lOst 31b ; Mr. Scott's Sir Edward, 6 yrs, list ; and two
others.

The Albert Purse of IOL, for the beaten horses, twice
round, was won, in two heats, by Mr. Smith's Unknown,
Sst Mb (Higgins), beating Princess, Ccelebs, and Gipsey.

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE.
The Queen held a Levee yesterday afternoon at St. James's
Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
royal suite, arrived from Buckingham Palace at two o'clock,
and were received by the Lord Steward, the Lard Chamberlain,
the Master of the Horse, and the Gloom of the Stole to Prince
Albert.

The royal suite included the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress
of the Robes ; the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting;
Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting ; Hon. Captain Duncombe,
Groom in Waiting ; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal),
Equerry in Waiting ; the Pages of Nonor in Waiting, the Mar-
quis of Granby, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Captain
Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting, and Colonel Wylde,
Equerry to his Royal Highness.
The Duke of Wellington had an audience of the Queen.
The Bishop of Ely had an audience of the Queen in the
royal closet, and did homage upon his appointment to that see.
Sir James Graham, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for the Home Department, and the Bishop of Norwich, Clerk
of the Closet, assisted at the ceremony.
The Earl of Haddington and Lord Forester had audiences of
her Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Prince
George, and their Serene Highnesses the Prince of Leiningen
and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl attended the Levee.
The following presentations to:the Queen took place in the
foreign diplomatic circle:—
Le Comte de Flahault, by the Count de St. Aulaire, the
French Ambassador.

Mons. Theophile Fallon, President de Is Cour des Comptes
a Bruxelles, by M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister.
The Manlius Pallaricini, Secretary to the Legation, by
Count de Pollon, the Sardinian Minister.
General Terre', Chargé d'Affaires of Texas, by the Earl of
Aberdeen, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
The foreign diplomatic circle was attended by Count St.
Aulaire, the French Ambassador ; Baron de Talleyrand,
Attache to the Emba.sy, and le Duc de Broglie ; Count Die-
trichstein, the Austrian Ambassador, and Baron Koller, First
Secretary to the Embassy; Sarim Effendi, Austrian Ambas-
sador; Hassan Effendi, Secretary to the Embassy; and M. J.
Agop, Secretary Interpreter; M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian
Minister; Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister • M. Dedol,
the Netherlands Minister ; Count de Pollen, the Sardinian
Minister ; Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, Baron
de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, and le Comte Soleslas
Potocki, Chambellan de S. M. l'Empereur de Russie ; Count
de Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister ; Mr. Everett,
the United States Minister ; Count de Reventlow, the Danish
Minister, and M. tie Bielke, Secretary of Legation ; Mr.
Murphy, the Mexican Minister.
The general circle was attended by the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First
Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home,
Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster, the Chief Commissioner of the Woods
and Forests, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole to
Prince Albert, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-
at-Arms, the Marquis of Londonderry, Gold Stick in
Waiting, &c. &c.
The following noblemen and gentlemen had the honour of
being presented to her Majesty.
Mr. George Backhouse, by Mr. Henry Addington.
Monsieur Clements Good, Consul of his Danish Majesty, by his
Excellency Count de Reventlow.
Monsieur Edward Dodd, Consul of his Hanoverian Majesty,
by his Excellency Count de Kielmansegge.
Mr. Beauclerk, on his marriage, by the Duke of Richmond.
Mr. Shepherd, on his being appointed as a Commissioner of
the Court of Bankruptcy, by the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. John Blenkearn, on his appointment to her Majesty's
honourable corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Forester.
Mr. Marx, by Col. Sir J. Morillyon Wilson.
The Bishop of Ely, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Mr. Benyon, by the Duke of Rutland.
Mr. Robert A. Heath, Sardinian Consul, by his Excellency
Count Pollon, Sardinian Minister.
Dr. M'Carogher, on his appointment as Physician extraordi-
nary to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, by his
Grace the Duke of Richmond.
Sir John Strachan, on succeeding to the Baronetcy, by the
Duke of Montrose, K. T.
Mr. Russell Gurney, on his appointment to be one of her Ma•
jesty's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.
The Rev. John Bacon, by Lord Stanley.
The Rev. John George Wodsworth, by the Right Hon. Sir
Edward Thornton.
Rev. William Parkes, by the Bishop of Norwich.
The Rev. Edwin Sidney, by Viscount Hill.
The Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Bart., en succeeding 'to the
title, by Sir John Tyssen Tyrrell, Bart., M.P.'
The Rev. William Seymour, by his brother, Captain Francis
Seymour, Groom of the Bedchamber to his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.
Cornet Pelly, South Herts Yeomanry, by Lieut.-Colonel the
Marquis of Salisbury.
Sir Arthur Aston, on being invested with the insignia of a
Civil Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, by the
Earl of Aberdeen.
Sir James South, by the Earl of Rosse.
Sir Bellingham Graham, by the Marquis of Donegal.
Sir Stephen Glynne, on being appointed to the Lieutenancy of
Flint shire, by Sir Robert Peel.
Archdeacon Collyer, on his appointment to the Archdeaconry
of Norwich, by the Bishop of Norwich.
The Dean of Westminster, by the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel.
Cornet Barrow, 4th Light Dragoons, by Lieut.-General Sir
Charles Dalbiac, K. C. H.
Lieutenant Hon. George Douglas, on his promotion, by the
Earl of Morton.
Rev. Dr. Robinson, on his appointment to be Master of the
Temple, by Sir Robert Peel.
The Chevalier Robert Schomburgk, Knight of the Prussian
Order of the Red Eagle, by the Right Hon. the Secretary
of State for the Home Department.
Rev. George Masters, 8.A., by Mr. Mackinnon, M.P.
The Rev. Henry Burton, on his marriage, by the Dean of
Hereford.
The Rev. Algernon Coote, on his appointment to the rectory
of Marsh Gibbons, by Sir R. Peel.
The Hon. Captain Thurlow, 85th Light Infantry, on appoint-
ment, by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Howard Douglas.
The Hon. Captain Macdonald, on his return from abroad, by
General Lygon.
The Hon. Charles Preston, by Viscount Southwell.
Hon. Edward Russell, by the Duke of Bedford.
Hon. Humphery Devereux, on his return from India, by Lord
Delawarr.
Hon. Charles Cornwallis Neville, by the Earl of Liverpool.
Hon. Robert Curzon, by the Earl of Aberdeen.
The Hon. George Edgecumbe, her Majesty's Secretary of
Legation at Hanover, on his return from abroad, by the
Earl of Aberdeen.
Hon. Henry Skeffington, by Lord Farnham.
The Rev. Henry Parr Hamilton, M.A., F.R.S., by the Right
Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce.
Mr. Thomas Richbell, on his appointment to to her Majesty's
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Forester.
Mr. Fred. P. Hoare, on his appointment to the Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Forester.
Lord Berriedale, by the Earl of Morton.
Lord Francis Russell, on his marriage, by the Duke of

Bedford.
Lord Clinton, on bring appointed Colonel of the North Devon
Yeomanry Cavalry, by the Duke of 13uccleuch.
Viscount Castlereagh, on his appointment to the Lieutenancy
of the County Down, by Sir R. Peel.
Viscount Seaham, Lieutenant Ist Life Guards, on promotion,
by his father, the Marquis of Londonderry.
Earl of Effingham, on succeeding to the title, by the Earl of
Roseberry.
Earl of Gifford, by the Earl of Dalhousie.
Marquis of Sligo, on succeeding to his title, by Viscount
Strangford.
Duke of Grafton, by Rear-Admiral Lord William Fitzroy.
Viscount Lascelles, by the Duke of Buceleuch.
Viscount Nevill, 2d Life Guards, by the Marquis of London.
derry.
Mr. Robert Coats, by Major-General Morrison, M. P.
Dr. J. Forbes, by the Earl of Ripon.
The Rev. David Laing, by Viscount Sandon.
Captain Manning, on being appointed a Deputy-Lieutenant
for Portland and County of Dorset, by General Sir Henry
Wheatley, G. C. H.
Right lion. Sir Henry Williams Wynn, her Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Copenhagen,
on his return, on leave of absence, by the Earl of Aberdeen.
The Bishop of Colombo, on his appointment, by Lord Stanley.
The Bishop of Fredericton, by Lord Stanley.
Lord Spencer Scott Compton, by Lord Northampton.
Lord Brownlow Cecil, on his appointment to the Scots Fusilier
Guards, by the Marquis of Exeter.
Dr. Mackie, on his return from India, by Mr. James Duff, M. P.
Dr. William Bruce, R.N., on appointment to the Royal Dock-
yard, Deptford, by Sir William Burnett, Director- General
of the Naval Medical Department.
Dr. F. N. Brett, Bengal Medical Staff, by the Earl of Ripon.
Dr. Graham, 4th Lght Dragoons, by Lieut.-Gen. Sir C.
Dalbiac.
Dr. Wylie, Superintending-Surgeon, Madras Army, on his re-
turn from India, by the Earl of Ripon.
Mr. T. P. Dickenson, on his appointment as Commissioner of
Customs, by Sir Robert Peel.
Dr. James Richard Smyth, by the Rev. Dr. Major, King's
College.
Lieut W. Magrath King, Royal Artillery, on his appointment,
cy his father, Captain J. D. King.
Lieut. C. P. Taylor, 40th Regiment Madras Native Infantry,
on his return from India, by Major-General H. G. A. Tay-
lor, C. B.
Lieut. Lord Alexander Russell, on his marriage, by the Duke
of Bedford.
Lieut. Cust, Bth Hussars, on his return from India, by his
uncle, Earl Brownlow.
Lieut. Greville, 2d Life Guards, by the Marquis of London-
derry.
Lieut. Kirby, Madras Army, on his return from service in
China, by Major-General Sir James L. Lushington, G.C. B.
Lieut. Kelvington, 64th Regiment, on return from foreign
service, by Earl Delawarr.
Lieut. and Adjutant Boyd, 1 lth Regiment, by Licut.-Col. Sir
M. Creagh, K. H.
Lieut. H. F. Marston, 11th Regiment, on return from India,
by Lieut.-Col. Sir M. Creagh, K. H.
Lieut. Llons, 17th Lancers, by Lieut.-Coh SLt.. Quentin.
Lieut. Henry Daly, Ist Bombay Fusiliers, by ieut. Col. Daly.
Captain J. S. Knox, 42d Regiment Light Infantry, by the
Earl of Ripon.
Captain Stanley, 18th Regiment, Aide-de-Camp to LordCath-
cart, by Lord Cathcart.
Captain Scobell, 17th Lancers, by Lieut.-Col. St. Quentin.
Lieut.-Colonel Gordon Drummond, Coldstream Guards, on
promotion, by Colonel Walton, Coldstream Guards.
Lieut.-Colonel Drought, 15th Regiment, on promotion, by the
Duke of Wellington.
Colonel Maunsell, M.P., on being appointed to the command
Hof the Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia, by the Mar-
quis of Exeter.
Lieut.-Colonel C. Warren, C. 8., 55th Regiment, on receiv-
ing the companionship of the Bath and on return from
China, by Colonel Sir J. H. Schoedde, K.C.B.
Lieut.-Colonel J. N. Abdy, on his return from India, by the
Earl of Ripon.
Colonel Ferguson, Grenadier Guards, on promotion, by the
Duke of Wellington.
Lieut.-Colonel Grant, Royal Artillery, on his return from
commanding his corps in the West Indies, by Sir George
Murray.
Colonel Howe, Grenadier Guards, on promotion, by the Duke
of Wellington.
Major-General Sir Charles Smith, K.C. 8., by the Duke of
Wellington.
Lient.-General Earl Cathcart, K.C.8., on appointment to

command her Majrst..'s Forces in North America, by Field-
Marshal his Grace the Doke of Wellington.
Major-General Briggs, on his return from the Continent, by
the Earl of Ripon.
Major-General the lion. Edward Lygen, on being appointed
to the command of the 13th Light Dragoons, by Field Mar-
shal the Duke of Wellington.
Lieutenant-General Ellice, on being appointed Colonel of the
24th Regiment, by his Grace the Commander-in-Chief.
Major- General Lord Downes, en his appointment In the 54th
Regiment, by Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington.
Major-General Sir James Reynett, on his appointment of De-
puty-Ranger of Richmond Park, by his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge.
Captain Reeve, Grenadier Gaards, on promotion, by Colonel
Home.
Captain Vaughan Jenkins, Ist Somerset Militia, by the Right
Hon. Lord Alfred Paget.
Captain J. B. Rose, 55th Regiment, on return from China,
by Colonel Sir J. H. Schoedde, K.C.B.
Mr. Campbell, of Islay, by Lord Belhaven.
Mr. Menzies, of Culdares, by the Earl of Sefton.
Mr. Hume, D.L., on being appointed High Sheriff for the
county of Wicklow, by Earl Fitzwilliam.
Mr. T. C Robertson, by the Earl of Ripon.
Mr. Henry Wilson, High Sheriff of Suffolk, by Sir James

Graham.
Mr. W. J. Blacker, by the Earl of Huntingdon.
Mr. Arbuthnot, by Sir John Buchan.
Mr. Francis Waring, her Majesty's Consul at Norfolk, United

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States, by Lord Aberdeen.
Mr. G. E. Hannam, County Magistrate, by Sir Moses

Montefiore.
Mr. Pulleine, by the Earl of Zetland.
Mr. Stewart Forbes, by Sir E. Bowater.
Mr. Bagge, M.P., by Captain M. Archdale, M.P.
Mr. Feilden, by Mr. Wilson Patten.
Mr. Tinne, by Sir Edward C. Disbrowe.
Mr. Henry W. West, by Earl Cadogan.
Mr. George Henry Vansittart, Deputy-Lieuteaant of Berk-
shire, by Sir Thomas Fremantle.
Mr. Tenison, by the Earl of Leitrim.
Mr. James Burroughes, by Lord Sondes.
Mr. Henry D'Arcy, by Sir George Anson.
Mr. William Davenport Bromley, by the Right Hon. Colonel
Darner.
Sir John Macpherson Brackenbury, K. li., late her Majesty's
Consul at Cadiz, by Lord Aberdeen.
Mr. Hunter, of Blacknesss, D. L., on his return from Italy, by
Lord F. G. Hallyburton, M.P.
Mr. March Millbank, on his marriage, by the Duke of
Cleveland.
Mr. Lionel Standish, Ly Lord Sefton.
Mr. Samuel Batcson, by Sir 11. A. Ferguson.
Mr. Basive, Deputy-Lieutenant for Sussex, by the Duke of
Richmond.
Mr. Waste' Brisco, by the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn.
Mr. Francis F. Courtcnay, by Lord Dalhousie.
Mr. George Forbes, on appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant of
Middlesex, by the Marquis of Salisbury.
Mr. Augustus Paget, on his return from her Majesty's mission
at Madrid, by Lord Aberdeen.
Mr. Forbes, M. P., on his appointment as Vice-Lieutenant of
Stirlingshire, by the Duke of Montrose.
Mr. Edward M. Stuart, by Lord Ripon.
Mr. Charles Fellows, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Mr. Francis Hodgson, by Sir J. Reid.
Mr. Bennett, on appointment to the Wiltshire Yeomanry, by
Lord Barrington.
Mr. R. I.amplough Hervey, by Lord Brougham.
Mr. Christopher Tower, M.P. by Lord Brownlow.
Mr. Howard Featherstonhaugh, by Lord Wicklow.
Mr. Gough, Deputy-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, by the Mar-
quis of Granby.
Mr. Hedworth Barclay, by his father, Mr. D. Barclay, M.P.
Lieutenant Anthony Oldfield, Royal Artillery, on his return
from foreign service, by his father, Colonel Oldfield, R.E.,
A. D.C. to the Queen.
Lieutenant M. Oldfield, on his return from Canada, and ap-
pointment to the 5311 Regiment, by his father, Colonel Old-
field, R.E., A.D.C. to the Queen.
Lieutenant Stallard, on return from India, by Lord Ripon.
Lieutenant William Inglis, 57th Regiment, by Lieutenant-
General Sir Howard Douglas, G.C.B.
Lieutenant F. E. Vibart, sth Bengal Cavalry, on his return
from India, by Lieutenant-General Sir W. Cotton, G.C.B.
Lieutenant Kirwan, 4th Light Dragoons, by Lieutenant-General
Sir J. C. Dalbiac, K. C.H.
Lieutenant J. Rattray, 2d Regiment Bengal Grenadiers, by the
Earl of Ripen.
Lieutenant Fenwick, Ceylon Rifles, by Lord Saltoun.
Lieutenant W. J. Verner, 53d Regiment, by Lieutenant-
General Lord Fitzroy Somerset.
Lieutenant Ell son, by Colonel Home.
Lieutenant M. R. L. Meason, 40th Regiment, on his return from
India, by Lieutenant-General Sir A. Woodford.
Lieutenant J. G. Schaw, 55th Regiment, on return from China,
by Colonel Sir J. H. Schoedde, K.C.B.
Lieutenant Coxe, 27th Regiment, on his return from the Cape
of Good Hope, by Lieut.-General Sir J. Maclean, KC. B.
Lieutenant E. Pitman, 55th Regiment, on return from China,
by Colonel Sir J. H. Schoedde, K. C. B.
Lieutenant Halkett, 9th Bombay Native Infantry, by General
Sir Alexander Halkett, K.C. H.
Lieutenant W. Rhodes, 69th Light Infantry, by Lord Wharn-
cliffe.
Lieutenant Hickson, 80th Regiment, on his return from China,
by Captain Hughes.
Lieutenant G. L. Woodd, 86th Regiment, by Colonel Weare,
A.D.C. to the Queen.
Mr, Carlton Cumberbatch, on being appointed her Majesty's
Consul-General at Constantinople, by the Earl of Aberdeen.
Mr. Robert Wheble, by the Hon. Chas. T. Clifford.
Mr. C. Reginald Gibson, by Mr. Bramston, M.P.
Mr. R. Clive, by Mr. Clive.
Mr. Thomas Sincox Lea, High Sheriff of Worcestershire, by
General Leggon.
Mr. Charles Lillingston, by Lord Calthorpe.
Mr. Graham, by Lord Combermere.
Mr. Henry William Clifford, by his father, the Hon. Charles
Thos. Clifford.
Mr. W. Hamilton Greville. by the Marquis of Londonderry.
Mr. Sinclair Aytoun, by Major-General J. Napier.
Surgeon:Major Wright, on promotion, by Colonel Home.
Paymaster W. H. Warren, on return from China, by Colonel
Sir J. H. Schoedde.
Mr. Berkeley, by the Marquis of Anglesey,
Mr. H. Brereton, Bengal Civil Service, by Mr. Henry Wilson,
High Sheriff of Suffolk.
Mr. Charles W. Hinxman, 13th Prince Albert's Light In-
fantry, on his return from India, by Lord Ellenborough.
Sir Edward Montresor, Ensign, 55th Regiment, by General
Sir William Clinton, G. C. H., Colonel of the 55th Re-
giment.
Mr, J. Cox, Medical Department, Madras Artillery, on his
return from India, by Major-General Burton.
Mr. Pudsey Dawson, High Sheriff of the county of Lancaster,
by Lord Stanley.
Captain Fullerton, by Lord Rivers.
Captain U. N. R. Boland, Bengal Army, by the Earl of Ripon.
Captain M. D. Talbot, by Lord Farnham.
Captain A. J. Taylor, Royal Horse Artillery, on his promo-
tion, by Sir H. Wheatley.
Major Algeo, 77th Regiment, by Major-General Mahon.
Major: Macmerry, Bengal Army, on return from India, by
the Earl of Ripon. •
Major Willyams, Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Militia,
on his promotion, by Colonel Pendarves.
Lieut.-Colonel C. E. T. Oldfield, C. 8., sth Regiment Ben-
gal Light Cavalry, on his return from India, by the Earl of
Ellenborough.
Mr. William Denis Moore, Sheriff of Exeter, by the Attorney-
General.
Mr. Strickland, by Sir George Strickland.
Mr. Thomas Strickland, by Mr. C. Towneley.
Mr. G. R. Robinson, on being appointed Deputy-Lieutenant
for Middlesex, by the Marquis of Salisbury.
Mr. Marcus Merywcather, by Sir A. Maclaine.
Mr. Edmund Pepys, by Sir G. Stanton.
Mr. Joseph Arden, by the Earl of Verulam.
Mr. Michael Faraday, by Lord Prudhoe.
Mr. William Goldfrass Sheppard, by the Earl of Huntingdon
Mr. Joseph Armitage, Deputy-Lieutenant for the West Riding
of York, by Lord Wharncliffe.
Mr. Meade Caulfield Dennis, by Lord Beresford.
Mr. Dawnay, by Lord de Grey.
Mr. Osborne, M. P., on his marriage, and change of name, by
the Marquis of Normanby.
Mr. J. J. Wrigby, Deputy-Lieutenant of Durham, by Lord
Londonderry.
Mr. Richard Woosnam, Secretary to Sir Henry Pottinger, on
his return from China, by Sir Henry Pottinger.
Mr. Garth, by Admiral Sir B. Martin.
Mr. Charles Delabarre Bodenham. by Lord Clifford.
Mr. Edward H. Smart, by Lord Ripon.
Mr. J. R. Gibson, by Mr. Brownlow, M.P.
Lieut L. B. Mac Kinnon, R.N., by Gen. Sir J. Cockburn.
I.ieut. Robert Coote, R.N., on his appointment to H.M.S.
Vulture, by Sir Charles H. Coote.
Lieut. James H. Hancock, R.N., on his promotion, by his
Father, Rear-Admiral Hancock.
Lieut. Charles B. Carter, R.N., on his return from China, by
Lord Haddington.
Lieut. Gresham, R.N., from Foreign Service, by the Earl of
Haddington.
Commander E. Ommanney, R.N., by the Earl of Haddington.
Commander Tudor, R.N., on promotion, by Lord Haddington.
Commander Bowker, R.N., on return from Foreign Service
and promoti"n, by Lord Haddington.
Commander John Lort Stokes, R.N., on promotion, by the
Bishop of Norwich.
Commander Farquhar, R.N., on promotion, by Admiral
Bowles.
Commander Kemble' on promotion, by Lord Haddington.
Lieut. John Stokes, Royal Engineers, by Lieut.-General Sir
F. W. Mulcaster, K.C.H.
Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, on his return from abroad, by
the Earl of Haddington.
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward King, on his appointment as Com-
mander-in-Chief at Sheerness, by the Earl of Haddington.
Captain Armitage, 2d West York Yeomanry Cavalry, by the
Right Hon. Lord Wharncliffe.
Captain Bateson, M.P., 13th Light Dragoons, on promotion,
by Major-General the Hon. E. P. Lygon.
Second-Lieutenant Sutton, 23d Welsh Fusiliers, on his ap-
pointment, by General Sir J. W. Gordon, G.C. B.
Lieutenant Innes, 17th Lancers, by Lieut.-Colonel Quentin,
17th Lancers.
Lieutenant B. Lennard Tyler,62d Foot,K.c.B.
on his return from
India, by Lieut.-General Fitzgerald,
CornetH.D. WitterGrant.Lyon, Royal Scots Greys, by General
Sir W. Kier
CoGrneenterGarlasnitr, 4CthhaLrliegshDt Dairbaiageo7Ks,.ocn.Hap.pointment, by Lieut.-
Cornet Francis Howard Vyse, Royal Horse Guards, on ap-
pointment, by the Marquis of Anglesey.
Ensign Dilke, 77th Regiment, on appointment, by the Duke
of Richmond.
Captain G. C. Clarke, Royal Scots Greys, by General Sir W,
K. Grant.
Captain Bowen, 86th Regiment, by Lieut.-General Mai,ter.
Captain Greeley, Bengal Army, by the Earl of Ripon.
Captain J. G. Gaitakell, 26th Regiment Bengal Light In-
fantry, on his return from India, by Major-General Sir J.
L. Lu.hington, G. C. B.
Captain Hughes, 80th Regiment, by his brother, Mr. Bulke
ley Hughes, M.P.
Captain 11. Fane, 4th Light Dragoons, on promotion, by Lieu
te.
Captain
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CaCCaabptppyttaaaLiiin Armitage, 2d West York Yeomanry Cat:airy, by the
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Captain Rht
India, by the Earl of Ripon.
Captain Thornton, by the Marquis
of Salisbury.
Ca • ptain A. L. Cole, Major of Brigade, on appointment, by the
Duke of Wellington.
Captain Halkett, 4th Light Dragoons, by Major-General
Wemyss.
Captain Grant, on appointment to 11th Regiment, by Lieute-
nant-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, commanding Ilth Re-
giment.
Captain C. Campbell, Bengal Army, by Major-General W.
Wemyss.
Captain Catesby Paget, on his appointment as Staff Officer of
Pensioners, by the Marquis of Anglesey.
Captain J. Coats, 55th Regiment, on return from China, by
General Sir W. H. Clinton, G. C. 8., Colonel of the 55th
Regiment.
CaotainAPCaskill, 545th Regimenton return from China. by
General Sir W. H. Clinton, G.CL. Colonel of the 55th

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Captain Wood, Coldstream Guards, on 4ohitment;*
tenant-General Sir Howard Douglas. ' :." . -
Lieutenant James Wells Armstrong, 49th IttgisiientA.on pro=
motion, by Mr. Culling Smith. .
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Lieutenant 11. L. I. Ogilvie, 33d Regiment 11.WrasfNatitet.:in-
fantry, by Major-General Sir De Lacy Evtitts.'3''.
Lieutenant Wordsworth Smith, 39th Regiment, by General

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Sir Frederick Robinson, G.O B.
Lieutenant W. H. Weaver, Stith Regiment, on return from

India, by Colonel Wylde.
Lieutenant the Hon. Etnelius W. Forester, 13th Infantry
(Prince Albert's), on his return from India and Affghanis-
tan, by Lord Forester.
Lieutenant John Robert F. 11. Parker, 11th Regiment, by Earl
of Huntingdon.
Lieutenant H. J. Fielden, 60th Royal Rifles, by Lieutenant-

General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, K.C.B. -
Lieutenant J. R. Wilton, I Ith Regiment, on return from
China, by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir M. Creagh, K. H., com-
manding the llth Regiment of Infantry.
Lieutenant F. Waugh, on his return from India, by the Earl
of Ripon.
Commander Wilmot Horton, by Lord Byron.
Captain and Adjutant Sutton, South Hants Yeomanry, by
Lieut.-Col. the Marquis of Salisbury.
Captain Spence, 31st Regiment, by General Sir Colin Halkett,
K. C. B. and G. C. H.
Captain F. A. Whimper, 55th Regiment, on return from
China, by Col. Sir J. H. Schoedde, K.C. B.
Captain Boucherett, 17th Lancers, by Lieut. Col. St. Quentin.
Captain Sir Baldwin W. Walker, R.N., on his return from fo-
reign service and appointment to her Majesty's ship Queen,
by the Earl of Haddington.
Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, R.N., on his return from
China, by the Earl of Huntingdon.
Captain Arbuthnot, R.N., by Colonel Sir John Roeland
Eustace, K. H.
Captain W. A. Willis, R.N., on promotion and return from
foreign service, by the Earl of Haddington.
Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., on promotion, by the Bishop of
Norwich.
Captain Wellesley, R.N., by Field-Marshal the Duke of Wel-

lington.
Commander Thomas Wilson, R.N., by the Earl of Haddington.
Commander Thomas Smith, R.N., on promotion, by Loyd

Haddington.
Commander Sir W. Hoste, RN., on his appointment as Gen-
tleman Usher to her Majesty Queen Adelaide, by Earl Howe,
Commander C. Hawkins, R.N., by the Earl of Haddington.
Commander Louis, by Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis.
Captain Dalgety, Royal Military College, on appointment, by
Lieutenant-General Lord Fitzroy Somerset.
Captain Goold, by Colonel North.
Captain Jenner, I lth Regiment, by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir
Michael Creagh, K. H., 11th Regiment.
Captain Bertram Milford, by Lieut.-General Sir Howard
Douglas.
After the levee, the Earl of Effingham had an audience
of the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the Riband and
Badge of the Order of the Bath, worn by the late Earl of
Effingham.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal
Suite, returned to Buckingham Palace, escorted by a party
of Life Guards.

His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen visited her
Ro)•a1 Highness the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at Clarence
House, St. James's.

IMPORTANT SALES.

On Tuesday last Mr. W. W. Simpson disposed of by
auction at the Mart, property which has been advertised
in our Journal for some time past—as follows:—
A residence, No. 32, Hyde Park-square, Hyde Park,
with coach-house, stabling, &c., in Hyde Park-garden.
Mews, let on lease at 2801. per annum ; held from the
Lord Bishop of London, and others, from Midsummer,
1842, for 911 years, at rents amounting to 241. 35. pee.
annum.—Sold to Mrs. Butt, the tenant, for 4,3001.
A freehold residence and spacious shop, No. 16, High-
street, Colchester, Essex, let on lease at 801. per annum;
the land-tax on this and the following lot amounts to
61. 16s. per annum, and is paid by the tenant of the fol-
lowing lot (luring his lease.—Sold to Mark Farrell, Esq.,
of Colchester, for 1,520/.
A freehold residei ce with shop, No. 15, High-street,
Colchester. let on lease for an unexpired term of five
years, at 100/. per annum.—Sold to Edward Smith, Esq.,
of Colchester, fur 1,940/.
A freehold and part copyhold property, situate in the
village of Lexden, within two miles of Colchester, com-
prising a residence, with pleasure-grounds, &c., contain•
ing in the whole, 3a. 21p. ; land-tax redeemed—sold to
Samuel Tillett, Esq., of Colchester, for 1,8001.
A freehold cottage residence, land-tax redeemed,
situate adjoining the preceding lot, let at 501. per annum
—bought in at 7001.
A freehold estate, called Corringham Marsh Farm,.
situate in the parish of Corringham, Essex; it comprises
a small farmhouse and agricultural buildings, together
with 303 a. lr. 35p. of productive land ; in the occupation
of Henry Anthony Losg, Esq., under a lease for seven.
years, from Michaelmas, 1844, at a rent of 4501 per an-
num, the land-tax and level-rate amounting to 381. per
annum ; sold to the tenant for 11,600/.