The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-21 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, DEC. 20.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Ro-
bert Waugh to the church and parish of Mamie, in the
presbytery of A uckterarder and county of Perth, vacant
by the resignation of the Rev. George Blair, late minister
thereof.

The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev.
John Lamont to the church at Hallin, in Waternish, in
the parish of Kilmuir, in the presbytery of Sky and
shire of Inverness, vacant by the transportation of the
Rev. Roderick Reid, late minister thereof, to the parish
of Loche, in the presbytery of Lewis,
The Queen 'has also been pleased to present the Rev.
Alexander M'Coll to the church and parish of Durness,
in the presbytery of Tongue and county of Sutherland,
vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Donald M'Con-
nochie, late minister thereof.
WAR=OFFICE, Du. 90.

4th Light Dragoons—C. Montgomery, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Edgell, promoted in the 7th
Foot, Dec. 20.
6th Dragoons—Cornet W. Doyle, from 15th Light
Dragoons (Riding Master), to be Cornet, vice Powell,
promoted, Pee, 2Q.
IA Light Dragoons—E. R. Keene, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Doyle, appointed to the 6th
Dragoons, Dec. 20.
16th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant E. J. Pratt to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Mansel, deceased,
Sept. 20 ; Cornet D. Maycock to be Lieutenant, vice
Pratt ; Sergeant-Major R. Hodgson to be Cornet, without
purchase, vice Maycock, .Dec. u.
4th Foot—Ensign H. Fitzgerald to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Morgan, deceased, September 12;
Gentleman Cadet C. %V. Aylmer, from the Royal Military
College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fitzge-
rald, December 21.

7th Foot —Cornet G. B. Edgell, from the 4th Light
Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Grogan,
who retires, Dec. 20.

11th Foot—Captain J. Forbes, from half-pay Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice J. Goold, who exchanges,
receiving the difference ; Captain Webster, from
half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. Forbes, who
exchanges, Dee, 20,

17th.FoOt—Brevet Lieutenant-Coloael P. M'Pherson
to he Major, without pur,hase, vice Deshon, deceased;
Lieut. F. A. Wetherall to be Captain, vice MTherson;
Ensign W. H. 11. Ellison to be Lieutenant, vice We-
therell, Aug, 1; Ensign R. Dudgeon to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Ellison, whose promotion on 2d
August, 1844, has been cancelled, Aug. 2; Gentleman
Cadet E. J. Gardiner, from the Royal Military College,
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dudgeon, Dec. 21.
26th Foot—Captain F.• Stupart, from the half-pay of
2d Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Cain, promoted,
I)ec. 20 ; Lieutenant H. Edgar, to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Shum, deceased, Dec. 10 ;
Lieut. J. W: Johnstone to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Stupart, who retires ; Ensign C. J. S. Wallace to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnstone ; the Hon.
A. E. G. Sinclair to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wal-
lace; Dec. 20; Gentleman Cadet C. E. Blackett, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
Dee. 21.
29th Foot—Ensign H. T. Metge to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Hope, deceased, Sept. 25, 1844 ;
Gentleman Cadet J. S. Richards, from the it oy al Mili-
tary College, to be Ensign, vice Metge, Dec. 21.
50th Foot—Ensign C. E. Young to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Bernard, deceased ; Ensign W.
P. Elgee, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Joyce,
deceased, Oct. 6 ; Gentleman Cadet C. H. Slessor, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Young, Dec. 21 ; C. A. P. James, Gent., to
be Ensign, without purchase, vice Elgee, Dec. 22.
60th Foot— Major the Hon. G. A. Spencer to be Lieute-
nant. Colonel, by purchase, vice Cockburn, vv ho retires ;
Captain E. C. Giffard to be Major, by purchase, vice
Spencer ; Lieutenant Hon. A. Hope to be Captain, by
purchase. vice Gaud ; Second-Lieutenant W. F. L.
Meason to be First-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hope;
H. E. Galion. Gent., to be Second-Lieutenant, by pur.
chase, vice Meason, Dec. 20.

63d Foot—Ensign R. Taylor to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Considine, deceased, Dec. 20; Gentleman
Cadet W, J. Lloyd, from the Royal Military College,
to be Ensign, without purchgse, vice Taylor, Dec. 21st.
67th Foot—F. Pratt, Gent., to be gnsign, by purchase,
Dec. 20. _ _ _ _ _ _

70th Foot—Gentleman Cadet J. M. Buchanan, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Hum-
frey, deceased, Dec. 21
dith Foot—Second Lieut. H. F. Williams to be First
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. R. W. D. Shir-
ley, who retires ; E. W. J. Fulcher, Gent., to be Second
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Williams, Dec. 20.
BREVET.-04ptaitt F, Stuart, of the 26th Foot, to be
Major in the Army, Jan. 10.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon of the First Class,
J. liinnis,.M.D., to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hos-
pitals, with local rank in China, vice Barclay, deceased,
Dec. 20, 1844.

MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of the Hon.
Lieutenant Chetwynd, of the 73d Foot, are William
John Granville, and not Glanville, as previously stated.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire.
North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—
Cornet J. E. Geils to be Lieutenant, vice Harding, pro-
moted • Assistant Surgeon Soden to be Surgeon,
vice W --atts, deceased ; W. E. Miller, Gent., to be As-
sistant-Surgeon, vice Soden, promoted, Dec. 12.
WHITEHALL. Dice. 11.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed W. Hinde, of
Liverpool, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent„
to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of
Chancery.
The Lord Chancellor has also appointed George
Stevenson, of Leicester, in the county of Leicester,
Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court
of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, DEC. 12.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Grey, of
Torquay, iu the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, Dos. 14.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Palmer, of
Rugeley, in the county of Stafford, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
The Lord Chancellor has also appointed John Gwynne,
of Tenby, in the county of Pembroke, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
WHITEHALL, Dec. 16.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Scurfield,
of Sunderland, in the county palatine of Durham, Gent.,
to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of
Chancery.
The Lord Chancellor has also appointed George
James Ilaines, of Faringdon, in the county of Berks,
Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court
of Chancery.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Samuel Higginbottom, shopkeeper,Dukinfield,Chester.
BANKRUPTS.
Humphrey Charles Balne, grocer, Poole, to surrender
Jan. 7, at eleven, and Feb. 4, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court,
Basinghall-street ; Shaw, Furnival's Inn.
Samuel King, warehouseman. Newgate-street, City,
Jan. 3, and Feb. 14, at half-past twelve, tvt the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole-
man-street; Linklaters, Leadenhall-street.
James Moutrie, music seller, Bristol, Jan. 7, and Feb.
4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official
assignee, Aldermanbury, London ; Theobald, Furnival's
Inn.

James Oldham, silk warehouseman, Wood-street,
City, Dec. 28, at eleven, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Reed and Shaw, Friday.
street, ChearAile.
John Pert Beriny, plumber, Bromptoi-row, Kensing-
ton, Jan. 10, at two, and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. Badinghall-
street ; Buchanan and Grainger, Basingliall-street.
Hugh Daniel Watkins and James Innes, lead mer-
chants, Manchester, Jan. 3. and Feb. 3, at eleven, at the
Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee ;
Sale and Worthington, Manchester ; Reed and Shaw,
Friday-street, Cheapside.
Thomas Hodgson, calico printer, Manchester, Jan. 2
and 23, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court.
Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Char-
lotte-street, Bedford-square, London ; Bennet, Man-
chester.

George Sheraton, corn merchant, Hartlepool, Durham,
Jan. 9, at half-past two, and Feb. 11, at half-past one, at
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, offi,lal
assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Holden ,Kingston-upon-
; Wilson and Turnbull, Hartlepool.
Henry Hugh Foothead, wholesale milliner, Fore-street,
Cripplegate, London, Jan 3, and Feb. 14, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee,
Coleman-street ; Wilkins, Furnival's Inn.

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
G. D. Thomas, grocer, Wem, Shropshire—final dir. of
10d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, or any subse-
quent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Bir-
mingham.
J. Watson. sen., and J. Watson, jun., common-
brewers, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire—first and final
dir. of as. 10d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, or