The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-25 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 25.

Bth Light Dragoons—Captain D'Oyley W. Battley,
from 64th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice W. Jones, Rho
reverts to his former half-pay, Oct. 25.
11th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant J. R. Wilton.
from 55th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Goold, promoted,
Oct. 25.
19th Foot—Lieutenant J. Maguire, from 55th Foo
to be Lieutenant, vice R. A. M. Franklin, who retires on
half-pay 55th Foot, Oct. 25.
24th Foot—Ensign W. Hartshorn to be Adjutant,
vice Williams, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, Oct. 25.
42c1 Foot—Lieutenant G. W. Macquarie to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Kinlock, who retires ; Ensign E.
F. G. Clavering to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Macquairie ; W. J. Cunninghame, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Clavering, Oct. 25.
93d Foot—Lieut. L. Skynner, from the 55th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice Pole, promoted, Oct. 25.
UNATTACHED.--Lieut. W. Ward, from the 35th Foot,
to be Captain, without purchase, Oct. 25.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire.
West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—
Cornet P. P. Bouverie, to be Lieutenant, vice Honey-
wood, resigned, Oct. 19 ; M. V. Maher, Gent., to be
Cornet, vice Bouverie, promoted, Oct. 21.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire.
Royal Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry—A. L. Goddard,
Esq., to be Captain, vice Calley, resigned ; The Hon.
G. Barrington to be Lieutenant, vice Goddard. promoted,
Oct. 12.
RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF TRADE.
WHITIMALL, OCT. 24.

Referring to the notice in the Gazette of the 23d of
August, announcing the intention of the Railway Board
to examine into certain schemes therein enumerated,
with a view to the presentation to Parliament of minutes
or reports thereon, in the event of their becoming the
subjects of application to Parliament, the Board hereby
give notice, that it is further their intention to examine,
with a similar view, into the following schemes, viz.,
I. Schemes for extending railway communication to
Goole and to Great Grimsby.
11. Branches from and extensions of the Eastern
Counties and Northern and Eastern Railways.
HI. Railway communication between London and
Norwich, and other schemes, in the counties of Norfolk,
Suffolk, Cambridge, and Essex.
IV. Branches from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail-
way, Clydesdale Junction, and Edinburgh and Galashiels
schemes.

V. Extension of the York and Scarborough and Hull
and Selby Railways to Bridlington and Driffield.
VI. Schemes for connecting Birkenhead with Man-
chester and Stockport.
VII. South Junction through Manchester, Ashton
and Stockport Junction, and Manchester and Buxton.
VIII. Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, and other
schemes, in the district between the Bolton and Preston
and the Liverpool and Manchester Railways.
IX. Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, and other
railway schemes, in the district between the Bolton and
Preston and Manchester and Leeds Railways.
X. Birmingham and Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury and
Chester schemes.
XI. Worcester and Wolverhampton and other schemes
for extending railway communication in Worcestershire
and Staffordshire.
XII. Schemes for extending railway communications
to the Potteries.
XIII. Schemes for extending railway communications
to Falmouth. .

XIV.— Schemes for extending railway communication
to Staines and Windsor. .

XV. Schemes for making railway communication in
Ireland from Dublin to Cork, Limerick, Cavan, Galway,
Enniskillen, Londonderry, and Waterford ; between
Londonderry and Eoniskillen ; between Cork and Ban-
don ; between Cork and Waterford ; between Cork and
Limerick; and completing railway communication be-
tween Dublin and Belfast.
The principal points into which the inquiry will be
made, in connexion with the above schemes, are as
follows:-
Ist. The ability and bona fide intention of the pro-
moters to prosecute their application to Parliament next
session for bills to authorize the several undertakings.
2d. The advantages to be obtained, in a national
point of view, in completing or extending important
lines of railway communication.
3d. The amount of local advantage afforded to the
towns and districts Enure immediately affected.
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of the fifth report of the Select Committee on Railways,
will not embrace questions of private property or inte-

rest; 'which Agill be reserved altogether for the con-
sideration of the Legislatur& . .
(Signed) DALIIdUSIE;
C. W. PASLEY. G. R. tdl4.TEilt.
D. O'BRIEN. S. LAING.
- , BANKRUPTS.
JOSEPH SIMfiS,OI;T; bnilder, Stockwell, Surrey, to
surrender Nov. 5, at half-past deireii; and Dec. 6, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsagef, official
assignee ; Alexander, South-street, Finsbury.
WALTER WESTRUP and THOMAS MARTIN
COCRSEDGE, millers, Shadwell, Nov. 6, at two, and
Dee. twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell,
official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Shearman
and Slater, Great Tower-street.
JAMES WATSON CARTER, coach plater, Long-
acre, Nov. 6, at one, and Dec. 4, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Beaumont and Thompson, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
ALFRED FOWLER, carpenter, Leamington Priors,
Warwick, Nov. 2 and 29, at eleven, at the Manchester
District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birming-
ham ; Russells, Leamington Priors.
„JOHN GOULI), cattle-salesman, Congresbury, So-
mersetshire, Nov. 11, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 6, at
eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official
assignee, Bristol. A'Beckett and Co., Goldon square,
London.
BENJAMIN JONES, victualler, Birmingham, Nov. 7
and Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Chilton and
Co., Chancery-lana, London ; Suckling, Birmingham.
WILLIAM WALKER, hatter, Birmingham, Nov. 7,
at half-past eleven, and Dec. 6, at one, at the Birming-
ham District Court. Yalpy, official assignee, Birming--
barn ; Jackson, Field-court, Gray's Inn, London ; Har-
rison and Smith, Birmingham.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscunrado Sugar, for the
week ending Oct. 22, 1844, is 335. lid. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon pn the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

COURSE OF EXCHI
Amsterdam CF. 12 6..
Ditto, at sight l2 4M
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i
Antwerp 25 90
Hamburgh M.B. 13 13
Altona l3 11
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles 25 90
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine l2l

Petarsburgh, 3Ui 37
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 952
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36i

Cadiz

Bilbao 36

Barcelona 36

,NGE.—(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 85
Milan
Venice .
Naples
Palermo, per oz llB
Lisbon ssi
Oporto 55
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars...£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9Ti
Silver in Bars 0 4 1 l

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