The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-30 00:00:00

TIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENlikr'

that the money which should be devoted to this purpose
should be lodged in the Lank of Messrs. Twining and Co.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
Meeting separated.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM

PANIES' STOCK.

From tie Officiul List,

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30.
SOINT-STOCK ZANILEI.

Dividend I Amount
r- Name of Company. per of Paid. Pric
in Annum. Share.
as -
id X s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia ••••• • • • • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 26
3" Britsh North American 4/. per cent. 60 0 0 50 0 0 46
to Commercia of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 21
Colonial Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 15,
Londe and Westininstr I 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 25
London Joint-Stock... 6l. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13.
to Metropolitan ..... •• • I
' - 25 0 0 7 10 0
i.. Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 451
Ditto, New. 8/ per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17]
National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 191
Jr Nat. Provncial of En. 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 36
5 Ditto, New... ........Si. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
d Union of Australia •. • • - 25 0 0 25 0 0 24
a Union of London 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12
,f. INSURANCE COMPANIES.
e
Dividend Amount
r Name of Company. per of Paid. Peel
I, Annum. Share.
F
£ s. d. , £ s. d.
1 Albion .............. 31. 10s 500 0 0 50 0 0 74
3 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20
t Ditto Marine....... 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6sj
Atlas ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16
' British Commercial - 78. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7
r Clericl,Med.&Gen.Lift 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6.,
) County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
s. 1
t Crown ............ • . f 61. and
50. bs. j 40 0 0 5 0 0 -
Eagle . 6s. 50 0 0 60 0 5%
' Economic Life.
1000 0 0 250 0 0
L& 30s.bs.
' Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3
' European Life .... • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' ..• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe - 142%
Guardian •••••••• •• • • W. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 51
Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 240
Imperial Life -•••• • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
Indemnity Marine- •• 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 29
Law Life.... ........ 1/. ss. 190 0 0 10 0 0 50
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6%
London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15%
London Ship • ... •• • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15%
Marine -. ••••• • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 1e 9i
Med.ln vlid&Gen.Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
National Loan Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
National Life •.••• • .• • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9%
Palladium Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 59 0 0 I 2 I 0 2/. 2s.
Phcenix ••• . .. ...... .. 31. p. ct. & be. - - 210
Protector Life.. ... •• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 j 1 0 0 1/. 3s.
' Provident Life...... • • I/. ss. 100 00110 0 0 24
Rock Life.
Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180
Sun Fire . - -
Ditto Life ........•. 11. 61. - - 18
Universal Life
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. ; Price
Annum. Share.
I
£ s. d. £ a. d
Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 , 165
British Linen Company 81* per cent. -. 100 0 0 230
Commercial Bank ... • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 166
National Bank 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 15%
Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 98%
Western 8ank.....• • • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 84%
North of Scotland Bank Si. per cent. - 59 0 7%
Clydesdale Bank.... • . 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 14%
Eastern Bank ...... -5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11
Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 6
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7%
City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 815 0 15%
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 1 %
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Insur. Co. of Scetlnd 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10%
North British Insur..• 5% /. pr cent. ,200 0 0 10 0 0 2834
Caledonian Fire Maur. 10/. per cent.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 24%
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 19%
Edin. &Glasg. Railway 5/.percent. 150 0 0 50 0 0 65
Ditto, % Shares.... 51. percent. il2 10 I All paid. 15%
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 21%
Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70
Glasg w & Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21
Glsgw& Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45
Dundee &Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 36
Standard Life Asset-nee.' 51 per cent. 150 0 0 I 2 10 0 8

DOCKS.
' Dividend ' Amount J
Name of Company. per 1
Annum. Shoafre. I Paid. Price,
X s. d. 1 X s. d.
Commercial .... ••.• • j 31. per cent. Stock. -
East and West India... 5;41. pr cent. Stock. - 135 li
East Country - 21
Lyndon. •••• • • • •• • . 4341. pr cent./ Stock. - 112
St Katharine .... ••• . i 5 per cent. 1 Stock. 1 - 108%
Southampton ••..• • -1 4/. per cent. '5O 0 0I 50 0 0 30
CANALS.
; • I 1 e>
Names of 7; Dividend Names of Dividend
Companies. Is: Price. per Companies.
.71 Anper Price'
num.
rn Annum.' co
X 1 X
Ashtn& Ohlh 97'5/.55. p e 72 Monmonthsh 100 91. 160
Ashby-d-la-Z 1131 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 98
Barnsley .. • . 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 85
Baslngstoke-'lOO - - esti:, .. .. .. too 201. 365
BrknklzAbrg \ 150 5/. 85 ottiham . 150 12/. 260
Cromford .... 100 181. 150 eak Forest. 78 31. 40
Dudley lOO 4/. - Regent's .... 33 11. 263 i
Derby .. •• •
Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 80 Shropshire • • 125 8/. -
Erewash 1100! 321. 300 Somrset Coal ISO 71. 10s. 123
Forth & Clyd 100; 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 Gl.p. c. 11
' GrandJunctn,loo, 71. 100 Stffrd&Worc,l4o 28/. 440
Grand Union 100, 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 15/. 230
Glamorg,tish . 172; 13%1. 210 Stourbridge - 145 201. -
Glstr & Brklyjlooj - - Strtfrd on Avi 79 I/. 10s. -
Grantham .. .150; 121. 100 Severn and 126 1/. Bs. -
Huddersfield.! 571 ti,' 20 Wye Rail.
Kennt & Avnl 39,' 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt &MI
50 30/. -
Lancaster...) 471 1/. 10. 40 sey, 4 sh.
Leeds& Livrp 100 j 34/. 525 Thema &Med 19 - 10
Leicester .... 140, 10/. 105 Worcstr k}
78 41. 49
Leicstr &Nth, 831 4/. 62 Birming.
Loughboregh,l42l 701. ! 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 4s. 11

Name of Company.

X 2,
East L0nd0n...... •. •. 81. 100 0
Grand Junction 3/. 46 18
Kent •• •• 2/. 10s. 100 0
Vauxhall .......• •• •• 5/. per cent. 100 0

West Middlesex •. 41.165. pr et. i 63 12

COURSE OF EXCH.I
Amsterdam CF. 12 9
Ditto, at sight l2 5
Rotterdam 2U. 12 9i
Antwerp 26 15
Hamburgh M.B. 13 141
Altona —

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Paris,3 days' sight 25 75
Ditto, 3 months 26

Marseilles 26 10
Bourdeaux 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 1221
Petersburgh, 3Us —
Berlin
Vienna, effee. flo.
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36

Cadiz
Bilbao —
BP/colon& —

Seville

Paid. I Pri,

i.N GE —(T HIS DAY.)
Gibraltar.....
Leghorn .... 3O E 0
Genoa .. 26 10
Milan ..... ....... ..... .
Venice .
Naples .......
Palermo, per oz 1194
Lisbon
Oporto . s2i
Rio Janeiro .
Bahia

IBuenos Ayrei
NewTork,2ldyssight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 &
New I`oubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars. 0 4 9$
Silver in Ba-s 0 4 111

DARING HIGIIWAY ROBBERY NEAR WAKEFIELD.
—On Christnias-dav a gang of highway robbers attacked
Mr. Whitton, of Wakefield, artist, at Red Beck, near
Crofton, on the Wakefield and Doncaster road, and robbed'
him of his purse containing about 335. in gold and silver and
some minor articles. Mr. Whitton was walking towards
Wakefield, about six o'clock in the evening, when he met a
party of six or eight men at Red Beck, one of whom on
passing turned suddenly round and seized Mr. Whitton's
arms, the remainder of the party assisted in the attack by
holding his legs and rifling his pockets, while others pro-
ceeded a little distance on the road apparently for the pur-
pose of looking out. One villain pulled Mr. Whitton's head
violently backward and attempted tc force dirt into his
mouth, another brandished a stick over his head, but on ob-
taining their booty they left him without further mal- 1
treatment. It is supposed they were a party of poachers.
With a gang of this desperate character at large it is highly
necessary that the police of the district should be on the
alert, and travellers will do well to arm themselves if obliged
to travel after sunset.

higher rates. Mocha of common and middling quality is
dull of sale, but good and fine kinds are wanted. There are
at present not many buyers of Java, but holders show firm
ness. Other East India kinds are still attracting little at-
tention, but merchants are not disposed to further reduce
their prices.
RicE.—Holders of Bengal have been less inclined '

_
and refrained from offering any at auction : . co realise,
,
better desire shown to operate privately .mere has been a
andhe parcel dis-
posed of were upon former terms. in Madras there hass been
rather more done. Java is held for the former value, but
there has been little busing transacted. Cleaned Rice is
little wanted, 20s to 205 is the value of Patna, and 36s to 40s
per cwt fCarolina. Sago Flour has been purchased with
caution,Win Potato Flour large purchases made. Tapioca
and Arrowroot have beeen pur,:aased with caution, and prices
,„ are looking down.
TEA.—There has been a good business transacted in
_... Congou, and the lower descriptions have brought stiffer rates,
whilst the better kinds fully sustained the former currency.
;N Pouchong has been sold to afair extent; but prices keep low.
Twankay is held with firmness, and is wanted. Holders of
i m
Hyson are unable to obtain better prices. In Young Hyson
,"- a fair business has been transacted upon former terms. For
1% Gunpowder prices do not improve, but the demand is
on the increase. Of Imperial, several parcels have been sold.
4 For Caper prices keep low, but the demand is on the in-
-1%144 crease. In scented Orange Pekoe the business transacted has
not been of much moment; but the rates insisted upon for
good and fine are 2s 9d to 3s per lb. In other descriptions of
,N 1 Tea the operations generally have been upon a more extended
scale, and at prices differing from those previously quoted.
Spzurrs.—Jamaica Rum is held with firmness, but there
is only a moderate business transacted. Leeward Island can-
not be obtained upon lower terms, but the business done has
ice, been limited. Demerara has been purchased with caution.
For Calcutta the demand has been only for small parcels at
is lid to 2s per gallon proof with certificate. The market
1 for Brandy has a firm appearance, and a fair business trans-
, acted. Geneva for exportation has been sold at 2s to 2s 2d
for common quality.
Hops.—The transactions have been to a fair extent, and at
A ices differing little from those previously quoted. Middle
Kent Bags met with the most attention, and of such the
stock in first hands is much reduced.
SALTPETRE.—HoIders of Rough show firmness, and bought
A in the whole of 3,670 bags at public sale, at full rates. English
Refined has been in good demand at 30s 6d to 31s. The va-
lue of Nitrate of Soda is 14s to 15s per cwt, but there are
few buyers to be met with.

COCIIINEAL.—HoIders are less inclined to realise, and have
34 I refrained from offering any at public sale; privately a fair

business has been transacted, but not at better prices.
INDIGO.—East India has been purchased with caution b)
14 the home trade, and there are very few shipping orders of any
description : those parties that are inclined to realise have
)% been compelled to submit to a decline on the rates of the last
)1A quarterly auctions of 5d to 6d per lb for Bengal ; Madras
P% and Kurpah, from the short supply. are however nearly bring-
ing the prices of that period, but the demand is still limited.
jThe quantity of East India declared for the 20th of January
is 6,906 chests.
29. LAC DYE.—There are sellers upon rather lower terms, but
0 the demand has been only for small parcels ; common quality
33' at 5d to 7d, middling 8d to is., good is 2d to is Bd, fine
ti, ls 9d to 2s 6d per lb.
TALLOW.—Holders have confidence on account of the great
deficiency there is in the stock compared with that of last
year, and the large consumption there is going on; the trade
are still inclined to increase their stocks, and the rates given
have been rather higher for Russian. There has been a good
• demand from the town and country trade on the spot. For
forward delivery many contracts have been entered into at
ice 42s for January, and 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt for February
and March. Home made Tallow has been in excellent re-
- quest at 42s to 42s 6d nett cash.
CHICORY.—There has not been much business transacted,
the value is 54s to 56s per cwt, duty paid, and root 91. to
101. per ton in bond.

rHE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

WAR-OFFICE,DEc. 30, 1845.
4 2d Regiment of Life Guards-Rrevet Colonel Sir H. Fair-
% fax, Bart., from half-pay unattached, to be Lieut.-Colonel,
vice Colonel G. A. Reid, who exchanges; Major and Lieut.-
%
aA Colonel J. M'Douall to be Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice
,!/4 Sir H. Fairfax, Bart., who retires ; Brevet Major L. D. Wil-
-34 hams to be Major and Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice
'34 M'Douall ; Lieut. H. G. Boyce, to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Williams ; Cornet and Sub -Lieutenant the Hon.
'34
% B. Charles Bertie to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boyce.
A. C. D. Hawksley, Gent. to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Bertie; Dec. 30.
Gth Regiment of Dragoons-Lieut. D. Maycock, from the
16th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Leigh, who ex-
changes, Dec. 30.
7th Light Dragoons--Comet Sir A. Chichester, Bart., to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Percy,:who retires; A.
Sartoris, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sir A. Chiches-
' ter, Bart.; Dec. 30.
13th Light Dragoons--Cornet H. Hoiden to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Hughes, who retires; S. G. Jenyns, Gent.,
to be Comet, by purchase, vice Holden, Dec. 30.
16th Light Dragoons-Lieutenant H. B. Leigh, from the
6th Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Maycock, who
,ex-
changes, Dec. 30.
,'" ''" Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards-Lieut. and
- Capt. C. A. Lewis to be Captain and Lieut.-Colonel, by pur-
chase, vice Perceval, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. M.
- Bruce to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, rice Lewis ;
l", A. F. Egerton, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Bruce, Dec. 30.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards-Lieutenant and
• Captain J. L. Elrington, to be Adjutant, vice Newton, who
Iresigns the Adjutancy only, Dec. 30, 1845.
p.s3thußneagttiamcebnetd ,iarma
Major
Rh.alLr.-
,oftoP°°bet-CCapaPtatainin, vGic.ellenßrteivectic
Dunclas, who exchanges ; Lieut. H. B. Baker to be Captain,
. , .
T.
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eulr cl e hwa s,
toe, vb iec eF
ißr
setn- ti ni
ecuk, te
nwahnot
,r ebt
yi r es
purchase,
; vice
BakerSecond-Lieutenant ;
W. R. C. Potter, Gent., to be Second-Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Bellew, Dec. 30, 1845.
12th Foot-Assistant Surgeon J. Booth to Surgeon, vice
Cotton, promoted to the Staff; J. Small, gent. to be As-
sistant Surgeon, vice Booth, Dec. 30.
13th Foot-Ensign J. Busby, from the 18th Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Pearson, who exchanges, Dec. 30.
14th Foot-Ensign L. Hare to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Stirke, deceased, Nov. 18 ; Gentleman Cadet
H. Townsend, fram the Royul Military College, to be Ensign,
vice Hare, Dec. 30.
17th Foot-Serjeant-Major W. Johnston, from the Rifle
Brigade, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bourke, pro-
moted, Dec. 30.
- 18th Foot-Ensign G. S. Pearson, from the 13th Foot, to
be Ensign, vice Busby, who exchanges, Dec. 30.
20th Foot-Captain H. D. Crofton to be Major, by pur-
ice, chase, vice Croad, who retires ; Lieutenant R. L. Lye to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Crofton ; Ensign E. F. Anstey to
- be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lye; E. Hebdin, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Anstey, Dec. 30.
)
1 24th Foot-Captain W. Spring, from half-pay Unattached,
to be Captain, vice H. Young, who exchanges, Dec. 30.
37th Foot-Ensign and Adjutant J. Jones to have the
rank of Lieutenant, Dec. 29; Ensign W. J. Bazalgette to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Manners, who retire ; G. D. D.
Pilkington, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vize Bazal-
gette, Dec. 30.
1 4dth For t-Captain G. Browne to be Major, by purchase,
vice Gray, who retires; Lieutenant J. 0. Miller to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Browne ; Ensign W. Parker to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Moller; J C. Parks, Gent.,
to be Eensign, by purchase, vice Parker, Dec. 30.
45th Foot-Lieut. R. Bates to be Captain, without pur-
obese, vice Oakley, deceased ; Ensign H. Leach to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Bates, Oct. 15; Gentleman Cadet W. Fleming,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Leach,
Dec. 30.
48th Foot-M. F. M. Herbert, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Elton, who retires, Dec. 30.
55th Foot-Ensign R. Briscoe to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Gwynne, who retires; A. C. Marsh, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Briscoe, Dec. 30.
58th Foot-Lieut. C. Dresing to be Captain, without pur-
chase, vice Grant, killed in action • Ensign T. Pedder to be
Lieutenant, vice Dresing, :July 2 ; action;
Sergeant Michael
Tighe to be Ensign, vice Pedder, Dec. 30.
60th Foot-Second Linut. H. E. Warren to be First Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Callaghan, who retires; IL W.
Brooke, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Warren, Dec. 30.
65th Foot-Major C. E. Gold to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
without purchase, vice H. Senior, who retires upon full-pay,
Dec. 30 ; Brevet Maj )r J. Patience to be Major, vice Gold,
Dec. 30 ; Lieut. W. S. Cook to be Captain, vice Patience,
Dec. 30; Ensign H. V. Mundell, from 96th Foot, to be Lieu-
6b6et h
Captl' ooati -n , Cvai
cpet api na
Daniell.,
e 1.1 W.
hAor aeuxnesheal ln,
gferso, mDthe
30. 85th Foot,
:enant, vice Cook, Dec. 30.
to
68th Foot-G. H. Alington, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Viscount Hinton, who retires, Dec. 30.
70th Foot-Major T. Reed to be Lieut.-Colonel, without
purchase, vice E. J. White, who retires upon full pay; Capt.
J. D O'Brien to be Major, vice Reed; Lieut. C. S. Dickson
to be Captain, vice O'Brien, Dec. 30.
Lieutenant N. B. Giveen to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Brereton, who retires, Dec. 31; Ensign W. Rutson to be
Lieutenant, vice Dickson, Dec. 30; Ensign G. Ryan to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Giveen, Dec. 31 ; Gentleman
Cadet A. 11. C. Snow, from the Royal military College, to be
Ensign by purchase, vice Ryan, Dec. 31; F. Willington,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ryan, Dec. 31.
72d Foot-Ensign J. S. Clark to be Lieutenant, without
purchaas, vice Lucas who retires; A. Wade, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Clark, Dec. 30.
80th Foot-Major R. B Wood to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
by purchase, vice Baker, who retires ; Captain R. A. Lock-
hart to be Major, by purchase, vice Wood : Lieut. A. W.
Riley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lockhart, Dec. 30.
83d Foot-Ensign J. Foster to Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Hamilton, who retires : J. D. Campbell, Gent. to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Foster, Dec. 30.
85th Foot-Captain R. A. C. Daniell, from 66th Foot, to
be Captain, vice Maunsell, who exchanges, Dec. 30.
96th Foot- Serjeant-Major E. Ford to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Mundell, promoted in 65th Foot, Dec. 30.
99th Foot, Ensign G: J. De Winton De Winton to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Beatty, died of his
wounds, July 12.
Rifle Brigade-Lieut. J. Gibson to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Wilkins, who retires; Second Lieut. 11. Walker to be
First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bruce, who retires;
Second Lieut. G. P. Evelyn to be First Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Gibson, Dec. 31 ; Gentleman Cadet A. W.
Godfrey, from the Royal Military College, to be Second
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walker. Dec. 30; G. H. W.
Walker, Gent., to be second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Evelyn, Dec. 31.
Ist West India Regiment-Ensign J. M. Tittle to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Sullivan, deceased, Sept. 9;
Garrison Sergeant Major J. Fanning to be Ensign, vice Tittle,
Dec. 30.
St. Helena Regiment-Ensign J. Hayes to be Adjutant,
vice Lieutenant Macbeau, who resigns the Adjutancy only,
Dec. 30.
UNATTACHED.-Capt. A. Robertson, from Ist West India
Regiment, to be Major, without purchase, Dec. 30.
BREVET.-Capt. G. Bentinck, of the sth Foot, to be Major
in the Army, Nov. 23.
The undermentioned Cadets, of the Honourable the East
India Company's service, to lave the local and temporary
rank of Ensign, during the period of their being placed under
the command of Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. Smith, of the Royal
Engineers, at Chatham, for field instruction in the art of
Sapping and Mining :-W. S. Oliphant, Gent. ; G. Chapman,
Gent. H. W. Gulliver, Gent.; C. Pollard, Gent., Dec. 30.
HOSPITAL STAFE.-Staff-Surgeon of the First Class S. C.
Roe, M.D., to be Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals, vice
Brinsley Nicholson, M.D., who retires upon half-pay ; Surgeon
T. F. Cotton, from 12th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First
Class, vice Roe, promoted, Dec. 30.
MEMORANDUM.-The appointment of Lieut. F. G. Scott,
to be Autant of the 71st Foot, has been antedated to the
13th of July, 1845.

COMMISSARIAT.
Assistant Commissary-General Francis Wm. A. C. Major,
Assistant Commissary-General John Tench,
Assistant Commissary-General James Thompson,
Assistant Commissary- General Charles Anthony Clarke,
Assistant Commissary-General William Green,

To be Deputy Commissaries•
Deputy Assistant Commissar'
Deputy Assistant f"
Toweslan,'

, -,.eneral William Robinson,
~ommissary--General Samuel Joseph

P-

_ ..vuty Assistant Commissary-General James Skyrme,
Deputy Assistant Commissary-General Robert Acki oyd,
Deputy Assistant Commissary-General William Stanton,
Leputv Assistant Commissary General William Alexander
Robert Lamont,
Deputy Assistant Commissary General John Kent,
Deputy Assistant Commissary General Stephen Owen,
Deputy Assistant Commissary General Francis Bissel
Archer:
Deputy Assistant Commissary General William
Drake,
To be Assistant Commissaries General.
Commissariat Clerk Patrick Nagle Telfer,
Commissariat Clerk William henry Bernard Ussher,
Commissariat Clerk Thomas Williams,
Commissariat Clerk William Read Parrott,
Commissariat Clerk John Moira Maclean Sutherland,
Commissariat Clerk Robert Cumming
Commissariat Clerk Charles William Cumming,
Commissariat Clerk George Alexander Skinner,
Commissariat Clerk B. J. Montunaro,
Commissariat Clerk James Mitchell,
Commissariat Clerk Villiers William Cesar Hawkins,
Commissariat Clerk George Joseph Webb,
Commissariat Clerk Thomas Gem,
Commissariat Clerk Arthur Fulford Adams,
Commissariat Clerk John Ramsay M'Culloch,
To be Deputy-Assistant Commissaries-General.
The commissions of the said officers to bear date the 16th
Dec., 1845.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire--
Royal South Lincoln Militia—Capt. N. Campbell to be
Adjutant, Dec. 12.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 29.
Colt.Ps OE ROYAL MARINES.--Gentleman Cadet G. Bayles
Heastey, Gentlemen Cadet H. Adair, Gentleman Cadet H.
W. Mawboy, to be Lieutenants.

WHITEHALL, DEC. 24.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph Gibbs Duffett,
of the city and county of Bristol, Gent., to be a Master Ex-
traordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
- BANKRUPTS.
James Brooke, miller, Norfolk, to surrender, Jan. 15, at
two, and Feb. 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit-
more, official assignee, Basinghall street; Nettlefold, Vine-
street-house, Millbank ; Walpole, Norfolk.
Benjamin Jones, draper, City-road, Jan. 14, at one, and
Feb. 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom,
official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Soles and
Turner, Aldermanbury.
Richard Moore and Benjamin William Blake, coal-mer-
chants, Norwich, Jan. 12, at eleven, and Feb. 10, at half-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official
assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Jay, Bucklersbury ; Bailey,
Norwich.

George Jarvi. Worssam, engineer, Great Mitchell-street-
lll, -street, St. Luke's, Middle. ex, January 5, at two, and
January. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. GI een,
official assignee, Aldermaubury ; Buchanan, Basinghall-
street.
Thomas Phillips, hop merchant, Shrewsbury, Jan. 15, at
half-past twelve, and Feb. 10, at the Birmingham District
Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bartelet, Bir-
mingham.
Benjamin Wood, jun., wine merchant, Leeds, Jan. 12 and
Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Leeds D strict Court. Kynaston,
official assignee, Leeds; Hamilton, and Co., Henrietta-street,
Covent-garden; Upton, Leeds.
James Cousen and Lucy Cousen, and John Richardby
Cousen, worsted spinners, Bradford, Jan. 12, and Feb. 6, at
eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assig-
nee, Leeds ; Hawkins and Co., Boswell- court, London ; Wells,
Bradford; Courtenay, Leeds.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE SHIP PIER AT CHATHAM.
—Yesterday a coroner's inquest was held at the Ship Inn, by
the Deputy-Coroner, M. Gibbs, on the body of James Bli-
lingham, captain of the barge Dispatch. The deceased, it
appears, came on shore on Saturday afternoon last, having
secured his boat to the dumb barge at the end of the ship
pier, and during the evening entered the Tartar frigate with
two companions, when they had between them three pots
of beer, and left again about eight o'clock for Rochester,
when the deceased got measured for a new suit of clothes.
He returned alone, and it is supposed walked down the pier,
and the night being dark, the wind blowing strong from
the north-west, the deceased walked overboard from the
barge iato the river, and was drowned. The watch found in
his pocket had stopped going at twenty-three minutes after
nine o'clock, and about that time several persons heard cries
of help from some man in distress ; but owing to the incle-
ment night the cries could not be traced. The pier is up-
wards of one hundred feet in length, and in total darkness.
The deceased was about thirty years of age, and bore a very
excellent character. On his person was found a sovereign
and a half, and two half-crowns, one shilling in silver, and
sid. in copper. The deceased was perfectly sober. A ver-
dict of " Found drowned" was returned.
Died, at Hastings, on the 27th ultimo, in her 77th
year, Mrs. Elizabeth Jaffrey : she was the widow of Captain
Jaffrey, late of the East India Company's service, and has
left personal property amounting to nearly 60,000/. She
made her will about a fortnight before her death, bequeath.
ing her property as follows :—To Mr. M'Cabe, physician,
Hastings, 2,000/. ; to her man servant, 2,0001. ; to two fe-
male servants, 1,000/. each ; to her god-daughter, Blanche,
the daughter of the late Mr. J. Cox, 2,000/. ; to his widow,
500/., and his son 500/. ; to Mrs. H. M. Orme, 500/., and to
the testatrix's nephew, Henry N. Nugent, of the Hon. East
India Company's Medical service, 200/. The residue, between
40,000/. and 50,0000/., she leaves to her executors, Mr.
Francis Smith, banker, and Mr. Eli West Stubbs, chemist,
both of Hastings, for their own absolute use. The will
is dated Nov. 15, 1845, and witnessed by J. G. Shorter,
and John Philips, solitor, Hastings.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
LAMBETH.
After the night charges and the remanded cases had
been disposed of, Benjamin Blown, the alleged railway
projector. was placed at the bar, before Mr. Henry. for
further examination on a charge of having obtained from
Mr. Joseph Jacobs the sum of 451. in cash, and a bill of
exchange, at three months' date, for 501.
Mr. Games appeared for the prosecution ; and a clerk
from the office of Mr. Humphreys attended on behalf of
the prisoner.
The evidence taken on Saturday against the prisoner,
the particulars of which appeared in The Sun of yester-
day, having been read by Mr. Gunn, the second clerk,
the prosecutor was sworn to its truth.
In his cross-examination by Mr. Humphrey's clerk
he denied that he had written out the agreement which
had been represented by him on Saturday. He, however,
admitted that, after writing it, the prisoner requested
him to make a copy, as a counterpart, which was to be
retained by the prisoner, and which he handed to the
prisoner as soon as he had written it.
Mr. HENRY (to the witness)---You did not mention a
word of this on Saturday ; you said nothing about the
existence of a counterpart of the agreement. Witness—
No, sir ; I did not recollect it at the moment, ner had I
been asked the question.
Cross-examinationlcontinued—The 501. he paid to the
prisoner was in gold, and the prisoner upon that ocea-
sion gave him 5/. back, in advance of the salary he was
to receive ; and also placed in his hands a bill of ex-
change for 951. 10s., as a security. At this time he had
not put his acceptance to the bill of exchange for 501.,
but in about a week after he met the prisoner in the
City, and he took him to the Swan with Two Necks, in
Lad-lane, and there got him to accept the bill.
Mr. Humphrey's clerk here submitted that there was
no proof of any intention on the part of the prisoner to
defraud the complainant, and that being the case, he
had to apply for the discharge of the former. He would
admit that the prisoner had 45/. in cash, and a bill of
exchange for 501. from the complainant, but then he
placed in his hands as a security a bill of exchange for
951. 10s., and therefore the security held was larger in
amount than the property parted with. Besides, the
bill is not yet due.
Mr. HENRY-It has been ascertained that the bill of
which you speak is perfectly worthless, but that is not
material. Here a representation is made by the prisoner
that he is the projector of one or two railways, on one
or other of which he engaged to give the prosecutor a
situation. These railways he represents to have been
regularly registered, and upon this last representation
Jacobs is induced to part with his money and give his
mr. acceptance.llum
phrey's clerk—No doubt he was induced to
part with his money; but the question is, whether, until
after the bill for 95/. placed in the prosecutor's hands is
actually due and dishonoured, any criminal proceeding
could be taken against the prisoner.
Mr. HENRY remarked that that would clearly be a
question for the jury. Great alterations had taken place
in the old law as regarded the offence of obtaining under
false pretences. Thera could be no doubt that any party
making use of representations which they knew to be
false, and by that representation obtaining money, the
party would be liable to an indictment. In the present
case the prisoner had represented that which he knew to
be false, namely, that certain railways of which he had
been the projector, were regularly registered, and by
such representation had obtained from the prosecutor
451. in gold, and a bill of exchange for 50/. more. It
was quite clear, therefore, the case was one for the con-
sideration of a jury.
Mr. Games observed that his Worship's view of the
law, and the case was so clear, that he should not offer a
single syllable respecting either at the present stage of
the proceeding. He should content himself with calling
one witness more, and after a brief examination he
should pray his Worship to remand the prisoner to a
future day.
The Learned Gentleman here called Mr. Wm. Greet,
who on Saturday represented himself as clerk to Peachey,
an attorney, but who wished to correct this representa-
tion by saying he was merely employed occasionally by
Mr. Peachey as a copying clef k, and therefore was not
a clerk in his office. This witness said he had called at
the ;proper office to register railway undertakings in
Sergeant's lan, Fleet-street, and requested; that a clerk
should attend at this Court with the books of registry,
but was told that no person from the office should attend
except in obedience to the request or summons of a
magistrate.

Mr. Games applied for a summons for the clerk to
produce the books in question, as they would be abso-
lutely necessary, and the prisoner was remanded to a
future day.
On his (the prisoner) being removed from the bar, a
young man entered the witness-box, and handing a large
card to the usher in attendance, requested he would
hand it to the magistrate.
Mr. HENRY upon looking at the card, upon which the
name of Mr. Francis Aguilar was handsomely engraved,
asked the person in the witness-box what ho wanted?
Aguilar replied, that he was brother to Mr. Aguilar,
whose name the prisoner Brown had given on Saturday,
as his master, and he had called to state that Mr. Brown
had been employed by his brother in his offices at 4,
Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 43, MGorgate-street,
and in the latter place permitted him to occupy his own
private rooms.
Mr. HENRY—Row has the prisoner been employed ?
Aguilar (with considerable nonchalance)--The same as
I have been—as railway inquirer.
Mr. HENRY—As I don't happen to know what rail-
way inquirer means, be good enough to explain it tc
me ? Aguilar—Oh, merely to inquire into the respec
ability of those who have applied for letters of allotment
for railway shares. We have been employed on several
linen_for that purpose.