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London, England, 1842-12-23 00:00:00

ENGLAND,

Bank of England £18,841,000
Private Banks 5,085,885
Joint Stock Banks

SCOTLAND.
Chartered and Private Joint Stock Banks 3,091,228

IRELAND.

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Bank of Ireland
Private and Joint Stock Banks...

Total
Bullion in the Bank of England £10,511,000
HENRY L. WICKHAII.
Stamps and Taxes, Dev. 23, 1842.

COURSE OF EXCH./
Amsterdam CF. 12 8i
Ditto, at sight.
Rotterdam .........2 U l2 9
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight
Ditto, 3 months 26 5
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 1521
Petersburgh, 3 Us. .4364
Berlin.
Vienna, effuc. 11. 3 M lO 2
Trieste, ditto lO
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilbao
Barcelona
Seville

NGE.—( THIS DAY.)
'Gibraltar ~.
Leghorn ....
Genoa 26 20
Milan
Venice 47
Naples ......... 40
iPalerino, per oz 120 i
Lisbon
Oporto 52
Rio Janeiro 25
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight 46i
Philadelphia 4€
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Fo:eign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold C0in...3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9i
silver in Bars... 0 4 lla

THE LONDO

GAZETTE

(THIS E

ENING.)

WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 21.
An Address of congratulation on the Birth of his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, from the inhabitants of
Van Diernen's Land, having been transmitted for pre-
sentation to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, has been
presented by the Marquis of Exeter to his Royal High-
ness, who was pleased to receive the same very graciously.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 23, 1842.
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—General Henry
William Marquis of Anglesey, K.G. and G.C.8., from
the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Colonel, vice General
Viscount Bill, deceased, Dec. 20.
7th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant-Gen.
Sir James Kearney to be Colonel, vice the Marquis of
Anglesey. appointed to the Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards, Dec. 20.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 23, 1842.
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the following
officers to take rank, by Brevet, as under-mentioned ; the
commissions to be dated Dec. 23, 1842 :
To be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army—Major G.
Browne, of the 41st Foot ; Major G. Hibbert, of the 40th
Foot ; Major T. Skinner, of the 31st Foot ; Major J.
Simmons, of the 41st Foot ; Major G. H. Lockwood, of
the 3d Light Dragoons.
To be Majors in the Army—Captain A. Ogle, of the
9th Foot; Captain G. Baldwin, of the 31st Foot; Captain
M. Smith, of the 9th Foot ; Captain F. Lushington, of
the 9th Foot ; Captain F. White, of the 40th Foot.
To be Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, with the rank of
Colonel in the Army—Lieut.-Colonel S. Bolton, of the
3lst Foot, vice Colonel T. Mackrell, killed in action.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 23.
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the follow-
ing Officers, of the East India Company's Forces, to take
rank, by Brevet, in her Majesty's Army in the East In-
dies; the commissions to be dated 23d December,lB42:
To be Lieutenant-Colonel—Major G. Huish, 26th
Bengal Native Infantry.
To be Majors—Captain R. Codrington, 49th Benga
Native Infantry • Captain T. Polwhele, 42d Bengal Na•
tive Infantry ; daptam F. Abbott, Bengal Engineers
Captain T. E. A. Napleton, 60th Bengal Native In-
fantry; Captain G. Burney, 38th Bengal Native Infantry;
Captain John T. Leslie, of the Bombay Horse Artillery;
Captain J. 11. Craigie, 20th Bengal Native Infantry ;
Captain J. Ferris, 20th Bengal Native Infantry ; Cap-
tain G. C. Ponsonby, 11th Bengal Cavalry ; Captain J.
Alexander, Bengal Artillery ; Captain W. Anderson,
Bengal Artillery ; Captain J. T. Lane, Bengal Artillery;
Captain C. Blood, Bombay Artillery ; Captain W. Rid-
dell, 60th Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain H. M. Law-
rence, Bengal Artillery ; Captain T. Hare Scott; 38th
Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain D. F. Evans, 46th
Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain J. Macadam, 33d Ben-
gal Native Infantry.
To have the local rank of Major in the Army, in
Affghanistan—Brevet Captain F. Mackeson, 14th Bengal
Native Infantry.
To be Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, with the rank of
Colonel in the East Indies—Lieut.-Col. G. P. Wymer,
38th Bengal Native Infantry.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 23.
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the follow-
ing officers to take rank, by Brevet, as under-men-
tioned ; the commissions to be dated Dee. 23, 1842 :
To be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army—Major C.
Warren, of the 55th Foot •, Major G. A. Malcolm, of
the 3d Light Dragoons ; Major D. L. Fawcett, of the
55th Foot ; Major J. B. Gough, of the 3d Light Dra
goons; Major N. Maclean, of the 55th Foot.

To be Majors in the Army—Captain J. Paterson, of
the 26th Foot ; Captain W. Greenwood, of the Royal
Artillery ; Captain W. R. Faber, of the 49th Foot ;
Captain A. O'Leary, of the 65th Foot; Captain 11. C. B.
DaubeneY, of the 55th ; Captain D. Mac Andrew, of the
49th Foot Captain F. Nigston, of the 18th Foot ;
oEio.nceiraCciog.lienil,tpiFi2tll:seostrhthle, Army.9oB t
Captain F. Whittinghatn, of the 26th Foot.
To be Aides-de-Carnp to the Queen, with the rank of
t,h
Llioeoutt.;.
eLbileountel
EC.oLllVollneouelrisP., of the 49th Foot. •

WAR-OFFICE DEC. 22,
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the follow-
ing
es °ffi3crus'
drmnoeftheentityd la Marines, to take rank, by
; the commissions to be dated
To be Majors in the Army—Captain J. 'Whitcomb ;
Dec 23
t, as undermentioned
Captain F. S. Hamilton.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 23.

Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the follow-
ing officers, of the East India Company's forces, to take
rank, by brevet, in her Majesty's army in the East In-
dies ; commissions to be dated 23d December, 1842.
To be Lieutenant-Colonels—Major F. Blundell, Ma-
dras Artillery ; Major C. W. Young, 14th Madras Na-
tive Infantry ; Major J. Campbell,4lst Madras Infantry:
To be Majors—Captain W. H. Simpson, 36th Madras
Native Infantry ; Captain F. A. Reid, 6th Madras Na-
tive Infantry ; Captain R. Shirreff, 2d Madras Native
Infantry ; Captain T. I'. Pears, Madras Engineers ;
Captain R. C. Moore, Madras Artillery,

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 23.
Naval promotions which have taken place in conse-
quence of the recent war in China :
Commanders to be Captains—ll. Boyes, Esq. ;C.
Frederick, Esq. ; C. Richards, Esq. ; H. Kellett, Esq. ;
R., B. Watson, Esq. ; W. 11. A. Morshead, Esq. ; R.
Collinson, Esq. ; E. N. Troubridge, Esq.
Lieutenants to be Commanders—J. Tudor, Esq., the
Honourable East India Company ; R.B. Crawford, Esq.;
JoT, MtCleverty, Esq., the Honourable East India Com-
pany ; C. Wise, Esq. ; G. Skipwith, Esq. ; J. G. Harri-
son, 'Esq. ; C. Starmer, Esq. ; J. Fitzjames, Esq. ; 11.
C. Hawkins, Esq. ; J. Stoddart, Esq. ; P. A. Help-
man, Esq.
Mates to be Lieutenants--Mr. H. Clarke, Mr. A. T.
Freese, the Hon. East India Company ; Mr. E. L. Strang-
ways, the,Hon. East India Company ; Mr. E. W. Van-
sittart, Mi. A. R. Henry, Mr. H. F. N. Rolfe, Mr. A. P.
Greene, Mr. H. S. Hillyar, Mr. H. Phelps, Mr. A. An-
derson, Mr. G. H. Hodgson, Mr. N. Vansittart, Mr. C.
K. Jackson.

In addition to the above promotions, orders have been