PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 9.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall, May 9.—Caratry-6th Regt. of Drag. Guards— Cornet S. W. Stevenson has been permitted to resign his commission.
7th Drag. Guards—Lieut. A. G. M. Moore to be Capt. by purchase, vies Brevet- Major Macartney, who retires ; Cornet and Adjt. D. Scotland to have the rank of Lieut.; Cornet J. V. Cleland to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Moore. 7th Light Drags.—Lieut. D. P. Brown to be Capt. by purchase, vice Sir L. New- man, Bart. who retires; Cornet W. H. Seymour to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Brown.
15th Light Drags.—Lieut. G. T. Macartney to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brett, who retires ; Cornet C. W. Bell to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Macartney.
Royal Engineers—The surname of the Lieut. appointed on 7th April 1856, in the Gazette of the 29th ult. is Home, and not Home, as previously stated.
Infantry-7th Regt. of Foot—The first Christian nano of Ensign Follett is Mar- dingc, and not Harding, as previously stated. 10th Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Erskine, appointed on the 18th of April 1856, is Jones. 25th Foot—Major S. Wells to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase, vice Strange, who retires upon full-pay ; Brevet-Major G. Holt to be Major, without purchase, vice Wells ; Lieut. A. C. Smith to be Captain, without purchase, vice Holt ; Ensign R. Ross to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Smith; Ensign R. S. Paley, from the 4th Middlesex Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ross. 28th Foot—Lieut. H. C. Worthington to be Capt. by purchase, vice Huey, who retires.
32d Foot—Ensign N. T. Crane to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Power, promoted. 35th Foot—Ensign W. W. Sherlock to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Dundas, who retires ; R. Parsons, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sherlock. 50th Foot—Lieut. R. C. Goff to be Adjt. vice Ensign Gordon, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 53d Foot—Ensign J. DI. Macneill to 11c� Lieut. without purchase, vice Follows, dec. ; Lieut. J. C. Smythe, from the Perthlhire Militia, to be Ensign, without pur- chase, vice Macneill. 57th Foot—Lieut. B. Goble has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.
60th Foot—To be Lieutenants, by purchase—Ensigns F. Austin, vice Adderley, who has retired ; E. C. Ainsley, vice Robertson, promoted ; .5. S. H. Algar, vice Fox, promoted • E. R. King-Harman, vice Ellis, promoted ; J. Bradshaw, vice Liddell, promoted. To be Ensigns, by purchase—G. H. Mackenzie, Gent. vice King-Hannan ; R. J. Verschoyle, Gent. vice Bradshaw. 63d Foot—Lieut. F. V. M. Baynes has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission ; the appointment of Quartermaster-Sergeant James Linford to the Quartermastership to bear date 28th December 1855, instead of 18th January 1856, as previously stated. 69th Foot—Ensign P. Shuttleworth, from the Sligo Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase.
70th Foot—Lieut. C. W. Quin, from the 99th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Wilson, who exchanges.
83d Foot—Ensign E. D. Bicard, from the 18th Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Fitzroy, promoted to the 63d Foot ; B. Chamley, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur- chase, in succession to Lieut. Meade, promoted in 30th Foot. 84th Foot—Ensign W. Poole to be LieuL without purchase, vice Kenny, dec. ; Ensign H. Pearson, from the 57th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Poole. . .
85th Foot—Lieut. W. H. Drage, from the Essex Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 99th Foot—Lieut. F. Wilson, from thelOth Foot, to be Lieut. vice Quin, who ex.:- changes.
2d West India Regiment—Lieut. G. J. Ivey to be apt. without purchase, vice Merger, dec. ; Ensign E. F. Tarte to be Lieut. without purchase, rice Ivey; Lieut. C. B. Cradock, from the 6th Lancashire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Tarte.
Hospital Staff—Assist.-Surg. H. Titterton, M.D. from the 89th Foot, to be As- sist.-Surg. to the Forces, vice Browne, who resigns ; Staff-Surg. of the Second Class G. W. Powell has been placed upon half-pay for one year for the recovery of his health.
Beeret—Lieut:Col. H. F. Strange, retired full-pay 25th Foot, to be Col. in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Brevet-Lieut.-Col. H. F. Hawker, retired full-pay, (Staff-Officer of Pensioners,) to be Col. in the Army, the rank being ho- norary only. The promotion of Dr. Bruce to be Staff-Surg. Osmanli Irregular`Ca- valry, to bear date 19th Oct. 1855, instead of 1st May 1855, as previously stated.
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