14 JUNE 1856, Page 19

3rtuti. • PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, TUNE 13.

WAR DEPARTM=T, June 13.—Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieut.-Gen. Sir C. F. Smith, K.C.B. to be Col. Commandant, vice Gen. G. Wright, dec.

WAR. Dsesarium, Pall Mall, June 13.—Cavalry-2d Regts. of Drag.—Lieut. L.. Prendergast to be Capt. by purchase, vice Edwards. who retires.

4th Light Drags.—T. H. Ames, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Roxburgh, who has retired.

11th Light Drags.—D. S. Stewart, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur. vice Potts, prom. 15th Light Drags.—T. M. Hors/all. Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bell, promoted.

Infantry-9th Regt. of Foot—Lieut. W. Nugent to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brevet-Major C. B. N'ane, who retires.

15th Foot—Capt. J. Wilkinson to be Instructor of Musketry. 23d Foot—Lieut. T. S. Bigge to be Capt. without purchase, vice John, dee..

24th Foot—Assist.-Surg. ). Sawyers, M.D. from the 22d Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Thompson, promoted on the Staff.

25th Foot—Capt. H. T. Walker to be Instructor of Musketry.

53d Foot—Ensign J. Miller to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Walton, promoted; R. H. Truell, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Miller. 80th Foot—Capt. A. T. V* elsh to be Instructor of Musketry.

81st Foot—Capt. J. A. Gildia to be Major, without purchase, vice Boughey, dee.; Lieut. W. E. Todd to be Capt. without purchase, vice Gildea ; Ensign 1). Weir, to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Todd ; Lieut. J. Wilkinson to be Adjt. vice Todd, promoted. 98th Foot—Capt. W. Croker to be Instructor of Musketry.

Rifle Brigade—Capt. J. Rowles to be Instructor of Musketry.

1st West India Regiment—Ensign A. A. James to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Henderson, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 19th February 1855, has been cancelled.

2d West India Regiment—Ensign W. B. Pugh to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Becher, who retires.

Cape Mounted Riflemen—E. Y. Brabant, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Simkin, who retires.

Staff—To be Instructors of Musketry to Ddpot Battalions—Capt. R. G. Coles, 1st Foot ; Capt. S. G. A. Thursby, 1st Foot ; Capt. J. L. Philipps, 89th Foot.

Royal Military Asylum—T. G. Balfour, M.D. Surg. of the Royal Military Asy- lum and Staff-Surg. of the Second Class, to have the rank of Staff-fiurg. of the First Class.

Prorisional Battalion (Chatham)—Capt. W. Nott, of the 83d Foot, to be In.- structor of Musketry.

School of Musketry (Ilythe)—The appointment of Capt. A. T. Welsh, 80th Foot, to be Captain Instructor, as stated in the Gazette of 6th June 1856, has been can- celled.

Cavalry Depot (Maidstone)—Brevet-Major C. A. Meyer has been permitted to retire from the appointment of Riding-master, upon a special military allowance.

Hospital Stair—ActinF Assist.-Surg. E. Nason has ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for his services.

Brevet—The undermentioned officer, having completed three years' actual ser- vice in the rank of Lieut.-Col. to be promoted to be Colonel in the Army; Lieut.- Col. G. Campbell, 52d Foot. Major L. C. A. Meyer, retired upon a military allow- ance, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Brevet-Major W. F. Hopkins, Royal Marines, to be Lieut.-Col in the Army. Assist.-Surg. A. F. Ferguson to have the local rank of Surgeon while attached to the Turkish Contin- gent, vice Paton, resigned. Assist.-Surgeon W. IL F. Temple, to have the local rank of Surgeon while attached to the Turkish Contingent, vice Dec, whose services have been discontinued. Acting Assist.-Surgeon E. Edwards to have the local rank of Assist.-Surgeon while attached to the Turkish Contingent. V. Ceecarini to have the local rank of Acting Assist.-Surgeon while attached to the Turkish Contingent.

The surname of the officer in the 90th Foot, who was promoted to the Brevet Rank of Major, in the Gazette of the 6th histaat, is Tinling and not Tinley, as therein stated.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JUNE 10.

Ansumure, June 4.—Corps of Royal Marines—Sec. Lieut. L. G. Rodney to ba First Lieut. vice Steele, to half-pay.