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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUG. 19.

• WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 19.-Caralry-4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards-R. D. B. Cuninghame, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ponsford, promoted.

let Dragoons-D. Finucane, Gent. to Cornet, by purchase, vice Hall, promoted ; F. Radford to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Halifax, who has retired.

Royal Regiment of Artillery-Second Capt. R. Oldfield to be Adjt. vice Campbell, who resigns the Adjutancy only ; Lieut. E. T. W. Purcell to be Second Capt. vice Hunter, deceased.

The dates of promotion of the undermentioned officers to be altered as follows, viz.: Second Capta. F. T. Wynyates to June 25, 1856 ; J. II. Blackburne to July 14, 1856; W. N. Waller, to July 19, 1856. Assist.-Surg. J. B. Cockburn, M.D. from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Sparke, who resigns ; Assist.-Surg. A. Hawkins, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Watson, who resigns.

Royal Engineers-Brevet-Col. J. I. Hope to be Col. vice Budgen, retired on full- pay ; Brevet-Col. J. W. Gordon to be Lieut.-Col. vice Hope ; Second Capt. T. Inglis to be Capt. vice Gordon ; Second Capt. A. R. V. Crease, from the Supernu- merary List, to be Second Capt. vice Inglis.

Infantry-3d Foot-Capt. H. W. P. Butler, from the 85th Foot, to be Capt. vice Coussmaker, who exchanges.

10th Foot-Capt. J. Cator, from the 68th Foot, to be Capt. vice Jephson, who exchanges.

16th Foot-The second Christian name of Ensign Brabazon, appointed without purchase on the 8th of July 1856, is Henry. 224 Foot-Assist.-Surg. J. J. Adrien, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Sawyers, appointed to the 24th Foot.

39th Foot-Lieut. R. Gray has been permitted to resign his commission. 40th Foot-Paymaster H. B. Stoney, from the 99th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Hockings, deceased.

49th Foot-Lieut. W. Young to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Rocke, who retires.

53d Foot-Ensign F. J. S. Brockhurat to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lloyd, who retires ; R. Prince, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brockhuret. . 54th Foot-Capt. F. G. C. Probart, from the 95th Foot, to be Capt. vice Bayly, who exchanges.

66th Foot-Assist.-Surg. J. M'Grigor Laing, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Davenport, appointed to the 6th Drag. Guards.

68th Foot-Capt. R. G. Jephson, from the 10th Foot, to be Capt. vice Cato; who exchanges.

834 Foot-Lieut. T. M. Baumgartner to be Capt. by purchase, vice Keogh, who retires ; Ensign G. L. Huyshe, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Baumgartner; N. Pennefather, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Huyshe.

85th Foot-Capt. A. L. Coussmaker, from the 3d Foot, to be Capt. vice Butler, who retires.

94th Foot-Ensign P. Ridgway to be Lieut. by purchase. vice Reynolds, who has retired; C. Butler, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ridgway.

95th Foot-Capt. H. E. Bayly, from the 54th Foot, to be Capt. vice Probart, who exchanges.

98th Foot-Ensign D. J. C. Jones to be Lieut. by purchase, vice T. H. Smith, promoted in the 2d West India Regiment ; C. G. Heathcote, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jones.

Rifle Brigade-Ensign N. W. Butler has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

2d West India Regiment-Lieut. T. H. Smith, from the 98th Foot, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Charnock, who retires.

3d West India Regiment-Ensign W. Cody to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Birch, promoted.

Land Transport Corps-Lieut. H. Nason, from the Royal Marines, to be Capt.

Unattached-Brevet-Major W. J. Gilham, of the 1st Foot; to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of the 6th Oct. 1854.

Hospital Stajr-Staff-Assist-Surg. A. H. F. Lynch has been permitted to resign his commission.

The undermentioned Acting-Assist.-Surge. have ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for their services-R. Dade, T. H. B. Crosse, F. L. W. Wright, L. Herbert, N. Ffolliott, W. V. Brown, A. Dunlop.

Brevet-Col. T. Budgen, retired full-pay, Royal Engineers, to be a Major-General. the rank being honorary only.

The undermentioned promotions to take place in the East India Company's Army, consequent on the death of General Sir J. Prendergast, Knight, Madras Infantry, 4th July 1856, and General M. White, Bengal Infantry, 18th July 1856-Lieut.-Gen, J. M'Innes, Bengal Infantry, to be General ; Lieut.-Gen. J. F. Salter, C.B. Bombay Infantry, to be General ; Major-Gen. A. Dick, Bengal Infantry, to be Lieut.-Gen.; Major-Gen. W. Pattie, C.B. Bengal Light Cavalry, to be Lieut.-Gen. • Col. G. Hutton, Madras Infantry, to be Major-Gen. ; Col. A. Spens, Bengal Infantry, to be Major-General.

The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's Service retired upon full-pay to have a step of honorary rank as follows-To be Lieutenant-Colonels- Majors J. Fulton, Bengal Infantry ; J. Graham, Bengal Infantry ; G. E. Herbert, Bengal Light Cavalry.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 22.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall, Aug. 22.-Caeatry.-6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards-Major Lord George A. Beauclerk, from the 10th Light Drags. to be Major, without purchase ; Lieut. T. Bott to be Capt. by purchase, vice Norbury, who re- tires ; Cornet J. W. Doering to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Bott ; J. St. Clair Glea- son, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Doering.

7th Dragoon Guards-W. D. Wentworth, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Cleland, promoted. 6th Dragoons-R. A. G. Cosby, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hall, who has retired.

12th Light Dragoons-Capt. R. Campbell, from the 34th Foot, to be Capt. vice Bond, who exchanges ; Cornet J. H. B. Stoddart, from the 2d Light Drags. to be Cornet,without purchase, vice Morant, promoted ; Assist.-Surg. E. M. Wrench (Supernumerary in the 34th Foot) to be Assist.-Surg.

Infantry-1st Regiment of Foot-Lieut. W. S. Cookworthy to be Capt. without purchase, vice Gillum, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854.

5th Foot-Capt. A. Scott, from the 34th Foot, to be Capt. vice Colquitt, with exchanges. 8th Foot-Capt. de Vie Tupper, from the 38th Foot, to be Capt. vice Garnett; who exchanges. 15th Foot-Major S. A. Cole to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase, vice-Pinder, who retires upon full-pay ; Brevet-Major H. Giierson to be Major, without pur- chase, vice Cole ; Lieut. R. R. Moore to be Capt. without purchase, vice Grierson; Ensign F. Ball to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Moore. 19th Foot-Ensign C. Kenrick has been permitted to resign his commission.

22d Foot-Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class A. L. Adams, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Maclise, who exchanges. 34th Foot-Capt. J. W. Colquitt, from the 5th Foot, to be Capt. vice Scott, who exchanges ; Capt. R. S. Bond, from the 12th Light Drags. to be Capt. vice Carme-, bell, who exchanges ; Ensign M. B. Rochfort has been permitted to resign his com- mission.

36th Foot-Lieut. A. S. Gilbert, from the Donegal Militia Artillery, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hartford, promoted.

38th Foot-Capt. A. I. Garnett, from the 8th Foot, to be Capt. vice De Vie Top:. per, who exchanges ; Ensign W. D. Pereira has been permitted to resign his com- mission.

42d Foot-Ensign. J. S. Mackay has been permitted to retire from the service by

the sale of commission. - Slat Foot-E. D. Oliver, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lambert, who re- tires.

54th Foot-Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. J. Codrington, K.C.B. to be Colonel, vice Lieut.- Gen. W. A. Gordon, C.B. deceased. 62d Foot-Sung. F. W. Tupper, from the 66th Foot, to be Surg. vice Hanley, who exchanges. 66th Foot-Surg. D. Hanley, M.D. from the 624 Foot, to be Surg. vice Tupper, who exchanges. 77th Foot-Lieut. W. S. Le Feuvre to be Adjt. vice Waters, who resigns the Ad- jutancy only.

- Ceylon Rifles-G. Gandy, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Staples, pro- moted.

Hospital Staff--Surg. W. 3Iaclise, from the 22d Foot, to be Staff-Surg. of the Se- cond Class, vice Adams, who exchanges.

The undermentioned Acting-Assist.-Surgs. have ceased to do duty, their services being no longer required-W. F. de Fabeck, H. D. Dean, H. Beresford, W. D. Mi- chell, T. N. Hoysted, F. J. Robinson.

Brevet-The undermentioned °titer having completed three years' actual service on the 27th May 1856 in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Co- lonel in the Army-Lieut.-Col. H. Benny, 81st Foot. Lieut.-Col. G. Pinder, retired full-pay of the 15th Foot, to be Col. in the Army, the rank being honorary only. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent upon the death of the

following officen-Gen. Sir J. Wilson, K.C.B. died 22d June 1856 .-G ; Gen. the Earl of Cork K.P. died 29th June 1856; Lieuten. P. Hay, died 8th Aug. 1856-Col. W. S. Balfour, Unattached, to be Major-General ; Lieut.-Col. H. Hopwood, Grena- dier Guards, to be Colonel ; Major II. G. Rainey, 61st Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel; Capt. S. A. Capel, half-pay 5let Foot, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major.

General Sir George Brown, G.C.B. the Senior Supernumerary of his rank promoted for distinguished service, has been placed upon the fixed establishment of Generals, in succession to the vacancy occasioned by the decease of the following officers- General Sir G. P. Adams, died 10th June 1856; General R. Ellice, died 18th June 1856; and General Sir J. Wilson, K.C.B. died 22d June 1836.

Memorandum-Erratum in the Gazette of May 11, 1855-For Col. G. Bell, from the let Foot, to be Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruiting District, vice Col. Michel, C.B. appointed to the Turkish Contingent Force, read-vice Michel, who retires on half-pay of the 98th Foot.