27 AUGUST 1831, Page 15

THE ARMY.

WAR-OFFICE, Aug. 23.--6th Regt. of Dragoons : Lieut. F. Wollaston to be Capt. by purchase, vice Berkeley, who retires ; Cornet W. Fitzherbert to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Wollaston ; F. E. W. Ingram, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fitzherbert-2nd' Regt. of Foot : R. Halkett, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice Hall, whose appointment has been cancelled-36th Foot : Lieut. C. Trollope to be Capt. by purchase, vice Smith, who retires ; Ensign A. Trollope to be Lieut. by purchase, vice C. Trollope ; R. Gibson, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice A. Trollope-5900 Foot : Capt. T. H. Pearson, from half-pay, to be Capt. vice E. Duncan, who exchanges-83rd Foot : Ens. J. Goodrich to be Lieut. by purchase, vice De Visme, who retires; J. T. James, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice Good- rich-86th Foot : Ens. W. Semple to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Grant, deceased; Gent. Cadet C. M. Wilson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ens. Tice Semple-94th Foot : Capt. C. dascoyne to be Major by purchase, vice Munro, Who retires ; Lieut. F. it. Blake to be Capt. by purchase, vice Gascoyne ; Ens. R. 34'Cleverty to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Blake. Unattached.-To be Capt. without purchase : Lieut. B. W. Cooke, from the Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies. Brevet : Capt. G. Stewart, of the Ceylon Regt. to be Major in the Army. The undermentioned Cadets of the Hon. the East India Company's service to have the temporary rank as Ensigns during the period of their being placed under the command of Col. Pasley of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, fur field instruc- tions in the art of sapping and mining :-Gent. Cadet T. Keighley ; Gent. Cadet A. Cunningham ; Gent. Cadet C. A. Orr ; Gent. Cadet J. Skirrow; Gent. Cadet G. B. Ilunbee ; Gent. Cadet J. L. D. Start. Aug. 26. Memorandum.-The half-pay of the undermentioned officers has been Cancelled from the 26th instant inclusive, upon their receiving a commuted allow- lance for their commissions, viz.-Lieut. S. H. Lawson, half-pay 2nd Dragoons; Lieut. N. D'Arcy, half-pay 97th Foot ; Lieut. J. J. Corry, halt-pay 87th Foot ; Ens. W. Beatty, half-pay unattached ; Hospital-Assist. T. W. Cahill, half-pay Hospital Staff; Troop Quartermaster S. St. Clair, half-pay 13th Light Dragoons; Assist- Sorg. J. Macleod, half-pay 1st Foot; Lieut. W. H. Hill, half-pay unattached ; Capt. J. M'Donell, half-pay Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada ; Cornet D. Campbell balf-pay 12th Light Dragoons ; Lieut. Hon. H. Lascelles, half-pay 1st Foot Guards