29 MAY 1858, Page 20

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 28. WAR OFFICE, Pall Mall,

May 28.—Caralry-2d Re t. Drag. Guards—Capt. 1. G. Price to be Major, without purchase, vice J. P. Smith, killed in action ; Lieut. G. H. Allfrey to be Capt. without purchase, vice Price; Cornet H. J. de Montmorency to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Allfrey.

6th Drag. Guards—The commissions of the undermentioned officers to be ante• dated to 15th Nov. 1857—Capt. Stillman, Lieut. and Adjt. Graham, Lieut. Grainger. 3d Light Drags.—Cornet J. Unett to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Dymond, pro- moted

5th Light Drags.—Assist.-Surg. J. Atkinson, from the Staff, to be Assist.--Surg. 6th Drags.—Cornet Hon. W. 0. B. Annesley to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Daw- son, promoted.

9th Light Dregs.—Lieut. R. Shaw to be Capt. without purchase, vice Hutchin. son, died of his wounds ; Cornet S. A. Pretor to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Shaw. The commissions of the late Capt. French, as Capt. and of Lieut. Evans, as Lieut. have been antedated to June 20. 1857. 10th Light Drugs.—The surname of the Cornet appointed in the Gazette of the 21st inst. is Houstoun, not Houston. 11th Light Draga.-8. Saunderson, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Somers, promoted.

18th Light Drags.—Riding Master E. Greatrex, from the 5th Light Drags. to be Riding Master.

Military Train—Ensign N. Burslem to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Gibson, promoted ; Lieut. J. Milne to be Instructor of Musketry.

Royal Artillery—To be Assist.-Surgs.—Assist.-Surgs. S. P. Woodfull, from the Staff; E. Hardinge, from the Staff; J. Daltera, from the Staff; A. D. Outland, M.D. from the Staff, vice Harris, dec.; E. F. O'Leary, from the Staff, vice Voss, promoted on the Staff. Infantry—Scots Fusilier Guards—Capt. R. A. Cooper, from the 93d Foot, to be Lieut. and Capt. vice Knollys, who exchanges. 1st Regt. of Foot—The promotion of Capt. E. A. Stuart to bear date March 30th, instead of April 23d, as previously stated. 4th Foot— G. W. Hughes; Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice J. Browne, appointed to the 21st Foot.

9th Foot—Lieut. W. C. F. B. Bennet to be Capt. by purchase, vice 31.Cleland,

who retires; Ensign E. Hall, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieut. by par. vice Bennet. 7th Foot—F. C. Keyser, Gent. ; to be Ensign, without pur. vice Tibeaudo, prom. 10th Foot—A. R. Montford, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase; Lieut. F. Beale to be Adjut. vice Sir H. M. Havelock, Bart. promoted in 18th Foot. 11th Foot—Lieut. W. D. Napier to be Capt. by purchase, vice Tibbitta, who re-

• ; Ensign J. A. Micro to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Napier ; G. Coote, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Davies, promoted.

13th Foot-P. W. Hughes, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice England, promoted ; D. T. Persse, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. vice Palmer, prom. 14th Foot-Ensign F. W . Harington, from 17th Foot, to be Ensign. The com- mission of Lieut..1. Glancy, as Adjutant, to bear date 19th February 1858, instead of 23d Aril 1858, as previously stated.

15th Foot-Ensign C. Willis, from 49th Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase ; Ensign C. E. Layard to be Lieut. without purchase. 16th Foot-Assist.-Surg. W. Sly, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. 17th Foot-F. W. Harington, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Enderby, promoted in the 5th Foot ; E. J. Harris, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fitzgerald. appointed to the 55th Foot ; H. J. MacGregor, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Harington,. appointed to the 14th Foot ; Assist.-Surg. J. G. Cup

page, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. 18ih -Foot-E. C. Pritchard, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Macgregor, promoted ; Assist.-Surg. W. I. Spencer, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Sorg.

19th Foot-E. A. Dickenson, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice O'Rorke, appointed to the 60th Foot. 20th Foot-Ensign 0. T. Borne to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Morehead, promoted in the 15th Foot ; Assistant-Surg. J. H. G. Meares, from the 50th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. 22d Foot-J. Fraser, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 23d Foot-Assist.-Surg. R. W. Berkeley, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg.

24th Foot-Capt. J. H. Lutman to be Major, without purchase ; Lieut. W. V. Munnings to be Capt. without purchase, vice Lutman ; Ensign J. B. Scott, from the 49th Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Munnings ; J. F. Caldwell, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bannatyne, appointed to the 8th Foot. The commissions of Captain de Montmorency and Lieut. Scott to be antedated to 8th July 1857. The commissions of Capt. lialahan and Lieut. Johnstone to be ante- dated to 21st July. 1857.

28th Foot-Ensign N. FitzStubbs has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 31st Foot-A. G. S. Maynard, Gent. to he Ensign, by pur. vice M'Intyre, prom. 37th Foot-F. 0. Sergeant, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur. vice Ilawkes, promated. 48th Foot-W. R. Tudor, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice E. Hall, pro- moted in the 6th Foot.

49th Foot-G. Shirley, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Scott, pro- moted in the 24th Foot ; R. 0. Aldworth, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Willis, promoted in the 15th Foot.

57th Foot-Francis K. Clayton. Gent. to be Ensign, by pur. vice Wayne, prom. 59th Foot-Assist.-Surg, Knaggs, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Meares, appointed to the 20th Foot. 72d Foot-The commissions of Major Rocke, Capt. Stuart, and Lieut. Penne- father, to be antedated to 6th March 1858. 75th Foot-Lieut. J. C. Justice to be Adjt. vice Barter, promoted in the 24th Foot. The commission of Capt. W. J. J. Smith to be dated 5th, not 4th, of Oct. 1857, as previously stated. 76th Foot-Ensign G. W. Wiglesworth to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Robinson, who retires; Ernest R. Bartleet, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wigles- worth.

77th Foot-O. H. Blount, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jordan, prom. 78th Foot-The commission of Capt. H. T. Macpherson to be dated 6th, not 5th, of Oct. 1857, as previously stated. The commission of Lieut. W. Thompson to be antedated to the 19th July 1857.

22d Foot-The commission of Lieut. Ryan to be dated 30th, not 29th, Nov. 1857, as previously stated. 93d Foot-Lieut. E. Welch to be Capt. without purchase, vice C. W. M'Donald, killed in action; Lieut. and Capt. W. W. Knollys, from the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Capt. vice Cooper, who exchanges. 96th Foot-Lieut. E. W. D. Gray to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Mundell, promoted.

97th Foot-Brevet-Lieut.-Col. F. Burton to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase, vice Ingrain, killed in action ; Brevet-Major C. R. Chichester to be Major, without purchase, vice Burton ; Lieut. R. K. Little to be Capt. without purchase, vice Chichester; Ensign E. M. Cookesley to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Little. 98th Foot-J. G. Ballantyne, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur. vice Stewart, prom. 2c1 West India Regiment-F. L. Mathews, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice de Lancey, promoted.

Royal Canadian Rifles-Ensign W. F. Field to be Lieut. without purchase. To be Ensigns, without purchase-Ensign T. B. Thornett, from the Gold Coast Ar- tillery Corps; E. R. C. Pechell, Gent. vice Field.

Gold Coast Artillery Corps-1'. G. Danger, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thornett, appointed to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment.

Hospital Staff-To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces-A. S. K. Prescott, Gent. vice Sharpe, appointed to the 95th Foot ; W. A. Hope, M.D. ; R. T. G. Catton,

Gent.; J. Bradshaw, Gent ; S. Johnston, M.B. ; G. S. Cameron, Gent. ; S. II. Marshall, Gent.; J. Boutflower, Gent. ; T. T. Gardner, Gent.

Brevet.-The Christian names of Capt. and Brevet-Major Evans, 1st Bombay Fusiliers, who was promoted to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army in the Gazette of the 14th inst. are "William Edwyn," and not " Edwyn " only, as therein stated. The undermentioned Officers, having completed three years' actual service, in the rank of Lieut.-Col. to be promoted to be Cols. in the Army, under the Royal warrant of Oct. 6th 1854-Lieut.-Col. A.B. Montgomery, 1st Foot ; Lieut-Col. F. C. Evelegh, C.B. 20th Foot ; Lieut-Col. R. C. H. Taylor, C.B. 79th Foot rjLieut.-Col. E. A. Somerset, C.B. Rifle Brigade.