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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 22. WA-8 Dr.r.utrur.wr, Pall Mall, July 22.—Caralry—lst Life Guards—C. W. Dun- eombe, Gent. to be Cornet and Sub-Lieut. by purchase, vice Lord C. W. B. Bruce promoted. • 6th Dragoon Guards—Lieut. J. M. B. Murdoch has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. The first Christian name of Cornet Grainger is Richard. 7th Light Dragoons—Cornet W. S. C. Standish to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Aytoun, promoted. 9th Light Dragoons—Cornet E. King to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Steward, pro- moted in the 24 West India Regt.; J. Evans, Gent, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Grainger, appointed to the 6th Drag. Guards. Royal Artillery—The surname of the Lieut. appointed on the 21st June 1856 is Moresby, and not Monsby, as previously stated; the appointment of Lieut. H. A. Tracy to bear date April 7, 1856, instead of July 7, 1856, as stated in the Gazette of the 11th instant. Infantry--8th Regiment of Foot—Capt. A. T. Welsh, from the 80th Foot. to be Capt. vice Woods, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Lieut. C. H. T. B. De Ruvignes, from the 80th Foot, to be Lieut. vice J. Bennett, who exchanges.

22d Foot—Capt. H. G. Bowden to be Instructor of Musketry.

34th Foot—The surname of the Ensign appointed on the 8th instant, is Broun, and not Brown, as previously stated. 37th Foot—Assist.-Surg. W. T. Irwin, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Smith, promoted on the Staff. 40th Foot—Ensign F. Dudgeon, from the Monaghan Militia, to be Ensign, with- out purchase, (Supernumerary to the Establishment,) vice Stuart, whose appoint- ment has been cancelled. 54th Foot—Lieut. P. G. B. Lake to be Capt. by purchase, vice Swetenham, who retires ; Lieut. H. R. Floyd, from the 81st Foot, to be Limit. vice Humphreys, who exchanges; Ensign T. Parr to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lake; F. K.. Fitzroy, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Parr; Lieut. T. B. Houston to be Adjt. vice

Lake, promoted. The surname of the Ensign appointed on the 8th July 1866 is Cosset, and not Gossett as previously stated..

60th Foot—Lieut. C. Jones to be Capt. without purchase, vice Clapeott, dec. ; Ensign K. G. Henderson to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Jones.

61st Foot—Quartermaster-Serg. J. Bowler to be Quartermaster, vice Wall, who retires upon half-pay. 69th Foot—Ensign H. Vincent to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Roberts, who re- tires ; H. Williams, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Vincent.

80th Foot—Capt. R. W. Woods, from the 8th Foot, to be Capt. vice Welsh, who exchanges ; Lieut. J. Bennett, from the 21st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Be Ruvignes, who exchanges.

81st Foot—Lieut. W. Humphreys, from the 68th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Floyd, who exchanges ; Ensign H. H. Briacoe to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Weir, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 18th Apri11856, has been cancelled.

82d Foot—The Christian names of Lieut. Budg.en are Edward Hugo. 85th Foot—Staff-Surg. of the Second Class J. W. Johnston, M.D. to be Burg. vice Armstrong, deceased.

87th Foot—Lieut. S. G. L. Fox, from the 21st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Fitzgerald, promoted, without purchase, to an unattached company.

Staff—Brevet-Col. E. R. Wetherell, unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster- General to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Brevet-Col. Greaves.

Depot Battalion—Capt. J. Atkinson, from the 89th Foot, to be Assistant- Adjutant.

Unattaehed—Brevet-lfajor the Hon. S. J. G. Calthorpe. 8th Light Dragoons, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of the 6th of October 1854.

Hospital Staff—Assist.-Staff-Surg. R. E. Fitzgibbon to be Staff-Surg. of the Se- cond Class, vice R. W. Frazer, M.D. placed upon half-pay. Acting Assist.-Surg. W. Page to be Assist.-Surg. to the Forces. The undermentioned Acting Assistant-Surgeons have ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for their services—J. Ringland, S. B. Gibb, M.D., A. Weir, W. } !etcher, J. R. Cole, B.. Turner.

.Brevet—Brevet-Col. R.. G. Hughes, retired full-pay 52d Foot, to be Major-Gen. the rank being honorary only. Quartermaster M. Wall, half-pay of the 61st Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain under the Royal warrant of the 17th of De- cember 1855.

The undermentioned promotions to take place in the East India Company's Army, consequent on the death of Lieut.-Gen. D. Macleod, Bengal Engineers, June 8- Major-Can. G. P. Wymer, C.B. Bengal Infantry, to be Lieut.-Gen.; Col. J. T. Lane, C.B. Bengal Artillery, to be Major-Gen. The undermentioned officer of the East India Company's Service, retired upon full- pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows—Major H. Fitz-Simons, Bengal In- fantry, to be Lieut.-Col.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, TULT 25.

Wan DEPARTMENT', July 25.—Corps of Royal Engineers—Capt. W. G. Hawley to be Lieut.-Col. vice Yolland, placed on the Supernumerary List, June 10; Capt. A. Beatty to be Lieut.-Col. vice M'Kerlie, placed on the Supernumerary List, June 14; Second Capt. F. R. Chesney to be Capt. vice Hawley, Feb. 23; Second Capt. T. A. L. Murray to be Capt. vice Beatty, Feb. 23; Second Capt. H. N. Penrice to be Capt. vice Hawkins, placed on the Supernumerary List, April 20; Second Capt. W. L. Morrison to be Capt. vice Gosset, placed on the Supernumerary List, June 20; Brevet-Major A. C. Cooke to be Capt. vice Fowke, placed on the Supernume- rary List, June 14; Lieut. G. M. Stopford to be Second Capt. vice Chesney. Feb. 23; Lieut. E. Bridge to be Second Capt. vice Murray, Feb. 23; Lieut. M. S. Whitmore to be Second Capt. vice Penrice ; Lieut. H. C. Elphinstone to be Second Capt. vice Morrison, April 20; Lieut. C. E. Cumberland to be Second Capt. vice Cooke, June 10; Lieut. H. R. Luard to be Second Capt. vice Clarke, placed on the Super- numerary List, June 14.

The dates of the promotion of the undermentioned officers to be altered as follows, viz.—Lieut.-Col. S. Freeth, Feb. 23; Lieut.-Col. J. G. M'Kerlie, June 10 ; Capt. F. Fowke, Capt. C. B.. Binney, Capt. F. H. Rich, Second Capt. H. R. Pelley, Second Capt. R. M. Parsons, Second Capt. F. Brine, Second Capt A. A'C. Fisher, Feb. 23.

Erratum in the Gazette of 22d luly.—Staff—For Brevet-Col. E. R. Wetherell, Unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster-Gen. to the Forces in Ireland, vice Bre- vet-Col. Greaves, let Sept. 1825, read 1st Sept. 1856.

.Atemorandum.—The surname of the Ensign appointed to the 35th Foot, on the 8th July 1856 (and represented erroneously in the Gazette of 22d instant to have be- longed to the 34th Foot) is Brows and not Brown.

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, 717LT 29.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall, July 29.—Cara/ry-5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. R. J. Montgomery to be Capt. without purchase, vice Elliot, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854. 7th Drag. Guards—Cornet E. E. Lawrence, from the 11th Light Drags, to be Cor- net, without purchase, vice Fife, appointed to the 10th Light Drags. ; Assist.-Surg. J. II. Robotham, from the Staff, to be Assist-Surg. vice Llewelyn, promoted on the Staff.

11th Light Drags.—E. E. Lawrence, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Brooke, promoted. 12th Light Drags.—Lieut. R. S. Bond to be Capt. by purchase, vice Lennox, who retires ; Cornet R. Rintoul to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Bond ; E. Gower, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Rintoul.

Infantry-6th Foot—Ensign R. Bolton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Grogan, who retires ; 1. S. Allfrey, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bolton. ,

36th Foot—Ensign T. Scarlett to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Mahon, dec. 69th Foot—Capt. C. N. Biggs, from the 826 Foot, to be Capt. vice the lion. A. Bury, who exchanges.

72d Foot—Lieut. J. T. Campbell to be Capt. by purchase, vice Atkinson, who re- tires.

81st Foot—Ensign F. K. Fitzroy, from the 54th Foot, to be Ensign, without pur- ehase.

82d Foot—Capt. the Hon. A. Bury, from the 69th Foot, to be Capt. rice Biggs, who exchanges.

British German Legion—The following officers to be permitted to resign their ommissions-2d Light Infantry—Ensign V. Julius ; Lieut. P. Reiner. 3d Light Infantry—Lieut. W. Strecher.

Unattached—Brevet-Major A. J. H. Elliot, 5th Drag. Guards, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of Oct. 6, 1854.

Erratum in the Gazette of July 22-22e1 Foot—For Capt. H. G. Bowden to be In- structor of Musketry, July 22, read Depot Battalion—Capt. H. G. Bowden, 226 Foot; to be Capt.-Instructor of Musketry, July 11. Erratum in the Gazette of July 25—Royal Engineers—The surname of the Capt. appointed to a Lieut-Coloneley is Hamley, and not Hawley.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 1.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 1—Cavalry--8th Light Drags.—Lieut. E. Phillips to be Capt. without purchase, vice the Hon. S. J. G. Calthorpe, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854; Cornet and Adjt. R. Harding to have the rank of Lieut.; Cornet H. Harrison to be be Lieut. without purchase, vice Phillips ; Cornet J. Baker has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 10th Light Drags.—Lieut. B.. W. Hatfield has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

12th Light Drage.—Capt. T. G. A. Oakes to be Major, by purchase, vice Munro, who retires ; Lieut. V. Baker to be Capt. by purchase, vice Oakes ; Cornet G. F. Morant to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Baker.

1nfantr7-6th Regiment of Foot—Ensign F. Longfield to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lillicrap, who retires ; A. D. Corfield, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Longfleld.

15th Foot—Assist.-Surg. J. D. Healey, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Wishart, promoted on the Staff.

20th Foot—Lieut. H. W. Mason has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

24th Foot—Lieut. E. P. Chichester, from the 21st Foot, to be Lieut. vice White, appointed Paymaster.

313d Foot—Ensign H. S. Stabb to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Primrose, who re- tires; W. H. Studdy, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stet*. 46th Foot—Capt. W. S. Milner, from the 69th Foot, to be Capt. vice the Hon. W. H. Herbert, who exchanges; Lieut. J. Cross has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission. 52d Foot—Ensign R. G. Wilberforce, from the 9th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Burroughs, promoted. 67th Foot—Ensign A. S. Welland to be Lieut. by purchase, vice D'Arcy, promoted. 69th Foot—Capt. the Hon. W. H. Herbert, from the 46th Foot, to be Capt. Vice Milner, who exchanges. 82d Foot—Ensign J. B. Robertson has been superseded, he being absent without leave.

886 Foot—Lieut. G. G. Beazley, from the 3d West India Regt. to be Lieut. vice Nunn, appointed to the 26th Foot. 88th Foot—Lieut. J. Evans to be Adjt. vice Little, promoted. 926 Foot—Lieut. R. Macpherson has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission: 95th Foot—Lieut. G. H. L. Brooke to be Capt. without purchase, vice Henley, retired from full-pay.

2d West India Regiment—Ensign E. D. Lye to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Carter, who has retired ; H. J. Barker, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice King, pro- moted.

3d 1Vest India Regiment—Lieut. C. Nayler, from the half-pay of the 63d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Beazley, appointed to the 83d Foot ; Ensign S. C. Page to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Nayler, who retires ; C. F. Lloyd, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Green, promoted in the 1st West India Regt.

Ceylon litfle Regiment—Ensign F. B. Staples to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Ru- therford, promoted.

Hospital Staff—To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Assist.-Surgs. A. J. Mackay, supernumerary in the 1st Foot ; A. Hawkins supernumerary in the 4th Foot ; W. H. Price, supernumerary in the 14thFoot ; 5.3. Bayfield, supernumerary in the 19th Foot ; R. Wolseley, supernumerary in the 20th Foot, J. C. Smith, su- pernumerary in the 21st Foot ; J. V. Sheddall, M.D. supernumerary in the 33d Foot ; W. Y. Jeeves, supernumerary in the 38th Foot ; J. P. Street, M.D. super- numerary in the 39th Foot ; A. D. Gulland, supernumerary in the 41st Foot ; A. Hooper, supernumerary in the 426 Foot ; J. Johnson, supernumerary in the 44th Foot ; J. J. Adrien, supernumerary in the 49th Foot ; W. Bradshaw, supernumera- ry in the 50th Foot ; S. S. Skipton, M.D. supernumerary in the 56th Foot ; H. L. Ranilell, supernumerary in the 62d Foot; P. .1. Hoey, supernumerary in the 638 Foot ; W. T. Paliologus, supernumerary in the 77th Foot ; R. W. Meade, supernu- merary in the 88th Foot ; C. R. Nelson, supernumerary in the 90th Foot; W. H. Pollard, supernumerary in the 936 Foot ; G. M. Swinhoe, supernumerary in the 95th Foot ; A. Bryson, M.D. supernumerary in the 97th Foot ; G. H. Finlay, supernu- merary in the let Battalion of the Rifle Brigade ; F. S. B. F. de Chaumont, M.D. supernumerary in the 3d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade ; Acting Assist.-Surg. H. J. Mayhew has been permitted to resign his Commission. The undermentioned Acting Assist.-Surgs, have ceased to do duty, there being no long their occasion for the services—W. Collis, F. Reynolds, W. Canniff, M.D. and J. Cruice.

Unattached—Lieut. G. B. Price, from the 11th Light Drags. to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Brevet-Major H. Fenwick, who'retires.

Brevet—Col. J. Mitchell to have the local rank of Major-Gen. at the Cape of Good Hope ; Lieut. J. S. Gibb, of the Bengal Artillery, to have the rank of Lieut. in the Army, while employed at the East India Company's Recruiting Depot at Walley.