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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 25.

Ansmasirr, July 11.—Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieut. T. B. V. FitzGerald to be Capt. vice Brooker, dec.

July 18.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to restore Mr. J. R. Brookes to the rank of First Lieut. his commission to bear date July 11, 1856.

ADMIRALTY, July 24.—Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieut. F. S. Boxer to be First Lieut. vice Knight, to half-pay ; Second Lieut. W. G. Hale to be First Lieut. vice Kirwan, deceased.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 29.

ADMIRALTY, July 29.—Vice-Admiral of the Blue P. J. Douglas has been appointed to receive a pension of 150/. a year, as provided for in her Majesty's Order in Coun- cil of the 25th June 1851, vacant by the decease of Admiral H. R. Glynn, and the name of Vice-Admiral P. J. Douglas has been removed to the Reserved Half-pay List accordingly ; and in consequence of this removal the following promotions, dated 21st inst. have taken place—Rear-Admiral of the Red R. Wauchope to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue ; Rear-Admiral of the White the Hon. H. J. Rous to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue G. W. C. Courtenay to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Capt. J. M. Laws and Capt. Sir B. Macnamara to be Rear-Admirals on the Reserved List ; Capt. the Right Hon. Lord George Paula, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.

Capt. J. Harrison, on the Retired List, has also been promoted to be a Retired Rear-Admiral on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of Sept. 1, 1846, without increase of pay.