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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUG. 29.

Wax DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall, Aug. 29.—Caratry-3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—G. R. Itawlinson, Gent, to be Cornet, vice Blenkinsop, prom.

7th Light Drags.—C. L. Wore, Gent, to be Cornet, by per. vice Standish, prom. 12th Light Drags.—Lieut. C. J. Harford to be Capt. by purchase, vice Durant, who retires.

14th Light Drags.—Lieut. W. English to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brett, appointed to the 6th Drag. Guards. 16th Light Drags.—Lieut. F. C. H. Williams has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

Royal Regiment of Artillery—The undermentioned Gentlemen to be Lieutenants, with temporary rank, viz.—F. 17. Dodgson, E. D. Tarleton, H. P. Darwall, E. R. Cottinghara, G. It. Salmon, J. T. Barrington, N. W. 0. Townsend, J. C._Auchin- leek, G. S. Harvey, S. C. Kyle, W. S. Manned, and H. L. Mitchell.

Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet-Col. R. J. Stotherd to be Col. vice Cole, re- tired on full-pay ; Capt. M. Dill to be Lieut.-Col. Vice Stotherd; Second Capt. B. H. Martindale to be Capt. vice Dill, promoted ; Lieut. W. C. Phillpotts to be Second Capt. vice Martindale.

infantry-718th Regiment of Foot—Ensign A. Kay has been permitted to resign his commission.

20th Foot—Brevet-Major W. P. Radcliffe to be major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. G. Steevens, whose brevet rank has been converted into sub- stantive rank under the Royal warrant of Oct. 6, 1684; Lieut. G. Dowglasse to be Capt. without purchase, vice Radcliffe.

29th Foot—Lieut. H. P. Onslow has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

41st Foot—Lieut. J. S. Keddle, from the 83d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Onslow, who exchanges ; Lieut. I. King to be Adjt. vice Fraser, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 42d Foot—Ensign V. M'Farlane has been superseded, being absent without leave. 77th Foot—Lieut. A. C. Croker has been permitted to resign his commission. 83d Foot—Lieut. G. M. Onslow, from the 41st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Keddle, who exchanges. 85th Foot—Lieut. W. T. Baker to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet-Major J. Gubbins, whose brevet-rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854; Ensign J. H. Grant to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Baker. 88th Foot—Ensign D. Nicholson has been permitted to resign his commission. 99th Foot—Ensign G. R. S. Black to be Lieut. by purchase, vice F. Wilson, who retires ; E. B. Batcheler, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Black.

Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Brevet-Major T. Lillie to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Reyne, who retires upon full-pay ; Lieut. D. Stewart to be Capt. without purchase, vice Lillie ; Ensign T. G. 0. B. Hervey to be Lieut. with- out purchase, vice Stewart. Land Transport Corps—Cornet W. Spalding has been permitted to resign his commission.

British Italian Legion—The names of the undermentioned officers having been omitted in former Gazettes, their Commissions will bear date as follows, viz.-2d Regt.-0. Isnardi to be Dispenser. 3d Regt.—D. Valento to be Capt. F. Ravazzini to be Capt. Marquis G. Pallavicini to be Lieut. L. Pond to be Ensign, P. Amen i to be Ensign. 4th Reg,t.— F. Moccia to be Lieut. F. Vitali to be Dispenser.

Unattached—Brevet Lieut.-Col. F. Whittingham, C.B. from the 26th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase ; Brevet-Lieut.-Col. G. Steevens, 20th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854; Brevet-Major J. Gubbins, 85th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854.

Commissariat Department—To be Deputy Commissaries-General—Assist.-Com- missaries-Gens. If. W. Darling and W. J. T. Power. To be Assistant-Commissa- ries-General—Deputy Assist.-Commissaries-Gen. G. J. Webb, J. F. Rogers, J. W. Woodley, C. G. Blanc, C. Palmer, and C. B. Smith. To be Deputy Assistant-Com- missaries-General—Commissariat Clerks E. Litchfield and A. E. Petrie, Hospital Staff—Assist-Sorg. J. C. Johnstone, Supernumerary in the 9th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. to the Forces. Staff Assist.-Surg. D. B. Hine has been per- mitted to resign his commission.

The undermentioned Acting Assist.-Surgs. have ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for their services—W. Sharpe, D. Knox, M.D., I. G. Hildidge, M.D., T. H. Newstun, J. Read, J. G. Creasy.

Breret.—Colonel P. Cole, retired full-pay of the Royal Engineers, to be Major General, the rank being honorary only. Brevet-Lieut.-Col. P. B. Reyne, retired full- pay, Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Col, in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Memorandum.—Brevet-Col. F. C. Irwin, upon half-pay Unatt. as Lieut.-Col. has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission, he being about to become a settler in Western Australia.