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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, APRIL 29. Wan DISPA2TIMIT, Pall Mall,

April 29.—Cava1ry-6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—F. C. Shells, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Holdforth, who retires. 6th Dragoons—Cornet W. Hall has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

9th Light Dragoons--Surg. IL Franklin, from 86th Foot, to be Sorg. Nice Grant, deceased.

leth Light Dragoons—Capt. J.H. Cotton, from the Cambridgeshire Militia, to be Cornet, vnthout purchase, vice Jones, promoted.

14th Light Dragoons—J. C. Le Quesne, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Badmayne, promoted. 17th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Macqueen, from half-pay, 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieut. vice Chadwick, who exchanges.

Royal Artillery—The appointment of Lieut. F. H. Dodgson, dated the 6th of March 1856, has been cancelled.

Lieutenants with temporary rank to be Lieutenants with permanent rank—F. Duncan, J. It. Oliver, E. Egan, J. C. J. Lowry, G. G. Hannen, P. B. Guile, A. Ford, F. B. Smith, F. A. Mant, F. Howlett, R. Handcock, C. M. idolony, G. Ar- buthnot, IL Sadleir, W. It. Barlow, R. C. Smith. Gentlemen Cadets to be Lieuts. —W. Kemmis, IL P. Perry, T. H. Redhead, E. T. Warry, H. Bond, H. G. Hill, W. M. B. Walton, R. P. Waddington, H. Brackenbury, C. A. Goreham, W. H. Graham, A. W. Duncan, G. F. S. Chambers, W. S. Curzon, S. Dunlop, E. Lyons. To be Quartermaster--Sergt.-Major J. M'Donald Bairn, vice Freeborn, who re- tires upon half-pay.

Royal Engineers—Lieut. H. R. Pelly to be Second Capt. vice Ranken, deceased. Gentlemen Cadets to be Lieutenants—It, Thaine, G. Swetenham, D. C. Walker, It. Horne, J. P. Paterson, H. Locock, F. 'lime, W. Keith.

Infantry—Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieut. E. M. Beresford to be Lieut. and Capt. by purchase, vice the Earl of Listowel, who retires. The second Chris- tian name of Ensign and Lieut. White is William.

15th Foot—Lieut. G. F. Christie to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hague, who re- tires; Ensign J. 0. Kemmis to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Christie ; W. A. Gibson, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kemmis. 16th Foot—Ensign G. P. Lockwood to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Grant, promoted ; Ensign W. C. Wolseley to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Cooper, kho retires ; L. Le Feuvre, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wolseley ; Lieut. A. A. Pinson, from the 3d West York Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lockwood.

221 Foot—Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. J. E. Thackwell, from half-pay Unatt. to be Major, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Ramsay, who exchanges ; Lieut. T. Stack to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. J. E. Thackwell, promoted to the substantive rank of Major Unatt. under the Royal Warrant of the 6th Oct. 1854. 25th Foot—Assist.-Surg. C. Beaufoy, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Why- lock, appointed to the 75th Foot. 32d Foot—Ensign 11. E. Bennett to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Knox, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 3d of August 1855, has been cancelled ; H. S. Stabb, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Power, promoted.

37th Foot—Lieut. H. E. Glass, from half-pay 91st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Taylor, appointed Paymaster.

44th Foot—Ensign C. U. Laprimandaye to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Bradford, who has retired.

46th Foot—The surname of the Ensign appointed on the 22d of June 1855, is Coucher, and not Concher, as previously stated. 57th Foot—The surname of the Ensign appointed on the 27th of February 1856, is DUClintock, and not M'Clintoch, as previously stated.

66th Foot—Lieut. E. J. Story to be Adjt. vice Firth, who resigns the Adjtcy. only. 71st Foot—Serg.-Major It. Anderson to be Quartermaster, vice Walker, ap- pointed to a dem-A battalion.

75th Foot—Assist.-Surg, W. S. Wylock, M.D. from the 25th Foot, to be Assist.- Sorg. vice Turner, appointed to the 'Staff.

84th Foot—Assist.-Surg. G. B. Popplewell, from the 13th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Stack, promoted in the 86th Foot. 86th Foot—Lieut. H. C. Maine has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission ; Assist.-Surg. T. Stack, M.D. from the 84th Foot, to be Sorg. vice Franklin, appointed to the 9th Light Drags. 89th Foot—The commission of Assist.-Surg. J. Wiles to be antedated to the 24th of November 1854,

2d West India Regiment—Major T. Gibbings to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Grant, who retires ; Capt. J. 0. Boil to be Major, by purchase, vice Gibbings.

3d West India Regiment—The promotion of Lieut. J. F. Birch to a company, without purchase, to bear date the 6th of April 1855, instead of the 18th of January 1856, as previously stated.

Royal Malta Feneibles—Paymaster-Sergt. G. Enriquez to be Quartermaster, with local and temporary rank, vice Santamana, deceased.

Land Transport Corps—The Christian name of Lieut. Addy is John, and not William, as stated in the Gazette of the 18th ult.

7Wrkish Contingent—Staff--J. W. Holmes, Esq. to be Paymaster.

British Italian Legion—lst Regt.—F. Languedava to be Lieut. To be Ensigns —I. Fargiani, I. Ohio, Sergt.-Major A. Piumetti. 28 Regt.—To be Ensigns—A. Gargano, C. Granfelice, Sergt.-Major R. Casalto. 3d Regt.—J. M. de Fulton to be Lieut.

Royal Military College—Major-Gen. Sir H. D. Jones, K.C.B. Royal Engineers, to be Governor, vice Gen. Sir G. Scovell, K.C.B. who resigns.

Provisional Depiit Battalion—Capt. C. P. Bertram, of the 41st Foot, to be Assist.- Adjt. vice Frend, who resigns. Quartermaster-Sergt. J. Moloney to be Quarter- master, vice Scoltock, who retires upon half-pay.

Unattached—Brevet-Lieut.-CoL J. E. Thackwell, Capt. 22d Foot, to have the substantive rank of Major, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th Oct. 1854.

Hospital Staff—Assist-Surg. A. F. Turner, from the 75th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg, to the Forces, vice Beaufoy, appointed to the 25th Foot,

Brevet—Lieut.-Col. H. Tucker, of the Royal Engineers, having completed three years' service in the rank of Lieut.-Col. to be Col. in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of the 31 Nov. 1854.

The undermentioned Quartermasters, retired upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the Royal Warrant of the 17th Dec. 1855-Quartermaster J. Freeborn, half-pay Royal Artillery; Quartermaster S. Scoltock, half-pay of a Pro- visional D6pOt Battalion; Capt. and Brevet-Major H. M. Durand, of the Bengal Engineers, to be Lieut.-Col, in the Army ; Capt. N. C. Macleod, of the Bengal En- gineers, to be Major in the Army. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the East India Company's Army, consequent on the death of Lieut.-Gen. the Right Hon. Sir H. Pottinger, Bart. and G.C.B. of the Bombay Infantry, on the 18th of March 1856—Major-Gen. T. M. Douglas, C.B. Bengal Infantry, to be Lieut.-Gen.; Col. G. Hicks, C.B. Bengal Infantry, to be Major-Gen.

The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's Service, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of honorary rank, as follows—To be Colonels—Lieut.-Cols. J. Jackson, C.B. Bombay Infantry ; T. W. Oldfield, Bengal Infantry ; E. Down, Madras Light Cavalry. To be Lieut.-Cols.—Majors G. Gordon, Madras Infantry • E. Skipper' Bombay Infantry ; J. Grimes, Madras Infantry ; J. W. Bennett, Bengal Infantry. To be Major—Capt. G. H. Fagan, Bengal Engineers. For Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, C.B. Bombay Infantry, to have the honorary rank of Lieut.-Col. dated the 25th March 1856, which appeared in the Gazette of that date, read Major Sir Henry Cresivicke Rawlinson, K.C.B. 80, FROM THE LONDON GAZH1 MA.Y 2.

WAR DEPARTMENT, May 2.—Caralry-8 Regiment of Dragoons Guards—T. W. Sneyd, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Alfrey, promoted.

6th Drag. Guards--Sergt.-Major W. W. Graham, from the 17th Light Drags, to be Cornet, without. purchase, vice Petrie, promoted ; Cornet W. W. Graham to be Adjt. vice Stillman, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 9th Light Drags.—Cornet W. Tomkyns has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission. 10th Light Drags.—II. P. Gordon, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Vyse, promoted. 13th Light Drags.—H. J. Toulmin, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Clarke, promoted.

Infantr stream Guards—Lieut. and Capt. the Hon. H. W. J. Byng to be Capt. and Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Brevet-Col. Daniell, who retires ; En- sign and Lieut. G. E. Rose to be Lieut. and Capt. by purchase, vice Hon. H. W. J. Byng.

Scots Fusilier Guards—W. C. C. Elwes, Gent, to be Ensign and Limit, by pur- chase, vice Beresford, promoted. 8th Regiment of Foot—Sergeant-Major A. Moyniham, from the 90th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Stoney, appointed to the 11th Foot. Ilth Foot—Lieut, T. Davies, from the Nottingham Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase.

16th Foot—Lieut. W. Sheanuan, from half-pay 91st Foot, to be Lieut, vice aig- ginson, appointed Paymaster ; Ensign W. II. L. Moyle to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Shearman, who retires ; A. Neame, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moyle. 18th } oot--Lieut. W. O'Bryen Taylor to be Capt. by purchase, vice Stephenson, who retires; Lieut. E. C. Wilford has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

39th Foot—The appointment of Quartermaster-Sergt. G. Blurton to the Quarter- mastership to bear date 27th July 1855, instead of 15th Feb. 1856. 48th Foot—Capt J. Sheannan, from half-pay 7th Foot, to be Capt. repaying the difference, vice Amiel, who exchanges ; Lieut. IL B. 11. Gale to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Shearman, who retires.

59th Foot—Lieut. J. D. Macnamara, from the 2d Lancashire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase.

75th Foot—Lieut, E. Armstrong, from the 10th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Daniell, promoted, without purchase, to an Unatt. Company ; Lieut. It. Barter to be Adjt. vice Miles, who resigns the Adjutancy only.

83d Foot—Ensign C. C. Gore, from the 21st Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Meade, promoted in the 30th Foot.

88th Foot—Capt. J. M'Court, from half-pay Gold Coast Corps, to be Capt. vice Kenny, who exchanges.

Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—II. W. Barrow, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Mar- oon, promoted.

St. Helena Regiment—Second Lieut. G. S. Furnell, from the Limerick City Ar- tillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Kentish, appointed to the 46th Foot.

Royal Newfoundland Companies—Ensign A. B. Mitchell, from the South Mayo Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Daly, promoted.

Land Transport Corps—T, Bryson, Esq. to be Paymaster.

Unattached—Lieut C. A. Daniell, from the 75th Foot, to be Capt. without purchase.

Hospital Stag--Staff-Assist.-Surg, W. H. Day has been permitted to resign his Commission.

Breret.—To be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army—Brevet-Major J. Shearman, 48th Foot. To be Majors in the Army—Capt. J. Sheannan, 48th Foot ; Capt. T. B. Mortimer, 76th Foot.

The undermentioned officers having completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to be promoted Colonels in the Army—Lieut.-Col. J. Yorke, C.B. lot Drags. ; I.ieut.-Col. J. D. Dyson, 3d Drag. Guards.