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PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, APRIL 3.

WAR OFFICE, Pall Mall, April 3.-Caralry-8th Regt. of Light Drags.-Capt. E. Phillips, from half-pay 8th Light Drags. to be Capt. Nice Brevet-Major E. Tomkinson, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854.

9th Light Drags.-Lieut. E. King has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his commission.

llth Light Drags.-To be Cornets, by purchase, It. J. Somers, Gent. vice Napier, promoted ; G. C. Robinson, Gent. vice Bingham, promoted.

Military Train-Paymaster F. F. Fereday, from the late Land Transport Corps, to be Paymaster.

Infantry-3d Regt. of Foot-Capt. W. Weinman, from half-pay 33 Foot, to be Capt. vice Brevet-Lieut. Col. H. Smith, promoted to the substantive rank of Major Unatt. under the Royal warrant of Oct. 6, 1854.

4th Foot-CaptA. J. Sykes, from half-pay 4th Foot, to be Capt. vice Brevet-Major P. Robertson, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854. 12th Foot-Ensign and Adjt. G. Gibson to have the rank of Lieut.; Ensign J. Warren to be Lima, without purchase, vice Irving, who resigns. 20th Foot-Ensign F. A. Ramsay has been permitted to resign his commission. 25th Foot-Brevet-Major E. R. Priestley to be Major, without purchase, vice Holt, who retires upon full-pay; Lieut. H. Pnestley to be Capt. without purchase, vice E. R. Priestley.

27th Foot-Ensign W. M. Stafford to be Lieut. by purchase, vice G. R. Gresson, who retires ; Ensign A. Dixon, from the 85th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Stafford. 433 Foot-Capt. H. J. P. Booth to be Major, by purchase, vice Primrme, pro' moted ; Lieut. H. T. Trafford to be Capt. by purchase, vice Booth ; Ensign W. Livesay to be Lieut, by purchase, vice T. Trafford; G. II. B. Young, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Livesary. 45th Foot-Paymaster J. D. Blythe, from the 3d West India Regt. to be Paymaster, vice M. G. Taylor, appointed to a depot battalion.

47th Foot-Lieut. C. Finnerty to be Capt. withoutpurchase, vice Brevet-Major C. A. Stevenson, dee.

55th Foot-Ensign G. L. Whyte has been permitted to resign his commission., 63d Foot-Ensign R. E. Sproule has been permitted to resign Isis commission, 97th Feet-Ensign R. Annealey to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Oates, who retires. Rifle Brigade-Lieut. FL A. F. Luttrell has been permitted to resign hie cernmission. 3d West India Regiment-J. Wilson, Esq. formerly a Capt. in the 933 Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Blyth, appointed to the 45th Foot. Gold Coast Cotys-M. A. Williams, Gent. late Limit. Osmanli Cavalry, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Elgee, dec. Unattached-Capt. and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. H. Smith, 3d Foot, to have the substantive rank of Major, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854; Brevet-Major E. Tomkinson, 8th Light Drags, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854; Brevet-Major P. Robertson, 4th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854.

Hospital Stuff-Staff-Surg. of the Second Class T. Biqa, from half-pay, to be Staff-Sum. of the Second Class; Staff-Surg. of the Second Class J. Fraser, M.D. from half-pay, to be Statf-Surg. of the Second Class, vice W. Pool, placed upon half-pay ; Purveyor's Clerk G. Dalton to be Purveyor to the Forces; Assist.-StaffSurg. A. W. P. Pinkerton, M. D. has been permitted to resign his commission. Breret.-Major G. Holt, retired full pay iffith Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army, the rank being honorary only.