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PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, sErrEansa 30. WAR DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall,

Sept. 30.—Cara/ry—lst Regt. of Life Guards— Cornet and Sub-Lieut. AL W. Viscount Powerscourt to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Davenport, who retires.

Royal Horse Guards—Cornet H. P. K.Teach to be Lieut. by purchase, vice J. I. Jones, who retires.

7th Light Drags.—The appointment of C. L. Wore, Gent, to the Cornetcy, by purch. as stated in the Gazette of the 29th Aug. 18.56, has been cancelled.

14th Light Drags.—Lieut..F. Vansittart has been permitted to retire from the ser- vice by the sale of his commission.

Infantry-2d Foot—Capt. S. L. D. Willan, from the 13th Foot, to be Capt. vice Grimston, who exchanges. 3d Foot—Capt. C. Dresing, from the 58th Foot, to be Capt. vice Burningham, who exchanges.

13th Foot—Capt. W. H. Grimston, from the 26 Foot, to be Capt. vice S. L. D. Willan, who exchanges. 18th Foot—Lieut. W. N. Franklyn has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 19th Foot—Capt. G. B. Jennings to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet.. Lieut-Col. R. Warden, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of the 6th Oct. 1854. 253 Foot—Capt. It. F. Synge, from the 67th Foot, to be Capt. vice Jebb, who exchanges. 24th Foot—Capt. R. T. Glyn, from the 82d Foot, to be Capt. vice Bantle, who exchanges; Lieut. J. C. Warne, from the 89th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Parsons, who exchanges.

28th Foot—Capt. T. B. Tuite, from the 67th Foot, to be Capt. vice Worthington, who exchanges.

58th Foot—Capt. H. G. C. Burninghara, from the 3d Foot, to be Capt. vice Dres- ing, who exchanges. 64th Foot—Lieut. 7. Hudson to be Adjt. vice M'Crea, who resigns the Adjutancy o nly. 67th Foot—Capt. H. C. Worthington, from the 28th Foot, to be Capt. vice Tulle, who exchanges ; Capt. F. W. Jebb, from the 236 Foot. to be Capt. vice Synge, who exchanges. 71st Foot—Assist-Surg. W. Leach, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Todd, who exchanges. 82d Foot—Capt. W. D. H. Baillie, from the 24th Foot, to be Capt. vice Glyn, who exchanges.

89th Foot—Lieut. F. W. A. Parsons, from the 24th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Warne, who exchanges. Ceylon Rifle Begiment—G. H. Boss, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ly- nott, promoted.

Cape Mounted Riflemen—J. H. Handel, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, in sue. cession to Lieut. G. Clerk, promoted, by purchase, to an Unattached Company.

Dipot Battalions—To be Lieutenant-Colonels—Brevet-Col. W. S. it. Norcott, C.B. from the Rifle Brigade ; Lieut.-Cols. G. Dixon' C.B. from the 77th Foot; A. T. Heyland, from the 95th Foot ; R. C. H. Taylor, from the 79th Foot ; A. C. Goodenough, from the 34th Foot ; C. Elmhirst, from the 9th Foot ; J. A. Street, C.B. from the 57th Foot ; J. W. Armstrong, from the 49th Foot ; J. W. S. Smith, from the 38th Foot ; E. A. Whitmore, from the 30th Foot ; E. J. V. Brown, front the 88th Foot.

To be Majors—Brevet-Lieut.-Cols. E. A. G. Muller, from half-pay Unattached ; W. W. Turner, C.B. from half-pay Unatt. ; Majors R. Bruce, from half-pay Unatt. ; J. Rose, from half-pay Unatt. ; A. Wien M'Donald, from half-pay Unatt. ; W. Rickman, from half-pay Unatt.; J. Nason, from half-pay Unatt.; J. Peel, from half-pay Unatt.; H. H. Dowbiggin, from half-pay Unatt.; W. Pretyman, from half-pay Unatt.; R. 13. Hawley, from half-pay TJnatt. ; C. Hood, from half-pay Unatt.

To be Adjutants—Capts. J. Baillie, from the 77th Foot ; R. B. T. Thelwall, 65th Foot ; P. Macdonald, from half-pay Unatt.; U. .7. Hughes, from the 1st Foot ; T. L. Bell, from the 28th Foot ; Hon. B. M. Ward, from the .47th Foot ; W. Little, from the 88th Foot.

Unattached—Brevet-Major J. Peel, 34th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of Oct. 6, 1854; Capt. 0. B. D'Arcey, from the 65th Foot, to be Major, without purchase.

Hospital Ste—Assist:Burg. R. C. Todd, from the 71st Foot, to be Assist.-Burg. vice Leach, who exchanges.

Brevet.—The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent upon the death or promotion of .the following officers—Gen. the Earl of Cork, died June 29; Gen. Sir H. F. Campbell, died Sept. 2; Gen. Sir C. Halkett died Sept. 24—Lieut- Gen. T. B. Aylmer to be Gen. Lieut.-Gen. P. Hay, died Aug. tf ; Lieut.-Gen. W. A. Gordon, C.B. died Aug. 10—Lieut.-Gen. T. B. Aylmer, promoted in succession to three Generals, dec.; Major-Gen. W. G. Cochrane to be Lieut.-Gen. Lieut.- Gen. W. A. Gordon, C.B. died Aug. 10; Gen. Sir ii. F. Campbell, K.C.B. died Sept. 2; Major-Gen. J. Jones, died Sept. 22—Col. W. Booth, half-pay, 41st Foot, to be Major-Gen. ; Lieut.-Col. H. P. Raymond, Depot Battalion, to be Col.; Major P. W. A. Bradshawe, half-pay Unatt. Assist-Adjt.-Gen. Van Diemen's Land, to be Lieut.-Col.; Capt. E. C. Butler, 36th Foot, to be Major.

Breset.—Brevet-Major F. J. Griffin, retired full-pay 54th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army, the rank being honorary only. The undermentioned Quartermaster, retired upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Capt. under the Royal warrant of 17th Dec. 1855—Quartermaster J. Croker, half-pay 6th Foot. The undermentioned Cadet of the East India Company's service to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign during the period of his being placed under the com- mand of Col. Sandham, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for Field Instruction in the art of Sapping and Mining—P. Montgomery, Gent.

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, OCTOBER 3. WAR DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall, Oct. 3.—Infantry—GrenadierRegt. of Foot Guards —The surname of the Ensign and Lieut, appointed on the 26th Sept. 1856, is Edg- cumbe, and not Edgecumbe, as previously stated.

1st Foot—Lieut. A. E. C. Forster, from the 64th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Alban, who exchanges. 9d Foot—Lieut. C. S. Smelt, from the 98th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Heywood, who exchanges. 20th Foot—Brevet-Major C. R. Butler to be Major, by purchase, vice Berdmore, who retires.

21st Foot—Lieut. H. Brackenbury, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Hutton, who exchanges. 29th Foot—Lieut. W. Taylor has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 30th Foot—Limit. S. S. Bristowe, from the 81st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Neville, who exchanges. 57th Foot—Capt. 0. Latouche, from the 98th Foot, to be Capt. vice Venablea, who exchanges. 61st Foot—Lieut. T. B. Hutton, from the 21st Foot, to be Lieut. vice H. Brack- enbury, who exchanges. 64th Foot—Lieut. F. Alban, from the 1st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Forster, who ex- changes. 81st Foot—Lieut. R. II. Neville. from the 30th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Bristowe, who exchanges. 98th Foot—Capt. C. Venables, from the 57th Foot, to be Capt. vice Latouche, who exchanges ; Lieut. S. H. Heywood, from the 3d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Smelt, who exchanges.

Rifle Brigade—The second Christian name of Capt. A. Nixon is James. Land Transport Corps—Quartermaster W. Todd has been permitted to resign his commission.

Depot Battalions—To be Majors—Major R. L. Ross, from half-pay Unattached ; Major C. C. de Morel, from half-pay Unattached. To be Adjutant—Capt. G. I", Draught, from the 50th Foot. To be Quartermaster—Quartermaster J. Thompson, from the Cavalry Depot, vice 3. Taylor, who retires upon half-pay. Unattached—Lieut. J. Macqueen, from the 17th Light Drags. to be Captain, without purchase.

Stair—Lieut.-Col. A. J. Herbert, upon half-pay Unatt. to be Deputy Quarter- master-General to the Forces serving in the Ion= Islands, vice Brevet-Col. Wal- pole, whose period of Staff service has expired.

Hospital Staf—The undermentioned Acting Assist.-Surgs. have ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for their senices—G. L. Thorne, and F. H. Forshall.

Brevet.—The undermentioned Quartermaster, retired on half-par, to have the honorary rank of Capt. under the Royal warrant of the 17th Dec. 1855—Quarter- master J. Taylor, half-pay Depot Battalion_