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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 12.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall, August 12.—Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet- Col. J. Hill to be Col. vice Clarke, retired upon .-Cfull-pay ; Brevet-Col. C. Dickson, C.B. from the Supernumerary List, to be Lieutol. vice Hill ; Second Capt. E. Taswell to be Capt. vice Rogers, retired upon half-pay ; Lieut. F. T. Whinyatei to be Second Capt. vice Taswell ; Lieut. J. II. Blackburne to be Second Capt. vice Farmer, placed on the Supernumerary List ; Brevet-Major J. Singleton to be Capt. vice Mowbray, retired on half-pay ; Lieut. W. N. Waller to be Second Capt. vice Singleton.

Brevet—Col. R. Clarke, retired full-pay of the Royal Artillery, to he Major-Gen. the rank to be honorary only.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 15.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Pall Mall, 15.—Caratry-6th Regt. of Drag. Guards Major W. N. Custance to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase ; Capt. C. Sawyer to b Major, without purchase, vice Custance. To be Captains, without purchase—Capt. H. Brett, from 14th Light Drags.; Capt. C. P. Rosser, from the 10th Light Drags. ; Lieut. E. B. Cunliffe, vice Sawyer. To be Lieuts. without purchase—Lieuts. W. 0. Bird, from the 10th Light Drags. •, J. J. N. Buchanan, from 10th Light Drags. • J. W. J. Gifford, from 3d Drag. Guards ; G. S. Davies, from 10th Light Drags. ; C. J. H. Ellis, from 9th Light Drags.; J. Hudson, from 10th Light Drags.; C. H. Ifni- acke, from 10th Light Drags. ; A. A. de Bourbel, from 10th Light Drags. • S. Vyse, from 10th Light Drags. ; Cornet B. C. Russell. To be Lieut. by purchas'e—Comet F. Shells, vice Murdock, who has retired. To be Cornet, by purchase—H. B.. Fors- ter, Gent. vice Shells. To be Assist.-Surg.—Assist.-Surg. C. J. Davenport, M.D. from Seth Foot.