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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 12.

WAR OFFICE, May 12.—Cavaity-4th Regt. of Light Drags.—Major G. J. Brown from half-pay Unatt. to be Major, paying the difference between full-pay of Cavalry; and full-pay of Infantry, vice Low, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank under the Royal warrant of Oct. 6, 1854; Capt. W. A. King, from half-pay of the 4th Light Drags, to be Capt. vice Brevet-Major G. J. Brown, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank under the Royal warrant of Oct. 6, 1851.

8th Light Drags—Capt. J. S. Naylor to be Major, by purchase, vice Arthur J. Lord Killeen, who retires ; Lieut. C. W. Heneage to be Capt. bypurchase, vice Naylor ; Cornet P. C. G. Webster to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Heneogc ; E. Helme, Gent, lobe Cornet, by purchase, vice Webster.

10th Light Drags.—Lieut. T. M. Townley to be Capt. by purchase, vim Holmes, who retires ; Cornet W. Mayne to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Benson, who retires ; E. J. Howley, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice May no. 14th Light Drags.—Assist.-Surg. It. C. Lofthouse, M.D. from the 86th Foot, to be Assist-Burg. vice Fasson, promoted in the 53d Foot,

Royal Artillery—Lieut. A. H. King to be Second Capt. vice Hagan, dec.; Gent. Cadet H. L. Ellaby to be Lieut.; Staff-Sergt. J. Cochran to be Quartermaster and Commissary of Stores, by augmentation. The date of the permanent rank of Lieute. F. S. Stoney and G. O'Connor to be March 6, 1856, and not March 7,1857, an stated in the Gazette of the 10th ult.

Infantry—lot Foot—Ensign A. Gardner to be Lieut. by purchase, vice A. E. C. Forster, who retiree.

4th Foot—Capt. T. Martin to be Major, by purchase, vice Rutherfoord, who retires; Capt. F. Clark, from the 24th Foot, to be Capt. vice Winniett, who exchanges ; Lieut. J. W. Laurie to be Capt. by purchase, vice Martin.

6th Foot—Ensign J. T. Nugent, from the 89th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Ilardinge, who exchanges. 7th Foot—Lieut. L. P. Traherne has been superseded, being absent without leave. 24th Foot—Capt. W. Winniett, from the 9th Foot, to be Capt. vice Clark, who exchanges. 27th Foot—Lieut. W. J. Surman, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Cairncross, who exchanges ; Staff-Surg. of the Second Class M. S. Todd to be Burg. vice Hasten, who exchanges. 29th Foot—L. A. Shadwell, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase. 33d Foot—Capt. E. B. Prescott, from half-pay 33a Foot, to be Capt. vice Nugent, who exchanges. 40th Foot—O. G. W. D'Arcey, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pennefather, dec.

44th Foot—Lieut. F. D. Walters to he Capt. by pur. vice Thornton, who retires. 48th Foot—Lieut. W.aCairneross, from the 27th Foot,--to be Lietit. vice Surman, who exchanges. 53d Foot—Asaist.-Surg. C. H. Fasson, from the 14th Light Drags, to be Sorg. vice Dartnell, dec. 60th Foot-0. 11. Trotman, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Watson, promoted.

list Foot—J. Law, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Roberts, promoted. 85th Foot—Major J. W. Grey to he Lieut.-Col. without purchase, vice BrevetCol. M. Power, dee.; Capt. R. Mauneell to be Major, without purchase, vice Grey ; Lieut. J. Bayley to be Capt. without purchase, vice 51annsell ; Ensign S. H. K. Wilson to be Lieut, without purchase, vice Bayley.

86th Foot—Assitt.-Burg. W. A. Mackinnon, from the 453 Foot, to be Assist.Burg. vice Lofthouse, appointed to the 14th Light Drags. 89th Foot—Ensign W. S. Hardinge, from the 6th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Nugent, who exchanges.

93d Foot—Ensign J. C. Savage has been superseded, being absent without leave. hat West India Regiment—Lieut. J. D. Mackenzie to be Instructor of Musketry. Depot Battalion—Lieut.-Col. C. E. Fairtlough, from half-pay 63d Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. vice G. Macbeath, who retires.

Unattached—Major It. Bruce, from a Depot Battalion, to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase. Brevet-Major G. J. Brown, of the 4th Light Drags. to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of the 6th of Oct. 1834.

Hospital Staff—Deputy Inspector-Gen. of Hospitals W. Austin, M.D. half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Inspector-Gen. of Hospitals. To be Staff-Surge. of the Second Class.—Surg. T. Mostyn, M.D. from the 27th Foot, vice Todd, who exchanges ; Staff-Surg. of the Second Class W. W. Somerville, M.D. from half-pay.

Menioransla.—The commission of Lieut.-Col. Hall, of the 49th Madras Native Infantry, as Brevet Lieut.-Col. to bear date the Otis of Dec. 1853. The surname of Cornet J. Falkner, on half-pay, Land Transport 'Corps, is spelt •• Falkner," anal not

Faulkner," as stated in the ' Gazette " of the lot of Dec. 1855.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 15.

WAR Orrres, Pall Mall, May 15.—Caralry—Royal Regiment of Horse GuardsLieut. J. W. Billington to be Capt. by purchase, vice F. IL Vyse, who retires.

6th Dragoons—W. II. Weldon, Gent, to be Comet, by purchase, vice A. Thompson, who retires.

16th Light Dragoons—Lieut. E. T. Irvine to be Capt. by purchase, vice Goff, who retires ; Cornet and Adjutant E. Coulon to have the rank of Lieut.; Cornet T. Boyce to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Irvine.

Military nain—The appointment of Quartermaster Greenway has been antedated to 20th February 1857, but such antedate is not to carry back pay.

Royal Artillery—Surg. P. S. Warren, M.D. from the 50th Foot, to be Burg. vice Staunton, retired on half-pay.

htfarotre—Grenadier Regt. of Foot Guards—Lieut. and Capt. and Brevet-Major A. H. L. Pox to be Capt. and Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice V. L. Hatton, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. Francis W. Viscount Hood to be Lieut. and Capt. by pur. vice Fox ; A. M. Byng, Gent, to be Ensign and Lieut. by purchase, vice Viscount Hood.

lit Regt. of Foot Guards—Lieut. It. L. Williams to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Stewart, promoted, by purchase, to a Depot Battalion. 4th Foot—C. E. Billing, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bastable, who retires ; Staff-Burg. of the Second Class J. Gorringe, M.D. from half-pay, to be Burg. vice R. F. V. de Lisle, who exchanges.

5th Foot—Lieut. E. F. Haig to be Adjut. vice Adair, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 7th Foot—Assist.-Surg. T. Sheehy, M.D. from the Staff, to be Assish-Surg. 8th Foot—Ensign A. D. Corfield to be Lieut. by purchase, vice M•Dermott, who

retires.

21st Foot—Lieut. R. Cmssraan has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

32d Foot—Capt. W. Redman, from half-pay unattached, to be Capt. vice H. W. Bare, who exchanges.

35th Foot--Capt. C. J. Patterson, from the 95th Foot, to be Capt. vice Moore, who exchanges ; Ensign R. Parsons to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Warrand, who retires; T. J. Dillon, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Parsons.

36th Foot—Lieut.-Col. J. J. Host, from fialf-payof the 4th Foot, lobe Lieut-Col. vice Brevet-Col. C. Ashmore, who exchanges.

50th Foot—Stair-Burg. of the Second Class J. Crerar, from half-pay, to be Burg. sice Warren, appointed to the Royal Artillery.

75th Foot—Lieut. T. Milles to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hollow, who retires ; Ensign G. C. N. Faithful to be -Lieut. by purchase, vice Miles. 79th Foot—Lieut. J. M. Leith to he Capt. by purchase, vice Murray, who retires ; W. J. Kerr, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Leith, promoted.

85th Foot—C. C. Parkinson, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wilson, promoted. 88th Foot—Assist.-Surg. J. C. Knipe, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. 934 Foot—A. J. Tuffnell, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur. vice Vidler, who retires.

95th Foot—Capt. G. II. L. Brooke, from half-pay 95th Foot, to be Capt. vice Brevet-Major Relines, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854; Capt. II. E. Moore, from the 35th Foot, to be Capt. vice Patterson, who exchanges.

97th Foot—Lieut. C. H. Browne to be Capt. by pur. vice Brinkley, who retires, 98th Foot—Ensign T. F. Lloyd to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Twyford, ptomoted in the let West India Regt.; C. E. Woodward, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lloyd.

Byte Brigade—Assist.-Surg. D. Cullen, M.D. from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Aseist.-Surg.

let West India Regiment—Lieut. H. R. Twyford, from the 98th Foot, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Wallinger, who retires.

2d West India Reginient—EnsignM. 5. Macnamara to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Ellis, appointed to the 18th Foot.

Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieut. J. Meadon to be Capt. by purchase, vice Oldfielal, who retires ; Emits' .1..7. C. Miller to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Meaden ; P. J. Host, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Miller.

Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign E. A. Lynar to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Boyes, promoted.

Depot Battalion—Brevet-Major W. L. Stewart, from the lot Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Bruce, promoted, by purchase, to an Unattached Lieut-Coloneley.

Garrisons—Lieut.-Colonel F. A. Whimper, Unatt. to be Major of the Tower of London, vice Major I.E. Elrington, deceased.

Staff—The appointment of Brevet-Col. Sir T. St. V. H. C. Troubridge, Bart. C.B. half-pay, 224 Foot, to be Dep.-Adjt.-Gen. at Head-Quarters, to be dated the Id Feb. 1857, instead of the 13th March 1850.

Unattached—Lieut. W. Rudman, from 32d Foot, to be Captain, without pur. Hospital Staff—Dep.-Inspector-Gen. of Hospitals T. Hall, upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Inspector-Gen. of Hospitals.

Breret.—The undermentioned officer having completed three years' actual service on the 8th March 18.57, in the rank of Lieut.-Col. to be promoted to be Col. in the Army, under the Royal warrant of 6th Oct. 1854—Lieut.-Col. J. II. Stewart, 29th Foot, Jfemoranduni.—The Christian name of Adjt. Mitchell, upon half-pay of the Land Transport Corps as J. Mitchell, is Thomas.