29 NOVEMBER 1856, Page 19

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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 28.

WAR DEPARTSIF.NT, Pall Mall, Nov. 28.-Cavalry-16th Light Dragoons-T. Duf- field, Gent, to be Cornet, by pur. in succession to Lieut. Williams, who has retired.

Infantry-Scots Fusilier Regt. of Foot Guards-Lieut. and Capt. and Brevet- Major E. Neville to be Capt. and Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice F. Lushington, C.B. who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. R. F. S. Stewart to be Lieut. and Capt. by purchase, vice Neville ; H. H. D. Stracey, Gent, to be Ensign and Lieut, by purchase, vice S. Stewart.

14th Regt. of Foot-Ensign W. N. Watson has been permitted to resign his com- mission.

16th Foot-Ensig,n R. C. Healy to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Moyle, dec. 26th Foot-F J

or . Bridge, Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Craigie, appointed to a dis- trict, which appeared in the Gazette of 24th Oct. 1856, read, Lieut. J. Bridge, from the Land Transport Corps, to be Paymaster, Re. Ud Foot-Quartermaster J. Giddings to be Paymaster, vice W. Garforth, dec. 49th Foot-Capt. J. Hopkins, from half-pay of the 49th Foot, to be Capt. Tice W. W. Maitland, dec. 70th Foot-Assist.-Surg. J. Watts, from the 94th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Grant, deceased.

86th Foot-Ensign G. A. Conran, from the 50th Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lepper, promoted ; Assist.-Surg. T. S. Barry, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Fitzgerald, appointed to the 94th Foot. 88th Foot-Lieut. J. 13. Michell has been permitted to resign his commission ; Assist.-Surg. R. W. Meade, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg, vice Harris, resigned. 94th Foot-Assist.-Surg. F. L. Fitzgerald, from the 86th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Watts, appointed to the 70th Foot.

1st 1Vest India Ilegiment-Ensign A. W. Barron to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Callanan, deceased ; Ensign A. H. W. Samson tote Lieut. without purchase, vice Barron, whose promotion, on 31st Oct. 1856, has been cancelled.

2d West India Regiment-Lieut. E. D. Lye has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission.

Gold Coast Corps--Lieut. C. F. Duke to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Bird, promoted ; Ensign E. N. R. Gatehouse to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Duke.

Hospital Staff-Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals J. M'Andrew, M.D. to be Inspector-General of Hospitals, vice Dawson, placed on half-pay. Assistant- Surgeon W. A. Davidson, M.D. Supernumerary in the tat Drag. Guards, to be As- sistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Barry, appointed to the 80th Foot. Acting- Assistant-Surgeon J...Bayly- has ceased to do duty, there being no longer OCCSSIOR for his services.

Brevet. -Major 1.3. Grant, Unattached, employed on a particular service in South Africa, to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in South Africa, while so employed.