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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 29.

WAR Genes, May 29.-Military Train-Parnaster O. Williams, from the late Land Transport Corps, lobe Paymaster.

Infantry-1st or Grenadier Regt. of Foot Guards-Ensign and Lieut, .T, A. S. Nicolson has been permitted to retire from the service by sale of hie commission.

7th Foot-Lieut.-Col. R. V. Shipley, from lialf-pay 7th Foot, to he Lieut.-Col.

12th Foot-Lieut. E. Herrick to be Capt. by purchase, vice Sigrave, who retires; Ensign H. L. Williams to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Herrick ; E. J. Dudgeon, Gent, lobe Ensign, by purchase, vice Williams. 17th Foot-Ensign H. A. Little to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Fowler, promoted to an Unattached Company ; C. S. Perry, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur. vice Little. 38th Foot-Lieut. W. K. Elles to be Instructor of Musketry.

41st Foot-Ensign H. S. Williams has been permitted to resign his commission. 46th Foot-Lieut. G. H. Knapp to be Capt. by purchase, vice Pane, who retires ; Ensign G. Philips to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Knapp. 56th Foot-Lieut, B. T. Thompson to be Instructor of Musketry. 57th Foot-Lieut. II. Bird to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hugessen, who retires; Ensign IV. Hedger to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Bird.

60th Foot-Capt. J. H. Chads, from half-pay 234 Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Coxen, deceased.

62,1 Foot-Lieut. II. A. Palmer to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. C. P. Neynoe, who retires.

68th loot-Paymaster L.. F. Bernard, from the 82d Foot, to be Paymaster, Vine Hughes, appointed to the 82d Foot. 824 Foot-Paymaster W. Hughes, from the 68th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Bernard, appointed to the 68th Foot. 8601 Foot-Assist.-Surg. E. C. Ryall, from the 18th Foot, to be Aseist.-Surg. vice Assist.-Surg. W. A. Mackinnon, whose removal from the 92d Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the 12th inst. has been cancelled.

92d Foot-LieuL U. blecham has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission.

95th Foot-Major the Hon. H. L. Powys, from half-pay 38th Foot, to be Major, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. H. B. Harvey, W110 exclianges ; Brevet-Major G. C. Vials to be Major, by purchase, vice the Hon. II. L. rdwys, who retries; Lieut. J. W. J.

Stockwell to be Capt. by purchase, vice Vialls. '

Gold Coast Artillery Corps-Capt. C. A. Daniell, from half-pay Unatt. to be Capt. vice Duke, deceased ; Lieut. J. Taylor to be Adjt. vice Andrews, who resigns the Adjutancy only.

Hospital Staff-The Commission of Staff-Assist.-Surg. F. Oakes to bear date 27th February 1866, instead of 5th December 1856, as previously stated. Acting AssistSum. NV. Henderson has ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for his services.

Breret.-The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's Service, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of honorary rank, as follows-Col. J. T. Boileau, Bengal Engineers, to be Major-General. To be Colonels-Lieut.-Cols. W. Abercrombie, Bengal Engineers ; E. Du Pre Townshend, Bengal Infantry ; J. S. Du Vernet, Madras Infantry. To be Lieutenant-Colouel-Major J. Gordon, Bengal Light Cavalry.