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London, England, 1836-02-06 00:00:00

DUCHY OF LANCASTER, FEB. 3.

The King has been this day pleased to appoint Charles Standish,
(A' Standish Hall, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county palatine o
Lancaster for the year ensuing.

[This Gazette contains an Order in Council and a Proclamation,
annulling the Royal Proclamation of March 19, 1834, directing that
distribution should be made of the net proceeds of prizes captured
from the enemy, of captures and seizures under the several Acts
passed,relating to the revenues of Customs, and to trade and navi-
gation, fo: the abolition of the slave trade, and for the captures and
destruction of piratical vessels, and of the rewards conferred for the
same, according to a scheme set forth, and authorising a fresh pro-
vision for such proceeds, or rewards.]

WAR OFFICE, Feu. 5.
10th Regiment. of Light Dragoons—Contain A. Foster, from
the half-pay. of the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, without
purchase, rice: Gifford, deceased, leb. 5.
14th Regiment of Light. Dragoons--Lieutenant C. Thornhill to
be Captain, by.purchase, vice Griffis, who retires; Cornet L. C.
Bayntun to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thornhill • C. T.
Ilictirgraaster, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bayntun,
Feb. 5•:-

Ist Regiment of Foot.—Captain H. J. Warde, to be Major, by
purchase, vice Maclaine, who retires; Lieutenant J. Mayne, to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Warde; Ensign Lord C. Beauclerk, to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Mayne, Feb. 5.
To be En3ings, by purchase.—Arthur C. Hawkins, Gent., vice
Hetvgill, who retires, Jan. 5, 1336 ; J. P. Gore, Gent., vice'
bird C. Beauclerk, Jan. 6, 1836.
3d Foot—Lieut. J. Whitworth, from the 94th Regiment o •
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Longworth, who exchanges, Feb. 5.
' 7th Foot—Lieut. Sir W. O'Malley, from the 45th Regiment o
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Walsh, who exchanges, Feb. 5, 1836
40th Foot—Lieut. T. L. K. Nelson, from the 63(1 Regiment of
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Sweeney, Feb. 5.
45th Foot—Lieut. W. Walsh, from the 7th Regiment of Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice O'Malley, who exchanges, Feb. 5.
52d Foot—Capt. the Hon. H. C. Grey, from the half-pay Un-
attached, to be Captain, vice Sir R. King, who exchanges, receiv-
ing the difference, Feb. 5.
55th Foot— Lieutenant F. W. E. Barrell to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Sir W. Scott, who retiree ; Ensign S. B. Lamb, from
the 70th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Barrel, Feb. 5.
56th Foot—Lieutenant J. G. Strachey to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Holyoake, who retires; Ensign L. Fraser to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Strachey ; J. Waddell, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Fraser, Feb. 5.
61st Foot—Ensign J. T. Bligh to be Lieutenant by purchase,
vice Kelty, who retires ; J. B. Gibb, Gent„ to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice MO, Feb. 5.
63;1 Foot—Ensign P. Lindesay to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Nelson, appointed to the 40th Regiment of Foot; J. B. Lea-.
tham, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Lindesay, Feb; 5.
65th Foot—Lieut. C. E. (sold, to be Captain. by purchase, vice
Casaan, who retires ; Ensign R. Newenham, to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Gold ; Gentleman Cadet R. Haldane, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Newen-
ham, Feb. 5.
68th Foot—Paymaster H. Hilliard, from the 28th Regiment of
Foot, to be Paymaster, vice H. Read, deserted, Feb. 5.
70th Foot—J. M. Colston' Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Lamb, promoted in the 55th Regiment of Foot, Feb. 5.
75th Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Col. P. Grieve, from the Staff in
North America, to be Major, vice Cox, who exchanges, Feb. 5.
94th Foot--Lieut. D. F. Longworth, from the 3(1-Regiment of
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Whitworth, who exchanges, Feb. 5.
Provisional Battalion—Brevet Lieut.-Col. T. Weare, from the
half-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Du Bourdie, promoted,
Feb. 5.