11 MARCH 1854, Page 19

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, March 10.-2d Regt. of Drags.—Sergt.-Major N. Mills to be Cornet, without pur. (Riding Master,) vice Hunter, prom. 13th Light Drags.—Lieut. the Hon. J. W. H. Hutchinson to be Capt. by pur. vice White. who retires; Cornet E. R. King to be Lieut. by pur. vice Hutchinson. 1st Regt. of Foot—R. L. S. Curtois. Gent. to be Ensign, by pur. vice Currie, appointed to the 79th Foot. 7th Foot- Lieut. W. A. Swift, from the 96th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Speedy, prom. without pur. to an Unatt. Company; Ensign J. St. C. Hobson, from the 30th Foot, to be Lieut. without pur. (Adjutant,) vice Speedy, who has resigned the Adjutancy. '1.34Foot—Sec. Lieut. W. C. Clarke to be First Lieut. by pur. vice Howell, who retiree. 29th Foot—Lieut. A. A. Dick, to be Capt. without pur. vice J. D. Young, dec.; Ensign J. J. H. Gordon, to be Lieut. without pur. vice Dick. 50th Regt.—Gent. Cadet Edward Nicholas Hill, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hobson, promoted, without purchase, in the 7th Foot. 53d Foot—Lieut. G. R. Hopkins, to be Capt. without purchase, vice nagenall, de- ceased; Ensign D. II. Munro, to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Hopkins. 68th Foot—Lieut. J. Cassidy, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Lyon, who retires ; Ensign F. G. Barker to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Cassidy ; .1. Morgan, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barker. 74th Foot—Lieut. A. Davies to be Capt. without pur- chase, vice Breton, deceased ; Ensign B. Davies, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Lieut. w ithoutpurchase, vice Davies. 79th Foot—Lieut. A. C. AUBarnet to be Capt. by purchase, vice Monro, who retires ; Ensign It. R. Adderley to be Lieut. by purchase, vice A1'13aruet; Ensign F. G. Currie, from the 1st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Adderley. 82d Foot—Lieut. D. S. Collings to be Capt. by purchase, vice Beague, who retires ; Ensign H. Apreece to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Collings ; E. P. Thomp- son, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Apreece. 86th Foot—Lieut. C. 0. Creagh to be Capt. without purchase, vice Woodgate, dec.; Ensign J. K. D. Mackenzie to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Creagh. 88th Foot—Ensign A. D. Maule to be Adjt. vice Dunning, who resigns the Adjtcy. only, 91st Foot—Lieut. J. T. Thither to be Capt. without purchase, vice Cahill, dec. •, Ensign T. T. Lane to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Ussher ; Ensign C. G. Dewell to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lane, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 10th February 1854, has been cancelled; Gent. Cadet W. 0. 'Wade, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lane. 93d Foot—Lieut. C. E. Blacket to be Capt. without purchase, vice Carden, dec.• Ensign E. A. Stotherd to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Blacket; Gent. Cadet E. Welch, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Stotherd. 99th Foot—Se -Major W. Browne to be Quartermaster, vice A. Macdonald, who retires upon half-pay.

Cape Mounted Riflemen—E. A. Lynar, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. vice Davies, promoted in the 74th Foot. Unattached—Lieut. W. J. Kirk, from half pay 46th Foot (Staff Officer of Pension- ers), to be Capt. without purchase.

Memorandum—Grenadier Guards—For Ii. Lawrence, Gent. to be Assist-Sorg. Feb. 24, read Henry John Hughes Lawrence, Gent. Re. 5001 Foot—For Edward Gregg Noot, Gent. to be Assist.-Surg. vice J. C. Purses, SI.D. who resigns, Feb. 10, read Edward Gregg Noott, Gent. Re. The removal of Lieut. Charles Needham, from the 10th Foot to the 53d Regt. as stated in the Gazette of the 3d March, has been cancelled.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, March 9.—Royal Regt: of Artillery—Sergt. W. R. Kirkman to be Quartermaster; H. Withers, Gent. to be Veterinary Surg. vice Percival, re- tired on half-pay.