12 DECEMBER 1846, Page 19

MILITARY GAZETTE.

Wes-orrice, Dec. 8.-14th Light Drags.—Sergt.-Mejor E. Bradbury, from the bit Brag. Guards, to be Cornet, without purchase. 22d Foot—Lieut. H. A. M. Deane, from the 63d Foot, to be Lieut. vice F. Hankey, who retiree upon half-pay 63d Foot. 29th Foot—Brevet Col. H. R. Wyatt, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieut. Col. aloe Brevet Col. I. Simpson, who exchanges; Major A. T. Hemphill to be Lieut.-W. by purchase, vice Wyatt, who retires ; Capt. G. L. Way to be Major by purchase, vice Hemphill ; Lieut. W. Kirby to be Capt. by purchase, vice Way ; Ensign W. S. Sim- mons to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Kirby ; G. A. Ferris, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Simmons. 334 Foot—Ensign W. M. Pechell to be Lieut. without purchase. vice Keane, promoted in the 56th Foot ; Gent. Cadet F. S. Vacher, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Pechell. 44th Foot—Lieut. J. A. L. Philipps to be Capt. by purchase, vice Roden, who retires; Ensign W. H. flotsam to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Philipps; CI. White, Gent. lobe Ensign, by purchase, vice Hothatn. list Foot- Lieut. F. G. Scott to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brickenden, who retires; Einagn J. I. Macdonell to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Scott; 0. Wernyss, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Macdonell ; Lieut. W. S. Prince to be Adjt Soon, promoted. 7fith. Foot—Ensign B. Rising to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Whiner, who retires ; J. F. Bland, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rising. 81st Foot—Lieut. H. E. &nett 10 be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet Major Edtuonstone, dec. 95th Foot—Lieut. C. A. Cobbe to be Capt. by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires ; Ensign T. B. Fencran to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Cohbe; S. B. Kekewich, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Feneran. 97th Foot—Ensign H. S. J. Vicars to be Lieut. by purchase, vies Woods, whose promotion has been cancelled; Ensign T. Venables to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Cornish, who retires; 0. B. Cannon, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, VIVI Venables.

Royal Newfoundland Companies—Lieut. R. C. Oliphant, from the 80th Regt. to be Lieut. vice Hunt, promoted.

OFFICE Or ORDNANCE, Dec. 5.—Royal Regt. of Artillery—Capt. and Brevet Major W. H. Bent to be Lieut.-Col. vice Hornsby, dec.; Second Capt. G. Randham to be Capt. vice Bent; First Lieut. T. Knox to be Second Capt. vice Etandham ; Second Lieut. A . H. Calvert to be First Lieut. vice Knox. The dates of promotion of the undermens toned officers have been altered as follows—Capt. Tyler, Oat. 14; Second Capt. F. A. Campbell, Oct. 14; FI, at Lieut. Phillips, Oct. 14; First Lieut. Godby. Oct. 20; First Lieut. Street, Nov. 9; Capt. and lirevet Major R. Clarke to be Lieut.-Col. vice Maths Icy, retired on full-pay; Second Capt. C. V. Cockburn to be Capt. vice Clarke ; Fleet Lieut. C. W. Younghusband to be Second Capt. vice Cockburn; Second Lieut. O'Bryea B. Woolsey to be FL-st Lieut. vice Younghusband. Wee-orrice, Dec. 11.-1st Rept. Life Guards—Corporal-Major G. Andrews to IN Adjt. (with the rank of Cornet and Sub-Lieut.) vice Anderton, promoted. let Drag. Guards—Lieut. J. P. Peach to be Capt. by purchase, vice Sands, who retires; Comet W. G. Draper, to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Peach ; Cornet E. Bradbury, from the 14th Light Drags. to be Cornet, vice Draper. 1st Drags.—Coraet IL Croft to be Lind. by purchaseyice King, who retires; hi Siocks, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, Vleall Croft. 14th Light Drugs.—Comet W. Greenbarn to be Lieut, by purchase, Vice Smith, who retires; T. Barrett, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Greenhorn. lit Poet Guards—Lieut. and Capt. E. G. Wynyard to be Adjt. vice H. Purvis, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 5th Foot—Capt. F. Ashpitel, from the 16th Foot, to be ca.pt. vice Durie, who exchanges. 9th Foot—Major II. H. Kitchener, from the 29th Foot, to be Major, vice Smith, who exchanges. 12th Foot—Ensign and Adjt. W. E. Crofton to have the rank of LieuL ; Ensign J. It. Palmer to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Law- rence, dec.; Ensign T. G. Venter to be Lieut. by purchase, Vi,e Painier, whose pro- motion, by purchase, has been cancelled; Gent. Cadet G. N. Fenian m , from the Royal Mil. Coll, to be Ensign, without purchase, Vice Vereker ; Sergt.-litsjor A. Nesbitt to be Quartermaster. 16th Foot—Capt. C. Dude, from the 5111. Foot, to be Capt. vice Asn- Niel, who exchanges. list Foot—Capt.-R. Spring, from the 531 Foot, to be Capt. yip. Ffrench, who exchanges. 29th Foot—Major H. Smith, from the 91h Foot, to be Major, vice Kitchener, who exchanges. 30th Foot—Lieut. A, Macdonald to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet Major R. A. Andrews, who retires upon full-pay. 53d Foot- Capt. T. Ffrench, from the list Foot, to be Capt. vice Spring, who exchanges. 55th Foot—Lieut. E. Pitman to be Capt. by purchase, VIM Edwardes, who retires ; Ensign R. Y. Shipley to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Pitman. Seth Foot—Ensign the Hon. J. H. M. Browne to be Lietft, without purchase, vice Robertson, dec. ; Gent. Cadet.W. Paterson, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, elm Browne. Ceylon Rifie RegL—Lient. J. Bradley to be Adjt. vice Rammed, who has resigned the Adjutancy only; Sergt.-Major A. Coakley, from the 15th Foot, to be Quarter. master, vice Macdonald, dec. STAM—Brevet Col. W. G. Cochrane, on half-pay unatt. to be Deputy Adjt. Oen, to the Forces serving In Ireland, vice Mejor-Gen. T. E. Napier ; Brevet Col. it. C'. Manuel, on half-pay unatt. to be Deputy Quartermaster-Gen. to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Major-Gen. P. Balnbrigge ; ktrevt Lieut.-Col. F. A. M. Fraser, on half-pay anat, to be Deputy Quartermaster-Gen. to tL Forces serving in Canada, vice Major-Oen. Oa Hon. C. Gore.

Brevet.

The following officers were omitted In the List of promotions, by brevet, published in the Gazette of 10th November 1846:

To be Colonel lu the Army—Lieut.-Col J. M. Robertson, half-pay unatt.—To be Lieut. CoL in the Army—Major J. Westlake, half-pay unatt.

OFFICE Or ORDNANCE, Dec. 10.—Corps of Royal Engineers—FIrst Lieut. 1'. J. S. Barry to be Sec. Capt. vice Pipon, deceased; Sec.-Lieut. B. A. Wilkinson to be First Lieut. vice Barry.

Memorandum—The dates of the promotions of the under-mentioned officers have been altered as follows: viz.—Sec.-Cap. H. St. G. Ord, 29th October 1846—Sec. Capt. R. Tyiden, 9th November 1846 — First Lieut. E. M. Grain, 29th October 1846—First Lieut. C. S. Akers, 9th November 1846.

ADMIRALTY, Dec.0.—This day, In pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, the follow- ing Flag Officers of her Majesty's Fleet were protnoted Admiral of the White J. E. Douglas, Esq. to be Admiral of the Red—Admiral of the Blue J. Sullen, Esq. to ha Admiral of the White— Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir E. W.C.ft. Owen, K.C.B. G.C.11. to be Admiral of the Illue—Vice-Adiniral of the White T. J. ?doling, Esq. lobe Vice- Admiral of the Red—Vice-Admiral of the Blue R. Curry, Esq. C B. to be Vice-Admiral of the White—Rear-Admiral of the Red T. Browne. Esq. to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue—Rear-Acimiral of the White Sir F. Mason, K.C.B. to he Rear-Admiral of tits Red—Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir E. C. Strode, K.C.B., K.C.H. to he Rear-Admiral of the White.