12 FEBRUARY 1848, Page 20

MILITARY GAZETTE.

wAR-omeR, Feb. 11.- 7th Drag. Guards-J. Thomson, M.D., tube Assist-Sorg. vice Lock, killed at the Cape of Good Hops. 3d Light Drags--H. F. Dimsdale, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Campbell, promoted in the 6th Drag. Guards. 9th Light Drags.-A. E. Wilkinson, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Richards, pro- moted. 24 Regt. of Foot-Capt. Lord H. F. Chichester, from half-pay 9th Foot, to be Capt. vice G. N. K. A. Yonge, who exchanges ; Lieut. G. E. A. Tobin to be Capt. by purchase, vice Lord H. F. Chichester, who retires ; Ensign R. Inglis to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Tobin; R. B. Russell, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Inglis. 9th Foot-Lieut. W. T. De Wilton, from 22.1 Foot, to be Lieut. vice Whiteside, who ex- changes. 22d Foot-Lieut.-Col. Sydney John Cotton, from the 28th Foot, Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Pennefather, who exchanges ; Lieut. John 'Whiteside, from the 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice De Wilton, who exchanges. 24th Foot-Geffi. Cadet Charles W. St. John, from the Royal Military College to be Ensign, with.

out purchase, vice Bull, dec. 27th Foot-Major-Gen. W. F. P. Napier, C.B. to be Col. vice Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Maclean, K.C.B. dec. 28th Foot-Brevet Col. J. L. Pe

father, C.B. from the 2241 Foot, to be Lieut-Col. vice Cotton, who exchanges. sem Foot-Ensign F. B. Drew to be Adjt. vice Snelling, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 41st Foot-Major-Gen. C. A. A'Court, C.B. to be Col. vice (Ien. Sir II. Darling, sp. pointed to the 69th Foot. 46th Foot-Assist-Sarg. W. S. Johnstone, MI). from the 87th Foot, to be Assist-Sarg. vice Wray, who exchanges. 58th Foot-Major-Gen. a. C. L'Agullar, C.B. to be Col. vice Gen. F. 3Iaitland, dec. 624 Foot-Lieut. L. n. Tyler to be Capt. by purchase, vice Graves, who retires ; Ensign W. Rudman to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Tyler - H. S. Addington, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rudman. 69th Foot-Gen. Si; R. Darting, from the 41st Foot, to be Col. vice Gem J. Vincent, dec. 734 Foot-Capt. B. Brown tote Major, by purchase, vice Baker, whose promotion has been cancelled; Lieut. J. F. Murray to be Capt. without purchase, vice Baker, killed at the Cape of Good Rope; Lieut. J. R. S. Fitzgerald, from half-pay 624 Foot, to be Lieut. vice Murray ; Assist. -Surg. J. Paynter, from the Rifle Brigade; to be Surg. vice Campbell, killed at the Cape. 75th Foot-Gent. Cadet R. Carter, from the Royal Mil Coll, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Milles, appointed .1.djt.; Ensign T. Sillies to be Adjt. vice Brookes, promoted. 824 Foot-Quartermaster- Sergeant R. Hare to be Quartermaster, vice B. Grant, who retires upon half-pay. 87th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon C. W. Wray, from the 46th Foot. to be Asus- tant-Snrgeon vice Johnstone, who exchanges. 934 Foot-Ensign W. F. A. Elliott to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Stutter, who retires; J. Dalyell, (lent, to be En- sign, by purchase, vice Elliot. 96th Foot-Ensign J. V. O'Donnell to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires ; W. A. Swift, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice O'Donnell. Rifle Brigade-J. R. H. Lewis, M.D. to be Assist.-Sarg. vice .Paynter, promoted In 734 Foot,

24 West India Regiment-Quartermaster T. Birley to be Adjt. with the rank of Ensign, vice M•Donogb, deceased. 3:1 West India Regiment-Ensign R. W. Davis la be Lieut. without purchase, vice Gardner, deceased ; W. H. Walsh, Gent, to be En- sign, vice Davies. Ceylon Rifle Regiment-Garrison Sergeant-Major T. Miller, late 98th Foot, to be Second Lieut. without purchase, Vice Dixon, deceased.

Brevet-Capt. Lord H. F. Chichester, of 24 Foot, to be Major in the Army.

Erratum in the Gazette of Nov. 12, 1847-734 Foot-For "Lieutenant Charles Littleshales to he Captain by purchase, vice Baker promoted," read "vice Brown promoted." OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Feb. 9-.Corps of Royal Engineers-Brevet Major C. O. Alex- ander to be Lieut.-Col. vice Piper, retired on full pay; Sec. Capt. L. G. Hamilton to lie Capt. vice Alexander ; First Lieut. T. L. J. Galiwey to be See. Capt. vice Hamilton ; Sec. Lieut. H. Schaw to be First Lieut. vice Gallwey.