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MILITARY GAZETTE. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, May 7.-Corps of Royal Engineers-Lieut.

C. H. Seclley to be Second Capt. vice Crofton, died of wounds before Sebastopol.

WAII..OFFICE May 11.-1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards-Regimental Serg.-Major D. Wale to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Hayes, appointed to the 5th Drag. Guards. 2d Drag. Guards-Lieut. J. G. Price to be Adjt. vice Bridgeman, who resigns the Adjutantcy only. 4th Drag. Guards-Assisk-Surg. W. Macnamara, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Armstrong, who resigns. .5th Drag. Guards -Troop-Sergeant-Major AL Day to be Riding Master. 4th Light Drags.-H. H. de Bourbel, Gent. to be Cornet, without purchase. vice Sparke, whose appointment has been cancelled. 8th Light Drags.-Surgeon A. P. Lockwood, from the 7th Foot, to be Surg. vice Anderson, promoted. 13th Light Drags.-E. H. E. Kauntze, Gent. to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Montgomery, killed in action. 17th Light Drags.-Cornet W. D. Seymour to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Sir G. 0. Wombwell, Bart. who retires.

Coldatream Guards-The proper designation of the gentleman appointed to an En- aigncy and Lieutenancy, without purchase, on 4th May 1855, is R. H. Thursby. 1st Begt. of Foot-R. L. Roberts, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hey- wood, promoted. 9th Foot-T. Tanner, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase. in succes- sion to Lieutenant Trevor, promoted. 5th Foot-Assist.-Surg. F. Collins, M.D. from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Franklyn, who exchanges. 7th Foot-Staff- Surf of the Second Class T. Moorhead, M.D. to be Surg. vice Lockwood, appointed to the 8th Drags. 9th Foot-To be Ensigns, without purchase-S. A. Agnew, Gent.; G. M. Chadwick, Gent. vice Dane, appointed to the 29th Foot. 11th Foot-A. Mar- tin, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 15th Foot-To be Ensign., without pur- chase-H. P. S. Orde; H. J. Hallowes, Gent. vice Nunn, promoted in the 55th Foot. 18th Foot-J. M•Gillycuddy Magill, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Esmonde, promoted. To be Ensigns, without purchase-H. Shaw, Gent.; Ensign D. Ricard, Gent. 19th Foot-Ensign F. Davis to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Iledley, appointed to the 60th Foot ; H. Thompson, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, rice Davis. 20th Foot-Lieut.-Col. F. C. Evelegh, from half-pay Unatk to be Lieut.-Col. vice Crofton, who exchanges; Brevet-Major H. Crawley to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut. Col. F. C. Evelegh, promoted, with- out purchase, to an unattached Lieut-Col. ; Lieut. G. S. Peard to be Capt. without pur. vice Crawley ; Ensign E. A. Patrickson to be Lieut. without pur. vice Peard. 21st Foot-Capt. T. F. Hobbs to be Major, without purchase, vice lames, promoted, without purchase, to an unattached Lieut.-Coley.• Lieut. W. H. Carlton to be Capt. without purchase, vice Hobbs ; Ensign A. G. Hazlerigg to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Carleton; R. Crossman, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 23d Foot-Brevet-Major E. W. D. Bell to be Major, without purchase, lice Campbell, deceased ; Lieut. F. F. Vane to be Capt. without purchase, vice Bell; Ensign J. Williamson to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Vane; Ensign T. F. Lewis to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Williamson, whose promotion, without purchase, on 13th April 1855 has been cancelled ; Ensign F. AL H. Dare to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Lewis, whose promotion on the 1st May 1855 has been cancelled. To be Ensigns, without pur.-G. W. H. Russell, Gent.; A. Hill, Gent. vice Dare, promoted. 26th Foot-Lieut. T. W. H. Hutchinson to be Capt. by pur. rice Lougmore, who retires; Ensign G. Meldrum to be Lieut. by pur. vice Hutchinson. 30th Foot-T. C. Wray, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 33d Foot-H. E. G. Crosse, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 34th Foot-Ensign W. M. Dunbar to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Jordan, killed in action •, C. tie St. Croix, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dunbar,promoted. 40th Foot-W. Dowman, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 41st Foot-C. M. R. Reyne, Gent. to be

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Ensign, without purchase. 42d Foot-Thomas Mansfeld James, Gentleman, to be nsign by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Bennett. who retiree. 45th Foot-h.:O'Neill, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 46th Foot- Capt. C. F. Campbell to be Major, by purchase, vice Fyffe, who retires; Lieut. F. J. Curtis to be Capt. by purchase, vice Campbell; G. P. Cobbe, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, rice Paley, appointed to the 94th Foot. The commission of Ensign J. Cross. to bear date 5th November 1854, in lieu of 2d March 1815, as previously stated. 47th Foot-E. J. Herres, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice C. • Gordon, promoted. 51st Foot-To be Ensigns, without purchase, Dunlop Gloag, Gent.; E. Al. Crowe, Gent. vice Beresford, promoted in the Scots Fusilier Guards. 54th Foot-Lieut. J. A. Wood, from the Northumberland Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 56th Foot-Capt. G. W. Patey, to be Major, without purchase, vice Bytes deceased ; Lieut. H. Eccles to be Capt. without purchase, rice Patey; Ensign 0. Sims to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Eccles; J. II. Kelsall, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sims. 57th Foot-The name of the Ensign ap- pointed on the 13th ultimo, is Tragett, and not Traggett, as previously stated. 58th Foot-W. Hicks, Gent. to be Ensiggnn,, without purchase; H. Hingeston, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice 0 11, appointed to the 81st look 60th Foot-To be laeuts. without purchase-Lieut. J. liedley, from the 19th Foot ; Ensign A. W. K. Gore; Ensign J. A. Morrah ; gulp Hon. IL P. Vereker. To be Ensigns, with-

out purchase-Frederick Austin, Cent. ; Edward Campbell Ainslie, Gentleman ; James Sturgeon Hamilton Alger, Gentleman; Edward Robert King-Harman, Gent. 61st Foot-Major C. C. Deacon to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Brevet-Col. Vicars, who retires ; Capt. J. P. Redmond to be Major, by purchase, vice Deacon •, Lieut. R. Greig to be Capt. by purchase, vice Redmond ; Ensign J. Slowrnan to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Greg. 62d Foot-M. B. Harrison, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 68th Foot-A. Thomson, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 77th Foot -Brevet-Lieuk-CoL G. Dixon to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase, rice Brevet-Col. Egerton, killed in action ; Brevet-Major R. O'Brien to be Major, with- out purchase, vice Dixon ; Lieut. R. B. Willington to be Capt. without purchase, vice O'Brien ; Lieut. F. J. Butts to be Capt. without purchase, vice Lempriere, killed in action ; Ensign W. AL D. Alderson to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Willitigton; Ensign C. B. Knowles to be Lieut. without purchase, Vice Butts ; P. J. Adam, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 79th Foot-A. R. Macgwire, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Percival, promoted. 82d Foot-To be Ensigns, without purchase -J. H. Linton, Gent. ; W. H. C. Allen, Gent. vice Cole, whose appointment has been cancelled. fffid Foot-Ensign J. N. Coltburst to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Villiers, who retires. 88th Foot-Ensign C. Robertson to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Preston, killed in action ; Lieutenant George Walker, from the Leicestershire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 89th Foot-Lieut. R. Selby to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Mac- donald, deceased ; Lieut. %V. C. G. Pery to be Capt. without purchase, vice Selby, whose promotion on 26th January has been cancelled ; Lieut. R. R. Conyers to be Capt. without purchase, vice Hill, died of his wounds; Ensign M. H. T. Lloyd to be bent. without purchase, lice Selby; Ensign J. A. Barstow to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Lloyd, whose promotion on the 26th January has been cancelled ; Ensign AL C. Browning to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Conyers; W. 8. Mac- kenzie, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Browning. 90th Foot-Lieut. R. H. Magenis to be Capt. without purchase, vice Crawfurd, deceased; Lieut. H. Preston to be Capt. without purchase, vice Magenis, whose promotion on 9th March 1855 has been cancelled; Ensigh C. B. Wynne to be Lieut. without purchase, vied Magenis ; Ensign H. T. Wilmer to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Preston; A. Cherry, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Captain Bastard, who retires. 94th Foot-Ensign C. T. Paley. from the 46th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase; Arthur Brinckman, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase; Assist-Surg. A. A. Stoney to be Surgeon, vice Commie, promoted on the Staff. 96th Foot-E. W. D. Gray, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Kirk, promoted. 97th Foot -To be Ensigns, without purchase-C. M'Kay, Gent, vice Alderson, promoted ; R. Annealey, Gent. Rifle Brigade-To be Lieutenants, without purchase -Ensign J. S. Knox, vice Dyke, dec. ' • Ensigns J. Ashton, R. E. S. Harrington. G. C. Lane, F. C. Playne, C. R. II. Nicholl, F. E. Sotheby, R. Borough, H. S. Vandeleur, and S. S. Davenport. To be Ensigns, without purchase-C. F. Renshaw and H. L. Wickham, Gents. To be Adjutant-Lieut. A. Heywood. The commissions of the undermentioned officers to bear date Nov. 5, 1854, in lieu of Feb. 27 and 28, 185.5, as previously stated-Ensign J. S. Knox, Ensign J. Ashton. Gold Coast Corps-Lieut. T. Cochrane to be Capt. without purchase, vice Mayne. appointed to the Land Transport Corps; Ensign F. Hunter to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Pasco, dee.; E. 0. Wright, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hunter ; Ensign J. Taylor to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Cochrane. Unattached-Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. F. C. Evelegh, of the 20th Foot, to have his Brevet rank converted into substantive rank under the Royal Warrant of 6th October 1854.

Staff-Col. G. Bell, from the 1st Foot, to be Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruit- ing District, vice Col. Michel, C.B. appointed to the Turkish Contingent Force. Land Transport Corps-Lieut. and Quartermaster D. S. Ogilvy, to be Capt. of a Division, vice Dent, who resigns. To be Quartermaster of Brigade-Sergt. W. Banks, from the Royal Artillery, vice Ogilvy, promoted ; Sergt. W. Handyaide from the Royal Artillery, vice Dowuie, who resigns. To be Veterinary Surgeon-W. Death, Gent.

Hospital Staff-Surg. G. Anderson, from the 8th Light Drags. to be Staff-Surg. of the First Class, vice Pine, deceased; Assist.-Surg. D. W. Eaton, from the 70th Foot, to be Staff-Surg. of the Second Class, vice Moorhead, appointed to the 7th Foot; Assist -Staff-Surg. P. J. Clarke to be Staff-Sorg. of the Second Class ; Assist.- Burg. A. Al•Arthur, M.D. from the 7th Foot, to be Staff-Surg. of the Second- Class ; Assist.-Surp J. K. Carr, M.D. from the 25th Foot, to be Staff-Surg, of the Second Class; Assist.-Surg. H. B. Franklyn, from the 5th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg,. vice Collins, who exchanges. DREVICT. Lieut.-Col. E. W. Crofton, of the Royal Artillery, about to be employed in orga- nizing fourtroops of Horse Artillery, to act with Irregular Cavalry in Turkey, to have the local rank of Colonel in Turkey while so employed ; Capt. W. H. R. Green, of the Scinde Horse, about to be employed with the Irregular Cavalry in Turkey., to have the local rank of Major in that country, while so employed ; Capt. W. J. Cedes, of the Madras Native Infantry, attached to and serving with the Turkish Army, to have the local rank of Major, in Turkey, while so employed.

The following officers having been selected to serve in the Turkish Contingent, to have a step of local rank in Turkey while so employed-To have the local rank of Major-J. A. Burton, late Capt. 6th Drag. Guards; Capt. J. De Courcy, 1st Derby Militia. To have local rauk of Captain-Lieut. F. Holder, late 14th Drags.; Lieut. F.

G. L. C. Gwyn, late 15th Light Drags.; Lieut. C. A .W. Wedderburn, late 27th Begt. Medical Staff-To have the local rank of Staff-Surgeon. First Class-J. Vaughan, J. M'Alister, J. M•Gregor. To have the local rank of Staff-Surgeon, Second Class -E. Willet, A. L. Gamey, R. Paton, J. Louttit, W. H. Macfee, L. R. Hynde, C. FL'

Johnson, A. Risk, J. S. Hickson, C. F. Ogilvie, W. Wolseley, H. Keeling, W. Pattison, J. Lewer, H. R. Ley. To have the local rank of Assistant-Surgeon-C. Grant, E. A. Wigan, W. F. Hooke, J. Menzies, H. Al. Ross, G. S. Sutherland, A. Irvine, C. McDowell, R. Edie, A. A. Mott, H.Cuming, R. Banbury, W. Hutchin- son, S. Pickin, G. Yates, J. Elkinson, A. Walker, J. P. Birch. To be Acting Assistant-Surgeons-E. Edwards, F. V. Hogan, J. J. Paterson, D. McNaughten, J. C. Ross, J. Pratt, J. A. C. Fraser, AL McLeod, G. S. Davie, S. H. Macartney, IL Walker, A. Sibbald, H. Hargitt, T. Scott, J. T. Bloor, E. Oldham, L. J. Porter, F. Lee, and J. Law. To have the local rank of Veterinary Surgeon in Turkey-G. Scott, Gent. G. Morton, Gent. C. Barker. Gent. The following gentlemen having been selected for service in the force under the command of Major-General Beatsou, to have the local rank of Veterinary Surgeon in Turkey, while so employed-E. C. Crowley, Gent. H. Burman, Gent. W. Dorrofield, Geut. H. Wragge, Gent. J. Channon, Geut.

H. J. Fitter, Gent. =sem

The undermentioned promotion to take place in the East India Company's Army, consequent on the death of Major-Gen. E. Gwatkin, of the Bengal Infantry, on the 13th April 1855. To be Major-General-Col. P. F. Storey, C.B. -Bengal Infantry. The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's. Service, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows, their commissions to bear date May 11-

To be Colonels-Lieut.-Col. It. Campbell, Bengal Infantry; S. Henna, Bombay Infantry ; W. Anderson, C.B. Bengal Artillery; A. Knyvett, Bengal Infantry ; S. X. Grove, Bengal Infantry.

To be Lieutenant-Colonela-Majors W. Ward, Madras Artillery • A. J. lalegbie; Madras Artillery ; H. W. Burt, Bengal Infantry; G. Cecil, Bengal 'Infantry ; J. C. Salkeld, Bengal Infantry; G. F. Whitelocke, Bengal Infantry; T. Brodie, Bengal Intantry ; J. S. Knox, Bengal Infantry ; T. E. Colebrooke, Bengal Infantry ; J. Western, Bengal Engineers.

Captains to be Majors-W. Cumberland, Bengal Infantry; J. S. Phillips, Bengal Artillery ; D. E. Brewster, Bengal Infantry. Orrice or Onursance, May 10.-Corps of Royal Engineers-Lieut. W. F. Lam- bert to be Second Capt. vice King, died of wounds before Sebastopol.