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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, Oct. 8.-6th Drags.—Capt. the Hon. H. Crichton to be Major, by pure chase, vice Wollaston, who retires ; Lieut. H. J. Denny to be Capt. by purchase. vice Crichton ; Cornet W. M. Powell to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Denny. 13th Light

Drags.— F. W. Hervey. Geol. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Whitehead. promoted in the 7th Foot. 3d Foot—Ensign W. Howard. from the 43d Fout, to be Lieut. by pur-

chase vice Handheld, who retires. 7fit Foot— Lieut. A. Fraser to be Capt. by purchase, vice Talbot, who retires ; Cornet F. J. G. Whitehead, from the 13th Light Drags. to be. Lieut. by purchase, vice Fraser. 30th Foot—F. A. Edwardes, Geut. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mitlyneux, appointed to the 43d Foot. 31st Foot—Major J. Byrne to be

Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Van Cortlandt, who retires; Brevet Major G. Baldwin to be Major, by purchase, vice Byrne ; Lieut. R. J. Eager to be Capt. by purchase, vice

Baldwin ; Ensign J. Breuchley to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Eager ; H. C. Smith,

Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brenchley. 34th Foot—Lieut. T. Bourke to be Adjt. vice Talbot, promoted. 43d Foot—Ensign C. B. Molyneux, from the 30th Foot,

to be Ensign, vice Howard, promoted in the 3d Foot. 63d Foot—Lieut. J. Thorp to be Paymaster, vice R. Lane, who retires upon half-pay. 72d Foot—Ensign A. D. Thellus- son to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Corbett, who retires ; W. H. D. Fitzgerald, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thellusson. 75111 Foot—Lieut. E. Ricard to be Capt. by purchase, vice Simeon, who retires ; Ensign C. Maclieu to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Ricard ; V. J. Watson, Gent, to be Eusigu by purchase, vice Machen.

Commissariat.— Deputy.Assistaet Commissary-General T. Graham to be Assistant- Commissary-General ; Commissariat-Clerk H. A. Oriel lobe Deputy-Assistant Commis- sary-Geueral.

Errata in the Gazettes of June 14 and July 23.-3d West India Regt.—For Ensign Angus hi 'Taggart to be Lieut. vice Glen, promoted, read Ensign Angus M'Taggart to be Lieut. vice Reynolds, d. c.; for Ensign Francis James Gusto be Lieut. vice Reynolds, dec., read Ensign Francis James Cox to be LMut. vice Gleu, promoted.

Mew ■raadum—The Christian names of Ensigu Benerult, of the 3d West India Regt. are William Charles, and not Charles William, as previously stated. WAR-opFICE. October 11.-4111 Foot—Capt. G. T. Home, from half-pay Unattached, to be Capt. vice C. S. 'Petite, who exchanges ; Lieut. It. IIawkes to be Capt. by pur-

chase, vice Hume, who retires ; Ensign J. Hallowes to be Lieut. by purchase. vice Hawkes ; G. H. Twenilow, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hallowee. Val Foot.

— Brevet Lieut.-Col. R. Croker, from half-pay Portuguese Service, to be Capt. vice W. B. Kelly, who exchanges ; Lieut. E. Dunbar to be Capt. by purchase, vice Croker. who retires ; Ensign W. 11. Budd to he Lieut. by purchase, vice Dunbar ; W. T. De Wilton, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Budd. 63t1 Foot—Lieut. W. Howard, from the 3d Foot, to be Lieut. vire Thorp. appointed Paymaster. Sub Foot—Ensign- W. Duff to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Romer, dec. ; C. II. E. Holloway, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. vice Doff.

Brevet—Capt. G. T. Hume, of the 411, Foot, to be Major in the Army.