15 DECEMBER 1855, Page 17

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OPPIcE, Dec. 11.-Brevet.-Lieut.-Col. R. P. Campbell, C.B. 90th Regt. to be promoted to the rank of Colonel in the Army, for his distinguished service in the field.

7b be Aides-de-camp to the Queen, with the rank of Colonel in the Army-Brevet- Lieut-Col. W. M. S. Min urdo, Director-General of the Land Transport Corps; Brevet-Lieut.-Col. E. R. Wetherell, Scots Fusilier Guards.

WAR-OFFICE, Dec. 14.-Cavalry.-Royal Regt. of Horse Guards-Cornet J. W. Bailie to be Lieut. by purchase, vice G. P. C. A. Lord Stanhope, who retiree.

7th Light Drags.-Cornet R. N. redder, from the 16th Light Drags. to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Hale, promoted. 9th Light Drags.-Capt. A. M. Fawcett, from the 50th Foot, to be Capt. vice Trower. who exchanges. 15th Light Drage.-Lieut. J. B. Miller to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hinxman, who retires ; Cornet E. Walker to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Miller. 16th Light Drags.-R. N. Pedder, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice J. P. W. G. Holford, who retires.

Infantry.-3d Foot-Ensign F. Morley to be Lieut. without pur. vice Hyndman, dec.; Ensign L. E. Lewis to be Limit. without purchase, vice Morley, whose pro- motion, without purchase, on the 9th November, has been cancelled ; Ensign A. B Letts to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Lewis, whose promotion, without pur- chase, on the 16t1. November, has been cancelled ; A. Peachey, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Letts. 4th Foot-Ensign W. A. Nash to be Lieut. without purchase; R. Boyce, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Nash.

10th Foot-Acting Assist-Surg. T. J.Tucker to be Assist-Surg. 17th Foot-Lieut. S. H. Dyer to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet-Major W. A. Armstrong, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct. 1854: Ensign G. D. Webber to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Dyer; Lieut. I. Colhoun, from the Donegal Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Webber. 23d Foot-Acting Assist-Surg. C. F. Morris to be Assist.-Surg. 25th Foot-Staff-Surg. of the Second Class J. K. Carr, M.D. to be Surg. vice Id'Gregor, promoted on the Staff. 28th Foot-Quartermaster H. A. Berry to be Paymaster, vice Benson; Serg.-Major T. Lumsden to be Quartermaster, vice Berry, appointed Paymaster. 29th Foot-Ensign F. 8. Eckerson to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Simmons, dec.; Ensign W. Winn, from the 76th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Eckersall, promoted. 39th Foot-Ensign J. Sharpies to be Lieut. by purchase, vice de Roebeck, pro- moted. 40th Foot-Lieut. W. O'Hara to be Capt.by purchase, vice Broadhurst, whose pro- motion, by purchase, on the 25th May, has been cancelled. 42d Foot-Ensign W. T. Fraser to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Sir F. A. Hal- kett, promoted. 43d Foot-Ensign H. Gorton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Dick, who retires. 50th Foot-Capt. F. C. Trower, from the 9th Light Drags. to be Capt. vice Faw- cett, who exchanges. 56th Foot-H. Finlay, Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Lawson. 60th Foot-Lieut. C. D. C. Ellis to be Capt. by purchase, vice Salmon, who re- tires; Ensign F. 8. Brereton, from the North Gloucester Militia, to be Ensign, with- out purchase, vice Parr, appointed to the Rifle Brigade. 62d Foot-Ensign A. G. Keen to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Templeman, who has retired. 64th Foot-Ensign F. Du Bois Lukis, from the 26th Foot, to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Twemlow, promoted in the 7th Foot. 71st Foot-Capt. W. Hope to be Major, without purchase, vice Hunter, dec. ;

Lieut. 0. Wemyss to be Capt. without purchase, vice Hope; Ensign R. Lewis to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Wemyss; Ensign F. H. A. Hamilton to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Lewis, whose promotion, without purchase, on 16th Nov. has been cancelled ; Ensign F. Fawkes, from the Stirlinphire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hamilton.

72d Foot-M. J. Baillie, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 76th Foot-Lieut. F. Grant, from the Donegal Militia, to be Ensign, without pur- chase, vice Winn, appointed to the 29th Foot. 81st Foot-Acting Assist-Burg. H. Bicknell to be Assist.-Surg. 83d Foot-Assist-Surg. C. F. Stephenson, M.D. from the 81st Foot, to be Burg. vice Clark, deceased.

84th Foot-Ensign A. Gibaut to be Lieut. without purchase, rice Brackenbury, deceased.

88th Foot-Ensign R. Miller to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Hamilton, promoted.

91st Foot-Capt. W. T. L. Patterson to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.- Col. Scott, who retires ; Lieut. T. T. Lane to be Capt. by purchase, vice Patterson; Ensign J. E. Burton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lane.

92d Foot-Eusign J. C. Hay to be Limit by purchase, vice the lion. A. Annesley, appointed to the Grenadier Guards.

95th Foot-Lieut. W. Braybrooke to be Capt. without purchase, vice Dymock, killed in action . • Ensign H. G. Paske to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Bray- brooke; Ensign J. Gabbett to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Paske, whose promotion, by purchase, on Nov. 9, has been cancelled.

97th Foot-The Christian names of Quartermaster Woodruffe are William John, and not Robert, as previously stated.

Rifle Brigade-Ensign T. R. Parr, from the 60th Foot, to be Ensign, without pur- chase, vice Johnson, promoted.

1st West India Regiment-A. Sullivan, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Edmunds, promoted.

2d West India Regiment-G. H. Macaulay, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Carter, who retires ; M. Lynch, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Arbuckle, promoted in the 39th Foot.

3d West India Regiment-G. O'Connell, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. Cape Mounted Riflemen-Lieut. IL L. Thursby to be Capt. by purchase, vice Bramley, who retires.

Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment-Capt. G. &ton to be Major, by purchase, vice Holmes, who retires ; Lieut. A. P. Kerr to be Capt. by purchase, vice Beton; En- sign W . F. Mahon to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Kerr.

Land Transport Corps-The Commission of Sergt. J. Harris, appointed Quarter- master of Brigade, to be dated 19th Aug. 18.55, instead of 7th Sept. 1855, as pre- viously stated.

British Swiss Legion-The Second Christian name of Burg. Oschweld, of the 2d, Regt. is Martin.

British Italian Legion-Staff-Lieut.-Col. W. L. Grant, King's Own Light In- fantry Militia, to be Lieut..Col. ; Capt. T. Herrington King's Own Light lam. try Militia, to be Capt. 1st Regt.--Sir C. Lindsay, Bari to be Major Commandant.

Provisional DipEd Battalion-Paymaster B. Lawson, from the 58th Foot. to be

Paymaster; ter ; Quartermaster T. Moore, from the 88th Foot, to be Assistant-Quarter. .

Unattached-Brevet-Major W. A. Armstrong, of the 17th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct. 1854.

Hospital Staff-Surg. J. M'Gregor, from the 25th Foot, to be Staff-Surg. of the First Class; Assist.-Surg. J. A. Woolfryes, from the 10th Foot, to be Staff-Surg. of the Second Clam. To be Assist.-Surgeons-Assist.-Surg. M. C. Tonnere, from the Depot Battalion at Fermoy, vice Hales, appointed to the 7th Foot ; Assist.-Surg. D. Woods, from the 23d Foot, vice Jackson, appointed to the 13th Foot. The promo- tions of Burg. J. C. Cameron, M.D. from the 37th Foot, to be fitaff-Surg of the First Class, and of Assist.-Surg. J. W. Fleming, to the Surgeoncy of the 37th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of 20th July 1855, have been cancelled.

Brevet. -Col. Sir J. G. Le Merchant, commanding the troops in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, to have the local rank of Major-Gen. while so employed.

Erratum in the Supplement to the Gazette of the 27th Nov.-For "I was ably supported by Brevet-Major Best," read Brevet-Mejor Bent.