16 MAY 1846, Page 19

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OPENS, May 8.-4d Light Drags.- F. Chaplin, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Shaw, appointed to the 9th Light Drags. 4th Light Drags.-F. C. Ford, Gent, to be efornet, by purchase, vice Choimeley, whose appointment has been cancelled. 9th Light Drags.-Cornet R. Shaw, from 3d Light Drags. (Ridingmaster,) to be Cornet, vice Law, promoted to the 31st Foot; C. A. Delmar, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Lord J. Browne, promoted to the 10th Light Drags. 10th Light Drags.-Lieut. R. G. Townley to ha Capt. by purchase, vice Ryder, who retires; Cornet Lord.J. De Burgh Browne, from 9th Light Drags. to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Townley. Coldstream nekt: of Feet Guards-Major and Col. C. A. Shawe to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Walton, who retires on half-pay; Captain and Brevet Col. T. Chaplin, to be Major, by purchase, vice Shawe ; Brevet Col. H. Dawkins, from half-pay unattached, to be Capt. and Lieut-Col. vice Chaplin; Lieut. and Capt. Lord F. Paulet to be Capt. and Lieut.- Col. by ptirchase, vice Dawkins, who retires ; Ensign and Ident. C. H. White to be Lien*, and Capt. by purchase vice Lord F. Pauiet ; F. A. I'. Burton, Gent, to be Ensign and Lieut. by purchase, vice White; Ensign and Lieut. P. G. II. Somerset to be Adjt. vice Lord F. Paniet. 10th Feet-Ensign E Dashwood to be Lieut, without purchase, vice Beale killed in action; Sergt.-Major G. T. Whitaker, to be Ensign, vice Dashwood. 18th Foot-Sergt. -3eththe, from 31st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Stanford, appointed to 53d Foot. 21st Foot-Second Lieut. E. Clemison to be First Lieut. without par. vice Bolton, appointed Adjt. 31st Foot ; Lieut. W. C. Dilkes, from 31st Foot, lobe First Lieut. vice Clemlson, whose promotion, by pur., has been cancelled; Ensign C B. Daveney, from 35th Foot, to be Second Lieut. vice Forbes, whose appointment has been cancelled. 23c1 Foot-Sec. Limn. F. 11. Tatou, to be First Lieut, by purchase, vice Wynne, who retiree; Gent. Cadet E. Crofts, from the Royal MIL Coll, to be Sec. Lieut, by purchase, vice Tritton. 29th Foot-Major G. Congreve to be Lleut -Col. without purchase, vie. Taylor, killed in action: Captain A. T. Hemphiii to be Major, vice Congreve ; Lieut. T. E. Willbraham to be Capt. vice Hemphill ; Ensign V. Tentiochy to LT Lieut. vice WM- braham ; Ensign W. L. D. Smith, from 39th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Tonnochy. 31st Foot-Cornet C. E. Law, from Stir Light Drags. to he Lieut, by purchase, vice Mikes, appointed to the 21st Foot. 35th Foot-Lieut. G. Bayly to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet Major E. Coate, who retires upon fbil pay ; Ensign E. B. Cooke to be Lieut. vice Bayiy ; J. Spratt, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Cooke; H. Quill, Gent, to be Ensign vice Daveney, appointed to the 21st Foot. 39th Foot-Rug:Major J. Sears to be Ensign, vice Smith, appointed to the 29th Foot. 41st Foot-Major H. Astier. from 62d Foot; to be Major, vice Montizarnbert, who exehaeges. 46th Foot -Lieut. A. Wombwell to be Capt. by purchase, vice Zuhlcke, who retires ; Ensign W. Hardy to be Lieut, by purchase, vice- Wombwell; B. Neville, Gent. to be Ensign by purchase, vice Hardy. 49th Foot-Lient D. Madam to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Browne, who retires; Ensign C. J. Powell to be Lieut by purchase, vice Il'Adam ; W. Bellidre, Gent, to be Eneign, k purchase, vice Powell; .7. leasen, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Page, appointed to the 50th Foot. 50th Foot-To be Lieut. without purchase- Ensign W. Du Vernet, vice J. J. Grimes, killed in action ; Ensign J. Purcell, vice-J. C. Bishop, died of his wounds; Ensign C. H. Siessor, vice C. R. Grimes, killed in action. To be Ensigns-Ensign It. H. Page, from 49111 Foot, vice Futrell; C. T. Connick, Gent. vice Slesser. 535 Foot-To be amts. without purchase-Lieut. R. Spring, vice War- ren, killed in action ; Lieut W. J. Venter, vice Smart, died 'Obis wounds. To be Limits. without purchase-Ensign H. Lucas, vice Spring-; Ensign and Ailit. W. Dunning ter have the rank of Lieut. ; Ensign W. B. Grobbe, vice Clarke, died of his wounds; En- sign H. Buck, vice Verner. To be Ensigns. without purchase-E. F. Stanford, from 18th Foot, vice Lucas ; Ensign A. J. Johnston, from 74th Foot, vice Grubbe; E. Cleeve. Gent. vice Buck; F. D. Grey, Gent. vice M*Kenzie, promoted in 62d Foot, 62d Foot -Major G. S. Montizambert, from the 41st Foot, to be Major, vim- Miler, who el, changes; Ensign J. 1,1•Kay M•Kenzie, Prom the 58d Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Bartley, killed in action. 70th Foot-Lieut. T. E. Mutant tote Capt. by purchase, vice Reinhold, who retires ; Ensign F. A. Willis to be Lieut. by purchase, VICO Blalock;

C. Biewitt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, viee Willis. 71st Foot-W. A. Myrton Cunynghame, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Le Geye, whose-appointment has been cancelled. 72c1 Foot-Capt. IV. S. Dalton, fr.:firth/dr-pay unattached, to be Capt. vice A. N. Sherson, who exchanges ; 7,1ent W. Adam to be Capt. by purchase-, vice Dalton, who retires Ensign W. B. 0. Campbell to be Lieut, by purchase vice Adam ; A. Crombie, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Campbell. 74th Foot-E. R. Ord, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Johnston, appointed to the 33,1 Foot; Lieut. T. E. Lambert, from the 82d Foot, to Da. Paymaster, vice G. G. Dunlevie, who reverts to his former half-pay as Lieut. 80th Foot-Ensign G. Bodle tote Lieut, without purchase, vice Crawley, died of his wounds; D. F. Fraser, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Bodle. Memorandum-The promotion of Ensign William Du Vernet of the 50th Foot, to be Lieut, in the 31st Foot, on the 31st March 1846, has been cancelled. The Christian names of Cornet Bennett, of the 14th Light Dragoons, are James Wentworth, not John, as previously stated. The Christian names of Ensign Brydon, of the 77th Foot, are Lewis Augustus.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, May 7.-Royal Artillery-Gent. Cadets to be Sec. Lieuts.-.K. E. It. Dyneiey, vice Chandler, promoted ; F. H. B. Phillips, vice Power, promoted Godby, vice Arbuthnot, promoted ; D. S. Greene, vise Evans, promoted ; P. F. Miller. vice Fitzgerald, dec.; W. W. Barry, vice Rotten, promoted ;J. T. One, vice Hastings,- promoted ; G. H. Colomb, vice Smythe, promoted; G. W. D. Hay, vice Mowbray, pro- moted ;T. H. Harding, vice Phillips, promoted ; P. D. Margesson, vice Chancellor, pro- moted; J. F. WA.. Street, vice Carlyon, promoted ; A. M. Calvert, vice Eliot, promoted. Corps of Royal Engineers.-Major-Gen. F. R. Tbackeray, C.B. to be Col.-Commandant. vice Sir H. Elphinstone, dec. Gent. Cadets to be Sec. loeuts.-J. H. Smith, vice Fovrke. promoted.; A. R. V. Crease, vice Ilinney, promoted ;F. C. Belson, vice Rich, promoted; C. T. Hutchinson, vice Chesney, promoted; E. H. Grain, vice Murray, promoted ; A. P. Smith, vice Pcorice, promoted ; A. H. Lochner, vice Morrison, promoted ;P. Raven hill, vice Cooke, promoted. ADMIRALTY May 5.-Corps of RoyalMarines-Gent. Cadets to he Sec. Lieut.s.-J. B. Pt-you; C. 0. Baker; C. Wolrige ; R. S. Moiesworth. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, May 12.-Royal Regt. of Artillery-Capt, and Brevet-Major J. Harbridge Freer to be Lieut.-Col. vice Marleehlan, placed on the seconded list. Second Capt. G. Maclean to be Capt. vice Freer. First Lieut. R. S. Allen to be Second Capt. vice G. Maclean. Second Lieut. H. T. FitzHugh tote First bleat. Vied Alien,