16 NOVEMBER 1850, Page 20

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 15.—Ist RegL of Life Guards—Lieut. R. Winterbottom to be Capt. without purchase, vice Lord W. Beresford, dec. ; Cornet and Sub-Lieut. G. Henry Earl of Mount Charles to be Lieut. vice Winterbottom. 3d Light Drags.— Assist-Surg. W. G. Trousclell, M.D. from the 29th Foot, to be Assist-Surg. vice Laing, appointed to the Staff. 9th Light Drags.—Assist-Surg. W. H. Jephson, M.D. from the 61st Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Staunton, promoted on the Staff. 1st Foot Guards—Brevet Col. C. C. Blanc, from half-pay Unatt. to be Capt. and Lieut.- Col. vice Brevet Col. E. F. Gascoigne, who exchanges; Lieut. and Capt. J. A. Lambert to be Capt. and Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Blanc, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. H. L. Wilson to be Lieut. and Capt. by purchase, vice Lambert. 1st Foot—Ensign G. Rowland to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Brock Carter, who retires; Acting As- sist.-Surg. R. B. Smyth, M.D. to be Assist.-Surg. vice M•Nab, appointed to the 61st Foot. 21st Foot—Capt. Robert B. Sinclair, from the 42d Foot, to be Capt. vice T. W. Prevost, who retires upon half-pay 42d Foot. 29th Foot—Acting Assist.-Surg: D. Macqueen, M.D. to be Assist.-Surg. vice Tronsdell, appointed to the 3d Light Drags. 31st Foot—Lieut. H. Brencldey to be Capt. by pur. vice Mackenzie, who re- tires; Ensign F. S. Attree to be Lieut. by pur. vice Brenchley. 37th Foot—Ensign W. P. Collingwood to be Lieut. by pur. vice Pilkington, who retires. 41st Foot- Lieut. It. C. Barnard to be Adjt. vice Johnston, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 61st Foot—Assist.-Surg. R. M•Nab, M.D. from the let Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Jephson, appointed to the 9th Light Drags. 64th Foot—Lieut. R. Du Cane to be Capt. by pur. vice Holland, who retires ; Ensign II. H. Alexander to be Lieut. by pur. vice Du Cane. 70th Foot—Lieut. G. A. Ryan to be Capt. bypUr. vice Brad- dell, who retires ; Ensign E. D'Heillimer Fairtlough to be Lieut. by pur. vice Ryan. 81st Foot—Ensign W. F. Currie to be Lieut. without pur. vice Woods, appointed Adjt.; Gent. Cadet E. A. Anderson from the Royal Mil. Col. to be Ensign, vice Currie.

Ceylon Rifle Regt.—Licut. D. D. Graham to be Capt. by pur. vice Price, who re- tires.

Hospital Staff—Assist.-Surg. W. G. L. Staunton, from the 9th Light Drags. to be Staff-Surg. of the Sec. Class ; Assist.-Surg. F. Laing, M.D. from the 3d Light Drags. to be Assist.-Surg. vice W. G. Dickson, who resigns. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 11.—The following promotions have this day taken place conse- quent on the death of Vice-Admiral Sir C. Richardson, K.C.B.--Vice-Admiral of the Blue J. Sykes, to be Vice-Admiral of the White ; Rear-Admirar of the Red E. Rat- sey, to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue; Rear-Admiral of the White C. F. Daly, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the Red; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir A. W. J. Clifford, Bart. C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Capt. Algernon Duke of Northumberland', to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Capts. A. Tisdali and J. G. Garland have also been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admirals, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of 1st Sept. 1845, without increase of pay.