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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, Dec. I4.-93d Regt. of Foot—Major-Gen. E. Parkinson to be Col. vice Lieut.-Gen. W. Wemyss, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, Dec. 17.-2d Regt. of Drags .—A. Nugent, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Twysden, who retires. 10th Drags . —Hon. M. F. M. Deane to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Webster, promoted. 1st or Grenadier Guards—Hon. W. F. Forbes, Page of Honour to her Majesty, to be Ensign and Lieut. with- out purchase. 3d Foot—W..7. Newton. Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sidebotham, promoted; William Roger Snow. Gentleman, to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Coussmaker, promoted. 6th Foot—William Charles Frind Mutton Bennett, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, rice Bartley, promoted. 7th Foot— Lieutenant Robert Hely Hutchison Keightley, from the 76th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Dixon, appointed Paymaster. 22d Foot—Ensign J. H. H. Gammen, from the 76th Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase. vice Parke, who retires. 24th Foot—A. W. Adcock, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Burns, promoted. 25th Foot—R. Chadwick, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice O'Hea, promoted. 30th Foot— L. Macpherson, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gibson, promoted. 39th Foot—T. W. Bennett, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Boycott, who retires. 48th Foot—R. Eyre, Gent. to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Bolton, appointed to the 1st Drag. Guards. 49th Foot—J. M. Macneill, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Bond, promoted. 52d Foot—Lieut. C. C. Ross to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Corbet, who retires ; Ensign J. A. Bayley to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Rosa; Ensign A. J. Fremantle, from the 70th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Bayley. 55th Foot—C. G. Wingfield, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hume, pro- moted. 59th Foot—R. S. Shinkwin, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thomp- son, promoted. 61st Foot—Ensign R. R. Daly to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Ketone, who retires; C. J. Griffiths, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Daly. 62d Foot—B. T. Gilpin, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Adeane, pro- rooted. 63d Foot—A. W. Fraser, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hay, whose appointment has been cancelled. 74th Foot—R. F. Martin, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Yonge, appointed to the 61st Foot. 76th Foot—Lieut. H. White, from half-pay Royal Canadian Rifle Regt. to be Lieut. vice Keightley, appointed to the 7th Foot. 79th Foot—R. F. II. M. Skinner, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Scott, promoted. 82d Foot—J. F. Pilkington, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Lnard, promoted. 85th Foot—Capt. J. W. Grey to be Major, by pur- chase, vice Blackburn, who retires; Lieut. G. Warde to be Capt. by purchase, vice Grey ; Ensign J. Athorpe to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Warde. 89th Foot—B. S. Robinson, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Conyers, promoted. 92d Foot—M. Mecham, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tborold, who retires.

Ride Brigade—L. N. Malcolm, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Tryon. promoted. 3d West India Regt.—J. A. G. Pringle, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Route, promoted.

Ceylon Rifle Regt.—H. E. Watson, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Blackie, who retires; J. C. Conington, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Baker, appointed to the 10th Light Drags.; S. II, Hobbs, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Sillery, promoted.

Brevet—Capt. G. Cavenagh, of the 32d Regt. Bengal Native Infantry, to have the rank of Major in the East Indies. Hospital Staff—W. C. Howatson, M.D. to be Assist.-Sung. to the Forces. Memorandum—The commission of Capt. W. Ross-King, of the 74th Foot, has been antedated to 30th July, but not to carry any back pay.

Orrice or ORDNANCE, Dec. 15.—Royal Regt. of Artillery—Brevet Major A. A. Shuttleworth to be Lieut.-Col. vice H. Williams, dec.; Second Capt. M. 0. Nixon. to be Capt. vice Shuttleworth ; First Lieut. G. Leslie to be Second Capt. vice Nixon; Second Lieut. E. P. B. Turner to be First Lieut. vice Leslie. Memorandum—The date of the promotion of the undermentioned officers has been altered to Nov. 11, viz.—Lieut.-Col. T. A. Shone ; Capt. R. H. Crofton; Se- cond Capt. G. Barstow; First Lieut. H. R. Porter.