18 NOVEMBER 1854, Page 19

MILITARY GAZETTE.

Weit.corree, Nov. 17.-7th Regt. Drag. Guards-Quartermaster D. Scotland to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Usborne, who retires; Cornet D. Scotland to be Adjt. vice Dowbig,gin, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 6th Drags.-Ensign A. H. White, from the 47th Foot, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Dawson, promoted. 11th Light Drags.-G. E. B. Potts, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Palmer, promoted. 17th Light Drags.-Capt. H. R. Benson to be Major, without purchase, vice Willett, deceased; Lieut. A. Learmonth to be Capt. without purchase, vice Benson; Cornet T. Taylor to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Learmonth. 1st Grenadier Guards-Capt. and Lieut.-Col. and Brevet Col. C. W. Ridley to be hfajor. without purchase, vice Brevet Col. the Hon. F. G. Hood, killed in action; Lieut. and Capt. Lord A. Hay to be Capt. and Lieut.-Col. without purchase, vice Ridley; Ensign and Lieutenant John Montague Burgoyne to be Lieutenant and Captain. without purchase, vice Rowley, killed in action ; Ensign and Lieutenant Alexandet Mitchell to be Lieutenant and Captain, without purchase, vice Lord A. Hay. To be Ensigns and Lieutenants without purchase-W. Philip, Viscount Moly- neux, vice Burgoyne; Francis Wheler, Viscount Hood, vice Mitchell. 17th Foot- W. Robinson. Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Scott, who retires. 22d Foot- Surg. G. Williamson, M.D. from the 75th Foot, to be Surg. vice Coghlan, who exchanges. 26th Foot-Lieut. F. A. Quartley to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hussey, who retires. 40th Foot-Ensign A. AL Wilier to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Stephens, appointed to the Mlle Brigade. 42d Foot-William Baird, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice AL Drummond, Viscount Forth, who retires ; T. A. F. Leith, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 45th Foot-Ensign B.. Blair to be Lieut. without purchase; Ensign B.. Grey to be Lieut,, by purchase, vice Grantham, promoted; A. Perry, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grey ; Lieut. D. R. Barnes to be Adjt. vice M'Crea, promoted. 624 Foot-Capt. L. B. Tyler to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieut...CoL Mathias, who retires,. Lieut. C. 11. S. L Gwynn to be Capt. by purchase, vice Tyler; Ensign G. W. B. Hughes to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Gwynne • T. A. F. Duff, Gent. to be Ensign, by mu chase, vice Hughes. 63d Foot-Lieut. G. C. 'W. Curtois to be CapL by purchase, vice Spring, who retires; Ensign H. T. Twysden to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Curtois ; B. H. Bruce, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Twysden. 72d Foot-C. M. Stockwell, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 75th Foot-Surg. J. Coghlan, from the 22d Foot, to be Surg. vice Williamson. who exchanges. 79th Foot-Lieut. E. W. Coming to be Capt. is itbout purchase, vice Maitland, deceased; Ensign G. T. &eta to be Lieut: without purchase, vice Coming; C. E. 411‘51urdo, Gent. to be Ensign, withoutpur- chase, vice Scovell. Rifle Brigade-J. C. Moore, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vicsl Lord F. G. S. L. Gower, promoted in the Coldstream Itegt. of Foot Guards; L. S. T. AL. Cary, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Malcolm, promoted.

Ceylon Rifle Itegt.-Lieut. W.J. Gorman to be Adjt. vice Braybrooke, action.

Cape Mounted Riflemen-Ensign J. A. Morrah, from the ad West India Regt. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gill, promoted. Brevet-Capt. H. D. Griffith, of the 45th Foot, to be Major in the Army. OFFICE OP ORDNANCE, Nov. 14.-Boyal Begt. of Artillery-See. Lieut. F. G..Biere lay to be First Lieut. vice Young, dec. Sergt.-klajur .1. Black to be Quartermaster. vice Moore, dec.

Corps of Royal Engineers-Brevet Major J. Chaytor to be Lieut.-Col. vice Alex- ander, dec. ; Brevet Major W. F. D. Jervois to be Capt. vice Chaytor; First Lieut. E. C. De Moleyns to be Second Capt. vice Jervois ; Sec. Lieut. E. 0. Hewett to be First Lieut. vice De Moleyns ; Sec. Lieut. F. Mould to be First Lieut. vice Tees- dale, dec.