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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-Orwcz, FEB. 25.-7th Drag. Guards-Major G. Simmons, from half-pay Unat- tached, to be Major, vice T. Le Merchant, who exchanges ; Capt. J. C. H. Gibsone to be Major, by purchase, vice Simmons, who retires ; Lieut. J. Crofts to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Gibsone; Comet C. E. Petra to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Crofts. 4th Foot-Capt. E. Methold, from half-pay 3d Drag. Guards, to be Capt. vice Brevet Major R. Chetwode, who exchanges ; Lieut. C. S. Heat to be Capt. by purchase, vice Methold, who retires ; Ensign D. J. Gamble to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Beat; J. N. M'Kelvcr, gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gamble. 14th Foot-Lieut. J. Dwyer to be Adjt. vice Spence, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 24th Foot-Capt. J. G. Weir, from half- pay Royal Staff Corps, to be Capt. vice F. T. Maitland, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 50th Foot-W. R. Farmer, gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Nangle, appointed to the 47th Foot, 524 Foot-Serg.-Major W. Knott, from the 60th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Williams, who resigns. 60th Foot-Second Lieut. R. J. Feilden to be First Lieut. by purchase, vice Parker, appointed to Scots Fusilier Guards ; R. H. Robinson, gent, to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Fielden. 66th Foot-Ensign T. ' J. A. Mellsop to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Coates, whose promotion has been can- celled. 724 Foot-Lieut-Col. C. Gascoyne, from half-pay 6th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. vice Lord A. Lennox, who elrehnnees, receiving the difference.

Cape Mounted Riflemen-Capt. J. Sandes, from half-pay Unattached, to be Capt. vice H. Y. Gold, who exchanges, receiving the difference.

Brevet.-Capt. E. Methold, of the 4th Foot, to be Major in the Army.

Commissariat. -Commissariat-Clerk H. Call to be Deputy-Awdstant-Commissary- General

Memorandum.-The Christian names of Btaff-Surg. of the Second Class MT/ma

are John M'Cay, and not M'Coy, as previously stated.

Erratum in the Gazette of Jan. 24.-66th Foot-For J. C. Hawkes, gent. to be En- sign, by purchase, vice Coates, promoted, read vice Mellsop, promoted.

WAR-OFFICE. Feb. 28 .-Royal Regt. of Horse Guards-Cornet R. Sheffield to bit Lieut. by purchase, vice Corbet, who retires ; D. J. Bffillie, Gent, to be Cornet, by- purchase, vice Sheffield. 10th Foot-Capt. R. M. Best, from 57th Foot, to be Capt. vice Bull, who exchanges. 224 Foot-Lieut. H. J. Coote to be Capt. without purchase, vice Mundell, dec.; Ensign W. R. Goddard to be Lieut. vice Coote ; 11. V. Penne- father, Gent, to beEnsign, vice Goddard-57th Foot-Capt. J. J. Bull, from 10th Foot, to be Capt. vice Best, who exchanges ; Lieut. T. C. Poole, from 94th Foot, to be Lieut. vim MacCarthy, who exchanges. 634 Foot-Lieut. II. R. Seymour to be Capt. without purchase, vice Croly, dec. ; Ensign R. Taylor tube Lieut. vim Seymour ; Ensign J. S. Macauley to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Taylor, whose promotion on the 20th De- cember has been cancelled ; G. L. Knight, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Taylor. 78th Foot-Lieut. J. F. Halibarton to be Captain, vice Browne, deceased. To be Limits, without purchase : Ensign W. M'Gregor Archer, vice Haliburton • En- sign H. D. Campbell, vice Shields, dec. ; Ensign W. C. Rose, from the 98th FootU be Ensign, vice Archer ; H. T. Macpherson, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Campbell. 84th 7 Foot-Ensign R. W. Jones to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Hutchison, dec. • C. . Needham, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Jones. 94th Foot-Lieut. J. D. E. M'Carthy, from the 57th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Poole who exchanges. 98th Foot- Lieut. C. E. Synge to be Capt. without purchase, vice Edwards, dec. ; Ensign M. Dllion to be Lieut. vice Synge ; J. Stewart, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dillon ; D. A. Baby, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rose removed to the 78th Foot.

1st West India Regt.-Lient. J. Ross, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Rest, to be Lieut. ales Pete, who exchanges.

24 West India Regt-R. W. Davies, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Willcox, superseded ; B. D. Wemyss, Gent, to be Ensign without purchase, vice Fitz- patrick, superseded.

Royal Canadian Rifle Regt-Lieut. J. N. Petro, from let West India Rest. to be Lieut. vice Ross, who exchanges.

Hospital Staff-To be Assist-Surge. to the Forces: W. A. Anderson, Gent. vice Ni- coll, appointed to the let Foot Guards ; W. G. Swarm, M.D. vice Leigh, dec.

OFFICE Or ORDNANCE, Feb. 27.-Royal Artillery-Second Lieut, C. R. 0. Evans to be First. Lieut. vice A. S. Dickson, dec.

Corps of Royal Engineers-Second Lieut, E. F. Bourchier to be First Llent. vice Ful- ler resigned. The dates of promotion of the undermentioned officers of the Royal Artillery have been altered, as follows-First Lieut G. J. Power, Jan 27; First Lieut. C. GIArbuth not, Feb. I, 1845,