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MILITARY GAZETTE.

Werream.t., Aug. 15.—The Queen ling been pleased to direct letters-patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing Field-Marshal Arthur Duke, of Welliugton Commander.in-Chief of all her Majesty's Land Forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

WAR.OPTICE, Aug. 16.—lst Regt. of Drag. Guards—Cornet L. Little to be Lieut. by purchase. vice Grant. who retires; E. It. S. Bence, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Little. 3d Light Drags. — Cornet R. Swinhoe. from the half pay of the 25th Light Drags. to be Cornet, vice Fisher. dec.; E. Worley. Gent. to be Comet, by purchase, vice Swiuhoe, who retires. 10th Light Drags.—Lieut. Sir T. Munro. Bart. from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieut. vice Ward, who exchanges. 16th Light Drags.—G. S. Gough, Gent, to be Cornet, without purchase. vice Trowel.. promoted in the 9th Light Drags. 2d Regt. of Foot—Lieut. T. W. E. Holdsworth to be Capt. by purchase, vice Sealy, who retires; Ensign T. H. Ratcliff to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Holdsworth; A. Gillespie, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ratcliff. 7th Foot—Second Lieut. E. Bellaire, from the 60th Foot. to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Fortescue. who retires. 9th Foot—Ensign W. W. Williams to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Hartman, who re- tires; Ensign W. Burden, from the 35th Foot, lobe Ensign. vice Williams. 12th Foot —Ensign J. C. Hearn. from the81st Foot. to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lambert, who

retires. 24th Foot—Quarterma-ter-Sergt. J. Price to be Quartormaster, vice J. Murray, who retires upon half pay. 35.h Foot—Sergt.-Major W. Burden. from the 9th Fo..t, to

be Ensign, without purchase, vice Butler. appointed to the 30th Foot; E. B. Cooke,

Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Burden, appointed to the 9th Foot. 60th Foot— W. F. L. Meason. Gent, to be Second Lieut, by purchase, vice Bellaire, promoted in the

7th Foot. 70th Foot—Lieut. T. E. Mulock, from the 77th Foot, lobe Lieut. vice

Hackett, who exchanges. 77t1t Foot —Lieut. J. Hackett, from the 70th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Mulock. who exchanges. 8Ist Foot—W. B. Browne, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Hearn. promoted ° in the 1211, Foot. 84th Foot—Capt. W. F. Harvey,

from halt-pay unattached, to be Capt. vice Proctor, whose appointment has been can- celled. 8611, Foot—Ensign S. R. Vioulfe to be Lieut. without purchase, aim Strong,

whose appointment has Veen cancelled; IL C. Bowen, Gent, lobe Ensign, vice Woulfe. 94th Foot—Lieut. T. F. Seale, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hart. who retires; Ensign H. J. Waliab to be Lieut. by purchase. vice Seale; R. W. N. Vaughan. Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wallah. 99th Foot—Capt. E. Cotlingham, from half-pay of the York Chasseurs. to be Capt. vice W. T. Servantes, who exchanges ; Lieut. R. Rims- bottom to be Capt. by purchase, vice Cottiugham. who retires; Ensign IL H. De Win- ton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Rrunsbottom; B. H. Reilly, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice De Winton.

Rifle Brig de—Lieut. It. E. Ward. from the 10th Light Drags, to be First Lieut. vice Sir T. Munro, who exchanges. Hospital Staff—Surg. C. Maclean, M.D. from the 511 Foot, to be Staff-Surg. of the First Class. vice P. Smith, dec.

Brevet —Capt. E. Cottingham, of the 99th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Memorandum—The date of Second Lieut. P. Geale's commiesiou in the 5th Foot to be altered to 9th June 1842. his Army rank to remain as at present. WAR-OFFICE. Aug. 19.-15111 Regt. Light Drags.—Lieut. F. W. Home to be Capt. by purchase, vice the Viseouut Amiens. who retires ; Cornet H. Morgan to be Lieut. by

purchase, vice Horne. 16th Regt. Foot—Brevet-Major J. Brand to be Major without purchase, vice Dalzell, who retires upon full pay; Lieut. J. Bruce to be Capt. vice Brandt; Ensign C. Armstrong to be Lieut. vice Bruce ; A. C. M•Barnet, Gent, to be Ensign. vice Armstrong. 17th Foot—Ensign J. B. Gardiner, from the 69th Foot. tube Lieut, without purchase. vice Butler, whose promotion has been cancelled. 18th Foot —F. Lillie, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Kirk, cashiered by the sentence

of a General Court martial. 28th Foot—Ensign P. A. Butler to be Lieut, without pur- chase, vice Lake, deceased. 61st Foot—Ensign C. E. Prime lobe Lieut. by purchase, vice Coryton, elm retires; Ensign J. F. Brickdale to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Gib,

who retires; E. T. Wickham, (lent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Prime ; W. Harl- em. Gent, to be Ensign, y purchase, vice Brickdale. 624 Font—Capt. E. W. Sibley, from half-pay unattached, to be Capt. vice J. Sweeney, who exchanges. 69th Foot- Corporal.Major W. G. Suttou, from the Royal Regt. Home Guards, to be Ensign. without purchase, vice Gardiner, promoted iu the 17th Foot. 834 Foot—T. S. Lain'. Gent, to be Ensign. without purchase, vice Maxwell, promoted in the 24 West India Regt. 92d Foot—Ensign P. B. Juuor to be Lieut. by purchase. vice Cochrane, who re- tires; F. Nicoll, Gent.to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Junor. 95th Foot—Lieut. W. A. Rogers to be Capt. eitliout purchase. vice Saunders, deceased.

2i1 West India Regt.—Ensign and Adjutant J. Harper to have the rank of Lieut,; Ensign W. A. It. Maxwell, from the 834 Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase. tic* R. M. Nicoll., appointed to the 25th Foot. 3d West lutlia Regt —Ensign C. Graves and Ensign G. C. Crouton to be Lieuts. without purchase; A. M•Taggart, Gent, vice Graves, and W. H. Carr, Gent. vice Urmston, to be Ensigns. withoutpurchose. Unattached—Lieut. E. %V. Sibley, from the 26th Foot, to be Capt. without purchase, vice Rogers. whose promotion has been cancelled. Brevet—Major W. Johnetune, or the 26th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army. Annum:rt. Aug. 17.—Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieut. J. H. Stevvart to be First Lieut. vice First Lieut. J. Piers, de:eased; G. S. Digby, Gent, to be Sec..Lieut.