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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR.OFFICE, Aug. 17.—Ist Regt. of Life Guards— Cornet and Sub.Lieut. S. P. Allen to be Lieut, by purchaae, vice Lord GA. F. Paget, promoted; II. Marquis of Worces- ter to be Cornet and Sub Lieut. by purchase, vice Allen. 6th Drag. Guards - Lieut. the Hon. A. G. F. Jocelyn to be Capt, by purchase, vice Smyth. promoted; Cornet P. Buchanan to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Jocelyn; E. H. Croker, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Buchanan. 10th Foot —Assist:Surg. It. Wood, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Brodie, promoted on the sort 17th Foot —Quartermaster-Serg. I. Mulbs.,..11 to be Quartermaster, vice -Sane& deceased. 18th Foot—Ensign H. D. Bur- rell to be Lieut. without purchase. vice Bentley. appointed to the Royal Canadian Regt.; II. A. Ward. Gent to be Ensign, vice Burrell. 234 Foot—Assist.-Surg. J. R. Currey, M.D. from the 34th Foot. to be Assist.-Surg. vice Coiled!. promoted on the Staff. 24th Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Col. H. D. Townshend to be Lieut.-Col. without put, chase. vice Hughes. who retires upon full-pay; Brevet Major C. H. Doyle to be Ma or. vice Townshend; Lieut. A. G. Blachford to be Capt. ,vice Doyle; hnsign E. J. I. Fleming to be Lieut. vice Blachford; R. S. W. Hackett, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Fleeting. 38th Foot —Assist.-Surg. E. Le Blanc, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Foss, promoted on the Staff. 49,11 Foot—Lieut. J. L. Dennis lobe Capt. without purchase, vice Wilkinson, deceased; Ensign G. Rand to be Lieut. vice Deunis ; &t- inge C. A. Half hide to be Lieut. vice Rand, whose promotion has been cancelled; En- sign J. G. Wilkinson, from the 624 Foot, to be Ensign, vice Half hide. 50th Foot—R. Renton', Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Parker, promoted. 60th Foot—Lieut. A. A. T. Couynghame to be Capt. by purchase. vice Stewart. who retires; Capt. A. Carden, from the 24 West India Regt. to he Capt. vice Hamilton, who exchanges ; Second Lieut. C. W. H. Sotheby to be First Limit. by parch:me. vice Canyng,hame; W. Roche, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Sotheby. 621 Foot — E. S. Harrison. Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wilkinson, appointed to the 49th Foot. 63d Foot—Ensign H. Lees to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Nash, deceased; Ensign J. Hardie to be Ltent, by purchase, vice Lees, whose promotion. by purchase. has been cancelled; W. Mayne, Gent. to be Engle,, without purchase. vice Hardie. promoted. 67th Foot — Capt. C. B. Vane, from half-pay unattached, to be Capt. vice

Ilnett, who exchanges. 99th Foot—Assist.-Sura. G. R. Smith, from the 65th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Berne, promoted on the Staff. 2d West India Regt.—Capt. F. W. Hamilton, from the 60th Foot, to be Capt. vice Carden, who exchanges. Royal Canadian Regt.—Lient. C. T. Bentley, from the Nth Foot. to be AdjL and Lieut. Unattached—Capt. J. R. J. Smyth, from the 6th Drag. Guards, to be Major. by pur- chase. Lieut. L. G. A. F. Paget, from the 1st Regt. of Life Guards, to be Capt. by purchase. Memoranda—Major It. Piers, on half-pay of the Royal Staff Corps, has been allowed to retire front the Army. with the sale of a mat rity, he being :tbout to become asettler at the Cape of Good Hope. Brevet Major J. W. Wilson. on half-pay 3d West lulls Regt. has been allowed to retire from the Army, with the sale of a company. he being about to become a settler in Canada.

WAR.OEFICE, Aug. 20.-34th Font—Major W. Ogilvy, from halrpay unattached. to be Major, vice G. Ruston, who exchanges; Brevet Major C. B. Brisbane lobe Major by purchase, vice Ogilvy, who retires; Lieut. II. J. Hutton to be Capt. by purchase. vice Brisbane ; Ensign A. C. Robertson to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Hutton; Gent. Cadet, T. A. M. Brisbane. from the Ro■ al MiL Coll, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robertson. 50th Foot—Ensign H. J. Frampton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Parker. who retires; E. J. Chambers, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Frampton. 68th Foot —Lieut. M. It. Campbell, from the 96t11 Fouts to be Paymaster, vice L. Bulkley. replaced upon half pay. 74th Foot— Lieut. G. G. Dunks-ie. from the Ilth Foot. to be Paymaster. vice R. Davies, retired upon half pay. 96th Foot— Assiet-Surg. W. Lucas, from the Ceylon Regt. to be Surg. vice J. Shorlaud, who retires upon half-pay. 1st West India Regiment-3 . G. llowlby. Gent, lobe Assist.-thwg. vice Campbell, deceased. Ceylon Rifle Regiment.—Assist.-Surg. W. K. Swettenham, from the Staff, to be Assiat.-Surg. vice Lucas, promo el iu the 96th Foot.

Unaltached.—Capt. J. Alves. from the 74th Foot. to be Ma*, without purchase ; Limit. P. Hennessey, from the 20th Foot. to be Capt. without purchase.

IL epital Staff.—C. Thompson. M B. to be Assist..Surg. t-.the Fort-es. vice Swetten- hatn, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regt.; J. Fraser, M.D. to be Assist.-Surg. to the Forces, vice Caw, deceased. Mensoranduni.—Iler Majesty has been pleased to approve of the corps which has been ordered to be formed for permanent service in North America, and directed to be armed, clothed, equipped, and trained as a Rifle Corps, being styled the " Rual Ca- nadian Rifle Regiment."