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NAVAL GAZETTE.

ADMIRALTY, July 10.-Corps of Royal Marines -The undermentioned officer, having retired upon full-pay, to have a step of brevet rank, under the provisions of her Majesty's Order in Council, September 13, 1854. the rank being honorary only, viz. dated 10th inst.-To be Major-General-Col. H. Evans. ADMIRALTY, July 10.-Corps of Royal Marines-Brevet-Colonel T. Hurdle to be Colonel Second Commandant, vice Evans, retired full-pay; Capt. A. Flewyng to be Lieut.-Col. vice Hurdle, promoted ; First Lieut. H. Ward to be Capt. vice Ffrmyng, promoted ; Second Lieut. H. Dixon to be First Lieut. vice Ward, promoted. ADM/RALTY. July 12.-The following promotions, dated the 9th inst. have this day taken place, consequent on the death, on the 18th inst. of Admiral of the Red Sir J. Ommanney, K.C.B.-Adniiral of the White Sir E. D. King, K.C.H. to be Admiral of the Red ; Admiral of the Blue Lord William Fitzroy, K.C.B. to be Admiral of the White; Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir L. Curtis, Bart. C.B. to be Ad. miral of the Blue; Vice-Admiral of the White Sir E. Tucker, K.C.B. to be Vice-Ad- miral of the Red ; Vice-Admiral of the Blue J. B. Purvis to be Vice-Admiral of the White; Rear-Admiral of the Red the Hon. G. A. Crofton to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue; Bear-Admiral of the White Sir H. Stewart, K.C.B. to be Bear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir H. D. Chads, K.C.B. to be Bear-Admiral of the White ; Captain J. A. Duntze, to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. The under- named Captain, on the Retired List, has been promoted to be a Retired Rear-Ad- miral, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of the 1st September 1846, with- out increase of pay-Captain Sir E. Travers, K.H. ADMIRALTY, July 12.-The following promotions, dated the 9th inst. have this day taken place, consequent on the death, on the 8th inst. of Bear-Admiral of the White Sir W. E. Parry-Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.B.to be Rear- Admiral of the White; Captain F. T. Michell, C. B. to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. The undermentioned Captains, on the Retired List, have also been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admirals, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of Sept, 1, 1846, without increase of pay-Captains W. Moder, G. Scott, W. B. Bowyer.

July 14.-Corps of Royal Marines -To be Major-General-Col.-Commandant H. I. Delacombe, vice Pratt, removed to the Retired List, under the provisions of her Majesty's Order in Council, September 13, 1854; and

The following officers, who had been permitted to retire upon full-pay previously to her Majesty's said Order in Council, to receive a step of honorary rank, by the pro- motion of those who stood originally below them on the effective establishment of the corps, viz.-To be Major-Generals-Col. D. Campbell, Col. H. J. Gillespie, Col. S. Garmston, Col. J. H. Stevens.