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MILITARY GAZETTE. ADMIRALTY, Sept. 20.—Corps of Royal Marines—Gent. Cadet E.

M'Arthur to be See Lieut. ; Gent. Cadet H. Hewett to be Sec. Lieut. WAR-OFFICE, Sept. 24.—lst Drag. Guards—G. 11. Errington, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Yorke, who retires. 21 Drags.—Lieut. Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart. to be Capt. by purchase, vice Pigott, who retires ; Cornet H. D. W. Lyon to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Sir G. F. Hampson ; F. Sutherland, Gent. to be Comet, by purchase, vice Lyon. 7th Light Drags.—T. Siddell, Gent, to be Vet. Surg. vice Robertson, dec. 11th Light Drags—Capt. the Hon. F. J. R. Villiers, from half-pay 89th Foot, to be Capt. vice C. P. Ibbetson, who exchanges ; Lieut. G. T. Duncombe to be Capt. by purchase, vice Villiers, who retires ; Cornet R. Dennistoun to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Dun- combe ; W. S. Brinkley, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Dennistoun. 13th Light Drags.—Lieut. R. H. J. Stewart to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hamilton, who retires ; Cornet and Adjt. T. Irwin to have the rank of Lieut.; Comet S. G. Jenyns to be Lieut. by par. vice Stewart. 13th Foot —Ensign H. Hogge to be Lieut. by pur. vice Oakes, who re- tires ; R. B. Montgomery, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur. vice Hogge. 27th Foot—Ensign J. R. H. Becher to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Reilly, who retires ; W. C. Somerville, Gent. to be Ensign by purchase, vice Becher. 46th Foot—C. E. Enstace, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Duncan, whose appointment has been cancelled. 60th Foot —Second Lieut. F. Dawson to be First LieuL without purchase, vice Armstrong, de- ceased ; Ensign G. Clarke, from the 50th Foot, to be Second Lieut. vice Dawson. 72d Foot—Assist:Surg. E. W. Gray, M.D. from the 81st Foot to be Sarg. vice Dumbreck, promoted on the Staff. 94th Foot—Lieut. A. C. Meik to be Capt. without purchase, vice Jones, deceased ; Ensign R. T. Hearn, to be Lieut. vice Melts ; Ensign H. R. Browne, from the 9th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hearn.

Rifle Brigade—Major A. J. Lawrence to be Lieut.-Col. without pur. vice Beckwith, dec. ; Capt. W. S. R. Norcott to be Major, vice Lawrence ; Capt. SI. T. Doyle, from half- pay 5th Foot, to be Capt. vice Pollen, dec. ; Capt. W. W. Stephenson, from half-pay of Rifle Brigade, to be Capt. vice Norcott ; Lieut. M. M. liammond to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Doyle, who retires ; Lieut. S. Stewart to be Capt. by purchase. vice Ste- phenson, who retires; Second Lieut. C. H. S. Churchill to be First Lieut. by purchase, vice Hammond ; Second Lieut. E. M. Buller, to be First Lieut. by purchase, vice Stew- art; J. Bowles, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Churchill ; H. G. Lindsay, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Buller.

2d West India Regt.—Brevet Major E. C. Soden to be Major, without purchase, vice Peck, dec. ; Lieut. J. D. Mends to be Capt. vice Soden ; Ensign D. A. Patterson to be Lieut. vice Mends.

Hospital Staff—Sarg. D. Dumbreck, M.D., ftom the 7'2d Foot, to be Staff Surg. of the 1st class, vice D. Murray, who retires upon half-pay ; J. H. Smith, M.D., to be Assist. Surg. to the Forces. Brevet—Major M. T. Doyle, of the Rifle Brigade, to be Lient.-Col. in the Army ; Capt. 11. T. Doyle, of the Rifle Brigade, to be Major in the Army ; Capt. W. W. Ste- phenson, of the Rifle Brigade. to be Major in the Army.

ADMIRALTY, Sept. 22.—The undermentioned promotions have this day taken place consequent upon the death of Vice-Amiral Sir C. Dashwood, K.C.B. : Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir C. Bullet], K.C.B., K.C.FL, to be Vice-Admiral of the White ; Rear- Admiral of the Red E. Hawker to be Vice-Admiral of the Blae ; Rear-Admiral of the White Sir W. B. Proctor, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir W. H. Dillon, Rat., K.C.H., to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Captain J. Pasco to be Rear-Admiral of Blue. ADMIRALTY. Sept. 24.—Corps of Royal Marines—In the Gazette of the 21st inst., notifying the appointment of Gent. Cadets E. M'Arthur and H. Hewett to be !Second- Lients. the former named gentleman was placed first by mistake.