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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, Feb. 18.-lst Regt. Drag. Guards-J. Gunter, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase. 3d Drag. Guards-J, J. Corrigan, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchaee, vice Ford, who retires. 1st Drags.-Cornet It, G. Glyn, from the 12th Light Drags. to be Cornet, vice Sykes, promoted. 6th Drags.-Lieut. R. G. Manley to be Cap1. by purchase, vice Sir W. C. Morehead, Bart, who retires. 11th Light ,Drags.-Opt-j net A. R. Dunn to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lowe, who retires. 16th Light Dragi. -J. Tarratt, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Siceman, promoted. Coldstream Re_gt. Foot Guards-Ensign E. A. Disbrowe, from the 85th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieut. by purchase, vice Halt, who retires. 3d Foot-G. N. Roe, Gent. be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walker, appointed to the 78th Foot. 6th Foot-T, F. Powell, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Armit, appointed to the 24th Foot 9th Foot -W. Hussey, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fairfax, appointed to the 31s1 Foot. 13th Foot-Capt. L. S. R. Lovell, from 16th Foot, to be Capt. vice Platt, who exchanges; C. H. Chichester, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice W. H. Jones, promoted. 15th Foot-A. Oldfield, Gent, to be E. nsign, without purchase, vice Tloore, promoted. 16th Foot-Capt. C. R. Platt, from 13th Foot, to be C/11/• tam, vice Lovell, who exchanges. 17th Foot-Staff-Surg. of the Second Class, T. Cowan, M.D. to be Surgeon, vice Robert Allan, who retires upon half-pity. 19th Foot-T. W. Scott, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clay, promoted. 22d Foot-Ensign R. R. Ellis, from the 40th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Poole, promoted ; E. N. L'Estrange, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moore, who retires. 26th Foot-J. B. Story, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elwes, promoted. 31st Foot-Lieut, W. 11. Barry to be Capt. by purchase, vice Wilmot, who retires ; En- sign T. E. Swettenham lobe Lieut. by purchase, vice Barry; Ensign C. K. Pearson, from the 99th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Swettenham. 39th Foot-R, C. Patrick de Robeck, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stewart, appointed to the 3d Foot. 44th Foot-Lieut. E. C. Bering, from the 85th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Baker, who exchanges. 45th Foot-A. A. Young, Gent, to be Ensign,. by purchase, vice Meur- ant, appointed to the 18th Foot. 46th Foot-J. E. Perry, Gent. to be Ensign, with- out purchase, vice Fane, promoted. 48th Foot-Ensign II. R. H. Gale to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Bushe, who retires; E. C. Wilford, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bedingfield, promoted; Assist.-Surg. Thomas Goldie Scot, M.D. from the 79th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice J. Young, M.D. who retires upon half-pay. 49th Foot-C. W. Adams, Gent. to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Le Merchant, pro- moted. 50th Foot-hi. de Sales AL G. Clarke, Gent to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fawcett, promoted. 60th Foot-F. D. Farquharson, Gent, to be Second Lieut., by purchase, vice Robertson, promoted. 62d Foot-A. G. Dickson, Gent. lobe En- sign, by purchase, vice Roberts, promoted; L. Blakiston, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tibbitts, promoted. 634 Foot-R. Swire, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Gauntlett, who retires. 67th Foot-Assiet-Surg. J. E. Carte, M.B. from the 14th Foot, to be Sorg. vice Matthew, appointed to the Staff. 69th Foot- C. W. Hill, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Charleton, promoted. 77th Foot-A. F. Maine, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Maude, who retires; Lieut. W. Ronalds has been superseded for being absent without leave. 78th Foot -Ensign M. A. Walker, from 3d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Sillery, appointed to 30th Foot. 85th Foot-Lieut. J. Gubbins to be Capt. by purchase, vice Aide, who retires ; Lieut. W. T. Baker, from the 44th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Bering, who exchanges; Ensign R. C. Glynn to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Gubbins; A. Fitz-Gerald, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Athorpe, promoted; H. M. Chichester, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hogge.

1st West India Regt.-Sec. Lieut. J. Kysh, from the 5th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Patterson, promoted. 2d West India Regt.-Staff-Surg. of the Second Class J. W. Mostyn, M.D. to be Sorg. vice G. Allman, who retires upon half-pay. Ceylon Rifle Regt.-Capt. G. Rushout, from half-pay Unattached, to be Capt. vice Brevet Major C. Helson, promoted, without purchase, loan Unattached Majonty. Cape Mounted Riflemen-C. 8. Maunsell, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lucas, promoted. St Helena Regt.-A. W Campbell, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase.

Hospital Staff-Burg. T. P. Matthew, from the 67th Foot, to be Staff-Burg. of the Second Class, vice Cowan, appointed to the 17th Foot ; W. Brown, M.D. to be As- sist.-Surg. to the Forces, vice Poole, appointed to the 73d Foot; W. A. Mackinnon, Gent, to be Assist-Surg. to the Forces, vice George, promoted in the 12th Foot.

Unattached-Lieut. S. P. Lea, from the 25th Foot, to be Capt. without purchase.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Feb. 17.-Corps of Royal Engineers-Second Lieut. L. C. Barber to be First Lieut. vice Sandemen, deceased.

WAR-OFFICE, Feb. 25.-lit Regt. of Drags.-Lient. H. Stocks to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice B. Bartellot, who retires; Cornet W. J. Coney to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Stocks. 40th Foot-Ensign A. H. Moller, from the 96th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Ellis, appointed to the 224 Foot. 46th Foot-Ensign J. W. Be Lisle Evans has been been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 71st Foot-Ensign C. G. Wingfield, from the 55th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Cubitt. ap- pointed to the 60th Foot. 77th Foot-Lieut. T. H. Meade, from half-pay 13th Foot,

to be Lieut. vice Itonalds, whose supercession was announced in the Gazette, Feb' 18; Ensign H. E. Chawner to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Meade, who retiree. let West India Regt.-Lieut. F. J. Hills, from Paymaster 3d West India Regt. to be Lieut. vice Coen, appointed to the Royal Newfoundland Companies; Ensign W. IL P. F. Strachan, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Hills, who retires. Provisional Battalion at Chatham.-Ensign J. Menzies, from the 96th Foot, to be Quartermaster.

Hospital Staff-Inspector-Gen. A. Smith, M.D. Superintendent of the Army Me- dical Department, to be Director-Gen. of the Army and Ordnance Medical Depart- ments ; C. B. Mosse, Gent, to be Assist.-Surg. to the Forces, vice A. Robertson, IL]). who resigns. Unattached.-Lieut. C. J. Bourchier, from the 8th Hussars, to be Capt. by pur- chase.

Memorandum.-Capt. E. J. Taylor, Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the Army by the sale of his Commission, he being; about to become a settler in Canada.

Commissarial-Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-Gen. 7. B. 31'Culloch has been permitted to resign.

(arms OP °annexes, Feb. 24.-Royal Regt. of Artillery-Sec. Lieut. L. S. Joyce to be First Lieut. vice Ramsay, deceased.