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MILITARY GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, Dec. 26.-7th Regt. of Light Drags.-Surg. A.

Alexander, from the 50th Foot, to be Sorg. vice Cowan; who exchanges. 8th Light Drags.-Lieut. Lockwood to be Capt. by purchase, vice the HOT. J. Satidilandso, who retires. 17tk Light Drags.-Lieut. A. Learmonth to be Adjt. vice Ross, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 6th Regt. Foot-Capt. R, W. M'Leod Fraser to be Major by purchase, vice Brevet Lieitt.-CoL J. Stuart, who retiree; Lieut. 0. Armytage to be Capt. by purchase, vice Fraser ; Ensign J. R. Blake to be LieuL without purchase, vice Norris,. died of vrounds; Ensign and Adjt. W. Lee to have the rank of Lieut. ; Ensign E. Lloyd to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Armytage; Gent. Cadet W. T ffartley, from the Royal' MB. Call. to be Ensign, vice Blake. 13th Fnot-Aseist. Surg. J. T. Clark; M.H. from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Tupper, promoted in the 66th Foot. 15th Foot-Gent. Cadet H. T. Jameson., from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Myhus, promoted in 17th Foot. 16th Foet-Capt. Copinger to be Major; by puss. chase, vice Ashmore, who retires ; Lieut. L. S. B. Lovell to be Capt. by, purahasel vice Copinger ; Ensign C. S. Flower to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lovell. 24th, Foot-Lieut. F. Clark to be Capt. by purchase, vice Williams, whe retires ; .Eavign, R. Lind to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Clark ; Ensign IL H. Austen, from the 07th. Foot, to be Ensign, vice Lind. 26th Foot-Lieut. G. E. Lane to be Adjutant, vice Walker, promoted; Ensign.G. S. Hallowes to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Lane, appointed Adjt.; Gent. Cadet J. 0. M`Donald Tulloch, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Hallowes. 27th. Foot-Gent. Cadet IL B. Patton, from the Royal, Mill. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Maguire, promoted. 37th Font--Ensign F. H. Douce to be Limit. by purchase, vice Evans, who retires. 50th Foot-Surgeon Augustus Henry Cowen, from the 7th Light Drags. to be Surgeon,, vice Alexander, who ex. 57th Foot-Capt. C. J. Carter, from half-pay Unatt. to be Capt. vice Cassan, who exchanges; Lieut. C. E. Law to be Capt. by purchase, vice Carter, who retires; En- sign W. E. Brown, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Law. 01st Foot-Lieut. F. R. E. Burnside to be Adjt. vice H. E. H. Burnside, promoted. 63d Foot-Major P. P. Nevin, from half-pay 12th Foot, to be Major, repaying the difference, vice James, who exchanges ; Capt. A. T. Allan to be Major, by purchase, vice Nevin, who re- tires ; Lieut. F. C. Annesley to be Capt. by purchase, vice Allan; Ensign F. L. T. Paterson to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Annesley. 66th Foot-Assist.-Surg. F. W. Tupper, from the 13th Foot, to be Sung. vice R. G. Montgomery, M.D. who retires upon half-pay. 67th Foot-Gent. Cadet H. 11. Austen, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Clarke, deceased. 68th Foot-Ensign W. F., Garforth to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Carmichael, who retires; H. Vaughan, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Garfortb. 71st Foot-Capt. T. Bulkeley, from half-pay Caen. to be Capt. vice Robertson, who exchanges ; Lieut. A. C. Parker to be Capt. by purchase, vice Bulkeley, who retires. 74th Foot-Ensign Sir A. H. Dillon, Bart. tube Limit. by purchase, vice Corrigan, who retires. 88th Foot-BrevetMajor R. W. Balfour to be Major, by purchase, vice Irwin, promoted in the 3d West India Regt.; Lieut. B. H.

Holme to be Capt. by purchase, vice Balfour; Ensign W. Grogan to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Holme.

Ride Brigade-Capt. A. H. Hereford to be Major, bypurchase, vice Frankland, who retires; First Lieut. G. P. Evelyn to be Capt. by purchase, vice Horatoord; Second Lieut. It. Baillie to be First Lieut. by purchase, vice Evelyn. 2d West India Regt.-Lieut. S. B. Gordon to be CapL without purchase, vice Brevet Major Hill, promoted ; Ensign W. T. J. Simmons to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Harger, promoted ; Ensign and Adjt. T. Ilkley to have the rank of Lieut.; Ensign J. L. Byrne to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Cowden; Ensign. J. W. Hale- man to be Lieut. by purchase, vice DITherson, who retires. 3d West India Regt.- Major W. Irwin, from the 88th Foot, to be Lient.-COL bymurchaseotioeftlabot, who retires.

Betever -Major P. P. Nevin, of the 63d Foot, to be. Lieut.-CoL in the Army;, Capt. T. Bulkeley, of the 71st Foot, to be Major in the Arnly. Hospital Staff-Assist.-Surg. B. Bowen, from the 48th Foot, to be Staff Burg. of the Second Class ; Assist. Staff Surgeon T. W. Barrow, to ba StaffSurg, of the Se- cond Class; Acting Assist.-Surg. F.Cogan to be Assist.-Surg. le tholgaroes, vice Clarke, appointed to the 13th Foot. Unattached-Limit. W. A. Courtenay, from Adjt. of a Recruiting. District, to be Capt. without purchase. A.036184,LTV, Dec. 23.-Corps of Royal biarines,-Col. Second Commandant J. B. Coryton to be Col. Commandant, vice Gordon, retired; Lieut.-Col. S. Giles to be Col. Second Commandant, vice Coryton promoted ; Brevet Major .1. Whitcomb to be Lieut..Col. vice Giles, promoted ; First Lieut. R. Farmer to be Capt. vierWhitcomb, promoted ; Sec. Lieut. D. W. Curry to be First Lieut. vice Furnber, Ploolwated•