28 DECEMBER 1850, Page 18

miLrTARY GAZETTE.

WA11.-OFFICE, Dec. 27.-2d. ilegt. of Drag. • Guards-Ensign H. M. Stapylten, from the 17th Foot, to be Cornet, by .puuchase.' vice O'Hara, promoted. .3d Drag. Guards-Cornet-C. D. Pedder to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Oroker,-who retires. 12th.Light Drags.-.Cornet J....E..Lenneet to be :Lieut. by ,purchase, -vine ' Arden who retires. 14th Light Dregs.-Lieut. 11. E. Reader to be Adjt, vice Ap. tborp, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 1st (or Genadier). Regf. of 'Foot Guards-__ Major and Col. Sir. Ord Honyinan,- Burt.: to be Lieut.-Col. by ,purchase, -vice Cot .Laseelles, who retires; Captain and Brevet CoL J..L •W. Angeretein to be Major, by purchase; vice Sir Ord llonymau; Lieutenant and Captain Hervey Hopwood to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, bypurchase, vice Ang,erstein z. Ensign and Lieutenant F. A: Theeiger so-beLieutenantand -Captainby purchase; vicellopwood. Scots Fusilier, cards-Capt. E. Neville, from the 44th Foot to be Lieut, and Capt. by.purchase, vice Lord Burghersh, who retires. 18th Foot-Ensign A. B. Graves, from the 37th -Foot, toile Ensign, vice Lillingaton, who retires: '20th Pant -Lieut. G. F. W. Foley, to be•Capt_ by purchase, vice ;Knight, whoretires. 37th Foot-,Ene sign E. A. Anderson, from the 81st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Graves, appointed to the 18th Foot; Capt. G. M. Ross, from half-pay Unatt. to be. Paymaster, *ice H. Pieniey, whoshas,retired upon half-pay as :a LieuL,..4rstfoot.--Major G.-Carpenter • to be Lieut.-Col. by nurchase, vice Peddle, whoretirea; • Capt. A. J. W. Northey.to. be Major., by purchase, vice Carpenter ; Lient.S. F. L. Jenner to be Capt. by pen. chase, 'vice Northey; Ensign E.Richards -to be Limit by purchase,: mice Jenner. 46th Foot-Ensign R. IL tYoelrige to be Lieut. by purchase vice Wemyss, whonse tires. 47th Foot-Major W.• O'Grady Hely to be Lieut.-Col:by purchase, vice Gor- don, who retiree; Capt.,R. T. Forren to'be Major, by purchase, Idea Hely; C. C. Villiers to beCapt...by.purehase, -vice Barnat; Ensign T. L. Roberts to. be Lieut. by purchase, vice Villiers. 60th Foot-Lieut..Sir.E. F. Campbell, Bart. to be Capt. by purchase, vice Carden, who retires; Second Lieut. R. J. E. Robertson to be First Lieut. by purchase,- vice 'Sir E. F. Campbell. 61st Foot-Ensign T. G. Dupre Payn to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Armstrong. deceased.; Gent. Cadet R. R. Daly, from the Royal Military Coll. to be Ensigu, vice Payn. 70th Foot-Ensign A. Saltmarehe to be Lieut. without purchaee, vice:J.10. O'Brien, dec. 77th Foot-Major T. G. Egerton to Be, Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Duberly, who retires; Capt. G. Dixon to be Major, by.purehase, vice Egerton ; Lieut. G. H. S. Willis to be Capt. by purchase, vice Dixon. 81st-Foot-Capt.: J. B. Flanagan, from the 76th Foot, to be Capt. vice G. W. Bailees, svho retires upon halflpay 76th Foot. 90th Foot-Ensign R. D. Vaughton tote Lieut: by purchase, vice Pole, who retires. 93d Foot-.Capt. F. Shelton, from the 98th Foot,.to be Capt. vice Crawford, who exchanges. 98th Foot-Capt. F. IL -Crawford, fromthe911d-Foot, to be Capt. vice Shelton, evho.exchanges.

2d West India Regt.-J. W. llaleman, Gent.. to be Ensign, by purchase.

Brevet-The-undermentioned Cadets of the Hein. East India Company's Service to have the• local and temporary vank.of 'Ensign-during theperiod-of their .being placed-under the command of LieuteCoL Birk'. Smith, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for field instruction In the art of sapping and -mining-E.S. Stanton,

Gent. •, W. Hickens, Gent.; •J,. St. Jolur Hoveaden, Gent. ; Duncan, Gent.; 'H. L. -Prendergast • Gent.

Mernorandwn-The Commission-of Lieut. J. Woods as Adjt. of the 81st Foot has been antedated to the 17th Sept. 1850.