30 APRIL 1831, Page 12

THE ARMY.

WAR.OFI,ICE, April S.-2nd Rent. of Life Guards : Cornet J. E. Spalding, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Vansittart, who retires-6th Regt. of Dragoon Guards : Lieut. .1. 1). Browne to be Capt. by purchase, vice Porter, who retires; Cornet T. E. Taylor to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Browne; Hon. A. G. F. Jocelyn to be. Cornet, by purchase, vice Taylor-2nd Regt. of Dra- goons : Ens L. Macquarie, from the 42nd Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ricketts, promoted-9th Regt. of Light Dragoohs: C. J. Trneman, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Spalding, appointed to the 2nd Regt. of Life Guards- 22nd Regt. of Foot : Lieut. D. R. Smith to be Capt. by purchase, vice Jesup, who retires; Ens. 'P. S. Conway to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Smith; W. G. Austen, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice Conway-35th Foot Lieut. E. Davis to be Capt. by purchase, vice Semple, promoted ; Ens. J. H. 0. Moorfgo be Lieut. by purchase, vice Davis—To be Ensigns by purchase : C. Beamish, Gent. vice Moore ; C. ill. Peirse, Gent. vice Alleyne, who retires-42nd Foot : A. D. A. Steward, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice Macquarie, appointed to the 2nd Dragoons-45th Foot : Ens. U. Mello to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Butler, promoted; J. I. Oakley, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice Mello--46th Foot: Lieut. D, Stuart to be Capt. without purchase. vice Edwards, deceased ; Ens. J. Campbell to be Lieut. vice Stuart-49th Foot: Lieut. T. S. Reignolds to be Capt. by purchase, vice Bali, promoted ; Ens. A. Marshall to

be Lt. by purchase, vice Reignolds ; H. Routh, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice

Marshall—Stith Foot : Maj. H. H. Prichard to be Lta.Col. by purchase, viceBarclay, who retires ; Capt. W. Mitchell to be Maj. by purchase, vice Prichard; Lieut. C.

J. Henry to be Capt. by purchase, vice Mitchell ; Ens. F. T. Meech to be Lieut. by purchase, vire Henry ; L. Fraser, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice lneech-69th. Foot: Brevet Lieut.-Col. R. Johns, from the half-pay of the 1st Garrison Battalion,

to be Maj. vice Lord E. Hay, promoted-71st Foot : Ens. H. T. Beresford to be Lieut. by pmelmse, vice Dalton, promoted ; R. T. W. L. Brickenden, Gent. to be Ens. by purchase, vice Beresford—Rifle Brigade : Staff-Assist:Sur. W. Pardey to be Assist: Stir. vice W. H. Fryer, who retires on half. pay—Royal African Colonial Corps : Ens. W. Shaw to be Lieut. without purchase ; Ens. J. II. Fearon, front the half-pay, to he Ells. vice Shaw. Unattached : :alai. Lord E. Hay, from the filth Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. of Infantry; by purchase ; Brevet Lient-Col. J. W. O'Donogiane, from tie 47th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. of Infantry without purchase; Capt. W. H. Ball, from the 49th Foot, to be Maj. of Infantry by purchase; Lieut. W. S. Dalton, front the 71st Foot, to be Capt. of Info:dry, by purchase. Staff : R. Armstrong, Gent. to be Adjutant of a Recruiting District, with the rank of Lieut. vice Moss, deceased.

Memorandum—The undermentioned Of5cers have been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of unattached commissions :—Gen. J. Lord Crewe ; Capt. A. Roxburgh, half-pay Glengarry Fencible Infantry. WA o-01, rrcE, April 2/. —;:rd Ite;1. of Dragoon Guards : Lieut.-Gen. S. Hawker to be Col. vice Gem Sir W. Payne, Bart. deceased-47th Regt. of Foot : Brevet Maj. F. Hcatley to be Mai. without purchase, vice &Donoghue, promoted. Garrison : Maj.-Gen. J. Waters to be Capt. of Yarmouth Castle, vice Lieut,-Gen. Hawker, appointed to the command of tha :.;rd Dragoon Guards.