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MILITARY GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, Oct. 29.-12th Regt. of Light Drags.—Lieut. G.

F. Whittingstall to be Capt. by purchase, vice Curtis, who retires. 1st Regt. of Foot—Capt. Sir R. L. Newman, Bart. from the 71st Foot, to be Lieut. and Capt. vice H. L. Wilson, who exchanges. 7th Foot—Lieut. H. Dixon to be Paymaster, vice Gilley, who has re- tired upon half-pay as a Lieut. 25th Foot—Ensign W. R. Goodall to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Pattenson, promoted, by purchase, to an Unattached Company. 29th Foot—Lieut. H. E. Quin, from the 73d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Norris, appointed to 73d Foot. 34th Foot—Lieut. J. Jordan to be Capt. by purchase, vice Oxley, who retires; Ensign A. W. Boyce to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Jordan. 45th Foot- Lieut. R. Miller to be Capt. by purchase, vice Morris, who retires ; Ensign W. IL Rowland to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Miller. 57th Foot—Ensign A.. L. Copland to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Earle, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 12th Oct. 1852, has been cancelled. 69th Foot—Ensign W. Tracey to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Strickland, deceased ; W. L. Melville, Gent. to be Ensign without pur- chase, vice Tracey. 71st Foot—Lieut. and Capt. H. L. Wilson, from the let Foot, to be Capt. vice Sir R. L. Newman, Bart. who exchanges. 73d Foot—Lieut. H. A. Norris, from the 29th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Quin, appointed to the 29th Foot. 74th Foot—Lieut. H. W. Palmer to be Capt. without purchase, vice Berton, de- ceased. 85th Foot—Lieut, G. Thompson to be Capt. by purchase, vice Muahet, who retires ; Ensign F. L. Blosse to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Thompson ; Lieut. H. G. Booper to be Adjt. vice Thompson, promoted. 91st Foot—Ensign W. R. Olivey to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Whittle, who retires. 9ith Foot—Lieut. R. R. Meade to be Adjt. vice Maclean, promoted. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign J. F. De Carteret to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Cole, dec.; Ensign R. B. Haute to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Hartigan, who retires. Brevet—Capt. C. G. Becher, of the 5th Begt. of Bengal Cavalry, to have the rank of Major in the East Indies. ADIMIALTT, Oct. 26.—Corps of Royal Marines—See. Lieut. H. C. Madge to be First Lieut. vice C. T. F. Onslow, dec.