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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAS-orFics, Feb. 27.-Staff-CoL W. P. Forster, ,half-pay Unatt. Deputy-Adjt.- Gen. in Dublin, to be Deputy-Adjt.-Gen. to the Forces, vice Major-Gen. Simpson. Col. R. Blucher Wood, C.B. half-pay 97th Foot, Assist.-Adjt.-Gen. to the Forces, to be Dept.-Adjt.-Gen. in Dublin, vice Forster.

Chaplain-The Be,. J. E. Sabin, Officiating Chaplain at Scutari, to be a Commis- sioned Chaplain to the Forces.

WAR-OPTICE, March 2.-2d Begt. of Life Guards-Lieut. F. Marshall, from the 1st Drag. Guards, to be Lieut. vice Sherwen, who exchanges. 1st Drag. Guards- Lieut. P. Sherwen, from the 2d Life Guards, to be Lieut. vice Marshall, who ex- changes. 5th Drag. Guards-Comet J. Hayes, from the 1st Drag. Guards, to be Comet, without purchase, and Adjt. vice God.uan, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 4th Light Drags.-Cornet E. L. Puxley to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Martin, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 10th November 1854, has been cancelled. 13th Light Drags.-Troop-Sergt.-Major W. Cresdee to be Quartermaster, vice Fos- ter, deceased.

Grenadier Begt. of Foot Guards-Sergt.-Major E. Colins to be Quartermaster; Assist.-Surg. J. J. M. Wardrop to be Battalion Surg. Scots Fusilier Guards-S. V. Stephenson, Gent, to be Ensign and Lieut. without purchase ; Lieut. and Capt. R. Ginpe to be Adjt. 1st Regt. of Foot-Brevet-Major the Hon. C. D. Plunkett to be Major, by purchase, vice Stewart, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 19th Jan. has been cancelled. 4th Foot-Lieut. F. F. Hamilton to be Capt. by purchase, vice Roberts, who retires. 7th Foot-Lieut. G. H. Nevin to be Capt. by purchase, vice Persse, who retires. 13th Foot-Lieut. R. (Jostling to be Capt. by purchase, vice Boyd, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 13th Feb. has been cancelled. 14th Foot-Lieut. F. Smythe to be Capt. without purchase, vice Strode, deceased ; En- sign F. G. Armstrong to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Smythe; E. R. F. Man- sergh,. Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Armstrong, promoted. 20th Foot-The Hon. A. Vereker to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Waterfall, ap- pointed to the 95th Foot, 21st Foot-Ensign 1'. H. Delamere, from the 4th Royal Lancashire Light Infantry Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 24th Foot-A. Jobe C. Birch, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. 29th Foot-Captain R. F. W. Cumberland, from the 96th Foot, to be Capt. vice Nugent, who exchanges. 38d Foot-Lieut. H. St. V. Marsh to be Adjt. vice Barrett, promoted. 38th Foot- Ensign F. J. Hooper to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Gordon, promoted in the Coldstream Guards; J. A. Caldecott, Gant. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rooper. 39th Foot-H. R. Vigor., Gent. to be Ensigu, witluaut purchase, vice Gould, appointed to the 97th Foot. 41st Foot-Lieut. J. Q. Palmer, from the Won cestershire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase; Assist.-Surg. G. S. King, M.D. from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Woodley, placed upon half-pay. 42d Foot- Hon. B. H. Stewart to be Ensign, without purchase. 43d Foot-Capt. T. E. Holmes, from the 84th Foot, to be Capt. vice Du Vernet, who exchanges. 44th Foot-Lieut. W. A. Wood to be Adjt. vice Preston, promoted. 46th Foot-Sergt. W. Cross, from the Grenadier Guards, to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adjt. 49th Foot-To be Lieutenants without purchase-Lieut. G. B. Coulson, from the 55th Foot; Ensign E. Mackay. 54th Foot-Lieut. W. Humphreys, from the 92d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Beethaur, who exchanges. 55th Foot-Ensign J. H. Sharpe to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Coulson, appointed to the 49th Foot; Ensign J. Scott to be Lieut. without purchase. 57th Foot-Ensign T. Grace to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Windham, appointed to the Rifle Brigade ; E. G. 'lasted, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Grace. 60th Foot-Paymaster E. R. Hannam to be Lieut. vice Fitzpatrick, appointed Paymaster; Lieut. F. Fitzpatrick to be Paymaster, vice Hannam, appointed Lieutenant. 62d Foot-Lieutenant T. Milsom to be Adjutant, vice Sauuderson, promoted. 63d Foot-To be Lieu- ; tenants without purchase-Ensign W. S. Manson; Ensign S. H. Bruce. 68th Foot-Ensign J. P. Cox, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Lieut. with- Hurt purchase. T17th Foot-To be Captains by purchase-Lieut. W. J. Carden, vice s j -attley, who retires ; Lieut. A. Lempriere, vice Forster, who re- tires. 79th Foot-To be Ensigns without purchase-T. R. Howkins, Gent. ; E. Everett, Gent.; H. B. Adcock, Gent. 84th Foot-Capt. W. Du Vernet, from the 43d Foot., to be Capt. vice Holmes, who exchanges. 85th Foot-Ensign E. M. Beadon, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Rooper, promoted. 88th Foot-To be En- ; signs without purchase -Lieut. 0. S. Watson, from the Royal Notts Militia ; E. E. Austen, Gent. ; W. Birch, Gent. 89th Foot-J. .1. Bowness, Gent. to be Ensign, 1 without purchase. 90th Foot- Quartermaster-Sergt. J. Barr to be Ensign, without urchase ; Lieut. A. G. Daubeny to be Adjt. vice Cnalock, promoted. 92d Foot- ' Lieut. D. Beetham, from the 54th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Humphreys, who ex- 1 changes. 93d Foot-To be Ensigns without purchase-Eneign S. E. Wood, from 1 the 9th Foot; C. W. Losack, Gent. ; R. D. G. Ii. Burgoyne, Gent. 96th Foot- Capt. St. George M. Nugent, from the 29th Foot, to be Capt. vice Cumberland, who exchanges. 9ith Foot-Ensign A. It. N. Gould, from the 39th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. Rifle Brigade-Lieut. S. 8. Windham, from the 57th Foot, to be Lieut. To be . Ensigns without purchase-Sergt. J. S. Knox, from the Scots Fusilier Guards ; Sergt. J. Ashton, from the Coldstream Guards ; F. A. Riley, Gent. To be Ensign by purchase-C. W. Craig, Gent. To be Assistant-Surgeon-Assist.-Surg. J. B. C. Heade, from the Staff, vice Reynolds, promoted on the Staff.

2d West India Regt.-Ensign M. Burleigh to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Burnley, dec.; Ensign J. Kavanagh to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Burleigh, whose promotion on the 26th Jan. 1855 has been cancelled ; Ensign J. K. Maunsell to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Kavanagh, whose promotion on the 2d Feb. 1855 has been cancelled.

Cape Mounted Ritlemen-Lieut. C. H. Bell to be Capt. by purchase, vice Kenyon, who retires ; Ensign A. R. Fowler to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Eel

Land Transport Corps-To be Capt. of a Division-Capt. R. Larkins, of the 49th Bengal Native Infantry. To be Quartermasters of Brigades-Serg. G. R. Caldwell, from the 1st Drags. Lieut. L. Isacke, of the 2d Madras European Regt. Serg.- Major J. Jones, from the ith Light Drags. Corporal A. M'Lean, from the Id Life Guards. Troop-Corporal-Major C. Hutton, from the 1st Life Guards. Provisional Depot Battalion-Brevet-Lieut.-Col. 11. D. O'Halloran, from Major, half-pay Unatt. to be Major, vice Brevet-Lieut..-Col. W. Slater, who has retired upon full-pay. Capt. J. Freud, 55th Foot, to be Assist.-Adjt.

BREVET.

The under-mentioned officers of Royal Artillery having been placed upon retired full-pay, under the Royal Warrant for the Ordnance Department, dated 3d Nov.1854, to have the honorary rank of Major-General, viz.-Col. W. Furneaux; Col. R. G. B. Wilson. Lieut.-Col. R. J. Dacres, of the Royal Artillery, having completed a service of three years in his present rank, to hare the rank of Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant for the Ordnance Department. Hospital Staff-Acting Assist.-Surg. T. E. Hale to be Assist.-Surg. vice Reads, appointed to the Rifle Brigade ; Acting Aesiet.-Surg. J. Macartney to be Assist.- Surg. vice King, appointed to the 41st Foot. To be purveyors to the Forces-C. H. Toller, Gent. ; S. C. Harrington, Gent. Orrice or ORDNANCE, March 1.-Royal Regt. of At tillery-Brevet-Col.C. B. Symons to be Col. vice Sweeting dec.; Capt. W. il. Elliott to be Lieut.-Col. vice Symons; Second Capt. G. H. L. Braman to be Capt. vice Elliott ; First Lieut. G. Davis to be Second Capt. vice Milman ; Sec. Lieut. J. R. King to be First Lieut. vice Davis ; Second Capt..1. F. L. Baddeley to be Capt. vice Brevet-Major Young, deceased; First-Lieut. E. G. Bredin to be Second Capt. vice Baddeley; Second Lieut. C. 0. Browne to be First Lieut. vice Bredin.

Royal Regiment of Artillery-Gent. Cadets to be Second Lieuts.-H. D. Pitt, vice Ruck-Keene, promoted ; H. Y. Wortham, vice Doyne, promoted ; H. B. Hanle, vice Daubuz, promoted ; C. W. Walrond, vice Hodson, promoted; W. J. S. Neill, vice Vaughan, promoted; H. Le G. Geary, vice Maude, promoted ; W. B. Rice, vice Law, promoted ; G. U. Knox, vice Downes, promoted; W. N. Persse, vice Light, promoted ; 0. H. Goodenough, vice Nisbett, promoted; J. H. P. Anderson, vice Warren, promoted ; J. N. P. Dodson, vice Dyer, promoted ; H. C. Farrell, vice Still, promoted ; E. McLaughlin, vice [Unwell, promoted ; C. F. Roberts, vice Betty, pro- moted; A. S. Hunter, vice Savage, promoted ; G. R. T. Stevenson, vice lioldsworth, promoted ; G. A. Crawford, vice Moore, promoted. Corps of Royal Engineers-Gent. Cadets to be Second Lieuts. with temporary rank-W. A. Frankland, vice Harvey, promoted ; W. S. Boileau, vice Dull, pro- moted ; A. Dirom, vice Philips, promoted; W. M. T. Campbell, vice Martin, pro- moted; D. G. W. Moner;eff, vice Pratt, promoted; M. C. Molesworth, vice Goodall, promoted; R. B. ltimmington, vice Drake, promoted ; P. G. L. Smith, vice James, promoted; E. Daniel, vice Townsend, promoted.