3 MAY 1851, Page 20

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, May 2.-4th Regt. of Drag. Guards-Lieut. E. H. Lane to be Capt. by purchase, vice Cunningham, who retires; Cornet J. Glasgow to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Lane. 16th Light Drags.-Cornet C. J. Smith to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Dickson, promoted. 1st or Grenadier Foot Guards-Ensign and Lieut. S. Bur- rard to be Lieut. and Capt. by purchase, vice the Hon. C. It. Pakenham, who retires. - 22d Foot-Capt. F. J. Bampfylde, from the 49th Foot, to be Capt. vice White, who exchanges. 27th Foot-Capt. J. Hay, from Unatt. to be Capt. vice W.' Butler, who exchanges ; Lieut. E. Barnes to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hay, who' retires; Ensign J. D. Downing to be Limit, by purchase, vice Barnes. 39th Foot- Ensign and Adjt. W. II. Wilson to have the rank of Lieut.; Ensign M. C. Wall to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Johnston, who retires. 42d Foot-Capt. H. D. Gordon, from the 78th Foot, to be Capt. vice Hay, who exchanges. 49th Foot-Capt. T. White, from the 22d Foot, to be Capt. vice Bamfylde, who exchanges. 76th Foot- Lieut. F. N. Toole, from half-pay 43d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Rutherford, promoted to an Unatt. company; Ensign W. P. Hill to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Toole, who retires; J. Vincent, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hill. 78th Foot-Capt.' T. R. D. Hay, from the 42,1 Foot, to be Capt. vice Gordon, who exchanges. 81st Foot-Lieut. J. Oldright to be C3pt. without purchase, vice Brevet Major Splaine, - who retires upon full-pay; Ensign T. Tlignell to be Lieut. vice Oldright ; Sergeant- Major J. Hurle to be Ensign, vice Hignell. AnitinaLrY, April 29.-1'he following promotions have this day taken place in con- sequence of the death of Admiral of the Red Sir E. Codrington, 0.C.B.-Admiral of the White Sir C. Ekins, K,G.B. to be Admiral of the Red ; Admiral of the Blue Sir C. Adam, K.C.B. to be Admiral of the White ; Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir W. Par- ker, Bart. G.C.B. to be Admiral of the Blue ; Vice-Admiral of the White It. Jack- son lobe Vice-Admiral of the Red; Vice-Admiral of the Blue A. Duff to be Vice- Admiral of the White; Rear-Admiral of the Red the Hon. J. Percy, C.B. to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue; Rear-Admiral of the White R. Arthur, C.B. to be Rear-Admi- ral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir W. o. Pa, Knt. to be Rear-Admiral of the White; Capt. H. Meynell to be Bear-Admiral of the Blue.