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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, June 26.-16th Light Draga.—Lteut. J. A. Robertson to be Capt. without purcha-e, vice Samoan deceased ; Cornet G. S. Swinny to be Lieut. vice Robertson ; T. C. Pakeuham, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Swinny. let. Regt. of Foot— J. F. ShadweR, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Marriott, promoted in the Royal Newfoundland Companies. 7th Foot—Lieut. T. B. Speedy, from the 13th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Stanhope, who exchanges. 13th Foot—Lieut. R. C. Stanhope, from the 7th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Speedy, who exchanges; Lieut. G. Wade to be Adjt. vice Speedy, exchanged to the 7th Foot, as Lieut. 26th Foot—Lieut. R. M. Dickens, from the 36th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Moorhead, appointed Adjt. of a Recruiting District; Gent. Cadet H. J. Noyes, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dickens, promoted in the 36th Foot. 36th Foot—To be Capt. without purchase- Lieut. A. ICinloch ; Lieut. H. Bristow. To be Limits. without purchase—Ensign M. White, from the 82d Foot ; Ensign R. M. Dickens, from the 26th Foot; Ensign G. R. J. Marshall, vice Kinloch ; Ensign D. Tom, vice Bristow. To be Ensigns without purchase—Gent. Cadet T. Morgan from the Royal Mil. Coll. ; Gent. Cadet A. E. V. Ponsonby, from the Royal Mil. Coll. ; Gent. Cadet C. J H. Mourn from the Royal Mil. Coll. vice Marshall ; Gent. Cadet W. H. A. Dashwood, from the Royal MU. Coll. vice Tom. 37th Foot—Lieut. A. M. A. Bowers to be Capt. by purchase, vice Durham, who retires ; Ensign J. A. Wyatt to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Bowers ; W. D. Persse, Gent. to be Ensign by purchase, vice Wyatt. 38th Foot—Ensign R. Hugonin to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Prichard, who retires ; C. E. Johns, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hugonin. 54th Foot—Ensign and Adjt. J. S. Thomson to have the rank of Lieut. ; F.nsign J. S. F. Fowke to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Williams, deceased ; Gent. Cadet W. Betters, fmgt the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Fowke. 73d Foot—Ensign W. L. Peto to be Lleut. by purchase, vice Nash, who retires ; H. B. H. Bannatyne, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peto. 79th Foot

— Lieut. J. M. Aynesly, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Gaisford, who retires ; Ensign A. Fergusson, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice M. Aymley ; W. C. Cuninghame, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fergnsson. 82d Foot—Lieut: M. White, from the 36th Regt. to be Lieut. vice Lambert, appointed PaYntaster 74th Foot ; *Gent. Cadet the Hon. A. Bury, from the Royal Mil. Col/. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice White, promoted in the 36th Foot.

Brevet.—The undermentioned Cadets of the Hon. the East India Company's Ser- vice to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign, during the period of their being placed under the command of Lieut.-Col. Sir F. Smith, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for Said instructions in the art of sapping and mining—J. T. Hyde, Gent. ; C. T. Steward, Gent. ; C. F. Adey, Gent. ; R. A. Roberts, Gent. ; F. R. Mannsell, Gent.; A. W. Garnett, Gent.

OFFICE Or ORDNANCE, June 26.—Royal Regt. of Artillery—Capt. and Brevet Major A. W. Hope, to be Lieut.-Col. vice Sandilands, retired on full-pay; Sec. Capt. W. B. Young to be Capt. vice Hope ; First Lieut. E. W. Rodwell to be Sec. Capt. Young ; Sec. Lieut. J. L. Bolton to be First Lieut. vice Rodwell.

Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieut.-Col. E. Matson to be Assist.-Adjt.-Gen.

Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners—Brevet Major J. Lynn, Royal Engineers, to be Adjt. vice Whitmore, promoted.

June 27.—Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieut. R. 3f. Laffan to be Second Capt. vice Ford, dec.; Sec. Lieut. J. H. Smith to be First Lieut. vice Laren.

June 29.—Royal Regt. of Artillery—Brevet Col. W. G. Power, to be Col. vice Tie- lawney, dec. ; Brevet Major J. L. Smith to be Lieut.-Col. vice Power ; Brevet Major W. H. Askwith to be Capt. vice Smith ; First Lieut. 8. D. Broughton to be Sec. Capt. vice Askwith; Sec. Lieut. J. R. Legg to be First Lieut. vice Broughton. The dates of promotion of the undermentioned officers have been altered as follows, viz.—Lieut.-CM. A. W. Hope, 4th May1846; Capt. W. B. Young, 4th May 1846 ; Sec. Capt. W. Swinton, 4th May 1846; Lleut. W. N. Hardy, 4th May 1846; Sec. Capt. E. W. Rodwell, 26th May 1846; Lieut. J. L. Bolton, 26th May 1846.

ADMIRALTY, June 23.—Corps of Royal Marines—Sergt.-Major W. Ruston to be Quartermaster.

June 25. Corps of Royal Marines—Sec. Limit. George Webb to be First Lieut., vice Whiting, to half-pay ; Berg-Major Norton Austin to be Quarter-master.