5 MAY 1849, Page 19

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAE.OFFICE, May 4.-41h Light Drags.-Capt. G. T. George, from half-pay Unatt. to be Paymaster, vice 0.0. Dalbiac, who retires on half-pay as a Lieut. 13th Light Drags.-Lieut. J. A. Oldham to be Capt. by purchase, vice Dickson, who retires; Cor- net R. W. Hatfield to be Limit, by purchase, vice Oldham; P. V. Purcell, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hatfield. 14th Light Drags.-To be Lieuts. without par- dame-Cornet W. Spilling, vice Cureton, killed in action ; Cornet W. D'Urban Blyth, vice Lloyd, killed in action. To be Lieut. by purchase-Comet S. 0. Black, Tice Spil- ling, whose promotion by purchase has been cancelled. To be Comets, without pur- chase-Ensign J. P. Kennedy, from the 25th Foot, vice Biyth ; J. Leith. Gent. vice Black. Coldstream Regt. of Foot Guards-Capt. C. T. Wilson, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieut. and Capt. vice White, appointed to the 14th Foot. 2d Rest. of Foot-Lient. C. Fitz Gerald Studdert to be Capt. by purchase, vice Domicile, who retires ; Ensign F. L. 0. Attay to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Studdert ; E. Baker, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Attey. 9th Foot-Lieut. W. Burden to be Adjt. vice Hook, pro- moted. 11th Foot-Ensign D. Simpson to be Quartermaster, vice J. J. Grant, who re- tires upon half-pay. 12th Foot-Ensign F. C. D'Eperney Barclay, from the 39th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Fendall, promoted in the 80th Foot. 14th Foot-Lieut. and Capt. C. H. White, from Coldsteam Guards, to be Capt. vice Romer, appointed to 59th Foot. 25th Foot-F. R. Cox, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Kennedy, appointed to the 14th Light Drags. 26th Foot-Lieut. W. F. A. Elton, from the 936 Foot, to be Lieut. vice Mackett, who exchanges. 29th Foot-Lieut. the Hon. H. M. Monekton to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Coker, who retires; Ensign G. A. Ferris tube Lieut. by purchase, vice Monckton ; W. 8. Dickinson, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ferris. 39th Foot-R. B. Baker, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, sloe Barclay, removed to the 12th Foot. 40th Foot-F. S. 13lyth, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase. 45th Foot- Sergt.-Major T. Cassidy to be Quartermaster, vice Walters, deceased. 159th Foot-Capt. R. W. Romer, from the 14th Foot, to be Capt. vice Wilson, appointed to the Coldstream Guards. 66th Foot-Lieut. R. Cosner to be Capt. by purchase, vice Saunderson, who retires ; Ensign C. Perrin to be Lieut. by pur. vice Conner ; H. G. Dickens, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur, vice Perrin. 75th Foot-Lieut. D. C. MB to be Capt. by par. vice Bathurst, who retiree; Ensign J. R. Turnbull to be Lieut, by pur- chase, vice Hill ; Ensign W. H. Urquhart, from the 726 Foot, to be Ensign, vice Turn. bull. 80th Foot-Lieut. G. 1). Pitt to be Capt. by purchase, vice Riley, who retires ; Ensign G. N. Fendall, from the 12th Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Pitt. 91st Foot-Lieut. J. D. Cochrane to be Capt. by purchase, vice Christie, who retires; En- sign D. K. Horsburgh to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Cochrane ; C. H. S. Pickwick, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Horsburgh. 930 Foot-Lieut. C. E. Blackett, from the 26th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Ellett, who exchanges. 99th Foot-Ensign A. F. Smith to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Leigh, who retires; J. B. Williams, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smith.

Rifle Brigade-Sec. Lieut. and Adjt. W. B. Brewster to have the rank of First Lieut.; Second Lieut. the Hon. H. Clifford to be First Lieut. without purchase, vice Need, de- ceased ; W. A. Lethbridge, Gent, to be Second Lieut. vice Clifford.

1st West India Regt.-E. B. Goodman, Gent, to be Ensign' without purchase, Mee Thomson, promoted. 3d West India Regt.-J. D. Thomson, Gent, to be Ensign, with- out purchase, vice Lutman, promoted.

St. Helena Regt.-Quartermaster-Sergt. W. Cornwell to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gandy, deceased.

Brevet-J. Reid, Esq. (late Capt. 45th Foot) to have the local rank of Capt. in the Falkland Islands.

ADMIRALTY, May 1.-Corps of Royal Marines-Col. and Sec. Commandant W. Powell to be Col.-Commandant, vice Col. J. Wright, retired on full-pay; R. Edwards to be Col. Sec. Commandant, vice Powell, promoted ; Brevet Major C. C. Pratt to be Lieut.-Col. vice Edwards. promoted; First Limit. and Adjt. A. 1). L. Far- rant to be Capt. vice Pratt, promoted ; Sec. Lieut. J. E. Lock to be First Lieut. vice Farrant, promoted.

ADMIRALTY, May 4.-The following promotions have this day taken place, consequent on the death of Admiral Sir A. Drummond, K.C.11 Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir A. Omtnanney, K.C.B. to be Admiral of the blue ; Vice-Admiral of the White J. Dick to be Vice-Admiral of the Red • Vice Admiral of the Blue the Right Honourable Lord W. Fitzroy, K.C.B. to be ViCe-Admiral of the White; Rear-Admiral of the Red the Hon. D. H. Mackay ; to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue; Rear-Admiral of the White Sir E. C. Strode, K C.B. K.C.H. to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue H. Prescott, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the White; Capt. G. Ferguson to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.