MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, March 2.—let Drag. Guards—B. Tomlin, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur- chase, vice Brise, who retires. 7th Drag. Guards—Cornet J. T. Cramer to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Riddell, who retires ; W. S. Wood, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Cramer. 14th Light Drags.—Cornet and Adjt. R. P. Apthorp to have the rank of Lieut. ; Cornet R. T. Woodman to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Barrett, dec.; A.

Cureton, Gent. to be Comet, without purchase, vice Woodman ; Slug. A. Stewart, from the 61st Foot, to be Surg. vice Smyth, appointed to the 87th Foot. 4th Foot— Ensign J. R. Lovett to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Chetwode, appointed to the 8th Light Drags.; Ensign E. M. Purvis, from the 74th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Lovett. 12th Foot—Ensign E. Foster to be Adjt. with the rank of Lieut. ; R. N. Irving, Gent. tote Ensign, without purchase, vice Foster, appointed Adjt. 14th Foot—F. Lo Mesurler, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. vice Dumas, deceased. lath Foot—Ensign G. Deis, Peer Beresford to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Fergussou, who retires; B. C. Blackburn, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beresford. 37th Foot—Lieut. H. B. Phipps to be

Capt. by purchase, vice Parkinson, who retires ; Ensign J. L. George to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Phipps ; W. Pollard, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice George. 42d Foot— Ensign S. D. Abercromby to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Bethune, who retina ; J. W. Balfour, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Abercromby ; H. Montgomery, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cameron, appointed to the 1st Foot Guards. 57th Foot—Capt. F. W. Colthurst, from half-pay 75th Foot, to be Capt. vice G. Ed.

wards, who exchanges, receiving the difference ; Lieut. J. Ahmuty to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice Cofthurst, who retires; Ensign George Armstrong to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Ahmuty ; Henry Butler, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Armstrong.

61st Foot—Assist.-Surg. P. Gammie, from 80th Foot, to be Surg. vice Stewart, ap-

pointed to the 14th Light Drags. 74th Foot—P. S. Crawley. Gent. to be Resign, by purchase, vice Purvis, appointed to the 4th Foot. 80th Foot—ii. C. Lucas, Gaut. to be Assist.-Surg, vice Gammie, promoted in the 61st Foot. 84th Foot—Ensign C. P. Beague to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Benthick, promoted In Cape Mounted Riflemen ; Ensign F. J. G. Saunders, from 56th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Beague. 87th Foot- Surg. R. D. Smyth, from 14th Light Drags. to be Surg. vice R. A. Pearson, M.D. who, retires upon half-pay.

Ceylon Effie Regt.—Lieut. R. Watson, to be Capt. without purchase.

Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieut. A. C. Sentinels, from 84th Foot, to be Capt. by pur- chase, vice G. E. Cannon, who retires.

Brevet—Copt. F. W. Colthurst, of 57th Foot, to be Major in the Army.

Hospital Staff—James HPNab, M.D. to be Assist.-Surg. to the Forces, vice S. H. Hardy, M.D. who retires upon half pay.

diernorandum.—The commission of Captain Kenneth Murchison, of 29th Foot, has been antedated to the 225 of December 1845.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Feb. 27.—Royal Regt. of Artillery—Sergt.-Major W. Elliott to be Quartermaster.

Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Capt. H. D. Harness to be Capt. ; Second Capt.

E. T. Ford to be Capt. vice Wortham, placed on the Seconded List; First Lieut. P. J.

Hornby to be Second Capt. vice Ford!; Second Lieut. J. T. Burke to be First Lieut. vice Hornby ; Second Lieut. F. E. Cox to be First Lieut. vice Gallon, placed on the Seconded List.

WAR-OFFICE, March 5.—let Regt. of Life Guards—Cornet E. R. Dodwell, from the 17th Light Drags, to be Cornet and Sub-Lieut. vice Graham, who exchanges. 8th

Drag. Guards—Veterinary Surg. G. Johnston has been permitted to resign his commis-

sion. 6th Drags.—Lieut. C. C. Shute to be Capt. by purchase, vice Davidson, who re- tires ; Sec. Lieut. A. Lowther, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice

Shute. 11th Light Drags.—Regimental Set:IL-Major J. Gilleland to be Quartermaster, vice F. Collins, who retires upon half-pay. 17th Light Drags.—Cornet and Sub-Lieut.

F. U. Graham, from 1st Life Guards, to be Cornet, vice Dodwell, who exchanges. 1st

or Grenadier Regt. of Foot Guards—Capt. Hon. C. R. Pakenham, from 69th Foot, to be Lieut. and Capt. vice Purees, who exchanges. 8th Regt. of Foot—Ensign M'Kay Ryud to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Stone, who retires ; Ensign A. J. Robertson, from 78th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Rynd ; Ensign J. V.W. H. Webb, from the Cape Mounted Rifle- men, to be Ensign, vice Howell, who retires. 30th Foot—Major J. G. Geddes to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Ormond, who retires ; Capt. S. J. L. Nicoll to be Major, by purchase, vice Geddes ; Lieut. R. D. O'Grady to be Capt. by purchase, vice Nicoll ; Graham Le Fevre Dickson, Gent. to be Ensign, by pnrchase, vice Lindesay, who retires. 48th Foot—Assist.-Surgeou George Thomas Woodman, M.D. from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dickson, promoted un the Staff. 60th Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Col. G. Tovey, from half-pay unatt. to be Major, vice E. C.

Giffarti, who exchanges; Capt. J. H. Trevelyan to be Major, by purchase, vice Tovey, who retires; Lieut. R. F. W. Sibthorp to be Capt. by purchase, vice Trevelyan ; Sec.

Lieut. F. A. St. John to be FastLieut. by purchase, vice Sibthorp ; R. J. E. Robertson, Gent. to be Sec. Lieut. by purchase, vice St. John. 69th Foot—Lieut. and Capt. J. H. Purves, from 1st or Grenadier Guards, to be Capt. vice Pakenham, who exchanges. 78th Foot—D. D. Grahame, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robertson, appointed in 8th Foot.

3d West India Regt.—H. S. Sanders, Gent. to be Assist: Surg. vice Woodman, ap- pointed to the 45th Foot.

Cape Mounted Riflemen—R. J. Bramly, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Webb, appointed to the 8th Foot.

Hospital Staff—Assist: Surg. J. Dickson, from 48th Foot, to be Staff-Sung. of the Sec. Class, vice Godwin, dec.

Brevet.—Brevet Lieut.-Col. G. Tovey, of the 60th Foot, to be Col. in the Army.

Unattached—Brevet Lieut.-Col. G. D. Hall, from Major on halt-pay Royal Staff Corps, to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase ; Capt. W. D. Devereii, from the tat West India Regt. to be Major, without purchase.

Garrisons—Major-Oen. H. J. Riddell to be Governor of Edinburgh Castle, vice Lieut.- Gen. Sir N. Douglas, K.C.B.