MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OPPICS, Oct. 2.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the following promotions in the Army, viz.—

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To be Field-Marshals —Gen. Stapleton Viscount Combermere, G.C.B.; Gen, John Earl of Strafford, G.C.B.; Gen. Henry Viscount Hardline, G.C.B.

GENERAL ORDER.—Dated Horse Guards, 2d Oct. 1855.—The General Command- ing-in-chief has received her Majesty's most gracious commands that Lieut.-Gen. J. Simpson, Commander of her Majesty's Forces during the late arduous and finally successful operations, which have led to the fall of Sebastopol, shall be promoted to the rank of General.

The Queen has also been most graciously pleased to command that Colonel C. A. 'Windham, C.B., shall be promoted to the rank of Major-Gen, for his distinguished conduct in heading the column of attack which assaulted the enemy's defences on the 8th Sept. with the greatest intrepidity and coolness, as specially brought to the notice of her Majesty in the public despatch of the Commander of the Forces, dated the 9th Sept. 1835.

By command of the Right Hon. Field-Marshal Viscount GARDINGE, Commanding-in-chief.

(Signed) G. A. Wnrimaamt, Adjutant-General.

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Lieut.-Gen. J. Simpson to be promoted to be Gen. in the Army, for distinguished service in the Field. Col. C. A. Windham to be promoted to be a Major-Gen. in the Army, for distinguished service in the Field.

WAR-OFFICE, Oct. 2.-3d Regt. of Drag. Guards.—Lieut. J. Miller to be Capt. without purchase. 7th Drag. Guards.—W. B. Gifford, Gent, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Stewart, appointed to the 2d Drags. 3d Light Drags.—Lieut. T. L. Mayne, from the 14th Drage, to be Capt. without purchase. 7th Light Drags.- Capt. G. W. C. Jackson, from half-pay of the 16th Light Drags, to he Capt. with- out purchase. 13th Light Drags.—T. A. Soutbwell, Gent, to be Cornet, by pur- chase, vice Munn, promoted. The brevet promotion of Capt. A. Tremayne to bear date 12th Dec. 1854, in lieu of the 7th July 1855, as previously stated. 15th Light Drags.— Lieut, H. Trower, to be Capt. without purchase. Royal Rest. of Artillery—Second Capt. R. P. C. Jones, to be Adjt. vice Baddeley, who resigns the Adjutancy only ; Second Capt. H. T. Boultbee, to be Adjt. vice Teller, retired on half-pay: Second Capt. R. J. Hay, to be Adjt. vice Adye, pro- moted ; Second Capt. G. H. A. Forbes, to be Adjt. vice Henry, promoted ; Gent. Cadet W. H. hod, to be Lieut, and to take rank in the list of Lieuts. next after Lieut. F. J. G. Hill ; Lieut. F. Luard, to he Second Capt. vice Snow, killed in action; the date of the promotion of Second Capt. W. G. Andrews, to be altered from the 16th to the 7th Sept. ; Brevet-Col. C. W. Wingfield, to be CoL vice Wilford, ordered to be borne supernumerary; Capt. J. H. Lefroy (on seconded list) to be Lieut-Col.; Capt. C. J. B. Riddell, to be Lieut.-Col. vice Wingfield; Brevet-Major J. G. Booth- by to be Copt vice Riddell; Lieut. A. H. Murray (on seconded list) to be Second Capt. ; Lieut. J. A. P. Adams to be Second Capt. vice Boothby ; Lieut. R. Xacken- ide to be Second Copt vice Simpson, ordered to be borne supernumerary. The following gentlemen to be appointed Lieutenants, with temporary rank— F. Duncan, A. Doull, J. R. Oliver, E. Egan, J. C. J. Lowry, J. P. Morgan, G. G. Mannen, P. M. Guille, A. Ford, F. M. Smith, F. A. Mont, F. Howlett, It. Hand- stock, C. M. Molony, G. Arbuthnot, R. S idleir, W. R. Barlow, and R. C. Smith.

Royal Engineers—Second Copt H. W. Montagu, to be Capt. vice Broke, dec. ; Lieut. A. R. Clarke, to be Second Capt. vice Montagu.

The undermentioned gentlemen to be appointed Lieuts. with temporary rank— R. M. Smith, and C. W. Wilson.

Coldstream Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Hon. W. A. Amherst to be Lieute- nant and Captain, without purchase ; Lieutenant and Captain A. J. Freemantle to be Adjutant, vice Byng, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 1st Regiment of Foot—Ensign J. W. B. Thomas to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Proby, dec.; Lieut. J. R. Wheeler, from the South Cork Light Infantry Militia, to be En- sign, without purchase, vice Thomas. 3d Foot—Ensign S. H. Heywood to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Birmingham, promoted. 9th Foot—Ensign S. A. Agnew, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Thursby, promoted. 13th Foot—Ensign D. Stewart to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Long, promoted ; A. G. Wynen, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice D. Stewart. 19th Foot—Capt. H. A. Jackson, from half-pay Unatt. to be Capt. vice B. Barrett, who exchanges. 24th Foot—Cl. Scott, Gent. to be En- sign, without purchase, vice Troup, appointed to the 35th Foot. 25th Foot—Ensign R. Ross, from the Monaghan Regt of Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Shaft°, promoted in the 924 Foot. 26th Foot—The surname of the Ensign appoint- ed on the 14th Sept. 1855, is Franklin and not Franklyn, as previously stated. 30th Foot—Lieut G. H. Saunders to be Adjt. vice Forbes, died of his wounds. 31st Foot—Lieut. G. Spaight to be Capt. without purchase, vice Anderson, killed in ac- tion; Ensign W. Thwaytes to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Spaight; W. F. An- derson, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thwaytes. 35th Foot—Ensign W. AL Ansel!, to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Hughes, appointed to the 924 Foot; Ensign R. H. W. Troup, from the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ansell. 42d Foot—Lieut F. C. Scott to be Capt. without purchase, vice Con- ninghame, dec. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign W. P. Hesketh, vice Scott ; Ensign A. J. Bromley; Ensign it. K. Bayly; Ensign P.M. Bosworth. To be Ensign, without purchase—V. M'Farlane. Gent, vice liesketh, promoted. 46th Foot—Lieut. N. Dunscombe to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet-Major W. Hardy, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th Oct. 1854; Ensign W. J. Foster to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Dunscombe ; J. El. Carlow, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Foster. 47th Foot—Lieut. R. Hanley, from the Roscommon Militia, to be En- sip, without purchase, vice Roberts, appointed to the 92d Foot. 49th Foot- Lieut.-CoL J. W. Armstrong, from half-pay Unatt. to be Lieut-CoL without pur- chase, vice Baddeley, who exchanges; Brevet-Major J. H. King to be Major, with- out purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut-CoL Armstrong, whose brevet rank has been con- verted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct. 1854; Lieut. J. Hopkins to he Capt. without purchase, vice King; Ensign C. Michell to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Hopkins; Lieut, G. Donovan, from the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Michell, promoted ; Assist- /3ml% John Joseph Adrien, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Jeph- son, resigned. 50th Foot—Lieutenant J. W. Dimond to be Captain, by purchase, vice Galton, who retires; Ensign W. L. Lewes to be Lieut. by pur. vice Dimond. 155th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign A. S. Young, Ensign P. 8. Morgan, Ensign C. E. Theobald. To be Ensigns, without purchase—M. J. F. Kenny, Gent. vice Young ; G. Pirrie, Gent. vice Morgan; W. J. B. Martin, Gent. vice Theobald. 56th Foot—R. Bythell, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Massy, promoted. 57th Foot—H. Wayne, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vies Filmer, promoted in the Grenadier Guards. 65th Foot—Ensign W. Higgin to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Wilford, who retires. 76th Foot—G. W. Wigelsworth, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Best, promoted in the 92d Foot. 80lli Foot—G, W. Cosens, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Pattisson, promoted, 82d Foot—Lieut, C. N. Biggs to be Copt without purchase; Ensign J. 14. Linton to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Biggs; E. fa Lock, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Linton. 85th Foot—Lieut. J. Athorpe to be Capt. by purchase, vice B.00per, who retires. 88th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign 0, S. Watson, vice Pearson, promoted; Ensign E. E. Austen, vice Day, promoted; En- sign W. Birch, vice Watson, whose promotion, without purchase, on the 17th of August 1855, has been cancelled; Ensign T. Burke, vice Austen, whose promotion, without purchase, on the 17th of August 1855, has been cancelled; Ensign F. 11, Dew, vice Burke, whose promotion, without purchase, on the 21st of Sept. 1855, has been cancelled. To be Ensign, without purchase—Ensign F. M. Mitchell, from the Roscommon Militia, vice Dew, promoted. 90th Foot—M, Preston, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. NA Foot—J. M. Allen, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Gurney, promoted. 92d Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase- Lieut. 0.8. Hughes, from 35th Foot ;-Ensign Mom-head, from 25th Foot; Ensign G. H. Best, from 76th Foot; Ensigu L. W. H. Lockhart, Ensign R. B. M'Ewen, Ensign W. Kilvert To be Ensigns, without purchase—Lieut. A. Eddington, from the 2d Royal Lanark Militia, vice Lockhart, promoted ; Lieut. E. Mason, from lit West York Militia ; L. L. Ducat, Gent. rice M•Ewcn. promoted ; G. E. Campbell, Gent.; It. LS. Carruthers, Gent. 924 Foot—Lieut. J. E. Deans-Campbell, from the Royal Lancashire Artillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ellis, ap- pointed to the 92d Foot. 95th Foot—Lient. P. S. Alcock to be Capt. without pur- chase, vice L. Fraser, killed in action ; Ensign J. Tolcher to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Alcock.

1st West India Regiment—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Quartermaster- Sergt. M'Auley. vice Harrison, promoted ; A. A. James, Gent. vice Cave, pro- moted. 2d West India Regiment—Quartermaster-Sergt. T. Kelly to be Quartermas- ter, vice Fitzgerald, dismissed the service.

Land Transport Corps—To be Quartermasters of Brigade—Sergeant-Major J. Granger, from the 42d Foot ; Quartermaster-Sergt. R. Neville, from the 18th Foot.

Turkish Contingent—H. W. Vyner, Esq. to be Paymaster.

British German Legion-2d Jager Corps—To be Commandant—Lieut.-Col. the Hon. J. S. Jocelyn, of the Scots Fusilier Guards. To be Majors—J. Montressor,

F. you Jess. To he Paymaster—H. B. Bromley, Esq. To be Quartermaster—J. J. M'Donald. To be Surgeon—J. H. Steinau. 2d Light Infantry—Major H. H. Van Aller to be Lieut.-Col. Commandant. 9d Light Infantry—G. Talbot, Esq. to be Major. let Light Drags. —To be Lieutenants—H. von Hirsch, R. C. Clipperton, formerly of the Austrian Imperial Hussars. To be Comets—P. Mejanel, A. F. Man. nock. To be Assist-Sum.— H. Senftleben. 2d Light Drags.—To be Lieutenants—E. Sanders, formerly of the Austrian Imperial Dragoons; A Volger ; Cornet C. Jo. hannsen. To be Lieutenant and Adjutant—Cornet H. von Dettmar, from the 1st Light Drags. To be Cornet—Baron 0. von Reischack. To be Assistant-Surgeon- C. WinselL To be Paymaster—L. R. Ilaslewood, Esq. The designation of the gentleman appointed Staff-Paymaster on the 1st May 1845, is R. A. Boynton, and not R. A. Bowyer, as then stated.

British Swiss Legion—lst Light Infantry Regt.—To be Quartermaster—W. Gold- by. To be Paymaster of the 2d Battalion —W. B. Beattie, Esq. The appointment of Major C. L. Hifelin, which appeared in the Gazette of the 7th Sept. 1855, is to bear date the 1st July 1855.

Unattached— Brevet-Lieut.-Col, J. W. Armstrong, Major of the 49th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th Oct. 1854. Major W. Hardy, of the 46th Foot, to have his brevet rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th Oct. 1854.

Hospital Staff—To be Assistant-Surgeon—Acting Assist-Surg. J. Johnston, M.D. To be Acting Assistant-Surgeons—H. Kelsall, Gent., H. Brook, Gent., C. C. Piper, Gent., W. Collis, Gent., T. W. S. Locke, Gent, Acting Assist.-Surg. R. Branwell has been permitted to resign his commission.

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Capt. the lion. W. J. Colville, of the Rifle Brigade, to be Major in the Army. Capt. H. A. Jackson, of the 19th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Brevet-Major H. A. Jackson, of the 19th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army. Lieut-Col. W. Tur- ner, of the Bengal Retired List, recruiting for the East India Company's service at Liverpool, to have the rank of Capt. in the Army, while so employed. Capt. F. Tower, Adjt. of the East India Company's depOt at Worley, to have the rank of Capt. in the Army, while so employed. Surg. D. Stewart, M.D. of the Bengal Re- tired List, Surg. of the East India Company's depot at Worley. to have the rank of Staff-Surg. First Class, while so employed. Sorg. H. Diaper, East India Company's service, to have the local rank of Staff-Surg. Second Class, while employed with the Army in the East. Major C. Read, late of the Staff Corps, to have the temporary rank of Lieut.-Col. in the Army, while attached to the Bntish Italian Legion.

The undermentioned gentlemen having been selected for service with the Turkish Contingent, to have a step of local rank while so .employed—To have the local rank of Surgeon—W. Paton, Esq. To have the local rank of Assistant-Surgeon—A. G. Hamilton, Gent. To have the local rank of Acting Assistant-Surgeon—J. Todd, Gent, J. Carney, Gent., J. A. Rae, Gent., W. Litster, Gent., C. Macpherson, Gent., J. A. Dewar, Gent., Cl, M'Coull, Gent., P. M'Leish Dewar, Gent., S. Marshall, Gent. G. Abbott, Esq. M.D. appointed to the Irregular Cavalry under the command of Major-Gen. Beatson, vice Sorg. Smith, resigned, to have the local rank of Surgeon in Turkey, while so employed.

WAR-omcn, Oct. 5.—Banvvr.—Major-Gen. Sir W. Eyre, K.C.B., to have the local rank of Lieut.-Gen. in Turkey. CoL R. Garrett, of the 48th Foot, Brigadier' Gen. in Turkey, to have the local rank of Major-Gen. in Turkey. Col. F. Horn, of the 20th Foot, to have the local rank of Brigadier-Gen. in Turkey. Capt. and beat.- Cot, his Serene Highness Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe Weimar, of the 1st or Grenadier Regt. of Foot Guards, to be one of her Majesty's Aides-de-camp, with the rank of CoL in the Army.