7 FEBRUARY 1846, Page 19

MILITARY GAZETTE.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Feb. 1846.—Royal Regt. of Artillery—Quartermaster-Ser- geant J. White to be Quartermaster, vice Hendley, retired on full-pay. WAR-OFFICE, Feb. 6.-4th Drag. Guards—lJeuL T. Jones, from the 15th Light Drags. to be Lieut. vice Souter, who exchanges. 7th Drag. Guards—Cornet P. Ban- bury to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Arkwright, who retires ; N. De is Cbcrois. Gest, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sunbury. 15th Light Drags.—Lieut. E. Seater, from this 4th Drag. Guards, to be Lieut. vice Tones, who exchanges. 1st (the Royal) Foot- Capt. W. Webster, from half-pay Unattached, to be Capt. vice R. Blacklin, who ars changes. 45th Foot—Lient. H. W. Parish to be Capt. by purchase, vice Incas, who retires ; Ensign L. T. Cave to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Parish ; F. R. Grant- barn, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cave. 52d Foot—Ensign H. M. Archdal1 to be Lieut. by purchase. vice Hawkins, who retires ; T. H. Yyvyan, Gent, to be En- sign,:by purchase, vice Archdall ; J.11. Bonds% Gent to be Assist-Sorg. vice Skene, doe. 56th Foot—Lieut. G. W. Patcy to be Capt. by purchase, vice Smith, who retires ; Ensign G. S. Hanson to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Patsy; W. W. Bassett, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hanson. 57th Foot—Lieut. E. Stanley to be Capt. without purchase. vice Lynch, dec. 78th Foot—Assist.-Slug. J. Leitch, M.D. from the 94th Foot, to be Assist.-Surg. vice limes, appointed to the 4th Drag. Guards. 92d Foot—The Hen. 'W Charteris to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carnegie, appointed to the Grenadier Guards. 97th Foot—Lieut. M. A. Obert to be Capt. by purchase, vice Garton!), who retires ; Ensign E. D. Harvest to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Obert ; T. E. Jones, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harvest. Ceylon Rifie Regiment—Lieut.-Col. H. Shnmonds, from the St. Helena Regt. to be Lieut.-Col. vice A. Montresor, who retires upon half-pay unattached.

St. Helena Reghnent—Lieut.-Col. J. Ross, from half-pay unattached, to be Lieut. Col. vIce-Simmonds, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regt.

Brevet—Sorg. A. R. Jackson, M.D. Surg. of the East India Company's Depot at Watley, to have the local and temporary rank of Staff-Sms. of the That Class while so employed.

Unattached—To be Capt. without purchase, lieut. W. Webster, from the 1st (Royal) Regt. of Foot. Staff—Lieut. A. G. Moorhead, from the 26th Foot, to be Adjt. of a recruiting district, vice Mason, whose appointment has been cancelled.

Hospital Staff—Staff Assist.-Surg. F. R.Waring to be Staff-Sorg. of the Second Class.

Memorandum--Capt. C. S. S. Evans, 76th Foot, and Lieut. H. A. O. Evans, 22/1 Regt. have been permitted to assume and bear the name of Gordon, in addition to and after that of Evans. The name of the Assist.-Sorg. appointed to the 94th Foot, on the 230 Jan. 1846, is James Leitch, M.D. and not Lutch, as previously stated. Erratum in the Gazette of April 11, 1845-91st Regt. of Foot—For Ensign R. H. Howard to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Harding, who resigns, read Ensign It. H. Howard to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Harding, deceased. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Feb. 6.—Royal Artillery—Second Capt. C. H. Burnaby to be Capt. vice Shepherd, dec. • First Lieut. C. J. B. Riddell to be Second Capt. vice Bur- naby ; Second Lieut. H. Siemer to be First Lieut. vice Riddell. Memorandum—The dates of the promotion of the undermentioned officers have been altered as follow : Capt. J. Rile ; Second Capt. J. H. Lefroy ; First Lieut. R. Phelipe, Nov. 30, 1845. Royal Engineers—Major-Gen. E. W. Durnford to be Col. Commandant, vice Sr F. W. Mulcaster, dec.