7 MAY 1853, Page 19

MILITARY GAZETTE. WAR-OFPICE, April 29.-7th Regt. of Drag. Guards—Major-Gen. A.

W. M. Lord Sandys to be Col. vice Major-Gen. R. B. Gabriel, C.B. deceased, whose commission as Col, of that Regt. is hereby cancelled. 1st Regt. of Drag. Guards—Capt. H. D. Slade, from the 4th Light Drags. to be Capt. vice Peareth, who exchanges ; Lieut. Sir T. Gresley, Bart. to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hamilton, who retires ; Cornet R. J. C. Marter to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Sir T. Gresley, Bart. 1st Drags—Lieut. J. C. Davenport to be Capt. by purchase, vice Thornton, who retires ; Cornet A. Basset to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Davenport. 4th Light Drags.—Capt. W. Pear- eth, from 1st Drag. Guards, to be Capt. vice Slade, who exchanges. 6th Drags.— Cornet J. L. Puxley to be LieuL by purchase, vice Walters, who retires. Cold- stream Regt. of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieut. C. Baring to be Lieut. and Capt. by purchase, vice W. Baring, who retires; Ensign A. J. Freemantle, from the 52d Foot, to be Ensign and Lieut. by pur. vice C. Baring. 4th Foot—Ensign F. F. Hamilton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Knott, who retiree. 13th Foot—Lieut. J. Nicol to be Capt. by pur. vice W. Auchmuty, who retires ; Ensign It. Goslin to be Lieut. by pur. vice NicoL 17th Foot—SergiMajor .1. Campbell, from the 98th Foot. to be Quartermaster, vice Mulhall, who retires upon half-pay. 25th Foot—Ensign W. H. Shafto, from the 13th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Tripp, promoted. 30th Foot—Brevet Major A. Camp- bell, from the 76th Foot, to be Capt. vice Cator, who exchanges. 31st loot—Lieut. F. S. Attree to be Adjt. vice Scarman, who resigns the Adjutancy. 44th Foot—En- sign W. Gandy to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Ingham, whose promotion by pur- chase on the 25th March 1853 has been cancelled. 56th Foot—Capt. A. W. Ryles to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col. N. Palmer, who retires upon full-pay ; Lieut. H. W. Austin to be Capt. without purchase, vice Bytes; Ensign W. C. Coghlan to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Austin ; Lieut. W. Clutterbuck to be Adjt. vice Austin, promoted. 59th Foot—Major H. H. Graham to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Miunwaring, who retiree; Brevet Major A. E. Burmester to be Major, by purchase, vice Graham •, Lieut. J. King to be Capt. by purchase. vice Burmester ; Ensign Richard Michael Williams to be Lieut. by purchase, vice King. 64th Foot—Ensign John Hudson, from the 63d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Mackinnon, appointed to the 87th Foot. 70th Foot—Captain Henry Frederick Saunders, from the 84th Foot, to be Captain, vice Willis, who exchanges. 75th Foot—Ensign L. Brown, from 70th Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase, vice C. Mitchell. 76th Foot—Captain T. W. Cater, from the 30th Foot, to be Capt. vice Brevet Major Campbell, who exchanges. 77th Foot—Lieut. W. W. G. Dilke to be Capt. by purchase, vice Cary, who retires ; Ensign A. M. Richards to be Lieut. by pur. vice Dilke ; Lieut. H. St. George to be Adjt. vice Dilke, prom. 80th Foot—Major It. G. Hughes to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase, vice Lewis, dec.; Capt. S. T. Christie to be Major, without purchase, vice Hughes ; Lieut. G. S. Young to be Capt. without purchase, vice Christie ; Lieut. H. G. J. Bowler to be Capt. without purchase, vice Young, whose promotion without pur. on 15th March has been can- celled ; Ensign R. Swift to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Young; Ensign J. Tweedie to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Kirkland, deceased. 83d Foot— Ensign Thomas Rowland to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bookey, who retires. 84th Foot—Capt. F. A. Willis, from the 70th Foot, to be Capt. vice Saunders, who exchanges. 92d Foot—Ensign J. A. W. Leith to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Bu- chanan, who retires. 98th Foot—Lieut. C. M. G. Quantrille, from the 3d West India Regt. to be Lieut. vice F. G. N. Clarke, who exchanges.

Rifle Brigade—Ensign W. J. M. Cunninghame, from the lot Foot, to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Sandford, dec.

lot West India Regt.—Capt. H. Ilebden, from half-pay unattached, to be Capt. vice J. Sinnot, who exchanges, receiving the difference; Lieut. C. T. Hammill to be Capt. by purchase, vice Hebden, who retires.

3d West India Regt.—Lieut. F. G. N. Clarke, from the 98th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Quantrille, who exchanges.

Gold Coast Corps—Ensign J. Brownell to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Horsley, dec.

Brevet—Capt. H. Hebden, of the 1st West India Regt. to be Major in the Army ; Brevet Major H. Hebden, of the 1st West India Regt. to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army.

Memorandum—Major-Gen. A. W. M. Lord Sandys has repaid the difference be- tween the price of a Lieut..Colonelcy of Cavalry and Infantry on his appointment to 7th Drag. Guards.

[Want of apace has compelled the postponement of the Military Gazette of May 6th.]