16 FEBRUARY 1856, Page 20

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 15.

Was DEPARTMENT, Feb. 15.-Injantry.-60th Regiment of Foot-Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. George Moore, K.C.B. to be Colonel Commandant of a Battalion, vice Gen. Sir W. G. Davy, C.B. deceased.

WAR Darmernmer, Feb. 15.-Cavalry.-1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards-Capt. C. Levett, from the 2d Staffordshire Militia, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Wingfield, promoted.

7th Dragoon Guards-Ensign J. R. Welstead, from the 65th Foot, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Blinkhorn, promoted. 1st Dragoons-Lieut. A. Basset to be Capt. by purchase, vice Chamberlain, who retires •, Cornet and Adjt. J. Lee to have the rank of Limit. ; Comet J. G. Graham to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Basset ; Cornet W. H. Cutler has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission; Paymaster H. Dixon, from the 7th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Shearman, placed upon half-pay as Lieut. 91st Foot. 2d Dragoons-Cornet and Adjt. D. Moodie to have the rank of Lieut. 3d Dragoons-Lieut. F. T. 0. Hopson, from the 19th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Macqueen, who retires upon half-pay as a Lieut. 15th Light Drags.

Royal Artillery-Second Capt. R. E. F. Craufurd to be Capt. vice Gleig, se- conded; Lieut. 11. M. G. Purvis to be Second Capt. vice Craufurd.

Infantry.-Coldstream Guards-To be Lieuts. and Copts. by purchase-Ensign and Lieut. J. H. Hall, vice Hon. P. R. B. Fielding, promoted ; Ensign and Lieut. G. J. Wigram, vice Reeve, promoted; Ensign and Lieut. A. Lambton, vice C.

Baring, promoted. To be Ensigns and Limits. by purchase-W. Wynne, Gent. vice Hall; E. P. F. Reeve, Gent. vice Wigram ; H: B. Carter, Gent. vice Lambton; 3d Foot-W. H. Hudson, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines. The surname of the Colour-Sergt. appointed to an Ensigncy, without purchase, and Adjutancy, on the 1st of February, is Cotter, and not Cotton, as previously stated. The names of the Ensign appointed on the 30th November 1855, are Charles Dudley Henry Man- clarke.

5th Foot-E. M. Mason, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fenessy, pro- moted in the 64th Foot.

7th Foot-Quartermaster J. M. Scott to be Paymaster, vice H. Dixon, appointed to the 1st Dragoons. 9th Foot-R. G. Wilberforce, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wright, promoted. 22d Foot-Ensign 0. P. Leigh to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Dobyns, who retires. 23d Foot-W. H. Tessier, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines.

30th Foot-Major E. A. Whitmore to be Lieut.-Col. without purchase, vice Sil- lery, appointed Permanent Commandant of the Hospital and Convalescent Esta- blishment at Scutari ; Capt. R. Dillon to he Major, without purchase, vice Whit- more; Capt. F. Richardson, from half-pay 5th Foot, to be Capt. vice Dillon ; Lieut. J. Meade, from the E3d Foot, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Richardson, who re- tires ; C. Grimes, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines.

31st Foot-Capt. C. Coote, from half-pay Unatt. to be Capt. (repaying the differ- ence,) vice Spaight, who exchanges; Lieut. C. K. Pearson to be Capt. by purchase, vice Coote, who retires ; Ensign A. Jebb to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Pearson ; F. W. Carden, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jebb, promoted.

37th Foot-Lieut. lt. Taylor to be Paymaster, vice Ross, who retires upon half- pav as Capt. Unatt.

39th Foot-Quartermaster-Sergeant G. Bhutan, from the Grenadier Guards, to be Quartermaster, vice APBride, appointed Paymaster of the Land Transport Corps. 40th Foot-Capt. T. L. K. Nelson to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet- Lieut.-Col. J. M. B. Neill, appointed Deputy Adjutant-Gen. New South Wales, and placed upon half-pay from 9th Oct. 1855; Lieut. C. H. Hall to be Capt. with- out purchase, vice Nelson ; Ensign R. Armstrong to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Hall; Capt. J. T. Whelan, from the Carlow Militia, to be Ensign. without purchase, vice Armstrong.

44th Foot-Ensign T. 'A. M. Dickin, from the 65th Foot, to be Limit. by purchase, vice Mercy, promoted.

45th Foot-Ensign J. I. Preston to be Lieut. by pur. vice Howard, who retires.

46th Foot-Ensign T. AL Kelson to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Messenger, killed by the explosion of a mine ; Lieut. G. T. D. Radcliffe, from the Hertford Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Kelson ; F. Rankley, Gent. to be Dis- penser of Medicines. 48th Foot-W. Walker, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines. 49th Foot-Lieut. E. Chinn, from the ad Stafford Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase.

54th Foot-Lieut. E. T. Shiffner to be Capt. by pur. vice Flamank, who retires. 57th Foot-W. D. North, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines. 58th Foot-Ensign R. W. Archibald, from the Hereford Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hicks, who resigns. 65th Foot-To be Ensigns, without purchase-Lieut. E. V. White, from the Hert- ford Militia, vice Dickin, promoted in the 44th Foot ; J. S. Talbot, Gent. vice Wel- stead, appointed to the 7th Drag. Guards. 69th Foot-Lieut. H. H. Bartlett, from the Hertford Militia, to be Ensign, with- out purchase, vice Christian, appointed to the 49th Foot. 72d Foot-J. R. M'Turk, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines. 76th Foot-Capt. W. A. T. Payne, from half-pay Unatt. to be Capt. vice Senhouse, who exchanges ; Lieut. J. F. Bland to be Capt. by purchase, vice Payne, who retires., 82d Foot-G. F. Masterman, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines. 87th Foot-Lieut. J. 0. Ledbitter, from the Northumberland Militia, to be En.

sign, without purchase, vice Simpson, promoted. . 90th Foot-H. J. Edgell, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carter, promoted. 92d Foot-W. A. Moss, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines.

95th Foot-Lieut. H. C. Wilkinson, from the 2d Durham Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fulford, whose appointment,- without purchase, on Feb. 1, 1856, has been cancelled.

Rifle Brigade-The Hon. C. E. Edwardes to be Ensign, without purchase ; H. W. Tamen, Gent. to be Dispenser of Medicines.

First West India Regiment-Acting Assist.-Surg. F. M. Skues to be Assist-Surg. St. Helena Regiment-J. W. Mitchell, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Tayler, promoted.

Land Transport Corps-Quartermaster A. M`Bride, from the 39th Foot, to be Paymaster. The surname of the Capt. appointed on the 25th ult. is " Stevens," and not " Steevens," as previously stated.

British Swiss Legion-J, Cockburn, Esq. late Capt. 63d Foot, to be Capt. of the Depot Company at Dover. 2d Light Infantry-B. A. Bundy to be Lieut.-Col.- Commandant, with the rank of Col.; Lieut. E. Bass to be Capt. vice Spindler, appointed Instructor in Rifle Practice; Capt. Locke, late 67th loot, to be Capt.; Ensign J. Scheirer to be Lieut.

L'hattached--Lieut. W. R. Gray, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Capt. without purchase.

Hospital Staff-Acting Assist.-Surg. C. Cooper has been permitted to resign his appointment.

Breret.-Capt. W. A. T. Payne, 76th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Capt. F. Richardson, of the 30th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Brevet-Major F. Richard- son, of the 30th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army. Capt. C. Coote, of the 31st Foot, to be Major in the Anny. Brevet-Major C. Coate, of the 31st Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army. T. C. Beale, Gent. to have the local rank of Assist.-Surg. in Turkey, while employed with the Osmanli Irregular Cavalry. C. Grant, Gent. to have the local rank of Assist.-Surg. in Turkey, while serving with the Turkish Contingent.

The memorandum which appeared in the Gazette of the 18th of January, reducing the local rank of Col. Watt, employed with the Osmanli Irregular Cavalry, from Col. to Lieut.-Col. in Turkey, has been cancelled.