27 APRIL 1839, Page 9

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFME, April 23.—lst M.O. of Drags.—J. Morris, Gent, to be Cornet, by pur• chase, vice Cracruft, who retires. 15th Light Drags.—Lieut. M. W. Smith to be Capt. purchase, vice Lowndes, who retires ; Cornet C. H. Key to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Smith ; Ensign L. E. Nolan...from the 4th Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice

Key. 5th lout—Lient. W. P. Jones to be Capt. by purchase, vice Cliampain, who

retires ; Second Lieut. F. F. Johnson to be First Lieut. by purchase, vice Jones; W. C, Master, Gent, lobe Second Lieut, by purchase, vice Johnson. 38th Foot—Capt. G. 'I'. Flatmate, from the half-pay unattached, to be Capt. vice C. Boyd. who exchanges. 49th Foot—Lieut. S. L. Horton, from the 54th Foot, to be Lieut. vice F. W. Love, who retires upon half-pay of the 54th Foot. 53d Foot—Lieut. C. H. Kerr, from the half- pay unattached, to be Lieut. vice C. B. Blaydes, who exchanges; E. Fellowes. Gent. to be Ensign. by purchase, vice Kerr, promoted. 58th Foot—Lieut. W. E. Grant, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Collins, who retires ; Ensign J. P. Mayers to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Grant; J. R. Cooper, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mayers. 64th Foot—Lieut. C. Norris to be Capt. by purchase, vice Burnet, who retires; Ensign W. W. Lyttleton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Norris ; T. Stirling, Gent, to be En- sign, by purchase, vice Lvttleton. -Ride Brimule—Lient. E. H. Glegg to be Capt. by purchase, vice Gower, who retires; .Second Lieut. A. H. Horstbrd to he First Limit, bv purchase, vice Glegg ; C. E. Law, Gent. to be Second Lieut. by purchase, vice Horsford.

Unattached—Ensign C. H. Kerr, from the 535 Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase.

Memorandum—Lieut. H. Biggam, upon half-pay of tin' Slot Foot, has been allowed to retire from the service by the sale of an unattached Lieutenancy, he being about to become a settler in New South Wales.

.Wsu-orrics., April 26.-12th Light Dragoons—Cornet T. Bernard to be Lieut. by .purchase, vice Miller. who retires; T. H. Clifton, Gent, to be Cornet by purchase, vice Bernard. 4th Foot—J. C. Bartley, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Nolan, ap- pointed to the 15th Light Dragoons. 9th Foot—Ensign G. tubitt to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Batine, who retires; S. J. Painter, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cubitt. 13th Foot—Ensign E. King to be Limit, by purchase, vice Deane, who retires; J. F. P. C. Scott, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice King. 14th Foot—Lieut. G. A. Wilson to be Capt. by pun-base. vice Lloyd, who retires; Ensign E. Prothero tube Lime. by purchase, vice Wilson ; 3.1'. Hall, Gent, to be Ensign,lby purchase, vice Prather°. 30th Foot—Ensie,‘m R. D. O'Grady to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Thorpe, who retires; C. Hunter, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice O'Grady. 624 Foot— Ensign G. Sims to be Adjt. vice Cortield, dec.; Ensign and Adjt. G. Sims to have the rank ofLieut.; J. Keating, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sims. 65th Foot—Sergt..Major C. Rhatigan to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Paul, appointed Quartermaster ; Ensign T. Paid to be Quartermaster, vice Elliott, who retires upon half-pay. 77th Foot—Meat. R. J. Stratum to be Capt. by purchase, vice Foy, who re- tires; Ensign 11. A. Meritt to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Straton. 82d Foot—Ensign J. P. B. Pulestou to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Martin. who retires; R. C. Fleming, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Puleston. 88th Foot—Lieut. W. Irwin to be Capt by purchase, vice Crosbie, who retires; Ensign G. V. Maxwell, to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Irwin ; 11. H. Maxwell, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice G. V. Maxwell. 91st Foot—W. M•Donald, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Grant, dec. 93i1 Foot-- Limit, W. P. Trevelvan to be Capt. by purchase, vice Wilson, who retires; Ensign A. S. L. Hay to be tient, by purchase, vice Trevelyan ; C. Maxwell, Gent. to Le Ensign, by purchase, ;vice Hay. 96th Foot—Lieut. J. Lee to be Capt. by ,porehase, vice Hathaway, who retires ; Ensign F. 3. Hugouin, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lee; T. Orme, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hugonin. 98th Foot—Ensign E. 3. Nixon to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Busby, who retires; F. Grantham, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Nixon.

Staff—Garrison Sergeant-Major F'. L' Estrange Shaw to be Acting Adjutant at the the Cavalry Depdt at Maidstone, with the temporary rank of Cornet whilst so em. .ployed, vice Gladstone, appointed to the 3d Light Dragoons.