29 MAY 1847, Page 18

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, May 28.-16th Light Drags.-Quartermaster G. Romer to be Paymas- ter, vice Williams, dec. 7th Foot-Lient. W. J. Hoare, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieut. vice King, who exchanges. 30th Foot-Lieut. R. W. Smith to be Capt. by purchase, vice Shun', who retires ; Ensign T. W. It. Coventry to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Smith ; J. D. R. Lewin, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Morris, appointed Quartermaster ; Ensign T. Morris to be Quartermaster, vice J. Ward. who retires upon half-pay. 59th Foot-Lieut. J. King, from the 7th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Hoare, who exchanges. 60th Foot-Quartermaster Sergeant It. Power to be Quartermaster, vice J. Brannan, who retires upon half-pay. 81st Foot-M. Hanley, Gent, to be En- sign, without purchase, vice Colthurst, who resigns. 82d Foot-Ensign and Adjt. H. Bruce to have the rank of Lieut. ; Ensign S. Slater to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Elliott, deceased ; Colour-Sergeant Thomas Smith to he Ensign, vice Slater. 87th Foot-Brevet Major J. Campbell to be Major, without purchase, vice F. H. Robe, who retires upon half-pay ; Lieut. H. J. Jauncey to he Capt. vice Campbell; Sec. Lieut. E. T. King to be First Lieut. vice Janneey ; J. Tovey, Gent, to be See. Lieut. vice King.

1st West India Regt.-Serg. H. R. Searle, nom the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Burford, who retires. • Staff-Major F. H. Robe, of the 87th Regt. of Foot, tube Deputy-Quartermaster-Gen. to the troops serving at the Mauritius, with the rank of lieut.-Col. in the Army, vice Major-Gen. W. Staveley.

Memorandum-The Christian names of Ensign Gardiner, of the 40th Foot, are Thomas George, not Thomas William. as previously stated.