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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, Jan.30.

EMMET.

In consequence of the deaths of the following General Officers, the undermentioned promotion to take place, in accordance with the provisions of her Majesty's warrant of Oct. 6, 1854, viz.-Gen. Sir G. Drummond, died Oct. 10, 1854; Gen. Viscount Lorton, died Nov. 20, 1854; Gen. Sir J. Kempt, died Dec. 20, 1854; Lieut.-Gen. H. D'Oyly to be Gen. The undermentioned promotion to take place consequent on the death of the fol- lowing General Officers, viz.-Lieut.-Gen. J. F. Ewart, died Oct. 23, 1854; Lieut.- Gen. Lord F. Fitzclsrence, died Oct. 30, 1854; Lieut.-Gen. B. Egerton, died Nov. 1854; Major•Gen. M. Fans to be Lieut.-Gen.

The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of the fol- lowing General Officers-Lieut.-Gen. A. Maclachlan, died Dec. 29, 1854; Major- Gen. Adams, died Dec. 19, 1854; Major-Gen. Sir J. Dennis, died Jan. 14, 1855; Col. J. B. Gough, C.B. half-pay 3d Drags. Aide-de-camp to the Queen, Deputy-Quarter- master-Gen. in Ireland, to be Major-Gen.; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. G. Scott, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Col. in the Army ; Major H. Harvest. half-pay Unatt. to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army; Capt. R. C. Moody, of the Royal Engineers, to be Major in the Army.

The undermentioned officers on the retired full-pay list of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, in consequence of the promotion of the officers who stood next below them on the effective establishment at the time of their retirement, to receive a step of Brevet promotion, in accordance with the 21st clause of the Royal warrant for the Ordnance Department, Nov. 3, 1854, viz.-Royal Artillery Retired List-To be Major-Generals- Col. J. Darby, in consequence of the promotion of Col. Craw- ford ; CoL R. T. King, in consequence of the promotion of CoL W. D. Jones. To be Colonel in the Army Lieut-Col. G. H. Hyde, in consequence of the promotion of Lieut.-CoL Flude. Royal Engineers Retired List-To be Major-Generals-Col. C. Dixon, in consequence of the promotion of Col. Slade; Col. S. Williams, in con-

sequence of oef thee muptriuoueodtiulcoefr,C ouL, iBul d h gancaomarideted three years' service as a regimental Lieut.-Col. of Artillery, to be promoted to the rank of Col. in the Army-Lieut.-Col. T. P. Flude.

The undermentioned officers having been permitted to retire upon the full-pay list of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, under the provisions of the Royal war- rant for the Ordnance Department, Nov. 3, 1854, to be promoted to a step of hono- rary rank, in accordance with the regulations established by the said warrant, viz.- Retired Full-pay Royal Artillery-To be Major-Generals-Cols. 1. Whitty, C. Dal- ton, R. B. Rawnsley. To be Lieutenant•Colonel-Brevet-Major A. G. Wilkinson. Retired full-pay Royal Engineers -To be Major-Generals-Cols. P. Barry, F. W. Whinyates. To be Colonel-Lieut: Col. T. H. Rimington.

Wam.orricz, Feb. 2.-4th Regt. of Dragoon Guards-H. T. Richardson, Gent, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Webb, promoted. 7th Drag. Guards-Troop • Sergt.-Major G. Gill= to be Quartermaster, vice Scotland, appointed Comet and Adjutant. 6th Drags.-Cornet J. I'. North, from the 3d Light Drags. to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Clements, who retires. 8th Light Drags.-Cornet P. C. G. Web- ster, from the 16th Light Drags. to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Poore, pro- moted. 11th Light Drags. -H . J. Wilkin, Gent. to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Maddock, promoted ; Staff Assist-Surg. H. C. Ancell to be Assist-Burg. vice Wilkin resigned. 16th Light Drags.-P. C. G. Webster, Gent. to be Cornet, by pure.ase, vice Terra; promoted. 17th Light Drags. -Sergt.-Major D. O'Hara to be Quartermaster, vice Ffenell, deceased ; W. Gavin, Gent. to be Veterinary Sure, vice Constant, appointed to the 5th Drag Guards. 4th Foot-To be Ensigns with- out purchase-Ensign J. Morgan, from the 59th Foot ; W. A. Nash, Gent. vice Con- nell, appointed Quartermaster. 7th Foot-Ensign E. H. King, from the 27th Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase; Ensign 0. Colt, from the 5th Foot, to be Ensign without purchase. 13th Foot-Lieut. W. H. Jones to be Capt. by purchase, vice Lynch, who retires ; Ensign H. L. Fitzgerald to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Jones ;

A. 8. Adair, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fitzgerald, 15th Foot-Brevet- Major J. A. Cole to be Major, without purchase, vice Brooker, who retires upon half-

n ay; Lieut. J. J. Cowper to be Captain, without purchase, Cole ; Ensign R. H. Fry to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Cowper. 16th Foot-Lieut. A. Carlisle, from the 3d West India Bee. to be Lieut. vice Bancroft, who exchanges. 18th Foot-Capt. G. Hilliard, from half-pay Unatt. to be Capt. ; Ensign W. R. Bell, from the 85th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 19th Foot-Ensign R. Jack- son, from the 22d Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase. 20th Foot-Brevet-Major IS It Berdmore to be Major, without purcbase, vice Sharpe. whose promotion on the 29th December has been cancelled ; Lieut. W. H. M'Neill to be Capt. without purchase, vice Brevet Major Sharpe, deceased ; Lieut. C. Lutyens to be Capt. with- out purchase, vice M'Neill, whose -promotion on the 12th Jan. has been cancelled; Ensign J. Little to be Lieut. without pur. vice Lutyens; Ensign W. Mitford, from the 73d Foot, to be Ensign, without pur. 21st Foot-Lieut. A. Templeman to be Capt. without pur, vice blarse, appointed to the Coldstream Guards; Lieut. J. C. Sheffield to be Capt. by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Cooke, who retires. 23d Foot-Ensign J. R. Pndeaux, from the 534 Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase. 25th Foot-Lieut. F. C. Kennedy, from the 43d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Dick, who exchanges. 27th Foot-Lieutenant W. H. Twemlow to be Adjutant, vice Cooper, who resigns the Adjutantcy only. 30th Foot-Lieutenant H. Wood, from the 69th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Ensign A. A. Wilkie, from

Captain John W. Marshall, Paymaster of H.M. Sixty-fifth Regiment, and eldest the 2d Foot, to be Ensign. without purchase. 34th Foot-Ensign A. Wat-

son, from the Sti Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 38th Foot-To be 'mute. without purchase-Ensign Henry Charles Evans, from the 59th Foot ; Ensign William K. nes ; Ensign G. W. F. Snell; Ensign P. H. Eyre ; Ensign A. J. A. Ewen. 35th Foot-Ensign G. Joy from the 56th Foot, to be Ensign, with- out purchase. 41st Foot -Ensign L. M. Fraser, from the 25th not, to be Lieut. without purchase; Ensign G. Sims, from the 56th Foot, to be Ensign, without pur- chase; R. Pack, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Maude, promoted. 434 Foot-Lieut. C. C. Dick, from the 25th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Kennedy, who exchanges. 46th Foot-Lieut. R. Lluellyn to be Captain, without purchase. 48th Foot-Capt. J. Du Bourdieu, from half-pay, 87th Foot, to be Capt. without purchase, vice Thackwell, appointed to the 50th Foot. 49th Foot-Lieut. W. R. Corbet to be Capt. without purchase, vice Conolly, appointed to the Coldstream Guards ; Ensign

E. Getty, from the 69th Foot, to be Ensign, without:purchase; Lieut. S. Field, from the Oxfordshire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 51st Foot-Lieut. W. L.

F. Sheaffe to be Adjt. vice Cleeve, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 54th Foot- Lieut. J. F. Flamank to be Capt. by purchase, vice Miller, promoted; Lieut. W. H. D. Clarke to be Capt. by purchase, vice dathias, who retires ; Ensign W. A. Galbraith to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Flamank; Ensign F. G. 8. Parker to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Clarke; George Cronyn, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Parker. 55th Foot-Lieutenant Edward AL Armstrong to be Cap- tain, without purchase; Richard Pennefather, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur- chase. 624 Foot-Captain John Maule, from half-pay Unattached, to be Capt.; Serjeant J. Candle to be Quartermaster, vice Nowlan, who retires upon half-pay. 68th Foot-Lieut. W. H. T. Duesbery, from the 2d West York Militia, Lobe Ensign, without purchase ; Lieut. H. Vaughan to be Adjt. vice Hamilton, promoted. 70th Foot-Capt. T. H. Mitchell, from half-pay Unatt. to be Captain, vice Shawe, ap- pointed to the 34th Foot. 77th Foot-Lieut. E. H. Chawner to be Capt. without purchase ; Lieut. R. P. Armstrong, from the 67th Foot, to be Lieut. without pur- chase; Ensign W. T. E. Fosbery, from the 36th Foot, to be Lieut. without pur- chase. 84th Foot-Lieut. C. C. Rolleston to be Capt. without purchase, vice Richardson, who retiree upon full-pay; Ensign R. Barry to be Lieut. without pur- chase, vice Rolleston. 88th Foot-Ensign J. H. F. Blythe, from the 67th Foot, to be Ensign. 90th Foot-Lieut. J. H. Wade to be Capt. without purchase ; Lieut.

E. P. Vaughan, from the 2d West India Regt. to be Lieut. ; Ensign 0. W. Every, from the 6th Foot, to be Lieut. without purchase ; H. F. Wilmer, Gent. to ha Ensign, by purchase. 93d Foot-Ensign A. 0. Tabuteau, from the 98th Foot, to be Losign. 95th Foot-Capt. J. Ussher, from half-pay, Unatt. to be Capt. repaying the difference. 97th Foot-J. C. H. Parks, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase. Rifle Brigade-To be Ensign, without purchase-Ensign S. S. Davenport, from the 2d Royal Cheshire Militia. To be Ensigns by purchase-H. Eyre, Gent. ; C. T. Sunbury, Gent.

2d West India Regt.-Ensign J. Kavanagh to be Lieut. without purchase, vice I Vaughan, appointed to the 90th Foot. 3d West India Regt.-Lieut W. C. Ban- croft, from the 16th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Carlisle, who exchanges.

Cape Mounted Riflemen-J. T. Cartwright, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Morrah, appointed to the 60th Foot.

Land Transport Corps-Capt. and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. W. M. 8. M'Murdo, half-pay 78th Foot, to be Director-General. Unattached .-The undermentioned officers to have their Brevet Rank of Liekt.- Col. converted into substantive Rank, in accordance with the Royal Warrant, dated 6th Oct. 1854-Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. T. S. Powell, 57th Foot; Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. A. II. Horsier& Rifle Brigade.

BREVET.

Col. H. F. Lockyer, of the 97th Foot, to have the local rank of Brigadier-Gen. in the Army in Turkey.

Lieut.-Col. J. AL Savage, of the Royal Engineers, having ,completed three years' service in the rank of Lieut.-Col. to be Col. in the Army.

Captains to be Majors in time Army-J. Ussher, 95th Foot, G. Hilliard, 18th Foot, J. Maule, 62d Foot, J. Du Bourdieu, 48th Font.

Brevet-Majors to be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army-J. Ussher, 95th Foot, T.

F. Richardson, retired full-pay, 84th Foot, the rank being honorary only. Hospital Staff-Surg. A. H. Cowen, from half-pay, of the 50th Foot, to be Staffs Surg. of the Second Class; Acting Assist.-Surg. G. M. Slaughter to be Assist.- Sorg. vice Ancell, appointed to the 11th Light Drags. To be Acting Assist.-Surgs. -J. Michael, Gent. H. Edwards, Gent. J. H. Hammond, Gent. E. M•Gill, M.D. J. Lander, Gent. A. Bowden, Gent. H. Horlock, Gent. T. 0. Mitchell, Gent. J. Wood, Gent..T. H. Burgess, M.D. A. M'Kutcheon, Gent. B. H. Bakewell, Gent. T. J. Orton, Gent. G. C. Hyde, Gent. P. Kilgour, Gent. E. Bubb, Gent.