6 OCTOBER 1855, Page 20

NAVAL GAZETTE.

ADBIRLLTV, Sept. 28.—First Lieut. T. W. J. McDougal, Reserved Half-pay List of the Royal Marines, and now Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Capt. Unatt on reserved half-pay.

ADMIRALTY, Oct. 4.—Admiral of the White the Hon. G. Elliott, C.B., has been appointed to receive a pension of 1501. a year, as provided for in her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th June 1851, vacant by the decease of Admiral J. Gifford; and the name of Admiral the Hon. G. Elliott, C.B., has been removed to the Reserved Mali' pay List accordingly ; and, in consequence of this removal, the following promo- tions, dated the 27th ultimo, have taken place—Admiral of the Blue Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.B., K.C.H., to be Admiral of the White ; Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir John Louis, Bart, to be Admiral of the Blue ; Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Edward C. Strode, K.C.B., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red; Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir P. Homby, K.C.B., to be Vice-Admiral of the White; Rear-Admiral V. F. Hatton, on the Reserved List, to be a Vice-Admiral on the Re- served List ; Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir A: W. J. Clifford, Bart. C.B. to be Vice Admiral of the Blue; Rear-Admiral of the White Sir J. Stirling, Ent, to be Rear' Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue A. T. E. Vidal to be Rear-Admiral of the White; Captains H. A. Eliot, J. Wigston, G. F. Byres, C.B., to be Rear-Ad- mirals on the Reserved List; Capt. Sir T. Hastings, Ent. C.B., to be Bear-Admiral of the Blue.

The following Captains on the Retired List have also been promoted to be

lie-

tired Rear-Admirals, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of tot Sept 1346, without increase of pay—Captains P. P. King, C. E. W. Boyle, R. iflwaring,J. W. Watling, R. Pridham, J. Lyons, P. Westphal, E. Sparshott, K.H., W. Blights G. Woolcombe.