MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAII-OFPICE, Dec. 4.—Caralry.-8th Light Dragoons—Major-Gen. George C. Earl of Lucan, E.C.B. to be Col. vice Gen. Sir John Brown, deceased.

Memorandum.—Major-Gen. George C. Earl of Lucan, K.C.B. has repaid the ilference between the full price of a cavalry and infantry Lieutenant-Colonelcy which he received on exchanging front the 17th Light Drags. to half-pay Unatt. on the 14th of April 1837.

Infantry.7391h Foot—For ” William Blennerhasset, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Nicholls," dated July 27, which appeared in the Gazette a that date, read "William Blennerhasset, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase."

.Ifernorandum.—With reference to the memorandum, dated Horse Guards, April 25, which appeared in the Gazette of the 1st of May last, the undermentioned officers of the East India Company's service have brevet rank in the Army, as follows- Brevet-Major H. A. Lake Madras Engineers, to be Lieut.-Col. in the Army. Lieut.- Col. T. F. Tait, C.B. Bengal Army, and Lieue-Col. W. Mayne, Bengal Array, to be Alden-do-camp to the Queen, with the rank of Col. in the Army.

Erratum in the Gazette of 23d Oct.-- For Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. G. Talbot, 43d Foot, to be Deputy-Quartermaster-Gen. to the Queen's Troops serving in Ma- &as, with the rank of Colonel in the Army, read Major and Brevet-Lieut.-Col. G. Talbot, 43d Foot, to be Deputy-Quartermaster-Gen. to the Queen's Troops serving in Madras, omitting the rank of Colonel, this Staff appointment not carrying that rank.

Waa-ories, Dec. 7.—Carairy.— 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet F. N. Astley to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Petre, deceased.

10th Light Drags.—Cornet S. Vyse to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Williams, who retires-

13th Light Drags.—Cornet B.. A. Clement to he Lieut. by purchase, vice Goad, promoted.

Royal Artilkry—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class W. Perry to be Surgeon, vice Templeton, promoted on the Staff.

Infantry.—Sd Foot—To be Ensigns, witheut purchase—Ensign C. D. Baillie, from the 5th Middlesex Militia.; L B. Le Cocci, Gent. The surname of the Ensign Itppointed on the 29th ultimo is Her, mad notKerr, u.previeusly stated. 4th Foot—H. Bland, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gibson, promoted in the 48th Foot.

10th Foot —Ensign H. A. Donald, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be leia Foot—L. Knipe, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilkie, promoted; J. O. Johnson, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Knipe, appointed to the 95th Foot.

16th Foot—B. H. Westin,. Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rooke. promoted. 17th Foot—Ensign F. hlitycock to be Lieut. by purchase, rice Boyd, promoted. 19th Foot—Quartermaster T. Palmer to be Paymaster, vice Clendining.

21st Foot—J. H. Cowan, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Crossman, prom.

22d Foot—Ensign T. C. Hinds to be Lieut. by pur. vice L'Estraoge, whose pro- motion, by purchaae, on the 10th August 1855, hail been cancelled ; Staff-Sorg. of the Second Class W. Mediae to be Sorg. vice Williamson, appointed to the Staff.

23.1 Foot—Ensign A. C. Gosling to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Idfflett, promoted. 26th Foot—W. L. Knowles, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beers, pro. moted ; Ensign J. E. Marsden, from the 5th West York Militia, to be Ensign, with- out purchase, vice Knowles, appointed to the 631 Foot.

28th Foot—Lieut. IL C. Worthington to be Adjt. vice Smith, who resigns the Ad- jutancy only. 31st Foot—Staff-Sung. of the Second Class W. T. Hoskin, M.D. to be Snug. vice Ivey, appointed to the Staff.

35th Foot—W. H. B. Payn, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Revel, promoted. 38th Foot—Serge-Major R. Smith to be Quartermaster, vice Little, whore ap- pointment has been cancelled.

40th Foot—Lieut. J. E. Brodhurvt tube Capt. withoutpnrchase, vice Brevet-Major J. W. Thomas, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank under the Royal Warrant of the 6th October 1854; Capt. D. C. Hill, from the 75th Foot. to be Capt. vice Dawson, who exchanges; Ensign A. Cook to be Lieut. without pur- chase. vice Brodhurst; V. F. Pennefather, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M'Grath, superseded for being absent without leave.

44th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensigns G. E. Hodgson, and P. M. Pitt. To be Ensign, without purchase—Sergeant-Major F. O'Neill, vice Hodg- son. To be Ensign, by purchase—C. B. Lewis, Gent, in succession to Lieut. Brad- ford, who has retired. 45th Foot—C. B. Steward, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchass, vice Close, promoted. 48th Foot—Ensign W. Gibson, from the 4th Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Heathcote, promoted. 49th Foot—Sergeant-Major T. Metcalf to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Spratt, promoted. 50th Foot—A. Gray, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lewes, promoted. 57th Foot—Assist.-Surg. W. Ferguson, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surg. vice Williamson, who resigns. 63d Foot—Ensign W. L. Knowles, from the 26th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase; Quartermaster H. Ingram to be Paymaster, vice Thorp, who retires upon half-pay. 70th Font—Acting Assist.-Surg. J. F. Deakin, M.D. to be Assist.-Surg. 731 Foot—W. H. S. Pigott, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rennie, promoted in the 90th Foot. 75th Foot —Capt. R. Dawson, from the 40th Foot, to be Capt. vice D. C. Hill, who exchanges. 77th Foot—R. Hoskins, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Willoughby, ap- pointed in the 60th Foot. 79th Foot—Ensign G. Smith to be Lieut. by purchase, vice 0. A. liarrisson, prom. 89th Foot—F. A. Magrath, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Currie, promoted. 85th Foot—W. H. Urquhart, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice White, prom. 90th Foot—Ensign G. It. Miller, to be Lieut. without purchase; Ensign H. C. Treacher, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Itous, promoted. 91st Foot—J. M. Tingcombe, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Glass, prom, 95th Foot—Ensign L. Knipe, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, without ,purchase. 97th Foot—Lieut. R. Letroy, from the Dublin Artillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sheppard, promoted.

hat West India Regiment—J. A. Smith, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice East.

2d West India Regiment —Capt. J. P. Mitford, from half-pay, Unatt. tube Capt. vice J. F. A. Hartle, who exchanges ; Lieut. R. Bourne to be Capt. by purchase, vice Mitford, who retires.

Land Transport Corps—Troop-Sergt.-Major W. Talbot, promoted from the 4th Drag. Guards, to be Cornet.

Provisional De'pbt Battalion—Paymaster A. Clendining, from the 19th Foot, to be Paymaster.

Unattached—Brevet-Major J. W. Thomas, of the 40th Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warraut of 6th Oct. 1851. Staff—W. H. Fitzgerald, Esq. to be Paymaster of a Recruiting District.

Hospital Staff—Surg. R. Templeton, M.D. from the Royal Artillery, to be Staff- Surg. of the First Class. To he Staff-Surgs. of the Second Class—Surg. G. William- son. M.D. from the 22d Foot, vice Macho°, appointed to the 221 Foot; Surg. W. F. T. Ivey, from the 31st Foot, vice Hoskin, appointed to the 31st Foot ; Assist.- Staff-Surg. J. R. EL Lewis, M.D. vice Perry, appointed to the Royal Artillery. To be Assist.-Surgs.—Acting Assist.-Surgs. J. C. Knipe and C. J. Kirwan.

Brevet.—Capt. J. P. Mitford, 21 West India Regiment, to be Major in the Army. Capt. C. Linden], Brigade-Major of the DepOt of the British Swiss Legion, to have the temporary rank of Major whilst so employed. (This rank is not to catry pay.) S. M. Shepherd, Gent, to have the rank of Acting Assist.-Surg, while employed with the Turkish Contingent. For Capt. D. W. Tupper, of the 55th Foot, to be Major in the Army, as stated in the Gazette of Nov. 2, read Capt. D. W. Tupper, of the 50th Foot, Sce.