MILITARY GAZETTE.
ADMIRALTY, Feb. 14.-The following promotion has this day taken place, consequent upon the death of Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. W. King-Capt. V. F. Hatton to be Rear- Admiral of the Blue. •
WAR-OFFICE, Feb. 18.-istRegt. of Foot-Lieut. T. E. Bidgood to be Adjt. vice Parker, dec.; Ensign W. F. Scott to be Lieut. vice Bidgood, appointed Actg. ; A. Draper, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Scott. 17th Foot-Lieut. H. Thwaytes, from 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieut. vice Wedderburn, who exchanges. 19th Foot-G. Lidwill, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Taylor, who retires. 47th Foot-Lieut R. W. Lowry to be Capt. by purchase, vice Collins, who retires • Ensign C. Elgee to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lowry ; R. G. Ellison, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elgee. blot Foot-T. Crawford, M.D. to be Assist.-Surg. vice T. L. Belcher, who retires on half-pay. 52d Foot-Ensign the Honourable E. G. Curzon to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Riley, who retires ; C. J. Lyon, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Curzon. 61st Foot-Lieut. A. D. A. Stewart, from 21st Foot, to be Capt. without purchase, vice Herbert, deceased.
let West India Regt.-W. A. Biddle, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fottrell, who retires. 2d West India Regt.-Lieut. A. Wedderburn, from 17th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Thwaytes, who exchanges ; Assist.-Sarg. W. H. Brownson, M.D. from the Staff, to be Surg. vice Collings, appointed to the Staff.
Hospital Staff-Surg. A. Collings, M.D. from 2d West India Regt. to be Staff Sorg. Of Second Class, vice Robinson, deceased.
Unattached-Brevet Lieut-Col. P. Young, from Major half-pay Unattached, to be LIeut.-Col. without purchase.
Brevet-Capt. W. C. E. Napier, of the 25th Foot, to be Major in the Army ; Capt. W. M. G. MMurdo, of the 78th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Memorandum-The exchange between Paymaster Low, of 53d Regt. and Paymaster Erskine, of 21st Foot, as stated In the Gazette of 1st October 1847, has been cancelled. The Christian names of Ensign Walsh, of 73d Foot, are Thomas John. Erratum in the Gazette of Feb. 11, 1848-73d Foot-For Lieut. J. R. S. FiteGerald, from half-pay 62d Foot, to be Lieut. vice Murray, promoted; read, vice Fauna, killed at the Cape of Good Hope.
Anshaster, Feb. 12.-Corps of Royal Marines-A. A. Douglas, Gent. to be Sec. Ideal. ; C. L. T, Usher, Gent. to be See. Limit. ; G. L. Blake, Gent. to be Sec. Lieut.
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