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MILITARY GAZETTE.

Osurez OF ORDNANCE, Dec. 27.-Royal Artillery-Gent. Cadets to be Sec. Lieute.- C. E. Wancott, vice Phillips, prom.; G. Burtchaell, vice Godby, prom.; G. Davis, vice Greene, prom.; E. G. Brodie, vice Miller, prem.; W. J. Bolton, vice Barry, prom.;

G. B. Traherne, vice Orme, prom.; S. G. Batchelor, vice Colomb, prom.; H. T. Mid- dleton, vice G. W. D. Hay, prom.; F. Close, vice Harding, prom • ; J. Sinclair, vice Mar-

;lesson, prom.; H. L. Talbot, vice Stewart, prom.; W. J. Wilson, vice Street prom.; W. H. it. Simpson, vice Calved, prom.; L. W. Peon, vice Woolsey, prom.; H. R. Saun- ders, vice Drayson, prom.; E. G. Snow, vice Elgee, prom.; R. G. Handcock, vice Car- thew, prom.; J. D. Ramsay, vice Forbes, prom.; W. Moods, vice Blair, prom.; J. T. Leathes, vice Martineau, prom.; H. Benny, vice Hunter, prom.; C. P. Rotten, vice R. J. Hay, prom.; J. H. Savage, vice Macdougall, prom.; D. Jones, vice Spurway, prom.; T. E. Byrne, vice Young, prom. Royal Engineers-Gent. Cadets to be Sec. Licata-H. C. Elphin.stone ; C. E. Cum- berland; A. S. Creyke, vice PhIllpotts, prom.; W. C. Phillpotts, vice 3.11. Smith, prom.; H. Saudeman, vice Crease, prom-; A. B. Fyers, vice Belson, prom.; J. W. 0. Hoare, vice liutchinson, prom.; L. C. Barber, vice Grain, prom.; J. Grantham, vice A. P. Smith, prom.; G. Neville, vice Lochner, prom.; J. P. Cox, vice Ravenhill, prom.;

H. G. Savage, vice Sibome, prom-; G. R. Lempriere, vice Akers, prom.

WAR-OFFICI, Dec. 30.-6th Drag. Guards-Cornet J. N. Heath, to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Buchanan, who retires; W. B. Phillimore„ Gent, to be Comet, by purchase, vice Heath. 7th Brae. Guards-F. G. Smith, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Adams, promoted. 9th Light Drags.-Cornet W. F. Richards, to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Kortright, who retires; Comet J. II. King, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Roberts, who retires. 3d Reid. of Foot-Capt. E. Kingsley, from half-pay 58th Foot, to be Capt. vice 31•Kie, promoted ; Lieut. J. W. Richardson, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Kingsley, who retires ; Ensign A. E. Ellice to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Richard- son; C. C. Kavanagh, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ellis. 12th Foot-Lieut. W. Longfield to be Capt. by purchase, vice Duff, who retires; Ensign T. Gamer to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Lougfield ; B. S. Adams, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Garner. 16th Foot-Ensign C. C. Grant to be Adjt. vice Bennett, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 26th Foot-Lieut, R. T. Hearn, from 94th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Blair, who exchanges. 35th Foot-Brevet Major J. H. 0. Moore to be Major by pur- chase, vice Deedes, who retires; Lieut. T. Teuton to be Capt. by purchase, vice Moore; Ensign C. M. Layton to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Tettlon ; J. Harris, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Layton. 40th Foot-Captain Henry J. V. Kemble, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Alexander Abercromby Nelson, who exchanges ; Lieutenant John Anstruther Macgowan to be Captain, by purchase, vice Kemble, who retires ; Ensign T. Wilson to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Macgowan Fowler, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilson. list Foot-Assiet-Surg• D. Stewart, from the Staff, to be Assist. Surg• vice Hart, dec. 43d Foot-J. L. John- eon, Gent, to be Assist. Surg. vice Agar, appointed to the Staff. 48th Foot-Brevet Major H. Ward to be Major' by purchase, vice Cole, prom.; Capt. W. T. Granville, from 55th Foot, to be Capt. vice Henry, who exchgs.; Lieut. R• Warburton to be Capt. by per. vice Ward; Ensign H. F. M. lierbert to be Lieut. by pur.vle.e Warbuton ; R. N. Ha% Gent, to be Ensign, by par. vice Herbert. 54th Foot-Ensign P. W. Gillum to be Lient• by purchase, vice Redmond, who retires ; E. T. Shiffner. Gent, to be Ensign, by Purchase, vice Gillum. 55th Foot-Capt. CIF. Henry, from 98th Foot, to be Capt.vice Granville, who exchanges. 58th Foot-Ensign L. J. Thompson to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Simmons, dec.; Gent. Cadet S. Hackett, from the Royal Mil. Coll, to be Ensign, vice Thompson. 68th Foot-Brevet Col. Sir It. Burdett, Bart, from half-pay unatt. to be Lieut. Col. vice Lord W. Paulet, who exchanges ; Majorit. W. Huey to be Lieut. Col. by purchase, vice Sir R. Burdett, who retires; Brevet Major It. L. Phipps to be Major, by purchase, vice Busy; Lieut. H. H. Greer to be Capt. by purchase, vice Phipps; Ensign F. S. Savage lobe Lieut. by purchase, vice Greer ; T. IL L. H. Phipps, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Savage. 73d Foot-Ensign C. Harrison to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Hall, who retires; R. M`Culloch Peard, Gent. to be Ensign, by ptuthase, vice Harrison. 79th Foot-Ensign W. C. Cuffinghame to be Lieut. by pur• chime, vice H. A. Murray, who retires ; A. Hill, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cuninghame. 920 Foot- Lieut. G. Warrender, to be Capt. by purchase, vice Stewart, who retires: Ensign J. Cunningham to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Warrender; G.11. Benny, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cunningham. 99th Foot-Lieut. D. H. Blair, from the 26th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Beam, who exchanges. 96th Foot-Lieut. G. F. C. Bray, from the 66th Foot, to be IJeut. vice Barclay, promoted. 1st West India Regt-Lieut C. W. Grange to be Capt by per. vice Dickson, who retires; Ensign H. It. Searle to be Lieut, by purchase, vice Grange.

Unattached-Major R. Cole, from the 48111 Foot to be Lieut. Col. by purchase; Bre- vet Major P. SPKie, from the 3d Foot, to be Major, without purchase.

Hospital Staff-Assist. Sure. R. Agar, from the 430 Foot, to be Assist. Surg. to the Forces, vice Stewart, appointed to the 4Ist Foot. Brevet-Copt E. Kingley, 0( 311 Foot, to be Major in tile Army ; Major K. Kingsley, of the 3d Foot, to be Lieut. Col. In the Army.

itemorandum---The commission of Lieut. William George Spitler, of thettad Foot, haa been dated Sept. 14th, 1847, instead of July 5th, 1846 ; Lieut. Col. Anthony Alexander O'Reilly has been allowed to retire from the Army, by the sale of an Unattached com- mission, he being about to settle at the Cape of Good Hope.

ADarSALTy, Dec. 21.-Corps of Royal Marines-Sec. Lieut. C J. Ellis to be First Lieut. vice S. B. Ellis, deceased ; Sec. Lieut. W. S. Davis tube First Lieut. ADSIIRALTT, Dec. 27.-Corps of Royal Marines-Col. See. Commandant J. SiTallura to be Col. Commandant, vice E. 8. Mercer, deceased ; Lieut. Col. W. Powell to be 0.44, Sec. Commandant, vice Si•Callum, promoted ; Brevet Major G. Bury to be Lieut. Col. vise Powell, promoted : First Lieut. and Adjt. 3.0. Travers to beCapt. vice Bury, pre. moted ; See. Lieut. E. C. Doraville to be First Lieut. vice Travers, promoted.

ADMIRALTY, Dec. 27.-The following promotlots have this day taken place, conse- quent upon the death of Admiral Sir 0. Parker, K.C.B.-Admiral of the White Hon, Slr J. Talbot, G.C.B., to be Admiral of the Red. Admiral of the Blue Sir W. H Gage, G.C.H., lobe Admiral of the White. Vim Admiral of the Red G. Barker, to be Admi- ral of the Blue. Vice Admiral of the White Sir T. Biggs, 0.C.M.0., to be Vice Admi- ral of the Red. Vice Admiral of the Blue B. M. Freed to be Vice Admiral of the White. Rear Admiral of the Red H. Gordon to be Vice Admiral of the Blue. Rear Admiral of the White C. P. B. Bateman tube Rear Admiral of the Red. Rear Admiral of the Blue Sir T. Uesher, CB., K.C.H., to be Rear Admiral of the White. Capt. M. H. DLvon lobe Rear Admiral of the Blue.