THE ARMY.
WAR•OPFICE, April 19th.,-.4th Regt. of Dragoon Guards : Major H. Pratt, from the half-pay, to be Major. vice T. Hutton, who exchanges-13th Light Dragoons : Lieut. J. Boaltb, from I alf-pay 22nd Light Dragoons, to be Lieut. vice H. Elton, who exchanges-5th Foot: Lteut. G. Champain to be Capt. by purchase, vice Bent, who retires; EMI. B. W. Shove to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Champain ; S.(1. Beamish, Gent, to he Ens. by purchase, vice Shawe-9th Foot : Ens. S. H. 31fetcalfe to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Hilton, who retires; M. Glasse. Gent, to be Ens. by purchase, vice Metcalfe-37th Foot : Gentleman Cadet J. R. S. Wilson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ens, by purchase, vice Ward, who retires- 70th Foot : Limit. G. B. Mathew to be Capt. by purchase, vice Kirk, who retires ; Lieut. F. B. Rocke, from half-pay 24th Light Dragoons, to be Lieut. vice Boalth, whose appointment has not taken place ; Ens. J. G. Corry to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Mathew; W. AI. Bigge, Gent, to be Ens, by purchase, vice Corry-89th Foot : Sergt.-Major T. Mills to be Quartermaster, vice Stewart, deceased-Royal Staff Corps ; to be Majors without purchase: Capt. T. G. Marriott ; Capt. H. Piers-To be Captains without purchase : Lieut. W. Dillon; Lieut. E. Martindale ; Lieut, T. W. Coleton ; Lieut. E. C. Wilford.
Memoranda: The names of the Ensign appointed to the 43rd Foot on the 8th inst. are Hon. Harry Cavendish Grey. The name of the Ensign appointed to the 55th Foot on the 5th inst. is Thomas de Havilland, and not Thomas de Haviland. The Christian names of Cornet Parry, of the 17th Light Dragoons, are Frederick John, and not Frederick James, as before stated.
His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 5th Regt. of Foot resuming the motto, Quo fillet ?want, formerly borne on its colours and appointments, in ad- dition to its ancient badge of " St. George and the Dragon." April Regt. of Foot-Gen. Sir H. Warde, K.C.B. from the 68th Foot, to be Col. vice Gen. the Earl of Mulgrave, deceased-68th Foot, Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Keane, K.C.B. from the 94th Foot, to be Col. vice Sir H. Wank, appointed to the command of the31st Foot-94th Foot: Maj.-Gen. Sir J. Campbell, K.C.B. to be Col. vice Sir J. Keane, appointed to the command of the 68th Foot. Garrisons : Gen. Sir G. Don, G.C.B. to be Governor of Scarborough Castle, vice the Earl of Mulgrave, deceased.
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