3 JUNE 1848, Page 20

MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, June 1.-15th Regt. of Light Drags.-E. Harnett, Gent. to be Comet by purchase, vice Bennett, promoted. 11th Regt. of Foot- Sergt.-Major D. Simpson to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Paterson, appointed to the 63d Foot. 57th Foot- Lieut. H. B. Croker to be Capt. without purchase, vice Hill, deceased ; Ensign J. H. Lothian to be Lieut. vice Croker ; Gent. Cadet E. C. G. Kenny, from the Royal Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Lothian. 63d Foot-Ensign F. T. L. Paterson, from the 11th Foot, to be Ensign, vice T. W. Paterson, deceased. 64th Foot-Lieut. W. H. Car- ter to be Capt. by purchase, vice the Hon. G. F. W. Yelverton, who retires ; Ensign C. Thompson to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Carter ; A. Applewhalte, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thompson. 93d Foot-W. G. D. Stewart, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hay, who retires.

25 West India Regt.-Quartermaster-Sergt. C. F. Johnson to be Quartermaster, vice Birley, appointed Mit 3d West India Regt.-Ensign J. Balaban to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Magrath, appointed Quartermaster ; Quartermaster R. Horsley to be Ensign, vice ilalahan ; Lieut. R. Magrath to be Quartermaster, vice Horsley, appointed Ensign.

Unattached.-Brevet Major W. B. Caldwell, from the 92d Foot, to be Major, without purchase.

ADMIRALTY, June 1.-The following promotions have this day taken place, conse- quent upon the death of Admiral Sir W. Hotham, G.C.B.-Admiral of the White J. Giffard to be Admiral of Red; Admiral of the Blue Sir E. W. R. Owen, G.C.B. G.C.H. to be Admiral of the White ; Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir T. Livingston, Bart. to be Admiral of the Blue ; Vice-Admiral of the White Sir J. W. Loring, K.0 B. K.C.H. to be Vice-Admiral of the Red; Vice-Admiral of the Blue R. Jackson to be Vice-Admiral of the White ; Rear-Admiral of the Red J. Sykes to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue; Rear- Admiral of the White Hon. G. L. Proby to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral Of the Blue, J. B. Purvis to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Capt. A. R. Sharpe, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.

ADMIRALTY, May 17.-Corps of Royal Marines-Brevet Major D. M'Adam to be Lieut.-Col. vice Ford, deceased ; First Lieut. A. R. Savage to be Capt. vice M'Adam, promoted ; Sec. Lieut. F. H. Noott to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. W. P. Draffen to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. W. J. Kinsman to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. J. Beatable to be First Lieut ; Sec. Lieut. T. B. V. Fitzgerald to be First Lieut.; Sec. Lieut. J. T. Haverfield to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. J. Sangster to be First Liens ; Sec. Lieut. P. M. C. Croker to be First Lieut. ; tee. Lieut. J. C. Giles to he First Lieut.; Sec. Lieut. G. B. Heasley to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. H. Adair to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. H. W. Mawbey to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. A. O. L. Lewis to be First Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. F. L. Alexander to be First Lieut.; Sec. Lieut. J. B. Prynn to be First Lieut.; Sec. Lieut. C.O. Baker to be Find Lieut. ; Sec. Lieut. Wollige to be First Lieut3