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froM the llth Light I:limpet*, vice M*Bllt who Mitts—JAW
January 19, Iran.
43d dittoa-Boapital-Astdoant George Brown, to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vie flair, promoted id the Royal Horse Guardb—datast
January 1160.1928.
49th slitto—llLuttnam Thomas Hunt Grubby., front half-pal 74th
*sat. to Le Lieutenant, vice Crow, appointed to the Seth loot—lk
dated as above.
54th ditto—Lieutenant John Stedaaft, from the 34th Foot, to be
lAentemett, vice Lynam, who exchanges—dated January 19,
11l ?8; Hospital-Assistant John Macdonald, to be Assistant-
Surgeon, viceLeich. deceased—dated January 12, 1828.
66th nitto—ktcutenant Julius Broeltmsn to be Captain. by par-
chase, rite Lumley, promoted—dated January 28, 1826. robe
Licutenentt--Ensign Hugh Higginsr without surd:tut, vice
Ralston, .deceaseil—datett fletembi. 15, 1.825 Ensign Charles
ltlilfs. by purchase, virtu Richardson. promoted; dated. January
12, 1826. To be Ensign by purchase—Philip Richardson
Peck, Gent. vice lliggins—aistett Diternber 15, 1825.
57th ditto-- = Caldwell, Gent. to be Foie, without purchase,
vice Gem, deceased_-dated January It, 1826.
60th-ditto—Jonathan Greetham, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Vandeleur; promoted in the 12th bight Ora-
goons--dated January' 6, . 1828;. Hospital-Assistant William
!Vat sVeredie to be Assistant-Surgeon--dater! January 12,

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Clat ditto—Captain Duncan Detract', from the half-pay, to be
Captain, vice Hector Straith, who exchanges—dated as above.
636 data—Assittant•Surgeon John Riach, 111.D.from half-pay 19th
Light Dragoons, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Henry Fisher,
vlitrexehanges--dated January 19, 182tt.
64. h ditto—Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Brice Fearon, from the 31st
Font. to he Lientenant-Cokmel, vice Francis Batterster, who
retires upon the, ball-pey, receiving the difference... Anted wavy
12, 1846 L ••••• •
Gitih ditto—Ensign James Young, from 95th Font, to he Lim.
tenant, by purchase, sire Snow, promoted—dated January 26,
1326; E Ai Sr4l4i
inuqel ?mkt Martin to be Lieute.nant, pur-
precnotekeeteal. a. Abase. gaeign
• A Cooopem, I'M, 10 he Emirs, AU Mat-
ti:l.—data,/ MI *Wee.
CBth ditto—Ensign Wm. Smith to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
Mee Maitland, iimeteted; Richard %Vattern, Gent, to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice SMith—both dared as above.
70th ditto--Ilospital-Assistant Peter Robertson to be Assistant-
Surgeon—dated January 12, 1826.
75th ditro.,—Ensign John Henry Hartley Boyes to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Vernon, promoted—dated January 28, 1826 ;
to be Ensigns—Frederick Henry A. Fortin Gent. without pur-
chase, vice Bo es-'Rated as above; and Peter Delancey, Gent.
by purchate. eke Champein, promoted—dated January 29. 1826.
89th ditto—Lieutenant NVilloughby 'Moore, front half-pay 17th
Light Dragoons. to be Lieutenant, vice Ellis, promoted—dated
Januart; 19:1626.
83.1 ditto—Hotipital-A asietant Alexander Callender to be Assistant.
Surgeon, via Mac Queen, promoted iu the Ceylon Regiment—
dated an ahoy:.
85. h ditto—Etisign George Brockman to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Brig, promoted ; George Berkeley Belcher, Gent.
to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Brockman—both dated January
28, 18'26.
87th ditto—Ensign lion. Alfred Harley, from the 36th Foot. to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sarjeant, who retires—dated Ja-
' nuary 19, 1826.
88th ditto—Wm. Knox. Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Fletcher, promoted; lluspitel-Assistent David Dumbreek to be
Assistant-Surgeon—both dated January 12. 1826.
89th ditto--Lieutenant John Humphreys Palmer. from half-pay
236 Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice S. GI. Ida Shaw, alto
exchariges—tlated as above.
91st ditt—Captain Lawrence theme, from the half-pay. to be
Captain, vice Robert Steuart, who exchang': Lieutenant George
Ferguson. from half-pay 97th Foot, to be Quartermaster, %ice
Andrew Maclean, who retirt's upon half-pay—both dated Janu.
try 19, 11128; Hospital-Assistant Win. Cruickshank Eddie to
be Assistant. Surgeon—dated January 12, 1326.
93d ditto—Assistant-Surgeon James Brady, from the Ist West In-
dia Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Raleigh, deceued—
dated as above.
94th ditto—Aesistent-Surgeon Robert Renwick, M.D. has been
superseded--slated as above.
95th ditto—Major l'ringle Taylor, from the half-pay, to be Major,
vice Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, who exchanges, receiving the
diference--41ated January 19, 1826.
nth ditto—Ensign Edward Cheney to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Prior, who retires—dated as above.
99th ditto—Lieutenant Charles Pearson. from the Royal Staff
Cortes to be. Lieutenant, without purchase--dated January 12,
leak
Rifle Brigade—Second Lieutenant John St. Vincent Saumarez to
be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gascoyne, promoted ;
anti John Byttresea Williams, Gent, to be Second Lieutenant,
by rurchsse, vice Ainslie, promoted—both dated January 28,
1826.
Royal Staff Corps—Second Lieutenant Francis Shesrman to be
First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Smith, appointed to
24th Foot—dated January 19, 1816. To he Second Lieutenants
.—Crentlermto Cadet William O'Brien, from the Royal Military
Colllege, Mee Westedaeott, promoted—dread JanuarylB, 1826-1
anti Gentleman Cadet Robert Pitcairn, from the Ruyal 31ili.
College, vice Sheemian--dated January 19, 1826.
Ceylon Regiment—Assistant-Surgeon Abraham Macqueen, 51. D.
from the s3d Foot. to be Surgeon, vice Armstrong, promoted in
the Ist Fgot—dated January 18, 1826.
BREVET.
James Florence de Burgh, Esq. late Lieutenant-Colonel upon
half-pay, to have the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel upon the Con.
tinent of Europe only--dated January 12 1826 ; and Captain
William Locker, of the 34th Foot, to be Major in the Army—
dated July 19, 1821.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
llospital.Assistant Robert M'3lath to be Adjutant-Surgeon to the
Forces, vice Simpson, promoted--dated Japuary 12 1826.
To be Hospital-Assistants—Samuel Dickson, Gent. viceJemmett,
appointed to the 12,h Light Dragoons—dated December 11?,
1825 • John Robertson, M. D. vice Bell, appointed to the 34th
Flat—dated December 29, 1825 ; Mark Stewart, (lent. vice
Johnston, appointed to the 80th Foot—dated January 3,
.1626 ;
and William Charles Humfrey, (lent. vice Graves, who resigns
__dated January 10, 1826.
GARRISONS.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Harainge Doyle, on half-pay
54th Foot, to be Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower of London,
vice Yorke, deceased—dated January 12, 1826; and Major-
fleneral Sir John Elley. K.C.B. to be Governor of fialwtv, vice
Lieutenant-Colonel Daly, deceased—dated January 19, 11126.
UNATTACH ED.
Captain Hugh Lumley, from the 55th Foot, to be Major of In-
fantry, by purchase—dated January 28,1828.
To be Captains of Infantry, by purchase—Lieutenant David Thur.
low Cttnynghame, from the 13th Light Dragoons ; Lieutenant
John Temple, from the 60th Foot ; Lieutenant Henry Gas-
coyne„ from the Rifle Brigade ; Lieutenant Henry Semple, from
the 3Sth Foot ; Lieutenant Peregrine Maitland, from the 66th
Foot; Lieutenant Bowater Henry Vernon, from the 75th Foot ;
Lieutenant William Scarth Moorsom, from the 7th Foot ; Lieu-
tenant Richard Dundee. from the 65th Foot ; Lieutettant George
Stevens Byng, from the 88th Foot; Lieutenant Michael Henry,
from the 10th Foot—all dated January 28, 1826.
To be Lieutenants of Infantry, by purchase—Secnnd Lieutenant
Charles P. Ainslie, from the Rifle Brigade; Ensign Gilbert
Chamoain, from the 75th Foot : Ensign tinier Delancey, from
the 16th Foot ; Ensign John Gordon, from the 3d Foot ; Se-
cond Lieutenant John Henry Evelegh, from the 21st Foot ; En-
sign IL Lechmere, from the 64th Foot ; Cornet Lord Albert
Conyngbam from the Royal Horse Guards • Ensign Francis
John St. Qisdntin, from the 2'2d Foot--slt (fated January 20,
1826.
To he Ensigne, by purchase—William newton, Gent. ; Charles
Thompson, Gent. ; aad William Cooper, Gent.—all dated Jao.
23, 1826.
MEMORANDA.
The exchange of Lieutenant Ralph Nicholson from the 17th
Font to half-pay 101st Foot, on the 27th July 1820, was without
the difference, he having repaid the sum he received on that occa-
sion, and which has been paid into the Bank of England.
Ensign John Laurence 3facdonnell, who obtained Ina Majesty's
permission to retire from the Service on 21st Instant, was upon
half-pay 2d Garrison Battalion, and not 25th Foot, as stated In the
Gazette of that date.
The under-mentioned' Officers have beets *allowed to dispose of
their half-pay t
Major Gustavus Rocks Mathewes (Lieutenant-Colonel). half-pay
Independent and Unattached Officers; Captains Abel Rous Pec-
tin, half-pay Independent and Unattached Offipers ; Hugh Gel-
dicutt, hatf.pay 2d Ceylon Regiment ; Thomas D'Arcy, half.
pay 4ift Irish Brigade; Hon. Henry Tufton, half-pay 100th
Foot; Geor.ge Wheatiey Ridedale, half-pity Independent Corn.
panics ; m. Pickering, late 11th Royal Veteran Battalion ;
thigh Robert Duff, half-pay 109th Foot; Edward Sterling, half.
pay 16th Foot; George piing, half-Pay 81st Foot; James To.
bin, half-pay 127th Foot; Lieutenants Wm. Lyster, half-pay
100th Foot; John Barwis Wyatt, half-pay 35tb Fool; Samuel
Goodwin, half-pay 103 d 'Foot ; Henry Lewis, half-pay 60th
Foot; Thomas Jenkin Robinson, half-pay 26th Pots; Wm.
Hunt. half-pa_y Royal York Rangers; Robert Hugheat half-pay
36th Foot ; Wm. Place, half- y 49th Foot ;_rimm Archibald
Dangles, half-pay 14th Light ; !Mig Wm. Burnet,
half-pay 37th foot ; balf-pay 4PM 700 t—all dated
January 28, 1026.

Office of Ordnance, Jan. 25, 1024.
Corps of Royal hogineer.--Gentlemen Caqeta Ittchard J. Nelson
and Robert Fenwick to be Second Lieutenants—both dated Ja-
i, 1826. •

nuary 7,

Nothing can present a more deplorable picture of the
present times than the circumstance of the office of a paws-
looking concern in Argyll-street being liter/lly crammed.
The very stair and court is so jammed up, that it is with
great difficulty people who have business to transact about
the place can force their way.—Glcugow Chronicle.