APRIL 1. OFFICE OF THE MASTER OF THE HORSE TO THE KING, MARCH 24. The King has been pleased to appoint Lieut.Col. Fox, to be one of His Majesty's Equerries in the room of the Hon. J. Kennedy Erskine, dec. WHITEHALL, APRIL 4. The King has been pleased to constitute and appoint Sir Henry Brook Parnell, Bart. to be His Majesty's Sec.-at-War. WAR OFFICE, APRIL 4. 2nd Regt. Dr. Gds.-Lieut. Frederick Charles Griffiths, to be Capt. by p. vice Davies, who ret.; Cornet William Braudling, to be Lieut. by p. vice Griffiths; Richard Dann, gent. to be Cornet, by p. vice Brandling. 2nd Regt. Drs.--Cornet St. Vincent William Ricketts, to be Lieut. by p. vice Craufurd, prom. 4th Regt. Light Drs.-Ass.-Surg. John Graves, from 38th Foot, to be Ass. Surg. vice Francis Geo: ge Walbram, who ret upon h. p. 48th Foot. 9th Ditto.-Cornet and Adjt. Robert Cooke, to have the rank of Lieut. 17th Ditto.-Frederick James Parry, gent. to be Cor. by p. vice Walker, who ret. 12th Regt. Foot.-Lieut. Henry Yarburgh Gold, to be Capt. by p. vice Prideaux, prom.; Ens. Frederick Bell, to be Lieut. by p. vice Gold; James Lloyd Phillips, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Bell. 25th Ditto.-Gent. Cadet Charles R. Knight, from RI. Mil. Col. to be Ens. without p. vice Lomax, who res. 35th Ditto.-Ens. John Gordon, to be Lieut. by p. vice Best, who ret.; Ens. Henry Edward Renwick, from h. p. 73rd Foot, to be Ens. without p. ; James Fraser, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Gordon. 38th Ditto.-Ass.-Surg. James Robertson, from h. p. 45th Foot, to be Ass. Surg. vice Greaves, app. 4th Light Drs. 39th Ditto.-Gent. Cadet Marmaduke George Nixon, from Rl. Mil. Col. to be Ens. without p. 49th Ditto.-Staff Ass.-Surg. John Archibald, to be Ass. Surg. vice John Loftus Hartwell, whose app. has not taken place. 43rd Ditto.-Lieut. the Hon. William Sydney Clements, to be Capt. by p. vice Wrottesley, prom.; Lieut. the Hon. Augustus Almeric Spencer, to be Capt. by p. vice Harris, who ret.; Ens. William Frederick Campbell, to be Lieut. by p. vice Clements; Ens. Jonathan Alderson, to be Lieut. by p. vice Spencer; Ens. Hon. Henry Cavendish Grey, from 90th Foot, to be Ens. vice Campbell; William Dixwell Oxenden, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Alderson. 45th Ditto.-Lieut. William Henry Butler, to be Capt. without p. vice Archer, prom. 55:h Ditto.-Ens. John Horner, to be Lieut. by p. vice Logan, prom.; Ens. Thomas Ancrum Heriot, to be Lieut. by p. vice Palmer, prom.; Thomas De Haviland, gent. to be Enз. by p. vice Horner; George Greene, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Heriot. 60th Ditto.-Brev. Lieut.-Col. Alexander Macpherson, from h. p. 59th Foot, to be Major, vice Shee, prom. U. S. JOURN. No. 30. MAY 1831. 62nd Foot. Ens. Henry Cooper, to be Lieut. by p. vice Baynes, who ret.; Henry Jackson, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Cooper. 66th Ditto.- George Longworth Dames, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Dickinson, who ret. 69th Ditto.-Brevet Lieut.-Col. Robert Johns, from h. p. 1st Gar. Bat. to be Major, vice Lord Edward Hay, prom. 79th Ditto.-Lieut. Andrew Brown, to be Capt. by p. vice Maule, who ret.; Ens. Thomas Isham, to be Lieut. by p. vice Brown; Edmund John Elliott, gent. to be Fns. by p. vice Isham. 83rd Ditto.-Lieut. Henry Francis Ainslie, to be Capt. by p. vice Renwick, who ret.; Ens. Charles Troubridge Egerton, to be Lieut. by p. vice Ainslie; Henry Lloyd, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Egerton. 85th Ditto.- Lieut. George Brockman, to be Capt. by p. vice Hopwood, who ret.; Ens. Miles Charles Seton, to be Lieut. by p. vice Brockman; George Cochrane Dickson, geut. to be Ens, by p. vice Seton. 90th Ditto. Lord Charles Lennox Kerr, to be Ens. by p. vice Grey, app. 43rd Foot. Ceylon Regt.-Lieut. John Hewitt, from h. p. of Dillon's Regt. to be Lieut. vice Keogh, prom. Unattached. To be Lieut.-Col. of Inf. by p.Major Charles Shee, from 60th Foot. To be Majors of Inf. by p.-Capt. Edmund Saunderson Prideaux, from 12th Foot; Capt. Charles Alexander Wrottesley, from 43rd Foot. To be Major of Inf. without p.-Brevet Major Edward Caulfield Archer, from 45th Foot. To be Capts. of Inf. by p.-Lieut. Robert Gregan Craufurd, from 2nd Drs.; Lient. John Palmer, from 55th Foot; Lieut. James Patterson, from 33rd Foot; Lieut. Robert Logan, from 55th Foot. Brevet. To be Majors in the Army.-Capt. Walter Sweetman, Rl. New. Vet. Coms.; Capt. Anthony Alexander O'Reilly, Brig.-Major to the Forces; Capt. Denis Mahon, 4th Foot. Memoranda. The exchange between Ass.-Surg. Collis, of 15th Foot; and Ass.-Surg. Caldwell, on h. p. 31st Foot, was dated 25th September 1830, and not the 9th of July 1830, as formerly stated. The under-mentioned officers have been allowed to retire from the service by the sale of unattached commissions: Major-Gen. William Stewart (1st,) late 40th Foot; Capt. Malcolm Ross, h. p. unat.; Capt. John Fraser, h. p. 76th Foot; Brevet Lieut.-Col. the Duke of Richmond, Capt. h. p. 52nd Foot; Major William Stanhope Taylor, h. p. unat.; Capt. Robert Newland, h. p. Rl. Art. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 15. The Lord Chamberlain has appointed William Attree, Esq. Surgeon Extraordinary to His Majesty's Establishment at Brighton, WAR OFFICE, APRIL 19. 4th Regt. Dr. Gds.-Major Henry Pratt, from h. p. to be Major, vice Thomas Hutton, who exc. rec. the diff. 13th Regt. Light Drs.-Lieut. James Boalth, from h. p. 22nd Light Drs. to be Lieut. vice Henry Elton, who exc. K 5th Regt. Foot.-Lieut. Gilbert Champain, to be Capt. by p. vice Bent, who ret.; Ens. Beresford William Shawe, to be Lieut. by p. vice Champain; Samuel George Beamish, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Shawe. 9th Ditto.-Ens. Studholme Henry Metcalfe, to be Lieut. by p. vice Hilton, who ret.; Mordaunt Glasse, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Metcalfe. 37th Ditto.-Gent. Cadet John Richard Sheppard Wilson, from Rl. Mil. Col. to be Ens. by p. vice Ward, who ret. 70th Ditto-Lieut. George B. Mathew, to be Capt. by p. vice Kirk, who ret.; Lieut. Frederick Becher Rocke, from h. p. 24th Light Drs. to be Lieut. vice Boalth, whose app. has not taken place; Ens. John G. Corry, to be Lieut. by p. vice Mathew; William Matthew Bigge, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Corry. 88th Ditto. Serj.-Major Thomas Mills, to be Quar, mast. vice Stewart, dec. RI. Staff Corps.-To be Majors, without p.Capt. Thomas George Harriott; Capt. Henry Piers. To be Capts. without p.-Lieut. William Dillon; Lieut. Edmund Martindale; Lieut. Thomas William Coleton; Lieut. Ernest Christian Wilford. Memoranda.-The names of the Ens. app. to the 43rd Foot on the 5th inst. are Hon. Harry Cavendish Grey. The name of the Ens. app. 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 Drs. are Frederick John, and not Frederick James, as before stated. His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 5th Regt. Foot resuming the motto, "Quo fata vocant," formerly borne on its colours and appointments, in addition to its ancient badge of "St. George and the Dragon." WAR OFFICE, APRIL 22. 31st Regt. Foot. Gen. Sir Henry Warde, K.C.B. from 68th Foot, to be Col. vice Gen. the Earl of Mulgrave, dec. 68th Ditto. Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Keane, K.C.B. from 94th Foot, to be Col. vice Sir Henry Warde, app. to the com. 31st Foot. 94th Ditto --Major-Gen. Sir James Campbell, K.C.B. to be Col. vice Sir John Keane, app. to the com. 68th Foot. Garrisons-Gen. Sir George Don, G.C.B. to be Gov. of Scarborough Castle, vice the Earl of Mulgrave, dec. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 23. The King has been pleased to appoint Colonel Stephen Remnant Chapman, C.B. to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bermudas or Somers Islands. WAR OFFICE, APRIL 26. 2nd Regt. of Life Gds.-Cor. John Eden Spalding, from 9th Light Drs. to be Cor. by p. vice Vansittart, who ret. 6th Regt. Dr. Gds.-Lieut. Joseph Deane Browne, to be Capt. by p. vice Porter, who ret. Cor. Thomas Edward Taylor, to be Lieut. by p. vice Browne; Hon. Augustus George Frederick Jocelyn, to be Cor. by p. vice Taylor. 2nd Regt. of Drs.-Ens. Lachlan Macquaire, from 42nd Foot, to be Cor. by p. vice Ricketts, prom. 9th Regt. Light Drs.-Charles Joseph Trueman, gent. to be Cor. by p. vice Spalding, app. to the 2nd Regt. of Life Gds. 22nd Regt. Foot.-Lieut. David Rea Smith, to be Capt. by p. vice Jessopp, who ret.; Ens. Thomas Sydenham Conway, to be Lient. by p. vice Smith; William George Austen, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Conway. 35th Foot.-Lieut. Edward Davis, to be Capt. by p. vice Semple, prom.; Ens. John Hildebrand Oakes Moore, to be Lieut. by p. vice Davis. To be Ensigns by p.-Charles Beamish, gent. vice Moore; Charles Milbank Peirse, gent. vice Alleyne, who ret. 42nd Ditto.-Andrew David Alston Steward, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Macquaire, app. to 2nd Drs. 45th Ditto. Ens. Magens Mello, to be Lieut. by p. vice Butler, prom.; Jocelyn Ingram Oakley, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Mello. 46th Ditto.-Lieut. Donald Stuart, to be Capt. without p. vice Edwards, dec.; Ens. James Campbell, to be Lieut. vice Stuart. 49th Ditto.-Lieut. Thomas Scott Reignolds, to be Capt. by p. vice Ball, prom.; Ens. Allen Marshall, to be Lieut. by p. vice Reignolds; Henry Routh, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Marshall. 56th Ditto.-Major Howell Harris Prichard, to be Lieut. Col. by p. vice Barclay, who ret.; Capt. William Mitchell, to be Major, by p. vice Prichard; Lieut. Charles John Henry, to be Capt. by p. vice Mitchell; Ens. Francis Thomas Meech, to be Lieut. by p. vice Henry; Lewes Fraser, gent, to be Ens. by p. vice Meech. 69th Ditto.-Brevet Lieut. Col. Robert Johns, from h. p. of 1st Gar. Bat. to be Major, vice Lord Edward Hay, prom. 71st Ditto.-Ens. Henry Tristam Beresford, to be Lieut. by p. vice Dalton, prom; Richard Thomas William Lambart Brickenden, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Beresford. Rifle Brigade.-Staff-Ass.-Surg. William Pardey, to be Ass.-Surg. vice William Henry Fryer, who ret. on h. p. RI. African Colonial Corps.-Ens. William Shaw, to be Lieut. without p.; Ens. John Hodson Fearon, from h. p. to be Ens. vice Shaw. Unatt.-Major Lord Edward Hay, from 69th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. of Inf. by p.; Brev. Lieut.Col. John William O'Donoghue, from 47th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. of Inf. without p.; Capt. William Hawkins Ball, from 49th Foot, to be Major of Inf. by p.; Lieut. William Serjeantson Dalton, from 71st Foot, to be Capt. of Inf. by p. Staff. Richard Armstrong, gent. to be Adjt. of a Recruiting District, with the rank of Lieut. vice Moss, dec. Mem.--The undermentioned Officers have been allowed to ret. from the service, by the sale of nnat. coms. :--Gen. John Lord Crewe; Capt. Alexander Roxburgh, h. p. Glengary Fençible Inf. Lieut. Gen. Hawker, although not yet Gazetted, has been app. Col. of the 3rd Dr. Gds. Britain. DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRITISH NAVAL FORCE IN EACH MONTH OF 1805. *For the year 1804, see p. 374, vol. 4. + Resigned in April, in consequence of the charges preferred against him in the House of Commons, by Mr. Whitbread, on the 6th April, and the resolutions of the House thereupon. Exclusive of the hired armed vessels chiefly employed in protecting the coasting trade of Great 5th Regt. Foot.-Lieut. Gilbert Champain, to be Capt. by p. vice Bent, who ret.; Ens. Beresford William Shawe, to be Lieut. by p. vice Champain; Samuel George Beamish, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Shawe. 9th Ditto.-Ens. Studholme Henry Metcalfe, to be Lieut. by p. vice Hilton, who ret.; Mordaunt Glasse, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Metcalfe. 37th Ditto.-Gent. Cadet John Richard Sheppard Wilson, from Rl. Mil. Col. to be Ens. by p. vice Ward, who ret. 70th Ditto-Lieut. George B. Mathew, to be Capt. by p. vice Kirk, who ret.; Lieut. Frederick Becher Rocke, from h. p. 24th Light Drs. to be Lieut. vice Boalth, whose app. has not taken place; Ens. John G. Corry, to be Lieut. by p. vice Mathew; William Matthew Bigge, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Corry. 88th Ditto.-Serj.-Major Thomas Mills, to be Quar. mast. vice Stewart, dec. RI. Staff Corps.-To be Majors, without p.Capt. Thomas George Harriott; Capt. Henry Piers. To be Capts. without p.-Lieut. William Dillon; Lieut. Edmund Martindale; Lieut. Thomas William Coleton; Lieut. Ernest Christian Wil ford. Memoranda.-The names of the Ens. app. to the 43rd Foot on the 5th inst. are Hon. Harry Cavendish Grey. The name of the Ens. app. 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 Drs. are Frederick John, and not Frederick James, as before stated. His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 5th Regt. Foot resuming the motto, Quo fata vocant," formerly borne on its colours and appointments, in addition to its ancient badge of "St. George and the Dragon." WAR OFFICE, APRIL 22. 31st Regt. Foot. Gen. Sir Henry Warde, K.C.B. from 68th Foot, to be Col. vice Gen. the Earl of Mulgrave, dec. 68th Ditto. Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Keane, K.C.B. from 94th Foot, to be Col. vice Sir Henry Warde, app. to the com. 31st Foot. 94th Ditto --Major-Gen. Sir James Campbell, K.C.B. to be Col. vice Sir John Keane, app. to the com. 68th Foot. Garrisons-Gen. Sir George Don, G.C.B. to be Gov. of Scarborough Castle, vice the Earl of Mulgrave, dec. Cor. Thomas Edward Taylor, to be Lieut. by p. vice Browne; Hon. Augustus George Frederick Jocelyn, to be Cor. by p. vice Taylor. 2nd Regt. of Drs.-Ens. Lachlan Macquaire, from 42nd Foot, to be Cor. by p. vice Ricketts, prom. 9th Regt. Light Drs.-Charles Joseph Trueman, gent. to be Cor. by p. vice Spalding, app. to the 2nd Regt. of Life Gds. 22nd Regt. Foot.-Lieut. David Rea Smith, to be Capt. by p. vice Jessopp, who ret.; Ens. Thomas Sydenham Conway, to be Lieut. by p. vice Smith; William George Austen, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Conway. 35th Foot.-Lieut. Edward Davis, to be Capt. by p. vice Semple, prom.; Ens. John Hildebrand Oakes Moore, to be Lieut. by p. vice Davis. To be Ensigns by p.-Charles Beamish, gent: vice Moore; Charles Milbank Peirse, gent. vice Alleyne, who ret. 42nd Ditto.-Andrew David Alston Steward, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Macquaire, app. to 2nd Drs. 45th Ditto.-Ens. Magens Mello, to be Lieut. by p. vice Butler, prom.; Jocelyn Ingram Oakley, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Mello. 46th Ditto.-Lieut. Donald Stuart, to be Capt. without p. vice Edwards, dec.; Ens. James Campbell, to be Lieut. vice Stuart. 49th Ditto.-Lieut. Thomas Scott Reignolds, to be Capt. by p. vice Ball, prom.; Ens. Allen Marshall, to be Lieut. by p. vice Reignolds; Henry Routh, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Marshall. 56th Ditto.-Major Howell Harris Prichard, to be Lieut.-Col. by p. vice Barclay, who ret.; Capt. William Mitchell, to be Major, by p. vice Prichard; Lieut. Charles John Henry, to be Capt. by p. vice Mitchell; Ens. Francis Thomas Meech, to be Lieut. by p. vice Henry; Lewes Fraser, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Meech. 69th Ditto.-Brevet Lieut.-Col. Robert Johns, from h. p. of 1st Gar. Bat. to be Major, vice Lord Edward Hay, prom. 71st Ditto.-Ens. Henry Tristam Beresford, to be Lieut. by p. vice Dalton, prom; Richard Thomas William Lambart Brickenden, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Beresford. Rifle Brigade.-Staff-Ass.-Surg. William Pardey, to be Ass.-Surg. vice William Henry Fryer, who ret. on h. p. RI. African Colonial Corps.-Ens. William Shaw, to be Lieut. without p.; Ens. John Hodson Fearon, from h. p. to be Ens. vice Shaw. Unatt.-Major Lord Edward Hay, from 69th Foot, to be Lient. Col. of Inf. by p.; Brev. Lieut.Col. John William O'Donoghne, from 47th Foot, to be Lieut.-Col. of Inf. without p.: a We liam Hawkins Ball, from 40th o of Inf. by p.; Lient. Will from 71st Foot, to br Staff-Rich a Reernit Moss, |