COMMANDERS PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. NAVY. PROMOTIONS. G. Gratrix (retired). Edward Harris Butterfield; LIEUTENANTS-C. Henry Badoes; Augustus Murray; W. Houston. APPOINTMENTS. CAPTAINS-Manley H. Dixon, to the Ranger; W. Walpole, to the Pallas. COMMANDERS-Drake, to the Britannia; Foley, to the Asia. LIEUTENANTS-G. A. Henry, to the Warspite; Thomas Richmond, to the Isis; Clive, to the St. Vincent; -Johnson, to the Conway; Josiah Thompson, to command the Brisk Brig of War, vice Butterfield, promoted. MASTERS-Henderson, to the Asia; A. Thompson, late of the Wellesley, to the Talavera. ASSISTANT-SURGEON-J. Atcheson (sup), to the Victory. CHAPLAINS-Rev. T. Fervis, to the Asia; Rev. G. Fisher, to the Victory; Rev. C. H. Lethbridge, to the San Josef; Rev. Mr. Payne, to the Ordinary at Plymouth. ROYAL MARINES. PROMOTIONS. CAPTAIN-Webb. FIRST-LIEUTENANTS-Barnes; Collis. SECOND-LIUTENANTS-Curry. APPOINTMENT. SECOND-LIEUTENANT-F. W. Maltby, to the Victory. ARMY. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 22. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon David Barry, M.D. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, Knight of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. DOWNING STREET, MARCH 1. The King has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint Major-Gen. Waters to be a Knight Commander of the Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath, in the room of Colonel Sir Noel Hill, dec. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 2. 2nd Regt. Life Gds.-Lieut. Mortimer Ricardo, to be Capt. by p. vice Cuthbert, who ret.; Cornet and Sub-Lieut. James Ogilvy Fairlie, to be Lieut. by p. vice Ricardo, Royal Regt. Horse Gds. - - George Holland Ackers, gent, to be Cornet, by p. vice Cowper, prom. 1st Regt. Foot.-Capt. Thomas Edmund Camp. bell, from h. p. to be Capt. vice John Potter Macqueen, who exc. rec. the diff 19th Ditto.-Lieut. Cadet Thomas Hilton, from Royal Mil. Col. to be Ens. without p. vice Landman, dec. 31st Ditto.-Lieut. William Henry Armstrong, to be Capt. by p. vice Pentland, who ret.; Sec. Lieut. Charles Henry Edmondstone, to be First Lieut. by p. vice Armstrong; Charles Frederick Armstrong, gent. to be Sec. Lieut. by p. vice Edmondstone. 52nd Ditto.-Lieut. Richard French, to be Capt. by p. vice Moorsom, who ret.; Ens. Hon. Richard Le Poer Trench, to be Lieut. by p. vice French; Ens, Hon. Walter Arbuthnot, from 72nd Foot, to be Ens, vice Trench. 61st Ditto.-William Carden Seton, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Storks, prom. 70th Ditto.-Lieut. William Taylor, to be Capt. without p. vice Goldfrap, app. Pay-Mast.; Lieut. John Connor, from the late 5th Rl. Vet. Bat. to be Lieut. vice Taylor; Capt. George Alfred Goldfrap, to be Pay-Mast. vice James Johnstone, who ret. upon h. p. 72nd Ditto.-Lieut. James Gowan, to be Capt. without p. vice Markham, dec.; Ens. James Messman Oliver, to be Lieut. vice Gowan; Hon. Charles Stuart, to be Ens. by p. vice Arbuthnot, app. to 52nd Foot; Gent. Cadet William Rattray, from Royal Mil. Col. to be Ens. vice Oliver. 85th Ditto.-ERS. William Todd, to be Lieut. by p. vice Cooke, who ret.; Oliver Jackson, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Todd. 2nd West India Regt.-Ens. Francis Brittlebank, to be Lieut. by p. vice Dalgety, who ret. Royal African Colonial Corps.-Edw. O'Bryen, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Hodges, who ret. Unattached.-Ens. Henry Knight Storks, from 61st Foot, to be Lieut. of Inf. by p. Memoranda. Lieut. William Forster, h. p. unatt has been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of an unatt. com. The date of Lieut. Jervis's prom. in 62nd Foot, is" 31st Dec. 1831," and not "20th Jan. 1832." The date of Lieut. J. B. Dodd's com. in 54th Foot, is "31st Oct. 1825," and not " 5th Jan. 1826." MARCH 6. 32nd Regt. Foot.-Lieut.-Gen. Sir Samuel Venables Hinde, K.C.B. from 98th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Gen. Campbell, dec. 98th Ditto.-Major-Gen. Hon. Sir Charles John Greville, K.C.B. to be Colonel, vice, Sir S. V. Hinde, app. to the command of 32nd Foot. Garrisons.-Tower of London. Rev. Robinson Rishton Baily to be Chaplain, vice Irvine, resigned. Memoranda. His Majesty has been pleased to permit the 15th, or King's Regt. of Light Dragoons, to bear on its standards and appointments, the words "Sahagun" and "Vittoria," in commemoration of the gallant conduct of the Regt. at the action of Sahagun, on the 21st Dec. 1808; and at the battle of Vittoria, on the 21st June 1813. The half-pay of the undermentioned officers has been cancelled from the 6th instant, inclusive, upon their receiving a commuted allowance for their commissions: Ass. Surg. James Kane, M.D. h. p. 2nd Dr. Gds.; Ens. Charles Gordon, h. p. 93rd Foot; Ens. Daniel Chambers M'Creight, h. p. 14th Foot; Lieut. Patrick Grant, h. p. 3rd Gar. Batt.; Ens. William Thomas Daunt, h. p. unatt.; Ens. Edward Back, h. p. 23rd Foot; Lient. Christian Fedden, h. p. 6th Line Batt. King's German Legion; Lient. Frederick Somers, h. p. 34th Foot; Ens. William Robertson, h. p. 60th Foot. The undermentioned officers, upon full pay, have been permitted to retire from the service, receiving commuted allowances for their commissions :Ass.-Surg. Hugh Caldwell, 15th Foot; Lieut. Tempest William Stroud, 89th Foot. MARCH 9. 2nd Regt. Life Gds.-To be Cornets and SubLieuts. by purchase.-Hon. Major Henniker, vice Squire, prom.; Thomas Ogilvy, gent. vice Fairlie, prom. 2nd Regt. Dr. Gds.-Cornet James Charles Kearney, to be Lient. by p. vice Campbell, prom.; Richard Duckworth Dann, gent. to be Cornet by p. vice Kearney. 3rd Dr. Gds.-Cornet John Hopton, to be Lieut. by p. vice Dyson, who ret.; Francis Garratt, gent. to be Cornet by p. vice Hopton. 6th Regt. Drs.-Mervyn Archdall, gent. to be Cornet by p. vice Hopton. 1st or Gren. Regt. Foot Gds.-Lieut.-Col. Benjamin Charlewood, from h. p. unatt. to be Capt. and Lieut.-Col. vice Richard Beauchamp, who exc.; Ens. and Lieut. John Balfour, to be Lieut. and Capt. by p. vice Sir Frederick Harvey Bathurst, who ret.; John William Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, to be Ens. and Lieut. by p. vice Balfour. 6th Regt. Foot.-Ens. Edward Staunton, from 1st West India Regt. to be Ens. vice Durie, app. to 94th Foot. 18th Ditto.- Hon. Henry Hare, to be Ens. by p. vice Egerton, prom. in 2nd West India Regt. 23rd Ditto. Richard Jennings, gent. to be Sec.Lieut. by p. vice Case, who ret. 41st Ditto.--Ens. Robert Harnett, to be Lieut. by p. vice Price, prom.; Henry Kemble, gent. to be Ens by p. vice Harnett. 42nd Ditto.-Capt. James Edward Alexander, from h. p. unatt. to be Capt. vice Robert Brereton, who exc. rec. the diff. 47th Ditto.-Lieut. Henry William Egerton Warburton, to be Capt. by p. vice James A. Campbell, who ret.; Ens. James Watson, to be Lieut. by p. vice Warburton; Gent. Cadet Henry Lister Lister Kaye, from Rl. Mil. Col. to be Ens. by p. vice Watson. 62nd Ditto.-Ens. Henry Robert Moore, to be Lieut. by p. vice Graves, whose promotion has not taken place. 66th Ditto.-Capt. John Daniell, to be Major by p. vice Patrickson, who ret.; Lieut. Herbert Charles Jenner, to be Capt. by p. vice Daniell; Ens. John Johnston, to be Lieut. by p. vice Jenner; George Henry Courtenay, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Johnston. 72nd Foot.-Ens. Edward John Francis Kelso, to be Lieut. by p. vice Oliver, whose prom. by p has been cancelled. 76th Ditto.-Lieut.-Col. Henry Gillman, from h. p. unatt. to be Lieut.-Col. vice William Leader Maberly, who exc. rec. the diff. 89th Ditto.- Lieut. Mundy Pole, from h. p. of the Regt. to be Lient. vice Stroud, who has commuted his commission. 94th Ditto.-Ens. William S. Durie, form 6th Foot, to be Ens. without p. vice Culley, cashiered Rifle Brigade.-Hon. Henry Coventry, to be Sec. Lieut. by p. vice Kerr, prom. 1st West India Regt.-Ens. Henry William Hassard, from h. p. 1st Gar. Batt. to be Ens, vice Staunton, app. to 6th Foot. 2ud Ditto. Ens. Thomas Graham Egerton, from 18th Foot, to be Lieut. by p. vice Hodges, who ret. Ceylon Regt.-Lieut. William Percy, from h. p. 36th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Hewitt, whose app. has not taken place. Unattached.-To be Capts. of Inf. by purchase. -Lieut. Richard Price, from 41st Foot; Sec. Lieut. Charles Fortescue Kerr, from the Rifle Brigade. Hospital Staff. Surg. Edward Daun, M.D. from h. p. 89th Foot, to be Surg.; Surg. Edward Daun, M.D. to be Deputy Inspector Gen. of Hospitals. Memoranda.-The undermentioned officers have been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of unattached commissions, viz. : Capt. William Campbell, h. p. Glengarry Light Inf. Fencibles; Capt. John Radenhurst, h. p. 8th Foot. The Christian names of Lieut. Westropp, of the 65th Foot, are John Thomas, and not John Thornton. The Christian names of Ens. O'Brien, of the 31st Foot, are Richard Sewell. The name of the Cornet appointed to the 17th Light Drs. on the 6th of January last, is Feilden, and not Fielden, as stated. MARCH 13. Hosp. Staff. Surg. Reginald Orton, M.D. from h. p. 1st Rl. Vet. Batt. to be Regimental Surg. upon full pay, for a particular service. Errata in the Gazette of the 9th instant.-6th Drs. The appointment of Mr. Mervyn Archdall to a Cornetcy in this Regt. was vice" Nesbitt," who retires, and not vice " Hopton." The promotion of Sec.-Lieut. Charles Fortescue Kerr, from the Rifle Brigade, on the 9th March 1832, was to an unatt. Lieutenancy, and not to an unnatt. Company, as stated. For "Capt. John Radenhurst," he p. 8th Foot, who has been allowed to retire by sale of an unatt. commission; read" Lieut. John Radenhurst,” &c. MARCH 16. 3rd Regt. Dr. Gds.-Capt. William Warburton Huntley, from h. p. of the 9th Light Drs. to be Capt. paying the diff. between the full-pay of Cavalry and Infantry, vice Warrington. 13th Regt. Light Drs.-Cornet George James Walker, to be Lient. by p. vice Thorold, app. to 63rd Regt.; James Cox, gent. to be Cornet, by p. vice Walker. 15th Light Drs. Lieut.-Colonel James Thomas Lord Brudenell, from h. p. to be Lieut. Colonel, vice Joseph Thackwell, who exc. rec. the diff. 1st or Gren. Regt. Foot Gds.-Capt. Philip Spencer Stanhope, to be Capt. and Lieut.-Colonel, by p. vice Charlewood, who ret.; Lieut. Hon. Augustus Frederick Foley, to be Lieut. and Capt. by p. vice Stanhope; Hon. James Lindsay, to be Ensign and Lieut. by p. vice Foley. 35th Regt. Foot.-Lieut. Henry Darby Griffith, from h. p. to be Lieut. vice Douglas Leith Cox, who exc. rec. the diff. 41st Ditto.-Ensign Edward Darvall, from h. p. of the 60th Regt. to be Ensign, vice Kemble, app. to 67th Regt. 56th Ditto.-Capt. Thomas Oliver Partridge, from 77th Regt. to be Capt. vice Nelley, who exc. 63rd Ditto.-Lieut. Richard Lane, to be Capt. by p. vice Vicary, who ret.; Lieut. Frederick Thorold, from 13th Light Drs. to be Lieut. vice Lane. 66th Ditto.-Lient. John Montgomery Russell, from 89th Regt. to be Lieut. vice Healey, who exc. 67th Ditto. Ens. George Alfred Currie, to be Lieut. without p. vice Thomson, app. Adjt. of a recruiting district; Ens. Henry Kemble, from 41st Regt. to be Ens. vice Currie. 70th Ditto.-Lieut. Samuel Whyte, to be Capt. without p. vice Samson, dec.; Ens. John Lucas Wilton, to be Lieut. vice Whyte; Thomas Charles Timins, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Wilton; Lieut. John G. Corry, to be Adjt. vice Whyte. 73rd Ditto.-Gent. Cadet William B. J. O'Connell, from RI. Mil. Coll. to be Ens. without p. vice O'Brien, prom. in 74th Regt. 74th Ditto.--Ens. Arthur O'Brien, from 73rd Regt. to be Lieut. by p. vice Pocock, who ret. 77th Ditto. Capt. John Peter Nelley, from 56th Regt. to be Capt. vice Partridge, who exc. 79th Ditto.-Ens. Thomas Isham, to be Lieut. by p. vice Fulton, prom.; Henry Lord Cardross, to be Ens. by p. vice Isham. 81st Ditto.-Major Charles Fitzroy Maclean, to be Lieut.-Colonel by p. vice Creagh, who ret.; Capt. Robert Henry Willcocks, to be Major by p. vice Maclean; Lient. Abraham Splaine, to be Capt. by p. vice Willcocks; Ens. John Gilby, to be Lieut. by p. vice Splaine; Edward Bowyer, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Gilby. 89th Ditto.-Lieut. Robert Thomas Healey, from 66th Regt. to be Lieut. vice Russell, who exc.; Ens. and Adjt. Christopher Lee, to have the rank of Lieut. 96th. Ditto.-Philpotts Wright Taylor, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Blencowe, prom. Unatt.-Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Lord Arthur W. M. Hill, from 2nd Drs. to be Lient.-Colonel without p.; Lieut. Robert Fulton, from 79th Regt. to be Capt. by p.; Ens. Edward Wills Blencowe, from 96th Foot, to be Lieut. of Infantry, by p. Staff.-Lieut. James Thomson, from 67th Regt. to be Adjutant of a recruiting district, vice Hill, dec. Garrisons. Capt. Andrew Half hide, on h. p. to be Fort Adjutant at Honduras. Memoranda.-Lieut. Walter M'Kenzie, b. p. Nova Scotia Fencible Infantry, has been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of an unattached commission. The Christian name of Dr. Dann is Robert, and not Edward, as stated. MARCH 22. Memorandum. — His Majesty has been graciously pleased to permit the 25th Regt. of Foot, or "the King's Own Borderers," which, on its formation in the year 1689, was called" the Edinburgh Regiment," (it having been raised in the short space of a few hours for the purpose of guarding the city of Edinburgh,) to bear on its colours and appointments the arms of Edinburgh, with the motto, "Nisi Dominus frustra;" also to retain the motto, "In veritate religionis con fido," which was authorized by His Majesty King George III. in reference to the badge and motto above specified. This motto to be placed under the crown, surmounted by a lion, in two corners of the regimental colours. MARCH 23. 1st Regt. Life Gds.-Cornet and Sub-Lieut. Thomas Heron, Viscount Ranelagh, to be Lieut. by p. vice Bayntun, who ret.; Philip Broke Turnor, gent, to be Cornet and Sub.-Lieut. by p. vice Lord Ranelagh. 2nd Regt. Drs.-Lieut.-Col. Lord Arthur W. M. Hill, from h. p. unatt. to be Lieut. Col. vice John Grey, who exc. rec. the diff. 2nd Regt. Foot.-James Lighton, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Hill. 14th Ditto.-Lieut. Thomas Shore, from 84th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Dormer, app. to 24th Foot; Lieut. Henry Knight Storks, from h. p. unatt. to be Lieut. vice William Maxwell, who exc. rec. the diff.; Lieut. Thomas Shore, to be Adjt. vice Ormsby, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 15th Ditto. Staff Ass.-Surg. William Wallace, to be Ass.-Surg. vice Caldwell, who has accepted a commutation. 20th Ditto.-Francis Frederick Janvrin, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Wyndham, whose appointment has not taken place. 24th Ditto.-Lieut. Charles Dormer, from 14th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Langford Heyland, who ret. upon h. p. 101st Foot. 26th Ditto. Capt. Richard Price, from h. p. unatt. to be Capt. vice William Hurt Sitwell, who exc. rec. the diff. 27th Ditto.-Capt. Robert Fulton, from h. p. unatt. to be Capt. vice Francis Shea, who exc. rec. the diff. 28th Ditto.-Lieut. Charles B. Carrothers, to be Capt. without p. vice Trant, dec.; Ens. Frank Adams, to be Lieut. vice Carrothers; George Thomas Conolly Napier, gent. to be Ens. vice Adams. 38th Ditto.-Lieut. John Jackson Lowth, to be Capt. by p. vice Mackay, who ret.; Ens. William Cornwallis Symonds, to be Lieut. by p. vice Lowth; Gent. Cadet William Ironside, from the RI. Mil. Col. to be Ens. by p. vice Symonds. 41st Ditto.-Frederick Orme Darvall, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Edward Darvall, who ret. 79th Ditto.-Major Robert Ferguson, from h. p. unatt. to be Major, vice James Barwick, who exc. rec. the diff. 84th Ditto.- Lieut. Roderick John Hanley, from h. p. 101st Foot, to be Lieut. vice Shore, app. to the 14th Foot; Richard Walter Lacy, gent. to be Ens. without p. vice James Lacy, who resigns. 96'h Foot.-Lieut. Robert Bush, to be Capt. by p. vice Waller, prom.; Ens. James Clyde, to be Lieut. by p. vice Bush. 97th Ditto.-Ens. Oliver Keating, to be Lieut. by p. vice Barton, who ret.; Thomas Greene, gent, to be Ens. by p. vice Keating. 99th Ditto. Lieut. Charles Fortescue Kerr, from h. p. unatt. to be Lieut. vice John Henry Greetham, who exc. rec. the diff. 2nd West India Regt.-William Richard Penny, gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Brittlebank, prom. Unattached.-Capt. James Waller Samo Waller, from 96th Foot, to be Major of Inf. by p. Hospital Staff.Ass.-Surg. James Taylor Harst, M.D. from h. p. 37th Foot, to be Staff Ass. Surg. vice Edward Hollier, who exc. Memoranda. The name of the Cornet appointed to the Royal Horse Guards on the 22nd March 1831, is Nethercote, and not Nethercoat. Major William Logie, h. p. unatt. has been allowed to retire from the service, by the sale of an unatt, commission. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. August 14th, 1831. At Bombay, the Lady of Capt. Sir Charles Malcolm, R.N. and Superintendent of the Bombay Marine, of a son. Dec. 1831. At Bruges, Netherlands, the lady of Thomas Abbott, Esq. 96th Regiment, of a daughter. Jan. 1832. At Bermuda, the Lady of A. C. Nelson, Esq. Surgeon, R.A. of a daughter. At Strete Raleigh, the Lady of Capt. Buller, R.N. of a daughter. Feb. 16th. At Burgie House, near Forres, the Lady of Colonel D. M'Pherson, of the Hon. East India Company's Service, of a daughter. Feb. 20th. At Gosport, the Lady of Capt. J. Barney, R.N. of a son. Feb. 21st. At Barton Cottage, near Lichfield, the Lady of Capt. William Proby, R.N. of a son and heir. Feb. 22nd. At Kinsale, the Lady of Capt. Richards, R.N. of a daughter. Feb. 24th. At his house, Howard Place, Edinburgh, the Lady of Capt. R. Campbell, R.N. of a son. March 9th. At Plymouth, the Lady of Lieut. J. L. Kingston, 89th Regiment, of a daughter. March 10th. At Plymouth, the Lady of Lieut. Shapeote, R.N. of a daughter. March 13th. At Stoke, the Lady of Capt. Edward Hawes, R N. of a son. March 14th. At Stoke, the Lady of Capt. J. Wilson, R.N. of a daughter. March 17th. At Trematon Castle, Cornwall, the Lady of Capt. John Jervis Tucker, R.N. of a daughter. MARRIED. Dec. 6th 1831. At the Cape of Good Hope, Major F. Hammond, 75th Regiment, to Catherine only daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel Taylor, of the 20th Light Dragoons. Dec. 29th. At Bahia, at the residence of His Majesty's Consul, Lieut. W. H. Riall, R.N. and of His Majesty's ship Druid, to Elizabeth Frances Parkinson, eldest daughter of John Parkinson, Esq. his Majesty's Consul in that Province. Jan. 12th 1832. At Smyrna, Andrew Smith, Esq. Surgeon of His Majesty's ship Raleigh, to Eugenia Sophia, second daughter of the late Peter Van Lennep, Esq. niece to the Dutch Consui at Smyrna, and first cousin to Lord Radstock. At Florence, Capt. Oakes, R.N. to Caroline, daughter of William Bryan, Esq. At Clifton, Lieut. A. H. M'Leroth, 35th Regi ment, to Emily A. Jackson, second daughter of the late James Johnson, Esq. of Kincardine, Perthshire. March 1st. At Stoke, Capt. Aylmer Dowgall, 89th Regiment, to Augusta Frances Bridget Monica, youngest daughter of Colonel Jennings, of Stoke, Devon. At Cabirnarry Church, Capt. Burton M Namara, R.N. brother of Major M'Namara, M.P. for the county of Clare, to Jane, daughter of Daniel Gabbett, Esq. of Limerick. March 5th. At Hardwicke Church, Lieut.-Col. B. C. Brown, to Mary Anne, daughter of J. F. L. Baker, Esq. of Hardwicke Court, Gloucester. March 10th. Capt. W. Jull, late of the 64th Regiment, to Elizabeth, widow of the late Rev. J. T. Grant. March 13th. At North Berwick, Capt. H. W. Bruce, R.N. second son of the late Sir Hervey, Bruce, Bart. to Mary Minchiu, youngest daughter of the late Colonel George Dalrymple. March 14th. At St. James's, Clerkenwell, Mr. Augustus Faber, of St. Benet's-place, Gracechurchstreet, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Robert Gillman, of Pentonville. March 20th. At Cork, Lieut. Henry Augustus West, 12th Foot, third son of Lieut. Colonel West, (late 3rd Guards,) Lieutenant Governor of Landguard Fort, to Elizabeth Deane, third daughter of James Pitcairn, Esq. M.D. Deputy-Inspector General of Hospitals. DEATHS. Major-General Murray, late Inspecting Field Officer in Canada. LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Dec. 9th, 1831. Deare, h. p. Unattached. Van Tempsky, h. p. Brunswick Cavalry. Feb. 1st, 1832. At Charleton, Kent, Major Bentham, Royal Artillery. CAPTAINS. McKay, 42nd Foot. Nov. 15th. At Cape of Good Hope, Markham, 72nd Foot. Dec. 12th, 1831. Herring, 48th Foot. Jan. 24th, 1832. At Melrose, Stedman, h. p. 90th Foot. Jan. 25th. At Tralee, Resch, 32nd Foot. LIEUTENANTS. Chadwick, Unattached. Aug. 27th, 1830. M'Bean, h. p. 18th Dragoons. Nov. 25th, 1831. Dowd, late 1st Royal Veteran Battalion. Dec. 21st. Edwards, b. p. 56th Foot. tached. ENSIGNS. Aug. 10th, 1831. Stamford, 20th Foot. Dec. 14th. Gibbon, h. p. 97th Foot. Feb. 2nd, 1832. Cust, h. p. 6th Garrison Battalion. Feb. 16th. At Burnley, Landman, 19th Foot. Jan. 8th. Adjutant Watts, h. p. 121st Foot. QUARTER-MASTERS. Sept. 22nd, 1831. Gropp, h. p. 2nd Dragoon German Legion. Dec. 22nd. Howlett, Royal Horse Guards. Feb. 6th, 1832. Johnston, Lanark Fencible Cavalry. SURGEONS. Dec. 27th, 1831. Griffin, late 5th Foot. Feb. 1832. At Guernsey, Saumarez, Staff. Jan. 26th. Assistant-Surgeon Kearney, h. p. 4th West India Regiment. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. Jan. At Quebec, Deputy-Purveyor Keys, h. p. Jan. 11th. At North America, Deputy-Assistant Commissary General Craig. At Bermuda, drowned, by the upsetting of his boat, Lieut. Thomas Taplen (1802), commanding his Majesty's schooner, Pickle, aged 50, an officer of great merit, and highly esteemed by all his acquaintance. Commander Henry John Hatton, R.N. At Fergus Hill House, near Irvine, N. B. Capt. Jos. Pearce, R.N. At Bristol, Commander Donevan, R.N. Feb. 15th. At Inverness, Lieut. Alexander Dunbar, late of the 42nd Regiment. Feb. 18th. At Plainville, in the county of York, aged 19 years, deeply regretted and lamented, Charles, third son of Charles Smith, Esq. and late midshipman in His Majesty's ships Ocean and Undaunted. Feb. 20th. At Worthing, Dr. John White, R.N. At Southampton, Lieut. N. F. Nixon, R.N. At Mousehole, Mr. Joseph Soady, Purser, R.N. Feb. 21st. At Cork Barracks, Major Thomas Hill, formerly Brigade Major at Waterford, and for the last fifteen years District Adjutant at Cork. Feb. 22nd. At the Grange, Bannow, County of Wexford, Colonel Boyce, late of the 13th Light Dragoons. Feb. 24th. At Leamington, Gen. Alexander Campbell, Colonel of the 32nd Regiment.-A memoir of service will appear next month. March 2nd. At Inverness, Lieut.-Colonel Robert Gordon, late of the 34th Regiment, aged 64. March 13th. At the Vicarage, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Capt. Thomas Abercrombie Trant, 28th Regt. at the early age of twenty seven, only son of Major-Gen. Sir Nicholas Trant, K.C.T.S. In Capt. Trant the service has lost an officer of the highest promise, and one who, though young in years, had already greatly distinguished himself. As a boy he was on the Peninsula with his father, and after the war received a military education in France and England. His first commission was in the 38th Regt. which he joiued at the Cape of Good Hope in 1820. Soon after his arrival his knowledge of surveying brought him under the immediate notice of Sir Rufane Donkin; who employed him to survey an extensive tract of country, seventeen hundred square miles, between the Berg and Oliphant Rivers; this service occupied eight months of the sixteenth year of his age. In 1821, he proceeded with his Regt. to Bengal; during the two years' arduous service in Ava, Capt. Trant, with singnlar zeal and ability, fulfilled the duties of an Assistant Quarter-masterGeneral. In 1826 he was promoted to an unattached company, and returned to England. In the year following, Capt. Trant was placed on full pay of the 1st West India Regiment at Trinidad, and was upwards of a year in the West Indies. He then obtained the appointment of sub-inspector of Militia in the Ionian Isles, and when the staff in the Mediterranean was reduced, he was transferred to the 28th Regt. in Ireland. Capt. Trant is favourably known to the public as the author of "Two Years in Ava," and the "Narrative of a Journey through Greece," which he performed in the depth of winter, being in trusted with despatches from Sir Frederick Adam. Wherever Capt. Trant happened to be stationed he was deservedly respected and esteemed; he was a very intelligent and social companion, warm in his friendships, and possessed the highest courage and honourable principles. His constitution shattered by hard service in various climes, he was cut off, after protracted sufferings, in the midst of a career which had most auspiciously commenced. A flattering vista of rank and ho nour was before him, but he has sunk into a premature grave, amidst the unavailing regrets of his relatives, and a large circle of personal friends. March 17th. At the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Lieut. Pearce, R.N. aged 34. At Bodmin, Lieut. J. F. Cook, R.N. (1815). |