The Sun. — London, England, 1814-12-29 00:00:00

DNITTi Arri.riurct , Decerdb-er6 l4 . S Boy al Iliglyness the PRINCB REGENT -f. l -- 41 - 'has been graciously pleased, in the manic and on the .behalf of his Majesty, and in pursuance of the power vested in his Majesty, by an Act passeCisi. {be present Ses sion of Parliament, to issue an Order in Council for improv ing the system by which PENSIONS from the CHEST and TtOYAL HOSPFI'AL at .GB.EENWICH have hitherto been granted on account of Wounds, Hurts, Sitliness, or Debility, and for extending to the Petty and Non-Commissioned Of ficers.and Men, even though not disabled, the benefit of Pen "dons adequate to their length of service, and to the rank they leeky have borne in his Majesty's Navy. The Fleet willsee, by the Scale hereunto subjoined, that the ancient practice of Smart Money is continued, and that the Pensions hitherto granted from the Chest are also continued with some variations, beneficial to the general interests of the Seamen and Marines:—that the Pensions heretofore granted from Greenwich Hospital to worn-out and disabled Seamen upon uncertain principles, are new reduced to a fixed and snore equitable system, in which the nature of the injuries re ceived, and the meritorious services of the different classes of men respectively, hare been carefully considered -and ade ,quately recompensed :—that a new and most important bene fit has been extended to the Service; namely, that every man who may be discharged after Fourteen Years faithful service, even thoueli he should not be disabled, has a right to claim a Pension,libtrally proportioned to the number of years he may base served,—and that after Twenty-one- Years Service, every man, in addition to a Pension of at least One Shilling per diem, may demand his free discharge from the Navy. The Fleet will also observe the great reward and encou ragement which the Scale affords to those valuable classes of men the Petty and Non-Commissioned Officers, between whom and persons of inferior ratings no difference had been hitherto made, but who will uow receive a reward Propor tioned to the length and the merit of their respective ser- vices. In , communicating thi, measure to the Fleet, the Lords Corninissloners of the Admiralty cannot but express their con viction that it be attended with the most benficial effects, as rcli to the publreservice as to the individual interests of The Vimlty ana ;70u.connissioned Officers, the Seamen and Royal Trines;—the duration of whose services and the amount of whose rewards, will be no longer uncertain 4nd variable;—every man will krlow to what benefit he may be entitled, and be will feel that isst,thing but misconduct on his own part can deprive him of an honourable provision for his , future life. By Command of their Lordskip!,, • J. W. CROKER. SCALE of PENSIONS for the SEAMEN of his MAJESTY's FLEET and RoYAL NIART.NES, and RULES and RE ? GULATIONS for the Granting, Continuing, orKescinding the same. 1. Of Gratuities and Pensions to Men Wounded or Hurt. Every Seaman, Landman, Boy, or Royal Marine, Wounded or hurt in his Majesty's Service, shall receive a suns of Money in the nature of Smart Money os heretofore.' Every Staman, Land Man, Boy, or Royal Mariye, discharged from his Majesty's. Service on account of Wounds , or Hurts received therein, shall be entitled to receive a Pension pro portioned to his Wounds or Hurts, of not less than Sixpence per diem, and not more than One Shilling and, Sixpence per diem. H. Of Pensions to Men discharged for Sickness or Debility. Every ahle Seaman discharged for Sickness or Debility from his Nlajesty's Service, after having served seven years .yon - be fore he shall have served .seven years, if the special circum stances of his case shall seem to deserve such indulgence), shall be entitled to a PensiOn of not less than Five-pence per dims, nor more than Ten-pence, according to the following scale s. d. If incapable of contributing to ea - rn a livelihood 0 10 If disabled, but capable of contributing something to wards his livelihood. 0 8 If disabled, but capa'sle of materially assisting himself 0 6 If unfit for Service. imt able to earn a livelihood 0 5 If his length of service exceeds 14 years, hut is less than 21, not less th,,,0 ad. nor more than Is. Bd. per diem, accord ing- to the following scale : s. d If incapable of 'eontribating to earn a livelihood If disabled, but cap Ale of contributing something to m-ttrtis If &abler], but caprdife of materially assisting himself 0 10 If unfit for set vice, but able to etten, a livelihood 0 Every Seaman, Landman, or Royal Marine, discharged for Wounds ,sr Hurts, and every able Seaman discharged. for Sick ness or Dehilty, whatever be , the "nature or extent of the Ja j,, r , after 24 years Service, a Pension of Is. Ga. per di'eui, All the foregoing Pensions may be granted for one year or 7T101,, or for Life, as the ell'ect,4 the Wound or Hurt, or the Sickness or Debility-may ;ippear peonanent or temporary. 111. 01. Pensions fur length of Service. 1 8 Every able Seam'an who shall he discharged,. not for p Wounds, Hurts, Sickness or Debility, but on a reduction of tae-Fleet, who shall have faithfully served 14 years. and less than 21, shall receive a Pension of one Halfpenny - per diem, . for e‘ery year of such service. • Every Able Seaman who shall hare completed 21 years SL;r lice, shall, even though not disabled, he entitled to his free Diseharge, and a Pension of ts. per diem, on the first subse quent arrival of the Ship, in which he maybe serving at a Pay- Port in England. Every Able Seaman who, after having served 2i years, shall _ choose to continue his Ssrvice, shall receive one Halfpenny per diem for every year of such additional Service, ami may claim his free Disci : lame, and his increased Pension, at the conclusion of each additional year, or the first subsequent ar rival of the Ship in which he may be serving at a yay-Port i t s England, provided, however, that the 'whole Pension shall never exceed Is. gd. per diem. IV. Of Ordinary Seamen and Landmen. In all the scales of the foregoing paragraphs, in which the Rates are those to which an Able Seaman is entitled, the Rates for'Ortlinary Seamen are to be four-fifths of the Able f;eaman's Rate, and those for Landmen are to be three-fifths of an Able Seaman's Rate but no Seaman shall be pensioned as Able or'Ordinary, unless he shall have served one-third of his whole time of service in the. higher rating; 'but all ser vice in the higher rating, if not sufficient to entitle the In dividual to the higher Pension, is nevertheless to be allowed as Time of Service, for the inferior Rating and Pension. After Twenty-one Years' Service, Ordinary Seamen and Landrum' are also to be entitled to their Free Discharge, and to addition to eir 'Pension according to their Rating, for every additional Year fur which they may choose to continue in the Service. V. Of the Royal Marines. Privates of the Royal Matinesshall he entitled as Landmen, if their length of Service falls short of Fourteen Years, and as Oidinary Seamen when it shall exceed that period. After Twenty-one Years Service they are also to be en tit4rd to their Free Discharge, and to an addition to their Pension, at the rate of an Ordinary Seaman for every addi tional year they may crmose to continue in the Service. VI. Of Boys. Boys, in cases of Sickness or Debility, shall be pensioned as Landmen; but Boys' time shall not be reckoned in com puting- the Pension for length of Service; and of Persons brought up from Boys in his Majesty's Service, Man's Time shall commence front the age of Eighteen Years. VII. Of Pensions to Petty and Non-commissioned Officers. That the Petty and Non - commissioned Officers named in the margin (Rope-maker, Ship's Corporal, Captain of Tops, Captain of After-guard; Captain of Masts, Corporal of _Ma rines,) shall receive, in addition to the Rates of Pension to which their Service, as ,Seamen, Lamb ' ," or m ar i nes, would entitle:them, One Retains' per Dicta for each Year of their Service as such Petty or Non-commission e d Officer. That the Petty and Non-commissioned Office rs named i n the margin (Clerk, Schoolmaster, Armourer, Master at Arms, Carpenter's Mate, Caulker, Quarter-Master, Boat swain's Mate, Sail-maker, Gunner's Mate, Yeoman of Powder Room, Ditto of Sheets, Coxswain, Quarter-Master's ,Mate, Captain of - Forecastle, Scrjeant of Marines,) dial! be en titled to One Halfpenny per Diem, in addition to the Rate of Pension to which their Services as Seamen; Lamb:len, or Marines, would entitle them. VIII. Of Pensions to Warrant Ogieers, • Lf• it shall at any tine please the. King iu Council to grant. t- , s any eh the Warrant atit*ri.oi - T"etsons taste) its the rs‘ron, (Boatswain, Gamier, Carpenter, Purser, Mast-or, Surgeon,-Surgeon's Assistant, Master's Male, MiSshipinan,) on account of Wounds or Hurts received in his Majesty's Service, a Pension on the Ordinary Eatimate of the Navy, sod) ()nicer or Vcri.-on shall not be entitled to any Pension from Greenwich Hospital. IX. •Of VA charged 11Ten Pe-enttritig. If a Man, after being regularly discharged, shall re.tuter his Majesty's Service, he shall be entitled, in- computing •liis ultimate Rate of Pension, to the addition of his subsequent to his former Service. X. Of the Forfeiture of Pensions, As all these Pensions are. intended for the encouragement amtreward of good and faithful conduct in the Seamen and Marines, all claim thereto may be barred and forfeited. Ist. By sneh misconduct of the Individual as shall induce the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to order the said PenSions to h( withheld or:refitied-* . . . 2nd. By desertion or running .frOm his Majesty's Service; and if any Deserter shall be retaken, or shall re-enter his Majesty's Service, he shall commence a new t',ie from the date of such subsequent vntry, and shall not be entitled to reckon any time preceding such desertion or runniTt,' except the R. shall have been previously removed, by 'order of ',the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. 3rd By Sentenceof a Court-Martial. 4th. Pensioners who shall not have been discharges as wholly incapable, - or for baring served Twenty-one Years or upwards, or whose age shall not exceed Fifty Years, may forfeit their Pensions, by neglecting or omitting to attend at such Port or Place, and at such Time, as shall, in time of War, or in prospect of a War, be appointed for the assem bling of the Pensioners, by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, or by neglecting or refusing to serve his Majesty in such manner as to the said Lords Cbmmissioners may seem proper, except when such neglect or omission to appeal, or such neglect or refusal to serve, shall be accounted for by reasonable excuse, to be admitted by the said Lords Commis sioners. All the foregoing Pensions shall be paid by Quarterly Pay ments, but no fractional part of a Shilling shall be payable at any sorb Payment. N. B. It is not intended to make any alteratiop in Pensions .already gritivicif except that Petty and Non-commissioned Officers discharged since Apra, 1614; may receive the additional Allowance to which they would now under this Regulation be entitled. HAMBURG!' MAIL. LETTER FROM VIENNA, DEC. 15.—The politi cal horizon is unhappily not so serene as there was lately reason to hope. The hope is not, however, given up (if soon seeing all happily concluded.—(Yamb. Corresii. Dec. 23.) akmßortntt, 23.—Our letters clireet from Vienna agree, that some differences have again arisen at the, Congress, which it will take some time to arrange. ProfoundSt,atesmen.are of opi nion, that from the geographical position, as well as by the principles W . sound policy for the main tenance of the balance of Europe, Poland _ought to he united with Russia, and Saxony with Prussia. The Sovereigns and other distinguished visitors will remain sonic time longer in Vienna, which is proved by the circumstance, that very lately a Committee has been appointed by the Emperor, to provide measures to make the abode, of the .So ivereigns at Vienna as agreeable as possible. The Kings of Bavaria and Wirtemb will have no share in these new amusements, and have given or ders to make ,the necessary preparations for . their departure.-(Harn. Borsen Ilctlt.List, Dec. 23.) LETTER FROM VIENNA, DEC. 12 : —On the 10th, after a considerable interropion; flie first confer ence on the affairs of Europe took place. The conferences of the German Committee which had been suspended ev_er. since the lfith November, were to begin again iminediatel3% Wirtemberg is said to have ',relented a note in favour of the union of Saxony with Prussia.— The Committee of the minor German Princes is . employed on the plan of a Gerinad Constitu tion, in which the wish already expressed by them, for the restoration of the Imperial dignity, is fiir ther developed, and when their work is finished, it will he laid, before the greater German Powers. HANOVER, DEC. 16.—At the opening of the Assembly the States yesterday, the Ladies ap peared magnificently dressed in the old Roman costume. As Hanover was the first German State to de= dare for altvpresentative System, it has preceded all the rest in calling► the States together, .and the eyes of a great part of Germany are tinned upon the course of the deliberations and their results. The labours of so - many distinguished men, whom time just confidence of their fellow-citizens has chosen to represent the different provinces of the kingdom, will justify the expectations which we have a right to entertain, and put to shame a pamphleteer who lately indulged in the most ridi culous diatribes against a Government whose con stant wish for a century has been to make its sub jects happy by its mildness and justice. The procession from the Palace to open the As sembly was really splendid. The Hall was tastefully fitted up, the throne in the middle, and the seats for the Deputies before it. The two sides were filled with numerous spectators. The Royal Duke took his place with great dignity. The manner in which his Royal Highness deliVered his -excellent speech was admirable; every word was marked with animation and feeling. The Deputies. not re siding in Hanover receive 4 crowns, and those residing in that city 2 crowns per diein, as long as the Assembly shall continue. • HANOVER, DEC. 19.—The propositions of the States will, it is said, be published : it is also affirmed that it will be considered, whether the debates - shall be public, like ,those of the English Parliament. MUNSWICE., DEC. 18.—On thel2th inst. the Duke named a CouLthittee to examine and regu late the debts of the Country. The Committee t'onsists of the ancient Deputies, with the addi tion of some well-informed Burghers, who were formerly not admissible; %Thence, it is . presumed, that on the re-establishiynt of the States ,(which is tee take place as his Royal Highness declares after the Congress) som changes suitable to the spirit of the will be introduced, and, at the same time, the inconvenient, if :not oppressive preponderance of some classes be abolished. SLESWICKi DEC. 20.—His Royal • Highness Prince Christian lately honoured this town with a visit. HAMBVIIGiI, DEC. 22.—The march route of the Russian Army of Poland from this place .to War saw, is now published ; by which it appears that the whole will have left us by the Sth of January, 1815.—(llayib. Car. Dec. 23.) PETEASBURGH, DEC. 7.—The Persian Ambas sador to our Court, arrived on the 12th November, at Nowotscherkask, with a considerable suite. He was formerly in the same quality in England. ARLtivEv—l Hamburgh. ])UL—I Peance, I Lisbon, I Hot- PRICE 0 THIS DAY Al V sTcc - Ks , VELVIV. Ii'CLUCK. Bank Stock, - MI ilt L. .. , ?:nn. !au 3 per Cent. Red. Gsi 66 012: ['lndia 11,,nits, 1:;:. vr. 3 per Cent . . Cons. shnt Exchrl; siii, ''.,. (!is. 3s. pr 4 per tefir. Cons. S2i 4,1 • (Thniiw.i, 1 y dis. 4 Ices Cent. Y.ary Ann. shut Cons - . fur Opening, GM A HIGH -wATER AT LONDON Dcw, To-monnow. Nlorning, 42 minutes after 4. 1 Evening, 7 nii!itti es alter 5, E K IN • s , ,L.Em Q 1 ,13 DICEKS, F.ll.st UM I,DVAT LONDON, 7'IIURSD_4I% D.ECEMBER 29, 1814 A Hainburgh Mail brings intelligence from Vi enna to the IGth, which is, we are sorry to ob serve, of rather an unfavourable character. It does not appear that the difficulties in the way of a final arrangement of the affairs of Europe have been overcome. When so many clashing interests are at stake, so tuany_conflicting claims advanced, and the views •of so many individuals and States depend on the issue, it is, indeed, rather to be ex peeted t im wondered at, that very powet fit"! obsta cles in, the way of a perfectly acceptable and univer sal accommodation should . be presented. While we offer this remark, we are far from desiring to insi nuate that we think the . renewal -of War at' all probable. Yet we cannot help seeing in this state of affairs a new proof of the wisdom of Government in haviug.signed the Treaty of Ghent to strengthen its hand at Vienna. To be vigor ously prepared for war is the surest mode of avoiding that misfortune : a Country, like an in dividual, is the less likely to be struck at, when either has assumed an attitude of self-protection. An outcry has been made against the Treaty with America, because MADISON, true to his na ture, tnny accept or reject it, as' his interc:4 dic- tates. We Will grant ►his fact, for, the sake of argument, :tad are still ready to contend, that ail the foiturc and contingent advantage thus given to the treacherous President, is more than counter balanced by the immediate a act certain be4elit to the Br►t►sh interests in Europe by the siguaturc of the Treaty, were it even to twill out to be mere waste paper. Before the determination of the ,Imerican Government can be known in this quarter of the world, we shall have accomplished our objects ; and should war instead of peace be the result, it will be far more eligible for us to renew ,hostilities in the Spring than to have carried them on through the Winter.—We shall not enlarge further upon this topic at present : as a political consideration, we hold it to be of the first importance, and unan swerable ; and should it be contraverted, we shall make no apology for resuming the discussiOn. The accounts in these Papers respecting I-la nover are very gratifying. In Germany, as in Great Britain, the Councils of the PitiNcr. RE GENT seem calculated to excite the admiration of the world, Were the Country to be polled, we, take it for granted that every individual member of the Com munity, upon being asked, "Do you wish the Property Tax to be repealed or continued ?" would reply, " repealed by all means." We further presume, that Persons of the least Property would answer in the most peremptory tone, as we oh serve those arc the loudest and longest Speakers at the Meetings convened to petition apinst this Impost, who, from the lowness of their cir cumstances, have the smallest cause to com-' plain of its burthen. We have, indeed,, been amused with the impressive earnestness of these disinterested Orators, who have gone from ass'em bly to assembly to expend their lungs in declama tion against the heavy pressure and inquisitorial infamy of a 'fax, which they felt not but through the purses of others, This, wc have whispered to r Y'~Y P • • dte" ° so ut i ' i s s eh a7 ' nt il :ti t i ls it t i _ only be thus laboriously anxious °ll account. t bat th es e d ' At the same time, we were aware sir , have g b eof pu th r i e e p pr o a tr 3 i t oi th i s : l l sci tti vetti . , o l oo olo,. .l Citizens are the same geniuses vvii ° 0 J; j tir so many questions for the natiolla,.r, , er etell t ot have bored, and pestered the de 11° .41 judicial, amo ntry, with their t fr° a 1 ; on all s n t ' i l bj th ee e ts C , We knew them for the dregs of thesa the CO u' Ona which no good ever yet emanated, ~tfor not help suspecting that we must bciateill;y• pre' :1)1.1411/1 fancying that they could conterul) eir for the welfare of Great Britain ill -th 10 11 a proceedings. t 13° h i Nor do they ! The welfare of G re " l re • not within the scope of their dirty s cle t tit benefit of their native land enters . 11° 10 ser u m limited Sphere of their deliberatio ns.- s ti 4" , party purpose, to insult a Sovereig"to offitc or i size a Minist , er, to. embarrass time G'' verl de oci 6 iii i to vent the spleen of low and littl e ° a ble ° minds against whatever is exalted ai' d the if worthy of admiration, is die top nf , bi•tion----t he very head a nd front of tbe ' r- But to the subject o f petitioning 4:1 0 41 , me re-enactment of r.,e Property Tat''' r . way, will now, we• s u pp o se, be ai' di " -‘ ief' f : duced in its rate, is it p os sible to tl i g L. : o iih t. , moment the express design of the I%j°vel ,.: f °r Meetings at this, or ra t-her the late or'. week or ten days makes all the eventful age. Was it to strengtbe" tll %, ir / 1 1 Government, as they pretended %vas in the Meetings,respectin , , - th e Slave r 3lle il 'oti cs. it was to strengthen their friends, th e I ''Fitt''' ilr Commissiopei:s at Ghent :as the Pre ( ' i)e 1 , was calculated to produce the' sacrifice °I at' claims of England in Europe for . a of morality, which after %v" all was r'• , • ,1 1 )" ' less, because its hot an d unreflectingleic, the opinion in oth er na ti on s that it sP r '' ' c ' l ir e(L ,, interested motives, and consequently P r° .11 ,10 to be as tenaciously opposed as it ‘vas it 111e,~ voeated. Yet thousands of loyal and ‘rc - - mg men were duped by the connine: signature of th ese p et i t i ons , wh irl' n it Party answered a double end, 1()I. 10 1° , 1 ; J a m i l i i;e l d wa t s he s i o r c n t i , t t i m e n h try dw i e n k it t s ipo f n ore a r i :: boli f t : ' , „we , the Nation heard more' of the, 1 10 ''' ' 0 ,01 : 1 of the Slave Trade, than of all time rv la tg ' ; and inestimable advantages w hi c h the perseverance of 'time Prince Re 4 -cnt's procured for the Country by the of Paris, which raised is to time bie e ' l l of national grandeu r . N ever for' high ; never had people so much re3s`)l) ''l orr'l nest exultation ; and yet , we wt it svid'6,l. so successful were the pitif u l ar ts of " c despised Fact ion, that they a l m ost s e ' :a) ji,ri' d vide the opinion of th e Country on ti me °l' 0131i6 on 0 - .'imic,h scepticism could hang a doubt' Qr hint fl suspfciori. tr 4 mb Eoldened by't his lucky hit, they* 31 ' , thesame game again with a different e ilr `! . .s e' i pr forty vestry, parish, and larger i‘lectitbrer time subject of the Preputy,Tax; a Pt long-winded tirades about rpmestion s neither informed upon, nor have minderst3ll ;1101 - .ledge even were they Sc) informed 3 c l t o l ,re' e suilicit of I:,ratuitous abuse of Governmee' 101 ed to by ,congregations of the idle and ° e l? ing, will, they flatter themselves, agnin the semblance of being something wh ere nothing either in st rengt h or in character:, 111,'' i 4 To warn the nnwary agaidst this stratilt sling consider to be our. ini , Portant duty; ' llOl. be deterred float it by the aiiparent 01' ! to f ' which may attach.to our being reprcscut6 olio° what we are not, Advocates for the Pa ct 10' of War Taxes, and espe c i a lly o f the rfc'PcrtY t It is an absurdity to ac cu s e a ny onegu t in li who pays this heavy but ne ce ssary,----this , ijo b cases,• oppressive, but, in general, ow st eq l and merciful to the lowei - orders, as Wei I .producitive levy. What,—we put it to the sense of•th e what act could Ministers do whic h them at once so p o p u l ar , an d ra i s e thew s ° 1 130 41 scendantly abcive even the, shafts of Pol itie : e in o ' tility, as the repeal of this Tax ? Can i t I— , t liel glued that they are in sens ibl e to t his-- - 7t i ' l- s orf , value power so little, a s no t to desire t° re ot ici l if they could, to th a t w hi c h w ould 9° 1 00 0 strengthen them in it ? No the C °llllll oe ie may rest assured, that were it only f °l. • own sakes, the Advi sers of t h e Crown Must beos" sirous of alleviating this grievance as mocha s ' s ' i ble sible, consistently with the absolutely ja i l: l 6 115 5" service of the State. The t erm ination 0 ' ' l O O lities ,with America will, probably enable the 1 0 lower it, and th e y must produce sufficient g er49 r d tll l in a . financial e x p o siti on o f t h e a4 . airs °' Country to convince the Legislature that thi° A 11 11 1 111 4 cz t r , I ' " ,„ .‘lll 4 l It .4'