The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-02-25 00:00:00

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Amer Emonvs.-011 the let at November,
the number of electives, imploding Gamin and staff, on
the British establishment, was 148,880. On the Indian
establishment, at thesauri date, the number of electives
was 70,536.
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The Globe understands that it is the intention of the
Secretary of State for War to appoint Lord Clyde to
take the command at the great volunteer field-day,
which it is in contemplation to hold at Brighton on
Easter Monday.
WORILMIN EMPLOYED AT OUR DOCKYARD& —From
the Navy Patimates just ironed we learn that at the
present tune there are 10,800 workmen employed at the
the dockyards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham,
Sbeerness, Portsmouth, Devonport. and Pembroke.
The men are thus deseinbed :--Shipwrighta acid appren-
tiees, 4,000; caulkers and apprentices, 330; joiners,
609 ; sawyers, 230; smiths and apprentices, 877:
workmen at millwright's shops and apprentices, 249;
workmen at block, saw, and metal mills, atl ; riggers,
633; sailmakers and apprentices, 204; spinners and
hemsebors, 440; other trades, 662; labourers, 907;
hired Labourers, (Ist class), 1,319. It is intended to
reduce the aninbur as vacancies 0W.12 to 9,621, Om
number established by order in council of the 19th June
1850.
:OUR IROM-CLAD NAVY.—In addition to the iron-
- Assets already launched, there are four others in
"
_ .s• oVisdbitrtrotion by Contract, the building of
wideis edimated to cost £1,125,805. Of this MM.
£OO,OOO have already been voted by the Rouse of

•I cited vessels
the' •taittra

Commons, and the sum required for 1862-63, to
further the completion of these four vessels, is
£687,456.

DIE NATT—There are at the present time in our
fleet and coastguard service 56,850 seamen, and 18,000
marines. The mane's' required to pity this force
amounts to £73,078,121, In 1861, the seamen in the
fleet and ocuistgosnd service numhered 59,000, hence
there is a, decrease this year of 3,850 men, and, of
course, • corresponding diminution in the amount of
money required for payment.
RSPAIRS OP NAT! Slurs, &0., DOSING THE PAST
YEAR.—On Thursday morning a return was presented
to Parliament showing in detail the expenses incurred
in building, converting, repairing, fitting, Ate.. Her
, Majesty's navy ships during the financial year 1860-61.
£1,392,486 was spent, during the year on ships and
vessels building in the dockyards ; £607,574 on ships
building by contract and purchased; £48,130 on ships
commenced as sailing slips And converted into screws
while building ; £496,085 on ships launched as sailing
ships and subsequently converted Into screws ; £479,444
on fitting out and refitting, be,. steamships and vessels
in commission ; £489,711 on fitting, refitting, and
repairing ships and vessels in the steam ordinary;
£5,636 for maintenance in ditto; £101,563 on expenses
incurred (except for building) on steam vessels
permanently employed as troop, store, or surveying
vessels, tenders, yachts, tugs, &o. ; £13,809 on re; airing
and fitting sailing ships in commission; £354 for
refitting sailins ships in ordinary ; £3,655, for mainte-
nance of ditto; £26.910 for expenses incurred on sailing
vessels, be. ; £29,140 for fitting And maintaining hulks;
£42,274 for building and maintenance of all yard craft, 1
boats, be. ; £21,675 for "inking ships and vessels to
pieces." These items make r total of £3,574,107;
£311,003 is added for "incidental expenses," such as
moorings, cables, buoys, be. The value of stores sent
from the home yards to foreign stations is put down at
£69,074; the amount of purchases of stores at home and
abread by captains, consuls, and storekeepers was
£61,043; and there is an item of £2,554 for repairs to
vessels, for other departments, for private individuals,
and for foreign powers. The total expense incurred on
Her Majesty's ships under the above heads during the
year was £4,017,780.