The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-23 00:00:00

SUXDBRLAND NAVAL PATRIOTIC ASSO.

&ATloir:

We have received a copy of a correepoudence
which has just passed between the Admiralty and some
patriotic gentlemen at Sunderlard. The nature of the
batistes sellinently appear in the following letter :
Admiralty, Jas. 17, 1866.
Sir,—Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty your letter of the 14th inst., tnnemitting copies
of resolutions passed at a meeting bold at Sunderland on
that day, at which an association was formed under the
name of the Sunderland Naval Patriotic Association, for the
purpose of raising a sum of money, with the object of
manning, with seamen of that port, one or more of the
gumboils now building there for the Hence of the coun-
try, I am commanded by their lordships to acquaint you
that they an much gratified by the receipt of this letter, and
they ninth their beet thanks for these patriotic and praise-
worthy exertions in the endeavour to man the gun boats
beading at Sunderland; and I am directed to mind you the
following replies to the several inquiries contained in your
letter

font— As to whether their lordthips will give their sans.
dos to eanying out the object proposed by the amociatiene
my lords direct me to &Ennis% you that they highly
approve of the isteotions of the assoeiattos.
Seeoudly—Aa to the somber of sailors required for each
gunboat, I am to acqsaint you that they will each run's,
1 earpenter's new, 10 able seamen or first elan ordinaries,
2 boys of the first elms, 2 boys of the second elm, 1 India(
stoker, 5 stoken and coal trimmers, independent of Mears
and royal marines to be appointed by the Board of Ad-
. _

ThinUy—For bow short a period mimes would be pen
matted to enter the service, I am to acquaint you that nes
for the service entered by the amociatios may claim their
discharge, if they think fit, at the sod of the Baltic season
of 1856, bat the boys would have to enter for cardamum
envies of ten year', from the age of 18.
Fourthly—The amount of pay per moath of 81 slays is is
follows :—Carpeater's crew, 21. 8.. I Id. ; able mama, 2L
ls. 4d. ; ordinary menses (first elms), 11. 13s. 7d.; bop
(first 'lase). 18s. Id.; bolsi (.reond class), 15s. 6d.; leading
stoker, 31. 2s. ; stokers, 21. 141.3 d.
Fifthly—The pay would commence from the data demi
man's entry at Sunderland.
flathry—lnstruations have been given to Mr. Heasley,
Master Royal Navy, conducting the naval 'indurate al
Senderlend, to give you every assistance and leformation.
lam also directed by my lords to aweless, for the infor-
mation of she assoolatios, • few tabular forms, showing the
pressat male of pay, pensioss, and provisions in the Royal
Nary, and to acquaint you that there ars a large number of
gnaboats building at other ports, as well as snorter vsesels.
I am, &a., THOMAS Paige.
D. Joesesohn, E.q , Sunderland.
• meeting of the association was held, on Monday, at the
ems of Mr. Joualsohn, when a subseription list was cloned,
and merle SOD!. at ono* subsoribsd ; end it is folly en-
posted that the assocjation will be able to carry out the
object. This is, we believe, the first alsociation of the kind
established daring the pneent war, and shows the spirit at
the Sunderland people in a highly favourable light.

Throe Rear-Admirals—Rear-Admiral Superintea
drat Sir Mestags Staptord, Rear Admiral Sir Hondas
Stewart, sad Rear-Adatfral Eimy—are at pretest at Malts.

At the last sitting of the Geographical Society of
Perim, Y. de la Wispier', one of the members of that body
read en Interferes paper en the expeditions of Sir John
Franklin, and on the Carroty of the Northwest Perage.
Y. Moquette thinks that Franklin or hie eimpanions were
the fiat to rive, in coming from the east, the futons pro-
blem of the passage betweee the two reuse. " This opinion.
however," he said, " does not in any way take from the glory
and merit of Capt. Sir R-ibert whine voyage of
tlimovery was accomplished somewhat later from the Wed
and north of Baron's Island."

Said-Effendi, jester to the Sultan, and who hag
held the same poet ander four Ottoman Emperors, has Jut
died at the age of 120 yean and 7 months. Notteithstead.
kg his extreme age he retained, it is said, the use of all
his homilies to the last. He has been sometimes beard to
relate antedates connected with fame of much an old date
that permits were at a loss hew to believe his auertiona

Instances of extreme longevity are not very rare at
Constantinople. At Pumm►tia there fa cow residing a
skia•dresesr who is 117 ysan of age, aid he has is ►ie pose
maim a receipt, taken by blutself for the poll•tae, whleh
dates back 101 years.

M. Montslemberee new work, "The Political
Potato of Ragland," is said to be obtaining a great sals in
Proses.

It is remarked in a letter from Turin :—" The
Caneivel seem is attended with mom favourable auspices
this year than last, w►en the domestic be aaaaa ments of the
Royal family had pleaged the whole country into "mourn-
ing. Keay hells have already taken place. The Duke de
Gramme; Mahar et Frame, has opened his saloons.
and reeeivee every Weiland', the Milo of the society of
Twin. Is addition to fashionable', politicians of all parties
pees into the saloons of the honourable diplomatist, who
wall knows hew to eaptivate the sympathise of ell, aid who
wenld be seemly lose popular if he was here only as
private patlewan." -

- Nina theatres are now open at Rome. The tidal
of sevesal or the pieces have bees changed by the director et
polies. "La Teenier& " appeared to his too fro. Obi 'ab-
ject of the opera is "La Dame sal Canalise "), end it le
topless& by the title of " Violeta." " Rigeletto," at the
Theatre Valle, I. willed Visserdelli," how the saws et
the Arse singer in the pima ; and ths Vernes Sieiliesase"
is willed " (Novenas di Osman," the sees. being MIN.
hoed to Spate.