The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-12 00:00:00

PROMOTION IN THE NAVY.

This morning was issued for the information of
parliament the following oopy of a scheme signed by Lord
0. Paget, proposed for inerewdng the flow of promotion
amongst Detain classes of officers of the Royal Navy:
"1. Compulsory retirement to beextended %Gall the exe-
cutive lists.
"2. Admirals to be retired on attaining 70 years of spa or
when physically unfit for service.
"3. Vice-admires to be retired at 68, or when physi-
cally unfit for service.
"4. Rear-admirals to be retired at 65, or when physi-
cally unfit for service.
"5. Fkg-oftioen at present on the active list, who may
be retired under these regulstions, will retain all the privi-
leges of rising in rank and pay to which they are now en-
titled ; bat no flag-offiesr, who has not hoisted his flag, will
be considered eligible for the appointments of vice and rear-
admirals of the Unite' Kingdom, or for promotion to the
rank of admiral of the flee'. _ _

"6. The active flag list to be reduced to 85:—Ad-
mirals of the fleet and admirals, 21 (but not to
be more than three admirals of the fleet at one
time) ; vise-admirals, 2r ; rear-laminas, 42 ; total, 85.
This redaction to be made gradually, by only filling up two
out of every three vacancies mused by the removal of flag
°Soars who aoeept Greenwich passions, and by retiremeati
from age, whether optional or compulsory. Vaosecies
from all other causes are to be filled up as they occur.
Vacancies on the list of officers on reserved half-pay in re-
ceipt of service pensions, and the lint of flag officers of
Greenwich Hospital, will not be filled up.
"7. Flag ofileers, at present on the entire list, who
have hoisted their flags, or been employed at the Ad-
miralty, are to be allowed to retain their places on the
active list it they should prefer it; but they may be
placed on the retired list at their own request, with the
consent of the Admiralty. Officers coming on to the flag
list after ttis date will be subject to ',propulsory retire-
ment at the ages speeded above, whether they have served
or not.

" & Captains to be retired at 60, or when physically
unfit for service, on the terms of the crier in council of the
9th of July, 1864. Those at present on the active list,
who, before attaining the age of 60, shall have served the
aeceseary time to qualify them for promotion to the active
Sag Bet, are to be allowed to retain their plane on the
active lies, if they should prefer it ; but no captain will be
eligible for promotion to the active flag list after 60 years
of age, or if physically unfit for service.
" 9. Officers promoted to therank of captain after this date
will be subject to compulsory retirement on attaining 60
years of age, whether they have served or not.
" 10. Captains of 60 years of age, who have served the
necessary time to qualify them for promotion to the active
flag list, and who remain on the captains' list until pro-
moted to rear•admfral, will be placed on the retired list, bat
will be allowed to rise by itealor.ty to the rank and pay of
vice-admiral and admiral respectively. Captains who have
served their time, but who retire voluntarily before revis-
ing the top of the list, will not be entitled to rise to higher
pay, as flag officers, then 25e. a day, in accordance with the
order in cionsail of 9th July, 1864.
" U. Captains who have not served their time for active
Sag rank, sad who have been unemployed for tee years, to
be retired en the terms of the order in council of 9th Jaly,
1864.

"12. Captains to be allowed to reties on attaining 50
years of age, with the ocresent of the Admiralty, on the
terms of the order In conned of 9th July, 1864.

"13. The captains' list to be redoeedgransily to 250, by
filling up only two out of every three reausales anent by
aprolireatate from that rat, why optimal at mama.