The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-15 00:00:00

NAVY ESTIMATES FOR 1855-56.

The Navy Estimates for the ensuing year, 1855-56,
have been laid before the House of Commons. The grand
total amount of the sum required to be voted for the ser-
vice of the year is 10,716,3381., being a net increase of
299,0291. on the estimates for the financial year 1854-55.
The following are the items of the estimate, viz.:-
2,885,5671. for the wages of seamen and marines,
1,374,081/. for victuals for the same, 140,4691. for the
Admiralty-office, .50,0001. for the Royal Naval Coast
Volunteers, 51,6761. for the scientific branch, 142,5711.
for her Majesty's establishments at home, 26,9091. for
her Majesty's establishments abroad, 1,102,2201. for
wages of artificers employed at hone, 57,500/. for wages
of artificers employed abroad, 2,928,3041. for naval stores,
&c., for the building and repair of ships, 567,5681. for
new works, improvements, and repairs in the yards,
62,1001. for medicines and medical stores, and 73,086/.
for miscellaneous services. These are the items of the
effective service. The non-effective service includes-
-635,4971. for half-pay, &c., to officers of the Navy and
Royal Marines, 469,2221. for military pensions and al-
lowances, and 149,5581. for civil pensions and allow-
aloes. There is an increase on every item of the effec-
tive service, except on the scientific branch, the largest
being on wages and victuals for seamen, wages to artifi
cers, and naval stores. The item of 51,6761. for the
scientific branch is thus divided—viz., 4,1761. for the
Royal Observatory, 2,2891. for the observatory at the
Cape of Good H0pe,'3,4201. for the "Nautical Almanac,"
1,0001. for chronometers, 8571. for the compass depart-
ment, 2,0001. for rewards and experiments, 1001. for li-
braries and museums, 34,7131. for the hydrographical
department, and 3,1211. for the establishment at the
Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, for scientific educa-
tion.

The French Police Department has been directed to
draw up a report, as complete as possible, on the Carlist
refugees residing in Paris, giving particulars as to their
occupations, their mode of obtaining a livelihood, &c.
It has again been suggested to the Government that the
Spanish authorities on the frontier are not entirely free
from apprehension so long as General Elio is suffered to
reside in France, and that his expulsion from the terri-
tory of the empire is very desirable.
A prospectus has been in circulation for come days
for a pleasure trip to Sebastopol at the commencement
of the spring season. The travellers are to start from
Paris and proceed to Marseilles, thence to Constanti-
nople, next to the Crimea, afterwards to Egypt, and
finally home by Algeria. The vessel fixed on for the
tour to the East is the Isabella steam pleasure• yacht,
under the neutral colours of Tuscany. The charge for
each:pers on is to be 12,000 f. The trip is to last three
months, and only ten passengers are to be taken.
General Niel, whose arrival at the camp of Sebastopol
on the 27th has been already announced, has written to
the Emperor Napoleon an account of his inspection of
the lints, and of the state of the army. These letters,
which are of a private character, but will, no doubt, be
followed by an official report, state that the situation, on
the whole, was good ; the state of the works favourable ;
the French army as well as could be expected under the
circumstances ; and—but we fear this is rather the po-
liteness of the Frenchman—the English army not quite
so badly off as he had expected from proviow accounts,