The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

"These officers, and also such officers as may under the
provisions of the Order in Council of the Ist August, 1860,
have been already promoted to the reserved flag list, to be
allowed pay at the rate of 25s a day, subject, however, to
the proviso contained in paragraph 7.
" 7. The increased rate of 25s per diem half pay to be
extended to officers who, un er the provisions of the Order
in Council of the Ist August, 1860, have already attained,
or may hereafter attain, the rank of rear-admiral on the
retired list, subject to the same proviso. All officers who are
either now or who may be in future retired under the pro -
visions of the order in Council of the Ist of August, 1860, to
be allowed to rise to the higher grades on the retired flag

list, according to the seniorities which they respectively held
on the list of captains, but without receiving any further
increase of retired pay or emolument.
" 8. No officer who was not on the active list of captains
previously to the Ist of August, 1860, to be allowed more
than the pay of 20g. a day on attaining the rank of rear-
admiral, unless he shall have completed one year's service
at sea in the rank of captain.
" SECOND, AS RELATES TO COMMANDERS.

"9. The active list of commanders to be reduced from 450

to 400.

" 10. The existing system of placing on the retired list,
under the conditions specified in the Order in Council of
August, 1860, all commanders who have not served within a
period of 15 years, either afloat or in command of revenue
vessels, or in the Coast-guard, or as mail agent or transport
officer, to be extended to commanders who have not been ao
employed during a period of ten years, such officers, and
officers of Greenwich Hospital of similar rank, to be per-
mitted to assume the rank and title of retired captain, on
reaching the age of 60, or on attaining 15 years' seniority on
the list of commanders, and to receive on their retirement
pay on the scale provided for in the said order in Council,
with this difference only,—that officers who shall in future
retire will be allowed to reckon their service in the Coast-
guard on shore, or transport service on shore, as half the
same period serval at sea, instead of one-third as at present.
" 11. The sameplan of retirement, with its corresponding
benefits of rank and retired pay, to be extended to com-
manders who may have attained the ago of 55, provided
they be willing and desirous to accept the same.
.112. A limited number of commanders who may have
attained the ago of 45, and who are not desirous of further
employment, may be retired on the foregoing condition, at
the discretion of the Board of Admiralty. When the active
list of commanders shall have been reduced to 400 no farther

retirement of officers to take place under this clause.
"13. Commanders who have already been removed from
the active to the retired list of that rank, under the pro-

visions of the Order in Council of August, 1860, as well as
those who may hereafter so retire, to be allowed to assume
the rank of retired captain on attaining 15 years' seniority,
but without any increase of half-pay or widows' pension,
beyond that authorised by the said Order in Council.
"THIRD, AS RELATES TO LIEUTENANTS.
" 14. The active list of lieutenants not to exceed 1,000,
instead of 1,200, the number at which it is at present fixed.
" 15. Lieutenants who have completed 15 years sea ser-
vice in that rank, and who have attained the age of 45, to
be allowed to retire with the rank of retired commander.
Such officers to receive retired pay, and their widows to be
allowed pensions on the scale provided for in the Order in
Council of August 1, 1860, with this difference only—that
such officers who shall in future ret re shall reckon their
service on the Coast-guard on shore, or transport service
on shore, as half the same period served at sea, instead of
one-third, as at present.
" 16. Lieutenants who are either now on the reserved or
retired list, or who may be in future retired under the pro•
visions of the Order in Council of August 1, 1860, and
lieutenants of Greenwich Hospital, to be allowed to assume
the rank of retired commander on attaining 15 years senio-
rity, but without any increase of half-pay or widows pen-
sion beyond that authorised by the Orders in Council
under which they were respectively retired."