The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-11 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Assistant-Surgeons—Richard P. Chapman (1843), re-
cently serving in the Medina, Mediterranean mail steam-
packet, to the Victory, flag-ship, at Portsmouth ;
Andrew Clark (1846), to the Victory. •
Clerk Henry G. Barlow (1851), to the Duke of Wel-
lington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth.
Clerk's-Assistant Frederick Paiker to the Edinburgh,
58, screw steam-ship, at Plymouth.
NEW REGULATIONS AS TO CAPTAINS' SEA-TIME.
By her Majesty's order in Council, dated March 11,
1853, it is enjoined that the only exceptions to the pro-
visions contained in Art. 2, chap. 2, page 8, of the Queen's
regulations shall in future consist as follows, viz.:--
1. That a captain shall be allowed to reckon as time
served at sea the period during which he may have been
employed afloat on surveying or other duties ; provided
that during such period he shall actually have had charge
in command of some surveying-ship ,or other sea-going
vessel ; and provided also that he shall have been borne
for such service aq additional captain on the books of
one of her Majesty's rated ships.
2. That a captain superintendent of one of her Ma-
jesty's dockyards -shall be- allowed to 'reckon as, time
served at sea the 'period which he may /have been so
employed ; but time served' by an officer as superintend-
ent of one of her Majesty's victualling-Yards or hospitals
will, for the future, be no longer allowed to reckon as
equivalent to time served at sea.

No critic of the -Goverinent measure, in or out
of. Parliament,. has • undertaken the responsibility
of suggesting„ a :plausible alternative.: It . will
hardly
.be asserted that the , Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer would haVe line well to abstain from deal-
ing with the ' toebt; if lie *saw a probability of re-
ducing the public' burdens ; nor Will any man of
business -pretend :that 'it was practicable- ta- follow
the example of.: former_ Ministers by effecting a
compulsory reduction. in a sunaof five hundred mil-
lions. If, therefore,. it .was impossible .to pay off
the 'debt, the'neit resource Was to create some new
species of security." By raising the nominal' rate
of interest; the GoVerninent- might hkve provided
for the future reduction of the principal ; 'but it
must be remembered that, in a voluntary transac-
tion, the views of both parties :must be consulted.
The .Three per Cents, might at this moment be con-
verted into ;a Five per Cent. or a-Ten per Cent.
Stock," if proportionate advantages were offered to
the - holders ; but such an operation would only
amount to a round-about device for paying 'off a
portion of the debt. . It would be cheaper to effect
the-same object directly, if the country had not' de-
termined that, for the present, it is, more expedient
to apply, the surplus reyenue to the reduction of
taxation. If Sir Fitzroy Kelly is right iii his cal-
culation that the `terms offered to purohaiera in the
Three=and-a4falf per Cents. 'are not . sufficiently:
liberal, it !follows, that: the creation of a Stock of
that denomination, :on a basis advantageous 'to the
Government, is, under existing circumstances, lin-
practicable. There can be no doubt, hoWever,
that the objeCtion is. overstated, and that even "the
trifling additional interest `of 2s. 9d. will attraCt.'h
certain ' pertiOn) cif the 'Capital which will- be'dis-
placed.,. .It.ivaa quite right • tot try an experiment
which could do lno harm,if it .failed,.- while its suc-
cess would confer ~considerable advantage on the „,
Treasufy. • • • - " ' . . TRANSPORTATION QII4STION.--The monster grievance
of the Australian Colonies is, still unredressed. The
The ref''problenirevideatty'vas to create .a Se-
' --+ *••• -•• ' • • •• etiriiii'of Alietralia and the scandal of Britain—the de-
curity, Which, beating a mirdinat intereieof 4 per
the - colonists, the'
testable •colisiict system—is still maintained, despite' 'the
earnest and reiterated appeals of
cent., might serve as a pivot for fu her financial
operations: • Fat oarnmereial investment a new air-''' ' unanimous-decision of the various, local legislatures, the
i.. ciliation is provided -with, &t reasonable certainty' 'powerful remonstrances of the Times and the English press
that „the conyeAerice. o .its form wi11.,/ pr-ocure: A. a, generally, anti the innate wickedness, and monstrous
preferenee,
.in, the, „inarkett
~ . All,„the, ar.gunientg, fell -oft the system:. It''is..iiiipoSilibleltd speak of this
- which were urged.agalha thni.„olt of measure, :gigjliic4l3, ipn4r4-.;,eviv,t.Qev•lrciirrilitdg
t4ct,e.,
,9Tiiiilitei4liunatteueaotfie4n.
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roetonstrance,— petitiori-'-- and"
elisidheyil3r ~
I as 'being unneceskin'y liberal, '4e/4; lb a great ek:-:,
tent'' 'founded riiii 'an' oveirsik'ht: "The 'first appli,' 48,
50.01111.---x c.eenr7s47,i, ril„ ipot ',and falsehood, et .
)
, the true • welfare', 'of.. the
ng it; Sir 'Sohn Paking-
dants among Ithei South Sea, holders,; will 'receive
ton,_ cleat -13 to every' .
Bonds paying, -far the presenti.2liper sent. ; -but .
warning, : arid reckless -
colonies, _still continues .to • out ,ship loads of Icon-
Diemeni ii Land. These felons easily
victed felons to Van -8'
4119111 d !Phe e.ePuritil43
any eciasiderable pFemium., the
,Treasigy can to e-
..
be gnotectithe next rosy at.-
ainioeB.tgovlidt'hfieiltadelp'utilneizyarrylieoniicethtehier
advantage Of the rise UT" selling 'low-Bonds at t e,2find Means to'.escape t
Market price. . When it is asked hOW'Xxchequer soattereathou , 4
~
to:' ctoria ; and mingling with the
Bands; at • two:anclJthteelquarteri 'per cAit., can etsteraasy,atrocitie
circulate by therside of Exchequi3eßillk at a lower' crime that aboundss'is almost wholly
rate of interest,'. it is- forgotten. that both classes of .source. The vastreferable,to this
m;iority of, our. convicted criminals
ad it ilot Veen for this intolerable
securities- will return a prat, notoon their floral! 'are eseaped'eorrii t
aal , , amount, but on the price at . which they \ ;evil of proximity to a-. convict colony; there would have
may haVe been bought. , if general .eXpectation is been very little - crime. :ri Vittoria.; and, the resources. of
. gaols, and milita .
realised;- the 'bonds -;will shortly cominanct a Pre_ !the colony woulnoilzie6d to 131 lavished upon „polioe,
niium Which will leaVe purchasers` art interest of IeSS.
properly suggested in the course of the debate, the'
than 2 , per . cent: on' their outlay ; baielaS it *it '. 1' .
ills constitutes. 'th -' "
Pailmninas.—Whi9i.tueiv7leer may, be said of the sp; '
. ,
.. necessarily ave. the 1' '
of Exchequer B s cialind political nature of the 'French Court,' the eziVy,
annualeonyerttbility
e o ger • • .afforded-to' decorative. liberal, d'
souragsment
... art is and'
a diffiarence which will, • •
Mr. Disraeli considered that h
class of securities a prefer for ''- :, • epee ce • - e revval of significance in costume well directed., It
IS true we do rnot recognise 'the brilliancy of the court
the, Piiiiisterial seheine when the p'eculiaritieS of the Older Empire,
e was ridiculing, but there exists those characteristics which serve to die.
kind-Of 'financial model farm.tin,gpish birth,qnd fortune. We were somewhat dazzled
need be ashamed of trying an elperkment 'which:is ' ornaments on dress, and coming as it did so immediately
at the sarge Um •
after the' quaintness which has so ' long prevailed, We,-
tual gain....
___e.ri,instalment of , definite, and ac- 17/1 -ac-
Tore- doubtful of its success. We
le' :::::ivertr::::: d 1 "11(31`15i8 XlV.,%not.
have but now seen
new.
scheme . . , likelnodel fa -in- eneral, the -.
.of &kali", will, fr 'th .g _ eoma,specimens of this ,fashion at•Messzis, ijay'll,.in. Re-'
from 0 first, re tr
a: profit to the owner ; -a - d
Ellee'S well-grounded ein ' if'
gent -street, and are alMost disposed to' become admirers
offrilie Clindg.' Tliii firm is not, Lovieier, sanguine of
Went evtatially eitenth toctiViaccording to r,,,
pe tations " the inn its being the vogue with their patrons, but they have
leVertheless,adopted and•modified a few-of the most, ex-
Gladstone) will 'have
the policy ;which he has'Wh'dle-estate, 1...:,
h 0,.. reason ' to' be ashamed 0 quisite of these, conceits to.silvor rand grey niat'cr''
inaugurated::', - ••: , ONerver. . . . .

DEVONPORT, MARCH 10.
The Sanspareil, 71 (screw), Captain Dacres, bent sails
yesterday, and will go put of harbour to-morrow or the
next day. She has been new masted and supplied with
lighter spars, which, with forty tons of more ballast aft,
it is hoped will improve her stability. She is at present
very deep by the stern, which destroys much of her
graceful appearance. In consequenle of some defects in
her cooking and distilling apparatuS, the Sanspareil will
be compelled to go to Portsmouth before she will be
ready for sea.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell,
fired a gun yesterday and hoisted blue peter. It was.
said she was to go to sea others; that the signal was
only to bring her men, numbers of whom were ashore,
on board.
The Rhadamanthus, steamer, Belam, mister, and
Camel, lighter, Bond acting master, sailed on Friday
morning with stores for Pembroke.
The Hamoaze, lighter, Wood, master, sailed on Friday
Morning with stores for Queenstown.'
DOCKTARD PROMOTIONS.—Mr. Jeuunett, to be first-
class clerk, vice Besley,, superannuated ; Mr. Stokes,
third class, to be second vice Jemmett, promoted ;
Mi. Walker, third class, to be second, vibe Scott, su-
perannuated.
• Seventeen shipwright apprentices, whose term expires
on Thursday next, are to be entered on the establiibment
according to Admiralty orders.
The lgelampus has been taken alongside Penn's fac-
ftoorryt,haetstit.epjtefaonrdd,
,aAnodrei,s
9shipping
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