The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-25 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, SCVC/b o'Clock.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

BY THE QUEEN.-A. PROCLAMATION.

Victoria It.

Whereas by our Royal Proclamation, bearing date the
twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-four, we have ordered and directed, that the net
proceeds of all prizes taken during the present war with
Russia, by any of our ships or vessels of war, after the
same shall have been to us finally adjudged lawful prize,
shall be for the entire benefit of the officers and crews of
such ships and vessels of war (save as therein excepted);
in which proclamation we have directed in what propor-
tion the land forces, doing duty as marines, shall be en-
titled to share : and whereas, in the said pi oclamation, we
have reserved to ourselves the division and distribution of
all prize and booty taken on any conjunct expedition of
our ships and vessels of war with our army ; and it is de-
.sirable that we should provide for the distribution of all
prize and booty taken on such conjunct expedition, as also
,by our army alone : we, therefore, hereby order and direct
that, in such cases, the net proceeds of the share which
shall he assigned by us to our army, under our Royal sign
manual, shall be divided and distributed in the following
manner and proportions, viz :
Commander of the Forces—
Oue-fourth of one-tenth part of the net proceeds.
General Officers—
First Class—General officers comman,ling divisions, and
other officers, &c., holding equivalent Staff appoint-
ments :
Second Class—Other general officers, and all other offi-
cers, &c., bolding equivalent staff
The remaining three-fourths of one-tenth part of the
net proceeds ; the same to be so divided that a
general officer, &c., of the first class shall receive
one-half more in amount than a general officer,
&c., of the second class.
Field Officers— .

First Class Colonels, lieutenant-colonels, and brevet
lieutenant-colonels, and the other officers holding
staff appointments equivalent thereto :
Second Class—Brevet lieutenant-colonels not holding
an appointment qualifying them to share in the pre-
ceding class of field officers, and all majors, regimental
or brevet, and all other officers holding appointments
equivalent thereto :
One-eighth of the remainder of the net proceeds ;
the same to be so divided that a field officer, &C.,
of the first class, shall receive one-half more in
amount than a field cfficer, of the second class.
The remainder of the net proceeds shall be distributed in
the following classes, so that every officer, non-commis-
sioned officer, &c., shall receive shares, or a share, accord-
ing to his class, as set forth in the following scale :
First Class—Captains, and all other officers entitled ac-
cording to the usage of our army to share in that rank
—Thirty-five shares each.
Second Class—Subalterns, and all other officers entitled
according to the usage of our army to share in that
rank—Twenty shares each.
Third Class--Serjeant-majors, quartermaster-serjeants,
and all other staff serjeants, sad others holding equi-
valent rank—Tea shares each.
Fourth Class—Serjeants, and others holding equivalent
rank—Eight shares each.
Fifth Class—Corporals, four shares each.
Sixth Class—Private soldiers, trumpeters, drummers,
&c.—Three shares each.
And in the event of any difficulty arising with respect to
the class in which any officer, &c., shall be entitled to
share, our will and pleasure is that the same shall be deter-
mined and adjusted by the Commander-in-Chief of oar
land forces for the time being.
Given at our Court, at Buckingham-palace, this eleventh
day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty four, And in the eighteenth year of our
reign.