The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-21 00:00:00

CHAPLAINS TO THE FORCES.

59. Chaplains to the forces shall be entitled to half•pay,
agreeably to the terms laid down in the following articles.
GO. A chaplain to the forces, in case of reduction before
he has completed 6 yeara'sorviee on full-pay, may be allowed
temporary half-pay at ss. a day, for 3 years only, and be
subject, of course, to a recall to employment during that
period.
61. A chaplain to the forces, having served more than 6
years on full pay, may be placed on half-pay at tie follow-
ing rates, viz. :

Per diem.
Under 15 years
Above 15 and under 20 years
Above 20 and under 30 years
Above 30 years
62. A chaplain to the forces, who has not completed 15
years' service on full-pay at the date of reduction or retire-
ment upon half-pay, shall be liable to be recalled to the
service, or forfeit his half-pay if he declines, unless a case
of disability from ill-health contracted in the service be
clearly established ; but, after 15 years' service on full-pay,
he shall have an unqualified right to retire, under the
terms specified in the preceding article.
Chaplains in garrisons, or at certain stations, or at
military establishments, having commissions under the
sign manual, shall have their retired pay regulated by the
warrants for the government of those establishments, or
by the rules established for civil superannuation!, but not
being liable to sudden orders to serve abroad, their claim
to retired or half-pay ►ill in no case be au unqualified
right.

QUARTER-MASTERS.
64. The rate of half-pay for a quarter-master shall in all
eases be determined by the service which the officer may
have rendered to the public as quarter-master, or in any
former military capacity.
65. If a quarter-master shall have previously served at
least five years as a nen-commissioned officer, he shall, in
case of being placed upon half-pay, receive the same ac
cording to the following scale, viz.:—

Per Diem
S. d.

Under 5 years' service as quarter-master 3 0
Above 5 years' ditto .
Above 10 years' ditto
Above 15 years' total service, of which 10 years'
as a quarter-master 5 6
Above 20 years' total service, of which 10 years'
as a quarter-master 6 0
Above 25 years' total service, of which 10 years'
as a quarter-master 7 0
Above 30 years' total service, of which 10 years'
as a quarter-master 8 0
66. Every quarter-master who shall have served for an
aggregate period of 30 years, of which 10 years as a quarter-
master, shall have an unqualified claim to retirement upon
the highest rats of half-pay stated above, provided such
retirement shall be recommended to our Secretary-at-War
by the Commander-in-Chief.
67. No quarter-master shall be entitled to claim retire-
ment after any period of service under 30 years' duration,
upon the ground of ill-health contracted in the service,
unless such unfitness for service shall be supported by
medical certificates, satisfactory to our Commander-in-
Chief and Secretary-at-War.
68. A quarter-master appointed to this situation from
another commission in the army, shall, in case of reduction
or retirement to half-pay before he shall have completed 10
years' service as a quarter-master, revert to the half-pay of
his former commission ; but, after 10 years' full-pay ser-
vice as quarter-master, he shall be entitled to the higher
rates of half-pay, stated in Article 65.
PURVEYORS TO THE FORCES.
69. The rate of half-pay of a purveyor to the forces
shall be—
After 10 years' service 53. a day.
„ 15 IP
/,20
Of
„ 25 ~
30
70. Every purveyor to the forces, who shall have served
upon full-pay for 30 years and upwards, shall have the
right to retire upon half-pay, provided that our Secretary-
at-War shall be satisfied with the manner in which such
purveyor shall have performed his duty.
But no purveyor to the forces shall ho entitled to claim
retirement after any period of service under 30 years' du-
ration, upon the ground of ill-health contracted in the ser-
vice, unless such unfitness for service shall be supported by
medical certificates, satisfactory to our Secretary-at-War

old
Rate,

Per
diem.
s. d.
12 0
S 6
7 6
5 0

2 4

VETERINARY SURGEONS.
71. The half-pay to b© granted to a veterinary surgeon
shall be regulated by his service on full pay, accenting to
the following scale, viz. :
In case of reduction before he has completed 5 years'
service on full-pay, he shall be entitled to temporory half-
pay at 3s. 6d. a day for three years only, and be subject,
of course, to a recall to employment during that period.
Per Diem.
s. d.

Above 5 years' service as a Veterinary Surgeon 5 0
Above 10 years' service • ditto 6 0
Above 15 years' service ditto.. 7 0
Above 20 years' service ditto 8 0
Above 25 years' service ditto
Above 30 years' service ditto l2 0
72. Every veterinary surgeon who shall have served
upon full-pay for 25 years and upwards, or who may have
served for 20 years, provided he have passed 5 ye krs on
foreign stations, shall have the right to retire upon half-
pay at the rates assigned to those periods of service in the
71st Article.
Bat no veterinary surgeon shall be entitled to claim re-
tirement, after any period of service under 25 years'
duration, upon the ground of ill-health contracted in the
service, unless such unfitness be supported by medical cer-
tificates satisfactory to our Commander-in-Chief and Se-
cretary at War.
ADJUTANTS OIL' RECRUITING DISTRICTS.
73. Upon the reduction or retirement of an adjutant of
a recruiting district, under 10 years' service as such, he
shall be allowed only the half pay of his last regimental
commission.
Upon reduction or retirement., after the following pe-
riods of service as adjutant of a recruiting district, the
rate of half-pay shall be—
After 10 years' service . ss. a day.
75. „
„ 15 PI
„ 20
But in every instance in which the officer has not completed
a period of 21 years' service on full-pay in the army, he
shall be liable to be recalled to the service iu his former
rank.
Given at our Court at St. James's, this 6th day of Octo-
ber, 1854, in the eighteenth year of our reign.
By her Majes
SIDNEY HERBERT.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,

The St. Vincent, 101, Captain G. Eliott, flag of Roar-
Admiral IT. F. Martin, struck her lower yards and top-
mast; yesterday in Portsmouth harbour, and made all
snug aloft for the winter.
'e The Ajax, GO, screw, Captain Warden, is ordered into
Portsmouth harbour to have her defects made good and
refit.
. Tho Leopard, IS, parbile-frigatoCaptain Gifford
, Cu
d• steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to repair de-
fects, &c. She struck Rear-Admiral 11. 13. Martin's flag
on Thursday night.
Tho Brisk, 14, screw-sloop, Captain Seymour, is ordered
into Portsmouth harbour to refit and make good defects.
The Swallow, 8, screw-sleep, Commander Craufurd, was
paid wages at Spithead yesterday, and had steam up af
o 6 ( 0 5I sunset last night to depart on service.
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APPOINTMENTS.
Commander Stephen S. L. Crofton (1850) has been ap-
pointed to command the Rosamond, 6, pad.lle- wheel steam-
sloop in the Baltic, vice George Wodohouse, promoted to
the rank of captain ; and Charles T. Leckie (1854) to com-
mand the Ferret, 8, sloop, on the West Coast of Africa
station, vice Reginald J. J. G. M`Donald, promoted to
the rank of captain.

THE PELTER. GUN-BOAT.
The Pater screw steam light draught gun-boat was