The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

ARMY AND NAVY PRIZE MONEY.

( From the London, Gazette of-last Evening. )
BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION.
Victoria R.

Whereas by our Royal Proclamation, bearing date th
twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-four, we have ordere,l and directed, that the ne'
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 proclamation,
have reserved to ourselves the division and distribution of
all plize and booty taken on any conjunct expedition C':
our shins and vessels of war with our army ; and it is de-
sirable that we should provide for the distribution of all
prize ,nd booty taken on such conjunct expedition, as ale
by our army alone : we, therefore, hereby order and direct
that, in such cases, the net proceeds of the share whica
shall be 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—
GeOn
nerea-floourtuthceorfs— one-tenth part of the net proceeds.
First Class —General officers commanding divisions, and
and all other offi
motehnetrso:ffi_cers, &c., holding equivalent staff appoint-
ments
:
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tenth part of the
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remaininga. ,sh—o l Od itnhgetrehqg, eou9ei
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net proceeds ; the stafniteher
to be
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receive
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general officer, &c , ,
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, Lc ,of the first class, shall receive one-half more in amount than a field officer, of the second class.
The remainder of the net proceeds shall be distributed in
the following classes, so that every officer, eon-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.
&Con, 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, aad others holding equi-
valent rank—Ten 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
the class in which anyshall
h di be deter-
share, our will and pleasur, is that the same'nsChief of our
officer,
&m.,arisine kith
mined and adjusted by the Commander
land forces for the time beiug. _ b:,mii-teistpleedct
to
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