The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-07 00:00:00

ARMY CLOTHING.

The following circular and warrant have just been
issued by the Secretary-at-War :
(Circular, No. 1,162.)
War-office, June 6, 1854.
I have the honour to enclose to you a royal warrant re-
gulating the future position of colonels of regiments in re-
gard to the clothing of their regiments, and the emolu-
ments which they are to receive, and extending to the
rest of the army the system in use in the Household
Cavalry, by which the colonels clothing these regiments
receive a fixed annual payment in lieu of varying profits
derived from the off-reckonings.
In adopting this mode of payment, which is in accordance
with the principle which ought to regulate the issue of all
public money, and will put an end to much misrepresenta-
tion to which the colonels of regiments have been unjustly
exposed, I am anxious that the change should be so effected
as not to injure the interests, '"" ----1 will be
affected by it.
In cases, therefore, in which the colonels of regiments,
having but lately issued accoutrements to their regiments,
have either had very s educed profits, or have been exposed
to a loss for which they have not been compensated by
higher profits in previous years, or for which they would
have been reimbursed by a surplus in subsequent years, I
shall be prepared, upon a statement of accounts of past
years, since the colonel has had the regiment, being for-
warded to me, to make compensation for such loss, assum-
ing the rates of profit to be, on an average, those laid down
in the enclosed warrant.—l have, &c.,
SIDNEY HERBERT.

Victoria R.—Whereas it has been found expedient
to alter and revise the warrant and regulations re-
garding the supply of clothing, accoutrements, and
appointments to our army, so that the colonels of
the respective regiments shall in future receive a
fixed annual allowance in lieu of deriving any pecu-
niary emoluments, as heretofore, from the off-reckon-
ings, we are, therefore, pleased to direct, that, in future,
the following allowances shall be made to the colonels of
the respective corps, in lieu of off-reckonings, viz.:—
Grenadier Guards Pl,OOO per annum.
Coldstream Guards l,OOO „
Scots Fusilier Guards l,OOO „
Ist Dragoon Guards BOO
Other Regiments of
Dragoon Guards and 450 „
Dragoons, each
To be reduced to
£l,OOO in the
Ist Regiment of F00t.... 1,200 „ event of a va-
cancy occurring.

5 Ist Battalion £6OO
„
Goth do' 12d do. 600 „ 'lf appointed be-
Rifle Bri-5 Ist Battalion 600 „ ford the Ist of
gado ... 12d do. 600 „ June, 1854; but
Other Regiments of In- )
uOO rif appointed sub-
fantry of the Line L sequently, only
-
and West India Be-) " iooo per annum.
giments, each
The clothing, accoutrements, and appointments will in
future be provided by the colonel, the public only paying
the cost prico of such articles ; the payment will be made
under such regulations as the Secretary-at-War may here-,
after determine.

The engagements already entered into by the colonels of
the respective corps will be taken over by the public in
such manner as the Secretary-at-War may hereafter direct.
Given at our Court at St. James's, this 6th day of June,
1851, in the 17th year of our reign.
By her Majesty's command.
SIDNEY HERBERT•