The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-03 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Brevet Major Cleaveland's Company of Royal
Artillery disembarked on the Ist inst. from the
Lively and Forester hoys, at Portsmouth, from
Jersey.

A company of the 15th Regiment of Foot is ordered to march
on Monday next, from Wolverhampton, for Manchester bar-
racks, where it is expected to arrive on Friday, 11th inst.
A squadron of the King's Dragoon Guards has received orders
to march from Sheffield, for Manchester, where it is to arrive
on Saturday next, the sth inst.
One company of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
marched yesterday from Sunderland, and is expected to arrive
at Carlisle, on Monday next, the 7th inst.

ROYAL NAVY, 4-c.

SHIPS AND VESSELS BUILDING.

We yesterday gave an account of the state of the British
Navy, according to the Quarterly Official Returns of the Admi-
ralty, made up to the 25th ult. and issued on the Ist instant.—
The total number was 609 ; included in that number are eighty_
four ships, &c. now building in different dock-yards by order
of Government. The names of them were detailed ; where they
are building ; and the amount of guns they are to carry. The
following is a classification of the eighty-four ships, &c. now
building :
Ships of 120 guns, the Neptune, Prince Regent, Royal
George, and St. George - - - 4
- 110 guns, the London and Princess Charlotte 2
86 guns, the Formidable - - - - 1
84 guns - - - - - - . 4
80 guns - - - - - - - 6
- 74 guns - - - - - - - 1
- 60 guns - - - - - - - 4
46 guns -, - 26
28 guns - - - - _ - - 11
18 guns - - .. - - 4
16 guns - - - - - 1
- 10 guns . - - . - .. - 19
Yachts, Bombs, &c. - - - - - - 7

Total Ships, &c. now building - - 84
Of these ships there are four building at Bombay, and those
are ships that are on a grand scale—namely, the Asia, 84 guns ;
the Bombay, 84 guns ; the Madagascar, 64 guns ; and the
Manilla, 46 guns. The other ships and vessels are being built
in English dock-yards, viz.—Plymouth, Portsmouth, Wool-
wich, Chatham, Pembroke, Deptford, &c.
ORDERS RESPECTING MATES and MIDSHIPMEN.
Admiralty-Office, 1822.
(By the Commissioners, &c.)
With reference to the Sixth Article of our Instructions,
dated the 29th January, 1818, relating to the examination
of Mates and Midshipmen, touching their qualifications to
,serve as Lieutenants in the Royal Navy, whereby it is di-
rected that no candidates shall be examined at the Royal
Naval College who shall not have previously passed the exa-
mination required in the Ist Article, before three Captains, and
produced a certificate to that effect;—We do, in pursuance of
the authority vested in us, by his Majesty's Order in Council,
hereby desire and direct, that, in future, any Mate or Midship-
man actually belonging to a ship which may. be ordered to pro-
"?eed from the United Kingdom to a Foreign State, shall be
permitted to undergo the part of the examination required to
take place at the Naval College, provided that such Mate or
Midshipman shall produce the requisite proofs of his being 18
years of age, and that he does not want more than one year to
complete the required service of six years, under the existing
regulations.

(Signed) MELVILLE.
J. OSBORN.
By command of their Lordships,
(Signed) JOHN BARROW.

The Victualling Office at Chatham is to be shut up, and 'a
contract has been taken by a butcher of Sheerness, for the sup-
ply of meat to his Majesty's ships in the River, and at the
bore, to comment? the beginning of next month.
An order arrived last week at Chatham Dock-yard, to stop
the further discharge of any more men from the Naval-yard ;
we understand it is in contemplation of the Government, that
the men shall continue working for five days in the week, and
the same hours as usual, which will obviate the intention of
further discharge.