The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-03 00:00:00

,ROYAL NAVY.

It appears by the Admiralty List of the Royal Navy, pub-
lished on Saturday, that the following number of officers were,
promoted during the past year (1824) :-14 to the rank of
Captains, 40 to Commanders, 120 to Lieutenants, 7 to Masters,
17 to Surgeons, 68 to'Assistant-Surgeons, 2 to Pursers.
Po aTsmon TH, JAN, 1, 1825.—The Aurora arrived at Rio
Janeiro, Valparaiso, for England, and the Tweed, from Per-
nambuco, on the Ist of November. The Spartiate and the
Blanche sailed from the River Plate 20th Nov. The Alligator
arrived at Calcutta July 27, from Rangoon. The Clinker
arrived at Halifax, from Newfoundland, on the 29th Nov.
On Wednesday the Ranger, 28, Captain Peter Fisher, ar-
rived with seamen from Sheerness, and sailed again yesterday,
to lie at Shields ; the Bramble cutter returned to Plymouth ;
the Arrow went on a cruise. The Niemen and Samarang are
_come into harbour to relit. There are no ships of war at spit-
head. About 20 sail of merchant ships have reached this
anchorage, from the Downs this week, and remain with about
150 sail of outward-bound ships before noticed.
The Romney, Captain Lockyer, is ordered to proceed to
Plymouth, to embark the Commissioners going out to North
America. •

The Falmouth, Tyne, Dauntless, and illorgiana, sloops of
war, at this port, are ordered to be sold out of the service.
A communication has been made to the working classes em-
ployed in our Dock-yard, to the following effect :—ln conse-
quence of the dissatisfaction expressed by the Artificers of the
.other Dock-yards, in having to perform, in turn, interior work ;
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have ordered about
376 (which appears to be the number of shipwrights, caulkers,
and smiths, who have been reduced to work as sawyers, scavel-
men, and labourers) to he forthwith discharged from Plymouth,
Sheerness, Chatham, and Deptford Dockyards; but, as no
complaining petition has been forwarded from this (Ports-
mouth) Yard, their Lordships have directed that none shall be
removed. The whole of the men employed at this Yard have,
since this official communication has been made, commenced
working six days in the week, instead of five.
DEVONPORT, DEC. 30.—0 n Tuesday sailed the Thetis,
Champion, Orestes, Pylades. Scylla, and Jasper, on an experi-
mental cruise; the Scylla will part company for the West India
station. The Lively, 46, Capt. W. Elliott. C. 8., arrived at
Lisbon -on the 9th inst., and was to proceed on a mission for the
Portuguese Government, to Algiers and Tunis. Arrived the
Parthian. The Tribune is released from quarantine. Went
out of harbour the Gannet. The Providence, Cowley, from
Liverpool, for Sierra Leone, put. in here on Saturday, having
been at sea nearly a month.—The • Committee of Lloyd's have
sent to their Agent here 3701. to he divided among the officers
and men of the Preventive Service, who so actively exerted
themselves in preserving the valuable cargo of the John, of
Bideford, which was driven on . shore near Wembury.—ln
Hantolze : Britannia, Genoa, Windsor Castle, Boadicea, Har-
lequin, Bittern, Pike, Plover, Lyra, and Falcon.—Between
Island and Main : Parthian and Vigilant.—ln the Sound : Tri-
bune and Gannet.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—Capt. W. James Mingay is ap-
pointment to the Hyperion frigate, which ship is ordered to be
fitted on the establishment of a third rate, to lie in Newhaven
Harbour, for the purpose of the intended Coast Blockade ser-
vire.—Lieutenant W. J. Hood, Lieut. James Short, and Mr.
Lamey, Purser, are appointed to her. Lieut. Wm. Webb (2)
has been promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed
to the rifleman, vice Montagu, promoted ; Lieut. Robert
Stuart, promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed to
the Sparrowhawk, vice [lon. It. S. Dundas, promoted ; Lieut.
Michael Dwyer is appointed to command the Bittern tender ;
Lieut. John Adams (a), to command the Pelter ; Lieutenant
Symonds, to be first of the Royal George Yacht, and command
- Lll3 Calliope.

NEW NAVAL ITNIFORM.
Admiralty Office, January 1, 1825.
ADMIRAL OF 'THE FLEET, FULL DRESS.—Coat of blue
cloth, with a stand up collar of the same, white round cuffs,
and white lapels to button back : the lapels sloping off to the
front of Cie skirt : pocket flaps with three points; the coatlined
with white silk, and laced with gold lace one inch wide, round
the collar and pockets, along the outer edge of the lapels, cuffs,
picket-flaps, down the sides and folds of the skirts, and dia-
mond-wise on the hips. Nine buttons down the lapal, at equal
distances; three on each pocket; three on the upper front edge
of each cuff below the lace; with corresponding button-holes
of gold lace half an inch wide, to each button: and three
similar button holes on the upper part of each back skirt; two
buttons on the hips, two in the centre, and two at the bottom
. of the fold of the skirts; four rows of gold lace, five-eighths
of an inch wide, round each cuff, below the buttons and
under the lace of the button holes. The button gilt, one
inch in diameter, indented, with a round rim, and within
the rim an anchor and cable with a crown over, between two
wreaths of laurel; two gold epaulettes, with forty bullions
each ; the strap plain with three silver spangled stars thereon.
Waistcoat and breeches, of white cloth or kerseymere with but-
..tons half an inch in diameter, of the same pattern as the coat.
Waistcoat single breasted, with nine buttons.—Buckles (shoe or
knee), gold or. gilt. Pantaloons of white cloth or kerseymere,
..rand half boots may also be Worn when convenient. Cravat or
stock, black silk. Hat, cocked ; the flaps eight inches in the
back, six inches in the front, and five inches at each corner;
bound with gold lace two and a half inches wide, she Wing one

inch and a quarter CM each side, with black silk cockade sist
inches wide ; looped with gold lace one inch and a quarter
inch wide, skewing a loop of two and a half inches; with a button
of the same size and pattern as the waistcoat, and tassels with
five gold and fivd blue bullion* each. Sword, cut and thrust,
32 inches long, one and one-eighth wide at the shoulder, etched
with the royal arms, crown and anchor, naval trophies ; stirrup
hilt, brass gilt;- the back -piece a lion's mask ; the gripe white
ivory, bound with three gold wires ; langets to the hilt,trith the
anchor and cable ongraved thereon ; black leather scabbard, gilt
mountings ; the chape four inches long. Sword knot, HIE: and
gold rope ; with round tassels with gold fringe, and 17 bull ions,
anchor and cable embroidered on each side on a blue ground.
Sword belt, white silk, inch and a half wide, the pendants inch
wide, with gold or gilt claspa, .buckles and swivels according to
pattern.
ADMIRALS.—The same as the Admiral of the Fleet, but
with only three rows of gold lace five-eighths of an inch wide,
round the cuffs below the buttons.
Vic E-A DMI n.u.s.---The same, with two rows of gold Lacs
round the cuflis below the buttons, and two stars, on the epau-
lettes.

REAR-ADMIRALS—The same, with one row of gold lace
on the cuffs below the buttons, and one star on the epaulettes:
COMMODORES OF THE FIRST CLASS, CAPTAINS or THY
FLEET wncx NOT FLAG OFFICERS, AND FIRST CAP-
TAINS or Snips.—The same uniform as is hereinafter ap-
pointed for Captains, except that they are to have nine laced
button-holes on each lapel, Like Flag Officers.
CAPTAIN s.—Coat the same as the Rear-Admiral, but to be
lined with white cloth or serge ; with a slashed blue sleeve, the
flap and case of which are to be laced as well as the rest of the
coat with gold lace seven-eighths of an inch wide ; the three
button-holes on the skirts are to be omitted; and all the other
button-holes are to be of silk twist of the colour of the ground,
instead of gold lace. The buttons to be of the same pattern as
those of Flag Officers, but without the wreaths of laurel, and
to he only seven-eighthsl of an inch in diameter. Waistcoat and
breeches or pantaloons, cravat or stock, buckles, and sword, to
be the same as those worne by Flag Officers, with the-difference
of the button. Hat the same as Flag Officers, but the binding
lace is to be only two inches, and the lace of die loop one inch
wide.—Captains of three years standing to wear two gold epau-
lettes, with forty bunions, plain straps, with a silver anchor and
silver crown over it on the straps.—Captains under three years
standing to wear the anchor alone.

COMMANDERS.—The same in all respects as Captains, ex-
cept that they are not to have the row of five eighth inch gold
lace on the round part of the cuff. The binding lace of the hat
is to be one inch and a half wide, and the lace of the loop three
quarters of an inch, and the epaulettes not to have either the
crown or the anchor.

LIEUTENANTS.—The same as Commanders, but without
the slashed sleeve, and without any lace on the coat—one plain
gold epaulette withl forty bunions, and a plain strap oa the right
shoulder. Hat the same as Commanders, but to be bound with
black silk two inches wide.

.11AsTER or THE FLEET.--Coat of blue cloth, lined with
white cloth or serge, blue stand-up collar, lapels and round
cuffs ; one row of half-inch wide gold lace round the collar, and
three anchors (the Navy Office seal) embroidered in gold on
each side of the collar : the middle anchor to be two inches
and a quarter long. Nine buttons on each lapel, and three on
each cuff and pocket, with corresponding blue twist button
holes ; three buttons in the folds of the skirts. The buttons
seven-eighths of an inch in diameter, gilt, indented, with a rim
round three anchors. Waistcoat, breeches, or pantaloons, cra-
vat or stock, and buckles, the same as Lieutenants,, with the
appropriate button, half an inch in diameter, when required.
Hat the same as Lieutenants, but the gold lace forming the
loop to be put half-inch wide. Sword of the same pattern and
length as Commissioned Officers, but the back piece of the
handle is to be plain, with a flute round the top and down the
hack ; with a black fish-skin gripe bound with three gold wires ;
the etchings of the blade not blued or gilt. Sword-knot of blue
silk, mixed with gold fringe, but no bullion. Sword belt of
blue silk or black leather, same size and shape as Commissioned
Officers.

MASTEUS.—The same as the Master of the Fleet, but no
lace round the collar of the coat.

Pit YSICIAN9.—Coat, waistcoat, breeches or pantaloons;
cravat or stock, and buckles the same as the Master of the
Fleet, except that the embroidery on the sides of the collar of
the coat, and the device on the buttons is to be an anchor with
a snake twined round the shank and stock (the device of the
old Sick and Hurt Office). Hat the same, but looped with
black silk half an inch wide. A small sword, with a plain
brass handle, according to pattern, ornamented on the handle
with the appropriate device.
SURGEONS.—The same as Physicians, but without lace
round the collar of the coat.

SECRETARIES TO COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.—The same
as the Physicians, but the embroidery of the collar and the de-
vice of the buttons to be an anchor surmounted with a regal
crown. On the collar, the crown and anchor together to be two
and a quarter inches long.
SECRETARIES TO JUNIOR FLAG OFFICERS AND CON/-
110DORES NOT COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF.—The same as
the last, without the gold lace round the collar.
PuttsEs.—The same as the last, but the embroidery on the
collar and the device of the button to be two anchors with
cables, crossed saltierwise (the Seal of the Victualling Office.)
SECOND .VASTER.—The same as Masters, but without the
embroidered device on the collar, and with white waistcoat and
breeches, or blue pantaloons, as may be convenient.
ASSISTANT SU R cEox.—The same uniform as Surgeons, but
without the embroidered device on the collar, and with white
waistcoat and breeches, or pantaloons, as may be convenient.
CLERNS.—The same uniform as Pursers, but without the
embroidered device on the collar, and with white waistcoat and
breeches, or blue pantaloons, as may be convenient.
AIATES.—Coat of Blue cloth lined with white serge, edged
with white cloth, stand up collar with a button and button hole
of one quarter inch wide, gold lace on each side of the collar;
single breasted at angles with the skirts ; blue round cuffs ;
nine buttons down the front, three on each cuff and pocket,
with corresponding blue twist button holes, and three buttons
in the fads of the skirts. The buttons to be the same as those
worne by Captains. Waistcoat, breeches or pantaloons, cravat
or stock, buckles, and hat, to be the same as Lieutenants.
Sword f the same pattern as the Masters.
GUNNERS, BOATSWAINS, AND CARIIENTERS.—Coat of
blue cloth • if lined, to be with serge, fall down collar, blue
lapels to button across, and round cuffs ; nine buttons on the
lapels, and three on each cuff and pocket, with corresponding
blue twist button holes, and three buttons in the folds of the
skirts. Plain gilt buttons, with an anchor and cable engraved
thereon. Waistcoat, trowsers or pantaloons white anti blue.
Cravat or stock black. Hat cocked, bound, and looped with
black silk. Sword, sword knot, and sword belt, the same as
M asters.

Minsnxp3tEN.—The same as Mates, with a white turn-
back on each side of the collar, but the coat not to be edged
with white, nor to have the geld button hole. Swords of the
same pattern as :Masters, but of such length as may be conve-
nient.

VOLUNTEERS OF TILE FIRST CLASS.—The same as Mid-
shipmen, but instead of the white turn back, a button bole o
white twist on the collar, with a corresponding button.
MASTERS, ASSISTANTS, AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE
SECOND CLASS.—The same uniform as Volunteers of the
First Class, but with the Masters' button, and the button hole
on the collar to be blue twist.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, UNDRESS.—A blue cloth
coat, and blue fall down collar and cuffs ; lapels to button across
the breast, at angles with the skirts, with nine buttons, and
plain button holes on each side. Waistcoat, breeches, panta-
loons, or trowsers, blue or white as may be convenient, or or-
dered by Commanding Officers. Sword and sword knots the
same as in full dress. Sword belts of blue silk or black leather
of the same width as the full dress. Cocked hat, as in full
dress, or bound with black silk round the edge.
FLAG OFFICERS.—To he distinguished by their respective
epaulettes and buttons, and by one, two, three, or four rows of
gold lace, five-eights of an inch wide, below the button on each
cuff, as described in the full dress, but over the twist button
holes.

CAPTAINS OF THE FLEET, WHEN NOT FLAG OFFICERS,
COMIVIODORES OF THE FIRST CLASS, AND FIRST CAPTAINS
AF SHIPS.—The same as Captains, but with the cues of near
Admirals.

CAPTAINS, -COMMANDERS, AND LIEUTENANTS.—To
be also distinguished by their respective epaulettes and buttons,
as described in the Full Dress.

WARRANT AND PETTY OPFICERS.—The same as Lieu-
tenants, hut without the epaulettes; and those to whom a dis-
tinguished button is assigned to wear the same, as described in
the Full Dress. Round hats, bound with silk, with a narrow
black silk band and black buckle, and a black silk or leather
cockade, with a loop of the same Material, and half the width
of the loop of their Full Dress hat.
All Officers may wear, in undress, at sea, a round jacket
without skirts, but in all other respects like their undress coats ;
and ik round black hat, bound with black silk, with a narrow
black silk band and black buckle, and a black silk or leather
cockade, with a loop of the same material, and half the width
of the whole loop of the full-dress hat, with the appropriate
button of the waistcoat size : or a blue cloth cap, with a band
round it, of the same width and material as the whole loop of
their full-dress hats.

Patterns or drawings of each of the before-mentioned articles
of dress are to be seen at this Office, and at the office of each
Port Admiral ; and their Lordships direct, that no article shall,
after this date, be made of any other pattern. Articles which
have been already made of a different pattern from the fore-
going, may, however, be worne till the Ist of January, MN ;
after which no deviation whatsoever from the establishment
will be permitted. ,(Signed) J. W. CitoKEtt.

INDIA.

ON THE rRESENT STATE OF THE COMPANY'S

A RM Y.
(From the Oriental Herald.)
"An angry and petulant negociation is said to have been
going on -far some time between the Court of Directors in
Leadenhall-tstreet, and the Roard of Controul, or rather, it
might be -said, between the Directors and the Horse Guards,
who seem to have taken the discussion out of the hands of the
Commissioners for the Affairs of India--regarding the rein-
forcement of European soldiers, which are now required for
that country, where, since the commencement of
_the p,resent
ware their-want-hasbeen-pressingly'. Mt. The Court are said
to have intimated their earnest desire to raise men immediately,
in their own name, and in England, sufficient for six battalions
of infantry, to be formed into six European regiments, for the
augmentation of the East India Company's army. This,
however, has been met at the Horse Guards by an offer
of six disciplined battalions of the King's troops, ready
formed, completely officered; and fit in every respect for
immediate service. The Company remonstrate, and state,
that they have officers in India in sufficient abundance, which
is notoriously untrue, as the paucity of officerS for the troops
now there is matter of universal complaint. The Duke of York
replies, that he has a large haff.pay list of mei itoriam: but
almost starving individuals, who deserve to he better providedfor:
and adds, moreover, that the nation ought to he relieved from
this expeucc, when such a fine opportunity occurs for employ-
ing them. His Royal Highness is said to have intimated, also,
that although there might be superior officers enough on the
Company's establishment in India to fill the higher commands,
yet, as it was known that all their regiments, native and Euro- '
peen, were deficient in their complement of subalterns, it was
to be inferred that the Directors intended sending out a proper
number of cadets to supply the places of those ensigns who had
been promoted to higher ranks in the new regiments recently
formed in India. This morsel of patronage the Duke thought
might as fairly be exercised by the Horse Guards as by the
Company's Court: and when the relief which this would afford
to the half-pay list of the army is considered, when it is also re-
membered that the number of King's regiments in India was
reduced, at the renewal of the charter, by a number about
equal to these six battalions now proposed to be sent out,
it must be admitted that his Royal Highness did not
want for reason in his view of this question of military
patronage. It will remind those of our older readers of
the not altogether dissimilar contests in 1786, followed
by the famous declaratory law, affecting to clear up doubts,
but really giving a new power to Mr. Pitt's new Board
of Controul, the first of that series of covert encroachments by
which the wily Dundas induced the country gentlemen and pro-
prietors of India stock to acquiesce in that effectual destruction
of the Charter, in a circuitous anti tortuous mode which Mr.
Fox proposed doing by more direct and straight-forward en-
actments. According to the latest ativices from the field of this
diplomatic warfare, a sort of mezzo-termino proposition had
been made by the East India Directors, which was to give
half the "subalterships of the new battalions to racers on the
King's half-pay list. This, however, was first declined at the
Horse Guards.; but was immediately afterwards proposed to
be accepted, provided half the superior officers might be also
furnished from the King's army. This was in its return re-
jected by the India Company, so that the affair-remains in the
status in quo ; and the Ixadenhall-street Dignitaries, incensed
at this encroachment on their patronage, which, with many of
them at least, is the sole god of their idolatry, prefer that mat-
ters should remain in the status ante bellum.—Sir Archibald
Campbell, who commands the Burmese expedition, will, per-
haps, decide this knotty question, and compel the contending
parties to agree, ere long, on some specific measures ; for he
appears to be doin!, every thing with European soldiers only,
although he has so fine a native army under his command.-1
The waste of life, from fatigue and exposure, among
the Europeans on the shores of the Bay of Bengal,
during the rainy and tempestuous monsoon, must be
very great ; and to supply this waste, fresh levies
must be made and sent. In the end, too, the Court
of Directors must yield to the superior weight of the Horse
Guards ; but in the mean time there exists considerable cold-
ness, not to say a total want of cordiality, between the East
India Company and his Majesty's Ministers, owing to these
disputes, and to those also concerning the disposal of the Go-
vernorships in India, and other anticipated good things, soon
likely to be objects of contention between hungry expectants
and keen hunters after place, power, and emolument in the
East. Out of evil, good may come;
.and as we are persuaded
that much more injury is likely to arise from too close a union
than from occasional differences between the Company and
those set in authority over them, we hail all such contests as
those, as indications of the dawn of brighter days; and hope,
that when these temporary clouds are dispersed, the bright
sun of a better system may pour its light on India, and raise
it to that station-which it ought long since to have held among
the nations of tlie earth.'