The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

GOOD CONDUCT WARRANT, &c.—The pension
and good conduct warrant, based upon the one issued
to the army in the year 1845, has at length been con-
sidered by the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty, with a view to its adoption in the navy and
marine corps.
The following is a brief outline of the general
principles of the warrant :
ANNUITIES.—A proportionate grant to the sum al-
lowed to the army will be extended in annuities to
first class petty officers and to sergeants who are now
in or who may hereafter enter the service. Such
grants may be made either while the men are serving
or after their discharge, and with or without pension,
in sums not exceeding 201, which may be held dur-
ing service and together with pension.
Those selected are to receive and wear a silver me-
dal, having on one side the "royal effigy," and on the
other the words " for meritorious service."

The recommendations to be made by commanding
officers, but the selection shall rest with the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Gratuities with pensions may be granted upon
discharge to certain petty officers and men, who are
deserving reward for meritorious conduct and who
have completed twenty-one years' service
The gratuity to the Ist class petty officer £l5
The 2d class ditto
Seaman and Private
Commanding officers of Royal Marines may an-
nually recommend such individuals, but the amount
from each division must not exceed in any one year,
if upwards of 700 rank and file on shore, 301.; if
under ditto, 201.

The men recommended must have completed
twenty-one years' service, and must have borne an
irreproachable character, and they will be entitled to
wear a silver medal.

Officers commanding ships paid off are to recom-
mend those deserving this especial mark of favour in
the proportion of one for every hundred of the crew.
Able seamen and private marines, who shall have
completed five years' service, will be entitled to Id.
per day as additional pay, and to wear a badge, pro.
vided their names shall not have been entered for at
least two years in the defaulters' book.

At the completion of ten years 2d. per day, pro-
vided they shall have been in the uninterrupted
receipt of the ld. a day for two years immediately
preceding such further claims.
Those wbo shall have completed fifteen years ser-
vice shall be entitled to 3d. a day, provided they shall
have been in the uninterrupted receipt of 21. a day for
two years immediately preceding their claim to the
third penny.

Th
ose who shall have completed twenty years shall
he entitled to 4d. a day, provided they have received
the 31. uninterruptedly for, two years preceding, and
so on for every additional five years up to thirty years.
Seamen and marines who, by their good conduct,
shall have obtained one or more distinguishing marks,
shall be entitled to the full rate of the good conduct
pay on discharge, but the maximum for an A.B. and
private R.M. shall not exceed Is. 2d. per day.
The rates of pensions for the petty officers and
sergeants are to be computed at the same rate as able
seamen, and with the following addition :
Total pension not to
exceed, per diem.
Sergeant-Major, 2id. per day ... 2 6
Quarter-Master Sergeant, 2d. ... 2 3
Petty Officers (Ist class) and
Sergeants, ld. ... ... ... 2 0
Corporals, id.
Provided they have served twenty-one years, and
have served without interruption within several
ratings three years immediately preceding their dis-
charge.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, OCT. 18, 1848.
The Lord Chancel;or has appointed William James
Holt, of Gloucester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary
in the High Court of Chaneery.
BANKRUPTS.
William Matthews Hill, builder, Is!ington, to sur-
render, Nov. 3, and Dec. 5, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy Pennell, official assignee; Parker, Taylor,
Rooke, and Parker, Raymond•buildings, Gray's Inn.
George Westbury Hall, East India merchant, Lime-
street, London, Nuv. 1, at twelve, and Dec. 7, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee,
Colccaan-street-buildings; Burrel, White Hart-court,
Lombard-street.

Richard Castle Laurence, licensed victualler, Broad-
stairs, Kent, Nov. 1 and 30, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman•street-
buildings; Buchanan, Basinghall street.
John Jackson, farraer, Upper Court, Hereford, Nov.
11, and Dec. 2, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham
District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham)
Pugh, Hay, near Brecon, South Wales; Chaplin, Bir-
mingham. _

John Cope, fishmonger, Derby, Nov. 3, and Dec. 1,
at eleven, at the Nottingham District Court. Bittleston,
official assignee, Nottingham; Smith, Derby.
Christopher Greaves Middleton, soap-manufacturer,
Manchester, Nov. 3 and 24, at twelve, at the Man-
chester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Man-
chester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple ;
Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell, Manchester.