The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INSTRUCTORS.

Dress Uniform—Unless in Holy Orders, the same as
Secretaries to Junior Flag-officers, except that the eight
buttons on the breast of the coat are to be placed at equal dis-
tances, and without epaulettes, or lace to the trousers.
Undress Uniform—The same as Secretaries to Junior Flag
officers, except that the buttons on the breast of the coat are
to be regular, and without epaulettes, or lace to trousers.
ASSISTANT SURGEONS.
Dress Uniform—The same as Surgeons, with the following
exceptions :
Coats—The lace to be only three-quarters Of an inch wide.
Trousers—To have no lace.
Epaulette—One on the right shoulder, the same as Mates,
without the device.
Undress Uniform—The same as Surgeons, with the epau-
lette the same as in dress ; or, on board ship, a strap, the
same as that of the epaulette, without bunions.

PASSED CLERKS.
Dress Uniform—The same as Assistant-Surgeon, except
that the coat is to have eight buttons on the breast, to be
placed by pairs.
Undress Uniform—The same as Assistant Surgeon, ex-
cept that the coat is to have eight buttons on the breast, by
pairs.

CAPTAINS CLERKS AND CLERKS TO SECRETARIES.
Dress Uniform, the same as Passed Clerks, but without the
epaulette.
Undress Uniform—The same as Passed Clerks, but with-
out the epaulette.

CLERKS' ASSISTANTS.
The undress uniform of Captains' Clerks.
ENGINEERS.
Coat—Blue cloth, double breasted ; buttons, having a
steam-engine with a crown above embossed on them, to be
placed four and four, and a larger button of the came kind
upon the collar.
Waistcoat—With buttons similar to those on the coat.

' Trousers—Plain blue cloth. •
Cap—Wfth-a-goldlided one inch wide, and a gold
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crown according to pattern in front. above the band.
MEMORANDA.
Full Dress—Full dress is always to be worn on State occa-
sions and at Courts-martial by all Naval Officers.
Trousers—On all occasions of full dress ; officers shall
wear white trousers, over boots, between th 23d of April
and the 14th of October, and blue trousers between the 15th
of October and the 22d of April.
Undress—Shoulder Straps— Officers may wear, in undress
on board ship, shoulder straps similar to those of their
epaulettes, without bunions, with their respective devices
thereon.
Great Coats—The great coats for officers in the Royal
Navy are to be of blue cloth, double or single breasted, with
the number and arrangement of the buttons according to, the
undress uniform assigned to their respective ranks, omitting
the pocket flaps, and with stand and fall collars, according
to the patterns at the Admiral's office at each port ; the
straps of the respective epaulettes heretofore described to be
worn with them, except by flag officers, who are not to wear
the straps.
The blue undress frock heretofore in use is abolished.
All officers may wear in undress, with blue trousers, a
blue cloth waistcoat, single breasted, with small uniform but-
tons; and on board their ships a round jacket without skirts,
with their appropriate arrangement of buttons. and the straps
of their epaulettes above mentioned ; and a round black hat with
a narrow black silk band and a black buckle, and a black silk
or leather cockade, with a loop of the same material, half the
width of the lace on their dress coats, or if they have no lace
on their coats, of black silk ribbon (except Midshipmen,
Masters' Assistants, and Naval Cadets, who are to have a
loop of gold twist); if preferred, officers may wear in undress,
in lieu of the round hat, a blue cloth cap, with a gold lace
band of the width of the lace on their dress coats, and a gold
crown according to pattern, and of the same size in all ranks,
in front above the band ; officers, who have no lace on their
coats, to have a band of gold lace one inch wide round their
caps.
Patterns of the uniforms and appointments, which are to
officesbe strictly
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seenls at this office, and at the

All officers serving in inferior ranks are to wear the uni-
form of the rank io which they belong.
By command of their Lordships,
H. CORRY,

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