The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-29 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY, JUNE 2.0.

Description of the Uniforms which, in pursuance of his Ma-
jesty's Pleasure, are to be worn in the Royal Navy.
ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET.

DRESS UNlFORM.—Coat—Blue cloth, with two rows of but-
tons down the front, ten in each row, and three inches apart
across the breast, from the front of the button-hole to the
centre of the button. Scarlet collar, sloped off with one row of
two-inch gold lace, navy pattern, along the top and front edges,
and one row of one-inch lace along the bottom edge, coming
partly on the coat. Scarlet cuffs, with two.inch lace round the
top, and blue slash pointed flaps in the sleeve, with three small
buttons, and one and a quarter-inch lace round the edge.
Pointed flaps in the skirts, with three buttons under, and one
row of two-inch lace all round the flaps, and one row of one and
a quarter-inch lace to encircle the hip buttons, and form a point
at the top, one button at the bottom of each plait. The skirts to
begin at one sixth the circumference from the front edge, and
to be lined with white kerseymere.
Buttons--Raised, gilt, and one inch in diameter, indented
with around rim, and within, an anchor and a cable, and a
crown over, between two wreaths of laurel. The small but-
tons to be half an inch in diameter.

Epaulettes—Two pH epaulettes with forty bunions each,
over w bonnet and a crescent, and edging to the strap, with
silver anchor and crown, and three silver stars, two upon the
crescent and one above.

Trousers—Blue cloth, with gold lace of the same width as
that on the coat down the outside seams, to be worn over boots
between the 15th of October and the 30th of April ; and white
duck, over boots, between theist of May and the 14th of Oc-
tober. Whenever blue trousers are worn in full dress, those of
Commissioned Officers, and of Warrant Officers ranking with
them, shall have gold lace of the same width as that of their
eoats down the outside seams.
cravat or Stock—Black silk.
flat—Cocked ; the flaps ten inches in the back, eight and a
half inches in the front, six incises at each corner, bound with
gold lace two and a half inches wide, showing one inch and a
quarter on each side. Black silk cockade, six inches wide,
looped with six gold bullion., three and a half eighth of inches
wide, and the two centre twisted, with a button of the same
size and pattern as that on the coat ; and tassels with five gold
and five blue bullions each.
Sword—The hilt solid, half basket guard, with raised bars
and crown and anchor badge, lion head back piece, white fish-
skin gripe, bound with three gilt wires ; outside length, five
inches and three quarters; inside length, four inches and
a half. . .

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The blade slightly curved, with a round back, thirty one
inches and a quarter long, one inch and three eighths wide at
the shoulder, with a double-edged spear point.
Scabbard—The top and middle lockets to be four and three
inches and a half long, respectively ; to have loops and rings,
and to be ornamented with embossed oak leaves in bas.relief ;
the chape to be seven inches and a half long, and to have oak
leaves, as above, round the upper part, and a honeysuckle or-
nament at the end. _
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Sword Knot—Blue and gold rope, twenty-three inches long,
with ditto, ditto, vellum basket-work head, and twelve gold
bullions ; a piece of the same sort of cord, fourteen inches and
three quarters long, Is to be fixed to the hilt, to which the
knot is attached.

Sword Belt—Blue morocco leather, lined, full one inch and
a half wide in the girdle; single, one inch wide, sword slings
on carriages ; the whole embroidered in gold, with oak-leaves
and acorns down the middle, and margined with a straight
line near each edge. Gilt mountings with circular fronts,
two inches diameter, laurel embossed edges, crown, anchor,
and laurel on the centre; embossed csrriage.buckles, plain,
girdle-buckles and rings, the latter one inch and three quar.
ters diameter in the centre; and plain studs under the car.
riage-buckles, for the more easily attaching and detaching the
sword, superseding the use of swivels ; a plain strong, gilt hook
attached to the ring, to suspend the sword short.
The belt to be worn over the coat.
LJNoitess UNIFORM.—Coat—Blue lapelled coat as formerly
Worn, with stand and fall collar; eight buttons and holes in
front, regular; pointed flaps, with three notched holes and
buttons under. Round cuffs, with three notched holes,
and buttons of the larger size, and four rows of five eighth inch
distinction lace round the cuff's, across the holes below the
buttons.

Buttons—The same pattern as in full dress.
Epaulettes—The same as in full dress, but the bullions to be
left loose, without the bonnet; and this rule to apply to the
undress epaulettes of all officers entitled to wear them. =•
Waistcoat—Single breasted, white cloth or kerscymere,
with small buttons.

Trousers—Blue cloth, with or without lace—ln warm cli.