The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-24 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY CIRCULARS.

The following circular, referring to naval uniforms,
will be read with much interest by the service generally:
Admiralty, April 11, 1856.

NAVAL lINIFOR:MS.
The following is the description of the uniforms which,
in pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, are in future to
be worn by the officers of the Royal Navy, viz. :
ADMIRAL OW THE FLEET.
DRESS UNIFORM.

Coat. —Blue cloth, double-breasted, ten buttons in
each row, three inches apart across the breast ; white
collar sloped off in front, one one three-quarter inch gold
lace of the navy pattern along the top and front edges,
and one inch lace along the bottom edge, coming partly
on the coat ; blue cuffs, with one and three-quarters inch
lace round the top ; white slash pointed flaps in the sleeve
with three small buttons, and one inch lace round the
outside edge ; four rows of five-eighths of an inch distinc-
tion lace round the sleeve above the cuff, at such dis-
tance from each other as place them within the length of
the slash, the upper row to form a circle in the centre of
the top sleeve of all, the coats of officers of the military
branch ; pointed blue fitips on the skirt, laced all round
with one and three-quarters inch lace, and three buttons
under them ; a row of one inch lace to encircle the hip
buttons and form a point above them on the seam ; and
bottom of lappel and front and back edges of the skirt to
be laced with same ; the skirts to begin at one-fifth the
circumference from the front edge, and to be lined with
white kerseymere ; one button at the bottom of each
plait. _ _

Buttons.—Raised, gilt, and one inch in diameter, in-
dented with a round rim, and within an anchor and a
lable, and a crown over between two wreaths of laurel ;
the small buttons to be half an inch in diameter.
Epaulettes.—Two gold epaulettes with embroidered
straps, oak leaf and acorn pattern, with pearl crescent
and edging ; three stars within the crescent and one star
on the strap, above it crossed batons surmounted by a
crown ; a double row of dead and bright loose bullions
three inches long and one inch and a quarter in circum-
ference.

N.B. The devices on all the executive officers' epau-
lettes to be embroidered in silver according to patterv.s,
except batons and swords, which are to be solid.
TrouserF.—Blue cloth, with one and three-quarters
inch gold lace down the outside-seam, to be worn over
boots, between the 15th October and the 22d April ; and
white duck, over boots between the 23d April and 14th
October.

N.B. Civil officers ranking with the military branch
are to have gold lace of the same width as the broad lace
on their coats down the outside seam of their blue trou-
sers in dress.

Cravat or Stook.—Black Bilk.

Hat.—Cocked ; the flaps eight and a half inches in the
back, seven and a half inches in the front, five and three
quarters inches at each corner, bound with gold lace two
inches wide, showing one inch on each side. B'ack silk
cockade, five inches wide, looped with six gold dead and
bright bullions, three and a half eighths of an inch 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 ; out-
side length, five inches and three-quarters ; inside length,
four inches and a half. The blade slightly curved, thirty-
one inches and a quarter long, and one inch and three-
eighths wide at the shoulder, with a flat back and the
blade ground hollow, to within eleven inches of the end
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 ring, and to be ornamented with embossed oak
leaves in bas-relief ; the chape to be seven inches and a
hail long, and to have oak leaves, as above, round the
upper part, and a honeysuckle ornament at the end.
Sword Knot.—Blue and gold rope, twenty-three in.
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 each edge. Gilt mount-
ings, with circular clasp in front two inches diameter,
laurel embossed edges, crown, anchor, and laurel on the
centre ; embossed carriage buckles, plain girdle buckles
and rings, the latter one inch and three quarters diame-
ter in the centre ; a plain, strong gilt hook attached to
the ring to suspend the sword belt.
The belt to be worn over the coat.