The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-05 00:00:00

London : H. Bailliere, 219, Bezent-street.

DESERVE 'FORCE of `II:OYAL NAVAL
,VOLUNTEERS. - Her Majesty's Government flaying,
with the sanction of Parliament, determined on establishing
a Reserve Volunteer Force of Seamen trained to the Use of
Arms:
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, that any Seaman possess-
ing the following qualifications may bo enrolled as a Royal
Naval Volunteer in the Reserve Force, and will thereupon be
entitled,to the.advantages and be subject to the obligations
mentioned below :

QUALIFICATIONS FOR TILE RESERVE.
1. A Volunteer must be a British, subject.
2. He must be free from infirmity.
3. He must not be over thirty-five you,: of acre.
4. Ire must within the ten years previous to his joining the
Reserve have been five years at sea, one year of that time as
an A.B.

AVAN THE RESERVE.
I. A Volunteer will atAGE oS nceOF receive an annual payment or
retainer of £O, payable quarterly.
2. He will, if he fulfils his obligations and is in the Reserve
the requisite time, receive a pension of not less than £l2 a
year whenever he becomes incapacitated from earning a liveli-
hood, or at sixty years of age if not previously incapacitated.
3. He may elect either to take the whole pension himself,
or to take a smaller pension for himself during his life, and
to allow his wife a pension after his death, for the remainder
of her life.
4. He will not, on account of belonging to the Reserve, for-
feit any interest in any Friendly or Benefit Society.
5. His travelling expenses to and from the place of drill
will, when necessary, be provided.
6. He will, during drill, receive, in addition to the retaining
fee, the same pay, victualling, and allowances as a seaman of
the fleet according to his rating.
7. He will, if called out on actual service, receive the same
pay, allowances, and victuals, and have the same prospect of
promotion and prize money, as a continuous-service seaman
of the fleet according to his rating, and he will, on joining,
receive the same clothing, bedding, and mess-traps.
8. He will, if wounded or injured in actual service, receive
the same pension as a seaman in the navy of the same rating.
9. He will be eligible to the Coastguard Service and Green-
wich Hospital.
10. He may quit the Reserve, if not at the time called out
for actual service, at the end of every five years. He may also
quit it when not called out on paying back the retainers he
has received; or, without payment, if he passes an examina-
tion as a master or mate, and :obtains bona flds employment
as master or mate.

OBLIGATIONS OF THE RESERVE.
1. A Volunteer must attend drill for 28 dip each year ; he
may do so, so far as the conienience of the public service will
permit, at a time and place convenient to himself; but he
cannot in any case take less than seven days' drill at any one
time.

2. He must not, without special permission, proceed on a
voyage that will occupy more than six months.
3. He must appear before some Shipping Master once in
every six months, unless he has leave to be abroad longer,
and he must rep3rt every change of residence and employ-
ment.

4. In order to earn a pension he must continue in the Re-
serve as long as he is physically competent to serve, and he
must also have.been in the force 15 years if engaged above 30, or
20 years if enganed under 30. In reckoning this time actual
service in the fleet will count double.
5. Volunteers may be called upon for actual service in the
Navy by Royal Proclamation. It is intended to exercise this
paver only when an emergency requires a sudden increase in
the Naval Force of the country.
6. A Volunteer may in the first instance be called out for
three years. If there is then actual war, and he is then
serving in one of her Majesty's ships, he may be required to
serve for two years longer; but for the additional two years
he will receive 2d. a day additional pay.
7. Volunteers when on drill or actual service will be subject
to naval discipline.
8. A Volunteer who fails to fulfil the obligations of the Re-
serve will forfeit his claim to retainer and pension, and if he
fails to join when called out for actual service may be treated
as a stragoder or deserter from the Navy.

THE ENROLMENT WELT. COMMENCE ON lax
JANUARY, 1860.
Full information and detailed conditions may be obtained
on application to the Shipping Master at any port in the
United Ring iom, or to the Officers of Customs in the Chan-
nel Islands and Isle of Man.

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should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical
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flesh Inermises in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find
great advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua-
lity of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by
It. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by
Testimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri-
nilturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing
148 feeds (measures enclosed), price 508., carriage paid to any
Railway Statitin in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders
payable to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London.
N.B.—The public are cautioned against being imposed upon
by worthless 'imitations.