The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-28 00:00:00

TILE NAVY.

Captain Parry, Lieutenants Pritchard and Camp-
bell, and the Royal Marines and Marine Artillery
for Cressy, 80, screw steamer, ordered to be fitted
for the Channel squadron, was expected to leave
head-quarters, Chatham, to-morrow.
Yesterday a detachment of 20 non-commissioned
officers and men of the Chatham Division of Royal
Marine Light Infantry left head quarters, and
embarked at Chatham Dockyard on board the
Lizard steamer for Sheerness, for the purpose of
joining the Minotaur.
The cutter Hamilton left Plymouth on Monday
with men for the screw steam guardship Russell,
60, Captain George Wodehouse, at Falmouth.
The despatch vessel. Intrepid was placed in dock
at Devonport on Monday, and was undocked on
Tuesday.
The screw steamship James Watt, 91, Captain E.
Codd, was removed on Monday from Keyham
Basin to her sailing moorings in Hamoaze.
Above 30 seamen pensioners, more than 50 years
of age, have been turned over at Devonport from
the screw steamship Exmouth, 90, to the Welling-
ton, 72. All the other pensioners, with the young
men and boys, are retained on board the Exmouth.
A draught of marines joined the Wellington on
Tuesday.
The screw gunboats Cockchafer and Weazel
were taken out of dock at Keyham on Monday and
moored in the basin.

The screw steamship Algiers, 91, Captain G. W.
D. O'Callaghan, steamed from Plymouth Sound on
Tuesday into Hamoaze, preparatory to her being
docked.

The screw steamship Encounter, 14, was removed
on Monday from the north to the south dock at
Keyham, to give place to the Algiers.
The Cunard screw steamship Melita, Captain
Langland, which arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday,
when off Cape St. Vincent, on the 21st, at 5 p.m.,
spoke three splendid French line-of-battle ships,
bound for the Straits of Gibraltar. They were
accompanied by a couple of steam transports.
The following notification was issued last even-
iug by the Lords of the Admiralty :
" With a view of improving the condition of the
petty officers, seamen, and marines of the fleet, the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are pleased
to direct that the following alterations shall be
made in the scale of victualling of the Royal Navy,
viz. :—The allowance of biscuit to be increased from
llb. to 111 b. per man per day, the savings price
being reduced from 2d. to 11d. per lb. The allow-
ance of sugar to be also increased from ltoz. to 2 oz.
per man per day. Their lordships have further
been pleased to approve an extra allowance of cho-
colate and sugar, to the extent of 1 oz. of each
article, being issued either in the middle or morn-
ing watches, at the discretion of the captain, to
such portion of the ship's company as may be much
exposed during severe weather, or when, from cir-
cumstances of sickness or climate, or for other
causes, he may consider it desirable. Their lord-
ships, being also desirous that seamen, on entering,
should, as far as practicable, be freed from the
necessity of incurring debt, are pleased to direct
that the following regulations be observed from the
date of the receipt of this circular, viz. :
" Bedding.—All men and boys on first joining
one of her Majesty's ships shall be supplied with a
bed, blanket, and bedcover, free of charge. On re-
moval from one ship to another the men are to take
these articles with them; and in the case of death
or desertion they are to be returned to the charge
of the paymaster.
" Clothing.—To every man on his first entering
the navy for ten years' continuous service, and to
all boys on being advanced to man's rating, a suit
of clothes, consisting of the following made up
articles, is to be furnished free of charge :

s. d.
A blue cloth jacket (No. 2 cloth) .. 17 8
A pair of blue cloth trousers (ditto) .. 11 7
A blue serge frock .. .. 8 6
A duck frock .. .. 2 9
A pair of duck trousers .. .. 2 7
A black silk handkerchief .. 2 10
A pair of shoes .. 6 7
Or he will be credited on the- ship's books with a
sum of money equivalent thereto, at the foregoing
rates, to provide suitable description of clothing as
may be required in the climate in which he is
serving ; and in the case of a seaman being already
provided with clothes approved by his captain a
corresponding amount in money is to be placed to
his credit.

" Mess Utensils.—Arrangements are being made
to obtain mess utensils suitable for use on board her
Majesty's ships, and as soon as the articles which
it is proposed to provide shall have been duly tried
a gratuitous supply will be furnished to each ship
on being put into commission, under such regula-
tions as may be deemed expedient.
" By command of their Lordships,
".H. CORRY."
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Rear admiral G. Rodney Mundy to hoist his flag in her
Majesty's ship Hannibal, and to be second in command in
the Mediterranean.

Captain—James J. Stopford to the Exmouth; the Hon.
C. G. J. B. Elliot, C. 8., to the Cressy.
Commanders—James M. Bruce, to command the Fire-
brand ; Bedford C T. Pim, to command the Gorgon;
Arthur Barrow, to the Exmouth.

Lieutenants—H. R. E. Grey, to the Firebrand; Robert
Ross, to the Gorgon.

PARIS BOURSE.

BOURSE, April 27.—A telegram announcing that
the Austrians passed the Ticino last night, and that
hostilities had begun this morning, added to a fall
of 11 on the English Consols, has produced a com-
plete panic in the market. Threes declined from
62f. 80c. to 61f. 60c. ; Mobilier, 550 f. to 525 f. ; Aus-
trian, 420 f. to 400 f. ; Orleans, 1,150 f. to 1,125 f.;
Lyons, 765 f. to 730 f. ; Northern, 840 f. to 820 f. ;
Eastern, 552 f. 50e. to 540 f. There was a slight
rally towards the close, when the following were
the last quotations :

41- per Cents. B9 50
Do. end month B9 60
3 per Cents 62
Do. end month 62
Bank Shares 2500
Credit Mobilier 542 50
Do. Account . —

Credit Fonder 590
Belgian 4f —
Piedmontese (5)
Roman BO

Austrian

Spanish Threes 3B --
Home Debt 37 --

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 832 ..-- .. 832 60
New ditto. 712 50 .. 715
Lyons and Mediterranean 762 .. 750 --
• New ditto
Geneva — .. 445
Southern
Western 485 .. 475
Eastern
Sardinian 315 .. 316 --
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 6c. ; money,
25f. sc. ; three months, paper, 24f. 97 c.; money, 24f. 921 c.

The Earl of Alalmesbury trassacted business this
afternoon with Count Bernstorff, the; Prussian

Minister.

The annual report of the Oriental Bank Cor-
poration was presented to the meeting of to-day,
and which recommended a dividend and bonus at
the rate of 12 per cent. per annum. The chairman,
Mr. Gordon, alluded to the rapid progress made
by the Bank, and said that he hoped that it would
continue in a greater ratio now that peace was
restored in India. It was true that disturb-
ances had now occurred in Europe, but he
had no fear of that circumstance pre-
venting the directors from producing on the next
occasion a report equally favourable with the pre-
sent. In alluding to Indian securities, he said the
bank could only invest its spare capital in Govern-
ment paper, but they were quite protectedfrom the
effects of any depreciation. It had been said the,
the £50,000 for.insurance had not been augmented.
The reason was, that such a sum was considered
ample, as only bullion was insured. After some
observations as to the items of the balance-gheet,
the chairman again moved the adoption of the re-
port, which was agreed to unanimously.