The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

THE NAVY ESTIMATES.

The Navy Estimates for the year 1859-60 were
issued yesterday. The net increase, as compared
with last year, is 961,8101.
The first item in the votes is that of wages to
seamen and marines. The sum required to be voted
for this purpose, for the year 1859-60 is 2,487,062/.,
being an increase of 85,4631. over the vote for the
last financial year. The next item, viz., victuals
for the foregoing, is 995,647/., which is a decrease
of 31,710/. The Admiralty-office requires 142,957/.,
or an increase of 2,518/. For the Coast-guard Ser-
vice and Royal Naval Coast Volunteers the sum
required is 186,057/., being an increase of 7,465/
In the scientific branch the sum asked is 61,358/.,
which is an increase of 743/. In the item, " Her
Majesty's establishments at home," the increase is
1,4551., the sum required being 153,089/. For her
Majesty's establishments abroad an increase of
804/., is asked—the sum being 28,083/. In
" wages to artificers employed in her Majesty's
establishments at home," the ordinary estimate
shows an increase of 22,402/. the total
being 989,323/. but there is an extraor-
dinary charge this year, in connexion with
this item, of 298,707/. For wages for artificers
abroad, the sum required is 54,330/., a decrease of
3411. For naval stores, &c., for the building and
repair of ships, the ordinary estimate gives an
increase of 94,498/., the total being 1,484,240/. ; but
here again an extraordinary charge appears of
687,000/. 573,4981. is required for new works, im-
provements, and repairs in the yards, &c., being a
decrease of 12,364/. The medicines and medical
stores are the] same as last year—namely, 50,000/.
The miscellaneous services sho'w a decrease of
3,522/., the sum to be asked for being 67,9481.
The total sum required to meet the expenses of
the effective service 'for the years 1859-60 is
8,259,299/. The vote for the last financial year was
7,106,181/., but the estimate thii year, it should be
remembered, includes an extraordinary charge of
985,7071: This is credited in the estimates as
wanted " to meet the extraordinary charges to be
incurred during the year in consequence of the ad-
ditional work to be undertaken for the building
and conversion of ships of war for the'stcam navy,
and providing machinery for the same."
The charge for the non-effective service shows an
increase of 19,198/., the total being 1,353,882/.
The total required to be voted for the naval service,
including the non-effective items, is 9,613,181/. ; the
last vote having been-8,440,871/.
For the army and ordnance department (con-
veyance of troops) the sum to be asked is 200,000/.,
or a decrease of 210,500/. It is here that the great
saving is effected. Had it not been for this, the
estimates would have shown an increase of 186,613/.
as compared with last year, apart from the new
charges.
The grand total required to be voted for the ser-
vice of the year 1859-60, is 9,813,181/. ; the gross
increase over the vote for the last financial year
being 1,220,247/. ; but from this must be deducted
258,437/., saving upon certain of the items. The
net increase, after providing for the extraordinary
charges of 985,707/., is 961,810/.
The details of the extraordinary charge of
687,000/. required for the "reconstruction of the
navy," are given as follows :—" For the purchase
of timber, masts, deals, &c., 82,800/. ; for the pur-
chase of other stores, 17,200/. ; for the purchase
and repair of steam machinery, 335,000/4 for ships
to be built by contract, 252,0001." The other ex-
traordinary charge is for wages. It will be distri-
buted thus—For earnings for the established work-
men beyond day pay provided for by the ordinary
estimate, 131,735/. ; for wages of hired artificers,
&c., to be employed, 165,972/. ; for additional pay
of fficers superintending shipwright labour, 1,000/.
—the total being 298,707/.

The total number of officers, seamen, and boys to
be voted for the service of the year is 47,400, and
the number of marines, 15,000.
The estimate for the Post office- department
(packet service) for the year 1859-60, separate from
the navy estimates, but prepared by the naval de-
partment, is 991,5961., being an increase of 3,1081.
over the last vote for the financial year 1858-9.
Parliament will be asked for the sum of
133,3831. Bs. 9d. required to defray the excess of the
naval expenditure beyond the ordinary grants for
the year ended on the 31st March, 1858.

AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.

VIENNA, Feb. 11.—The negotiations between
England and Austria, relative to the construction
of an electric telegraph from Ragusa to Alexandria,
have happily terminated, and a convention will be
concluded on the subject before this letter can reach
its destination. Austria undertakes to lay cables
between Ragusa, Corfu, Zante, Candia, and Alex-
andria ; that is, to lay one cable containing three
electric wires between each of the places mentioned.
The estimated outlay' being £500,000, England
agrees to guarantee, for a period of 25 years, one-
half of an interest of 6 per cent. on that sum. The.
British Government endeavoured to persuade the
Austrian Cabinet to let its outlay for telegrams
figure as a part of the guarantee, but the proposi-
tion was rejected. The next demand made was
that the British Government should be allowed
to have its own agents in the telegraph offices at
Ragusa, Vienna, and Bodenbach. The Austrians
peremptorily refused to admit foreigners into their
telegraph offices, but they agreed to consider Ra-
gusa neutral ground." After this diplomatic fic-
tion had been established, it was settled that the
British Government should have a separate office at
Ragusa, in which its agents might receive all the
(Government) despatches coming from and going to
India. This important matter having been satis-
factorily disposed of, the British Government laid
claim to a separate or reserved wire for the Indian
despatches. To this Austria replied, that an extra
wire should be put up for her Majesty's Govern-
ment if it would pledge itself to forward 1,000
despatches to and from India in the course of each
year. As Lord Malmesbury strongly objected to
this, there was for a time reason to fear that the
whole affair would fall to the ground. The unsatis-
factory policy of the Emperor Napoleon, however,
has made a telegraph between Corfu and Ragusa
so very desirable that it was the day before yester-
day resolved to finish the matter off band. Tile
Austrian Government waves its claim to the 1,000
despatches, and will in a note promise to place a
separate wire at the disposal of the BritishGovern-
meat. It must be well understood that there will
be no mention of the last-mentioned concession in
the convention. It is agreed that all the cables
shall be laid within 18 months, but the Austrian
Government is resolved, if possible, to complete the
telegraph from Ragusa to Alexandria within one
year from the month of May. Austria is only
bound to lay one cable, but it is thinking of having
three. The cables between Ragusa and Corfu, and
Corfu and Zante, are to be down in the course of
this year. Mr. Brett was the original contractor ,
with the Austrian Government, but he is said to
have ceded his rights to Mr. Newall. When the
electric telegraph is complete it will be transferred
to an Anglo-Austrian Company, the composition of
which is exactly specified in the convention.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.

THE PIICENIX CONSPIRACY.

It is announced that the Cork Phcenix prisoners,
having committed overt acts in Kerry, are to be
taken to Tralee for trial with their Kerry asso-,
ciates at the assizes for the county of Kerry. It is
also stated that the Attorney and Solicitor-General
will conduct the prosecutions in person. Several
new arrests were made in the town of Kenmare
last week, but -upon investigation before the magi-
strates nothing transpired to warrant a committal,
and the prisoners,. after a. few hours' detention,
were released from custody. Mr. O'Hagan, Q.C.,
is engaged special to lead for the defence of the
Clubbites. Baron Greene and Mr. Justice O'Brien
are the judges for the Munster circuit.