The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-21 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
the General Commanding-in-Chief, held a levee
yesterday at the Horse Guards, Whitehall. There
was a very large attendance of officers.
The reconstruction of the Military Store Depart-
ment, for some time past a subject of discussion,
was on Wednesday announced at Woolwich by the
issue of a Royal Warrant bearing the signature of
Lord Herbert, No. 689. It lays down, inter (Ilia,
the following rules
The duties of the Military Store Department
shall be directed and superintended by the
Director of Stores, acting under orders from
the Secretary of State for War. The age
of admission of officers, as a general rule, shall
be between 18 and 23 years, subject to passing an
examination by the Civil Service Commissioners, in
such subjects as the Secretary of State for War for
the time being shall think expedient. Nevertheless
the Secretary of State for War may, with the con-
currence of the General Commanding-in-Chief of
the army, recommend for commis
commission in the said
department, any officers now serving in the army,
or other persons who shall have passed through the
usual course of study in the Military CoLge of
Sandhurst, such officers and others not being above
25 years of age. The officers of the Military Store
Department shall bear the designation and hold
relative rank in the army as follows :—The Princi-
pal Superintendent of Stores, as Col. ; Superinten-
dent of Stores as Lieut.-Col., and after five years'
service on full pay in that rank as Col. ; Deputy
Superintendent of Stores as Major; Assist. ditto as
Capt., and Deputy-Assist. as Lieut. Such relative
rank shall carry with it all precedence and advan-
tages attaching to the rank with which it corres-
ponds. In promoting from one rank to another due
weight is to be given to the claim of officers on the
score of long and faithful service, but the primary
ground of advancement in the service will be per-
sonal merit. The rates of pay of the different ranks
of officers shall be regulated according to the
following form :—Principal Superintendent and
Superintendent of Stores, on attaining the ranks,
£2 4s. and £1 10s. per day each, £1 2s. and 15s.
half-pay, and £1 13s. and £1 2s. 6d. retired pay;
charge pay to the latter 7s. 6d. per day ; Deputy-
Superintendent, Assistant-Superintendent, and De-
puty-Assistant-Superintendent of Stores, 13s.
6d., and ss. 6d. on attaining the respective ranks,
and after five years' full service on full pay in those
ranks £1 45., 16s: 6d., and Bs. After 10 years'
service on full pay in that rank the latter officer
will be entitled to 10s. 6d. per day, and the three
abovenamed will be entitled to charge pay per day
at the rate of 55., 3s. 6d., and 2s. 6d. ; half-pay
125., Bs. 3d., and ss. 3d. ; and retired pay 18s., 12s.
3d., and 7s. 6d. The length of service on full pay to
give a claim to retirement is limited to 30 years, and
cases,the
the age at which, in the absence of exceptional
retirement shall be compulsory is 65 years
principal superintendent and 60 years for thefoiorgle;
four. The senior military store offi.eciveerg„pecial
with an army in the field shal
rate of pay proportion.o*- Westthe d c
astthe of
char e. serving on they while
of
ay while at
shall receive double ordinaryraer, kenp every two
the station, and be allowed to
years' service as three, for increase 'of pay and re-
tirement. Officers upon whom may devolve the
charge of a station, in consequence of the absence
of their superior, shall be permitted to draw
andt
he
allowances of the r anknext
from own,the date
receive the charge pay of such rank
of receiving responsible charge, until the retransfer
be effected. Any officer removed from full pay, in
consequence of a reduction of the establishment, or
from any other cause (except misconduct), shall be
entitled to the rate of half pay prescribed for his
rank in the above schedule ; but after 30 years' full
pay service he shall, in lieu of superannuation allow-
ance,pay,
be granted a retired according to the rate
also prescribed in the schedule referred to. In the
absence of exceptional circumstances, retirement
shall be compulsory at the age of 65 years for prin-
cip4l superintendents of stores, and 60 years for

°Seers of the other ranks. Officers now saving,
who may be in the receipt of higher rates of pay
than are now provided for in the above scale, shall
continue to receive such higher rates, until by the
increase accruing from length of service, or by pro-
motion, or other causes, they become entitled under
these regulations to an equal amount ; and any
officer now serving abroad who may, under existing
regulations, be iu the receipt of foreign pay, which
under this our warrant is ,bolished, shalt Continue,
under the above limitations, to draw such foreign
pay until in the ordinary course of duty he shall
be removed to other stations, at which, under
present regulations, he would not continue to be
entitled thereto. Any officer on the present esta-
blishment (not being below the rank of deputy-
military storekeeper), who may prefer retaining his
present position and superannuation allowances to
accepting commissions under the conditions of this
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tryTi service. warrant, shall have the option of doing so. A roster
shall be observed of home and foreign service, which
shall. not be departed from excepting in cases of
affording
them
of relieving. the officers of the Department from a
opportunities of acquiring a fall and practical know-
ledge of the various descriptions of stores and pro-
portions of
.munitions regaired for the several kinds
of arms used in the. service, and also of holding out
a boon to deserving non-commissioned officers of
and alffVoi
the army, a subordinate class of clerks will be estab-
lished, to be selected from pensioners of the army,
as a reward for steadiness of character and good
conduct while serving as soldiers; the said clerks
to be designated 'military store clerks,' and to be
divided into classes, with rates of pay and relative
rank as under :-Ist class, 4s. 6d. a day, to rank as
sergeant-major; 2d class, 45., and 3d class, 3s. 6d
to rank as sergeants; and such clerks serving on
foreign stations shall be entitled to the military
allowances of their respective ranks.”