The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-09 00:00:00

Castle from Thurso for Perth, was driven ashore in the
bay this morning; crew saved.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Idas, Adelaide, South
Australia, 19th Aug., 11S., 33 W.; Boston, Boston to
Calcutta, 4th Sept. 18 N., 30 W; Brooksby, Clyde to
New York, 18th Sept., lat. 44, long. 50; Lady Milton,
Belfast to New York, 3d Oct., lat. 50, long. 10 ; Mary
Emma, of St. John's, New Brunswick, 3d Oct., 52 N.,
17 W.; Quebec, of Glasgow, Bull to Quebec, 14th Sept.,
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Belle, of Padstow, bound
to Quebec, 15th, lat. 47, long. 59; No. 6,748, Ist distin-
gui-hing pendant, 18th Sept., beating to the westward;
Lady Rebow, Malaga to London, 19th, in the Gulf of
Gibraltar; No. 8,437 Ist distinguishing pendant, 4th Oct.,
lat. 49, long. 6; Remse, bound to Lima, 15th Aug.. 19 S.,
34 W.; Admiral Tromp, Batavia to llumburgh, sth
Sept.; 19 N., 27 W.; Peruvian, Rotterdam to New York,
4th Sept., lat 41. long. 50.

A VAL INTELLIGLNCE.
In publishing the following document, just issued
by the Admiralty, we cannot omit an expression of
our heartfelt satisfaction at the adoption of measures
which will most materially benefit the seamen of the
fleet, and the determination of the Admiralty to carry
them into' effect as speedily as possible. We con-
gratulate their Lordships on the boldness of origi-
nating a measure which must tend to improve the
condition of the man-of-war's man, whether on duty
on board of ship, or enjoying his leave on shore; for
the enforcement of temperate conduct afloat must, to
a very great extent, influence him when not under
restraint, and from force of habit Jack will ac-
quire more general steadiness, and with more solid
comfortable enjoyment he will become less excitable
and nothing near so wasteful and reckless a spend-
thrift as we are accustomed to see him. The ten-
dency of these new regulations is to make all
our seamen better, if not wiser men ; but to
those who are married men, and have wives and
families mainly depending on their allotments,
this measure of the Admiralty will be a blessed boon,
for thereby they have secured to them the means
(small as they are) of rescuing their wives from
pinching penury, or their children from ragged
schools. Those only who have felt the poverty which
the want of a single shilling a week inflicts, can best
appreciate the advantages of this measure, which not
only gives increased wages to the seamen, but affords
them the opportunity of making increased allotments
to their fathers, mothers, sisters, wives, and families.
If the Admiralty deserve credit for their moral
courage in originating this new scale of pay and
provision, they and the committee appointed by them
are also entitled to the thanks of the public, for the
patience, intelligence, experience, and unwearied at-
tention they have brought to bear in the revision of
the old scale of pay and pensions in the evidence
they elicited of their operation ; in arriving at the
sound conclusion they unanimously did; and in so
promptly determining to carry into effect the sub-
joined salutary measures:—
CIRCULAR, No. 79.
NEW SCALE OF PAY AND PROVISIONS.
By the Commissioners for executing the office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, &c.
Her Majesty having been graciously pleased, with the
view of improving the condition of the petty officers,
seamen, and marines of the fleet, to direct that the fol-
lowing alterations should be made in the scale of vic-
tualling and pay of the Royal Navy,
1. The allowance of salt meat to be increased from
three-qnarters of a pcund to a pound per man per day;
2. The allowance of sugar to be likewise increased;
and mustard and pepper to be substituted for a certain
portion of oatmeal and vinegar.
3. The allowance of spirits to be reduced, and a com-
pensation in money to be granted for such reduction, as
shown in the annexed scale.
4. The pay of the navy to be re-east at a daily rate,
and the compensation above-mentioned to be blended
will], and form part of, the pay.
5. The calendar to be substituted for the lunar month
in the payment of the wages.
You are hereby required and directed to cause the
said new scale of victualling and pay, together with the
regulations attached thereto, to be promulgated, and
carried into effect, accordingly, on board her Majesty's
ships under your command, on and after the Ist of Ja-
nuary next.
In the event of any of the ships of your squadron
being on a distant part of the station, and unable there-
fore to commence the new scale of pay and provisions on
the Ist of January next, the same to be postponed till
the let of April following.
The necessary supply of the new rate books will be
forwarded to you by the Storekeeper-General.
Given under our baud, this let day of October, /8.50
F. T. BARING.
J. W. D. DUNDAS.
M. F. F. BERKELEY.
H. STE WART.
A. M ILNE.
W. COWPER.
By command of their Lordships.

J. PARKER,
To all Commanders-in-Chip-f, Captains, Cowman-
(las, and Commanding Officers of her Ma-
jesty's Ships and Vessels.
ALLOWANCE OF GROG AND COMPENSATION MONEY.
1. Admirals, captains, lieutenants, and ward-room of
titers—Half pres‘nt allowance; no compensation allow,
ance.

2. Mates, assistant-surgeons, second-masters, and
clerks—Half present allowance; savings price for half
allowance, blended with pay.
3. Midshipmen, masters assistant, clerks assistant, and
boys of Ist class—Half present allowance at the discre-
tion of the captain; savings blended with pay.
4. Cadets and boys 01 2d class—No allowance; sav-
ings price for whole, blended with pay.
5. Assistant engineess, warrant officers, petty officers,
able seamen, and others of that class, ordinary seamen,
non-commissioned officers, and privates of Royal Ma-
rines—Half present allowance; compensation, 3e. 6d.
per man pur calendar month.
6. Second-class ordinary seamen, landsmen, and
others of that class—Half present allowance; compensa-
ton, 2s. 61 per man per calendar month.
A SCHEME OF VICTUALLING FOR THE NAVY.

(Sarxtioned by her Idajesty's Order in Council of
September 24. 1850.)
Th.-re shall be allowed to every person serving in bcr
Majesty's navy the following daily quantit.as of provi-
visions, v:z

Biscuits ••• ••• ••• 1 lb.
... gill.
Fresh meat ... ..• ... 1 lb.
Vegetables ..• lb.
Sugar ... ..• ... 11 oz.
Chocolate ... ......1 oz.
Tea oz.
When fresh meat and vegetables cannot be issued,
there shall be allowed in lieu thereof, salt pork 11b.,
teas pint, every alternate day; or, salt b9el 11b.,
flour ;Ith.; or, preserved meat 4it., preferred pott,) (r
rice (or of each) 41b., alternately on the days when
salt pork and peas are not issued.

And weekly, whether fresh or salt, or preserved meal
be issued, oatmeal 4 pint, mustard ca., pepper
per man.

There shall also be allowed weekly, vinegar not ex-
ceeding 4 pint per man, for occasional use only, when
actually required, but not to be expended unnecessarily,
nor considered as subject to be paid for wben not used.
Suet and raisins, or suet and currants, shall be sub-
stituted ior a quarter part of the before-mentioned pro-
portion of flour, halt' of the said fourth part in suet, and
the other half in raisins or currants, at the following
rates, viz, Ib. of suet, or 11b. of raisins, or ill). of cur-
rants, to be considered equal to 11b. of flour.
In case it should be found necessary to issue substi-
tutes for any of the foregoing species of provisions, 14 ib.
of soft bread, or 11b. of rico or sago, or 11b. of flour, is
to be considered equal to 11b. of bkuit.
pint of wine, or 1 quart of strong beer, or gallon
of small beer, is to be considered equal to gill of spirit.%
1 oz. of coffee, 1 oz. of cocoa, 1 oz. of cnocolate, oz.
of tea, are to bo considered equal to each other.
1 lb. of sago, 1 lb. of Scotch barley, 1 lb. of pearl
barley, 1 lb. of rice, are to be Considered equal to each
other.

1 lb. of rice, or 1 pint of calavances, or 1 pint of dholl,
or pint of split peas, is to be considered equal to 1 pint
of teas.

lb. of rice is to be considerecl cqual to 1 quart 01
oatmeal.

lb. of onions, or jib. of leeks, is to be considered
equal to 1 lb. of other vegetables.
REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUE OF THE ALLOW-
ANCE OF •RUG AND PROVISIONS.

1. The allowance of grog is to be served out at dinner
time only, the evening service being discontinued; and
all sale, loan, barter, or transfer of grog is strictly pro-
hibited.

2. No raw spirits are to be issued to any one, unless
by special directions of the captain.
3. In case of persisting drunkenness, the captains or
commanding officers of her Majesty's ships are autho-
rised to charge against the pay of the person so offending
a sum not exceeding the amount of compensation money
shown in the preceding table (page 2); such mulct, or
abatement, to be charged against the party on the ship's
books, and to be reported .in the quarterly returns of
punishments.
4. No grog is to be allowed to naval cadets or boys of
the second class.
.5. The ellowance of grog to midshipmen, masters as-
sistant, and boys of ti,e first class, is to be issued only
by the special written directions of the captain, and when
not issm d is to be paid for as ravings.
6.'lf any man should not wish to take up his allow.
anon of grog, he will tie paid the savings price for it; or
he may, if he prefers it, be allowed to take up in lieu
f cz. of tea and 1 oz. of sugar, in addition to the este-
olislud allowance of those articles.
7. The savings price on tea is to be in future ls. a
pound, and that on sugar 3d. a pound.
8. In cases where salt meat shall have lost more than
halt its weight in boiling, the captain or commanding
officer is, on satisfying himself of the correctness of the
fact, to authorise the paymaster and purser to issue an
additional portion of raw'salt meat,' equal to half the
original allowance.

ELSINORE, OCT. 2.—The Sarah, of Arbroath, from
London fir Riga, was released from quatantinr, and put
into this harbour on Sept. 29, has been surveyed, hove
down for repvirs, and it is supposed will be ready for sea
again this week.

-GRAVESEND, OCT. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. 6,h, The
Prince Rupert, from Hudson's Bay. 7th. Lord George,
from Punta Arenas; Venezuela (s), frcm Havre; Leonne,
from Gravelines; City of Boulogne (s), from Boulogne;
Soho (s), trod Antwerp; Hoop, from Worcum. Sid.
7th, The Cairo, for Jamaica; Lyman, for Nt w Orleans;
A,vncs, for Cadiz.