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

Thus it will be seen, first, there is a small actual
increase of pay over and above the value of the half
gill of spirits per diem ; secondly, there is an increase
of a quarter of a pound of salt meat per man per day;
thirdly, there is an increased daily allowance of a
quarter of au ounce of sugar ; and fourthly, half an
ounce of mustard and a quarter of an ounce of pepper
is substituted for half the present allowance of oat-
meal and vinegar—that is, the allowance of oatmeal
and vinegar will in future be a quarter of a pint
weekly per man, instead of half a pint ; and in lieu of
this quarter of a pint of oatmeal and vinegar,
the men will have the above allowance of mustard,
and pepper.
We perceive that BO mention is made of the pay
and allowances of marines afloat in the above circular;
but the scale of victualling for troops when embarked
has been very properly increased.

Captain Milne has left the Admiralty for Milne
Grange, Coldstream.
Lieut. W. H. Hall, the director of the police at
Portsmouth-yard, has invented a new plan for the
stocks of the waist and sheet anchors of large ships.
It has, we understand, been laid before the Admiralty,
and the board have ordered the dockyard authorities
to report upon it, and their report has been most
favourable. All seamen that have served in ships in
the navy are well aware of the great inconvenience
that has always been experienced in working ship,
from the foretacks and sheets, and the foot rope of
the foresail fouling the upright stocks of the sheet
and spare anchor. To prevent this various plans
have been devised, such as having a timing noddy, a
strong rope extending from the after swifter to the
end of the stock, &e., but these plans only partially
rectified the inconvenience. Mr. Hall's plan is to
have the wood of the anchor-stock in three
pieces, the centre part, through which the
shank of the anchor goes, being a short piece, to
which the arms of the stock are firmly xnd sufficiently
secured ; on the lower square of the stock the arm is
fixed to the short piece by a strong double hinge
which allows the stock (when the anchor is stowed)
to fall down alongside the shank, so as to be com-
pletely clear from fouling the ropes of the foresail;
when the anchor is to be let go the stock is placed in
its proper position, and firmly secured on the upper
square by a strong metal clamp and bolt, and the
other two squares of the joint are also secured by
overlapping plates, to which the lashing cleets are se-
cured. The joint is further strengthened by a mortice
joint in the wood. We hear this plan is forthwith to
be tried, and as it appears to be a most useful inven-
tion, we have no doubt but that it will be generally
adopted in the navy.
Dauntless, 24, screw-frigate, Captain Halsted, will
go out of Portsmouth harbour to-day, and will be
ready to-morrow to sail for Queenstown.
Furious, new steam-frigate, recently launched at
Portsmouth, having been temporarily rigged by
the dorkvard, went out of harbour on Monday at
eleven o'clock. It was blowing a westerly gale
at the time, and the Echo tug having towed the
Furious over to the Gosport side, sail was set and
she went out under it in good style. She merely
hove-to at Spithead, and at about half-past twelve
proceeded for the Downs, en route to Blackwell, to
take in her engines of 400-horse power, by Messrs.
Miller and Ravenliiil. Nr. Penn, the master of the
Britannia, has charge of the Furious, with sixty
riggers, who bring back the Argus. The Furious
seemed very stiff under canvas, but was light, consi-
dering she had 500 tons of ballast on board.
Tyne, 22, was commissioned at Devonport on Mon-
day morning by Mr. Peter Wellington, late corn-
tnanding the Adventure store ship. The Tyne has
been taken into N 0.5 Dock yesterday morning to
have her copper cleared.
The officers and ship's company of the Vengeance,
84, Captain Sir William Blackwood, Bart., shifted
over from the hulk to that ship on Monday, and she
is expected to go over to her moorings off Gosport in
a few days.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The First Lord of the
Admiralty, Sir Francis Baring, M.P. for Portsmouth,
visited this port3esterday, for the purpose of attend-
ing, in pursuance of annual custom, the anniversary
festival of the Beneficial Society, one of the oldest and
most worthy charities in this neigbourhood.
The Electra, 14, and Rapid, 8, will be undocked
after a complete repair on the 10,h proximo, when
they will be speedily commissioned for further
service.

The Norwegian corvette Ornen, Captain Vollum,
will sail when the wind moderates for Cherbourg,
and from thence to the Mediterranean. Mr. L. Van-
denburgh, the consul for Norway, visited this cor-
vette on Sunday evening, and on leaving received a
salute from the guns of the vessel.
DEVONPORT, MONDAY.—We have had rough
weather yesterday and to-day. The Castle Eden,
emigrant ship, which sailed on Saturday morning,
put back to-day, the wind being foul and blowing
hard. This ship has the Rev. Mr. Jackson, Bishop
of Lyttelton, and party, on board.

APPOINTMEATEr.
WOOLWICH, Our. 8. Midshipmen—Charles
Pringle to the Caledonia, 120, on the Mediterranean
station.

Naval Cadets—John G. J. Hanmer to the Trafal-
gar, 120, at Sheerness ; and Arthur G. R Roe to
the ThetiP, 38, on the south-east coast of America
station.

Commander Charles J. Austen (1848), Com-
mander James P. B. Wainwright (1849), Lieutenant
Edward Marshall (1843), Lieutenant Lumley W.
Peyton (1846), and Lieutenant James D. Curtis
(1849), who have been studying steam for some time
past at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard, were all
examined separately by Mr. John Trickett, assistant
to the chief engineek, to-day, and, having passed in a
very satisfactory manner, obtained their certificates
accordingly.
The Garland, Dover mail steam-packet, Lieute-
nant-Commander W. Wylde, arrived at Woolwich
on Thursday last to have some slight defects made
good, and these have been effected. She leaves
Woolwich to-morrow to resume her duties on the

~to Woolwich
Dover station. When coming roulid
she rendered the North Star good service, hming
found that vessel in the Downs, and towed her to

Sheerness.

One sergeant, one corporal, and seventeen gunners
of the Royal Marine Artillery arrived yesterday at
Woolwich, from Portsmouth, and embarked on boari
the Wasp steam-sloop, Commander Cromer, for ser-
vice on the coast of Africa. The Wasp will leave
this port on the 25th instant for Plymouth, to take
out the mails of the Ist of November for the coast
of Africa.

Intolerance—being irreligious for the sake of reli-
gion' and hating our fellow-creatures, out of a pretendgd,
luve of their Creator.—Eliza Cook's Jou7nol.
IMPORTATION OF TURTLE.—The vessel Dagger,
arrived from Jamaica, has brought 51 head of tank a part
,of her cargo from that West ladie isizui

9. The fat or skimmings of the coppers which may
I mot be required for the use of the ship is to be saved and
';4 t into casks, and to be delivered into the charge of the
1 la•mmaster and purser of the ship, who is to return it
i 'lto the store at any of her Majesty's cerots; but in the
e . ent cf his Dot being able to comply with this regula-
ti( 11 1, he is to obtain a written order from his captain to
di. t.ose of the same at the most favourable price for the
G• r.vernment, taking credit for the same in hia account,
deb). ting himself with the proceeds of sale.
0 n the delivery of the above fat or skimmings into
the ( large of the payms.sier and purser, he is to apply
to th e captain for authority to Fay to the cook of the
ship one-half of the value of the far (out of which sum
one•i, iurth is to be divided among the cook's mates, the
remai. sing three-fourths to belong to the cook;) th•
other half is to be appropriated to the use and for the
benefit of the ship's company i❑ the manner which may
be deemed most advisable by the captain.
The la vings price of the tat for carrying out the above
arrangement is to be 1/. per cwt.
A SCR:ENE OF VICTUALLING FOR TROOPS WHEN EN.
BARKED.
(Sanctioned by her Majesty's Order in Council of Sept.
• 24, 1850.)

Officers Children
Species. Crew- and under 10
Bread Soldiers. W i oen. yrs. of age.
.lb. 1 1 i
Spirits gill i
Chocolate...
Sugar
Fresh meat . ..... -
Vegetables lb. * 1-3 I
Tea tz. 4 1.6 1 But when fresh west and vegetables are not isued
there shall be issued in lieu thereof, every alternate day,
viz.:
Salt pork lb. 1 a
Peas 4
pint i 1-3 1 i
Or,
Alternately on the day when salt pork and peas are
not issued:—
Salt beef lb. 1 4 4 4
Flour lb. 1 1 3-16
4 i
Or preserved meat, lb. 4 i i 3-16
Or preserved po-
tato or rice (or
iof each) cz 4 2 2-3 2 1
And weekly, whether fresh, or salt, or preserved meat
be issued, not exceeding :
Oatmeal
Vinegar
Mustard
Pepper
N.B.—The oatmeal and vinegar are intended only for
occasional use.
Suet and raisins, or suet and currants, shall be sub-
stituted for 4 part of the proportion of flour; *of the said
fourth part in suet, and the other half in resins or cur-
rants, at the following rates, viz. :--i lb. of suet, or 11b.
of raisins, or* lb. of currants, to be considered equal
to llb of flour.
The allotments in force under the existing scale
are not to be altered; but all fresh allotments made
after the Ist January next are to be according to the
new scale.
Clerks who have passed their examination for pay-
masters and pursers may, from the Ist January, 1851,
draw bills for their full pay quarterly, instead of half-
yearly, as heretofore.