The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-26 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

(PfiOE AN OLD CORRESPONDENT.) fd
There is something startling in the Admiralty propo,-- r
retiring on increased half-pay no less than 300 out of 700
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tams of the navy, who have become inefficient from age 0r lifecto
mity—but we question the probability of its ever taking *lO •
upon the voluntary princifle—unless the idea of succession ix
flag, as a mere matter of course, is entirely set aside--for the", 00
officer may appear, and truly so, to those about him to be past 0
days of active work, how seldom can the individual be brought
acknowledge it—with Burns,
" Oh that the gods the gift would gie us
To see ourselves as others see us." 00
But that is impossible; and many are to be found alo°sllll
devoted 300, who, living on the memory of former days of Was net
activity and distinction, fancy themselves what they were, 8%0
what they are, and forget that the forms of the service, ender
practical discipline have undergone so vast a change as to fen to♦
smart officer and a good seaman of their days awkward for $

in this new era of the service.
The most sensible part of the proposal is the fixed este-- ° up of
of Admirals and Captains which is to follow, and the rilling„,fetir
the vacancies as they occur, without waiting for general b"; 010
which is unsuitable and inapplicable to the ages stated to Prerigla
other and lower parts of the list of Captains. The evils 141.
from such an overwhelming list, occasioned during the os4ol.
a bad system on the foreign stations of what were called "ti. of
ralty lists—whereby vacancies created by the agreement of
number of officers to invalid en the confirmation of their
d of
orders, is not likely to occur again ; and it may fairly he tficial
the new scheme, that if it can be carried out, it will be hV"
to the service and to the country.
ell.
It remains now only for the Admiralty to extend the 05—
me
tern to the corps of marines, to which body of men the Woe if we
ments apply with tenfold force, and increased necessity; for,
are credibly informed, the worn.out condition of the senior Im-egbet,
from actual and constant service, has completely baled the Cow
(such as they were) of the celebrated Naval and Military rite
sion to effect a renovation. It would be highl4creditabiri;l 10
First Lard to see the state of this force with his Own eyes,
judge for himself.

ViCl6_„"
THE LATE EXTENSIVE SEIZURE B TAR
IN THE GLOBE-ROAD, STEPNET.— Considerable curiosity 111
excited during the whole of yesterday and ThuTseii 5$
persons passing through the Excise yard at the arrie.tonOr
very short intervals of the stock, materials, stills, wore'
and other articles seized by the officers of racil-1,1,0°
Customs a few days ago in the Globe-road, StepneY' at
.„,
a more minute examination of the premises than ...fiprig.
) first given, it has been found that the value of the 400
has been considerably underrated. In addition to the
gallons of spirits found in bulk at the time or the ogicae
pre
entering, the prepared materials and forfeited Oct' to tlt°
since been worked off, and have yielded pure eP t, afer
extent, with that seized, of 1,000 gallons, 50 Per 4,..,e",t0ys ,
hydrometer proof. It has since been run off into 00117,
15 gallons each, as being the most convenient q were'
when sold for purchasers. Besides the above plain tpiritard 000
hundred gallons of spirits of lavender, spirits of nitre, an of thla
and mutiatic acid, have been discovered. The conveyaaeen
immense seizure to the Excise warehouses filled 30 weg,g,‘.°":. 'll4
several of the fermenting vats alone were sufficient for a wing Ur
boiler used for supplying the stills is capable of conteie.idershle
wards of 1,000 gallons, and its removal occupied °llia sbOW
time and much difficulty front its unwieldy else• eta
te
te
that it has lately been made good use of, it is only nee° arY burst
that it has beer ascertained that 34 tons of coals bare been
WeA tsP.P
cut since February last, and that h
consumption - A
place within the same period of 60 tons of molasses',
still, made of copper, capable of containing 300 tilabe;9 ee°
worm tub (the worm eight inches in diameter), bare a' feet irt
deposited, together with a steam-worm fitted in a rat " 6tte4
diameter, with three earthen stills used for realfrt the
in wood-work, several hundred feet of iron piping boirela'
passage of steam, patent fiat worms, 200 IVAlA",e'„,,boafti''
ieveral register and other stoves and furnaces. nett
tables, tressels, shoots for water, yeast tubs, tin cansiive OP.
cart, bricks, &c., making altogether the most
re Past.
Lure known to the Excise authorities for severs- -
The fine of 301, on each of the men found on tne
inflicted by the magistrate at the Thames Police-
officer asp,
mediately paid, but it is expected that they will be eon esi %
;wov
n-111
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when the case comes on for hearing before the Conita.Qre
and that the unopposed condemnation of this valuable; power,
follow as a matter of course, as the Commissioners have t,sities an
in addition to the condemnation, to inflict such other Pe'
the parties as they may deem expedient.
IV
,AKEFILLD CORN MARKET FRIDA.• supPli
a large supply of Wheat for this day's market, and ae.'..wes't trade
of all other grain. A speculating feeling in the W" There 15
causes an advance of Is. per quarter from last Friday'
only a slow trade in Spring Corn, without any &MIMI
!Mbar aorta nominal,

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