The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

REVISED PASSAGE WARRANT FOR OFFICERS OF
THE ARMY.
War-office, May 6, 1844.
Sir,—l have the honour to inclose her Majesty's warrant
ofthis date, revising the warrant of the 19th of October, 1842,
for regulating.the passages and passage allowhnces of officers
of the army.
1. The alterations which have been made do not affect the
principle which governed the former warrant, that an officer
should pay for his own messing at sea, that sum only to which
he was subjected for his ordinary messing on shore.
2. By the warrant of 19th October, 1842, officers messed
on board Queen's ships, whether at the table of the captain
or at the mess of the lieutenants, and officers messed under
the contract, at the table of the master of a vessel chartered
or hired by the public, were liable to prescribed contributions
from their pay for their own messing, and for that of each
member of their faintly, which contributions were to be
stopped from their pay by the Secretary at War.
3. The warrant of the 6th May, 1844, has established that,
A Field-officer messed at the table of a captain of the navy
will have to contribute the sum of 3s. 6d. a day for his own
messing, and the daily sums prescribed in the 13th article of
the instructions for the messing of each member of his family.
This contribution will be deducted from his pay by the Sec-
retary-at-War, and the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty will issue the prescribed allowances to the captain of
the navy.
4. A Field-officer has, however, the option of joining, with
his family, the ward-room mess.
5. Officers messed at the table of the lieutenant command-
ing, or at the table of the lieutenant of a ship of war, will
receive from the Secretary. at-War 4s. a day, in aid of the ex-
pense of their own messing, in advance for the same number
of days as the pay is issued to advance on embarkation, but
will be required to pay to the officers of the ship the actual
share of the expense of the mess equally with the officers of:
the ship, and will also pay to the officers of the ship the pro-
portions of that actual expense prescribed by the 13th article;
of the instructions for their wives and children permitted to
embark with them. Such proportion of the payment is to be
made in advance as may be considered by the naval officers'
necessary for providing the mess for the passage.
6. Officers messed in vesses hired or chartered by the
public, in which a proper table is, under the contract, to be
provided by the master, will be liable to a deduction of 3s.
6d. a day from their pay by the Secretary-at-War for their
own messing, but must themselves pay to the master the
sums prescribed in the 14th article of the instructions for the
Blessing of each member of their family.
7. Officers provided with passages in the contract steam
vessels are to be subjected to the prescribed contribution of
3s. 6d. a day themselves, and must pay to the owners the
contract rate for the accommodation and messing of their
families.
8. Officers entitled to a free passage, and providing their,
own mess on board ship will be allowed four shillings a day,
to be paid to them by the Secretary-at-War, but are not en-
titled to any allowance whatever for the messing of their
families.
9. I have to request that you will caution officer to be
particularly careful that the prescribed certificates are in
every instance obtained, to enable them to receive the liberal
allowances which her Majesty has been graciously pleased
to sanction.

I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,
H. lIARDINGE.
The Officer commanding - Regiment.

A. marriage is said to be on the tapis between a
Noble Viscount, sitting in the Lower House, and the fair
daughter of a Marquis who enjoys considerable influence in
the Whig political circles.
Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the l'oreign- office.