The Navy

The oldest Captain in the Navy receives a salary equal to that of a Justice of the Supreme Courï. of the Uniteö States i thepay of the youngest Cap'ain, even taken doing no duly eind túaiting orders, is much above the average snlnries of the District Judges of the United States. The expefience of last summer leu ves me confident that a large number of Cnplains and Commanders inight, lüilh public adcantagC) be put on furlough. The service should berelicved from the hurden of carrying along so venj much greater n number of ofíiccrs than can be employed lt is unjusi to the people of the United Staies to retain on pay, as wailing orders, men wlio, since tlieir promolions have not received orders, nnd from the excefs of ofRcers and olher reasons, can NEVEit feeeiuc them.The law of Congress gives pursers : on leave ot waiting orders the same poy as surgeons"; that is largc and increashig pay, according to the number of years they have been in the service, without refnrence ío their sea duty or present merit. The preceding statements were made to Congress by Mr. Bancroft, late Secretary of the Navy.ff The cost of supporling the Military Acadenrry at West Point for 18-15 was $94,9G1. The number of students was 236, being an average of Four hundred dollars per anmim each They remaiii four years : henee the expense of the education of each cadet 13 '1.600. - When graduate'd, they are attachedto the army as supernumerary Lieutenants. - There nre do now serving in thiscapacity. These facts nre from the last report of the Major öeneral of the Army.(Lf The Arrny of the United States s beiter furnished wilh oflbers than nny other n tho world. Last year, according to the report ot the Secretary of War, the whole number of pri vates ín the army was 6,040. These were commanded by 603 sergeants, and 500 corporals, giving an average of 5i men to each non-commissioned ofiker, The number of captains was 172, and of Lieutennnts, 376. The whole number of commissioned oificers was 733, or not quito 11 men to each officer. A hand, uced in measuring horses, is bur inchen,