The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-13 00:00:00

AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY.

The following infantry regiments are forthwith to have
each a second battalion of 10 companion of 100 men
each, thus increasing their strength respectively by
1,000 bayonets, viz.:-3d Foot, 4th ditto, 7th Royal
Fusileers, 17th Foot, 18th Royal Irish, 19th Foot, 20th
ditto, 21st Royal North British Fusileers, 23d Royal
Welsh ditto, 28th Foot, 30th ditto, 33d (Duke of Wel-
lington's own), 34th Foot, 38th ditto, 39th ditto, 42d
Highlanders, 44th Foot, 46th ditto, 47th ditto, 49th
ditto, 50th ditto, 51st Light Infantry, 54th Foot,
55th ditto, 57th ditto, 62d ditto, 63d ditto, 66th
ditto, 68th Durham Light Infantry, 71st Highland
Light Infantry, 77th Foot, 79th ditto, 82d
86th Royal County Down, 87th, 88th Connaught
Rangers, 89th Foot, 90th ditto, 91st ditto, 92d ditto,
93d Highlanders, 95th Foot, and 97th ditto. Battalions
of 1,200 men each will be added to the following regi-
ments serving at home and in the colonies :-2d Foot
(the Lambs), sth ditto, 6th ditto, Bth ditto, 9th ditto,
10th ditto, 11th ditto, 12th ditto, 13th Light Infantry,
14th ditto, 15th ditto, 16th ditto, 22d ditto, 24th ditto,
25th (King's Own Borderers), 26th Foot, 27th Eunis-
killeo,e, 29th Foot, 32d ditto, 35th ditto, 36th ditto, 37th
ditto, 40th ditto, 41st ditto, 43d Monmouth Light In-
fantry, 45th Foot, 52d Light Infantry, 53d Foot, 56th
ditto, 58th ditto, 59th ditto, 61st ditto, 64th ditto, 67th
ditto, 69th ditto, 70th ditto, 72d Light Infantry, 73d
Foot, 74th ditto, 75th ditto, 76th ditto, 78th ditto, 80th
ditto, 81st ditto, 83d ditte 84th ditto, 85th Light
Infantry, 94th Foot, 96th ditte, and 98th ditto. The
Royal Marines will be increased by two battalions of
1,000 men each ; the Ist Regiment of Foot, Royal Scot.,
60th Rifles, and Rifla Brigade will each have a third
battalion of 1,000 men each. The corps of Royal Engi-
neers will be increased by 600 Sappers and Miners, form-
ing five Companies of 120 men each ; each battalion of
Foot Artillery is to have an additional company ; the
Horse Artillery will be increased by six troops, and the
Rocket Brigade by one troop. The whole of the cavalry
regiments in the service are to placed on the war estab-
lishment of 10 troops, mustering 80 sabres each, ex-
clusive of farriers and trumpeters ; the contemplated
augmentation of the cavalry, however, will not include
the two regiments of Life Guards nor the Royal Horse
Guards; (Blue), which compose the Household Cavalry
Brigade.

10.X.xTlIntOwlIDIINAILY CIRCUMSTA;CE.—A few nights since
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brought back 1, 8 'aoptPan,
la tailor, of Exeter, had a railway ru
eloath i halnv accoinpanied with the follow-
ingcavis,l hand :—" Sir,—Since i took
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gentleman and belong in told how you was a verry kind
konsequently i cant re, to the strangers frend suety
and hop you will kindtl" forgive se"
en back agaveY
It appe:lrs that Mr. Knoywcirgiive your umbil servant."
SOute men out of employ, :cydiatarlatidy been rolioving
come to the knowledge of the writer
DEATH fact seems to have
1 DEATH OP A ? CATO-STREET" poLoict the above.
1 formation was receeived on Saturday zat°SlePlezitoF,.;
I that Charles James Smith, who was next to the
dereel officer, Smithers, when entering the Cato street
ruur-
left for the apprehension of Thistlewood and his
ocamtreet
nions, had died at a very advanced age, and his familyPil
anything but a favourable position. Smith was for ,A
years attached to the Bow-street Office, and was One Z
the most indefatigable officers under the Crown, having
captured during his lifetime some of the most daring
murderers and housebreakers.