The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-22 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

It is now confidently asserted, that the augmentation for the
Army in India will amount, at the least, to 5,000 men and
that still further augmentations will be ordered immediately.
The 65th Regiment of Foot has been ordered to march from
Birr to Athlone.

PAY m.tsTEns' ITALF-PaY.—The following Regulations,
relative to the-half-pay of retiring Paymasters, have, it is said,
been recently adopted the Paymaster has originally been
a half-pay Lieutenant, and has not served six years as a Pay-
master, he is to be r►ted on the half-pay Irons which he came ;
unless he has been wounded, or is otherwise infirm, so as to in-
capacitate him from further service. On the other hand, a
Paymaster who has served six years, but retires from infirmity,
is entitled to the full half-pay of Paymaster, without regard to
the rank from which he was taken.

MAJOR-GENERAL LORD MUSSERRY.—The late Major-
General Lord Musketry entered the service on the 31st of
December, 1793, as an Ensign in the 12th Regiment of
Foot. He was appointed-on the 18th of May, 1794, Lieu-
tenant in the 94th Regiment of Infantry,
.and obtained on the
22d of May, 1794, a Company in the same Corps. Captain
Muskerry was appointed on the 23d of December, 1795, to the
38th Foot, was made on the 25th September, 1803, Brevet-
Major, and on the Bth February, 1807, obtained his Majority.
He was made on the 2d October, 1808. Lieutenant-Colonel by
Brevet, appointed on the 12th of August, 11119, Lieutenant-
Colonel, and on the 4th of June, 1814, Colonel in the Army.—
He obtained, on the 19th of July, 1821, the rank of Major-
General. Ile sold out in 1823.

We understand that Mr. N. M. Ito•ruscnrr.o
has contracted with Govermnent tor working the
Mines on the Crown Lands in South Wales ; and
with Sir 11. MIDDLETON for working those on his
estates which have not been worked for a length
of time. Thu latter mines consist of lead, copper,
and tin, and those on the Crown Lands will, it
is supposed, produce the same metals. We can-
not but regard this enterprize as the most bene-
ficial and productive mode of employing 13ritisli
capital, both to the nation and to individuals:

. .
Private letters from Gibraltar to the 3d of
January, state, that business was increasing there
considerably, and that the demand for British
cottons was brisk. These letters confirm the fact
of the Spanish Government having determined
to repeal the prohibitory regulations by which
the importations of British cottons was pro-
hibited in Spain, and hence arose the in-
creasing demand for these goods. It had been
decided by the Spanish Ministry, that the
articles in question should be admitted %vithin
the Spanish ports by paying a duty of 20 per
cent. if imported in Spanish bottoms, and of 50
per cent, if in those of foreign nations. The
trade for wheat remained much as at the previous
advises, and the quotation for Sicily hard wheat
was 30s. to 325. per quarter.

. .
Letters received yesterday from Naples con-
firm the account of the death of his Majesty the
King of the Two Sicilies. It occurred on the
4th instant. The King had been indisposed with
a cold, but not seriously, for several days pre-
ceding, and on the morning of the 4th vas found
dead in his bed.

We learn, by letters from Kingston, Jamaica,
dated early in December, that it is in contempla-
tion, on the part of the planters, to petition the
British Parliament for a compensation in money
on account of the losses sustained by the late in-
surrections of the negroes.
The Duke of CLAittotoE yjoited the KING yes-
terday.
Yesterday the Right lion. Sir Cn kKLES LONG
had an audience of the KING.

The Duke of CLARENCE came to town yester-
day morning, from his residence at Bushy. His
Royal Highness returned to Bushy in the after-
noon.

Yesterday afternoon the CIIA74CELLOR of the
EXCIIiQUEIL left his residence in Downing-street
for Beckenham.

Mr. Secretary CANNING transacted business at
the Foreign Office yesterday.
Count FEMI.I.ND, Peer of France, Member of
he French Academy, and Minister of State,
died on Monday between twelve and one o'clock.
Though lung since deprived of sight, and having
his legs almost paralyzed, this Nobleman regu-
larly assisted at the Sittings of the Chamber, Ltid
was present at the last hut one.—( !toile.)
On Friday,JoHN II AY Fonues, Esq. after un-
dergoing the usual trials, took the oaths and his
seat on the Benet by the title of Lord Al EDW r.
(Edinburgh Star.)
NEAPOLITAN LOAN OF 42,500:0001., NEGOCI ATT,D
By Mr. N. M. ROTHSCHILD, IN LONDON.—The
half-yearly dividend of this Loan falling due on
Tuesday, the lit of February next, will be paid
on that and every succeeding (lay, between the
hours of ten and two, at Mr. N. M. Itothschild's
counting-house, New-court, St. Swithin's-latie.—
It is requested that the warrants, with a list
thereof in numerical order, may be left one day
for the purpose of being examined.
Lord DcEanuasr, was shooting; with a party
at Lord FoLEy's, on Saturday last ; a shot acci-
dentally entered the eye-lid, and occasioned a
considerable effusion of blood over the whole of
the eye-lid, but the sight of the eye has escaped
altogether from injury, and his Lordship's speedy
recovery is anticipated. Among the party at
Witley Court, were Lord Avanley and Mr. De
Roos.—(lVoiceskr Journal.)

THEATRE, REENWICIL-Master BURKE has
been delighting the inhabitants of Greenwich
and its neighbourhood for the last week by his per-
formances. He has been most successful, and
such was his attraction that families who have
beer, residing upwards of twenty years at Black-
heath, and who have never during that time
seen the inside of the Theatre, came to witness
his performances. Ile had his benefit on Tuesday,
and though the evening was very unfavourable,
the house was most brilliantly and fashionably
attended. We understand he is to appear very
shortly at Brighton, where, we have no doubt, lie
%%ill be equally attractive. We also witnessed
with much pleasure the rising genius and very
Lady-like performance of a Miss SomstEits, who
made her third appearance at Master BURK C 5
benefit. There is no doubt but this young Lady
will prove a valuable acquisition to the pro-
fession.

Miss WiLsos is now at Florence, and, report
says, has improved in voice and style consider-

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