The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-01 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

CIRCULAR. War ()flee, June 24, 1824.
Sin—l am directed by the Secretary at War, to annex for
your information and guidance, a Statement of the Daily Rates
of Allowance made to General and other Staff' Officers, and
'also to Field and Staff Officers of Infantry Regiments, in lieu
of Forage for the Horses required to be kept by them for the
Public Service, for the half-year ending the 24th instant, agre:-
ably.to which the Charges for the Forage of the Horses of the
are to be corrected, where
the proper charge has not been made in your Accounts.
I am, &c. (Signed) LAU. SULIVAN.
Paymaster of the
STATEMENT OF THE DAILY RATES OF ALLOWANCE IN
LIEU OF FORAGE, FOR TIIE,IIALF-YEAR ENDING JUNE
24, 11124. •

Counties.4llo,watea:re,
s. d,
Birks- - 2 1
Cornwall 2 2
Devon . 111
Dorset -11 l
Essex . 2 1
Hants - 2 0
Kent . 2 1
Lancaster 2 1
Middlesex 2 0

GREAT BRITAIN.
(7°l"lict. Rote
Allo:ras.ofne.
de.l
Norfolk - 2 01
Northampton 2 2'
Northumberland 1 111
Nottingham 1 101
Somerset - 1 101
SOOlk - 2 1
Surrey - 2 2
Suasex - 2 1

Counties. Rate of
Allowance.
i. d.
11‘5.'arkrwick - 1
1„0
- 2 0
North Britain 1 11
!.(lieureserny3cY 1.1 101
The Counties
which there
are no Con- 2 0 -
bracts •

Rate
ic
Counties,
s. d.
Afitrim . 1 11
Down - 1 11
Armagh . 1 8
Monaghan 1 8
Cavan - -1
Fermanagh 1 5
Londonderry 1 5
Dublin 1 7
Wicklow 1 7
Kildare - 1 7
Kilkenny 2 1

• IRELAND.
Counties. hate
of
Allowance
s. d.
Carlow . 2 1
Queen's County 2 11
Louth - 1 7
31eath - I It
Wexford - 1 9
Galway 1 II
Sligo . - I
Leitrim -
- 1 7
Roscommon 1 5
Westmeath 1 5

Counties. Rate if
Allowance.
s. d.
Longford . 1 6
King's County 1 8
Cork . 1 9
tVaterfoft - 1 11
Kerry • - 111
Clare - 1 7
limerick . 1 7
Tipperary - 1 7
Counties where
there are no 1 8
Contracts

•
TI/E SECOND BATTALION OF TILE GRENADIEII
GuAnns.—Yesterday his Royal Highness the Commander-in.
Chief, attended by Major-General sir HENRY Tonurxs, the
Adjutant-General; lilajor-Gmeral Sir J. W. GORDON, the
Quarter-Master-Genera, and several other Officers, inspected
the 2d Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, in Hyde Park. The
Battalion performed several manoeuvres, according to the im.
proved system, with accuracy and celerity. The movements in
column, and the formation of the square, were well executed.
The Commander-in-Chief expressed his approbation of the
evolutions of the Battalion. Colonel JONES gave the word of
command.

FATAL PUGILISTIC CONTEST.—Last evening,
at nine o'clock, Mr. STIRLING and a respectable
...fury assembled at the Portman Arms, to inquire
into the cause of the death of Thomas Watkins,
who died from the injuries received in a pugilistic
contest with a man named Thomas Fish, who was
in custody in the house, to abide the result of
the Inquest.—From the evidence, it appeared that
the deceased had rather a sudden quarrel with
Thos. Fish early on Tuesday morning week; they
agreed to settle the difference by boxing, and
stripped in Quebec-street North. The de-
ceased was forty-six years of age, and his anta-
gonist is a young and powerful man, and a good
boxer; they fought several rounds, which were
entirely in favour of Fish, who struck him with
both fists, even when off his guard, and accord-
ing to the evidence of a witness, named Watkins"
while in the act of rising. The deceased had no
regular seconds to assist him. Fish was attended:
by his father.and brother. The deceased seem.•
ed to have fair play, but was no match for hix
antagonist.—Mr. Norton, surgeon, stated his
opinion to be, that the deceased died from an in-
flammation of the bowels, caused by either it
blow or fall.—The Jury, at 11 o'clock, returned
a verdict of " Manslaughter" apinst Thomas
Fish, who was committed, on the Coroner's war.:
rant, to Newgate.

SUICTDE.-Yesterday an Inquisition was taken
before TimmAs SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, at the
Rose, Monk well-strett, Cripplegate, on the body
of Ann Lewis, aged 48 years. The Jury re.
turned a verdict—" That the deceased committed
the act in a temporary fit of derangement, pro.
duced by intoxication."

GAMING was invented by the tydians when
under the pressure of a great famine. To divert
themselves from dwelling on their sufferings, they
contrived dice, balls, tables, &c. It is added,
that to bear their calamity the better, they used
to play a whole day without intermission, that
they might not be disgusted with the thoughts
of food. The invention intended as a remedy
for hunger is now a very common cause of that
evil.