The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-01 00:00:00

From Achermann's Repository of Arts, Fashions, Ma-
nufactures,
PROMENADE DRESS.—Merino high dress of
giraffe-colour; made plain and fastened in front :
the waist long, with a broad band of the
same material as the dress : gigot sleeves, with
deep black velvet cuffs, ornamented with gold
buttons : circular black velvet cape, trimmed with
black lace. The skirt has a border of black velvet,
cut bias, and adorned with five gold buttons in front:
blue and scarlet silk kerchief, beneath the dress,
rises just above the cape, and ties in front. Circular
hat of blue velvet : the crown full ; the brim, broad
in front and narrow behind, edged and trimmed
with giraffe-colour velvet; the trimming in front
resembling fern in shape : the strings are en bride,
but not very long. Light blue gloves; giriffe-
colour shoes ; chinchilla muff.

EVENING DRESS.—The body of scarlet velvet,
made close to the shape, and quite plain; pointed
in front, and ornamented with a cruciform bow, and
edged with gold lace : circular epaulettes, edged
with gold on either side. Farinet tucker of longi-
' tudinal folds of wilite crepe lisse: sleeves of scarlet
velvet, short, full, and stiffened ; long sleeves, of
white cripe lissc, full to the wrist, where they are
terminated by broad gold filagree bracelets, with
cameo clasps. The skirt is of white China crape,
finished with a broad wadded hem, and ornamented
with two flounces of white crepe lisse, cut bias and
double, edged with narrow scarlet velvet, and headed
by a row of vandykes or dents de /Dup. The hair
is parted in front, and arranged tastefully in curls on
each side. Coronet shape head-dress of jewels, set
in gold and silver gauze. Necklace and ear-rings of
filagree gold, adorned with emeralds and pink topazes.
Imperial Chinese yellow gauze scarf; white kid
gloves, embroidered in the form of a star at the backs)
and confined beneath the bracelets; silver tissue
shoes.

THE ARMY.

111.0NTIILY MILITARY OBITUARY.

GENEI.AL.—Forbes, Colonel of the. 29th ',out,
'flood, Surrey.

LiEur.-GiNtßArs.—Head; Alinet ; Lays, Royal Ar-
tillery, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Russell, East India Comps-
ra y's Service ; M'Neill, ditto ; De Castro, ditto; Sir G. S
Hrown, K.C.8., ditto, Biuxelles.

MAJoR-GtNERALs.—HaII, E. I. Company's Service;
Burrell, do. ; Broughton, do.
LlKur.-Cots.—Milne, 19th Foot, Demerara ; Tay-
lor, 22d Foot, Jamaica ; Read, Dep. Quarter-Master,
Madras ; Wm. Munro, h. p. Malta Regiment, (late of
12d Foot), ,Stamfo►d; J. Campbell, late Royal Irish Ar-
tillery.
p. Fur. Vet. Battalion, Hanover,
Conroy, h. p. Unattached.

CA rrAiti S. —Wm. Mackay, 3d Foot; Mat shall, 48th
Foot, Tric;niuupoly ; Snow, 94th Foot, Devonport ; Brut-
ton, Sub-Insp, of Mil, in lonian Isles; W. R. Grant,
Royal Artillery ; Wall, h. p. Royal Staff Corps, Stone-
brooke, county Kildare.
LIELTTENANTS.-Potengu, 22d Fool; (Adj.) Jamaica ;
Coghlan, 60th Foot (Adj.) drowned in the river Berbice ;
O'Doriogbue, ditto ; Cole, Royal Staff Corps, Madagascar ;
Medley, late 2d Royal Vet. Bat. ; West, late 3d ditto ;
T. Wilson, h. p. 56th Foot, Wrexham ; Mabony, b. p.
57th Foot, Limerick; Gill, h. p. 22d Dragoons, Scraptoft;
Burke, b. p. 2.hth Foot, Lime.-ick.

CORILI A •;D ei 161 h Ilragoons,
Cawnpore ; Evans. 22d Foot, Jamaica , Monk, 776 Foot,
Portlaxv, Ireland ; Green, Royal Afi ican Colorial Corp,
Siena laosic,

Paymaster Hope, East Norfolk Militia.
Quartermaster Williams, 46th Foot.

MEDICAL DETARTMENT.—Staff fiurgcon Hume, Bar..
badoes ; Surgeon Ardley, h. p. 6tb, Foot, London; Barr,
b. p. 22d Dragoons, Fletching M. Smith, h. p. Ord.
Dep. Bonside, near Linlithgow ; Staff-Assist. Surgeon
Hanby, Jamaica ; Walsh, b. p. Lambeth ; Assist. Surgeon
Ewing, 2d West India Regiment, Honduras; Sibbald,
51st Foot (previously Hospital Assistant), Africa ; Hos-
pital Assistant Lowry, Antigua ; J. 'Smith, JamaitA ;
Laing, Sierra Leone.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JANUARY,

We have had occasion to report, during the
months past, of late autumn and winter, not only the
uncommon mildness and moisture, but even, it may
truly be styled the unnatural warmth of the atmo-
sphere. This, as was to be expected, has produced
various and opposite effects of good and evil. The
profit of keeping stock abroad, in a thriving state
to so late a period has been great ; indeed, a double
profit, considering the great quantity of hay and fod-
der of all kinds, which have in consequence been
s aved. The grass, with a spring verdure fresh upon
lit, may be said even yet to be growing; the early
ild flowers have made their appearance ; the buds
of the forest trees arc shooting; and even the birds
laegin tuning their notes, deluded into the expecta•
tion tbat spring has already commenced ! Restrict-
ing oiarselves to these phenomena, we have an Aus-
tralian winter.—Only four or five days of frost have
yet, occurred, and with but a small portion of snow
the southern counties.

The reserve of the picture, however, must not
be forgotten, which, on fair calculation, render it as
a whole, decidedly unfavourable. The unseasonable
warmth and moisture have proved fatal to delicate
and irritable constitutions, particularly among the
aged. All undrained and low-lying lands are so
thoroughly sodden, as to be reduced to the state of
quagmire ; vast breadths of land have been so inun-
dated, as to assume the appearance of a sea, and
boats have taken place of land carriage.
On sound and good soils, the wheats appear uni-
versally fine and luxuriant, indeed far too forward.—
On the opposite, much plant is lost; the vegetation
shows a sickly colour, and the slug has bee parti-
cularly active. Of course, on those patches or
breadths which the floods have covered, the crop is
destroyed. Tares are reported a general good crop,
and great breadths are upon the land. Fallowing,
carting, and the various operations proper tq the
season, arc necessarily backward on all lands unfa-
vourably situated;_ on those of an opposite descrip-
tion, never more forward. Of potatoes there is a
license,
l deficientsu pl? supply, ohe.tr:ol,iio)t.ll:,setscatni
ddpeiriril ge
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negaoes:i%lo,enirraaollifyc o
latem
fullpl national
re-
tailed, by
years, in the filo' districts.—Monthly Magazine.

-
HUSKISSON S friends had a private meet-
ing on Saturday, when a short letter was read by Mr.
lioi.row, hastily written by the Right lion. Gentleman
ou Thursday evening, stating that he intended to be down
in Liverpool on the eve of the election at the latest. A
resolution was passed, expressive of the satisfaction of the
meeting at learning that Mr. HusxissoN would be present
on the occasion, and a subscription entered into to defray
the expenses of his election. since writing the above, we
learn that a letter was received yesterday morning from
Mr. WAlNEwaiatrr, of the Liverpool-office, stating that
Mr. lit;sKissoN will be in Liverpool to attend the election
on Tuesday next, having
received permission from his
physician, • Dr. Marox, to. come down at that time ; but
on the express condition that the Right Hon. Gentleman
should previously retire to his
Seat at Eartham, and entirely
abstain from business for a week. The letter adds, that
Mr. Plc sussor: has lately been overwhelmed with public
business. This letter crossed on the toad a connunica-
tion from Mr. BOLTON, stating that arrangements would •
be made for holding the election on Monday instead of
Tuesday ; and as this will be more convenient to Mr.
HusxmoN, on the ground of public business, there can
be no doubt that he will reach Liverpool .in time for pre-
senting himself before his constituents on Monday next.
Liverpool Advertiser.