The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-27 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, 0( T. 23.

Their MaJahms` departure yesterday, for London, has
thrown a gloom upon this p►ace, which it would be impos-
sible to deseribe, so perfectly hail their MaJrs.rtas' kind.
netts, rendeseension, and urbanity, won the affections of the
people, that their return is looked forward to with the tit.
mist in'ensity of feeling.
Iler Royal iligltness the Princess AucusTA and Albs
yNYARn took an siting in a carriage in the course of
the day.
The departures hare been very numerous, but chiefly
confined to persons connected with Parliamentary duties.
Several of the Royal flonsehol.l left to-day for London.
Ineir hIAJESTILN will rtturn on the 21i1 November.

CAUSE of the DISTURBANCES in KENT.

TO Tett EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stn,—The calk of the disturbances in Kent is not
sufficiently under*tond ; aud, en long ss that is the case,
they will continue, until they have extended over the
kingdom, or they will be from tune to time renewed, till
the worst consequences ensue.

Kent prtieipstres in the general distress of the country ;
but it presents also a peculiar, a proximite, or exciting
cause, which is of the most alarming nature to all who,
like toe, can closely witness its operatiim.
Ilundre,la (and, if we include the neighlouring coun-
ties, thousands) of seafaring men every night visit the
opposite shires of the continent for tlir purpose of smug-
gling ; and, along with other contrab and goods, these men
certainly bring over French testes anti inclinations, for
the intim try thus kept up between people of the opposite
coasts is almost a dome.tic one, Still this is not the
greatest evil.
To remove their contraband goods—tea, spirits, wham,
silk, ribbons, lace, Sle. from the beach, many thousands of
countrymen from the interior are employed; and, by
various accidents, these men have lately been thrown into
a st.ite of idleness, for, on assisting the smuggler, they
mainly depend for subsistence. Two of these accidents I
have witnessed, and may describe.
First, it some
,months ago occurred, that (in conse-
quence, I believe, of some information of the state of things
on the coast reaching Government, and reports appearing
in the newspapers of reforms in the preventive system)
some alarm was excited in that corrupt service, and some
little effort at strictness was mole. The consequent dis-
tress, both of the seafaring people and the innumerable
men they employ, was excessive, but, happily for them, it
was of short duration.

Secondly, the rrlap•e into security and the relaxation
which billowed this effort of the preventive people, enabled
dill smugglers to to glut the market with contraband
goods, and particul•uiy with silks, ribbons, lact, Ito., that
the further sale of them was of late scarcely possible, even
at loss than the original cost; for, at that rate, they have
been offered to myself by many of these men. In con.
sequence of this, the host of dependents on the emugeler
were again unemployed ; and it is from this immediate
cause that the present distresses and disturbances more
directly arise.
The demand for these commodities, however, is again
on the ri.e, and this may relieve them, Sincerely do I
desire that it may ; for, injurious as this option is to the
home manufacturer, if, at such a time as this, 100,000 of
these men (and I am sure they could twister double that
number) were driven to desperation, to march on the
capital, a secret would come to light %bids neither you
nor they underettnd at present.
These men ore the most robust and powerful in the
kingdom ; they are all skilled in the use of arms, that
which they use most dexterously being a sort of flail with
a long handle, and short body bolded with lead, which
breaks the scull as surely as it timehee it; with fire-arms
they are perfectly acquainted ; they are innured to danger
and scorn it; in short, be alone can conceive how formidable
they are, who bait seen then, thus prepared for accidents,
pass bins, in hundreds on the roads, at night, to receive a
cargo of goods.
But the worst circumstance in this dreadful state of
things is, that it is called into existence by the prem.
tire system, of which the men universally enrich them-
eaves by the duty which is paid them by the smugglers.
Each of them has his smuggling friends, who follow him
wherever be moves.

A great number of the men in that service are will
known even to have shares in the'smuggling boat*; and
they can always ensure the safety of these, by their being
eae!► of them, during six hours, and that alone, on their
watch !

A preventive man will often make from IN. to 1001. in
the course of a night ; and I have myself had the curiosity
to count five landings of goods in one night, in a small
bay, in this neighbotirhoml.
Surely the injury both to our own manufacturers and
to the revenue, which is caused by this practice, must be
immense ! while the public clinger is greater than any but
en eye witness can imagine I
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Sandwich, Oct. 23, 1830. 7.ACH.

DRURY•LANE TIIEATR Ee•-•The School for
Scandal WAS performed hero last night. Mayas:any
took the part of Joseph Surface, and went through it
with spirit, but considerable stillness. Dow Tow made an
admirable Sir Oliver, um! FARAIKN. as Sir Peler, per-
formed in a style that no living actor can surpass. Miss
Citrate, MU LadyTearle.
THE MANNERS OF THE DAY.--The follow.
•
iqg frump regarding this novel is extracted from a work
published early in last June We hare reason to know
that it has been pronounced a model of good breeding
and elegance,' in several circles of the highest ion; and
that this opinion has been recently confirmed by the au-
thority of the highest personage of the realm,—decidedly
the most eminent judge in point of refinement of the exist •
ing ' tuannera of the day.' The delicacy is such as could
only have been expected from a fernrle pen. The interest
is strong like the glance of the ratt!e-snake there is some-
thing fascinating in disclosures of moral obliquity ; but we
entertain a confident hope that the publication of this
novel will not only amuse a large class of readers who
may be ignorant of the ' Manners of the Day,' but that
it will go far to reform such manners altogether. In this
expectation we know that we are joined by the illustrious
individual alluded to."

There are private letters itt town from Ant-
warp of the date of Saturday, which describe the situation
or that piece as IfiniPt singular. The ap,Mirettt contradic-
tion in the previous accounts is now explained by the feet,
that though the Prince of OaANtilt, hi order to conciliate
the Provisional Government at Brussels, had issutd Orders
fur the evacuation of the town by the Dutch hoops,
General CiIASSRIt, the Commaridant, had refused to pay
theta until duly authorised by the Knvt: to du so. It eves
eoniidered that to long as the Dutch troops held Antwerp,
there wee no danger of its being taken by the Belgians, as
they were not provided with the requisite force, and even
in that case its reduction would occupy several tuouthe. 11
was thought that the Prince of ()Rano* had since found
cause to regret, and to consider as premature, 11a declare..
thin in favour of the Provisions! Government, for whose
decision, about which the utmost uncertainty existed, he
was waiting with great anxiety's... Times.

ME ANNUALS Poll laat.

WINTER'S WREATH.

The Illustrations to this Annual are iery
beautiful, and have been prepared apparently
without any regard to cost. Our favourite is
the " Bandit's Home," a wilds and romantic
landscape, which reminds us forcibly of the
sublime, rugged scenery to be met with in the
neighlrourhood of Snowden and Beth-pled.
The literary contributions are well selected—
many of them are excellent--and the majority
of them above mediocrity. This is high praise
for an Annual which chiefly trusts to engravings
for its popularity.