The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-04 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, Nov. 1.

Hie MA rem- returned to the Pavilion last evening A•.
ten o'clock from London.
Her MAJiarY, in consequenee of the rain of yesterday,
did not take her accustomed carriage airing. In the after-
noon his Royal Highness Prince GEORGIC of CA Ni IMMO F.,
accompanied by the Rev. Mr. WOOD, rode out on horseback.
Her Royal Highness the Princess ituausTA did not
leave the Palace yesterday.

The Princess Lowyg continues to improve in
The Royal dinner last evening included the suite and
household.

Among the persons who had the honour of leaving their
names at the Palace were the following :—The Earl an4l
Countess of SHEFFIELD, the Earl and Countess of Lis.
Town., the Countess of A LDBOROUGH, lion. Lady and
Miss PALMER, the Hoe. Mr. and Mrs. SITWELL, Ladd•
SELINA KERB, Major-General Sir CHARLES PRATT, Lieu.
tenant-Colonel MONTAGUE, Lieutenant-Colonel Douce s,
Colonel and Mrs. Torisorc, Colonel and Mrs. GOLDFINCH,
Captain and Mrs. BERKELEY MAXWELL, Mr. and Mrs.
PRINCE, Mrs. and Miss Busxx, and Mist, GAGE.
Lady BROUGHAM is much recovered from her late in-
di.position ; Lord BROUGHAM is shortly expected at Re-
gency House.

The Libraries, for the last few evenings, have been thinly
attended, in consequence of the unfavourable state of the
weather.

PICTON'S BRIGADE IN THE PENINSULA.

(From the United Service Journal.)
The sheep-lota. were plundered, the shepherds pum-
melled, and our fellows flogged without mercy. General
Ptcrox at length issued orders, directing the rolls of the
regiment to be called over by an officer of each company
at different periods during the night, and by this measure
the evil was remedied. But we did not get credit for even
this. The pleasantest of all pleasant fellows, 808 HARDY_
MAN, of the 45th, used to say, that instead of the officers
cuing round the quarters, we intrusted the duty to a se,
jeant, and that the manner of his performing his duty was
as follows:—Arrived at the door, he gave a gentle tap,
when voices from within cried out " who's there ?"
Serjeant...._les me boys I
Soldiers—And who are you ?
Serjeant—Why, then, blur' an 'owls, boys, don't y, is
know iny voice?
Soldiers—Och, and to be sure we do now.
Serjeant—Well, boys, yea know what I'm comae about,
Soldiers—Sure we do, serjeant.
Serjeant—Well, boys, are yees al! within?
Soldiers—Within is it ! to be sure we are—why, where
else would he ?
Serjeant—That's right, boys! bat boys, take care, ;.re
yees all in bed ?
Soldiers—ln bed ! sure we are, and all asleep too !
Serjeint—Och! that's right, henies! its myself that's
proud to find yens grown so regular !
And having thus performed his duty, he wished them
good night.--Reminiscences of a Subaltern.

DRURY•LANE.—LAst night the new operit
The Lout Charm ; or, the Ville Coquette, was pro-
,luced at this theatre. It is a translation from the French
—the music composed by Autism, and adapted to the
English stage by Mr. 1311mor. The piece was extremely
vi.ll performed, and in it there is a great deal of very good
music ; among which the finest pieces were a duet sung
by Mr. Pintr.irs and Mr. Woon, the finale of the first
wt, and a quartette, which was adinirablyerecuted by
Woon, Miss FtEt.o, Mr. Wools, and Mr. PHILLIPS. The
earlier part of the piece went off rather heavily, but the
latter part was of a much more brilliant character, and it
was announced for repetition en Saturday amidst very con-
siderable applause. The house was crowded to excess in
every part.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.-The attrac-
ion at this theatre last night was AUBEH'S Fra Diarolo,
with all its music. This opera has been already produced
st Drury-lane and the Olympic, and we believe at some of
the other minors, but in a mutilated state. BRAIJAM ap-
peared as l'ra Diarolo, and, it must he confessed, was
not over-imposing in his personation of that Mazz mini of a
personage. If gold lace, however, may legitimately be
considered a credible indication of an internal substratum of
ruffia❑ metal, Mr. BKAIIAM might, on this occasion, be
fairly considered one of the most formidable representatit
of the Italian bandit that ever cl arined the heatt of
maiden milliner in the middle gallery. We cannot say
that any of the songs allotted to Mr. 131tAfrafif were pir-
ticularly fine, although they had all sufficient merit to
make them worth attention. The elaborate opening ot:
the third act was the most remarkable amongst them.—
The repetition of the opera was announced with loud ant
general approbition.
The " Naval Sketch Book," which has, been
acknowledged to be, to modern nautical fife and uliari-
ties, what the bold sketches of SstotLyrr were to those of
century back, is now making its re-appearance, we per-•
,:elves in an embellished edition, having twelve en-
gravings delineating the most istinioroum points of cha-
racter and incident in the volumes. In the habits anti
centricities of the English tar, thus exkibitKl by pen amid
graver, there ars few persons who will not feel disposed to
take a hearty interest.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 31.—There bas been a
very fair demand this week fur British plantation sugar,
the sales amounting to upwards of 1,200 !JUL, at rather
improving prices. The deuiant for cotton has been snatly
and extensive, the sales amounting to 2,000 bags, and the
prices improved.

THE CHOLERA.—Extract from a letter just
received from Prague;--" The terrors of the pestilential
touch of this demon of the East has vanished from amongst
us. Notwithstanding our frequent intercourse with cenvitrie4
suffering under its visitation, Bohemia remains entirely free
Isom infection. Numberless traveller. and goods of all
descriptions continually arrive in our city from Vienna and
other places where the cholera prevails, and yet no instance
of the disease has occurred amongst us, although no letters
are fumigated, no cordons sanitaires are mainiain,d and
bovines,' proceeds throughout the country as if ng such
malady existed. What stronger proof against the opinions,
of the contagionists can be adduced?"
A fire broke out about eleven o'clock last
night, at the house of Mr. Rasta-Es, packing-ease maker„ the corner of Bishop's•head-court, Gray's-inn-lane, whicb,
from the lightness of the material* used in the hominess,
spread so rapidiy, that in tke course of half an hour that
and the adjoining home wore entirely consumed, Priori-
dentialy, the wind being westerly, the houses in Bishop's-
; head-court were saved, with partial datnago and some loss,
by the removal of furniture, &c. Had it communicatera
to those houses, the consequence* NYOUkt have been dread,.
ful, as, from what we cod learn, there was no egress but
through a narrow Avenue into Gray's-inn-lane, and the
court so densely inhabited that almost every room con-
tained A (trinity: Women and children were seen almost
iq A tisk of nudity making their earape, saving only their
bed and what few articles were their reach. From
what could be collected, the servant of Mrs. ltortEnTs
her escape over the 'lca, anti Mrs. ROBERTS by the d'oor,
into the street, with but one child out of four. The others,
it Wits ftawtd, were lost, hut from the confusion which
preniled it was impossible to ascertain the fact. At
twelve o'clock the flames were nearly subdued, and it is
but justice to say, that by the exertions of the firemen, and
by some of those who were led there by curiosity, tiro
engines were worked with that effect which soon allayed'
the appreLeosious as .to any further damage to the neigh-
bourhood,.
A gentleman in the neighbourhood of Lewes
whose premises were much inte.trri by rats,- tried every'
means to effect their extermioation, but without avail, till
" Baxter's Library of Agricultural Knowledge" having
found its way into his library, he sought the remedy men-
tioned theruiu. According to. the directions, lie procured
a sugar hogshead, poured about five inches of water inn.
it, and in the ceunv placed a brick. He then coveted the
top with a lakes of parchment, on which hoplaeed enticing
food far the rats. Here they feasted themselves for a few
days, when he made several opestings through the paroh-
ment, sufficiently large for A rat to drop through. The
baits being again Irsid, uo sooner did one of the rata get on
the top thArk be. fell into the water. He of course swans
to din where he moaned most piteous!y. The whole
community of rats were alarmed, and their curiosity led
them in great numbers to the spot. They g.,t on die
parchment head, where tbey had often before been; and
in they dropped in Yuicdt succession. Now Cline the spurt.
There beir.,; c:.niyntre brick in the hogshead, a war ensued
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of forces, for all the ;all about the premises ran to are
whit wastotitter, and sharing the fate of those who
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precedcje shem, dropped into the hogshead. The war lasted
some hours, and was not quite silenced even by the morn-
ing. When, at length, all became still, the grntleman re-
moved the parchment, and discovered the number of rat,
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