The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-07 00:00:00

NORritANITTON, OCT. 6.

Tins day the Ist livision of, the.,4Bth, or:
Northamptonshire Regiment, marched into Ont.
Town. AS, thry have borne. thetiamc.' Of. North..
amptotishiAr Regiment these forty years. ast,' the
Inhabitants were eager to testify., the sarisfaCtiOn
they telt at their arrival ; !Mire particularly, as
this is the first time the Regiment has ever marched
through its County Town : accordingly the Mayor
and three of the Corporation waited on the Corn.
mantling Officer, acid politely requested that the
Gentlemen of his Detachment would favOur them
with their company at dinner, The evening was
past in the greatest conviviatitr; and the Offiters
' took their leave, highly pleatied,and flattered, by the
courteous attentions they had experienced.

MARGATE,- Oct S.

A SLoor arrived, in the harbour' this morning
from London with nine 24.-pounders', tiles proper'
fur the breast-work of some intended batteries, and
a quantity of ammunition.' Three orthose great
guns are 'to be placed in the battery ,on the Cliff, in
iicu of the'three 18-pounders which are now there;
two more of them are to
,be placed in a battery al.
ready construeted near Rarnsgate, two near Broad-
stairs, one at a battery preparing ut the back: of
Grotto Hause,'and one at the top of the Stairs, up
to the Cliff, which are at the.end-of the Pier.
The Fete •at Gen. jot4ss's, at Kingsgme,'last
night, exceedea' in splendour of appearance and va-
riety of accommodation, any thing of the kind ever
witnessed in the Isle of Thanet. Holland House,
which the General inhabits, exhibited literally a blaze
alight ; about 400 lampshad been borrowed:for the
occasion from the Theatre, and 300 from Bettison's.:
The Band of the 1 sth Dragoons, and one from Can-
terbury, attended. The supper was supplied with
every thing of the beSt All• the fashionable
company from Ramsgate, grOadstairs and, hence,
were present. They amounted to not less than 300.
The assembly broke up ab3ut; five o'cloCk this
morning. •

BR/OHTOA, ,Oer. 5.

Another Troop of the 4.1 h, or Queen's Dragoon!,
marched into this town this morning ; and another,
milting live, is expetled to-morrow : the remaining
three Trodpit are to he cratioved at Lewes.

The Rifle Corps of the Suss-ex were-again,prai.
tised this afternoon to firing' at a hall of wood,
mooted ar nearly, Ave hundrett yard's horn the shore,
and floating on the/watet so truly accurate
was their aim, that scarcely:a oitlgle shot
the. mark, which was ab'out-the size of a nisn'4
head.

The centincls about the Pavilion, within these
rew*days, !we been ,coniiderablyinereased- Thr'y
formerly consisted only of three foot soldiers, aod
now they are composed of eight or ten during
the day, about double the number towards sun-
set, besides a body of the zoth Light Dragoons,
mutinied, and headed, by a Serjeant, who parade
with drawn swords rotitul the strulure during the
whole tight. marquee is fixed on the lawn of
the back front of the building, which cnntains
corps de reserve, and which, at intervals, relieve
their watchful comrades on. duty.

EAST BOUNNE, OCT. 5•,

Evetti thing here is on the alert to receive thet
Enemy : the whole of the -t tth Light Dragoons have
been ordered froaLtheir.ditrerent outposts, and are'
stationed at liastTngs, %Ala, aril South Bourne.
Yesterday morning the Sussex and Gloucester Mi.
litias marched into this place from Brighton, a►nd
are encamped between South Bourne and Pevensey :
they immediately commenced making intrenchMents,
&c, from.the sea houses which are to be continued :it
intervals along the Coast to I lastings. The above Re.
giments marched from Brighton on Monday morning
with Flying Camp equirtge—on the same evening
pitched their tents near Blackington; anti on Tues..
day morning Ita4 their camp u►ensils packed, and on
the line of march in seven minutes.

Three Regiments of Regulars are hourly expeled
to occupy► the spacious Bitracks erected on the
Shingles. We have also it Company of South
Bourne Artillery, a set of tine spirited fellows.
The 404 Regiment of Dragoons marched into
Brighton on Tuesday morning.
The Army is in the highest spirits t the Brigade
I am' attached to is in the' best State of health,
only six on the sick list ; so mull a iniMber'has
never been known.

CUsTOM•HOUSE SALE.--A further .attempt was
made y est erday by the Commissioners of.the Customs
to deprive the Dealers in Sugar of the accustomed
Draft which the Trade has enjoyed from tirxe im.
memorial. Aye y spirited resistance was made on
the part of thefluyers, who all remained firm 'nd
united. After a few lots were sold under the market
price, the Receiver of the 4.1 rtr Cent. Duty, Mr.
CALCRAFT, with the advice of Mr. GREGSON, his
Assistant, immediately adjourned the Sale for the
opinion of His Majesty's Commissioners of the
Customs.

Chelmsford Church, having been rebuilt, was
opened for Divine Service on Sunday .Seinnight,
when an excellent Sermon was preached by the Rev,
Dr, HAMI LION, Archdeacon of Colchester,- The
antidote is an eregant model of Gothic simplicity.
. Thc Durehess of Lips, according to the reports
of.the Fashionable Circles, is going to present her
hand to the Hon, Wtot, FAIiikNPR•

A Qurrespandent who has lately visited that much
improving and beautiful place, 'Worthing, informs us
it is at present 'very full of fiishionableh ; the The-
' rare, under the management of, Mr. TROTTER/ is
Well attended ; he has selreled a truly respeCtable
company, and we have no dr to but Ise, will expe-
rience a profitable the number of
Falltionables there ar scent are, Lorl and Lady.
HAWKssBIllttY, Earl and Countess CI f)rswi It 1.,
count and Countess IL WM:WE L:Jra anti -.atly
HAILRO.cv y, Lord and La.ly G.* Ks, irHerrßY
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ants Miss DASH WOOD, 11011, Mrs. Calk/U.4S
Fuca.