The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-08 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

Mr. EDITOR—I understand that there is an
attack made upon the veracity of soma of the statements in my
publication, as to those places the Christians have, during Lent,
recourse to, in order to exercise religious devotions in Judea,
and the mountain Christ was led to by the Tempter, when he
fasted the 40 days, and hanging over the great Alin of .lericho.
This is by, it is said, a " Subscriber," and of course a well
wisher to the accuracy of any thing inserted in THE S ux.

Lying, if it is to be deemed by some persons a quality, is
what I never have in.my life laid claim to, or exercise; hut,
on the contrary, have striven to the very utmost to be strict as
to veracity.

Have the goodness to send me on receipt, either the paper
with the article, or a copy of it, as this is due to me.
At the same time 1 add, that not one article of intelligence
I have given otherwise to your Paper, but has been marked
with strict truth.

This is the first attack made on my volume, in any one of
the public Papers, and it is right I should know the exact na-
ture of it, which I trust is from a person who has actually
been on the spot.
In giving the statement, I perceive your Printer has com-
mitted a great blunder, in separating the narrative in one part,
and making a full stop, which quite alters the sense. This is
in the centre of it, from what I remarked in the Paper of last
night. Begging the copy, &c.
I am, Sir,
, Yours, sincerely,
\V. RAE WILSON.
33, Bury-street, St. James's.

HARMONIC TIItATRE.-This elegant little
Theatre, in Catharine-street, Strand, was opened
again last night with The Rivals, a Musical Pas..
ticcio, and The Wags of Windsor. Some of the
Performers are evidently practised in acting and
singing, and the others are, at least, promising
tyros. The House was tolerably well attended,
and the applause liberal.

Their Highnesses the Duke of BRUNSWICK,
and his brother Prince WILLIAm, have subscribed
10,000 rix dollars for the relief of the sufferers
by the late floods in Hanover.
Mr ROTHSCHILD, it is said, has purchased a
magnificent mansion in Piccadilly. Such is the
effect of industry, integrity, and prudence, in
this free country.
Dr. HoLLAND and Mr. Slltrrign visited Mr.
Secretary CANNING yesterday, whose health is
still improving, although the Right Honourable
Gentleman remains confined in the Foreign
Office.

Letters from Copenhagen state, that on the
23d and 24th January, no fewer than 55 vessels had passed the
sound, which as it is the first Month of the year, is regarded as
a favourable symptom for the .Baltic trade of 1823.

We learn from unquestionable authority that
only one of Lord SHAFTSBLMY'S sons was present
at any part of the fatal contest at Eton. The
youngest of the two surviving brothers was at
that time confined by severe illness to his room.

JOSEPH HUME, ES(I.I M.P., was, on the Ist
instant, elected Lord Rector of the Marischal Collerre and Uni-
versity for the ensuing year; and Gavin Iladden,bEsq., Lord
Provost of Aberdeen; T. Gordon, Esq., of Cairness, A. Banner-
man, Esq., and R. Abercrombie, Esq. were elected Assessors.
At the same time, Hugh Lumsden, Esq. of Pitcalple, Adv,p-
cate, was elected Dean of Faculty.
The fees upon discharge of Members in cus-
tody of the Serjeant at Arms are—for a County Member,
10/. 3s. 4d. ; and for a Borough, 7/. 6s. Bd. besides travelling
el;penses.
MR. CHARLES BELL.—This Gentleman, whose
death we yesterday noticed, was many years
Printer of The Times newspaper. He was so
deservedly esteemed for private worth, profes-
sional knowledge, general intelligence, atten-
tion and accurary, that he should not be suffered
to drop into the grave without such a tribute of
respect for his memory as is due to those who
discharge their duty to society,

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS,
The lfarquis of Huntly, at the St. George's Hotel, Alb.:_
marle-street, from Newmarket ; Lady Anne Coke,, at ditto,
from Norfolk ; Lord Carbery, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-
street, from Dublin.
CIEANGEs.—EarI Pomfret, from South Audley-street, for
Bath ; Sir James Webster Wedderhurne, from South Audley-
street, for Yorkshire ; Countess of Carhampton, from Bruton-
street, for Payne's Hill, Kent; Lord Lilford, from BrtitOn,
street, fbr Northampton.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Last evening Lady Pultney entertained a:fashionable circle,
at her residence in Piccadilly.
On Saturday evening the Countess Dowager of Poulett had a
brilliant party, at her house, Hyde Park Corner.
Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, gave an elegant dinner
on Saturday last, in St, James's-square.
On Friday the Countess of Essex had a small party in Hill
street; Lady Grantham, at Whitehall; and the Earl of Har-
rington, in the Stable-yard, St. James's.
The Duke of Devonshire gave a magnificent dinner, at De-
vonshire House, on Saturday last, to a family party, exceeding
twenty persons.

The Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to her Royal Brother
the Duke of York yesterday.
Colonel BURNET and Mr. BLANICHEAD PARISH, attached
to the British Embassy at St. Petersburgh, had the honour to
he presented to the Emperor Alexander and the Empress.
Mother on the 9th of last month.
Pritice Borghese, in the absence of the Princess, who is r,:,-
cidinwith Madame Mere, and Cardinal Fesch, at Rome, gave
a superb dress ball and supper at his Palace in Florence, early
in February; and for the only time this season, the ball was held
in the Picture Gallery, which Is said to be the finest room in
Europe, and Ivhich is furnished with all the luxuries of France,
Italy, and England. Lord and Lady Thirghersli, and all the
suite of the British Embassy were preseva.

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