The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-27 00:00:00

THE KING.

Yesterday afternoon, at ten niintileit before six
o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at his Palace; in Pall-
Mall, in his erAvelling carriage and four, .with out-
riders, attendetby Sir Andrew Barna;.d, i the Groom
in Waiting, from the Royal Lodge, inr4i9ulsor Park.
His MAJESTY rode in a private manner till he ar-
rived near Kew-bridge, where a.party of the 12th Re-
giment of Lancers were in waiting, and escorted the
KING to London. _ _

The KING is expected to hold a Council this
day ; and .next week his MAJESTY purposes holding
a Levee.

CONVERSAZIONE.

This evening Prince Leopold will honour Mr.
Mathews's entertainments of Invitations with his pre-
sence at the English Opera-house.
The Cabinet Ministers dined with Mr. Wynn yes-
terday, at his house in Whitehall.
Yesterday the despatches for China, by the ship
General Harris, Captain Joseph Stanton, were closed
at the East India-House, and delivered to the purser
of that ship.
The Right Hon. William Huskisson had a Grand
Dinner Party yesterday at• his residence, Somerset-
place, Somerset House.
Yesterday the Ambassador from the Netherlands
and Lord Bexley transacted business at the Foreign
Office.

Yesterday Mr. Rothschild transacted business at
the Treasury.
Wednesday afternoon the Deputy-Governor of the
Bank of England had an interview with the Earl of
Liverpool at his house in Whitehall.
We understand that Sir WILLIAM YOUNG has left
town, to resume his canvass for the County of Cavan,
with every hope of success.

NORTHUMBERLAND' HOUSE.--This spacious
edifice was in part thrown open to the fashionable world on
Monday. The following apartments formed the suite:-Ist, the
anti-dining-room ; 2d, the dining-room ; 3d, the glass, or mirror
drawing-room ; 4th, the tapestry-room ; sth, the picture-gal-
lery. The rooms formed the most splendid appearance. In this
gallery is the celebrated vase, presented by the King of France to
the Duke of Northumberland, on his late magnificent embassy; it
is of large proportions, being five feet high, and three feet three
inches diameter, of the matchless Seve manufiicture. The body
of the vase represents " The Triumph of Diana," painted by
Le Jeay. The painting is 18 inches high, and sin circum-
ference. In short, it is one of the most perfect specimeni of
enamellinf modern times have produced. The whole is richly
mounted in or-mole ; the mouldings and handles superbly chased.
His Grace has conferred on this unique testimonial of respect
from the House of Bourbon, the honour of placing it in decidedly
the finest apartment in his mansion, by elevating it on a pedestal
of verde antique marble, enriched with gold, and surrounded by a
protecting brass railing, supported by four richly-chased or-molu
columns. Four Ottomans surround this splendid specimen of the
arts, covered with geranium-coloured satin ; there are also four
other Ottomans of a vast extent, for they occupy nearly the whole
floor. On the pier-table facing the vase, was placed the sword
presented by George the Fourth, superbly mounted with brilliants.
In the House .of Commons, on Tuesday, we are
informed that no less than five and twenty Committees
sat—à number, we believe, almost, if not entirely, un-
precedented. The representatives of the good people
of England do not recline on beds of roses.

A -Scotchman who was one day dining with Lord
North, after praising the virtues of a Sirloin, observed,
" My Lord, this must be Scotch beef?" " No, no,"
answered his Lordship ; " the bones are certainly
Scotch, but the beef is English."—" That may be,
replied the Scotchman drily, " but I never find such
good meat on your English bones."
A few nights since a well-dressed man knocked at
the door of a gentleman's house at the West-end of
the town, and told the servant that he Irk-unfortu-
nately, in passing, dropped his glove in the area, re-
questing hun to fetch it ; with which request the ser-
vant, " nothing doubting," readily complied ; but on
his return in a few minutes found that the stranger had
decamped, with sundry great coats, cloaks, &c. from
the hall, having " thrown the glove " to some pur-
pose.