The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-02 00:00:00

THE ORIENTAL HERALD.

The great fault of every periodical with which
Mr. Buckingham is connected, namely its abundance
of verbiage and prolixity, is also apparent in the
Oriental Hcrald. There is no doubt much that is
entertaining and even instructive in the present
number; but it is so wrapped tip in wordy diffuse.
tress that few will take the trouble to separate the
chaff from the wheat; the verbiage from the tetv
soning. Mr. Buckinghamseems to think that the
essence of fine writing consists in *drag; to be ar-
gumentative, he fancies, is to be diffuse, Whereas,- if
he would turn to Bacon or Locke, he would find
himself altogether mistaken. What are his criticisms,
literary or political, in the Sphynx and Atheneum,
but a set of fine words clumsily stuck together with
a thin cement of reason, and moulded into the form
of a sentence miscalled argumentative ? Mr. Buck-
ingham, though not very juvenile we learn either
in years or experience, has yet much to learn
before he can be declared a competent or even
a tolerable . editor. His present number of the
Herald, bating the defects of which we have just
spoken " more in sorrow than in anger," will reward
an attentive perusal.

WI DSO R, JUNE L—Yesterday, at one
o'clock, the KING left St. James's Palace, and arrived at
the Royal Lodge at three o'clock. His MAJESTY, accom-
panied by the Lord Steward, travelled in an open car-
riage, and had an escort from St. James's Palace as far as
Kew-bridge, where his MAJESTY was pleased to dispense
with their further attendance. On his arrival at the Royal
Lodge he entered his pony phaeton, and proceedeci by Sand-
pit•gate and Hearn-hill to Ascot-heath, where he inspected
the new wing and other improvements at the Royal Stand.
His MAJESTY returned by Blakeness and Belvedere to Vir-
ginia Water, where he also inspected the improvements
currying on at the Fishing Temple. After upwards of
four hours' recreation his MAJESTY returned to the Royal
Lodge, where he honoured his distinguished attendants with
kis company to dinner. This forenoon the KING, with
his household attendants, heard Divine Service at the New
Chapel Royal. The Rev. Mr. SEYstotre, officiated. The
KING, it is said, will return to St. James's Palace the
!atter end of the present or the beginning of the ensuing
week, where it is expected he will reside for a fortnight or.
three weeks.

The KING left town on Saturday at half-past
one o'clock for Windsor, accompanied by the Lord Steward
and Sir WILLIAM KNIGHTON.

The Duchess of SAxE WEIMAR, accompa-
nied by her Royal daughter the Duchess of CLARENCE,
and attended by Miss OSTERHAUSEN, Dr. FROME, and
the Baron De EarrA, arrived at the residence of the Duke
and Duchess of CLARENCE in the Admiralty about one
o'clock on Saturday morning, in a carriage and four, fol-
lowed by Sir WILLIAM and Lady Hosea, and the suite of
the Duchess, in three carriages and four.
The Duchess of SAXE WEIMAR was met at
Calais on her arrival from Ghent by the Duchess of CLA-
RENCE, who had crossed the Channel for the express pur-
pose of accompanying her beloved mother in her voyage to
England. Their aval and Serene highnesses em-
barked at Calais ou Friday on board the Admiralty
yacht, commanded by Sir WlLuau Hoses, and were
landed at Dover, which town they left about three
o'clock, and proceeded to town. The Duchess of
GLOUCESTER, the Princess AUGUSTA, and Princess
Soruta visited the two Duchesses in the morning, and
partook of a dejeune. Their Royal and Serene Highnesses
afterwards took an airing together, attended by the
Princess of CAROLATH and Miss OSTERUAUSEN, and paid
a visit to the Duchess of KENT, at her apartments in the
KING'S Palace at Kensington. In the evening, the Duke
and Duchess of CLARENCE, accompanied by the Duchers
of SANE-IVEIMAR, and attended by the Princess EMILIE
of Carolath, Miss OSTERHAUSEN, Colonel Frrzct.aaaNcr,
Captain FITZCLARENCE, and Baron ERITA, honoured the
performance of the Opera of "Il Barbiere di Seviglia," at
the Italian Opera House, with their presence.
The Duchess .of KENT, Prince LEOPOLD,
the Duke and Prince GEORGE of Cumberland, visited
the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE yesterday at the
Admiralty.

The Duke of CUMBERLAND attended Divine
Service yesterday morning at the Hanoverian chapel.
The Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Ser-
vice yesterday morning at the Chapel Royal.

The Duke of WELLINGTON gave a grand
dinner on Saturday at Apsley-house, Piccadilly, to the
Duke of CUMBERLAND and a select party of nobility and
gentry.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday af-
ternoon at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was
attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON, Earle. BAHURST and AJIERDEEN, Viscount
MELvtrix, Lord ETLLENBOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL,
Sir GEORGE MURRAY, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER, and Mr. 1-lEaRtEs. This was the first Ca-
binet-Council held since the recent changes in the Mi-
nistry. The Ministers assembled about half-past three
o'clock, and remained in deliberation till near six.

The Chairman and. DepUty-Chairman .of the
East India Company had a conference with the. -CliaN-
cEtr.oa of the EXCHEQUER on Saturday, at the Treasury.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, Mr. 'Secretary
REEL, Sir Gro. MURRAY, Mr. Atrauxuxor, and Sir
HENRY HA RDINGE, transacted business en Saturday, at
the Treasury, with the Duke of WELLINGTON.

The Earl of ABERDEEN took possession of
his office in Downing-street, on Saturday morning,. -as
principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The
Noble Earl transacted business during the day at the Fo-
reign Office.
Mr. HORACE TWISS attended at the Colo-
nial Office on Saturday, for the first time since his appoint-
ment, under Sir G. HURRAY, to be one of the Under-
secretaries of State for the Colpnial Department.
, -
Sir riEsr.Y PARNELL .visited the CitAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER on Saturday.
Mr. HusKtssoN left town on Friday night,
for the seat of the Marquis of STArrottn, at West !fill,'
near Wandsworth, Surrey.
Lord ELLENBOROUGII left town on Satur-
day afternoon tnr his scat Roehamptun, Surrey.
The Lords of the KiNu's inq't Honourable
Privy Council, had a meeting at eleven o'clock on Satur-
day morning, at the Council Office. The Lords present
were, the MASTER of the ROLLS, Lord STUART DE ROTH-
sAy, and Sir GEORGE Rose. Their Lordships eat till
near four o'clock. and during the Meeting, several appeal,
against the decision of different Colonial Uplifts, were
argued at great length before them.
A Meeting oflieveral of the Cabinet Ministers
took place yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office, Down-
ing-street. Among those present were, the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON, Earl BATHURST, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, the Earl
of ABERDEEN, Mr. Secretary PEEL, and Sir GEoxcE
MUItaAV.

Prince LIEN/EN, the It.tissian Ambassador,
had an interview u•itli the Earl of ABEI11)).:EN• yesterday,
tit the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Again.