The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sta,—The statement contained in your Paper of this
evening, said to have been given at the Public-office, Bow-
street, by a person named O'Meara, is false in almost every
respect. I did receive him after the Ascot Meeting, and
then told him I conceived my account with him on the St.
Leger, had been paid at Doncaster, but that I would wi ite
to the person who had settled my account there, and if any
balance was due to him it should be paid. He was then
so insolent I refused to again admit him. Last Sunday,
though told bath by my servant and the waiter of the
hotel, that I would not see him, he forced his way into
my room, where he remained seated, with his hat on, tor
nearly an hour. Nor was it till he refused to obey a
constable I had sent for to expel him, that I gave him in
charge to two Bow-street-officers, on the grounds of the
trespass.
I have only further to add, that I have given orders to
my solicitor to proceed against all the parties implicated in
the libellous attacks on me, contained in your Paper, and in
the Morning Herald of this day.
I remain, Sir, your obedient humble Servant,
MILLTOWN.
St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, June 17, 1828.
[The report in question was copied from a Morning
Paper. We had no intention whatever to asperse his Lord-
ship's character, in proof of which we readily insert his
own letter in vindication.]

Prince LEOPOLD gave another grand enter-
tainment at Marlborough House on Monday evening, which
attracted a numerous and splendid assemblage of rank and

fashion.

The Duke of CLARENCE, attended by Sir
JOUN PICHELL and Captain SPENCER, arrived at his resi-
dence in the Admiralty about five o'clock yesterday after-
noon, from the Royal Deck-yard, at Chatham.

The Countess GROSVENOR gave an elegant
dejsune yesterday, at Grosvenor-house, Gresvensr-street.
The Duchess of CLARENCE, the Princess AUGUSTA, the
Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and the Duchess of SAxx
MinsiNasx, honoured the entertainment with disk pre-

The Earl of CHATHAM transacted business
with Sir GEORGE MURRAY yesterday, at the Colonial
Office, Downing-street.
A deputation of Irish distillers, headed by Mr.
SPRING RICE, the Member for Limerick, had a conference
with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER yesterday, at
the Treasury.
A deputation from the West India Planters,
including Mr. PALLMER, M. P., Mr. COLQUHOUN, Mr.
HIBBERT, had an interview with Sir GEORGE MUR-
RAY, yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for
the Colonial Department.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
having brought in all the Treasury Bills, the " Appro-
propriation" Bill excepted, the end of the Session
now begins to be calculated upon ; and it is said that
the Commons' business will he completed within a month.
As to the "Budget," no one asks about it, after the nul-
lity of the Finance Committee, and the ample discussions
on the several Estimates. It would not be heard of if the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S Ways and Means"
did not require some aid by advances from the Bank or
otherwise.—Morning Paper.

A considerable breadth of grass has been
severed in our vicinity, and some good hay has already been
safely lodged ; should the weather continue fine, of which
the prospect is by no means flattering, the price of hay will
suffer a very material reduction even in its present price,
whisk is much below what can be afforded, considering the
rate at which pasture land is hired in this neighbourhood.
—Essex Herald.

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.—A most dread-
ful and appalling accident has recently happened in Kirk-
aldy, a small town in the East of Scotland. The Rev.
EDWARD lavtlio having announced his intention of
preaching a discourse on Sabbath evening, in the church
of his father-in-law, the Rev. Mr. MARTIN, the minister
of that town, a large concourse of people assembled at the
place of worship, long previous to the commencement of
the service. A short time before the Rev. Gentleman
ascended the pulpit, the gallery, which was crowded to
him, the
excess, gave way with a tremendous crash, and a large
number of the congregation were buried under its ruins.
It is computed that from thirty to forty persons have become
the victims of this awful catastrophe. We
number of
pirticulars in our next.— World. will give fuller
Last night the horse of Mr. RICHARD
Hicxs, of Newgate-market, took fright at the noise of a
stage-coach passing over some gravel near the Horse Guards,
andmer thee he morngallopedexeratni exertions he
carriages driving in all directions, the impossibility of stopavoid-
dfintodinsogo,tlfiroamndthe
ing a most serious accident, unless immediately stopped,
(going at the rate of 16 miles an hour), opposite DRUM-
MOND'S, Mr. Ilicics drove
pulledlie u 7
him with his head against the
lamp-post, which stunned him, and he immediately fell.
The chaise was overset, and ,Mr. and Mrs. HICKS and a
friend and his wife were thrown out, but providentially
none of them were hurt, except only a few slight bruises.
The horse was killed. Mr. MICKs adopted the expedient
of driving the horse against the post as the only chance of
saving the lives or limbs of himself and party.