The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-15 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,-.4 should have noticed the paragraph in your
Paper of the 10th instant before, but that I was desirous
of fully satisfying, myself of the inaccuracy of the state-
ment therein made, and which, purporting to be from New-
port, Isle of Wight, says :.-" So great is the demand for
houses in Ryde this season, that a small cottage, the build-
ing and furni,hing of NI hid' did not cost more than 300/.,
is let for six months for 1461." The whole of the above
assertion is untrue. The demand for houses is not greater
than at former seasons, nor so great as usual in the be-
ginning of June; and it is very unlikely that where houses
and cottages are to let in abundance, that a cottage of the
description spoken of, and which must of necessity (from
the small outlay made on it) be of a very inferior class,
would be taken at the enormous and extravagant rate your
Newport paragraph states it to be.

_ .
I trust, Sir, your candour will induce you to contradict
a statement which is false, and by which the interests of
the town of Ryde are likely to be seriously injured.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN INHABITANT OF RYDE.
Ryde, Isle of Wight, June 12.

THE KING.--His MAJESTY, after leaving
St. James's for Windsor, on Saturday, called at Bucking-
ham Palace, we believe for the first time these five years.
He remained a very short period, and afterwards proceeded
on his journey. The dinner given by. the KING on, Wed-
nesday, to the more distinguished members of the Jockey
Club, was to have taken place in the grand dining room
I at Windsor Castle ; this new dining room is in every re-
spect allowed to be the best appointed and most convenient
in England, and by day-light the views from every quarter
are magnificent and extensive ; hut somehow the KING does
not like it. His MAJESTY will reside at Cumberland Lodge
during Ascot Heath Races (se it was arranged foot days
back), in consequence of the repairs at the Royal Cottage
not being quite finished, and also from an apprehension
of damp from the repairs. The cuisine at Cumberland
Lodge not being sufficiently capacious for the culinary
comfort of that branch of the Royal Eitablishment, many
of the frieasees, fr icandeaux, ragouts, soups, and other
dishes, that can be prepared and sent down without in-
convenience, are manufactured at the kitchen at St.
James's Palace. His MAJESTY, however, and his do-
mestic suite, will, at any rate, remove from the Lodge to
the Cottage soon after the race week. The KING has
already issued his commands to the Nobility and Gentry
who are occasionally to be his guests for the next ten days.
At the Grand Ball given by his MAJESTY,
at his Palace in St. James's, on Thursday night, the fol-
lowing were presented to the KING previous to the danc-
ing :—The Prince of LEON and the Count MonNAtr, by
the French Ambassador; and the Princes TUJ AKIN anti
KosLorrry, by the Russian Ambassador.
His MAJESTY, attended by the Lord Ste-
ward, left town about half-past one o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, in his carriage and four, for the Royal Lodge,
Windsor Park.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE visited the KING
en Friday.
The Duchess of KENT and the Princess
VICTORIA attended Divine Service in the Private Chapel
in the King's Palace, Kensington, yesterday morning.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND left town yester-
day morning for his residence at Kew. His Royal High-
ness alighted at the Church on Kew Green, and attended
divine service.
The Spanish Minister, the Marquis of SALIS-
BURY, and the Marquis of LONDONDE SILT, had interviews
with the Duke of WELLINGTON en Saturday at the
Treasury.
The Marquis de BARBACENA came to town
on Saturday from the residence of the young Queen of
Pox:fix.% 1., at Lalehatn. The Marquis had conferences,
with the Brazilian Minister, and a;so with the Elul of
ABERDEEN.

Monsieur ROTH, of the French Embassy,
transacted business on Saturday at the Office of the Se-
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Duke and Duchess of WELLINGTON
gave a grand dinner on Saturday, at their residence iu
Downing-street, to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lox.
DONDERRY, Earl and Countess of LONSDALE, the Earl of
CHESTERFIELD, Viscount LONMEIER, the Right Hon. Sir
J. and Lady BEcxErr, Right Hon. C. and Mrs. ARBUTH •
NOT, Mr. and Mrs. LANE Fox, &c.

Mr. HERRIES gave a grand dinner to a nu-
merous party of Members of the House of Commong, on
Saturday, at his residence, in Great George-street. Among
the company ►were, the CHANCELLOR of the ExcurQuEn,
Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD, Sir ALEXANDER GRANT, Sir
H. HARDINGE, Mr. PLANTA, Mr. DAWSON, and M-.
HOLMES.

The Earl of ROSSLYN was introduced, for
the first time since his appointment, to the Cabinet Minis-
term, at the dinner given by Earl dimwits; on Wednesday.
The Earl of ELDON entertained the Duke of
CUMBERLAND and a numerous pally of Members of the
House of Peers to dinner, at his residence, in Hamilton_
place, on Saturday.

Prince LEOPOLD honoured the performance
at the Italian Opera House, on Saturday evening, with his
presence.

An ordination of between foity and fifty gen-
tlemen to the Uinistry, by the Bishop of LoNDoN, took
place yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The ceremony commenced at the early hour of seven
o'clock in the morning, in order that its performances
might not interfere with the usual morning service. The
Church service was read by the Rev. Mr. RPEvov. The
Bishop of LONDON afterwards preached an appropriate
sermon, which occupied three quarters of hour in the deli-
very. His Lordship took his text from the 4th chapter of
the Ist of Timothy, and the 12th and three following
verse}. His Lordship then ordained twenty-two of the
Gentlemen Deacons, and twenty-three Priests, and after-
wards administered the Sacrament to the whole of them.
The ordination concluded at a quarter-past ten o'clock.

Lady CA TH E R I NE BER ESFO ft D gave a brilliant
ball on Friday evening, at the Archbishop of ARMAGH'S, in
Charles-street, St. James's-square. The four grand apart-
ments were illuminated by Mr. COLLINS, of Temple Bar,
who introduced some new and superb Grecian chandeliers
of or-mole. The darning commenced at eleven and
ended at five o'clock. 'nu: supper was sumptuous in the
extreme.

- -EARL lITZWILLIAAL—We regret to hear
that this venerable and highly respectable Nobleman, who
entered his 824 year yesterday, is now dangerously ill at
Wentworth House. An express was sent off yesterday
morning to Lord .1111:rox, who is at present in town, anti
his Lordship's arrival is expected at Wentworth House this
evening.—Sheffield Courant, June 12.

- The Bishopric of Oxford has been offered to
the learned Professor GAYSFORD, and, strange as it may
seem in these clerical times, it was refused. The hitch
about the acceptance 61'4 on the part of Dean Ins:LAND is
occasioned by his wish to retain dm valuable Deanery of
Westminster, anti other fat livings, in addition to the
Vishopric. These preliminaries have not yet been granted.
Morning Chronicle.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—On Satur-
day evening, the Beggar's Opera was performed for the
benefit of Mr. WATSON, with the characters reversed.
Notwithstanding the grotesque appearance of Mr. J.
REEVE, as Polly, whose affectation of modesty on his first
entrance was richly comic, the piece went off flatly, the
humour of the thing being expended when once the audience
had became familiarized with the reversal of the different
characters. The house was crowded at half-price. •
On Friday last, as Mr. It. A. N., juts., son to
a painter of that name, was returning from the anniversary
dinner of the Artists' Society, he was accosted in the Wa-
terloo.road by two well-dressed females, whom he accom-
panied to a night house in the neighbourhood, and by
Whom he was robbed of a gold repeating watch, of forty •
guineas value, nine sovereigns, and a diamond breach. ,