Star.
London, England, 1825-03-09 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a large part
of fashionables on Monday evening, at her house in Arlington-4treet.
The Countess of Arran had an elegant evening party yesterday,
at her house in Dover-street.

The Countess of Butz had a dinner and evening party yestet-
day, at her house. in Hill-street, Berkeley-square.
Dowager Lady Neave entertained an elegant circle of fashion.
ables yesterday evening, at her house in Aibemarfe-street,i;„
Lord Boyne has arrived in town from his seat, &manna
House, Ludlow.
Sir Robert Gunning. Bart. has arrived in town from his seat,
Horton, Northamptonshire.
Colonel Howard arrived in town yesterday, from Litchfield.
Admiral Douglas left town yesterday, for his seat, Ileaconsfieldt
The Hon. W. V. rowlett left town yesterday, fur his seat, So-
merby, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
A. Carliffe, Esq. arrived in town yesterday,, from Newcastle,
Staffordshire.

The Honourabie Colonel Lygon has arrived in town, from his
seat in' Gloucestershire.
Sir George and Lady Nugent and family arrived yesterlay at
Gould's Hotel, Jerrnyn•street, from their seat in Bucks.
Mr. and Mrs. Hodson, left the 'Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn street,
yesterday, for Liverpool.
The Marquis of Huntly is arrived at the St. George's Hotel,
Albemarle-street, from Newmarket; Lady Anne CW,te, at ditto,
from Norfolk; Lord Carbery, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street,
from Dublin.

Departures from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street Sie
Alexander Don, Bart. M.P. for his seat in. Scotland; and sir. and
3lrs. Turton, for their seat in Kent.
Departures from Miller's Hotel, Jermyn-street—The Bishop of
Chichester, for Chichester, Sussex; and 31r. and Mrs. Doubiggin,
and Major-General Peel, on a tour.
Earl of Pomfret, from South Audley-stret t, for Bath ; Sir James
Webster Wedderburne, from South Audley-street, for Yorkshire;
Countess of -Carhampton, front Bruton-street, for Payne's Hill,
Kest; Lord Lilford, from Bruton-street, for Northampton.

Mr. A. J. VALPY has presented to the University
Club, a copy of the Delphirt a,sd Variorum Classier, which be is now
editing and publishing in 120 volumes.
JOSEPH Hume, 'Esq. M.P. was, on the Ist instant,
elected Lord Rector of the Marischal College and University, Aber-
deen, for the ensuing year.
Mr. O'CONNELL, Mr. R. DAY, Dr. JOHN BURNET;
and Dr. H. Comm, are'summoned to attend the Lords'
Committee of Inquiry into the state of behind, this day,
and on the 16th instant, should not their examination
be finished on the first day. Mr. SHIEL has already
been examined by the Commons' Committee, on the
state of Ireland.

Yesterday evening, as Mr. STEWA RT, of Bermondsey,
was passing the end of St. George's-court, Long-lane,
Southwatk, MARY Burrs, 12 years of age, daughter of
Mr. BUTTS, parchment maker, rushed past him, en-
veloped in flames, which Mr. S. extinguished by wiap- •
ping his great coat round her; it appeared that in the
attempt to take a lighted match from her little brother,
she set fire to her own clothes. She was conveyed to
Guy's Hospital, dreadfully burnt.
James Dynan; and his wife were brought before the
sitting Alderman at Guildhall, yesterday, for detaining
two 20/. notes, which a woman took to the female pri-
soner to get changed for cash, alleging that she had
found them in Coppice-row. Mrs. D. got hold srf the
notes, and was missing; Mr. D. on the woman apply-
ing for the notes, turned her into the street, a row en-
sued, and he was taken to the Compter. Mrs. D. soon
joined him. The Alderman detained the female pri-
soner, to ascertain some particulars of a robbery that
had taken place in Hosier-lane, when a Gentleman was .
plundered of 1401. in notes. The man, upon whom
S 6 sovereigns were found, was discharged.
11 The Hyezatots, a 36-gun frigate, about ten o'clock
on Saturday morning,. took her station as a guars'-ship
in Newhaven harbour.

It seems that the French Authorities are daily retro..
grading in good sense and propriety of conduct, as the
influence of the priesthood over them assumes a more
marked character.. At Perpignan, the Mayor his
written a letter to. Mr. AIIikURICIEr a Lawyer, repro-
bating him, in good round terms, for the heinous sin of
giving a party on Ash Wednesday, ind serving flesh
meat in profusion to. his guests.
An Inquest was held at the Weavers' Arms, in Grub..
street, before T. SHELTON, Esq. on the body of a new
born infant, which was found in a privy in Butler's
Alley. It appeared from the evidence that the privy
is a public one for the use of the inhabitants of the
Court ; that the child was found there by a poor wo-
man, who informed her landlord of the circumstance,
by whom it was taken out. The body was covered
with some black rags, and on examining it, there were
matks of violence visible on the temple and the back
part of the head. The Jury ieturned a verdict of
" Wilful Murder against some person or persons un-
known."—Another Inquest was held at the Barley Mow,
Mount-street, on the body of a female infant. It ap-
peared that two boys were amusing themselves, sending
a dog after a stick into the tierpentine River, when it
brought out.a bundle, containing the body of the de-
ceased, whose head was dashed to pieces, and its body
very much injured, the legs and hands being tied to-
gether. The Jury returned a verdict of o Wil:ul Murder
against some person or persons at present unknown."
PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS.—The following
standing order on this sul ject, moved by Mr. S.
WORTLEY, and adopted by the House of Ccmmons on
Monday evening, ought to be generally known, as so
many private Dills have been, or are *bout to be, pre-
senter to the llouse:—.. That the House will not re-
ceive any Petitions referring solely to the compliance.
or non-compliance with the orders of the House, sub-
sequently to thefirst reading of the Bills to Which they
respectively relate. No Private Bill is to be heard the:
first time after Monday, the 21st instant."
ItIWINo luraLueaucr..--Quantity of copper ore sold at Redruth:
last week, 2385 tons.—Average produce, 711. Quantity of tine •
copper, 200 tons, 7 cwt.—Amount of sale, £13,7.77. l 7s. 64.
Average standard, £132. O.
'Ammo 110ABIRM—Within the last few days a gang of daring
thieves have visited the neighbourhood of Lincoln's Inn-fields„.
Stauhope-street, &c. On Sunday night they ilur glariousl y entered
the dwelling house of Blr.Careless, the cheesemonger, in Stanhope-
street, and carried off two tills of copper, to the amount of
The Dupe public-house -in Blackmoor.street, was also robbed of
property to a very considerable amount ; in addition en which the
robbers actually cleared the wine-cellar. An attempt was made to
enter a house in Lincoln's Inn-fields last night,Tut the thieves were
disturbed before they could errs; their purpose.