Star.
London, England, 1826-05-27 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Dake of Grafton bad a dinner party yesterday, at his house
io aarges street.
The Earl and Countess of Pembroke entertained a distinguished
patty at dinner yesterday, at their house in Privy gardens.
The Countess of Arran's card party, on Thursday evening, was
elegantly attended.
Lord Beaky had a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house
in Great George street, Westminster.

Count Munster gave a most sumptuous dinner last evening, to
the Duke of York and eighteen distinguished personages, at his re-
sidence in Grosvenor-place.
At Hertford Honw, in Piccadilly, last night, the Marquis of
Hertford gave one of the most splendid Balls this or any other
season has produced.
Lady Stanley bad a Patty last night in Audley-square.
Lord and Lady Strathaven arrived on Monday at his Lordship's
Manor-house at Orton Huntingdon.
Earl Spencer arrived yesterday at his house in St. James's
place, from-hit seat, Althorp, Northamptonshire.
The Burl of Breeknock left town yesterday, for Bath.
The forthcoming Masquerade, as it is the last, is expected to be
by far the best of the season. A number of the haw 101 s are de-
termined, on this occasion, to have a parting cup of Walout's
sparkling champagne.

Yesterday Mr. Sectetai y CANNING had an audience
of his MaiIISTY:
Wednesday the Princess VITTORIA completed her
seventh year; upon which occasion her Royal Motiir. the Duchess
of Kau; took the Princess, with the Princess FIODOIPA and their
attendants, from the King's Palace, Kensington, to Claremont, on
a visit to her Royal Linde Prince Lueous, who gave a domed in
honour of the day, to which a select party were limited.
Mr. Secretary CANNING had a select party to dinner
on Thursday, at his residence in Downing-in:etc.
Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador transacted
Undoes at the Foreign oMce.
A Sermon has been preached in the English Episco-
oil Chapel at Boulogne.sur-Mer, when a collection of upwards of
1500 (rants (about 604. sterling) was raised for our distressed ma-
nufacturers. It is most gratifying to notice the liberal spirit that
actuates this most respectable Continental Congregation upon every
appeal of public or of local suffering.
In the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
'a discussion took place on Tuesday last, relative to Gretna-green
marriages. The strongest disapprobation was expressed of the
County Magistrates or Borough Justices, who allowed them to be
attested in their presence, and a Committee was appointed to in-
quire into the best means of preventing them. Should this Com-
mittee succeed, fewer post-chains and four will drive to the North
with heiresses and boarding-school erls.
ToursdAy, Mr. TYLWOTZ, the King's Messenger, ar-
rived at the Foreign Office, with dispatches from Lord Viscoont
Gaairvitca, the British Ambassador at Paris, supposed to be the
particulars relative to t►e negotiations between the Russian and the
Sublime Porte.

It has been stated that the dilapidation: alluded to
as likely to take place in a short time at the Pavilion, have been ac-
tually commenced. The Brighton Geodes however denies that any
such annunciation of the total abandonment of Brighton by the
Kum has been given.
The 1 imes of this morning contains the following
extract of a Letter from Portsmouth, dated the 21st inst. Of its
correctness we confess we entertain strong doubts :
" You will be glad to hear that our gallant countryman, Lord
Cocnastte, is at last proceeding to the deliverance of Greece. Oue
of our boats has spoken a vessel from Flushing, having his Lordship
on board: the inkrtuatiun received from one of the crew was, that
they had landed him at Weymouth a week ago, and then proceeded
' to "forbay, where he re-embarked on the 20th, and immediately
proceeded to sea."
COLONIAL OFFICE LAW APPJINTMENTS..---A• Baic-
ster, Esq. to be his Majesty's Attorney-General in Australasia,
late Size %mister, Esq. James Holland, Esq. (late Attorney-Gene-
ral of Rermucis), to be the Commissioner of the Court of Request,
and Solicitor-General In the same colony, late Stephen, promoted
to Puistie Judge ; John T. Musson, Est to succeed Mr. Rased, as
At tot ney Genersl and A Ivocate- General for the Bermuda Islands.