Star.
London, England, 1826-07-10 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

♦RRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.

Tins EYZNlNG.—Princess Esterhasy's party, Chandos street;
Lady Cwydyr's alsembly, Piccadilly.
To- AloarLow.—The Dowager Countess of Cork's party, New
Burlington street.
Wunmsaay.-.-Altnack's last grand ball for the season.
Suanay.—The Censtess St. Antonio's concert of sacred mule,
Hanover square.
PARTIES.
Lady Duck give a grand rout on Friday evening, at her house
4n Dover street, which was attended by upwards of 200 distin-
guished faskionables. -
Baroness Willoughby de Ersby entertained a distinguished party
to dinner on Friday, at her house, Whitehall, among whom were
the Dowager Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and Countess of
Clare, Lord and Lady Glenlyon, Lord and Lady Gwydyr, Sir
W. and Lady Gordon, Mr. M. Drummond. !cc.
The Doke of Beaufort had a grand dinner party on Saturday,
at his boase in Grosvenor square.
Colenol Hughes, M.P. entertained a large party at dinner yes-
terday, at his house in South Audley street.
The Hon. Mr Alusgrave had a dinner party yesterday, at his
house in Harley street.

MOVEMENTS.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberl
town, for their seat, Alnwick Castle.
The Duke of Bedford returned to town yesterday, from his seat,
Woburn Abbey.
The Earl and Countess of Darlington and family have left town,
fur Worthing.
The Dutch Ambassador and Madame Val& have left town for
Holland.
Lady Emily Manners has arrived in town from Belvoir Castle.
. blr and Mrs Angersteiu and family left town on Saturday, for
their seat at Blackheath.

and family have left

Emily Marchioness of Londonderry has left town for her seat,
North Cray, Kent.
. The Duke of Grafton has left town for Newmarket.
Sir John Shelly Bart. left Jordan's Hotel, St. James's street,
yesterday, for Newmarket.
Dowager Lady Dundas has left town for her seat in Yorkshire.
Sir Thomas and Lady Dyke Acland have left Warren's Hotel,
for their seat in Devonshire.
The Earl of Besborough, and Mr and Lady Barbara Ponsonby
arrived in town yesterday, from the seat of the Earl of Essex,
Cashiobury Park.
Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork
streets—Captain Moor, from Maidstone • Captain Rennie, from a
tour. Departures—General and Captain Harcourt, for Berks;
Colonel Taylor, on a tour.
Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington street—Mr and Mrs.
Waiter, from Dorchester; Mr. Mrs. and the Misses Forbes, and
Captain Weller, from Bath. Departures--Mr and Miss Herman,
for the North.

Arrival at Batt's Family Hotel, Dover street—Mr and Mrs C.
Itluirhead and family, from Jamaica, by the ship Melville.
Departures from the Brunswick lintel, Jermyn street (late
Blair s) Sir Roger and Lady Sophia Gresley, for Drachm, in
Derbyshire.
Departures from Berner's Hotel, Berners-street—Major Jones,
3irs Jones, and family, fur Tunbridge; and the Rev. Mr and Mrs.
Andrews, fur Dunchurch.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street—D. Lynch,
Esq. from America; Rev. C. Ogilvie, from a tour. Departures—
J. J. Guest. Esq. M.P. and -- Merrick, Esq. fur Abergavenny ;
George Alarryatt, Esq on a tour; Charles Cripps, Esq. far
Cliehenham ; W. B. Legros, Esq. fur Richmond; Bevan,'
Esq. on a tour; W. M'Keand, Esq. on a tour ; Cawick,
Esq. for Brussels.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's street—Colonel
Freemantle, front South America • B. L. Lester, Esq. M.P. from
Poole. Departures—Colonel Wood,, ,for Berks; C. Spurrier,
Esq. for Dorsetshire.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 8.

Last night, the Swinger, 10, Lieut. G. W. Matson,
strived from the Coast of Africa, having been nearly
fur years on that station, during which time she lost
three Commanders by the fevers of that climate. She
left Sierra Leone on the 21Ith of May, bringing one of
the Commissioners of Inspection and Enquiry, who
weiit out some months since. The rainy season had
just commenced, but the ships were remarkably healthy.
—The MaiJstone, Commodore Millen, was at Sierra
Leone ; Cie BrAzen and Esk, in the Bight of Benin;
the R-oawing. on the Windward Coast ; the Leven, Bar-,
racont4, and Coi.fUct, surveying the Rio Grande Shoals;
the I).<patch, on her passage to Ascension and t ngland.
Ihe Swinger brought dispatches. horn Commodore-
Bollen, and for the Colonial Of6(e.

Tuesday, his Majesty's brig Alacrity, Capt. George
J Hope Johnstone, arrived from Naples, whence she
sailed on the 22d of May, -bringing dispatches from
Admital Sir Harry Neale, who was about to sail in
the Revenge, for Athens. The Sybille, 46, Sir Samuel
Pechell, Bart. had proceeded thither. She left the
Mastiff at Gibraltar, Capt. Copeland having completed
the survey of both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar, and
of the harbour of Ceuta, would shortly sail for Malta,
and, eventually, to the Archipelago Islands, to survey
them. The Alacrity sailed this afternoon for Wool-
wich, to be paid off.
The Eden, 26, Captain John Lawrence, C.B. arrived
fiorn the West India station, last from Malta, where she
landed Commissioner Ross and family. Sue left that
o•land on the 15th of May, and Gibraltar the 13th or
June; the surveying ship Mastiff, Capt. Copeland, was
the only ship in the Bay. The American squadron was
the Archipelago. The Eden has been four years in
commission) and so effectual has been the system of
Ilygienne recommended, and scrupulously adopteLe,
that only tlitee men have died on board her in that pt..
ftiod. She sailed on Thursday for Deptford, to b- paid off
His Majesty's schooner Speedwell, Lieut. Orcenliam,
anchored at Port Royal on the 28th of April, having
sailed from Trinidad de Cuba on the 20th, after seeing
the convoy safe in. On the 21sT, in lat. 19. 30. N. and
long. 79. she fell in with the French brig Alcide, from
Cape Lopes (Coast of Africa), bound to Martinique,
with :-.37 slaves on bond, which Lieut. Oaenham de-

tained, and brought into Port Royal.
The Talbot, 42, Captain Hon. Frederick Spencer, is expected to
sail in a day or two for the Mediterranean. _ _

Lieutenant Aldred Is appointed to the Coast Guard station at
CbaThabro'. near Dartmouth. Mr. W. H: Hall to be Master of
the Blonde.

The metropolis experienced the benefit of some re-
freshing showers for about three hours en Saturday night.
Mr. Jefferson's property, it will be remembered, was
to be disposed of by Lottery ; it is now understood that
the State in which he lives will buy up all the tickets
and present them to Mr. J. thus securing to him the
property, and relieving those necessities which rendered
eltf Lottery requisite.
A fire broke out at the works of the Edinburgh Gas
Light Company on Monday, about half-past twelve
o'clock at noon, but was fortunately got under about
two o'clock, by the exertion of the firemen, under the
'direction of Mr. Br aidwood, the Superintendant of the
Fire Engine establishment, who acted with the greatest
promptitude in extinguishing the flames, which for
some time had rather a serious appearance.
A discovery of great importance has lately been
made by Mr. Atchibald Cook, manager of the Paisley,
Gas Works. The gas tar, which is of little value, and
troublesome to get quit of, Mr. Cook has applied as a
substitute for coal, in heating the retorts, in the pro-
duction of gas. The practical result of his experiment
has been completely successful.