Star.
London, England, 1826-01-07 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Buccleugh arrived yesterday at Thomas's Threl,
Berkeley-square, from a tort.
'lle Earl and Cuuntess Cowper have left town for their seat,
Pansenger, Ilerts.
Arrivals at Kirkham's Ilotel, Lower Brook-street :—Colonel
and Captain Gry. D'partures:—The Rev. Mr. Cholmondtley,
Montague Cholmomleley, and Mrs. Ilarrison, for Ilastings;
Captain Buller, for Brighton..

Departures from !lead's Ilotel, Lower Grovvenor-street.—Mr.
and Mrs. Best, for their seat in Norfolk ; William llovvell, Esq.
for Melton Mowbray.
Earl Fortescue has arrived at his seat, Castle Dill, Devonshire,
from a tour.

Lady Elizabeth Palk has left tow• for her seat Rectory House,
Enfield.

The Earl of Besborough has arrived at his seat, at Rochampton,
from $ tour.

The Earl of Liverrol entertained the Marquis of Ilastings,
Lord linden, and a distinguished party at dinner yes terday, at his
scut, Coombe House, Surrey.
The Lord Chief Baron had a grand dinner party yesterday, at
his hou-e in Grosvenor-square.

Dowager Lady Neave bad a select evening party yesterday,:at
her house in Albemarle-street.

The City Correspondent of a Morning Paper, says,
" The account of the last year's Revenue is peculiarly remarkable
as regarding two items—namely, the Customs and Excise. In
the former there is an increase bordering on five millions, in the
latter there is a decrease of more than five millions and a half."
The writer seems to forget that duties to the amount of more than
five millions annually have been transferred from the Excise to
the Customs, which easily accounts for the seeming disparity.
WESTMINSTER' Ses•roNs.—At the Sitting of the
Court this day, Mr. HOLDVI, officiated as the Chairman, in the
absence of Mr. Coos?, who is confined through indisposition.—
The whole of the prisoners against whom the bills were found for
petty larcenies, assaults, &c. having been gone through, a pneral
gaol delivery took place, when fifty-one individuals were dis-
charged by proclamation, namely, thirty-five males, and sixteen
females, each of whom received a shilling on being set at liberty.
The Sessions then adjourned.
The tenantry ni the Marquis of LONDONDERRY gave
ai splendid entertainment to his Lordship, at Newton-
ards, on the 27th tilt. After dinner the Noble Mar-
Allis addressed them in a neat speech, the most remark-
able passige in which was as follows:
" As consents Ireland, much has been done for her benefit and
amelioration. Mere yet remains to be accomplished. England
cannot stand firmly without us. With one of the best of Kings,
and tke most popular Administrations, though a great deal has been
effected for the advantage of our country, yet more important be-
nefits will he conferred hereafter. Meanwhile, let all rally round
those under whom they live; let the same close and cordial
spirit of mutual regard be cultivated between the proprietor of the
soil and the tenant ; let them act as you have done this day ; and
Protestant+ need no longer view with feelings of hostility their Ito-

man Catholic brethren, nor Catholics continue their Associations.
One act of justice shall fellow another, until no cause for com-
plaint shall remain, and Ireland be universally contented. What-
ever is just and right must ultimately triumph. Such. I believe
in my conscience,is the will of the Austousi."—(Loud cheering).
A report was circulated this morning in the City, of
the death of Mr. LAI4II/ON, M.P. for the County of Durham. On
inquiry, however, at the residence of this Gentleman, we learn,
with pleasure, that the report is entirely unfounded.
The Revenue of Exci e in Scotland has been in•
creasing, because the quantity of legally distilled Spirits has greatly
increased, and is everywhere increasing, to the exclusion of smug.
glad Spirits.
The tollowirhz is an extract of a letter received by a
repectable family in Sheffield :
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An interVing occurrence has just taken place at St. Ives, In
Cornwall. A/French slave ship has been driven in by distress.
She was fitted up with all the apparatus for the horrid traffic—
chains, thumbscrews, &c. and had on board five slaves—youths,
who were kept out of a cargo lately landed in the West Indies, to
assist in the navigation of the vessel. The ship has been ll,ting up
in France for another voyage to Africa, and was taking back these
five slaves, who would probably have been sold with the next
cargo. 'fire arrival of the vessel under such circumstances excited
considerable interest in the neighbourhood of St. Ives; and some
person sent information to Mr. Wri.azaroicz and Mr. &macs.
Through them the Chief Justice lirsr has been applied to, and has
issued a writ of Habeas Corpus, for bringing the slaves to London."
It is among the on dii: of the present day, that
Lord STRATHAVKN will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar one of
the daughters of the Marquis of Convnunass, with a fortune of
110,0001. Orton Hall is assigned as the residence of the Noble Pair,
and it is said that very extensive additions to the new house lately
built by the Earl of A SOYNI will he made in the ensuing spring.
it is said that Prince NI ETTERNICII, the son, who was
at Paris, teceived instruction► from his father to carry the dis-
patches from the Austrian Cabinet, which were of great import-
ance, to Loudon himself.-.-French &per.
Mr. COLBURN annotinces for publicitinn nearly
Thirty New Works of great interest, among which we notice par-
ticularly—the Clarendon Papers; Memoirs of the Margravitie of
Anspach, by herself ; a Romance, by Ann Radcliffe; a Third
Series of Sayings and Doings; a (Novel, by one of the authors of
Rejected Addresses; thy Life of the celebrated Dramatist, hey•
nolds, by himself; and the I.ast Man, a Romance, by the author of
that singularly bold and original work Frankenstein.

Yesterday morning the body of a man, apparently
about fifty years of age, was picked np at ltlillhank, near the Chel-
sea Water Works, Seating on the surface of the river. On the
corpse being dragged to the shine it was discovered dressed in a
smock frock, velveteen jacket, a checked shirt, snuff coloured
breeches, blue stockings, and his shoes untied. The remains were
in a most mangled condition, and front its distorted features, ap-
peared to have been in the water nearly three weeks. The body
was removed to the hone-house, and the same day an Inquest was
held at the King's Head, Pintlico,before Htutas,Esq. the Deputy
Coroner, when the Jury, from the evidence adduced. returned a
verdict (di' Found Drowned."

FIRES IN GLASGOW.--A fire broke out on Monday
;evening, in an old house, situated at the Old Basin,
adjoining Mr. Neilson's Foundry, the roof of which fell
in, was t►le amount of the damage done, the en-
gines arriving in time to pievent its communication to.
the othec -buildings. A fi►e took place (M Tuesday
night, in W. BtaxMVlt2 s wareionse, Witson-street,
arising from the snudings of a candle having fallen
upon some of the goods, t lien considerable damage
was sustained. Between three and four o'clock on
Wednesday afterto on, a fire broke out in a range of
Coliiers' houses at Farme Ci.lliery, near Rutherglen,
when Eve of sts 110l144:0 were consumed.