Star.
London, England, 1826-07-04 00:00:00

MAJOR LAING'S AFRICAN NIISSION.

It will be gratifying to the friends of that enterprising
traveller, Major Alexander Gordon Laing, to know
that he was in good health on the Ch December last,
prosecuting his journey of Discovery with every pros-
pect of ultimate success. We are indebted to Mt.
Thomas B.tker, of Bedford-street. Covent Garden, for
this information, by allowing us to take an extract of a
letter he this day received from his fiiend Major A. G.
Laing. EssAtA n Tcat, Dw 4. 1825.

MvDswt Sta—l just drop you a hasty floe to say I am safe,
and In the enjoyment of most excellent Walsh. I am making great
discoveries at improvements in our Map of Africa, and shall, by
the will of Gott, be in Tombuetoo in thirty days more. In the
course of six or seven months I expect to be in Old England,
crowned with success. As I shall call at the Gold Coast and Sierra
Leone on my return, I wish you would write to me, addressed to
that quarter, on receipt of tbis, ace. &e.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
PARTIES.

Grand entertainments were yesterday given by the Duke of Beau-
fort, in Grosvenor square; Dowager Lady Bromley. in Berkeley
square; Lady Hampden, Grosvenor square; Dowager Countess
of Stamford, Berkeley square.
The Countess St. Antonio's Concert, on Sunday evening, in
Hanover square, was confined to a select few. The performers
Were front the Opera House, and Aladame Pasta and Caradori
were the leading vocals. The three drawing rooms were Muni-
'toed ; and the party broke up at two o'clock.
The Right Honourable Henry Goulburn left town yesterday,
for Ireiaud.
The Honourable William Lamb has left town for Earl Cowper's
sear, Pansenger, Hens.
Lord and Lady Kirkwall have arrived at Mivart's Hotel{ Lower
Brook street, from Taplow Court.
The Karl of Kilmorey and the Ladies Needham have left Tho-
mas's Hotel, Berkeley square, for Ramsgate.
General Walpole Ms left leirkbant's Hotel, Lower Brook street,
for Norwich.

Sir Benjamin, Lady Hubhonse, and family, have left their house
In Berkeley square for Whitton Park.
The Marquis of Bristol has kft town fir his teat, Ickworth
Park, Suffolk,.
The Ra!! and Countess Cowper have left town for their seat,
riosenger,
Lord and Lady Forrester kit town yesterday, for their teat,
Willie Park, Shropshire.
Lord Lyardoth left Warren's Hotel, Itegent street, yesterday,'
for Brighton.
Admiral Sir John Gun arrived yeAerday at the Burlington
Hotel, from Surrey.
Arrivals at Nerot's Hotels, Clifford and Cork streets—Mrs. F.
Damon and Ladies; the ReV. Mr Towers and Mrs Towers. De-
partorn--Lord Vaughan, Captain liamikon, and Col. Gordon.

Dispatches were yesterday morning received at the
Foreign Mice, from Mr. NUM, his MA/MVO Consul-General
at Buenos Ayres, and from Mr. Itsczerrs, his filaaestr's Cusaml-
General at Lima.
The Duke of Yonz took his daily drive, as usual, on
Sunday afternoon, in his carriage to Hampstead and its neighbour.
hood. His Royal Highness was visited yesterday by the Duke of
SOM. the Duchess of Grovonsons, and the Princess Auourra.
Sunday night, Captain R. P. Calmar, Military
ISecretary to the Loan Mon Comusstonza of the lonian Islands,
left town, with dispatches from the Secretary of State's Office for
Colonial Affairs for the Honourable General Poirsosar. Captain
Gantt also took with him brief answers to the dispatches brought
to the Colonial Office on Friday night, from the lonian Islands, by
a Messenger.
The East India Company's ship Thomas Grenville
arrived off the Wight ibe 2d instant; she left Bengal the 27th Fe-
bruary, and St. Helena the 17th May. The Lord Lowther. out-
ward bound, left St. Helena before the Thomas Grenville arrived
there. The Marquis Camden, also outward bound, arrived at
St. Helena the 16th May.
V162-Ctt ANC6L.l.,olt's C"UnT---THIE DAIN—e-Mr.
WALD moved, on the part of Messrs. Knight and Lacey, for an
linkuiction to restrain Mr. Robert Meikleham from publishing an
edition of the Pulpit, of which their Assignees assert they are the
Proprietors. His flomoun postponed heariug the motion until
Friday neat.
It is said that arrangements are making at the Post
1 1 Once to convey letters twice a day to all places within 20 miles of
the Royal Exchange; a regulation which will' embrace Windsor,
Staines, Leatherhead, Epsom, Hertford, St. Albano, Reigate, Rom-
ford, Gravesend. /cc,
Lady COCHRANE and family arrived on the 25th ult.
at Aix-la-Chapelle, and set out the next day for Geneva, where she
will reside during the absence of Lord COCULANS, who Is gone to
Greece.
The late Dian of Sc. ASAPH, the Rev. W. DAVIES
Saturn' (whose death occurred two weeks ago), was the person
against whom a prosecution for libel was tried at Shrewsbury, in
'the Market Hall, and whose bold and constitutional defence, by
Mr. Eascaux, laid the foundation of that eminent advocate's fame. 1
I The Winchester, Buckingham, Northampton, and
Abingdon Assizes commenced yesterday. The several Calendars'
contain no case of extraordinary interest.
THE GEORGE THE Fouarss STEAM PACKLII.—A COT-
I respondent from Southampton, requests us to state, that the acci-
dent to the Charge IV. steam-packet, was not so serious as the first,
accounts represented it. He says the •vessel did take fire from ex-1
cessive carelessness, but not on het passage: it was at two o'clock
on the morning of Friday, at her moorings in Southampton har-
bour. The writer adds, chat so far from her being burnt to the
water's edge, she will in a few days resume her station.
A Professor of Alma Mater having purchased a
horse for the purpose of paying a long projected journey into
Wales. wished to give his Bueephalut a classical name, and applied
to a friend to help him with a symbolical appellation. " Call him
Graphs," said his friend. " Graphs," exclaimed the astonished
Professor, " what the devil do you think I am going to write upon
his back:" " Psbaw !" replied the Collegian, " the name is per-
fectly applicable; first, you purchase the horse, and tbat's tke 64-o-
-gtaphy ; secondly, you mount him, and that's the top-elraphy; and,
lastly, you make your journey, and that's the `e-o-graphy!"
ENOLIxIi OPER A-iiuUSE. -- the pleasant operatic
piece called .lir:Jcett Premiere, and the droll farce of Gretna Green,
' were the performances of yesterday evening at this elegant Theatre;
and in both the talents of Mi.' KELLY are exhibited to great advan-
tage. The cast of the two pieces comprised nearly the same ope-
ratic and comic strength by wh.ch they were supported throughout
the last season, and it were neeLless to say more of theiieffect. The
company is altogether most abikand effective; and the appearance
of the house truly elegant. .
The glavels, one anti all, .'eclare that there has not
been so profitable a storm fur diar trade as that on Wednesday
witleio their rL.tolitc;ion. Ti.;:i Itsvc been ever since at vet pains
to :ep.,;: ;h: mi:cht:t.