Star.
London, England, 1826-07-22 00:00:00

PARTIES.

The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had an elegant assembly
on Thursday evening, at her house in Arlington street, which was
attended by nearly WO of the baut ton.
The Earl of Mansbeld had a grand dinner party yesterday, at
Caen Wood.
Lady Ramsden entertained a party o fashionable. yesterday
evening, at her house in Piccadilly.
Arthur Stanhope, Esq. entertained a distinguished party at din-
ner yesterday, at Bute House, Brompton.
Mrs Hoare hrd a card party yesterday evening, at her house in
Cumberland street, Portman square.
MOVEMENTS.

The Duke and Duchess of Athol' and family left town yesterday,
for their seat in Scotland.
The Duke de Montebello and suite left the St. Petershorgh
Hotel, Dover street, yesterday, accompanied by le Cointe Camille
Montalivet 'Wonders, Duvetgier, A. W. Thayer, &c. on a tour
to the lakes of Scotland.
Countess St. Antonio left town yesterday, for her villa at Wim-
bledon.
The Earl and Countess of Coventry have left town for Brighton.
The Hon. George Agar and Lady Georgiana Ellis left :own
yesterday, fur Worthing.
Sir William Parker, Bart, arrived in town yesterday, from his
seat in Suffolk.
Sir William Broughton, Bart.. has left town for hls seat, Down-
ton Hall, Shropshire.
General Gaueby has left the St. Petersburgh Hotel, for Paris.

James Espinasse, Esq. left town yesterday, for Liverpool.
Hugh Hemming. Esq. left town yesterday, for Eastbourne.
Mr and Mrs Hering and family left town yesterday, for their
seat in Herts.
Mr and Mrs William Gosling base left town fur their seat at
Roekampton.
Departures from the British Hotel—Captain and Mrs Morgan.
for Cheltenham; William Ross, Esq. for Paris; Captain Stanley.
for Brighton; William Fitzgerald, Rai. for Ireland.

COLOMBIA.

The following extract of a letter from Bsgota ap-
pears to hold out better prospecti with respect to the
payment of the Colombian dividends than before ex-
isted. The writer, we are informed, has access to the
information of the Government itself, with regard to
its own views on this subject, which gives to his letter,
in certain degree, the character of an official commu-
nication.. If this be true, there is some reason to hope
that justice will ultimately be done by Colombia to her
English creditors. " BOGOTA, MAY re.
" I have received yours of the 15th of February, an.
nouncing the fa,lure of B. A. Goldichmidt and Co. and
the fatal consequences of that event to the credit of the::
Republic of Colombia, and have to mention to you, inks:
confidence, that I have bad several conversatichs with
the Mini4er of Finance on thit subject. 1 just•now saw' •
him again respecting the payment of the inter, st of the
loans made in London, as well by Zei, as by B. A.
Goldschmidt and Co. and he assured me that the same
would be paid. Mr. Hurtado had orders to pay the
same out of the Peruvian loan, if negociated (as Peru
owes money to Colombia), or from the funds still in the
hands of Mr. Hurtado. Independently of this source .
the Government authorized him to take steps in Lon=
don, even at a considerable sacrifice, for the payment
of the interest, in case the loan for Peru could
not be negociated, and that the funds a!ready_ its
his hands were insofficient for the purpose. By the
accounts from London of the 15th of February,
the Government being informed that Peru could not
negotiate a loan, and that the funds which were in the
hands of Mr. Hurtado had been left by him at the dis-
posal of Messrs. B. A. Goldschmidt and Co. and that
in consequence thereof the Government cannot.calcis-
late on any of those sums, has resolved to send imme-
diately $OO,OOO dollars in specie, and as much Varinas
tobacco as can possibly be collected, to London, and
to continue so to do, in order to secure, at all events,
the payments of the interests of the said loans, for the
two. instalments of which one *ill be due this year, and
one in the beginning of the next. That is to say, to
send at least 2,000,000 of dollars for that purpose to
London. This is the firm and decided intention of
Government.
" I have also to observe, that Congress is now discus-
sing a decree by which every person, agreeably to bis
fortune and circumstances, will immediately advance as
a patriotic contribution, from 1,000 to 2,000 dollars,
which sum will be deducted from the contributions
which they will be liable to be called on to pay here.
after. I believe that this will produce in a short time
some millions of dollars. This measure is the necessary
consequence of the late events in London, and its success.
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Several families in the vicinity of Worcester have
come to the resolution of not purchasing any goods of
foreign manufacture.
We regret to state that Mr. THOMAS Lotto, Mr.
Basmts, and the Rev. Mr. KIRBY, having proceeded in a boar,
off Bray Head, en Sunday last, on an excursion of pleasure, and OTT
their return, finding it difficult to make the Head, entered a small
one in order to row to shore, leaving the other at anchor, in charge
.fees sailor& When some distance from the shore, Mr. Lnsc let
his oar slip from him, and endeavouring to recover it, upset the
beat, when he and Mr. Destormr, were unfortunately drowned.
Mr. KIRBY, was saved. Mr. BMINNAJP was to be Sub-Sheriff next
year.--Doblin Freeloads Journal.
On the 25th and 26th of May not less than 71 rail of
square•rigged vessels, from European ports,, asrived at.
Quebec, with great quantities of every description of
British manufacture, and 1,920 emigrants and settlers
1698 from Ireland, 195 from Scotland, and only 27
from England.
Saturday, the Union market coach Isom Leight to
Manchester, having returned to the former place, Dea4
con, the driver, followed the horses into the st hie, Ana
as Re was in the act of uncruppering one of theme it
struck him en ttie• breast. n ar the region of the heorto
which caused his death in a few glibiiittles atter v.ai Lis.

VAUXHALL GARISENS:

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The Coronation Fete was repeated last night wier an
&dditional amusement of rather a novel description,
r.,Aniely, the ascent of a grand balloon at -night. The
novelty of the circumstance drew together a highly.
fashiniiable company. Mr. Green, the Aeronaut, was in.
the Gaidens at the early hour of nine o'clock, and re-
mained nearly the whole of the day superintending the
process of inflating the balloon, which is an entirely new
and Magnificent one. Towards the middle of the day
the stur rufous machine was entirely filled with hydro-
gen gas, and had azdst splendid appearance, raising its
majestic head ami-dst the foliage of the green trees,'
which are so thickly spread in the Gardens. The balloon
vas composed of large stripes of yellow and red silk.
Many families of distinction visited the Gardens in the
lc, urse of the morning, for the purpose
.of viewing the
machine. The Gardens were opened at the usual hour,
and in elder to obtain a good view of the inflated bal-
loon, the company entered the Gardens immediately.
After the Concert (in which Braham, Sinclair, Miss
Love, and Master Barker acquitted themselves admi-
rably), the Ballet and Slack Rope Dancing, by Mr.
Wilson, several pilot fire balloons were let cff, and at
nearly a quarter past ten o'clock the preparations were
'completed, and the Balloon, announced as ready to
bound into the ethereal expanse. Mr. Green and his
two sons then took their seats in the car, a signal rocket
was let off, and tie adventurous gravellers soared ma-
jestically over the heads of the company. Brilliant
blue lights instantly made their appearance in different
pacts of the Gardens, and their refiectiod upon the
striped silk of the Balloon presented an appearance
beau..iful beyond conception. Indeed, the ascent, taken
altogether, was the finest ever witnessed.
An ascent at night never before was witnessed in this
country, and it is more than 14 years, we believe, since
a Balloon ascended from Vauxhall Gardens. Mr.
Sadler was the Gentleman who undertook the voyage
at that time.

Ai LWO o'clock this morning Mr. Green made his reel
appearance at the Gardens, and was warmly greeted.
He descended at Richmond, on King George's Farm.
We understand he ascribed his voyage as pleasing in
the extreme. He soared about one mile. He described
Vauxhall Gardens' as presenting the appearance of a
house on fire: Upon the whole, be considers the voyage
as more agreeable than in the day time, baying no
clouds to interrupt bim.