Star.
London, England, 1826-02-06 00:00:00

DINNER PARTIES IN HIGH LIFE.

Mr. FRIMANTLI gave a grand dinner on Saturday, at bis resi-
dence in Stanhope-street, May-fair.
The Marchioness Dowager of SALISBURY had yesterday a dinner
party, and In the evening her Ladyship held her second Contumelious.

BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THIS DAY.

ORD= 07 Tili DAT.—Lords
siderell.

Speech to be con-

NOTICE or MOTION.-Mr. Bright ; Bill to facilitate arrangemen:s
between Debtor and Creditor by means of Trust Deeds.

THE ITALIAN OPERA.

The Crociato was performed again on Saturday night, to a brilliant
and full audience. VELLUTI was in fine voice and spirits, and con-
sequently displayed his inimitable powers of expression t) their
greatest extent. Madame Bunn caught the feeling of her 111.ISICT,
and sang the music of Pa[ nude, with more effect than prep in this
country. The Choruses and the Orchestra deserve similarptaisc,
for their exertions upon the occasion. We never heard r.r. Op.l a
&ore faneiy perreimcd.

The Marquis and Marchioness of -I-lAsTtNos and
family are expected to arrive at Portsmouth, on Wednesday, and
embark next day, in the :Iritat.n yacht, Captain Lcrxx, for Malta.
Saturday morning, the Lo:ds of In; t 1 je:-ty's Alost
Honourable Privy Council met at the Council Oific,, Whitehall, to
beat plantation appeals. There were present Lord Cnuntsrr.s, the
MAUS') of the ltou.s, and Sir Juan I9citot.L. Their Lordships
were occupied in hearing Counsel the whole of the day, till bs:twrco
four and five o'clock.

Sir CIIA (ILES STUART was nn the eve of letvingliio
de Janeiro when his Secret .ry left hint with divatcheF, with which
he arrived on Friday. His Excellency w.,1 about to pl oceed to
Buenos Ayres.
Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock.• a Calsiget
Council was held at the Secretary of State's Office fur Foreign
I Affairs, in Downing-stree'. Those present were The lark of
HARROWRY, LIVERPOOL. WESTMORLAND, and BAT/TUR‘T ; the Duke
Id WELLINGTON, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr. Seer. tary CANNING.
the Coat:m.l.oa of the Emmet:rues, Vi4count MeLvti.t.e, Mr.
WENN, Mr. llusstssos, &c. The Ministers continued in delibe-
ration for three hours and a half. _ _ _

Yesterday, Mr. Secretary CANNING gave his, fist
dinner to the Foreign Ambassadors and Minkters, at his new re-
sidence ha Downing.street. Among tho.v present were—The
Austrian, French, Netherlands, Portuguese, Saxon, Colombian,
and Brazilian Ministers; the Countess I.llEvo, Igadame FALCK,
the Chevalier N►uxasN, &c. The Earl of I.lvzsroot. awl the
I Duke of WELLINOTON also dined with the Hight lion. Secretary.

The King of SPAIN has lately been waging w-tr with
unequal marriages, and positively banished an old itlarchion?ss of
sixty from the capital, and deprived her of the disposal of her pro-
perty, because she had married her Steward.
The Papers directed to be laid before Parliament, pre-
paratory to the statement of the CH A NCELLO It of the Ex-
CHEQUER'S plans connected with so much of the Finance
Question as regards the batik, on Friday, are the com-
munications between the First Lord of the Treasury
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, awl the Governor
and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, re-
lating to an alteration in the exclusive privileges eijied
' by the Bank of England."
Char:eston Papers to the Bth ult. reached us 'his Eve-
noon. Accounts from Buenos Ayre,, of the '2B h Oc-
tober, state, that the fear of war between that It •pubitc
and Brazil had caused wiaes, sugar, rice, and some
other articles to advance 25 per cent.
Few of the London banking-houses of eminence had
less than 200 bills returned on Saturday, and several
failures took place; but the only house of any note was
on- connected with Holland and Leghorn.
The last accounts from Lima state, that the forts of
Callao continued to be occupied by the Spanish forces,
consisting of 14 or 1500 men, under the cony; an I of
General Room. No doubt is enterta'red that he nowt
ultimately surrender; but that he will hold out with rya
same persevering obstinacy he has hitherto ober vee.
until his provisions are totally exhauste.l, and the ga -
rison reduced to extreme necessity, is acknoo ledged by
ail who are in the least acquainted with his pe•tinaciou-,
unsubdued disposition ; and we are assured that he it,t,
still abundance of means in his power to•prottae! the
liege! The different forts of Callao are in good con•
dition, having suffered no material injury from 41. e
cannonading directed, at times, against them by the
patriot troops, who have not yet been able to bring
their battering force within eight hundred yards of
the fortification.
Lately, J. Resrtz, Esq. (brother to the Rev. J, ROYI.C.
Rector of Compton Martin, Somersetshire), for some
years resident in B tug r, went out shoottiz with a
friend, accompanied by two of his wits, to the sit Dods
skirting the town of Mynydbach, and, whit entering
the covert, the gun, which hAd a percussion lock, es'
ploded, and the cobtents passing farm • his 41110
`through the head) caused his instant dcitii.