The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-07 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S SQUARE.

A considerable improvement is , about to take
place in this distinguished part of the metropolis.
The iron-r 61 work, which encloses the pond and
its narrow bo,indarydgreeosward, is to be taken
down ; the pavement is to be removed from a large
part of the outs:de of the present circle ; a new
circle is to be enclosed by a low brick wall with a
handso'me stone coping, surmounted by iron rails ;
and the enclosure is to be laid out and planted,
as (hose of other sqoares•are. The new circle has
been traced, and a part of the pavement removed,
in some plates, the new wall has been
fiuished. We need not say how greatly this im-
Proeement must add to the pleasantness and salu-
brity of the square. At present, the woble mausioni,
Of which it consists, have the Sun's rays reflected
upon them from a larger space of
,pavement
than 'any other buildings in London; and the dull-
'less of its surtace,as a prospect ,6 varied by nothing
lint a dirty, foggy pond. It is said, however, that
there are d.fferent opinions, as to this latter
ject , and that'll() determination has yet hero come to
respecting the removal of the water The goes-
thin is, whether ire he, or be not, a set-off against
`ddnip. At one time of the year, the latter finds
EIS way into the drawing-rooms of the Roble
inhabitants; at another, the former stores • half
the cellar's hi the square. As the coach-road
will how be mach narrowed, the noise of it
must, of cours•c, be brought nearer to the bowies ;
but thert May be a recompense for this too, since
Stage coaches Will' not be tempted to make a tho-
roughfare of the s'qaare ivy the opporionity
Cutting off it's rowies ; .and it is not the noise of
that disturbs the repose
carria.ges front TheatreS,
Of the inhain!a,its here, it is the passage tit stage-
coaches in the morning, which prevents people, as
..Eddy Townley would s,tv, from getting "any sleep
attnight."--(Morning Paper.) -
The Er-openir ofltuss;a is Fatten to introduce
for his domestics liveries similar to those of the
PRINCF REGENT's, with the variation Of dark green
cloth in.oead of dark blne-for the cuffs and facings.
They are now making for two English lads, who
Lave been iei araining daily for about two months
past, at Colton House stables, under the direction
01 the PRINCE. REGENT'S principal coachman, and
others, to learn to ride and drive properly. When
they shall be deemed in every respect thoroughly
9udified to undertake the management of horses,
they leave England for Petersburgh, taking with
them under their care some valuable horses, which
Mere purchased by 'the Grand Duke NICHOLAS
during his stay in England. It is expected that
the Emperor of RUSSIA will not only adopt liveries
similar to our Royal liveries, but that he will also
introduce the English method of driving and
travelling.
Acconnts have been received by the Jean, ar-
rived at Annan, from the emigrants who sailed
from Scotland the latter end of last spring for
America. These unfortunate men found then].
selves miserably disappointed in their expecta-
tions : artificers in wood or iron' were the only
tradesmen in any request ; little or no demand for
I:ahoorers in husbandry, hewing or squaring of
tyood being o.e only source of exteruled permit-
hent etnploymett for any considerable part of die
I:car,_ and the season for it is now 1-apidly expir-
ing, and a long winter coining on, with hardly
'ley resource but charity.
Letters from Halifax (Nova Scotia), ro the
16th .14t. state,that numerous vessels continue to
arrive at bialifax, with emigrants from Great Bri-
tain. About ouc thousand individuals had been
ti:oded, and iminense numbers were on their way,
If; Canada. The brigTraveller, front Leith, with
cmiraots, foundered at•sea in the mouth of
41,y, bur the passengers and crew were saved by
sire shiv Valians, and landed at Prince Edward's
rn the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

A few days 'since., iiapulling clown the old wall of
tip vicaTage &table, at Chard, for the purpose of
lidding a new one, a very ancient and beautiful
t4in was found about foot frotti the foundation,
proves to be a golden penny of Richard 11.
`'ishop Fleetwood, in his preface to his Chro-
'lkon preclusion," speaking of the ancient
-toins says, am confident that,
1,4 a tonoton enripsity, a piece of gold, older
"'lan the I..st Edward, will appear a very great
rarity."—EdwaNl VI. the last of that name, be-
NI 114 reign in tin year •1;i47 ; Rich. 11. com-
-I!"eneed his in 1377 ; the gOlden penny, therefore,
rthe 2d Rich. reckOningtrom the beginning of the
I,4P•eetive reigns of (hose two Sovereigns, is 170.
,ears older titan. any con o Edward VI. ; and is,
yt this tit4.e 0817) just 460 years old. Except
•
bit of. ►he edge of the coin ' thus diseo
..
li4red, which the ignorant boy who 'found
1,1.01i,e off, .1s h.e says, " to see what it was," it is
ti't'v little -injored. It appears, from the account
the .Right Revel end writer before mentioned,
i" 0)g oriisival yaltte of this.-piece was about
Bd,