Star.
London, England, 1829-07-04 00:00:00

COLLECTA NEA.

The opening now making in St. James's street will,
when completed,be the greatest improvement and ornament which
that part of the town has undergone.
The it nyal Brighton Gardens, with its rich varieties,
foliage, flowered borders, serpentine walks and bowers, v.wdant
lawns, and myriads of sweet stneiling shrubs, have been gaily visited
of late, and 'wane additions of impurt•nce made to its list sal patrons.
A public deutze, under high fonish auspices, is talked of for this
rural paradise about the time of the approacbing races. Capital
diversion, such as is produced by the best horses w.ll matched, is
expected to distinguish the said races this year.
When Gustavus the Third. Ki.ig int Sweden, was in
France, he was frequently solicited to visit Dr. Franklin, which be
always declined. tine of the French Guards, who could use a
little freedom with his Majesty, begged to know why be denied
hims•4f an honour which every crowned head m Burope would be
proud to embrace? 0 No man," ►aid the Monarch, •' regards the
Doctor's scientific accomplishments more than I do; but the King
who affrcts to like an enthusiast for liberty, is a hypocrite! As a
philosopher I love and admire the Doctor, but as a politician I hate
him , and nothing shah ever induce air to appear on terms of
friend►hip and pet sonal esteem with a man whom my habits and
situation oblige our to detest."

In digg 11-f the loonsia inn tiir t:•t. ?d,iitinn to the
Kent and Canterbury Hospital, the workmen have found an im-
mense number of human bones. lu must in.tances they were fount(
heaped together in a confused mass. t)ne singularly beautiful coffin
was found, composed of flint, after the manner of the back part of
the south-east gate of St. Augustine's Monastery. On remtving
the arch roof it was.found to contain a perfect skeleton, apparently
quite fresh: but there was net a single thing to indicate who or
what the personage was whin., were immured, but must pro-
bably an Abbot or a :Monk of some distinction

A young tamer, :.:trued E ;win Buckle:id, t t K•ng-
sion St. Michael, Wiltshire, last week made a bet that he would
shear a handrail sheep in a day, which task he completed by three
o'clock in the afternoon, having begun at three in the morning ;
after which, to finish the day's work, he sheared twenty more.
Un the 22.1 rf .lute a die •ittul storm situ I sted the
environs of Chanel (Allier), attended with a fatal accident. Ten
labourers had taken shelter in one 01 those temporary sheds erected
in the middle of the vineyard•, which, having been struck by the
electric fluid, eight of the individutls were killed on the spot, and
little hopes are claw:third of the t ecovery of the oilier two. These
unfortunates were almost all fathers of families.

Pseiti • is riswile ail the salt that is used in this past
of France; the manner is this :—A great square pond, divided into
squares by little banks, with channel,: between each to bring in the
salt water, which is raised front the erring by wheels, with wtholen
bucket:. They cover the 'goatee, or tables as they call them, lore
or six inches deep; gird when the sun has exhaled almost all the
moisture they supply it with more salt water, and so continue all
the heat of the year. At the latter end they have a cake ot salt four or
five inches thick, according to the heat or drought of the year. They
that are owners of the soil are at the charge of making the salt,and sell
it to the farmer at five 110114 the minut—a measure of 7 inches deep
and 274 diameter; weighs 1201bs. the salt which the owner sells
fur live sous the farmer sells again for 16 lines. For this favour,
they say, the tanners give twa millions a year to the Krug, and are
at as much more 'barge in officers and gaards employed, keeping
I constantly in pay 18.000 men. Tile defrauding the duty of the
commodity is of au.h consequence that, it a matt should be taken
with but a handful of salt not bought nom the farmers, lie would
be sent to the galleys.—Frum ilte.hurnal of Locke, 1677.
WATERLOO BRIDGE--When CANOVA. tie settliint,
was in London, the Gentleman who li,mixed him to the different
curiosities and the various works of art in our City, told hint that
he would first show him a bridge constructed by the tradesmen of
London, and afterwards conduct him to one which had been built
by order ot the Government. Catiova was accordingly first taken
to Waterloo bridge. Astonished at the extent and splendour of the
erection, he pronounced it the finest structure of the kind he had
ever seen, and wondered, if this was the work of the tradesmen what
must be that which had b en constructed under the patronage of the
Government. His conductor, who, no taniht, had a little of the
radical in his composition, then led him to the wood-ti bridge, which
at that time existed across the canal in St. Jaotes's-para, as the
work of the British Government! What a bathos in coniparbion
of the magnificent appearance of Water! ; yet what a correct
illustration of the character of our country, where almost all the
splendid public works of charity or art are the produce of the people
and not of the Government. How often when we pass this bridge
are we led to regret that it is still left in the hands of the specula-
tore; not only from the unprofitable nature of a speculation which
ought to have had, and which deserved such a different result, but
(or the honour of our country. The Government ought to purchase
this bridge, and should pride itself in preserving all the passages
across the flumes tree. What must Canova have felt at having to
pay a penny before he could enter upon one of the most splendid
works of art which our metropolis possesses' For our own parts we
would have the Government pay the original cost of the bridge, and
remunerate the speculators fur a work which does us so much credit.
They could, however, at this period, purchase it for one-fourth of
the money expended, and might thus, at a comparatively trifling
expense, conduce greatly to the convenience of the Inhabitants, and.
to the respectability of the metropolis, by abolishing a toll which is I
really a disgrace to a city like ours.2dfunfhly Magazine.

The Dake of GRAFTON entertained a distingui•hed
dart to dinner yesterday, at his house in Clarges-street.
r The writs are delayed fur the cl mom of Members
for Clare, Wicklow, and Down, until the Registry of Freeholds
under the new Act is (imbued.
LnrJ JANEN O'BRTEN and Mr. JErsoN, M.P. for
I Mallow, base arrived in Cork from Bristol.

EDINBURGH, JULY 2.

ELECTION OF FRANCIS JEFFREY. ESQ. AS DEAN Of
THE FACULTY OF ADVOCATES.

Yesterday at two o'clock, the Faculty of Advocates
met, pursuant to appointment, in the Com t room of the
S cond Division, for the purpo•e of electing one of their
bomber fil; the high and ins r.riant -111. e of Dean,
vacant by the v.:oration of Lot d Moncreia to the Bench.
The me:itng was unusually full, the Court room, both
within ,nd without the bar, being completely crowded;
and although it was of couite quite well known that
little more than a ceremonial was tg be gone through,
the unanimous sense of the F !laving designated
one individual as the fi test person in -fleeced the Hon.
and learned Baronet it ho ha.l just been to moved to a
higher sphere, yet all present appealed to take a very
lively interest in an event which trininestionably reflects
as much distinction upon the Faculty itself as it confers
upon the eminent individual who ha: been t,e object
of their choice. The Vice a.:ean, Mr.Tnomas Thomson,
having taken the Chair, the m notes of the rtevious
meeting, embodying Lord Moncrestrs letter of tesig-
nation, and the reply if the De in's Council thereto,
were read by the (lei le; after whi: ft the S Ge-
neral, in a si each distinguished alike for Well fteint
and just discrimination. proposed F. ancts Jeffrey, Esq.
Advocate, as, in all re.rects, the rant proper person to
fill the vacant office. Mt. Cockbuin, evidently under
I the influence of strong feeling, rose to second the Soli-
cam tienee.ll% nil von ; and in a speech, which was
listelie:l to with the deepest interest thiougi,out, he
dwelt, in a tone in affection •te arid truly imptossive
eloque cr, upon those s,ifendid endowments of mind,
and still mote enviable qualities of It: alt and of con-
duct,which • his illustrious It tend a double and pre-
eminent claim to the honour which it was proposed to
confer upon h m. When Mr. Cockburn had concluded,
the motion of the Solicit it General was carried by ac.
claination; and Mi. Jeffrey took the Chair amidst the
ht•arty and holiest elcers if his professional brethren.
At this gratifying moment, when the unanimous voice
of those ts hit had known him so long and so well placed
him at tli;:it brit!, and gieeted with the most cordial
acclamations his occupa:ion of that Chair which he is
so signally qualtfird to actor:., Mr. Iffrey seemed to br
struggling with almost over pots cling emotion, and a
few seconds elapsed belort. he was able to address the
Faculty in the capacity of their newly appointed Dean.
This, however, he at length did, in a subdued tone, Isut
with a felicity, gracefuNiess, and propriety Alt, gether
inimitable. With the a•ait's address the business of the
meeting terminated, btit numbers crowded around him
to offer their felicitations on this truly interesting MCA..
sion.—Caledonian Mercury.