Star.
London, England, 1829-07-20 00:00:00

COLLECTANEA.

Yesterday being the anniversary of his Majesty's Coro-
nation. the Park and Tower guns were Bred at one o'clock, and
the Royal standard was displayed from the steeples of all the yds-
eipal churches.
Mr.,Qun TIN' DICK gave a ball and supper on Friday
sight, which was attended by upwards of 200 of the Nobility and
Gentry.
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.—Last Monday the
Sonata Acadernicus of the University of Edinburgh conferred the
degree of Doctor of Medicine on ninety-nine candidates, after
having gone through the appointed examinations, and publicly de-
fended their inaugural dissertations.
The Earl of Rosebery has presented the Rev. James
Scott, minister of Torphichen, to the church and parish of Dal.
stony, vacant by the death of the Rev, James Greig.
THE NEW EXPRESS OF BRAZIL.—A letter from Mu-
nich, dated 3d July, states that the contract of marriage was signed
between the Emperor of Brasil and the Princess Amelia, third
daughter of the late Duke of Leucbtenberg. As there were some
secondary points to be settled, t►e Chevalier de Verna, the Cham-
berlain of Don Pedro, has arrived, and win remain till the Primus
departs for Brazil M. d'Oliveira, the Secretary of the Brazilian
Legation at Vienna, but who is for the moment attached to the
Mission of the Marquis de Benbecula, came with the Chevalier
de Verna, but left on the 3d, carrying the intelligence of the latest
arrangements. The persons who are to accompany the new • Em.
prey are already appointed. On quitting her native country, she
wishes, it is said, to become altogether a Brazilian, and to identify
herself in feeling and interest with the country of which she is to.
share the throne.

Some speculation has been excited in Paris by the
loog interview between the King and Hargrave William of Haden,
who left that capital for London on the titli inst. He is said to be
the bearer of letters from the King to the Duke of Wellington and
to George the Fourth.—Court Avulse.
An Assistant Surgeoncy in the Service of the East
India Company has, in consequence of the resignation of the
gentleman to whom Mr. C. Wynn gave it last year. reverted to
his nomination, and the Right Hon. Gentleman has, In the most
handsome manner, placed this appointment at the disposal of the
Council of the London University, if they will take the task of
adjudging it to the candidate whom they skaU, upon examination,
deem to be moat meritorious.

Mademoiselle Sontag is *now on a visit at the Countess
St. Antonio's, at Wimbledon, whence she will come to town to
sing the two remaining nights of her engagement at the Opera.—
She will then proceed to the Continent, to finish her engagement
at Paris ; and thence will travel through Germany, where will end
her professional career.
Madame Vestris has returned front Dublin, having
received 7001. for twelve nights' exhibition. Her engagement,
however, was a bad speculation for the manager, inasmuch as the
receipts of the house, for three nights, amounted to 1551. out of
which Madame Vestris received 1501. Her benefit was a bumper,
sad the Duchess of Northumberland attended in her own private
boz.—SaPsday Asper.
Kean is sojourning at his seat, " the Isle of Bute,"
and is (as they say in St. Giles's classics) rather shakey. We are
sorry to hear that poor Mrs. Kean is in a very ill state of health, and
of circumstances. Her son, however, (to his honour be it men-
tioned), assists her to the utmost of his ability.—Sundes Paper.
Within the last few days an agent from Don Miguel
has arrived in Paris, and has had several interviews with the French
Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is said to be very favourable to
the views of Miguel, and therefore anxious to bring about his re-
cognition as King of Portugal. According to the reports in the
fashionable circles of Paris, the great stumbling-black in the way of
ab accommodation between Miguel and Pedro is removed by the
present disposition of this usurper to fulfil his contract for the
espousal of Donna Maria • the chief difficulty is now to induce him
to lay down, for a short time, his usurped authority, and to per-
suade the Emperor of Brasil to revise his late act of abdication,
sod, after marriage, to renounce the crown in favour of his brother
and son-in-law.—Court Journal. _ _ _

Mr. Murray, the Manager of' the Edinburgh Theatre,
is le town, beating up for recruits for his carps ibussustiftse. having
disbanded the whole of his old corps; Ms *command to them to
so to the right about,' being propelled by the depression of the
times—distreu reached even " Modern Athens !"
It is said that a meeting of notorious swell thieves took
:place a short time since, at a flash house near Temple Bar, to de-
termine me what course the fraternity should pursue in the present
Aspect of affairs, as regards the new Police Act.
Each day's rain seems rather to increase the apprehen-
ilott of a bad harvest, and already there is a good deal of specula.
'floe indulged of an extensive importation of foreign grain to supply
the deficiency. We are happy, however, to state that the =rents
itecefved floe different parts of the country by the post of this
=ening, give a most flattering description of the state of the wheat,
oat, and barley crops, which, in the event of fine hot weather, will
wrovamore abundant than for years past.
, The landed gentry of Clare have appointed a Committee
Ito cogioct siabe*tions for procuring a service of plate, to be pre-
sented to the Aght Hon. Wm. Vesey Fitzgerald.
The Literary 3azette states (what, indeed, the French
Papers had aiready stated), that the pretended Memoirs of the
Duchess de Cayla are forgeries. The hinternal evidence is decisive
stela* them. There is. for Instances& long cowered= between
she lase Queen and Madame du Cayle at Paris, when the former
jienowagewas at least 600 miles from the French metropolis.—
Madame du Coyle is now in London, for the purpose, it is believed,
-of prosecuting some private claim to property which had been coo-
Iscatetiu one of the French colonies, when possession of it was
taberby the Beide during the war.