Star.
London, England, 1829-07-29 00:00:00

COLLECTANEA.

From the following extfact it would appear, hii Holi-
ness the Pope has already some notion in prospect me, of enhancing
the benefit of emancipation, by strengthening the forces and in-
creasing the responsibility of Mother Church : —" We learn by re-
cent accounts from Rome, that a measure has been effected vesting
the future recommendation of candidates for vacant sees in Ireland
In the parish priests and canons of the vacant dines., under the
directions of the bishops of the province. Several of the bolydays
enjoined to be kept by the church are to be abolished."--Desb.E.Post.
The TOWER Attmouttr.—Dr. Meyrick has at length
arranged the horse armoury chronologically in a new building al-
blued for that purpose ; and a lar.White has renewed the Spanish
armoury. In the rear of the equestrian figures in armour, variously
disposed, Dr. Myrick has placed a number of fine cannons, from
the time of Henry VI. to the time of James I I ; and, with the
exception of oce suit of mail, made to resemble the fashion of
Edward I. the whole are genuine, and founded on the basis of truth.
Several Royal badges h ice been discovered on these zrins. In-
stead, therefore, of the armoury in the Tower of London being, as
it has hitherto been, a heterogeneous meth• y, 'saltiest most ignu
randy to periods to which hardly one piece so referred did belong,
Ire have now an illustration of history interesting to the antiqua-
rian, the artist. and the public in metal.
AN ECDOTE OF 'ORATOR HENLEY.—HenIey ors
drinking in the Grecian Coffee-hour, In company with a friend,
when he was heard to say—" Pray. what i. bee of our old
acquaintance Dick Smith ?" Friend—a." I really don't know : the
last time I braid of him he was at Ceylon, or some other of our
West India settlements." Ilenley—a.' Ceylon, Sit ! You have
made two mistakes : Ceylon not one of our settlements, and is
in the East Indies, not iu the West Indies." Friend—" That I
deny." Henley—" The more shame fur you : every boy eight
year► old knows the truth of what I say." Friend —" Well, well.
be it as you will : thank Goss, I know very little about these
things." Henley—" What ! you thank Goo for your ignormce,
do you ?" Friend—" I do. Sir; what then?" Ilettley—" You
have much to be thankful fur."—Liocsof the British Painters.
We extract the followintr " grain of salt," from that
lively little paper. La random., published at Paris.—" First
Epoch—J'at rive, tu arrives, it arrive ; nous arrivals, vouz arrives,
its arrivent. Second Epoch—Je promets, tu promets, it promet. ;
nous promettons, volts promettez, as promettent. Third Epoch-1
Jo park, tu parks, it park ; noses parkas, volts pariez, its portent.
Fourth and last Epoch—Je m'en vats, to t'en vas, a s'en va ;
nous nous en anon', vow: von' en altos, Us s'en vont."
The Paris papers complain of a new practice in the
Champs Elysees, which threatens to deprive the French people of
the pleasant promenade they have so long possessed there. The
troops of the garrison, from four till eight o'clock every morning,
perform platoon and regimental firing in the square of the Champs
Elysees—a place hitherto reserved fur the pedestrians of the capital,
and for pubac rejoicings, and 'wounded by dwelling-houses, and
bounded on the north and south by two road., the most frequented
in the kingdom.

AN C N r Cot x s.—A Lyons paper states, that in a
place which was excavated for marl, and is now filled with water,
many thnusind silver cnius have be.n found, bearing the effigy of
the Emperor Albinos, the rival of Severn.. The contest between
them was closed near Lyons at the beginning of the second century,
and the fall of Albinos was very mi,chievous to Lynne, which had
declared for him.

An elephant, which haA been performing. at a Parisian
theatre, met with the most Battering success, and came forward
alone, after the fall of the curtain, amidst loud applsuse, in gratitude
for which he nude three sows to the audience !—Such is really
the statement of the Parisian critics.

DISP.IITII OF EGYPTI.Vg SHOEMAKERS.- The pre-
sent Pacha of Egypt, having observed one of the European visitors
wearing shoes with a high instep, and tied ofa esiktaire, borrowed
them as a pattern, aid in less than twelve hours a dozen pair were
ready. Men were dispatched instantly to Cairo, with a peremptory
order that 10.000 pairs 'holed be ready in a month. All the shoe-
makers inCalre were instantly wt to work, and the order completed.
A scandalous anecdote is in circulation at St. Lo. At
the time when the congregation had the disposal of aU public tact.,
a place became vacant in this town. One of the candidates for the
office was supported by aU the principal ladies in the place, but he
could not obtain the object of his desire until he signed a de-sl, by
which he bound himself to pay 400 francs annually to two of his
patronesses. At first the debt of gratitude appeared light, but
soon he perceived that the payment of the 400 franc made con-
siderable deductions front his salary, which amounted to only
1,200 francs. He deel 'red that he would no longer pay the 400,
francs, and threatened to recover what be had already paid in a
court. The parties became alarmed, and a relation of one of the
ladies undertook to repay all that they bad received. It was, how-
ever, necessary to ascertain exactly bow muck had been paid.
The receipts would prove thi.. The receipts were handed over
by the credulous claimant ; and then, having parted with the only
proof by which he could establish his case, he was told to go about
his business.