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,fi r v .r. ~ M ~w^s ~ IMPERL4L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—Mosn►T, Mie• 20. Counsel were farther heard relieve to the Lisli Appeal, fti , tlington T,Z. hfr. Rurality incuntinuation, and titian Junin, Counsel, or, b-half of the R?spowli•ist —The Luther cousideration of the clinic was adjourned ull Wednesday. MOOT:F.'S DIVORCE. The Ordes for the Second Lading of the Amended Bill to dissolve the Marriage between Juhit Moore, Esq. and B attain Ins now Wife, being read-. Counsel and evidence respecting the same were called to the EU'. On the former consideration of this measure, we stated an outline 01 the case; this Was, in a great degree, subetainiat ed by the ev'elenee brought forward this day. As, the neees• earl facts of the marriage proceedings, in the Ecclesiastical and Criminal Comte; the endeavours V. levy the damages 'welded against the Defer.d.ant, Capt. Durnford ; the elopenient of the Lady ; the endeavours to a ersuarle her to return home, gee. She was traced be a friend of the Petitioner's to a private lodging house at Acton, where, it eta proved, she was soon after visited by Capt. Durnterd. This was in July, 302, and, in the course of the same month, it appeared, from the evidence of a female weans of the Defendant, that Mrs. f4lourc went to Gerstein Domfnrd's house in Berkshire. She then were be the Mine of Mrs. Dumford, She lived, in all respeEls, as the wife of Capt. Durofutel, lay in the sante bed, &c. Tint, in Or 1503, they came ti town for about sight or nine weeks; they resided at Marv-11.Rotine; the la'y lay in there; she still lived with Capt Dertiforil. It was stated that the Lady had since been delivered or a second child. After rem:: observatines were interebangrd between one nr two or their Lordships, mid Mr. Adam, the Petitioner's Counsel; komilly, who appeared on behalf of the Lady, stated, he had a kw Ur:pertain uhsereations - to n,ake to their Lord ships on the elf , .• the Kill, in its present state. He was aware these more e,:eily applied 31 the stage of a Committee, het, wain perini.sion of the House, he would then advert to them. Hit was ant instructed to oppose the principle of the Bill, as a measure of divorce; but there wereente or two par *lila. clause.' in Mahal. which went on a principle, he eon eitiveil, contrary to that which had hitherto under! the Legis lature such occasions; be alluded to the clauses, shaels went to t...a .born Mrs. Moore all power and dispreition, with respect to sits aettied on her, for her own eyeless separate use,sndjwhi , .i lief husband would have no power over, did the marriage cont. cur in fell force. They went to derprive her alio of that which was made over to her for her life, and for which a rent charge was distinctly assigned, without offering Bye least cerepensatioe whatever. These provisions of the Rill their Lerdship., in 'heir wisdom and justice, would take late their serious consideration The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the Learned Coun• set, that such cousiderations were expressly applicable to the Committee on the Bill ; for which stage, these points, and some others relative to the disposition of property, &e. were, niter some farther erulanation with the Counsel, reserved.— The farther COCl4ll:ratine of the Bill was adjourned till Friday. Thc Bills upon the Table erre forwarded ia 'heir rester ctise siagess—Among these. the Land Tea Commies. oneni Name Bill, lae Irish First Frei:s Bill, and the Prel.erty Tax Amentl.- . . - meat Bill, were read a second time.—The last wies .I , l:red In be p.inr4i air. ALEXANDER brought up the Slate Duty Exemption LI, and the Irish Common Lands ?atrium, Bill. Sir T.l'. METCALVE. brought up the St. Pancras Work hot se 811. - A few Nye,. Ants treys brought up by Mr. Keck, Goseral Morgsn, and of Genttanzu.—These Bills were severally read A first tine. IRISH COMMON LANDS PARTITION BILL. Oa the occasion of the First Reading of this Bill; The LORD CHANCELLOR felt it his duty to call most emphatically their Lordships most serious and cautions attention to the measure. It was a Bill which went, or rather attempted, to divide andper t!tion,by one sweeping aft, the Common Lands of Ire land. 1 si-eme.! to proceed upon an assumption, that it was as easy a matter to parcel Out and dii.ide those lands, as it would be to divide an estate bet.: ten three or four members of a family. In ,ne Bill before them, there seemed sr, br no attention paid to the rights of Lords of Ifilo.oor • no esrgadations with respect to tythes or modases ; no• provisions with rasped to roads, or other inclosures, which, in this count: . were, upon t'.e particular cases arising, subjea of separate Bills; no provisions for reference to Juries, with respect to contingent questions of private or individual property arising,in that most of those necessary provisions or regulations which were uniformly introduced into Bills of the kind in this country, were emitted, and this, in a general Bill, which professed to do that, which was made the subjea of distinit and separate Legisla tive measures in this part of the United Kingdom. These were considerations which their Lordships would have most seriously to attend to, when the Bill should come to be read a second time. For his own part, he felt these objeaions to the measure so strongly, that he could not suffer it to go even thmuri its first stage, without expressing them. The Bill lies over for a second reading. The Earl of RADNOR moved, that the recent Message from the Commons (that which respeas the attendance of the Earl of St. Vincent, on the Selea Committee of that House) be taken into con sideration to-morrow. Ordered. An adjournment then took place. Their Lord ships stand summoned to-morrow, for the general consideration of the case of Mr. Justice Fox, in a Committee of the whole House. HOWSE OF COMMONS. Mr. PLUMMII premented a Petition from the Nobility, Centre, Clergy, a•id Freehoklets of the County of Hertford, on the sobjett of the Tenth Report.--Ordered to lie on the Table. _ _ _ Ordered, thvt the Committe: on tite Duke of Athol's red Gott have leave to report front time to time. . . The Report on the Rill fie supplying seversl towns in Ire land with water, was bruught up and agreed to, and the lit!! entered to be read a third time. Mr. HUSKISSON taid, that preparatory to the discussion which was appointed to take place OM the subject of the 11th Report, there were certain papers necessary to the elucidation of the question which it was necessary should be produced. lie moved, therefore, fur art account of the sum retraining una;rpiied .out of the ruins gr inter! for Naval Services to the Ist of September, I fie3—orul also an account of the sums dis h..rsed for Inch services in the months of tletubcr, November, and December, in the sane fear —t)rder....l. The Wm,. Duty He II was read a third time and pawed. The !Spanish Wine Duty Ilia was road a second time. awl ord , 7red to be rminnaittud to murruvr. _ _ The Report athe Paymaitet 13..suetark Rill was d,ferred Wednasdiy. Mr. ALENANDFR brought up the Report of the Com mitter of Way% and Maas the Row Animus were agreed to, and Rills order,ll tbefetek. FOSTVR moved fir lace to bring in a Bill to pro vide more effettually for Nosing the buttes on lociper, Paper Dangii.g, ' Dearth*, aceoidutg to the *umber of Win. duvet, Corner s, &r —Ordered. Mr. ALFX.VSKR Monne the R e port of the Wine Lieenee 101, Ivhscb Woi agreed to, and the !Silt o:dsted to be read a third time Mr. FOSTER Zoiniglit up the Irirh Malt Dots Bill, which wag rear' • br.t, ai.d ordered to be read a se.oud time un Thnrolvy. The Corroulttse no the lash Stamp Duty Bill was post• p riled to Weiturvtay. The Irish 1) tater. Bill was read a second time, and ordered to :et committed. The eth-• th.t4n of etc Day welt read dad pustro3cd.. Ash Itanci. - THE BRITISH PRESS. 1.1)N IJON, TUESDAY, MAY 21. We lately announced that JEROME BONAPARTE, accompanied by his wife, late Miss PA rrsEsoN, had eireFted his long meditated escape from America, and arrived at Lisbon. They came from Baltimore in the American ship Erik, and JEROME, who was inrog. under the assumed name of Albert, on his ar- rival, immediately avowed himself to the. French Minister at Lisbon, anticipating a most flattering reception from the Portuguese Government. The latter, however, fearful of incurring the displea- sure cf NAPOLEON the Usurper, refused to afford protection to the wife of haws F., although far ad -sanced in her pregnancy, and, consequently, in a state which gave her an addition title to an hospitable reception. The Erin is a beautiful little ship, of about 200 tons, much like a West India packet, long and low, very clean and neat, and was fitted up for the sole purpose of conveying Na and family to Europe. Disappointed of a snug birth at Lisbon, she set sail for the Text], where she ar- rive on the 10th lest wt ; but the cruel spirit of the Mock Emperor of FRANCE had anticipated her ar- rival there also; the moment the ship cast anthor in the Texel, she was placei between a 6 gun ship and a frigate ; and, as if that were. not precaution enough to prevent this unfortunate Lady from landing, row guard boats were kept in constant motion about the vessel during the night. Had she been filled with the yellow fever from stem to stern, she could not have been subjetied to a more severe quarantine, or looked upon by the Dutch with more terror and apprehension. Its this situation did this amiable and unoffcnding wo man remain for seven days. watched and confined like a felon in a hulk, and without even a morsel of fresh provisions, but what the Dutch Ad miral, yielding to an impulse of humanity, a crime which Naroi.zom is not likely to forgive, supplied from his table. Ws understand that Jewett Bo- HAP•RTE proceeded from Lisbon to Paris, in expec tation of being able to overcome the displeasure of his family; and, in confident anticipation of that re- suit, had sent his Lacy in the Erin round to Hol land. That hope, which reconciled his unfortunate wife to her imprisonment at the Tent, having Red, the unfortunate Lady expressed a wish to re turn to America. in which she was resisted by Mr. P• ursasoN, her brother, who did not think it would be sate for how to undorcalco so Inn,: voyage, after so much fatigue and anxiety, and in her present Si. tuation —Thus rudely spurned and rrjeaed by Portugal ; a nation once possessing a romantic and chivalrous spirit; and by Holland, formerly the muse of liberty, and not daring to touch the coast of France ; a nation that plumes itself upon its gallan- try, the sister sad the wife of a BONArAATE turned her eyes to England, and looked for hospitality and kindness on that country which her husband and his family have sworn to destroy. Coact:rt. ANUS has been praised for the courage which he displayed in visiting his enemy the King of the Votsct ANS. It required, however, no courage in the breast of Madame Jr- ROMS IkiNAPARTI, who, by her alliance to the Cot. sican Usurper, may be considered the enemy of this country, to foll'm this resolve. She had been early taught to expca every thing great, ganerous, and good, from the English nation. The Era, accordingly set sail from the Texel, on Friday, and arrived on Saturday evening in Dover roads, with Madame 80. KA I Aare and her suite, consistingof her brother, Mr. W. PATTERSON, MSS. ANDLIUON, a female compa nion, Dr. GARNER, a French Physician, and several servants. The account of her arrival soon spread through Dover and its vicinity ; the public curiosity was strongly excited, and on Sunday n-arning the pier head of Dover and the quays were crowded with speaators, anxiously awaiting the entrance of the Bela into the harbour. About three in the afternoon. the vessel came in, and Madame BONAPARTE, with her suite, landed amidst a great concourse of speaa tors, and proceeded to the City of London Inn. The Hon. Mr. Ss sr rtmoress was among the fore most to pay the attention due to her sex, her beauty, her sufferings, and her virtues. He conduCed her from the ship to her carriage ; but the pressure of the crowd, anxious to catch a glimpse of her, was so great, it was with difficulty he could make a ;sewage through it. Madame Box", 'Aar z is, amiss. figure, elegantly formed, of a fair complexion, teazle eyes, and a beautiful countenance, full of the most interest ing expression. She seemed much pleased with the at tention shewn to her, and well deserves the epithet of the Fair American. But, however great the personal charms of Madame BoN AAAAA E may be, this detail would be here much out of place, if her case did not involve very important political considerations. In the persecution of this beautiful young woman we trace the same revolutionary fury that dragged MARIA ANTOIPUTT/ to the scaffold. In the mut - der of the Duke of Eeontec, and the proscription of Madame JEROME BORAP sire, we tee the un feeling, remorseless spirit of Rosssrtzsia; a spikit stillless excusable in Box AP A ere, fur RosesPlCEiti• might think his crimet were necessary. to the main tenance of his power. Had BON AP ART E been a man of high birth, and had he, as soon as he usurped the throne of the Boot BONS, put Princes and Prin cesses in requisition, and marched them like so many conscripts to the nuptial beds of his up start brothers and sisters, we might suppose his pride would be hurt at the marriage of JLROME to an American citizen. But the contrary is the fa&. General Le CLERC and General MutA r, upon whom he bestowed the fair hands of two of kis sis ters, were of the lowest extra Linn, and rose from the ranks. JOSEPH is married to a woman of ob scure birth and vulgar manners; and Louts is mar ried at the ESIPEROk'S desire to his daughtd law, FANNY BEAUNARNAIS. the grand daughter of a West India Planter. It has been his ambiti,,:_ to degrade Princes and Princesses, and. with a tree Revolutionary spirit, to elevate the low, the base, and the wicked. His inveterate hostility to Ma dame Jsaciste BONAPARTE must have some other source than her humble origin. He is jealous and vexcl that his brother should dare to form a con neCtion without the sandioa of his authority. A tyrant by .nature, all the world must bend to his will ; and, like a Turk, he will not suffer a brother near the throne, unless he be a mute or a slave. While such a spirit di:esls the destinies of France, who can consider the Revolution and its crimes at an end? Same doubt the account of Jsitost Bostaattra having gone (torn Lisbon overland to Paris to deprecate the wrath of his brother, and assert, that he was taken into custody there, by order of the Mock Estezzon, and sent a prisoner to France. Others suspelt, that he came to the Texel in the Erin, and was disguised as one of the domestics in the suite of his lady. A King's Mes senger left town yesterday for Dover, to make the necessary enquiry into the foundation for this latter report, and to ascertain the objea and wishes of the Lady in her unexpeetel visit to this country. When the Eris left the Texel, there were lying in that harbour five sail of the line ready for sea, and a great number of transports. A letter from Barbadoes, of the sth of April, says, " Six sail of the line and a frigate arrived her! a few days ago, and sailed again on the &h. There is a report this morning that the French Fleet have gone to sea, and were seen two days ago steering to the Northward. The convoy that sailed from hence for Jamaica were becalmed between St. Vin. cent and St. Liicie on the 22J March, and the French squadron from Martinique were off St. Vin cent on the 2Gth March, steering to the Leeward." From this account it is probable, that the enemy have fallen in with our Jamaica fleet. Indeed it is reported, that advices have been received to that ef hFL Lieutenant A tr., whose arrival from the West•Tndies we mentioned yesterday, is said to have brought an account, that the French squadron had been very successful in taking our merchantmen, particularly a number of Jamaica ships, with which they intended to return to France. A Letter from St. Vincent's, dated March 21 says, The Eli brig of war, with about 70 sail of vessels, under convoy for Jamaica, which sailed from Barbadoes on the I ith instant, passed this Island only two days since, and were clearly seen from St. Lucie on the 22d. They were be , calmed for four days in sight of this Island.— The French squadron, consisting of five of du line, three forty-fours, and two or three sloops ni war, were seen on the 23J from the heights of St. Lucie, steering W. N. W. and W. at different times, there can be no doubt, but that they were in pur suit of them, and as little doubt of their taking at least half of them." --- Our Plymouth letter announces the arrival of thi Citerh.vie brig, of 10 guns, from the Leeward Island. with dispatches for Government. She brings intelli gence of so late a date as the 20th last. Previou' to her sailing there was a vague report, that tilt enemy had visited Antigua, and burned part of Bridgetown in that Island. Yesterday the Russial. Assn 4ssAnoa transane. business at Lord MULORAVet Office, from two till this' o'clock. Letters from Barbadoes, of the .sth of April tate, that the French squadron has sailed fot Tobago. Government have received dispatches which con firm the general opinion that the Brest fleet had rr turned to their usual moorings in that harbour. Orders have been issued to countermand the sail. ing of the ships in Cawsand Bay, that were ordered to reinforce the Channel fleet. A private letter from Dublin, dated the lGth stant, says, "Judge JOIINSUN'S case hag been thi, moment finally decided in the Court of Chancery, against him. Ele goes over this ni g ht in custo dy. He solicited to be allowed to go over on his parole and his request would have been complied with, pr videJ be would have transmitted this night a plea , t ;1•1:,y or not guilty $ but this he refund.' a : is. , j; 9:1 A. w, lurt:-nEigaTTe-.1:1?-rratiP't:i ''hraalleyyivlsl4ll6l4ban.eongardsise..:tvit:,hei:.:-91161icdv,theeAsitfilir,Li-14rgaes41.1liep' t er ith ' ,,rtr ~._ „..,......,.. ~.‘ • . .....0 fe males;u k of sang, Qtn .., ad *OW VW- ~,,, 111111% "o.- , .... ~... , evening, g 1 e nd Su PP e . ~ u d ie s ', i t most el( of the most brilliant and crowded houses wif Ire et itnesoed. It was principally fiiledj with ben n e. ' • i n fro ftil and elegantly dr , e pi s r se non d ip boasted its fashionables ; all eager, by their Pre- sence, to compliment their favourite Tkefie.--th e genuine child of Nature. Mrs. Jolt ts an's Rosalind has been always admired, but she hover displerel such fascinating witchery as last night. b e . Cuckoo Senn, as metal, was rapturously encered: When she was reeitieg Cot t ies's beautiful Ode se ' l'11) tie Passions , those who could not procure seats, end had wandered patiently about the lobbies, confd , lenver restrain their curiosity, and insisted -n • --e. I:4ol.Lese':llle4;ll::::::hcv.,:ign:tel.goa,t;tiltodt:rhil;ellieben.ich°l:lvlwOds fah'n:2,4, ing the box-doors open, which caused nee, i. e discordant:m.l loud words ; but the swe e t , fle ~ .'. lifluous sounds of the fair reciter soon prodao e t h p aT in on in y , ' p a a g v a e iu i , n a .. n w d talents. iqre Frrzsimmoss, who made hi s, , , ; ,[ s o: , pe Mrs. no , !a l . l e a n U . N r e T . A betweenl i4' i Ni g theht, considerable effea ; he was much more in pessession of himself, and both sang and Appeared to advantage flan on the former night: his voice corn- pletey tilled the house. In addition to te e p,i,,,,,, ei1ti.5.i.,.1.-:;:bi.i?,:lstilvT'eluciarsittsai',:siswairialt,etliiiniCYtts',',l boxes, which were filled Wida Nobility, in the splendid circle were, the Countess of MOUNTNOtr:s, Ladies A. MAHON, C. R GINICP.LL, HAAULTON SCllircrill::VerAd:ll.l.,sl,,:rigl,,l,gild'ir.Tne.si,',.7l4'aUlltaalrosntledidn.,S,r.deett):, NIAILTIN, HANII4 LT, CLAROES, and RUM 1 ,k,:ileeNSl _ _ c.r:i.: I.lthz.N. • Sunday evening the Oratorio of Sampson was per. - Ar'.lte ono formed by Her lito est v's band, the Gentlemen dee tne. of 1N indoor Choir, Madame BLANCH!, and WSJ TENNANT, before the , le x t v i e v i :L th F e eis ,r i i cz e an o d f i v st:l i e , et s ~ Whitt lan v ane VICO party; among and Duke of GLOUCESTER. A e'iners Yesterday His M %JUT v and the ROYAL Drees an trntrr a reviewed the Staffordshire Militia la Windsor Little , : :e :n teen Park. . r ea ai Nt. To-morrow will he the Princess ELIZA REIN'S 1: ::, Leen, Birth-dry. There will be a grand eatertainmeet at Windsor upon the occasion. It r Royal Ilighness A , c t- rr - • ~ I the Duchess of Yosis t• has provided a most elegaut t.• •-:e. ' • , dress its honour of :it.. • .e, ~ .3 . 1.011 REDECDAI C, Doetor IDULC*NAN, and Ea.. .'.lows Ice WA2I) Ler, Esti, and Lady, have left town, for ie.', e.t.a , . behind. ses--ele i,a The Earl and Couotess.of . Ls muscle *ill give a • LADY NI e:te my griso4 dinner on the 7th June. ! ' . . rnr 4p i.ady Sec r r It is announced a grand eenent and r e Irma Itspoor ball for the 7thlune, .. The Eton Montem is fixed for the 'Z•th of Jane. It mss e, is essiefled to he uncommordy intreeeting. tee tenter. The Earl and .Cottfitees of EGLI/41'0We: will girt a grand dinner en Yrjday. - , melt el . ei.ite.e: Et lidrs. joenin wore Lee erght a surer Seem dress c...a,idery with a plain silver 'girclie and tassels. It w as Ii On t . .te er,..e• most beautWstyle of eiegant simplicity. . r et a aril b • The Countess of CAL.H.GAN, tae Eill ant} Coeur t• e •r•.'at , iA , lleaA teas Teesor e Earl and tin Ce.e; uf . r ,A.aorn7, . •:: .1 Lady CAM/LINN' Weedenit eve, thee lianouraine w;a, a. Mise•Weensootases e and Lady CA :.TAO.Pr, ',:.:".. • amongst, the many depertures tnr Is'inelsor ye..;- Lady d. . Lady NewesE has iistied cards fOiest•Rout a: ha house. oa the ateh instant. Yesterday Coienel Goes LANOTON gave a grand dinner to several periods of distiaat'ea, at Li. Lease This i s in Grosvenor-square. • et;tibitiot 'I he Countess of M A stir tet es has issued cards for we death a Rout at her house, on the 27th instant• ing is ti.: e Earl CUWP AIL shortly leads tllO amiable Mel etude Pt• e Lasts, daughter of Lord Mexnueatsz, to the Ily. i t i s , i s In meneal Alter. r..: .• i t h t ' Lord and Lady MILIOURNE are expethil in N.,. 1' Ir town this day from Broeltet Hall. l e The Marquis of Burt is at his seat at Boennace, This near Lostwithiel, Cornwell; where Lord Gee/vitae which SS is also shortly et:pc:fed, on a visit to Ilea noble Mat- tallibbiet '. quis. • et mental ii Yesterday the following Ccrps were brigaded i s i:, al ri d Hyde Pare i Cie best The st. Georges Haninet Square on the ri g ht.-Soothwalt is w;th two Rae Companies-St. Sepu ehre's-Leonb , th-Prime of Wal. 1 -Ito..msbury and luau of Court 'on the left 7 They went through the usual rrvirw ITIAPCCHVIVS. T'eis firings, and charges, to the sarisdlainn of the Fail ti e elle _ of HA ift liso i ON, and the rest of the ....dicers, %she h•• is en attended. They had a very fatiguing day, being 'Ili; is ' e under arms between eight and nine hours. sf The valuable and eeteasive minor and estate et No. t . Cowling ilell, in the North Riding of Yti. Wake n..is which was put up a fent weeks aen, and i•,ought in I. at tlti,eool. Is since purchases! by the Rev. Dr. . execute the her r- Donswoterii. have be at Alabaster vases lighted with Mans beugies upea the chimney piece, are all the rage fur Dilating die boudoir of a Parisian Etegoote. 'e The new Carlisle Theatre onened on qaturdse This Is, under the tranagement of slr. Moss. :r*r. Moos has sesses e li e offered Master BIITTV ninet , eosins as for three nit ts- The du Mr. T. SMITH, of York, has advertised iii ii.e to the 1 US York Herded, that his wife, being a lrose.P. went of g•ves a he in a fish-cart, with.a male shark, to Sheffield, ae.l tune. o f that he is not such a getrgeem as to pay her debts. The Parisian Biopsies, having exhausted the pr• dens for the ornament of their hats, have had se. The • atone to the fields. from which, instead of ro,e, Al this Pi ed Miro, such is the caprice of fashion, they have takes Lill dram and tiistles. It is the intention of His Ro t. yal Highness A e 'le 1. il l Duke of CUM seakm D. to brigade tor the ,en h ant CO: for turday the Ist of June. the Dorset and Wits Yo • appeal tnanry, with Col. Ross's Cavalry. might in- The sale, of the Shakspeare Gallery commenced • 1 re- on Friday; it was not very encoin 'slag to t,11: artists. Holingbrolco's Eery into London, D A v tit- Noaraeo ft, brought len guineas only; Wesa ; cliere red Ophelia. 150 guiaenie ; and Sii..te's Seven Celtnet ,itis se Piaures of the 'tore Ages, 240 guinea s. f, air in- On Thursday mnrning, about half pest this o'clock, His Royal HighnessPriace %,‘ ISAIAH if: . . A try, DARICK of GLOUCESTER, the Commander in 1.....• fieure dy. of the Western Doti 4, and Suite, waived at ~ him; ale, Domingo House, near Liverpnol, from Lyndon. I . that .t, aro- the course of the day be was waited oil, and c05::..1 etc c aof ttileted on his return, by his ft tends :tad se vere:. with 1 the prin:i?al vary of the town.