The National Register.
London, England, 1819-06-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

put this most important of all questions to a fair end intelligible
Issue; and it was simply this—whether at thin particular moment
it was tit that the House of Commons would give its assent to a
motion for raising 5,000,0001. of taxes (ruin the pockets of thy
people to be placed at the disponil of the existing governmetit.
l'he time might arrive when, refreshed by a long interval of
peace, and by those habits of industry which always together in-
duced such a consequence, that accumulation of capital might
take ptace which might put her in a more advantageous situation.
A time alight arrive when the people should have enjoyed that
repose. that just and necessary repose. which they had so nobly
earned, which they were so rielly entitled to, by their sufferings,
th-ir blood, and their toil (Hear); by their patience under those
sufferings, by their constant and devoted attachment hi the in-
terests of their country, and still more by their finn resistance to
till those attempts which had been made to seduce them flora their
duty (hear) ;—the time might arrive when, thus situated, they
would stand in a different relation to such a proposition ; but now
to interrupt their short breathing time, in their present exhausted
state, was not only most indecent, hut, to use a still stronger term
was a mint atrocious attempt to increase the oppressive burdens
of a people thus suffering, patient, and deserving. (Hear) In
the year 171. f, n sinking-ftual was created of I,o(ln,bisd., to
which -200,00riL were afterwards afolud, making altogether
Livo,ontiL In I ;tie the appropriation of so niudi of every loan
to this fund was determined on, which gave an assurance that at
the end tif 45 years from the period of curb loan's being con
tracted it would be extiaguished by the operation of the striking
fund. In I'o2 a new arrangement was made by Lord Sid-
mouth, of which it was not at present necessary to say much,
bee:tow, although there were many objoctions to it, it did not
much postpone Ate term. Then came the operation of the year
1813, which consisted in postponing the payinem. The conse-
quence of that operation was to reduce the sinning fund in the
mean time to 15,14,0,0001. ; but the terms 'lade in 1813 with die
stockholders, which were so made in language as distinct es
could be made use of, were, that the then fund should be Sarre.
Now came the present plan ; but nothing was done to redeem
their pledge—nothing done to prese.tve faith with the public cre-
ditors. All the sinking fund had been token :away, except ciely
2,000,0001. That any of the papers on the table could make it
out otherwise he would defy gentlemen to prove. even if they
looked over them to the end of time. Ile was most truly sorry
fur this inevitable breach of faith ; but lie telt that it could not be
prevented. As tar, however as he could pre‘cnt it, there was
one father step which should nut be taken, one weight more
which should not fill upon the people ; he would not consent that
at the end of .mcli a war, and in the very intaney of peace, new
taxes should be imposed on them, new burdens, new impositions
which they could not pay. (loud cheering.) The proposition
of his Iskiesty's ministers should have been shown to be founded
in absolute necessity ; nothing but the most pressing and tienout
emergencies should have been appealed to by them for their jus.
tification. The defence of the public liberty—the protection of
the empire threatened by a wax—dsu'se were the only eircum-
starces he could at present contemplate, that weis:d go to make
out a caw sufficient to justify such a proposition as the present.
Supposing the people to remain, biliskusd as they were, and
drained by the existing taxes, he could hardly imagine any case,
sheet of a war, that could justify the government in laying on
fresh taxes; and he was tempted to add, iii almost no other case
ought the finances of the subject to be further eiterthiched upon.
The noble hod had expressed great indignation at his right hon.
friend for espressing his want of onifidemse in the government
as to any desire of alleviation; and had maintained that his
Majesty's ministers had shown every ilisposit tn to economy.
How had they shown it? tllcar.) Badly, lie must be allowed
to use the expression, but he had from their conduct a right to
assume, that in spite of themselves some expenses had been re-
trained ; and to suppose that the sauce sums were still to be voted
for the cquipnients of our army, or the fitting out of our ships,
was indeed ridiculous. But what other reductions hod they
made ? The noble loril had said, tt You will talk alemt retrencii•
ment ; why do you not enter into more particular details ?"
Now, his right lion, friend had expresily declared he would not
enter into details, but would point out only the quarters wherein
zetreneinnents might be effcted. To begin, then, with the col-
lection of the revenue; since the noble lord expressed his anxiety
to be informed, he would ark lion whether it was or na• not fru...that
oat great branch of the tees-um the es- se, had otte.e.l lo collect the
Cesium. at 3 and a (radium per cent., instead uI is amp a half Per
real. the expense of the isleseht coil, ct I litre, then, was 0/le
chapter ut his 1.011. friend's budget, hy *stitch noire *410,011.11. A }Ear
might he steed to the try. (tricot ch.:ming.; Had he out a light
to assume, Irons 11.16,111 M a 11.11111 sparing, considerate, :Ind economical
5,1,..1.1 lied other branches of the revenue iu which in-
flator ',Sings 111141,1 be mole/ Ile would now ditention one other
Stairee, it In) 3.411i00 10 be ranted ata, out comparable
to the last. )rt it wan MAIM' 1.1 the liight..-t importance to the count
try. (Ileer•) lle meant liar slate of those other, which were paid by
fee., Pt poomolage, ss it w. 4 c•lled. They weir not only a lu. ge and
needless carsause, hat thm were sinecures which harbssuard new ml
oltremen, and itiMmenert the patoomage of the Crown thron,th every
1-.1 of die rotoutry• If lomom able ;modem. a lake the livable
us t wkihg al the selarns which be mu veil tier shone IMO )eAlsago,they
would toad that abotet iso,tiool. were aminally pun lt, persons c died
recetter• of 433,3,44110.3/0, aid disnabe tttttttt eternise,. lie only Muir,
et Hess comitleratmo, too amount of what appeared so bra sort of lea-
nice Irwin tine nohle lord—a &lattice intimating 111.1 i the present mea•
store nook, be shown test hy aft theft who had Es cent:, moved them•
eelief the girlish. ill 10100111,11,4. . The inside Jac,' aisse•red more-
issue Au tietoity, Mal line calif for tetrenchioesal and ec. ttttt my, made Oil
thatstile 111 the litiorr, were Mlle Miter than Me, worn*. In deliver-
ing bus trwo. 00111011111 KM that Nikkei. lie was at the same lime row vs
sis 4 the ,a-ntstnent• of on my, v. hen he stated his belief Oust inn smut
roes deism Intents iss the public aravbee eonaiderahle reshoctusus might
ler 111311 e. NI my mine. en the feVeillle were wady maims, and might
he anulished ; to onto, additional dot) might ire atiached,and a townie
etteeted is 11141 Abu": all. ttttt declare 11...1 he slonlll.l
1.0.31.1. feel 11.11111hed 1111 110/011 genes ni nit:Anne 01 unionists iu the
%Mom( of pehhe stiiwoOt, Novo, donate to Ilte illdrienee of prices,
and to the atignicitto ton ro hid. had leen 'tilde toll the sole ground of
that rtilln once, was e•ri.,l auto trice!. lanlisits: haul her. .solaatered
lea felillecoliou of increased la%acs but thy ;retaliates awsimplion, an
assumption inainlasncu by us facts or p.m:loe, winch loot come tot hit
kotawitdee, that we ought do have a tlnkteg fend nr S,oou,ootil.f It
work bet, Inure certain two>, of lombanniog 001 resources that. that
ot keeping Up 4 large sisslo.4: laairl by taxes, that 010 led np Mao footman..
N reicher, that oppressed bailouts,. and distant veal We employ meld
of capital. If the 611010) were hat en ties pOettrts of the ptatylo., fir
shod of brine taken away ttl 101,1 ttttt Ide at num.:awl interest, it
.arsselol be 01111.10)1•31 mach Mote piorlanively iis amino:n.l..2 the
wealth, and initiating the I. gitimate IrkaliceS of the country. We
might Men be enabled 111 meet bidden 01,11103, or hurt 1;011041111y In as
maw'. which we mild sue sieherwise asinine. lle earnestly hutted,
that by n policy net 1100 e our limit it War nist,we *tomtit "Limit to lie
people that relief which ilay had so clearly 4.11111e31, and width he
rarely thalie%erl was the true mode of preii.l.3llC lor a treoll contest, it
loch a caWmdy sitoolol befall its, with boriliwinithed corableuee, ami
unbuttoned retourers. (Hear.)
Mr. lirs*Lcson observed, mat the measure now tinder consideration
could only be bastillied am the priuMple of necessity; sod it Iva. op, to
bast rood alone that they were set issue. Ile bad Impart that did
would be the slew which would he taken tie the question on 411 .ed•l.
and prat It could have been discussed 01110011 ref srare to the I. un.
of the Admiralty. Of to any 01 the mrsons exercition the Notts..... nr
governmet3t. It Certainly Mil appear tO ids, that for seine time aver
tae gieatitic and uttpccettleuted corms which its. co...ruby had Mane.
palliattsu, aught to he achatiniSteint, hot that it wu eV, tati•l 10 oar
senility 10 feltlfll as Soon al putoibla to a swami system of iltianc.•, and
to lone our .11.1ienilles in tier ism:. Ws tuned 001 .li,gisise vane Irons
I.olforlSea of 11001 101..40 mutton iota wh.l 0111- led 111111•.4101 Wa.. ile
gonna...dal pow es a nei e wombs; the:mein , in place ttsur finances on
a sight (oolong. What was there In inn rittialinit that *bond tiiitiire u.
to se upon a onterrid poiiry I had a non: 'Si 840 110:1,0001., end a
g01ig,,,,, hind of 2,1601001. ainounting sent, lo our per cent. on the
debt (teed. rue. 11000teilanfe of the coo...tatted bowl well torrid
watt the Isa ttttt us and eteoll of 110- C0e1114) ; bet the cart *s .Ibis, 11,/
we lead Imposed 1113.11 It Char:v. winch it was inddrga de to plc.
Yaelgdwul had heisi nal to the country that UM fund tliould tot en the
...may of the panic creditor, hot It dad saissequeutly me ef..1.41::e,t 1t•
plc MOM now amounted to 1,95.50101. and this Oaken had extc..d f..,
the S lit two yeas 5. Hy 30 Straugeiliert, :Marla lad Mit deficientr to
lot ri.dr fly by Ibr Bank. mose had plrtid the pallic creek es the toe.,
try, all the peiaie erobtar, %trios limy el &et sorporati.e,

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might el Its pleasure seftwe to pay the dividends. Ile Ibsen that the
I%itik hid toe ranch CUulkleilee la the ualiunal erlutireer, 100 mesh
public whit and pan folks°, to relbbe 10 ackatice the Itere•Firy 1.11110
obeli applied to; bat woad alto contend, that lite vierlit
ut a treat count, y like tint, the w.uuleu.ulm of the ua1101.41 horitoir,
ought not to be it-trusted to 11. e disci elion of At) rut poralkill, llu rtes er
well dispute-I and however ter pectable. Ile (Mr. Iluskisson) owned
that it was With a tceling ur sot prise and iegiet, that be heatil We
nO.l lisp. geht• (Mr. Tierney), who nod on all lutilarr ureasier.6 stool
I.llOard ante 'bemoan a defender of the sinfing (eatl,ailer lamenting
the breech of politic faith. whirls foth con not Woken, anti Niter at-
trlbutisig that breech of faith to a necessity at hich dot not evist, eon.
seeding to tact 'bee that feud. Ile .Mr. Mist 61.001 Would hot now, la
attliWer 10 the right lion. scut., at parent Ito a detail of all the
witatiltget which 114,011111 bail Conti ibuted to tie internd credit and
°Vertu** occultly of the cuuntsy. tic nap rot now eslted Spoil to de•
feud it, bce.otat it WAS Uut 311.1c1;eil, and lie ho/Wit be ae s rhOUlrl.
Ile hoped grldlcutrn would alwa)s tcmesol•er the great purpose fur
which it wan 111.1.1..1111, sort that they wistio hewer ehuw a OlfilliktiOtl
to Siolott the now notenou pledge which parliament could gist to the
national en:attar, or think they could loohotte lia, satiate thltrest Ly
somatic, hug public honour. (I Ihe silt,ttiou of the couu•
Ity wan now err) diderent from wl.at it was Viten the Ant niukiag
fatal was created. nation had then lad concluded a long and
111S+Istr011• war, by out igiwatinious pi ace. bow we had concluded a
long cal stiCeellital war, with glary to olli Wises, and with that
tinge to Europe, which was likely to secure the coutitinunor of pear,
Mr. !Aeries enirert lilt himself bound to rebut tie false impugn
tiuits which bad tweu cast by the l I:4,,relinr of the 1:11elleciller Clain
the ;teatime/I coaloccled With Ilic tat-utak. of thit Countm. ;IL
begged most ea, twiny to prokat against the bath of the olnerVallises
which hail been 10:141e, and he was (nay pler.'Cil t 0 answei thew by
eineibig tutu a miuntc eldtentent of lignites. Ile %timid tea. how, ter,
at roeseut teotible the house with the lose tigetion, bat he plaiige4
hitnolt to glee a toll alai con.picte anew et to ll,rSe )sine Neel:salmon
WheneVer the malt toe should be brought andel the atteatiou if the
house.

Sir. BeJokes be the lan man to awe to the additional h irfleu
of a,Nal,thalf. ante" h, at to be a matter ot tieetoott, : hot teditig
it to he ..steh, he 40.111.1 aftllnie In the 1,1461.5111J13 ty U. Chaueeline .1
the racheysters ationa uudel the rial: of tieing a II :1 IICIF4hbf ut an art
of atrocity.
. .

air. rannitsg began by expressing his regret that the right hon.
gent. sa elto nut an her pi see, a• he shonld hate 114,11 glad, behwa he pro.
ceedesi, to know tom lie intended to W.ll.lbis IMAMS In paint of fm
(Mr. Brovlen here stated, that lir. I ser cry had u Mots a urn his Semi nod
itolite 01 the `vet gas opleelliOn to: late OlOrt. fCgOlal One, that the
( bairn in no least the Chair.) Welt, then, It. inotioa. it illb.l44tee
DA.etilett to Iw to poalpolle tie ileg:ltice the tit 0C,C.11.14 Of tit.. COIL•C.I.
It, me shit Alin, :end e%fisive Cohere of she light hod.. arable genhe•
min showed what ra• Ids real °hien lie, had tit iitS,loll.
Is limey, had bees the *object of iiiscerdon, eitiolged lu Oat C ttttt tamed
tams againo the tritilisoms, that they cilia not dare to look the financial
state ad the truantry in the face. It was not Mere braised.. to is; that
the strength of the administration distioctly aedrd on this grestoor.
'I boy were perfectly consinced that the measure now proposed wos
absolutely u.tes.nsy fur the safety and prosperity of the eceintry ; Awl
beam; en convolved, the sarise motive which iodated tlieni to bring it
(Award, and especially to a seamo of distr se like the present, ou
once th,m to Irate their places attic,, they tarried it. I hi. too, he
their cmiro•, not outstay as matter of taste and fueling. lest of cowman.
pru.l..nce 41...5. It would tiAve tweet minis better toe t.e puma, of the
aught bog. gusitletraa to lane not this ',equitation with a chasm neg.,.
tee; because then, it Ids oppoition had b-in toecessral, it world site
cannel unit It an isopreusion of the incapacity of mitiody.., 30 haws-
sion uti-da the sight hon. gentlealan was so residues to make 011 the
public multi.
Mr. CALCCAFT said he would briefly state Ili{ view of the
question. It might per:laps be said, that he was one of those
who bed goaded the administration on to the present disclosure of
the state of tile country; but. admitiing that he had urged the
necessity of an inquiry, where was the pltsfre on his part, that he
would support the measures that might beproposed for meeting
the exiguacies of the state ? ( I (ear, from the oppo anon.) Thew
were all agreed in their &site to meet these exigences ; but it
was remarkable that mot one of the Don. Gents. on the other side
of the House had looked to the internal state of the country, to
the petitions on their table, or to the distrtas of which these peti•
dune complained. They only looked to the country as a subject
of taxation , but he looked at the state of the people, and must
say, that this was not a time for imposing fresh taxes. Ile had,
God knew, no allure confidence than los Hight lion. Friend
in the prisent administration; but if by the beginning of next ses-
sion. he should find the country in a better situuiutt, he WOlll4l
agree to implicit the present administration in imposing wiltlatiotej
taxes. Ile repeated. that it was widely on account of the internal
state of the country that he opposed the m sauce at present. And
was this a came tor the taunts of the right lewmurable gentletnanr
Did he think that his own recent tailiduct was thrgmten ; that se
was not lecollwettsl how he had reprobated the ;Tx:nth:men by
whom he was now surrounded, how he Lad lampooned the friends
on one aide °Mini, end betrayed those on the other? (Cheering)
Topies enough ocrorrtel to him Calerati), which he knew
(cries or order.) would bring recollections to naiad that wotdd
make the right hon. gent. repent his attack. 11E, itiElmel, Of all
persons, to make such an attack ! To charge others with inconsis-
tent, cowardly, and shuffling conduct! (Much cheering). lie
might Le aspic:valid orator, but he showed in this that he 14.11
not much judgment.
.11ardinod4 lugged the attention of due Ilnose.for a few mo-
ments. Of such inconaue• as %VIC ill We last partismetat, he 00.11,1
ask whether they had not Seen etiolates' at tlie bygiaining of the pe we
sit dans isSilsout any our regothr 15:An of economy f %%twain they
had not men them oppmeal to Ow seat motions of retwoachosent, and
whether they had i.el 114,111e1l iniutd logo on and sutler tiw co-na-
tty to groan moles die heavy pressure of A War 041.11tliDliiinlit ils time
of precast—a 53 MOM With Whit-li they AvOidit hive had they
rust 14,11 deterred from K by the strung 'Malec .t the rotate aponon
without doors, and by the vigilance of throe who strut e to leer eh,'
to that pantile opinion within. Many altruism* Wlie had not DAI 15 no;
Ind scours' did not remember—lse waste's. they who had could nee.,
(.11141.1, what wasithe knot of a mresitbnielit which • • rs had thoolvit
lit to nconitnesial. They began 11 an attempt h. cot away trona my
poor petiDionerD. Illey Wished 10 pale away the loustble Imre of the
widow, in order lo aid the Ishouolng tar/14111y. lim the fissure hul 60.
mill> inlet fermi. end pre* muted this ...metier's*, and unjust attempt., he
pone *MOW was ....Mt:red to be the bl object from whose wanly atipee.l
suns.. paha) IlAtiougs neat to be snide. She, it was trite, bad nn politic .1
illnewitee ; she ban rot Curdietiollit arlinte auypurt if might by ritual
for sulaisters to obtain. No: a I the hall,ail she prised, mid that
dear to her, she had lost for she eisrantryh cause; BPI a redisetirrn 1,1
her petition was w bathe exteot of her reward, because forsooth Its
continsiance would 'Minn, against the rigid 'canonry which ministers
Wine delerillined to garter. (I tem..) the was to saner because slas
Could only rompleio ; bet if it was proposed to teatime any of 11. e
large ill, branch,' on the public
_parse— if it were desired lar IwseM
mit of those golden belts %illicit were held oral for arcing politicians—
one of those mails whose gam and inclolenee nese tie seined or rio
Witt-sin aellwiessee—tr any of were proposed to ha toucher,
thew it was said the Mate scald be lIIICIDUe—ths braluces coat!
lON be ea deal sm. (Ilion.)

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t-
egriljtell. *CIe ovelete4 to withdrew, and the en•-iiiitteetlifkkll
—for the 0101141 rrsoletious, 329 fur tfc atataJrnfut, tad —3ifjorgy
LM.—,l,l.iouroet ft too

TI•F./DAY, JUNI: P

FINAVCE r: rso unto Nr.—On the motion of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer.
Mr. BIIOGDEN brought up the rtport of are Cornalittte Jil
those resolutions.

On the question that they he a7ree.l to,
Mr. CUSIVEN ICEiC. lie had lieard in cite commencement 4
the Session a long account from the Noh!e Lord opposite of the
flourishing state of the country, of the groat iinpmveineot of our
trade and ;manufactures; but he had [nee found, and the
country had foand, that the reverse of the picture: was unfor-
tunately true. lie would not look for an example of this beyond
the City which lie had the honour to represent. In the city of
Cararle alum, there were not less than 4,001 persons who, by the
hardest Labour of 14 hoots per day, could not earn mom than
5..9d. per week. (Ilear). The situation of many other parts of
the country was not much batter. Was this, then. lic s
the time for the imposition of new taxes? If the coot:try could
afford it, he would not be one to object ; bitt the fact was, it teas
not able to pay those already imposed, as nugla b. seen from the
very great diftteu:ty iu their collection. The malt-tax he condem-
ned, as tending to decrease the use of malt Ivor, and thereby
giving an inducement to the max body of tae lowrr ordcrs to

LVor con:in antion see rob 'mgr.]

1:1 o.lf T UES D Al' .viclirs GAZETTE.
11.‘NRRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
J. Stephens. !ate of Dublin. merchant.
iNICRIIPTS.
G. Case. Whimpole. Dzeontenre, hop merchant.
T. Brawn, Newport. Salop. grocer.
.1. Vote, Wormster. leaher
H. Pullin. Hawker Sank, liiiirhe.ter, calico printer.
S. Sutherland, South Shields, Durham, gra,cr.
.T. Ronan'. ATheckr Street. SpitalSelds, road merchant.
I. •rolglabe. Bristol, provision merchant.
E. and .1. Grez:on. Liverpool, perfumers.
.1. lime:lir% (hcorl. corn .I..alee.
11. Duke, Gatesheml, I Menem. merchant.
DIVIDENDS.

use 20, W. Mathieson and G. IL Lapraik, Rishops,,tete Street
Without. tailors—tn. T. Toy. Penryn, Cornwall. grocer-29.
I. and .1. M•[tonnell and .1. dushell, Broad Street, merchants-
-19. J. Inglis, Waiter Square, merthant-29. F. Ilidsdale, Leeds.
and %V. Hamilton. Finsbury Place. Finsbury Square. merchants
—July 5.W. Prest and J. Woalner. Lawrence Pountney Lane,
corn eteters-3. B. Cohen, George Street. Minories, merchant-
1, W. Chivers, Commercial Road, master mariner-13, G. Laing.
City Road, merchant-13, T. Blown and .1. Forrester. Savage
Gardens. wine merchants-13, It. Potts. Holborn Hill. haber•
dasher—it. S. Taylor, ('senden Street. merchant—l3,.l. David.
Threadneedle Street. merchant—l 3, T. .L Lancarter, Cateaton
Street. merchant-1.4 C. Jackson. Upper Thames Stu Ls:. sugar
factor—to, 11. Clement, Great Carter Lane. Doctors' Commons.
stable keeper.
CERTIFICATES to be granted June 29.
W. Herman. Crown and Magpie. %Vhiteettapel. tatern keeper
—l'. Key. New etude under I.vme. grocer—F.. Wood. Bolton,
Lancashire. tin smith—S. Wood. Holton. Lancashire. banker—
'l.. Wood. Trowbridge, Wilts. clothier—W. Starkey. Bethnal
;rtvn Road, Inicislayer—.l. Peat. Bedtbrd Street. Covent Gar-
den, silk mercer—P. Dalgairne and E. Winslow. St. Mary ❑t
Hill, ship brakers—T. Lloyd and J. Winter, Blue Ball Yard,
Sr. James A Street, 11'e,ttninster. wine merchants--J. Guth, jun.
llorsleydown Lane. Southwark. corn merchant.

PARIS, June 8.--Tho Spanish frigate Viva has sailei
Font Comma fur Cadiz, with a convoy of 13 transports.
Prom Turin there Is a report of an Italian confedera-
tion, under the protectorate of a powerful Sovereign, but
it wants confirmation.

In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, M. de Ville's-
roe expressed his wish that the kingdom of Hayti might
be restored Mitt ancient constitutional dynasty ; an.l eon-
tended, that a naval I►!ockade weld awe those " arro-
gant cleief." who were hostile to the measure. The Mi-
nister of Marine replied, that the pending negotiations
aitis St. Domingo, were of so delicate a character, that
they ought to be cautious of interfering with them. From
this reply of his Excellency, it would appear the all hopes
of its restoration are not abandoned.

BERLIN, JUNE I.—The accident which happened to
the King in the Waxen Insil (!•land of Peacocks) is stated
to have occurred in the following manner :—Among other
diversions, a Russian mountain, as it is called, was crewed,
and berme dinner the company amused themselves wills
this pastime. The Mug's ►ledge overturned, and in fall-
ing his Majesty h:id the misfortune not only to wound his
(gee, but even to break the lower part of the bridge of his
nose ; happily the broken pieces of hone were extracted
the first slay, and the wound is going on as well as pos.
Ode.

Roma, MAY 11.—The incess of Wales will pass thi"
summer at Rome. She has sold her seat hi the Lake of
Como to the Duke or Terlonia.