The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-27 00:00:00

THE
,00-14• E'S PALACE.

The following obserN:ations cm Monte Cavallo,
recently repaired for the residence Of the Pope, is
given by a traveller it a letter froaritaly; written
a few months since. This Palace which is•onee
more to be the common and ordinary residence of
his HAuess, though not so large as the Vatican,
is not less agreeable. The laurel trees, orangeries,
grottos, -rock-wOrlt, and fountains, are beautiful.
'Streams of water, often concealed under ground,
prodrice the, sound of orgatts; .trumpets, and the
notes of birds, And I-ender the gardens which sur
round, the Palace, charming beyond all concep-
,tion. Among an litunense number of the -feather-
, ed tribes, fin ming one large Aviary,l observed two
White eagles, and a most, superb peacock. He
must be of austere character who could conceive
there was any evil to be found-in these gardens,
'cm' that any athusetnents were encouraged which
the age and situation of tile Pope precludes. I
have, lie4ever, seen in these delightful Koine-
nades'several of those dangerous beings who wear,
lace caps, and who may perhaps tempt the Pope, •
in common witLi the rest of mankind. At the
-same time, 1 wish to believe, that when the holy
Pontiff may be inclined to delight,hiS mind in the
gardens, he will not run the danger of finding, in
the presence of these angels; temptations which
may place his heart in a state of perplexity. •
" The Palace of Monte Cavallo takes its name
front two groups of marble at -the entrance, re-
preserving' Alexailder the Great, holding his horse
littceplialus, a work they attribute to Phydias'and
Praxiteles. The composition, in' my opinion, ill
accords with the celebrity of those masters."

BET OR BE SILENT.

This is an argument which in England puts an
end to many a discussion.- If the argument is not
such as would _be allo'tVed by the sOundtst
it is, however, one which is consecrated by cus-
tom and admitted as infallible,: and which is not.
with Out its advantages.: It reduces to silence, by
the fear of loss, those'whose obstinacy is else-
where encouraged by the impunity of erroneous
opinions or false assertions. Unfortunately, how-
ever, it also interrupts those whose only error in
disputa-.ion is the inability to Bet ; and it is =chi
easier for :'re most men, and disputants especially;
to produce crowns front their pocket than reasons
from their head. We shall only atropt the ma,xim
of Ret or be Silent, wlien clever men shill have'as
much money As foolsl—hut both seem determined
to prevent the arrival of this new era.
A volume might be Jilted withthe-extravagant,
Bets Which are laid and taken, England in -th'e
course of one year. -There is a, taste,: a 416, .a
rage for it ; and the most amusing thing oUallT.is
the.religions respect With which those who are
not concerned in the Bet interdict whatever might
,prevent it from being carried, through. We shall
cite one, example, which is worth a' thousand.
A man fell into the Thames—he struggled and
endeavoured to swim, bat he swam badly. 'Will
he reach the bank ? Will he be drowned ? Here
was at once n wager. Twenty guineas were laid
that he would save himself ; this was taken ; the
Bets increased and multiplied ',• and in two mi-
nutes considerable sums were Clepencli. on the
bead of the poor swimmer. He was, however,
perceived by some Nyatermen, who rowed towards
hint with the intention of saving' hint. " Thece
is a Bet, there is a Bet'!" was bawled out from
every quarter. At these magical words the boat-
men stopped, the unforturate man was drowfied,
And the Bet was gained.—(Paris Paper.) '