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London, England, 1815-01-31 00:00:00

cient magnittule to be an innperal)le objectioa to
that-species of Monument, except on one. Sp(4-,-
"and that none of the finest, in any part of even the
vast eiti Loudon., \could seem, pre-
scum-- mote auspicious -4enitigs, but still, we
think, inferior to those which the Pillar claims

a.l -proper to itself.
We might suggest, too, that the generality of
more apt tu.be struck with the co-
lumn, soaring so high towards the Heavens, than
With the arch, which is only admirable for its
more lowly beauties, the grace of its component
parts, and the richness of its embellishments.
The arch-may be exquisitely harmonious—the co-
lumn' is-sublime : the melt seems calculated *to an-
swer many purposes, the column to .perpetuatel
that alone for which it 'has been raised.. When
.S we look at the arch of the Porte Sr. Denis for '
'example) it strikes us :vs a grand entrance into
ratis' -and retoires hisiorical infOrmation -to
know that it is a memyrial of the triumphs of
• Louis XIV. Bat when we view the column in
the Place Nrdfidcime, it instantly and specifically
explains -itself. We cannot doult,
,that *it was
erected in commethOration of some great exploits ;
and we peruse the relievos to instruct us.. what
. they were.
• Some objection has been intimirte.d, however,
;on accovut of similarity to the Nelson Pillar,
:which already adorns Dublin. This appears to us
invalid.--.WELLINGTON is peculiarly the property
of Ireland,--and we-could see no good cause why
a Alontithent to him should nrot,stirpass'eVeri that
to the Naval Hero, in Ivhont the Empire at large
has a share. Were we ILhernian's, too, it would
' be a Soyt„of national boast to tts,-to have it in our
power to elevate the memorial to our countrymen
so big!) as, to surpass all others,-** when we had
• such an oppiiitunity Of doing.so, without exciting
envy or envious.comparisons—and especially above
that of the Capiral of Great Britain, like which,
I no one could say of

Tliqs.Po"n4dll:::;;'s. Column t-ow'ring to the skies,
Like a tail brill}, lifts his head and Hes.

•.Soule, of these 7 consir!eratinns, together Avid'
those SO Al 7 urged by M. CROKER, would cer-
tainly; were we to decide the ease, weigh down
the scalein 'favour of a column. The site is more
a matterfor the determivation of the Inhabitants
of Dublin. As far as we can judge, it is evident
that Merion•square is objectionable, from the want
of long vista views" Upon its center—and equal-
ly cogent reasons exi;4 agiinst St. Stephen's Green.
On the other Ikand, the_Cpllege Park, as recosin-
mended by the Letter, is locally eligible, if the
obstacles ther6n noticed can be renioved, and
should that be fUnntl impracticable, the Quay cer-
tainly offers the next favourable site.
We 1101 r-take our leave of this publication, ex-
presOng.„in our own name, and the name of the
Ptiblic, thanks-Jo its Author, for having lent his
taleufs to the discussion Of :a subject of so much
interest to the second:City of the Enipire. The
Pamphlet is not susceptible of extract—it is clas-
sically written, and illustrated with a handsome
plan, explanatork of the proposition it enfoi ces.
* That proposed for Dublin is 220 or 230 feet. The Mo-
nuuuent of Loudon is 201.

•
VIENNA, JAN. 15.-The conscription for 1815
has been ordered 'to be enforced in the Austrian
monarehy,- codfinmably to the existing laws,
without any alteration whatever. Orders have
also been given to complete all the regiments.
They hegin tc, collect the new 'Supplementary
Tax of, 50 per cent, on incomes arising; from in-
dustry. 'Merchants, artisans, and artiSts, com-
plain that .the landholders are favoured ; con-
sumers, on the. other hand, complain that every
object of art and manufacture gets dearer, and.
that 'the price finally falls 'on them. Monied
and landed men, however, assert that their capital
is unproductive ft orn the depreciation of paper,
and burthens. which' daily increase.. But the Au-
strian Government, which is compelled: ter-meet
considerable expenses,. does not the-less persiit in
its system of finance. The poor annuitants and
stockholders are the chief sufferers. When once
the fate of Saxony is fixed, the high Powers will
take into consideration the provinces un the left
-bank of the Rhine, sand warm discussions may still
be expected on this head. 'Those' people,, there-
fore, who fix a period to the sittings or Congress,
and say with a sort of confidence that it is likely
to last only three or four weeks, maybe much de-
ceived in *their -calculations.

The Emperor Alexander declares that he will'
not leave Vienna till all the important matters are
definitively. settled.
The Committee on the affairs of Italy attracts
attention. It' is composed of M. Wes,senberg for
Austria, Count Nesselrode for Russia, Count
Noailles for France, Lord Claucarty for England,
and M. Labrador for Spain. It is occupied in
deciding the fate of the three Legations, the Mark
of Ancona, and nther domains of the Holy See.
Opinions are much divided on the point, whether
'this Corutnittce • will pronounce on :the affairs of
Naples. and Sicily.
It is 'said that Prussia, throughout the whOle of
the discussions, has uniformly insisted on her re-
• tension.of the town and district of Leipsick.
FRANKFORT, Jam. 17.—We are assured that the
Principalities of Fulda and Ilanati_have been defi-
nitively assigned 7 by the Congress to the King of
Bavaria. The Eleetor of Hesse will receive an
indemnity for Hanau, which formed part of his
states.

ROME, JAN; I Holiness has caused a
very spirited letter to be addressed to the Cheva-
lier Zuccari, Consul General of King Joachim at
Rothe, in which he denounces the insidionS ma-
chinations of that kingly occupant, in order to
disseminate, Anti-Christian and disloyal sentiments
among the subjects of the Holy Sec. In this the
Sovereign Pontiff is thought, to be countenanced
by,some.of the High Allied I:!owerS.
RAVENNA, JAy.'9.--a comparatively trifling af-
faiirWrainear producing very serious consequences
in this quorter, Three Jews pretended an autho-
rity-14.041:0c Prince de lisuss,. to select and re-
move -loNienna rheiioSt Valuable objects of art
to be fiinad in the 41,t4tp-Italian provinces, and