The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-02 00:00:00

ROME, MAncH 13.

Mrs. Maria Stark, the celebrad authoress
of the " Traveller's Guide through France and
Italy," has been giving what are called tableaax
vivans. These have a very curious effect--a
number of individuals place themselves in the
exact attitude and dress of the figures in a cele,
brated picture, upon a stage ; around which is
arranged a kind of frame, and between the in-
dividuals thus placed and the audience, v-ho
ought to be at a considerable distance, is drawn
a thin veil. The effect produced upon. -an
observer standing at a little distance exactly
that of a picture. At Mrs. Sta).'4's house the
celebrated painting by Raphael of Mount Par-
nassus was thus represolted, in a style that asto-
nished the crowd of Romans and English who
attended. A Mrs. Glasgow has also been giving
several representations of a similar nature. This
species of amusement, which is peculiar to Italy,
was first introduced with the view, of imp
the pictorial taste of the people, proving
by bringing
i before them n succession specimens of the dif-
ferent schools of painting ; and, when performed
on a public stage, generally attracts a crowded
audience.

Torlonia, the celebrated hanker, has just died
here, after one of the most successful careers
which history records. His father was a valet
A place, and the son ended by being a Duke,
and the richest man in the Papal territory. At
the commencement of his life he was a trading
jewellerbetweeu Paris and Rome ; he then became
a banker, and had several transactions with tk-,,
State. When Napoleon returned from his ):: 1:-, r,+
n.uu-
uste expedition to Egypt, he sent hip rlvate Secre-
tary 4,
to Torlonia to dernami 'tine loan of 0 000.
wihtanker deemed it, although
not prudent to refuse. It was,
however, afterwards repaid. Torlonia frequently
:r;s g ,Nr s.e'haiterhistif h.:. ,
lint large sums of money to the different Popes
when the State was embarrassed, and more par-.
ticulatly to Pius VII., by whom he was rairaed
io the dignity of a Duke. All his specula.,:ions
turned out most fortunately. After the 1-,ea" ce of
1814, when Rome became the favo-arite resi-
dence of the English, his wealth increAsed rapidly,
:At and banker,
h
as be not only became their age
but also built immense hotels, for them, whie
~ Tlonia was a
are let at an extravagant ',nee
great favourite with thy. Romans, on account of
of l''.:d manners and the warmth of
the amenity
his disposit;:on. He died of a bronchitis, at the
a 1 age of 80. His body was exposed iit
h;:
great state, and his funeral was, a
c7;eifa ,cd e ln
very splendid one.

11:me, has jusli
gl i",:n Noble-
umntucilhaerrsitieigemtoend aiil
E
ma'ill'iw'e•h\oriws.caos
died also. His Lordship was attacked with a
biliary complaint, on @,l wh.;.-k supervened an in.
flammation of the lungs,, which, notwithstanding
the unremitting es.:,ertions of Dr. Jenks, carried
him off in thQ;-..tiurse of four days.
Print :',: Leopold has just passed through this
(,),r, his return from Naples. He was accompanied
by his physician, Dr, Quin, and proceeds direct
to England, The Prince, during the two days
he renliAiaed here, visited the Vatican, and ley
r 4.1 other receptacle& of the trine Arts- ,-
The Marc uis of Hertford is .-1
,'so a late visiter
on account 01 bis bath. ' ' •
• which is, we are sorry
to hear„ ila a y@s}` i'-- ' -, shattered state.
_eine and sn
Mnst a *'
ill
. -- ..le travellers who passed the winter P
_,lne have deserted it for Naples, which is
now, in its turn, so extremely full that lodgings
are obtained with the greatest difficulty. 'fbe
coronation of the new Pope, which is in general.
a very splendid ceremony, and which tiles
place a week after his election, will proliab!y be
the means of making many of them return.
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Several horrible miscreants, it is: said, are in
the habit of fiequenting the Parks tAvkr,le nightfall, on
whom the Police cannot keep tce vigihuas au eye.