The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-29 00:00:00

of the author of " Jerusalem Delivered," is
amply pourtrayed in his exquisite poem on the
subject of the poet's imprisonment, one of the
most beautiful and pathetic' of his prolific muse.
The mutations to which this place has been
exposed, presents as fair specimen of the fate of
Italy generally. Hundreds of its fine palaces
are either in ruins or deserted. The refectory of
an immense convent—that of the Benedictines
—in which there is a fine fresco, containing a
portrait of Ariosto by his contemporary Dossa
lasso, is converted into a stable, while the con-
vent itself, has beCOme a military quarter I There
is much to amuse and excite the attention of the
lovers of the Fine Arts in the pictures and frescos
to be seen here ; I was more particularly struck
with a Last Judgment among the hitter. It is
in the -Cathedral, and from the pencil of Sebas-
tian del Piomba ; next to the productions of
Michael Angelo and Raphael I have'never seen
the subject so well vented. Ferrara has lately
lost a youth, whose talents as an artist, bid fair
io place him on a level with the best master of
Italy. His name was Dellavalle, he died at
Rome at the early age of fourteen, after having
completed a Massacre of the Innocents, now hung
on the walls of the church of La Certosa here,
and an astonishing composition for his age. The
Certosa, which was formerly a convent of great
wealth, comprising with its gardens, a circum-
ference of two miles 'within the city. walls, has
been converted to a Cainpo Santo, or burying-
ground, in imitation of the celebrated cemetery
of Bologna: It is surprising how much the Ita-
'liens surpass us in the respect shown .to their
dead. Here, every individual, however mean
his birth, is honoured with an epitaph. Flowers
are thickly planted round the burying-grounds,
and each 'family of distinction has its vault.
Most of these contain monuments from the
chisels of the best sculptors of the day. While
walking round this abode of the departed, 'death
seems to be deprived of half its terrors. On re-
turning to the hotel, we passed through a large
square, in the centre of which stood a lofty
marble column. Our guide, pointing to it said,
that it had been first raised by Pope Alexander
VI., whose statue was placed on the top. This
was taken down to give place to the Goddess of
Liberty, after which that of Napoleon was sub-
etituted. It is now a matter of doubt whether
the new Pontiff or the Emperor of Austria is
to be the new candidate for a place on the pillar.
BOLOGNA, AUG. 3,—When on my way to
the Levant last year, I told %you that Bologna
was one of the dullest cities in Italy, save and ex-
cept its magnificent gallery ; and; will you be-
lieve it, the Campo Santo, a public cemetery,
one of the most celebrated in Europe. Having
described that of Ferrara, I shall only say of this,
that it is on a much larger scale, ornamented
with many splendid monuments; among which
there are several by the Prince of modern sculp-
ture, Canova ; and that no traveller ought to
pass through Bologna without visiting a spot
that really does honour to the civilization of the
age. Here I would fain express a hope that
some step may be promptly taken in England to
imitate the superiority of Italy and France in
this respect. I have paid another visit to the
Opera House, and saw Rossini's best effort of
the bufra, kind in the Barbiere di Seviglia,
but badly acted, by an indifferent corps dra-
inatique.
You have heard a great deal about the extent
of mendicity in this country ; it arises from two
potent causes—bad government, and the melan-
choly fact of there being no provision for the
poor in the Papal States. Owing, however, to
a regulation of the,poliee, the evil is diminished
in the eyes of strangers, inasmuch as that public
begging is may allowed one day in the week—
Friday. On this day all the mendicants of the
city and environs are permitted to take their
rounds ; and if is an invariable rule that where-
ever they present themselves something is given.
Each shOpkeeper; for instance, has a small box
well stored with quatrino, and on the poor man's
Appearing at Ilia door lie is seen to receive the
usual donation. When I add that not less than
five thousand poor are thus enabled to exist in
Bologna alone, you will be able to form some
idea of the charitable disposition of the in-
habitants. I believe I have already told you that
there are several mendicant orders among the re-
stored convents. Missionaries from them are
seen traversing the country in every direction,
and, from all I have heard, make a very good
harvest in the course of their perambulations.
The only new fact I have ascertained relative
to the arrangements of the present Pope is, that
instead of an • absolute Inquisition, there are
Apostolical aenta placed in each large town, for
the purpose of preventing the growth of free-
thinking, and infidelity in matters of religion,
and vested with power to arraign all those who
betray a tendency to . scepticism. I have reason
to believe that, so far from preventing the pro-
gress of liberal opinions, this new measure of
Leo XII. only tends to stimulate them, while
they render the Papal Government more odi-
ous than ever. • A peasant, with whom I en-
tered into conversation on my way here, after
recounting the various hardships to which the
people are subjected, ended by observing—" Be
assured, Sir, that, of all Governments, a religious
one, such as our's, is the worst ; and that so
long as it exists, there is no hope of happiness
or prosperity for poor Italy." This is really the
common language of the lower classes, and may
serve to give you a tolerable notion of their
sagacity. . .
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IMPOSTURE.--The following occurrence took
place in the parish of Inkberrow, in this county. A few
of mean appearance called upon a wheel.:
dwaryigshatg,oa,nad maninf informed him that a rich relative of the name:
name had lately died at Liverpool, bequeathing by his will,
of which he (the informant).ifattmori,iya. very con-t
Ile ac-
countedsiderable property to the h
waseewiainghetT
wf
his dress, from having been
for the shabbiness 0
robbed of all his clothes and valuables at Leicester, where-,1,
;
towards Worcestershire the dress
he slept on his journey
he now wore was an old eta of the landlord's, who also,'.
route ;
he
bad
lent him a few shillings to pursue his
walk-
ed the whole way, not being able to ride;
having been tee.:
.1
panned when only eight years of age; a
write, and
this eircuin-
stance accounted for never having learned to
in
.ve'
extensi
other deficiencits; he nevertheless carried.on an
'business in Liverpool, and was a relative, and interested!
the will of the testator.—Being in want of money and
common necessaries, on account of his unfortunate disaster
at I.sitester, lie prevailed upon the wheelwright to write to
niirsister Julia, who kept his house, to set out mime • diately
for lakberrow, and bring plenty of the'nettlful, and then
the.whele party were to return to Liverpool to sell the
testator's Property, and settle the legacies. The wheel--;
wright wrote accordingly to his sister Julia, and in the.)
course of a few days he heard she was arrived at Studley
to which plate he forwarded his best cart, furnished witl
plenty of clean straw, and as the morning was rather dani
a bottle or comfort and other little matters were not ter-
gotten, for the Purpose of bringing Miss Julia in pope
style to Inkberrow, where an abundant and substantial re
past was prepared in the wheel ' h
day's rubbing and wheelwright', t' is parlour, and
scrubbing bad been bestowed, in bo”outi
of the •expecteA guest. The vehicle however returned
wanting its cargo ; and the fellow, who lived (hiring the
time at the expense of the erednlons wheelwright, had
absconded. Fortunately the scoundrel did not succeed in
what he doubtless expected. The man is 0. small make,
about 40 years of age; he says his name is William Green.
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