Star.
London, England, 1825-01-04 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

THOH THE " TIMM"
__ _ _ " Nan, DECiliflifi 31.

"Yesterday the Chamber of Peers exhibited a rather
singular scene. The subject of deliberation was the an-
swer of the Royal speech : the Reporter of the Corn-
mission for drawing up this answer was M. de Ronald.
This said answer—the result of the united wisdom of
the Commission and its Reporter—was unceremoniously
rejected. The Ultra Commissieo, by going too far, for-
feited the confidence of the Chamber which had elected
them, and defeated the plan of the Ministers which
they wished to execute. They began their labours by ,
congratulating the King on the forthcoming project for
indemnity to the emigrants, and assuring him that the
Chamber would hail its introduction with gratitude. '
This anticipated satisfaction in the uncertain fruit of
Ministerial policy—this political faith, which was to be
the evidence of things not seen'—thii certain pledge
to a project of at least doubtful wisdom, did not suit
the temper of the Chamber.,
" Count Daru pointed out the-abibrdity of promising
the support of the Peers to a law which might be bad,
and which, like some of last year's projects, they might,
after discussion, be led to reject. Out, therefore, went
this confiding paragraph, amid the derision of the
Chamber. The next ticklish point on which the Ad-
dress—in its echo to the Royal speech—was obliged to
touch was, the occupation of Spain by the French army.
In this part of their work, the Commission informed
his Majesty, • that the occupation of Spain by the French
army wag, only a continuation of the triumph of the
Duke of Angouleme, who had given liberty to Spain."
4. The barefaced falsehood implied in the latter part
of the sentence, excited a general murmur of disappro-
bation in the Chamber': This is too much (ezclaimed
Count Daru)—this is a mockery on the gravity of the
Chamber. Nobody disputes the glory of the Duke of
Angouleme ; but is it not an insult to our understand.
ings to tell us that the military operation of the Penin.
sula,which is a misfortune to both countries, is it triumph
to his Royal Highness, and that the frightful state of
disorder in winch the return of absolute power has
placed Spaiu is the restoration of liberty ?' This para.

The following extracts from a letter dated at Queens-
mob Upper Canada, 80th October, 18fl, will be
foetid interesting
Goodi are sold very low here, and the number of
merchants continue to increase. A good living can be
made in this country, but the time for making fortunes'
is gone by. I believe a more free and happy people (if
they 'only knew it) does not exist on the face of the
earth. The taxes are nothing, when compared with ,
those of the United States. A man, with a fine farm
of 200 acres, plenty of stock, full barn, fine house, and
,efrerything in plenty around him, has at the most only
thirty shillings of taxes to pay, and a majority not half
of 'that sum. The most of the farmers have a patch of
.tobacco for their own use. At Sandwich, 300 miles
above us, this article is cultivated to a very considerable
extent. The crown and clergy reserves are in the heart of
the settled country, and if proper encouragement were
1g wen upon them to emigrants, it would add much to
the strength of the country, and value of property.
These reserves, besides large grants made in early
times, to favourites, has very much retarded the pro-
sperity of it.
- 44 This is one of the finest climates in the world. I
wish I could have shared with you some of our fine
'melons, peaches, and grapes, last summer. Last year
the crops were but poor, and people's ideas of the value
of grain rose much beyond what the state of the mar-
kets even then warranted. Many of the Upper Canada
merchants have suffered much this year in &lir, and
some at least lost •ten shillings on every barrel. The
harvest here, this season, has been very abundant. Wheat
is now about 2s. 6d. per bushel. A steam Sour-mill
was erected last year near Niagara, end there is now
another building a few miles distant, which will of
course operate somewhat against the mills driven by
water. There is a good deal of stir here just now about
canals, and if the projects are carried into effect the
country will be greatly benefited, by affording facility
to transport."

4.

The Diario di Roma contains an ordonnance of Cardi-
nal Zurla, Vicar-General of the Roman' Curia,* against
the immodest costume of the Roman dames ;—." It is
most deplorable," says the Cardinal, "to see s great num-
ber of women glory in their immodesty, in.their own
houses, in the streets; in public or private assemblies,
and even in the temple of the LORD; but his Holiness
Pope Leo X. hopes that, being docile to his friendly ad.'
dress, the women will not ioree him to apply to them
more severe punishment. It is not meant hereby to forbid
women to dress according to their rank and dignity, pro-
Tided that scandal be avoided. And seeing that this.is
an_ object of the greatest importance, his Holiness has
commanded me to prohibit strictly all scandalous a
upon pain of temporal, pecuniary,and afflictive pena
according to the gravity of the case; and it is his plea-
sure that the same punishment be applicable to the wo-
men who, At first sight, appear covered, but whe wear
clothing so thin and so adhesive to their bodies, that
they make a mischievous and lascivious zhibition of.
their person. One would say that the t. escribed
and deplored by St. Clement of Alexandria, had re-
turned. Fathers, mothers, masters, and other heads of
families, will be personally responsible far the infraction
of this law, as well as tailors, tailoresses, milliners, and
all persons who may render themselves accomplices of
such immodesty. The Rectors, Confessors, Preachers,
Missionaries, and other Ministers of the Gospel, are
charged, in all that concerns them, with the execution
of the present ordonnance."