Propertia da Rossi, a fem...
The Times, 1824-10-01T00:00:00

Propertia da Rossi, a female of Bologn2a, of obscure birth, handled the chisel as a professional artist, and was e7tremely suc. cessful in her efforts, during the Pontificate of Clement VII. hbe made several statues frowx the faciade of St. Petronio at Bologna; she besides painted well, and was an excellent engraver. Propertia be- came enamoured of a young artist, who did not ma;ke a suitable re_ turn to her love. This disappointment threw her into a lingering disorder, which brought her to the grave. Her last production was a basso relievo, representing the history of Joseph and Potiphar's wife: lher crtel lover was represented as Joseph; herself as the Egyptian Queen: it is said to be her best work, and was most car_ ta&nly cxecuted con am&re.. An arrangement has been made by the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital for the payment ef thte out-pensioners of thac hospital in future at Oxford-market, instead of at Chelsea, as bere- tofbre. For this purpose the Comrmissiioners have taken a lease for seven years of the large baL' in the centre of the market, which has been fitted up for the above nse, for wlich it is peculirly adapted on account of its spaciousne,.s, and also as having foar distiact, cntrances- The new place will be brought into operanon for the ftrst time to-morrow, when the quarterly pa yment ofthe psioners Wll coNmence. o It is saiti to be in contemplation to form a lt Stock Company for the construction of a rail-way betwee%A)don and Edinburgh, for the conveyance of goods and passengers; the pro_ pelling power to be locomotive and stationary steain-englne- it ta understood that the distance between tbese twe places nay be reduced to about 340 miles-; nd if the same rate of travelling be ado,ted on this road, as is proposed for the Liverpool sued Birmingham raio-Way, namely eight miles an hour for goods and twelve milesan heur for pwssengers, the time of conveyaance between these two places will be reduced to forty-tliree and twenty-nii e hours respectively. There was a difference of not less than 45 degrees in tbe height of the thermometer, of the same hour of the day, of Swniday last and the Sanday preceding. Trhe Ncw York papers designate the following "as neat and well-turned a complimeent as could bepaid:-"_D1r.Hurley, a hat. Ier, having presented to General La bavettea handsome cocked hat, lItr~ (i. Washington La Fayette sent to MF. HU-l1eyss shop to pro. cure a hat for hi;self. This was inmmediately furnished; but when paynment was off'ered, AIr. Burley declined, raying, ' Thateal the eLats he could supply tlhe La Fayettes with vere pald for 44 years ago ! ! " Chateaubriand, since the fiern of the Bourbonl dynastv, has contributed to our Literary Funi, at one time twenty, andst another thirty pounds. These are ac of commendablegretitsde on the part of the neble viscount.; for on referring to the archives of this institution, we perceive that when in absolute atlt hirnzelf. he was reiieved by the Society under the namie of Briand-Afor: ing )apcr. As Mr. and Mrs. Browne, of Nortou-hell, were going to visit somne friends at Wighton a few days siince, on eTitering th grounds -Mr. Brownejoined a party of gentlemen walking, Ilag airs. Browne to drive up to the house. On reaching: it, Shp expect_ ed the servant had takeN hold of the horse, and quitted thezren when the animal, a iine hunter, late the property ot Sir 3acob a, ley, Bart., set of;, end Mrs. Browne jurnpedoaut, but fortuately , calved no injury. The next iseinute :he borge asseenuspe over wall full six feet high, with the gig on the other side. was. however, extricated from this situation, and the beautili < mil received nq xnatetl4 in3urYvrsid Poz-