The National Register. — London, England, 1814-09-11 00:00:00

SEPT. 11. t"orm teemselvea into a body or congregation of the company of Jesus: they are at liberty to unite in one or more houses to he poieted out by their superior, provided those houses are situated 1, itiun the Russia!, Empire. ‘Ve mulled the said Francis Kiree , general of the said congregation ; we authorised them to resume tnl follow the rule of St. Ignatius of Loyola, approved and con firmed by the constitutions of Paul 111, our predecessor, of happy venue v, in order that the companions, in a relieions onion, might freely engage in the instruction of yenth in religion and good let dirtet semiearies and colleees, and with the consent of the or verary, emeess, preach the word of God, and administer the sacra- By the same bold' we received the congregation of the company of Jesus, under our immediate protection ;led dependence, peerving to ourselves and our successors the prescription of every thing that might appear to us proper to consolidate, to defend it, anii to puree it from the abuses and corruption that might be there il introdneed ; and for this purpose we expressly abrogated such apestolieal constitutions, statutes, privileges, and indulecncies graleed in contradietion to these concessions, especially the epos telie letters of Clement XIV. our predecessor, which begin with the word, Dominus tic Redemptor Nosier, only in Po far as they are eoetrary to nor brief, beginning Catholics, and which was given only fur the Russian Empire. " A short time after we hid ordained the restoration of the order of Jesuits in Russia, we thought it our duty to grant the same favonr to the kitegdom of Sicily, on the warm request of our dear son in Jest's Christ, King Ferdinand, who begged that the company of i nio i t he re.te,eiteishad in his di.minions and states, as it was cram a convictioti that, in these deplorable times, the Jrsuits were iestractors most capaele of forming youth to Chris till; piety ;mil the fear of God, which is the bee,inning of wisdom, and to el: eruct them in science and letters. The duty of our i pas toral clearest leading us to second the pious wishes cf these illustrous NonarelN, and having only in view the glory of God and the salva tion of soots, we by our brief beginning Ponchos, and dated the 30:h of July, 1314 extended to the kingdom of the twe Sicilies the rune ronetinos which we had made for the Russian Empire. " The Catholic world demands with unanimous voice the rees taldishment ot the colipw:y of Jesus. We daily receive to this effect the most pressing petitions from mn venerable brethren, the Archbishops and Bishops, and the most distinguished persons, espe• cially since the abundant fruits which this company has prodoced in the above cone tries have been generally known. The dispersion even of the stanes ef the sanctuary in those recent calamities (which it is better now to deplore than to repeat); the annihilation of the di"ripmie of the regular orders (the glory end Support of religion and the Catholic anode to the restoratiou all nor thoughts and cares are at present diteeted), require that we shiadd accede to a oicli so just awl getzeral. " We should deem ourselves guilty of a great crime towards Gun, it, amidst these dangers of the Christian Repuolic, we ntgleeted the .tills which the special providence of God has put at our disposal ; and raced in the bark of Peter, tcssed and assailed by continual ethani, we refloed ti employ the vigorous and experienced rowers who volunteer their services, in order to break the waves of a sea yilnelz Uneaten' every moment shipwreck and death. Decided by motives 50 oumeroas and ponerful, we have resolved to do now what o e could have wished to have dode at the commencement of cur pontifieate. After having by fervent prayers implored the Di vine as-sistance, at:cr haviiet taken the advice and counsel of a great nionber of venerable brothers .the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Clinvel:, we have decreed, with full knowledge, in virtue et' the plc:situ:le of po-trdie power, and with perpetual validity, that all the concessions tied powers granted by us solely to the Russian Empire aril the kingdom of the T , ho Sicilies , shall henceforth ex trod to all en; Ecclesiastical States, and also to all other States. t• We therefore concede and grant to our well beloved son, Tad de o lorzo7awski. at this time General of the Company of Jesus, a7ll to the other Members of that Comp my lan - folly delegated by him, all suitable and necessary powers to order that the said States may ore, y and lawfully receive ail those who shall wish to be ad mitted into thee reenhr order Of the company of Jesus, who, under the authority of the general ad interim, shall be admitted and dis tributed, according to opportunity, in one or more houses, cote or more cent - 4es, and one or move provinces, whet e they st:z,ll cmfort!' their mode of lite to the tides pre'crihed by St. Ignatius of 14-yolu, approved and confirmed hy the constitutions of Paul 111. We de clare besides, and grant power that they may freely and lawhilly apply W the education of youth in the Vinciples of the Catholic filth, to form them to good moral', and to direct college.: mid semi naries ; we authorise them to (tear confessions, to preach the word of God, and to administer the sacraments in the places of their TTTI NATIONAL REGISTER. - h 7: silence with the consent and approbalon of • tile (Winery. We t a i:e tinder our tutelage, under our immediate obedienne, th 'l 01 the Holy Sec, ali the College, hn,es, provinces, and mend:ers 01 this Order, and all tho'c who shall join it ; ith 14 ys reserving to our. si-lves and the Roman Pontiffs our successors, to prescriim and direct all that we may deem it our duty to prescribe and direct to co;n•cli. date the said company more and more, to render it stro,:yer, awl tl pure it of abuses, should they ever creep in, which God avert. It now remains for os to exhort with all nor It art, and in the name of the Lard, all Superiors, Provincials, Rectors, Co►npanioo , , a:.!1 Pupils aftl►ii re-established Society, to shew then•elves at rill and in all places faithful imit►►tors or their father ; that they ,x -actly observe the rule prescribed by their great ts►nocler ; that they obey with an always increasing zeal the useful adviccs and salutary counsels which lie has lett to his children. "Iu fine, we recommend strongly in the Lord, the company and all its memberr to our dear sons in Jesus Cbmist the illustrious and noble Prinee4 and Lords temporal, as well as to our venerable brothers the Archbishops and Bishops, and to all these who ale placed in antlimity ; exhort, we conjure them not ouly not to sutler that these religious be in any way molested, but to watch that they he treated with all due kioduess and charity. •• We ordain that the present letters he inviolably observed ae• cording to their form and tenour, in all time coming that they enjoy, their full and entire effect ; that they never he smilitei!: , ,l to the judgment or revision of any judge, with whatever power he may be clothed ; declared mill and of no effect any encroachment ou the present regulations, either knowingly or from jowl-mice : and this notwithstanding any apostolical constitutions almd ordinance'. especially the brief of Clement X:V. of happy memory , begio"i"tt with the words Dominus ac Redemptor No.4hir, isvued tinder the seal of the Fi-lierinan, on the 22d July, i 773, which we expressly abrw gate as far as contrary to the present order. " It is aN9 our gill that the same credit be paid to copies whether in manuFcript or printed, of our present brief as to the original itself provided they have the signature of some notary public, and the seal of some ecclesiastical dignitary ; that no one be permitted to infringe, or by an audacious temerity to oppose any part of this ordinance amid that should any one take upon him to attempt it, let him know that he will thereby incur t h e indignation Of Almighty God, and of time holy Apostles Peter and Paul. Given at Itome;*at Sancta Maria Major, on the 7th of August, in the year of our Lord; 1814, and the Lith of our Pontificate. (Signed) Cardin/1 PRODATAME. "Cardinal BRASCRL" The Art wa afterwards rca►i concerning the restitution of funds, the pat► itwiny of the Je , uits still in existence, and plOVi6 . lollal cote• peusidium for alienated priterty. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. A letter from Hamburgh, dated Sept. 3, SR Ys :---* - , • " We have received from St. reter.hurgh the followirnr Ukase of his Impeti4l Majesty, addressed to the Holy Synod, the Council of State, and the Administrative Senate : That the request addressed to tie by the Holy Synod, the Council of State, and the Administrative Senate, with retar d to the erection of a monument for me in the capital, and the acceptance of the appellation of the 'Blessed,' has afforded me the highest satisfaction, I acknowledge, partly, when I coasidt r the blessings of God, the Supreme Ruler of all, and also the feelines of the Great state bodies of Russia, which dictated this noel intim). My whole efforts art directed to the imploring of tile ! , les-i of God upin me and my faithful people, and. in order to be h!esse.i t y my beloved subjects, and generally by all the notions of 01'1 'Zirt i l• This is my warmest wish and my highest happiness. Bot mate: u!i efforts to attain that otject. I cannot, ns n man, allow mysdf the boll' ness to accept of that appellation, or pre.n'ne thlt f h,.V alre:!,iv at tained that felicity. I deem it so much the less cotinitihn . with 1 , •.c principles, inasmuch a% I nave at all times, and on every ocm;on, hotted my loithiul subjects to moderation and humility oaf s•inn ; :Ind I ‘“ 11 not now lif•t 311 example which would contrAdict thaw sentiments. while, therefore, I herewith return the most ausole a• liii"Vr led t.."%ent s t , ) the Great Bodies of the State, 1 heo they will Hiliquktt ;::1 %Nell ideas on their part. May n m •nato-ot be erecteA to me iu vuur hearty , , becamea memorial already c‘i-ti in nsi•o• tor you! nic people Weil me in their hearts. as I bless them hi mine ! May 'r:!:!si be hspo, And may the blessing of G_,/ti. rest up= me, alld uitatt Russia !" wimmOkomeimiimilMlNlA