The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-19 00:00:00

CONCORDAT BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND
THE HOLY SEE.

We barrow from a letter sent from Rome to
the Ironies Gamete (an official journal) the following
analysis of the Concordat which bag been concluded
between the Holy Bee and the Austrian government:

The emboli, religion abaU be malataised sal protested,
with aU the rights sad prerogatives emorded to it by the
holy canoes, is every put of the empire where it domi-
nates.

The Plaseturn Region is abropted.
The relations of the bishops with the Holy See in spiri-
tual affairs, the relations of the bishops with their clergy
and the people, their instructions and enjoinment. in spiri-
tual affairs, are fres.
The nomination of the vicar and the eoUsp, the grouting
or refusal of ordination to such es appear unworthy of it, the
foundation or collation of curates, the iostitation of public
prayers, the convocation of the synods, the publication of
pastoral letters and injunctions, the prohibition of dan-
gerous books, belong freely to the bishops 'lose.
The religious 'duration of youth, the chief superintend-
ence over religions instruction, are confided to the bishops,
and subjected to as eoelesiestioal inspector of all the pri-
mary catholie sehools.
The appointateat of the catechists is confided to the
bishops, and the teaching of theology or of the canon law is
forbidden to every one without their approbation.
Ecclesiastical affairs are judged by ecclesiastical judges
aseordias to the rules of the canons or the instructions of
the Council of Trent, and matrimonial affairs alone, in their
relations with the emissiastical effects of this saaament, are
brought before the lay judge..
The bishops have the full right of washing those priests
who transgress maleslastieal discipliao, sad of foliating pe-
nalties upon suck as violate the laws of the church
whereas temporal jostles sae only take impious, of civil
affairs, cud of the mimes committed by malealastice ; bat in
this letter as., the bishop mut be previously informed.
In prison., the emdesiesties will be separated frees lay
prisoners; in churches, the immunity will be maintained,
in so far as the public safety may permit.
The disputes Osamu with respect to patronage will be
judged by temporal judges.
Verbal or written defamation of the catholic religion, of
the holy liturgy, as likewise of the bishops or priests, will be
interdicted.

The bishops of the provisos will be heard for the presen-
tation of new bishops to the Holy See.
All rights .aimed by the bishops over the seminaries are
reesgaited, Melodies their nomination of the rectors, pro-
feseen, sad mashers.

The priests are shames frees among the esadidates, the
Int dietaries of the mated's' chapter are appointed by
the Holy flee. should the:eh:lst so right of patronage, the
others by the Emperor, with the exemption of those proeced-
Mg equally from the right of patronage or being connected
with the free disposal of the bishops.
The right of appointiimg pleats to all the easonicates,
sad to all the 'letup whore a right of patronage exists, the
remit of a askattfle or pion foundation, belongs to the
Emperor. ea condition that the aleetioa shall fall on one of
the three eandidates whom the bishop shall have mimed
after a preliminary ezustastion.
The Holy See has the fall right of cresting, with the Eat•
perot's comsat, new disarm sad new parishes.
His Majesty engages to make ea adequate ellewsaee for
melt 'Wisp se are sot yet properly endowed.
The law relative to the property of the church will be
adminietned is conformity with the instructions of the
canonical Methadone ; in what esamins pineessice, the
rules prescribed by the canons will be observed.
Free instreoures between the religions communities and
their superiors who reside at Bone are guarenteed; these
latter will have the full right of visiting the ammasteries of
the mosarehy, and of publishing alreslars toeholds' the
discipline, Ike.

;The religious olden have the right of opening noviciates,
bishops that of instituting, with oaswent of the government,
both mosesterke and Miriade.

The property of the church is declared sawed and invio-
lable. sad the Anna is maintained in its tall right of
acquiring Prefarc7.
No nippremiss or solo can take pleas without the inter-
vention of the Holy See; the rights of the bishops Malin
always intact.
The estates of the °harsh will be administered according
to the easealeal lastraotions ; a emandesion will be ap.
pointed for the administration of vacant livings.
The right of collecting tithes is maintained wherever it
mill exists, and his Majesty undertakes to procure an endow-
ment having legal fonts wherever It no longer exists.

All other affairs, not Included in this Cosoordat, will be
regulated is aceerdaare with the doctrine. of the church
and the regulations approved by the Holy Ilse.
The Cowards* is declared to be aaticaal law in perpe-
tuity, and it abrogetee all the laws and ureagesents that
have hitherto regulated sesisslasticel affairs in the state.