The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-24 00:00:00

THZ PAPAL STATES.

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The trial of the bursitis CanspanaWl., ansMa of the
most extraordinary cases which has bean entgened
to judicial cognisance of late years in Ras" foe ow
bezzlenaut of monies appertaining to the 8...
Monte di Pis* or government loan Aloe, of which
be was director, to the tone of nearly a million of
anidi 5100,0000. hie been definitively referred to
the criminal tribunal presided over by Monsignor
BagrettL The marquis had appealed aguiaist the
competency of this tribunal, upon the grossed that
the Sacra Monte di Piati was an establishment ex-
clusively dependent upon the ecclesiastical hounds
of the government, or, in Roman phriesolocr, the
meet reverend Apostolic Chamber, which pommels a
tribunal expressly set apart to take cogaleance of all
oases connected with its own peculiar branches of the
administration. On Friday last the marqaWs ob-
jection to the competency of the criminal tribunal
was presented, strangely enough, to the criminal
tribunal itself to deeds opoo. The revolt WY, as
might have been expected, that the criminal tribunal
declared itself perfectly competent, and as the ones
has been pushed on with urgency, and the intentions
of the government are pretty well known, rem
astonishment has been felt that the Muis Om,
pans, of European reputation ea a profound arehrec.
legit and liberal Mecsenas of the arts, should
have brought himself into so disgraceful a parttime.
The only point to be objected to in this mods of pro-
ceeding of the government, admitting the fall
gravity of the offence, is the hindrance thrown in
the Marquis's way with respect to a public trial and
an unshackled defames. Oar British ideas of justice
are very seek shocked at the prisoner'a advocate
being required to submit his speech for the defames
to the previous cannorship of the president of the
very criminal tribunal which is to give sentence.
T'he Marquis Osmpsns feel' perena&d that if he
could at the present moment negotiate the sale of

his museums, and so liquidate his liabilities towards
the Monte di Pieta, all would be forgiven, and he
would go forth scot free ; but a transaction of that
importance cannot be concluded so rapidly. Never-
theless a friend of his has undertaken to write to
the British government upon the subject, in the
Ushops of her Majesty's ministers making as offer in
me.

The Pope is still at Ciotti Gandolfo, amusing him-
self by visiting the environs of Albano and Frascati,
and consoling with hie presence the inmates of the
various monasteries and convents scattered about the
Alban hills. Audiences to generals, mioisters, and
cardinals occupy the mornings, and his Holiness
appears to be as much immersed in business abroad
as at home. Amongst other pests at the Pope's
table on Sunday was the Baron Rosen, major demo
to the Grand Duchess Helen, who had come to pre-
sent her imperial highness's respects previous to ker
departure from Rome. The grand cloche's set out
this morning for Civita V
war steamer is in reedinses to convey her to Nice.
The current gossip, with respect to the King of
Naples's curious visit to the Pope at Porto d'Anzio,
11 is that his Majesty purposely delayed his arrival in
I order to avoid seeing his sister. It is reported that
the King and his Holiness came to an understanding
with regard to the sale of the Duchy of Benevento
by the latter, but this appears very improbable,
The most amusing part of the King's visit wee the
arranging of the royal party for the night, the
King and his family occupying the lower story of
the Franciscan convent, whilst the Pope withdrew
to the upper. King Ferdinand himself gave the
minutest instructions to the Pope's steward respect-
ing the style of feeding required by the junior mem-
bers of his royal house, and court distinctions were
sufficiently observed, even in such an emergency, by
the preparation of eleven different tables for the diis.l
tingoished visitors. Arrangements were made for,
treating the King moat royally on the following
dry iho wrailier .0ta5.1.6 winewbsi better,
kis Majesty re-embarked for his stronghold at
Gaeta, his attendant, only getting a taste of the
Pope's good cheer before starting.
Exchange on London, 487 f. Roman Canso* 94g.