The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-15 00:00:00

does Bavaria are P Both have hitherto been opposed
to Denmark, and cour'ed German /*polarity by hold-
ing out for Hoist*. in. But now that there ;Mani Wager
anything to be gained from German popty, but
when all is to be acquired from Russian alliance, then
these ungenerous and unprincipled potentates tarn
round, and show all the zealot apostates in usentleg
the Czan's orders.
Amidst the momentous fitereste, an
passions, and
contingencies that are here put in antagonism and in
possibility, the fate of Hobittin is as milling.
Whatever dermasy becomeediolstein will be. If
the one is enslaved to Russia, the other will be fet-
tered to Denmark. But the slavery of one and the
fetters of the other will be shaken off on the name day.
Where no ernes of justice and no consideration ter
people's rights preside over treaty making, the tenure
under such treaties is bat a lease at will. Had the
Xing of DiNIIMUC draws beck the duchies to him by
fairness, he might have kept them and preserved his
kingdom. Bat in the manner they are now to be
subdued and handed over to him, the duchies, both
one and other, will never be strength to the Danes,
even whilst the Danish flag floats over them, and will
shake off the Danish yoke oa the first symptom of
European convulsion.
The protocol of London bas in our opinion for ever
destroyed and rendered untenable the integrity of
Denmark.

CARDINAL WOMAN and his soi-disant suffragans
have incurred the penalties of pransunire.
phrase is in everybody's mouth : what precisely does
it mesa ?
The origin and growth of that portion of our sta-
tute law which previous to the Reformation consti-
tuted the main defends of king sod people against
the encroachments of the papacy, is not very difficult
to trace. Rome during the reigns of the PLANT...-
05mm was at the zenith of its political power.
Nearly the whole of western Christendom owned its
spiritual suzerainty. Emperors and king., free
*Wes and fierce barons, held in turn the stirrup of its
ambition. The network of its subtle polity was spread
ever all lands; and feudalism itself bent beneath the
weight of its authority. As fears were held of theme n,
sokingdmns were disposed of by the arrogant summon
of ST. PATER. HENRY IL did not disdain to accept
the lordship of Ireland as a gift from ADRIAN, and
his son wee not ashamed to execute a formal surren-
der of the crown to Innocater 111., and to receive it
again at a rent of 1,000 marks a year! Ecclesiastical
courts averted an absolute independence of civil
control, and claimed for all persons in holy orders
exemption from all responsibility save to their pecu-
liar jurisdiction: Vast wealth became accumulated in
the hands of the regular and secular clergy. Landed
property was every year to a greater extent enclosed
within the impenetrable fence of mortmain. Finally
the benefices and bishoprics of the national church
were grasped at by the insatiable cupidity of Rome.
The spirit of the nation, which had complacently
endured every other species of indignity and en-
croachment, revolted against this new usurpation.
In the thirty-fifth year of the reign of EDWARD 1.,
a statute was passed which CORE declares to be the
foundation of that edifice of ecclesiastical liberty eventu-
ally perfected by such gradual care and relied to such
a noble and conspicuous elevation. The provisions of
this early act, however, proved ineffectual for their
purpose ; and one of the weighty charges against the
ill-fated EDWARD IL Worn his allowing of bulls
Ifrom Rome to be brought into the kingdom for the
lanlawfal disposal of church preferments, and the
like. His successor strove at the beginning of his teen
Ito induce the papal court to come to some removable
understanding. Bat his expostulations seemed only to
provoke fresh ebullitions of insolence; and in reply
to his remonstrances he was reminded that France
had recently humbled herself before the uni-
versal lord of nations, and that the Emperor
of GERMANY was equally submissive. EDWARD
111. replied as became bins, that though every
Prince and State should league together to main-
tain this scheme of usurpation, he and his peo-
ple were resolved to vindicate the ancient freedom of
the realm. Nor was this an idle boast. Several acts
were passed dtc aring all presentments made by Rome
to livings or bishopric', and all pretended acts coal d-
ing persons to other benefices, void, and rendering
those who should procure or accept any such ap-
pointments liable to fine and imprisonment.
In the following reign the law was rendered still
mere stringent ; special provisions were introduced
eirebet the holding of any ecclesiastical preferment
by sins, or persons born out of the balance of the
Ring end all liege men of the crown accepting bene-
bee by " foreign provision" were put out of the
geeteetioe of the law. These enactments were de-
neemesil at Rome as impious and schismatical, and
threats of excommunication were hurled against those
who should presume to execute or obey them. But
the parliaments of those days were of one mind on the
subject; and by the 16 RICHARD 11. ch. 6, they not
only re-affirmed the most important principles em-
bodied in former statutes, but further enacted that
whoever should " procure at Rome any bulls, pro-
cesses, excommunvatioes,. instruments, or other
things, which touch the Kiog, against his crown and
realm, and all persons aiding and assisting therein,
should be put out of the King's protection, their
lands and goods forfeited ; and that they should be
attached by their bodies to the King and his council,
or process of pramusire facia should be made out
against them.
This last recited act is generally called " the
Statute of Pressunire," from the title of the writ
under which proceedings were taken against its vio-
laton ; from the resolute unanimity with which its
policy was sustained by the nation, no efforts on the
part of the Italian priesthood were able to defeat it.
In vain Pepe EVOXIIIIIII assumed the right to ap-
point a bishop to fill the en of Ely; the Archbishop
of CANTRRISURT refused to consecrate him, and another
was duly enthroned, whom the chapter had chosen
and the King approved. In vain MARTIN V. com-
manded the archbishop to endeavour to obtain the re-
peal of the 16th RICHARD IL,—iasid easerabils dot*-