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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH IND DUTCH PAPERS.

COMITANTIKOPLI, WAIL., 3.
The Sublime Porte, saute time ago, gage orders
Ito the Colll'l34ll4lers of the Cooties of the DArdo-

to prevent ail English siiipauf war from pass-
ing the Straight. This order is executed with the
greatest exactness. They stop the smallest English
vessels, to ascertain if they are armed, and they
place guards aboard them. An English merchant-
man, which curried three or four pieces of artillery,
for the purpose only of mistime. having refused to
pay obedience to t his •cenunand, was forced to it by
the artillery of the forts.—(Nossitear, May 90.)
PITURSBURG. ASCII. 21.
The court Gazette of this day couteins the fol-
lowing article:—
The frontiers between Russia and Austria have
been definitively fixed in Galled& His Majesty,
the Emperor has given orders to diminish the num-
ber of Ituasiau troops, which occupy that part of
Gallicia, ceded by the treaty of Vienna ; in costae-
sieence'uf this, several regiments have marched fur
other cantonments. Oa the :28th of March several
minipanic, of artillery smirched for Croustade, to
reinforce the garrison. the • navigation being now
son the point of receruntricing, the troops of the
sth cud 14th divisions are ready to march fur the
coast of the Ikitic, or. that of the Gulph of Fin-
. laud, is order to defend them against the attacks
of the Englfsh.(ifoisl. May 31.)
TAIESTL, MAT 9.
There have just entered into oar port, many
brigauttnes and polacres. snider the Ottoman flag,
with cargoes of dry raisins.• figs. cotton, and
netts, the whole coining .from Petra*. The must
efficacious measures are adopted to insure the salt
mines in the Illyrian provinces beteg well corked,
whether they may belong to the States, or Mabel-
d u ( Ibid.)
COWITANTIMOPI.E. WWII 26.
We have as yet heard nothing new of the events
of the war on the Danube, the reasou of which pro-
bably is the illuess which has attacked the Grand
Viser in hi, camp at Schninla, and even threatens
his life; but the last accounts relative to his health
are more favourable. awl the Grand Stgiiiwr has
sent oaf is all haste two European physicians to the
camp. The preparations for the approaching cam-
paign, are at the same time carrying on with great
activity. Besides the troops which return from
their emitonmetits, many reinforcements, and par-
ticularly froui the capital, 4,000 Janissaries, and
a corps of artillerymen, here pet out for the camp
at Schusula. The aetivity which prevails in the
arsenals is the greater, as the Porte intends to make
war at once against the Russians and the Wachabees,
as his very necessary to drive the latter out of the
holy cities of Mecca and Medina, which the Koran
commtasds all good Mussulmen to visit at least
mice in their lives, particular orders have therefore
been given for that purpose, to the Pashas of Bagdad
and Egypt; the latter is to collect a number of
transports at Suez, and the Pasha of Bagdad make
an attack on the land side.—( nfiestet dant Royal
Courser, May 26.)
RUMEN, MAT 8.
It is believed that the three Hanseatic Towns,
Rambargh, lisensen, and Lubeck. will be charg-
ed with the maintenance of two Tegtment4of French
cavalry, and four regiments of infOutry.—(Leyden
May 93.) _ -

ULM, MARCH 16.

Oar town for some time post has awumed a more
agreeable prospect. sod is luiew scarcely recogoizahl.:.
We have completed the demolitions of the forn-
icates's with which we were surrounded. We
tee levelling the earth, and planting trers iu nil late
environs. for they lied destroyed them all during
the last wars; we are building in all parts. Our
town has a direct communication with Vienna by
the course of the Danube, mid, urder a pretertiosc
Governineut, must soon become our of the lihest
in Reverie, and most commercial iu Germeny.-..
(Musiteir, Noy 23.)

VIIIIIIA. 1114 Y 3.

The Einpresa arrived the ed of thi. month at
Oldenburg. arliert she was received with the most
lively testimonies of joy by the inhabitants. Her
Majesty alighted at the inn of the town. The
Barghere guard had the houonr to serve her as •
guard, together with a detachment of Cuirassiers.
under Prince Albert. The neat day Her Majesty
continued her journey for Sarwar, and there attend-
ed bet august mother, the Archduchess Beatrice.
Yesterday. at night, we had the satisfaction to see
arrive at Vienna these two Illustrious Personages ;
both are in good health. The Empress sets out to..
morrow to join the Emperor at Wittingau, and to
accompany him from thence to Prague.—(Sanie
Paper.)

Flume, NAV 2.

ror some time past we have receired-no mews
from Sicily. According to the observations winch
have been upon the coast, extraordinary movements
?rave been seen there, which we attribute to the
making of greet preparations for defence.
The Court of Sicily expects a reinforcement of
Portuguese troops, the arrival of which i. d.rily pro-
mised, but which hes not yet arrived, and perhaps
never will.—(Jowriud de t Empire, May 22 )

• -
MILAN. MAY 16.
The 3lstitistant. the anniversary of the crowning
of the Emperor Napoleon as king or Italy, wail be
celebrated throughout the whole Iserigshou with the
greatest solemnity. Great preparation, err making
tor the fete which will he given upon that
Every thing lea& os to believe that Cie English
ships, which have almost all left their sworn:eon' the
seven isles of Dalmatia, and the shores of Trieste
soil Fiume. have gone to Sicily.—(Sane Paper.)

assts. MAY 10.
King Gustavus Adolphus frequently.. orial
the nahlia.! promenades. We will not lung panstssium.
With an intention of reanalysing here. which place,
it appears, plret•es him mach. he had. St is said,
hired the tiutst hotel in the town, subject, ',eye,.
owlets, to the approbation of toe Queen. This
1. risco!". liking better to retusau at Carlsruhr, in the
bosom of her family. the King has derlstied the
"mtrart, and rontinaes to reside at the tbrekKinss
ban.—(gam Paper.)

A Movtiog ie Axed for July mt. of the opulent
and populous totality of York. to neasider the sub-
ject of the tete proc►edi of the Hoses of COMP,
aleair sad of s liefors of Particles.%

SUBSTANCE Mr THE
SPEECH (it Sty. J. HIPPiSLEY, Rau.
TAE 14011 it tr/ COMMoNs, ON Tilt MX SAY.

(CuuctoJed from our Paper of iVedueoday.)

We know that the opinions of foreign universi-
ties had been resorted to, at the instauce of Mr.
Pitt : we kuuw their answers ; but the Learned Ci-
vilian not tieing able otherwise to combat the re-
fulatiois so decidedly given to his own assertions,has
told us, in his last publication, that, 4. it is nut
stated upon what atitliwity the authenticity of
these answers depend," and that " they were pro-
duced and published by • Roman Prie►t of the
name of Hussey, educated inSpain." So also, " the
principles of Roman Catholics from the Prayer
Book," which, " he admits, is in general use among
thy Catholics of Ireland."—He cousiders thein de-
pending " inertly un the authority of Cuppin-
ger, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne."
As to the answers of the six Catholic Universi-
ties, namely of Louvain. Douay, the Sorbonne,
Weald, Valladolid, and Salamanca, their validity
rests on the regular official attestations of the prin.
cipal officers, which were all verified to the sans-
fiction of Mr. Pitt : and Sir J. H. slid; that he is
iii possession of original letters of two of tne Pre-
late* who procured mein. No fact Call have liven
better ascertained.

With respect to the principles of Catholics, rest-
ing on the authority of Ur. Coppinger. :Nil J. 11.
observed, that they were annexed to 4 work :on
original copy of which, pr,nted in the year tbs.?, is
in In, poser...ion), written by thither. whose merits
have been recognised by the late Bishop Lite, ±iif
Elphin). " The Catholics in my Diocese (End tins
venerable Prelate) are nuinernu,,: /know I cannot
make thee. Protestants, I wish to snake them good
Catholics, and, to that end, I put into their hands
the works of Gother, an eminent Roman Catholic
will avail ourselves at letst, at as
much of Dr. Coppi tiger's re-publication of Gother's
work, entitled. " Catholic Principles," as the
Learned Gentleman has ixadeertently admitted
tutu his own pamphlet.
" As fur the king-killing doctrine, or murder of
Princes excommunicated fur heresy, it is univer-
sally admitted in the Catholic Church, and ex-
pressly so declared, in the Council of Constance,
that such doctrine is impious and execrable, being
contrary to the known laws of God and Nature'.
" It is a fundamental truth in our religion, that
no power on earth ,can license men to lie, to her-
swear, or perjure themselves, to massacre their
neighbours, or destroy their native costatry, on pre-
tence or promoting the Catholic Cause or Religion."
The Catholics are hound to acknowledge, at least,
this favour done them by the Learned C:silian, in
admitting this small extract front the comprehen-
sive work of Gother.

This Leurned and Right Honourable Gentleman
should also be told, a similar answer to that winch
was giveu by the Universities in 1788, was given.
lesig ago; when they were consulted by Philip IL
after the death of Sebastian, King of Portugal,
when the Pope, Paul IV. in the year 1580, pre-
tended to judge of hi. claim to that kingdom, they
replied, that the Pope had no right to interfere,
since it was a mere temporal concern, and was not
mixed with any thing subject to the ccigni4nce of
the spiritual court. I'or,.the regal form of govern-
went being once adopted, it is understood to ill
the prerogative of kings, and of their suecessurp,
that all jarissliction should be In their hands, and
that they should not be judged by others.
As to the Conned, of Lateran, &e. we cannot,
in candour, readily see what connexion they have
with the Question now before the Home, unless it
he contended, that modern Catholics are to du
penance for the sentiments of men who fired tour
or fire centuries ago. It is, indeed, a mid of the
Catholics, that they maintain that the Catholic
Church never changes, and if those Councils hold
those doctrine., they, the Catholics, must now also
hold them. They will soy the inference is not just,
and it will only follow, if the premises be true, that
they are in error in supposing that the Catholic
doctrine has not changed.
But if these Councils mast he pressed into the
discussion, it may be said that neither they nor
any other ever defined, that the deposing and dis-
peosiug doctrines are parts of the Catholic. faith ;
consequently, all Catholics are at liberty to re-
pounce them; and the only question must be,
whether those Councils did actually exercise or vin-
dicate to themselves, the deposing and dispemiti;4
power ?He knew, indeed, that the Council of Con-
stance deposed three Popes ; but this a fact that
the Learned Civilian has not condescended to
notice.

Which ever way it he determined, it cannot of.
fret the; present Catholics, as they do not aeknow.
ledge, but have expressly renounced, on their oaths,
the existeisce of such powers in any Council, much
lees in any Pope. We will smut deny those Count its
did &regime those powers m some respect, but not
belooging to them, ex buses conferred nn
them by the free consent of the temporal withoritirs.
It must be recollected that. before the dismember-
ment of the empire, the Emperors frequently en-
forced the observance of the ecclesiastical canons
.-sy temporal laws. Also, it must be remembered
.hat, after the conversion of the barleirous nations,
their Princes did frequently, in dubious cases, par•
tie ular!y those of a mixed nature, partly temporal,
and partly spiritual, submit themselves to the de-
cnians of the Pontiff,, and rtywest then to con-
firm their temporal lowa, by the spiritual authority.
In such cases. Popes certainly did not usurp any
power, since it was freely given to them.
The famous decree of the Council of Latersn. so
much objected to, will be faiiiiil as a constitution
of the Emperor Frederick, and in the precise weeds
the canon—though, as a carm, it- eafificaticity is
collision question by the Catholic Bishop flay. abd
by Collier and other Protestant writers. Thecanon,
nevertheless, appears in several collections of the
Conned., .or is it necessary to dispute it, inas-
much as it is not a canon of faith, our was ever ans.
airkird as such by soy Catholic.
Those Councils may all be considered ingerterel
Porliawasits sf CAristenilons. the Lords Temporal
and Spiritual being assembled, and almost every
Christian Sovereign, with the Emperors of the East,
awl of the West. was present, either in person or
by representation. On those occasions, the Tem-
!oust Princes (sod it must he recollected, toe, that
Or iiiibotssfleo held great ttroporal sovereignties)

obeli a.I hied the Bishops tif eutoree their. canons
with the thrust of temporal puniShusehts, sod isms
wised to see ills, such threats were reseulka.
is writ 10.0‘su that the E•iiperor Steorind, Ouse
safe cooduct to John flu,a, the 'nusicil of,Cou—
rimier is occusill of having violated, declared in
that (7on licit. it at if floss did nut retract o• Mersey'
teuNld light the first fii.pslt el hill pile 1. •
The Assumption of such powirr by general coatis
cils under such circumstances, cannot therefore be
said to he usurpation, s., it was only assumed with
the couseut 01 the civil autliontirs, and could have
cilect without their toucurreoce.

To drew that this is not an intaginar theory, it
is to be observed, that the same doe ti ii..• is laid
down in the first of the cations that inflict or ra-
ther threaten temporal punishment. namely, the
last cotton of the third Coniiim of Lateran : It be-
gins by stuting,—" Although the discipline of the
church, which is cold-bled to the exercise of sacer-
dotal joristlictiiiii, does not inflict sanguinary pu-
nishments, yet it is nutted lry the constitutions of
Catholic 1' es;' see that men may often have re,
course to a salutary remedy, when they are in dread
olsoine corporeal chastisement, &c." This cation,
as well as the 3d canon of the 4th Lateran, were
published among the Imperial Constitutions, by
Frederick 11. at the request of lionorins 111. on
the day of his coranation : a proof that the Pope
considered them as belutigiog properly to the civil
rover. The manner in which the deposition of
Raymond, Count of Thonlouse, according to the
ad canon of the lth Lateran, was Cfrettel, ie war.
thy of note, and may be urged as a proof that that
cajole was considered as published by the united
authority of the church and the state. It was done,
sa,s, " Intmcentio procurante, et Phil-
ipps) Rege concedente." Again, the Chronicle of
Tours,silescribing the petition of Amalric. the son
of Simon of Montfort, fur the ressitution of the
county to him, sive he produced," 'merits lii-
nocentii et Philippi, in quihus continehantur
Comitis damnatio, et terra patri sun donator."
here we see that both powers coin•urred to
the execution of the canon : the coed :01011 of
the Count, fur adhering to the heterodox opinions
of the Albigenses, belonged to the Pope, but the
transfer of his property to the King.
This genhal answer may be given with respect
to the Councils, without entering into any discus-
sions with respect to the particular Canons. A mis-
take, however, is frequently made with respect to
the " Domini Prineimiles," in the 3d canon of the
4th Lateran : Catholics contend, and it seems with
rtqrson, that those words cannot mean Sot ereigus,
as is often supposed, since it occurs in the same
minium in the constitution of Frederick 11. winch
could only bind his own vassals. They may how-
ever view those who held lands by lice sundial
tenure, and acknowledged no superior lord of .the
soil.

It is fair to note also the frequent disavowal of
these dextrines by the English Catholics, not only
since the beginning of the la,t century, but also,
in the yenrs •1570, 1602, 1660, and the public
disavowal of them by the clergy Of France, parti-
cularly in since which year, every clergyman
promoted to any benefice in the church, or gra-
duated in any university, maintains his disavonal
of them. It is nut to Ise expected that we should
meet with many disavowal, of them by the Popes
themselves; it is sufficient that they have been
long silent on the I.tibiret. Their silence la a proof
that the Catholics will not admit of s:ich preter-
lions. This was stifficiently sheen in the ineffi-
ciency of the sentencen of deposition issued by the
Popes agninvt Henry VIII. and Elizabeth. Not-
withstanding these Bulls, every Catholic Prince
in Europe ailinitted them to be legitimate Sove-
Lord Bacon, in hi' life Henry VII. says, he
added among his titles that of " The sanction or
aliproh.ition of the Sovereign Pontiff'," as his sue-
ce.aor diet that of •• Defender of the Faith."
Princes allowed this power to the See of Rome, no
wonder it was accepted : nor is it ally wonder that
individual Pontiffs sometime* have ahused it. We
know that the ili-pensing power has been asanniell
hr some of our Monarchs, in the face of the law of
the laud.

In Caron's " Remonstratio Hibernorum," pub-
hilted in 1663, will he foutfti *declaration signed by
most of the deposed Catholic Bishops and Abbots,
soon after the Bull of Pope Pius, declaring " that
notwithstanding that Bull, or soy other Bull that
might be issued, they livid Elizabeth for lawful
Queen of England." Citron differs for collate-
ral proof to &Allele], ia his hook. " Execution
for Tr WON," and also to " The Apology of the
Cotho/ns;" whols, Sir J. 11. observed, he land
brought with I 1111 l to the House, in the itersitasioa.
that if the Learned and Right Honourable Civilian
hod larval Ine.ent, he should have found nlAanclant
use for it. The copy was printed at Degay, in
1604.

Tile either Decl.iration„ of 1660, found io Caron,
says isirrer, that, notwithstandeng any declara-
tion or sentence of escOionnopiedtiOn Or prillutioO--•
nolo itlistaniting ul.o an)• absolution of his subjects
Irom their firkin, , 1, will pay tine fidelity lonia
Majesty, mid, to the best of my rower, will defend
I against all eobspirlcues, SIOTeOVer,
swear, that, from my heart, I do abhor and detest
that dortrirre, na erroneous sod heretical. that.
Princes may, on auy pretest, be put to death by
their siihjects or by others."
A declaration of lbw!, signed by thirteeen
Moran Plied*, in s• Dodd's Church History," is of
the same terror; and it is remarkable, that the tirst
prison chine sir:mature appears to it, Dr. %%Ahem
Bishop, was the Ant Homan Catholic Re.hop ap-
pointed in this kingdom b) the See of Rome eller
the H formation. The dyind speeches of Lord
Stafford, and the others. rani sudired for Oates'a
coospinicy, collected in Dodd's History, attest the
same pine pies. homy be said, that Dodd was a
Catholic writer; the inference will °sly be the
strung. r in favour of principle* which be bas taken
so much pains to uphold and circulate.

Ttekete and Myra are «thou in great variety at
both of Ernes OM Estabbated OSt es, 4 Curnhal,
and 9, Charing-ernio• where Twelve Capitals were
Shared in the last artier". and Eight in 'helot-
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June.