The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-03 00:00:00

FRANKFURT' PAPERS.

ROME, MARCH 5.
to thsCeinelstory, which is Sled for to-monort, the Pope will
sonfer the Red Hat on the Archbishops of Rheims and Seville. It
is said Mat they, will be another Consiatory before Easter, and that
two more Cardloah will be created. It is well known to be an es- '
lahlished sags that the Popes never confer more than two hats at
one time, or else that they give away at once all the hats that are
vacant. This usage to Mended on a very wise principle, namely,
that the Popes shall be prevented )tom increasing too suddenly and
rapid) Y the number of their creatures in the Cardinals' College ((or
so all Cardinals sore called, it. sawelfte 10 the Pope who has
ap-
pointed them.) That a Pope eelltil complete at once the legal
number of Cardinals is not to be ad ; on the one hand, the
annual salary (called piatto), which crowns for every Car-
dinal who has no other civil or seeks! 'tument, would be
too great a charpoa the Papal treasury ; en the other hand,
the Pope wouldiwrive himself of the power of rewarding at any
flute the services rendered by a prelate to himself and state ; besides,
shell a proceeding would be no the whole impolitic, because the,
prospect of being Cardinals is the strongest tie that binds theßotpan
as well as foreign prelates, and, in a degree, the Sovereigns them.
selves of all the Catholic States to the Holy See. Nay, more, u the
Plopeama we have said, must never appoint more than two Verdi-
rah at once, it happens that they do not make use of their right
whra the number of the prelates oo whom they would wish
to confer the dignity is more than two, in which • case they
rather nominate no Cardinals than mortify any. one by passing
him over. As for Leo XII., it is said he intends, on order to lessen
the expenses of the treasury, to confer the Cardinal's hat hence-
forward only on Archbishops and Bishops, and se to spare their
salary. It is also affirmed, that to meet the great expenses which
will be incurred by rebuilding the church of Sr. Paul, he has
formed a plan which. if it really exists, and is not n vain fancy of
the public, will hardly Mil in its object. I will mention it here
without warranting its truth. It is to found an order of the Sword
of ht. Paul, a'oedine dell; Spada di S. Peak) each of the members,
160 in member, to pay 1101 scudi. At the saute time, it is said the
Pope will solemnly bind himself and his successors never to en.
crease the number. This is the plan. But what makes the exist-
ence of it improbable is, that such an order was talked of before,
immedlataly sher the fire (only it was then said that the sum to be
paid would be at the discretion of the members, the number of
whom iess to be unlimited.) Prince Camillo Borgbese, who mar.
rie.l Napoleon's sister, Paeans, who has resided some years at
Florence, is expected hare. It is not probable that he will fix his
residence in Rome. lie Is going to Naples and Palermo, and
ounce to Leaden.
TRIESTE, MARCH 17.
A ship which sailed from Corfu on the Bth brings the news that,
on the 24. Ibrahim Pacha made a general attack on Misaolonghi,
both by sea and land, and was repulsed with the loss of several
tirousand men. An English brig had arrived at Corfu on the 7th
from the vicinity of Missolonghi, and bad brought to the Lord
High Commissioner the official news of this event. The joy of
the Greeks in the lonian Islands is said to be extremely great. We
may hove for the particulars by the packet-boat, which is every
hour expected.
VIENNA, MARCH 20.
-His Majesty now receives the visits of his family, who see him
twice every thy. We understand that his Majesty has already sat
up for sonic hours. The Empress does not quit the apartment of
her august consort.
VIZNNA, Maim"' 21.-sletalliques ffilf ; Bank Shares 1075--
Allgrincime Zeitung, ;Ilareld 25.26.

VIENNA. MARC!! 19.
His Royal Highness the Archduke Ferdinand of I;+te arrived at
Wor:,:au on the 12th. An Aid-de-Camp of the Grand Duke Con.
stantine was at Koons" to receive hint. His Imperial flightless re-
ceived the Archduke in apartments prepared for hia reception in the
Palace. There was to be a grand review on the lath. The Arch.
iliac, was to set out on the l6th, to return to Vienna.