The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

SACRILEGE.

The project of law now before the French Chambers,
respecting the punishment of sacrilege, has lately been di,
cussed by the Paris Journalists. The Courrier Fraarun,
on this subject, has the following article :
Do people at present pretend to be ignorant, that, according to
the laws of the Church, true sacrilege is the usurpation or action:-
t ton of goods belonging to the Clergy ? Is it no longer remembered
that the victorious Charles Martel, who delivered }ranee, and per-
haps Europe, from the invasion of the Saracens, is devoted to eta-
nal damnation because he sold the goods of the Church, which he
seized to supply the necessities of the State ? This thundering sea-
tenee was not pronouoczd by a few ignorant or superstitious
monks : it was the Clergy of France, solemnly assembled in national
council, in 1158, who dared to announce it to a King of the race of
Charlemagne—to Louis the Germanic.
"It is," said he, " because Prince Charles, father of Kirg
Pepin, was the first of all the Kings and Princes of France to
alienate and divide the riches of churches, and for that cans* only,
is he eternally damned ? The body and soul of him, who sha I
have taken or divided the effects of the Church shall be ea.
posed, even before the end of the world, to everlasting torrec,o
br the sentence of ibe saints who will judge with the Lord."
1 he sacrilege will accumulate even with the punishment of its ialit
sirs—with the pins of all those who believed they redeems
themselves by endowing, with their wealth, holy places fee tht
love of God. Pepin assembled a synod at Septime, at which Saint
Boniface presided. We have the acts of that synod, which en.
deavoured to restore to the churches all that had been wrerattel
from them ; and as Pepin was not able to repay till, on account of
the wara, he mortgaged them at least to the bishops, being willin;
that these estates should pay them the quit-rents and tithe.. Ln
that each house should pay twelve deniers to the Church, that n
might remain a beneficial arrangement until those estates shoo:
return to it.

Extract of a letter dated Naples, Jan. 9 :—" .4 new ship
of the line was launched to-day. Thus our navy continua
to increase, and will soon be able to oppose, with advan•
tage, the audacious pirates' of Africa, who now insult and
molest us. 'lbis new vessel, called the Vesuvius, will
soon make them feel the superiority of its fire. 'The Ani-
trian army does not tct leave us entirely. It appears that
it will not depart till the military capitulaticns between
our Government and the Swiss Cantors shall have beta
carried into effect. We are indebted to the stay of thee:
troops in the kingdom for an excellent police, and for the
completing of the magnificent road of l'ausilippo. Our
famous Lazzaroni have been spectators of their labours,
and have taken much interest in them."

Litters froM Kingston, Jamaica, dated early in Decem-
ber, state, that it is in contemplation, on the part of the
plantecs, to petition the British Parliament for a comps-
cation in money, on account of the losses sustained by the
late insurrections of the negroes.
We are assured, on good authority, that no dissolution cf
Parliament will take place; but that it will be suffered to
run out its full length. Various circumstances appear to
U 8 to favour the opinion that there will be no dissolution.—
Dublin Morning Post.
The report mentioned in some of the papers, of Mr.
Goulburn being about to retire from his high office, is dei-
t i Lute of the slightest foundatiou.—Saersikes s News Lear-.
The Duchess of Ormonde has withdrawn her usual
annual bounty from the neighbourhood of Castlecomir,
on account of the collection of the Catholic Rent there.
Tut: EARL OF (7LANIICARDE:This nobleman liss
joined the Association. sending the contribution of le,
The letter of Mr. T. Gisborne Burke, enclosing this mini
on behalf of his Lordship, is said to be a very remarkable
documeitt.—Dublim Paper.
The Rev. C. C. Colton is now in Paris. When he left
England he went to Ilamburgh, and front thence to tine
United Statcs. Ile has only lately rimmed to Paris. This
is the gentleman who was supposed to have been murdend
by Tburte! and his accomplices.