The National Register.
London, England, 1813-02-28 00:00:00

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'THE NATIONAL TUMSTIT,TI.I

under such cio.um•tatmes, I could hair been accessible '
sentiments toan those of floe interest, Ilk' glory, and the
•ity of my people.
.4 the evils which pressed upon us, the joy of Et )and •
•r hopes had uo bitueds—She offered out fittest provinces
or treason—She turdeJS the con litions of reace. the dis-:
of this vast empire ;--it WJS under other terms, to pr i-
'gl war.
•gy of my people under these great circumstances ; their
.•tho inteerity of the empire , the love which they have
sliewn me, have dissipated all these chimeras, and brought back our
enemies io a more just consideration of things.
" The misfortunes prodin e•f I,y the rigour of hoar frosts, have
been nude apparent in all their extent. The grandeur and the sciliitity
of this Empire, founded upon the till is and the love of fifty millions
of citizeus, upon the territorial resources of one of the fiw.st coun-
tries in rue world.
" It is with a lively s ttisfac.tion that we have soen our people of
inglons of Italy., throe of ;Lucien t Holland, an f of the Un•sed
Detirtments, rival wilt Old Fratice, and feel that there is for rhea
no fature hope but in the consolidatton and the triumph of the Grand
It. in pin!.
" The agents of Englamil propagate among all our neighbours, the
soirit of revolt a.-tainst Sovereigns ; F.'4.,land wishes to see the whole
Continent became a prey to civil war. -and al: the furies of anarchy ;
but Providence has designed her herself to be the first
,victim of.anar-
city and civil war.
A I have signed with the Pope a Concordat, which teeminates all
the differences that unfortunately had wisest in the Church. .11:e
French dynasty retos, and wit' reign in Spain. lam satisfied with
all my allies 1 will abandon none of them. I will maintain the in.
tcgrity of their Stat.s. The Russians shall return into their frightful
climate.
I desire peace ; it is Necessary to the world. four years after the
rtipult: which tollowed the treaty of Amiens I proposed it in a solemn
manlier. I will never make but an honourable peace, and one confor-
mable to the interest and grandeur otmy Empire. My policy is not
mysteri ius ; I have stated all the sit rifices 1 could make.
Sn long as this maritime war shall last, my people leftist hold
themselves r.:asly to make all kinds of sacrifices, because a hail peace
(Al lit Wilke its lose every :hitg—eyen hope—and all would he corn_
iised—even the prosperity of our descendants.
i• Ametica has had recourse to arms, to make the Sovereignty of her
Bag respected.—The wishes of the world as:company her to this glo-
rious contest. If she terminates it by obliging the enemies of the
continent to acknowledge the principle, that the flag covers the mer-
e an list and ctew, and that neutrals ought not to be subject to block-
ades awn paoer, the whole contormable to the stipulations of the
Trcat4t ot 11,rccht, America will have credit trim all nations—poste-
rn y will say, that the old world had lust Its rights, and that the new
cote re-congtiered them.
" My Minister of the Int-rior will cep!tin to you in the Estroszo
the situation of the moire, the prosperous snacofagriculture, manu-
factures, and o! our lilt, nor eummer,e, as well as the still CQ:: s rant in-
crease ofour p -pulation. In no age has agriculture and manufactories
been carried to a higher degree of prosperity in France. •
" 1 v.ant great it sources to meet the expi.nces which circumstances
demand ; but by twang of the nilf:rent measures' which my Minister
of Finsncys will propose to you, I shall nut impose any new burthen
on my peo:.le.
Atter the speech, the sitting terminated, and his Majesty retired
amidst acclamations.—Moniteur, Feb. 15.

PARIs. Feb. 13.—His Serene Highness the Prince Arch-chancellor
of di.: Einiuic appeared (HI this day, Saturday the 13th of February, in
the S nate, by order of his M je,•ty the Empetor and King, for the
purpose of pre.itting at the silting.
Hi; Serene Highness having been received with the usual ceremo.
caused th. Concordat signed at Fortainebleau, 25th Jan. 1813,
between Majesty the Emperor and King, and his Holiness Pitts
VII. to be mad bv one of his Secretaries.
CONCORDAT. —His Majesty the Emperor and King and his .Holi-
rtess being incluted to put n end to the d:ffer-nces which have arisen
between them, ant to provide against the difficulties that have taken
,lace in several affairs ccncerning the Church. have agreed upon the
following Articles, which •are to serve as a basis for a definitive ar-
rangement :

Art. 1. His Holiness shall exercise the potitificate in France, and in
the ki!gdoin of Italy, in the same manner and with the same fbrms as
his preocces,ors
2 The Ambassadors, Ministers, Charges d'Affaires of Foreign
Powers to the Holy Father, and the Ambassadors, Ministers,.or
Charges d'Afrires, whom the Pope may have With foreign powers,
shalt enjry such immun ties and privileges as are enjoye.l by the mein-
bers of the Diplomatic Body.
3 The dom.,irs whim were possessed by the Holy Father, and
that have not bet.n alienated, shall be exempted from all kinds of im-
posts, and shall be atiministe.ed by his agents or Charges d'Attires.
Tho..e.which were alienated shall be replaced, as far as to the amount
el tLYO millions of francs in revenue.

Within the space of six mom ha following the notification of the
ti•ase of nomination by the Emperor to Jive Archbishoprics and Bi-
saopt ks of the empire and the kingdom of Italy, the Pope shall give
he c.nonical investiture in conformity with the Concordat, and by
v.rrue this Inclulto. The preliminary information shall he given
by the Metropolitan. The six months being expired without the
Pope having accorded the investi;ure, the Metropolitan, ,r in default
of him, where a Metropolitan is in question, the °West Bishop of the
province shall preceed to the investiture of the new Bishop, in such
manner that a see shall never be vacant longer th :n one year.
5. The Pope shall nominate to ten Bish pries, either in France or in
Italy, wbch•sliall finally be designated by mutual copse-t.•
6 The six surburban Bishoprics shall be re-established. They
• hall be at the nonainatiop of the Pope. Tiny property actually exist.
ing shall be restored, and measures shall be taken for recovering what
is been sold. At the death of the RiShops or A nagni and of Kieti,
heir dioceses shall be united to the six Bishoprics before mentioned,
• (informality ro the aereement which will take place betwien his Ma.
jesty and the Holy Father.
7. With regard to the Bishops of the Roman States, who are,
thortigli circumstances, absent from their dioceses, the holy Father
tray exercise 16i-right of giving Bishoprics IN .PARTISUS in their fa-
vour. A pension shall be given to them equal to the revenue. before
joyed by them, and they may he replaced in the vacant sees, either
in the Empire or in the kingdom of Italy.
8. His Majesty and his Holiness will, at a proper time, concert
with each o!oer on the reduction to be made, if it sleuthd take place.
in the Bi- hopric.s of Tuscany and the country of Genoa, as likewise
for the ilishoprics to be established in Holland, and in the Hanseatic
Depart meats.
9. The PROPAGANDA, the Penitentiary, and the Archives, Shall be
established in the place of the Holy Father's tesidence.
10. His Majesty restores his good favour to those Cardinals, Bishops,
Priests, and Lay-brethren, N ho have incurred his displeasure in.cou.
seque-ce of actual events. •
The Ili:ty :ivrees to the above dispositionq, in consideration
of the actual stare of the Church, arid in the ciinfilence with which
his Majesty has inspired him, that It will grant Ins powerful pro-
tection to the numerous wants which religion suffers in the time we
live in. (Signed) NAPOLEON.
Fontainbleau, Jan. 25, ISM PlUi, P. P. VII.
IMPERIAL P.-IRLIAMENT.

HOUSE 01. LORDS.

MONDAY, FES. 23.
Petitions were presented by vinous Bishops and Peers from
Chester, the count es of Deohgla, Merionetli., and Cernarvon, county
of Meath, Corporation-snd inhabitants of Salisbuty, and from the
Corporation of Wallingford, Berks, agaii:st the Catholic Claims.—On
the latter,being permitted, a !ca; convetsatien arose as to the propriety
of reteiviog it.
Lord H :comae, .thought the Petition ought have been that of the
Ma%or, Recorder, and Corporation of Wallingfird ; and, therefore,
he did not perceive how this Petition of the Corpotation of W.ll.ng.
ford could be received as such, when he had another Petition of a
contrary tendency from the Mayor, Recorder, aneothers, of tbat Cot..
poration.
Lords SIDMOUTH, ELLINIOROUGpt, ard ELaok, considered the
Ccrporate Seal being attached to it, as sufficient authority for.tbe.re-
ceipt of the Petition, and it was ordered to be laid on the table.
Lord HOLLAND hen presented a Petition in layout of taking the
Roman Catholic Claims into consis!eration, Iront the Mayor, Re.
corder, and other Inhabitants of Wallingturd,.in Berkshire, whose
name:, were subscribed.
Ordered to lie on the table; as were a number of other PetitiOns ,
against the measure, al, er they had undergone some scrutiny tie%
Lord Holland and the Duke of Norfolk.4—Adjourneti.
TUESDAY FIB. 23.
Lord SIDMOUTH brought up a &moan from the Ward of Billings..
gate against the Catholic Claitw.
The Duke of NORFOLK desired it to be read.-
Lord SteibiOLlTH observed, that it rippfared to be the custom of late
to scrutinize Petitions of this kind in an extraordinary degree.
A conversation tot owed, in which 41IC Duke of Norfolk pressed the
point, on the ground that those Petitions often contained inttainma-
tory matter.; that the Petitions of inflamed- Prom tants now, is:sglit
be like the Petitions of inflamed Protestants in 171IU, wheal 40,00 U of
them signed a paper to keep the Latholics from c nig uii (MCI, and
spewed their own moderation by setting tire to L oidon that- nowt.
He was be.ides curious to hear whether Bilingsgate politics were only
to he delivered in I:tillingseate iatiguage.
Petition was then read, a..dAlie Duke of NORPOLK, admitting
that it was mild, cotigratulated the Alderman and Ins Ward on the
improvement of their language.—Actiourned.

WEDNESDAY, ?ES. t'6.
heir Uarcish;p3 recetved sowrat Te:itioni against the Cathel
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