The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-04 00:00:00

Napoleon the Great and Pius VII,

In the Constitutionnei we find quoted by M. Paul
Limayrac, from the newly-published "Life of
Cardinal Consalvi," two very remarkable letters that
have never before been given to the public—the one
written by his Holiness Pope Pius VII., the other
by Madame Mere, both addressed to hie Eminence
Cardinal Consalvi, and both having especial rela-
tion to the Great Napoleon,

They are filled, these two letters, says M. Limey-
rac, with such moral grandeur that it is difficult to
read them without emotion. Rarely has religion
inspired more elevated sentiments than are ex-
pressed in this page, emanating directly from the
heart of Pius VII. Language like this seems to
.descend from heaven. Truth in all its purity is
triumphant, the man disappears from view, the
Pontiff can remember nothing but the immense
service' rendered to the Church by the powerful
legislator who, after having borne the ctown of
Charlemagne, became nothing less than a martyr.
Here, however, is the letter itself, written at
Castel Gondolfo on the 6th of October, 1817, by his
Holiness—

PIUS VII. TO CARDINAL CONSALVI.
h Our well-beloved Cardinal,—The Family of the
Emperor Napoleon has apprized us, through Car-
dinal Fetch, that the rocky island of St. Helena
is deadly or mortal in its influences, and that
the Poor Exile is there perishing slowly day by day.
We have learnt this news with infinite pain, and
you without doubt will participate in our grief, for
we ought neither of us to forget that, after God, it
is principally to him that is due the re-est blish-
ment of Religion in that great kingdom of France.
The pious and courageous initiative of 1801 has
long caused us to forget and to pardon all subsequent
wrongs. Savona and Fontainbleau are only errors
of judgment, or blunders of human ambition. The
Concordat was an act of Salvation, as Cnristian as
it was Heroic !

"The mother and the family of Napoleon appeal
to us for our sympathy and generosity. We think
it but just aid grateful at once to respond to this
adjuration. We rely implicitly upon your entering
into our intentions, while we now charge you to
write in our behalf to the Allied Sovereigns, but
more particularly to the Prince Regent, who has
given us so many testimonies of esteem. He is,
remember, your dear and good friend ;' and we
r-st assured that you will beseech him to
assauge the sufferings of Such An Exile!
It will be, to our hearts, an inexpressible joy if we
may thus be enabled to contribute in any way to
ditniuish the tortures of Napoleon I He can be no
longer a danger to any one, and we ere, at least,
desirous that he may become a remorse to no
one. . . .

Pius PP. VII.

Madame, M.,re de Napoleon le Grand, in her le

ter, dated 27 May, 1818, writes to Cardinal Con-
salvi, among other things,— . . . My
brother, Cardinal Fesch, has not left me in igno-
rance of the generous manner in which you have
welcomed the demand of my Great and Unhappy
Exile of St. Helena. . . . My sons Lucien and
Louis, who feel themselves so honoured by your
unalterable friendship, ara profoundly sensible of all
that the Pope and your Eminence have done with-
out our knowledge to preserve our tranquillity
menaced by the Powers. We find nupport and an
*asylum only under the Pontifical Government, and
our gratitude to it is not less great than its benefi-
cence. I pray your Eminence to place my homage
at the feet of the Holy Pontiff Pins VII. I speak
in the name of the whole of my proscribed family,
and, above all, in the name of him who is now
dying inch by inch on the desert rock. His Holi-
ness and your Eminence are the only ones in
Europe who endeavour to mitigate his griefs, and
who are solicitous to shorten the term of their con-

tinuance. I thank, both• his Holiness and your
Eminence from the fullness of my maternal heart,
and remain ever your Eminence's most devoted and
most grateful,

Madame

Vacancies, Appointments, and Promotions
in the Civil Seyvice,

(From tke Civil &ivice Gazette.)

HOME OFFICE.—The Governorship of Wakefield

Prison is vacant.

COLONIAL OFFICE.—Mr. L. F. Lee has been ap
pointed a writer at Ceylon.

WAR OFFICE.—Mr. J. S. Young has been ap-
pointed a clerk in the Purveyor's Department.
EDUCATION OFFICE.—The Rev. W. F. Tregarthen
and the Rev. G. French have been appointed in-
spectors of Schools.

THE POST-OFFICE.— Mr. T. Roe has been apa
pointed postmaster at Ryde.
CusToms.—Mr." G. Brenan, outdoor officer, first
class, S igo, has been promoted to be principal coast
officer, Bill)shannon, Sligo; Mr. H. Lane, clerk,
filth class, to be clerk, fourth class, Longroom,
Louden; Mr. J. Baxter, examining officer, second
class, to be examining officer, first class ; Mr. Jdpp,
examining officer, third class, to be officer, second
class ; Mr. R. M'AdAm, examining officer, fourth
class, to be examining officer, third class; Mr. M.
Jenkins, examining officer, filth class, to be examin-
ing officer fourth class; Mr. J. Dale, examining
officer, sixth class, to be examining officer, fifth
class; and Mr. D. Brereton, examining officer,
seventh class, to be examining officer, sixth class,
at Liverpool.

INLAND REVENUE, EXCISE BRANCH.--Mr. G.
Little, second clerk, has been appointed first clerk,
Londonderry collection ; Mr. J. Jones, officer, Not-
tingham, first division, to Newport division, Staf-
ford collection ; Mr. J. Thomson, officer, Auchter-
muchty, first division, to Nottingham, first division;
Mr. P. Gardner, officer, Winterton ride, Hull co!•
lection, to Auchtermuchty, first division ; Mr. It.
Webb, officer, %Veen ride, Perth collection, to Win.
terton ride; Mr. W. M'Gruer, first class assistant.
Bridgend, first division, Cambelton collection, to
Ween ride ; Mr. W. Betts Dixon, officer, Grantham,
first ride, to Tattershall ride, Stamford collection;
Mr. T. Hardwicke, dropped first class assistant,
Wexford collection, to Grantham, first ride ; Mr.
H. Dowding, officer, Boness division, Linlithgow
collection, to Logierait, second division, Perth col-
lection; and Mr. W. H. Banks, second clerk, Ayles-
bury collection, to be officer of Boness division.
IRELAND.--Mr. J. Crow has been appointed a
transcriber in the Registry of Deed Office, Dublin.
THE EAST INDIES.—Mr. R. J. Scott, Bengal
Civil Service, has been 'appointed to officiate as a
judge of the High Court of Judicature, Bengal;
Mr W. F. MsDonell to be a magistrate and collector
of the first grade in Chumparnn ; Mr R. J. Richard-
son, officiating civil and sessions judge of Behar, to
be civil and sessions judge of that district; Mr R,
V. Cockerel!, officiating magistrate and collector of
Hooghly, to be magistrate and collector of that
district ; Mr E. W. Molony, magistrate and collec-
tor of Jessore, to be a magistrate and collector of
the first grade ; Mr J. D. Gordon to be magistrate
anal collector of Pubna ; Mr J. H. Ravenshaw, offi-
ciating magistrate and collector of Maldab, to be
magistrate and collector of the second grade ; Mr
F. M. Halliday to be a joint magistrate and deputy
collector of Hooghly; Mr J. Monro, officiating join,
magistrate and deputy collector of Sarun, to be
joint magistrate and collector of that district; Mr
T. F. Bignold, to be a joint magistrate and deputy
collector of the second grade; Mr F. B. Simson to
be additional judge of Jessore; and Mr R. L.
Mangles, magistrate and collector of Tipperab, to
be a magistrate and collector of the first grade.—
Civil Service Gazette.

WHY A NEWSMONGER SHOULD BE HAPPY.—
Such a one says Brown knows The News of the
ld, and is Independent of the Times and Public Opinion.
He is the Observer of all events, and can Chronicle the
Daily .News in his Journal. On the rising of the Sun
he can study the Mercury, and thus become a general
Spectator. He may Dispatch a Courier for the Peep o' Day
and scan the Budget in the Express or telegraph, and if he
is not it dined for a Sporting Life, he can enjoy his Sun-
day at Home. Ho may become acquainted with the London
Journal, and snake every Family Friend the Herald of
Good Words. In the present Era of The World he would
be regarded as the Welcome Guest in every Leisure Hour,
and feel extremely happy in the enjoyment of a little Fun,
and take Punch with John Bull. Lastly, as a Guardian
of the Constitution he should secure a Commercial Dine ory
of British Workman throughout The Realm; give them
employment 411 the Year Round, and pay them all Ono 2 a
Week,--Era,