The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-09 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the
A Moniteur of Monday, Sept. 6.)
NAPLES, UG. 16.
4. PROCLAMATION OF SIR FREDERICK ADAM, LORD 11101!
COmMISSIONKR OP 1115 MAJESTY IN THE lONIAN
ISLANDS.
" His Excellency the Lord High Commissioner
having to-day received an official note from the
Consul-General of his Majesty in Albania, that
the plague has manifested itself in that country,
and has penetrated to Arta and the places in the
neighbourhood; reflecting on the troubles which•
have taken place very recently in that part of A l-
bania,and the state of war in which it is ; consi-
dering that the frequent communications and the
continual commerce between this island and the
countries infected expose it to contagion, has
ordered the execution of the Proclamation dated
gad Ju1y,1822, the object of which is to prevent
all communication with Epirus, Albania, and
Acarnanin, where the infection has manifested
itself, in order that every person may conform
to it.

[Here follow the prohibitions commanded by the said Pro.
elamation, printed in English, Greek, and Italian.}
" Dune at Corfu, July 19, 11324.
(Signed) " RUSSELL,
" Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner.'
( From the Etoile, dated Tuesday, Sept. 7. )
'COURT News.—The King heard Mass in his
apartments.
His Excellency Count Villele, President of
the Council of Ministers, came at half past one
to transact business with his Majesty.
FRANKFORT, Ave. 2.O—A sensation begins to
be excited throughout Germany by the com-
plaints:of the Catholics, who, by the last treaties
of peace and other territorial arrangements, have
been transferred to the dominion of the Grand
Duke of Weimar. A. pamphlet stns just been
published, which contains, on the one hand, the
law sanctioned by the Grand Duke on the rela-
tions of the Catholic Church and Schools, dated
7th October, 1823 ; and, on the other, the repre-
sentation made by the Episcopal Vicar of Fulda,
under whose administration the Catholics of Wei-
mar are placed in religious matters. By virtue
Of this law, emanating from the temporal power
of a Protestant Prince, all the new Episcopal
Ordinances, all the Decrees of Synods and Coun-
cils, lastly, all Bulls, all Briefs, and other resolu-
tions of the Holy See, addressed either to the
Catholic Church in general, or to au Ecclesias-
tical institution, a parish, or even to a Catholic
inhabitant of the Grand Duchy, whatever may be
their object, without any distinction, can neither
he published nor registered, till they have been
•previously laid before the Temporal Authorities,
for their approbation.
Whoever in the Grand Duchy shall violate
this Ordinance, or concur in such a violation,
shall be proceeded against, and severely punished.
The same formal assent of the State is necessary
for all the anterior ordinances of the Holy See
(consequently for the whole canon law), as soon
as it is intended to carry them into effect. While,
lit all other matters, the Tribunals are nearly in-
,dependent, abuses are always presumed' iu the
religious tribunals ; there is, therefore, an appeal
.to -the authority of the Sovereign from all the de•
• cisions of the Spiritual. Authority, especially
when they prescribe penance or tines for the in-
' fraction of the Ecclesiastical Laws. The temporal
PtotestantAlovernment determines the Holidays
• 'which the Catholics may or may not celebrate,
and fixes others at its pleasure, the liturgy of
.-which shall be-prescribed by the Episcopal Au-
thority, reserving the approbation of the Sove-
reign. The Catholic Clergy shall read in the
Churches prayers, the formularies of which
shall he communicated to them ; the Gthern-
went shall name the Governors of the pd-
wary Schools, of which a notice only shall be
sent to the Bishop. When the Bishop intent)
to visit in person the Catholic Churches and
the parishes of his diocese, he must first of all
give notice to the Government, which shall de.
cide whether it is proper to join a temporal
Commissioner to this visitation.
The secrecy of Confession is not reputed more
binding than the duty of every citizen, to avert
• injury and prejudice to the State and to indivi-
duals, or to prevent the fatal consequences of a
Clint'c committed. .

If the Bishop pronounces against an Ecclesi-
astic arrest for four weeks, suspension from his
office, deprivation, or any other penalty which
has civil qffecis, his sentence can neither be noti-
fied or executed without the approbation of the
Sovereig►►. Catholics and Protestants may inter-
marry, but they are not free to agree together in
which religion the children shall be brought up.
The secular authority orders the separation of
,married persons, anti allows Catholics who are
separated to contract another marriage, &c.
The Episcopal Vicar has made a very respect-
ful remonstrance agai►►st this law, chewing how
contrary it is to the essence of the Catholic,
Church, and to tl►e, Treaties.
It is matter of surprise that this law should
proceed from a Prince who is considered as an
enlightened protector of intellectual improve-
meat and liberal ideas.
It is believed that the complaints of 'the Ca-
tholics of Weimar-will be laid before .the Diet,
and though that assembly has only two Catholic
Members, it has given so many proofs of its ins-
lice, that it may b© expected to declare this law
incompatible with the Act of Confederation which
finally insures to the Catholics the free exercise
,of their religion.

( From the Journal des Debuts.)

AYEN.CE, Aug. SO.—A person who was ar-
rtsted was conducted not long ago to Aix-la-Chapelle, and shut
op in the citadel, whore he was otherwise very respectfully
treated. A report has got into circulation, that this person Is
Lie,utenant-tleneral Petal:, formerly in the Italian service, and
implicated in Ca rim aut. i 4 in. On the 11th of August he was
tram ported to Vienna, under a strong escort. A steatn-boat
has arrived here, going to Om Lake of Constance, many of our
people in visiting It have exprecied their regret that this useful
.discovery has not yet been employed on the Rhine.

[Front tlke Constitutionnel.l
MA nitro, A uc. 26. (Private Correspondence.)
--The King has annulled the plan of finance which was to
•coannence on the lst of this month, relative to farming the tax
,on salt fish, *productive but most unpopular tax—,thosugrneu.