The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

T.H. IA QUISItION:

The Correspondance Italienne of the 19th inst.
publishes the following curious document, bearing
the signature of the Inquisitor-General, with tilt)
observation that comment upon. it is needless :

" EDICT OP THE HOLY- o-Fricz.
" We, F. R. Thomas Vincent ./61,,-;ralli, of the Order
of Preacherg, Master in Sacred Tbe.-'l‘'gy, and in the
towns and dioceses of Ancona,Csimo-Cignoli, Jesi, Seni-
gallia, Loreto and Recamati, Alacerata and Talentino,
and other lands and localities annexed, In quisitor-Gene-
ral of the Holy Apostolic See especiall!y appointed

against heretical depravity ;
" Being desirous, as imposed by our holy office, that
the Catholic faith (without which, as the Apostle Paul
writes to the Jews, it is impossible to please God) should
be in our jurisdiction maintained pare and immaculate
from all heretical contagion ; and experience having
proven unto us that many persons from malice, others
from disobedience, and, finally, others from ignorance, .
do not fulfil the strict obligation they are under of de-
nouncing to the Holy Office the misdeeds which come
under its attributions, and that serious inconveniences
and errors result therefrom, not only against good
morals, but especially against the Catholic faith ; never-
theless
we, who have especially at heart the glory of
God, the full conservation and increase of the holy faith, ,
and the salvation of souls, to obviate all disorder, with •
the apostolic authority intrusted to us, command, in
virtue of holy obedience, and under pain of excommuni-
cation, without prejudice to other penalties prescribed
by sacred canons, decrees, constitution, and bulls of the
Sovereign Pontiff., by this present edict, all and every
parson, whatever his station, rank, or employment, whe-
ther lay or clerical, and within the delay of one month,
ten days of which are assigned for the first, ten for the
second, and ten for the third peremptory term, to inform
against and notify to us judicially, or to our vicars or
resident curates, all and each of such persons as may
come under his or their acquaintance ;
" Who are heretical, or suspected of being so, or har-
bourers or supporters of heretics, or who may have ad-
hered to or do adhere to Jewish or Mahommedan, or
Paean rites, or who have become apostates from the ,
Catholic faith ;
"Who may nave committed acts from which sufficient
proof might be deducted that they are in open or secret
league with the Devil, performing acts of sorcery, of
magic, of necromancy, offering to the abovenamed (sic)
perfumes, incense, or prayers for the discovery of trea-
sure, or other unholy purposes ; by invocations or pro-
mises of obedience, or by other practices in wMch his
name or others are invoked;
"Who are familiar with, or who practise necromancy,
no matter what sort of magic, with the abuse of the
sacraments, sacred or hallowed things ;
"Who, not being ordained, should have usurped with '
sacrilegious temerity the right of performing mass, or
who are suspected of administering the sacrament of
penitence to the faithful of Jesus Christ ;
" Who may have abused or do abuse the sacrament of
penitence, or the locality (hop) of the same against the
Apostolic decreer ;
" Who may have held or who hold secret meetings, in
contempt and to the prejudice of, or against, the Ca-
tholic religion ;
.4 Who may have uttered or utter h'retical blasphemies
aga'inet God Almighty, the Most Holy Virgin Mary,
and the Saints, or who may have or do express contempt
for sacred images ;
" Who, despite of a solemn oath in the profession of
no matter what religion approved by the Church, crafter
having taken holy orders-, may have or do contract or try
to contract a marriage ;
"Who during the lifetime or a flint wife take a second,
or who, daring the lifetime of a first husband, take or
try to take a second ;
" Who may have, or have endeavoured to impede, no
matter how, the functions of then:ply Incruisaion ; or
who, no matter how, may have acted contrary to the 'oull
of His Holiness Pius V.. of blessed memory, which com-
mences as follows :—" Si de Prote3endis;"
"Wino may have publisher', satires a gein et the S wereign
Pen off, the Sacred College, high Church functionarice ef
established religieue orders ; or who may have published
writings, no matter how, containing abuse or profanation
of holy writ ;
"Who without the reqnlar permission should have in
their posse-lion writings or prints containing heresy or
heretical works of art irreligious nature ; or who read
such, print such, or allow cuch to he printed ; or who in-
troduce. them or circulate them under no matter what
pretext cr motive ;
•4 Who any have, without reason or permission, eaten
or given to eat to others meat, eege, or milker; prehihited
days, in contempt of the precepts of the boiy Cnurch ;
•. Who inat have induced a Christian to embrace Ju-
daism cr any other sect contrary to the holy Catholie
religion, ;;r who may have prevented, no matter how,
Jews er Turks from being hnntired.
" It ie decisred that by this statement of cases speci-
. fied by us as of a nature to be denounced to the Holy
Office other cases are not excluded which come tinder
the sacred canons, decrees, eenstitutione, and bulls of
the Sovereign Pontiffs.
"The present edict dcee not abrogate the apostolic
canonical regulations and other edicts of the ortained
clergy and inquisitors. It is, moreever, declared that
those who do not inform as oriered by the present edict
cannot be absolved front the excommunic,ttion incurred
without having fast informed judicially ageinet the de-
liequents ; an-I, although the ineeth he wed may have
passed, the obligation of iniormitig remains the same
under the same penalty until the per ;on who has infer
matien has mode a clean cenfessien of it. That this
edict may be brought to the knowledge of all persons we
ordain ;rod command it to be pl.ecerded in all vestries
and clincher, and that no one may remain ignorant of
these ord: re and endeavour to avoid obedience, we order
all publishers, libraries, customs. betel-keepers, shop-
keepers, u;:3., to hare a copy pestal up in their respec-
tive estabiebrnents, in a prominent place, that it may
be read by all corners, and we order all curates to read
the same to their congregations at specified periods.
t• Ex gORTATION.

" As the principal or rather the sole object of the
tribunal of the Holy (Yfice is, ac already stated, the
glory of God, the exaltation of the Holy Faith, and the
salvation of Kits, we therefore, after having commanded
and ordained as above, now exhort, paternally, all those
who may be guilty of some offence against the Sacred
Office to appear before ns, or oar vicars, voluntarily,
before they are informel against by other person. 4, to
snake a full c,nfession of their faults and errors. VT,
assure them that should they not be under accusation
already before corns other eco;osiaetical tribunal we
receive them with the bowels of co:upasiloo, and they
shall he treated with that mercy which belongs to the
F scrod tribunal, and will bo allowed to depart in peace,
without expense or penance.
" SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.

"In obedience to the orders we have received relative
to the press, the introducion or circulation of Ty-rverse
and forbidden books, and having much at heart that in
the towns and localities under nor jurisdiction the push
faith may be preserved which, by the grace of the Ai
mighty, actually e,ists Owe, we exprsAy ordain and
command that men shall beware of publishing, intro-
ducing, selling, or circulating in the towns, or i)cyond
the walls or anywhere witi.in our jurisdiction, any book
that have net firs been tubinit..,.d to the examination of
the Sacred Office, under the penaltis established he
apostolic decrees, especially those of Clement VIII.
a::d Gregery XV.
"Finally, we order and we command tliat no onf
shall infringe the apostolical order,, decrees, contitu-
tion3, and bulls which prohibit Jerys and
leoni entertaining certain private relations with each
other, such as sleeping, eating, playing, and dis.guisin, ;
arid, moreover, that ail familiarity with them be avoided
under the penalties, fur Jews as well as for Christians,
expressed in the bull of Pope Clement VIII. of blesse,'
memory.
'• Given at the Sacred Office at Ancona tlois Bth of
August, 1856.
"F. R. THOMAS VINCENT AIRALDI,

Inquisitor-General.
" Sign of a cross, which it is prohibited to remove
under pain of excommunication.
" Countersigned hy,
"JOSEPH BIRARELLI, Priest,
Chancellor of the SAcred Office."

A USITIAN TRBATY FOit THJQ EIVSLAVE
MENT OF IV APLPS.

The Frankfort Post Zeitung lately stated that
golr. tdeesr;
N:ples was bound by treaty not ioe establish any
institution similar to the Spanish
i'ed the
Leipsic Deutsche Allgenteine Zeitung The
statement, and the Post Zeitung
lishiug the subjoined important document, which
is the secret article of a treaty concluded be-
tween Austria and Naples on the 11th
of June,
1815 :
" The obligations which their Majesties take upon
themselves by this treaty, for seeming the internal
peace of Italy, make it their dety to preserve their
States and their respective subjects from new reaction:,
and from the misfortunes arising from imprudent in-
novations, and it is, therefore, understood by the high
contracting parties, that his ,Majesty the King of the
Two Sicilies, ou again taking into his hands the govern-
ment of his kinguorn, shall not make any changes
which are not in keeping with the old monarchical insti•
tlltions and with the principles adopted by his Imperial
loyal Majesty in the internal government of his Italian
provinces.

2'HE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AYD THE
TREATY OF PARIS•

The Moniteur de la Flotte contradicts the state-
ment circulated by several journals that RUSSift is
building a new Black Sea Fleet at Nicolaieff, and
that she is reconstructing the defen-iive works of
Sebastopol.

A recent letter, it affirms, shows that the Rus-
sians are scrupulously executin4 the treaty of Paris,
that they are not restoring any of the old land or
sea defences, and that at Nicolaieff and Kherson
they are only building the number of light boats
which they are entitled to have acclrding to the
terms of the treaty of peace.

APOTHECZ.RIE3'-11ALL.—Tle following are the names
of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science
and practice of
medicine, and received. certificates to
practise, on Thur3clay, Oct. 23 Porcine Fowey,
Cornwall John Moorhead, Queen's University, Dubin ;
Griffith Rielin,rl Jenkins, Cardigan ; WiMain Parson,
Godalming ; and Wm, Williamson, P.,.:stiniog, N-c,rth
Wales.

TEN POUNDS REWARD.-ABSCOND] "f4D,
GEORGE AAIIONS, age 22, height 5 feet 5 inches , full
face, and slight red mark on his forehead, wears a moustaches, full
whiskers, and very much sunfreckled ; had on small clb ecked
trousers, black stripes down the side, black frock coat, black. vest,
black broal-brimmed hat, or white felt, gold watch and Albert echain,
locket with dog's head, a set of three charms, small pleted shirt,
black tie, and set of diamond studs, enamelled short black 'boots,
with elastic sides. He took with him 47 Gold Geneva Witt ches :
has been to New York, and talks like an American. Whoeva r will
give information to Mr. ARKS, 1, Bury-street, St. Mary-A. me, of
bis whereabouts, so that it will lead to his apprehension, shall receive
the above reward.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING

LONDON AS'SLTRA.NOE.

Followed by
PAS DE FASCINATION.

To conclude with
A BALLET DIVERTISiEMENT.

ROYAL I)I3INCEE,IB'S TEEATLE.

Ucder the Management of Mr. Camuis Katx

THIS EVENING,
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

To conclude with

PIZARItO.

THEATRE ROYAL, ITAYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. Bactalon,.
THIS EVENING,

WILD OkT.i.

Followed by
The Spanish Dancers.

Altar which,

THE LITTLE TREASURE.

To conclude with
THE GALICIAN FE 'E.

LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL,
Lessee, Mr. Charles Dillon.
THIS EVENING,
BELPHEGOE.
Belphegor, Mr. Chas. Dillon; Madeline, Mrs. Chas. Dillon.
Followed by (the 9th time)
THE KING'S MUSKETEERS,
D'Artagnon, Mr. Chas, Dillon; Constance, Miss Woolgar.
To conclule with
The BILLET from the Burlesque of the " Winter's Tale."

ROYAL THEATRE ADELPM

Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Waster.

Directress, Madame Ceaestg.
THIS EVESTING,
IRELAND AS IT IS.

Followed by
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

After whien,
THE IRISH TUTOR.

To conclude. With
0 13 It A L.'

STE -,ND THEATRE.
Manner, Mr, T. Payne.
THIS EVENING,
THE OLD CIMMODOILE.
After wltich.
OUT ON TEU, LOOSE.
Followed by an orlainal Burlesque, entitled
BELPHEGOR.
MesdaMes Cuthbert, Wooillflge, and E. Jacobs; Messrs. IL J.
Turner, Heroert, Clarke, &c.
To concha le with
Thu Ballet of POLICHIOELLE.
Messrs. W. A. Barnes an I Mithenson.
Commence at 7.
Stalk, 3s.—Boy.cs, 2s.—Plt, is —Gallery, M.

RIYAL OLYMPIC TEEATRE.
Lee and Mannar, `:fr. Alfred Wigan.

TM 3 L'VEXINO,
TZETRITIITTION%

To concluda with

THE FII NIGHT.

ASTLZY'S 11.0Y11", AMPatTarATitlf.
',MCC snit Mana7:er, Att.. Win. Cooke.
THIS EVENINTi,
t72d N Yt l) ghal<snore's Trig° ly of RIC'TIATtII TIIF THIRD
with Equestrtsn Einstrstfrsss by Mr. V:. Cootie's stud of trained
IDrses. Rio:lard, Mr. James Holloway.
After which,
The SCENE: in the CIRCLE.
To conclude with a rot Pourri of Amusing Entertainments.

Commence at Seven. Boa-4,inee open ermi Eleven till Foir. Stage
.}inager, 2ir kvest. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke. Jun.

WA.T37I AT I,'),TDONT
T D ',T—Morn. 0 min. aft o—Evening 5 min. aft. 12
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THE WEA.THEII—SIIN OFFICE, OCTOBER 25.
THC11,3101V27222,, TUN BEIADX.
58 -highest Gina., nom vesterarty.
55 -lowest this morning and during the night.
53 --this day at aeon.
30.54.
WIND, S.E.—Light, with fin© weather, but cloudy.

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