The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

by the same Government of 22d May last, through
which a college, called the Roman Catholic Eccle-
siastical College, presided over by the Archbishop of
Mohilew, has been established at St. Petersburg.
" Thus all the demands, even those referring to
matters of dogma and of conscience, that are ad-
dressed to us and the Apostolic Holy See by the
bishops, priests, and faithful of the Russian empire
and the kingdom of Poland, must first be trans-
mitted to this college, which is charged to examine
them in order to see whether these requests exceed
the power of bishops, and in that case forward it
to us.

"Further, when our deci:ion is sent back, the
President of the aforesaid college is bound to for-
ward that decision to the Minister of the Interior,
that he may examine whether it contains in its:lf
anything contrary to the laws of the State and to
the rights of the Sovereign, and that he nriy cause
it to be carried out according to his will and good
',insure, provided he finds iu it nothing of that
character.

"You see thus, venerable brethren, how detcstablo
and condemnable is a decree of this character,
drawn up by a lay schismatic Power, a decree which
strikes a fatal blow at the Divine constitution of
the Catholic Church, which is.contrary to eccicsias"
tical discipline, which makes a most serious attack
upon the rights of our Supreme Pontificate, as well
as upon the power and authority of the Holy See,
and of the bishops ; which shackles the liberty of
the paitor, who is the sovereign of all the faithful,
and urges these latter towards a most fatal schism ;

a decree, lastly, which violates and tramples under
foot the right natural in itself, referring to matters
affecting faith and conscience. Add to all this,
that the Catholic Academy of Warsaw has been
destroyed, and that the bishoprics of Chelin and 13.
(Bettiensi diocesi Ruthernorum) are equally threat-
ened with deplorable ruin.

" The most deplorable point is, that there has
been found a priest named Wajcicki, a man of
doubtful faith, who, in despite of all ecclesiastical
penalties and censures, and without fearing the ter-
rible judgment of God, has not hesitated to accept
from that same civil power the government and
charge of this last diocese, and already to make
several ordinations contrary to ecclesiastical discip-
line, and favouring a most fatal schism. Amid all

these calamities and sorrows which have burst upon
the Church and upon ourselves—as there is no one
save our Lord God alone who sustains the contest

in our favour—we earnestly call upon you,
vener-
able brethren, in the name of your love and zeal for
Catholic interests, and in the name of your profound
piety towards us, to unite your most fervent
prayers with ours—to beseech and to supplicate
God unceasingly, with all your clergy and your
faithful people, that, mindful of His eternal mach
He may turn His indignation from us, and cause
us and His Church to escape this deluge of evils ;
that He may lend the aid and protection of HIS
Almighty power to the children of that
Church, who in all countries, but espe-
cially in Italy, iu the Russian empire, and the
kingdom of Poland, are now a prey to so maul
attacks, and are afflicted by so many sorrowful
trials ; that He May preserve and strength= them
more and more in the profession of the Catholic
faith and its saving doctrine ; that he will confound
the impious schemes of the enemies of the Church ;
and, lastly, that He will withdraw them from the
pit of iniquity, and lead them into the path of His
commandments.

" Consequently we desire that there be ordained

in your dioceses a triduzun of prayers within six
months dating from this day, and within a year in
countries beyond the seas. In order to arouse the
zeal of the faithful to assist in these public devotions
and to pray to God themselves, we mercifully grant
in the Lord plenary indulgence and the remission
of their sins to all and each of the faithful of either
sex who, having confessed and communicated, shall
assist devoutly in the prayers during these days, and
who shall pray to God, in accordance with our de-
sire, for the present needs of the Church.
To the faithful who, contrite at least in heart,
shall have done the works prescribed upon one or
other of the aforesaid days, we grant, following the
habitual forms of the Church, an indulgence Of
seven years and seven forty day periods for the pcni-
tences of any sort they may have incurred.
All these indulgences, remissions of sins, and
penitence we grant in the Lord to the souls of the
faithful in Christ who, united with God in charity,
have departed this life, application being made to
them thereof through representatives, and this not-
withstanding any opposition to the contrary.
" Finally, rest assured nothing can be more agree-
able to us than eagerly to profit by the present
opportunity of attesting and confirming the extreme
goodwill with which we pray for you to God. AS
its strongest proof, receive the apostolic blessing wa
bestow with all the warmth of our heart upon your-
selves, venerable brethren, and all the faithful eccle"

siastics and laity confided to the vigilance of each

one among you.

" Given at St. Peter's, at Rom; this 17th Octo-
ber, 1867, in the 22d year of our Pontificate.

"Pius P. P. IX."

The New Stanhope PhD3ton.

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Amongst the many novelties starting up evil
day noue, perhaps, will command more attention
amongst the nobility and gentry than the elegant
now T cart, or Stanhope phaeton, just perfected bY
Mr. Hart, of No. 79, New Bond- street, which is
remarkable for its lightness, and unexceptionable
both for taste and style. One of the great and
important improvements upon the same description
of vehicles now in ordinary use is the exceeding
lightness of the springs, as those in Mr. Hart's DO
carriage do not exceed an inch in width, yet fer
strength and security they are quite equal to those
of double that dimension. The wheels also partake
of the general improvement, being constructed of
hickory, with steel tyre and copper rivets, and run
on Lone's patent steel-coated iron axletrees.
unsightly perch has been altogether abolished, bY
which means another improvement has been at-
tained, for instead of " locking" only half way, the
new carriage " locks" entirely round, the advantage
of such an arrangement being that the vehicle can
turn with the greatest case in the narrowest of
.`
lanes, providing, of course, the width of the road
is the length of the phseton. The lines of the car-
riage are particularly graceful and elegant, and the
colours--rich ultramarine blue, picked out in flue
lined white—give it an appearance the like of which
has never been seen even among the splendid vehicles
that throng Hyde-park in the height of the London
Beason. Whilst at Mr. Hart's exhibition we eie
cepted an invitation to visit his show-room.
the large apartment were to be seen carriages °
every description. First, there was the miniature
landau, a marvel of lightness, the head of which lies
perfectly flat when open ; and next to that was
the patent landau, the peculiarity of which is that
by means of a screw the head is raised or lowered
;
without the driver having to quit the box. Then
there was the dashing one-horse barouche, of the
lightest construction, and a number of waggonetteo
which, whilst being the most useful carriages I°
country use, have the advantage of being e‘
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convertible into Stanhope phaetons. The genera
display of carriages is perfectly unique, and to tl!'o
csLa..
curious in such matters a visit to Mr. Hart's
blishinent will be highly interesting, especially
that gentleman takes a delight in showing ths
public the result of his exertions for their eon-
venieuce and comfort.

APPLICATION OF STEAM POWER 10 AGIII"l'i;
TTRE.--The process invented by Mr. Gibbs, of (MT;
Park, fur drying wheat and clover in the sheaf (of
a description was given on the sth ult.), has been
brought
the notice of the Emperor of the French, and by'lll9
Majesty's order the subject has Leon referred to the 31ini5-
ter of Agriculture for consideration.
lig Of
CHANCERY CAUSES.—In addition to the
arre:.rs at common lawgiver' in the Morning Post, a dye-a--
went has just been issued of the Chancery cases•
aro as many as 111 appeals. Of causes there are 5.6 bo°
the Master of the Rolls, 122 before Vice-Chancellor Stuart,
111 before Vico-Chancellor Wood, and 65 before Vice-

Chancellor Malies.
We are requested to sa
Ifughe!;, M.P., has now no connection hatiotnwtTholll3s
League, ho having withdrawn his name as soon ais tho
League issued their now programme shortly after 00 Vs -
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