The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-21 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Giornale di Roma of the 11th September, at
length publishes two of the long-expected organic
laws promised by the motu proprio of his HOLINESS of
the 12th of September, 1849. Both these laws are
promulgated by Cardinal ANTONELLI, in the name of
the POPE ; one relates to the organization of the
Ministry, and the other establishes a Council of State.
By the former law all the branches of public adminis-
tration are divided into five Ministerial departments,
viz., the Interior, Grace and Justice, Finance,
IVar, and lastly Commerce, Agriculture, Manufac-
' tures, Fine Arts, and Public Works. This division,
however, is declared not to be definitive ; the
number of Ministers being liable to be increased
or diminished by his Houness, according to cir-
cumstances. Besides the titular Ministers, his
HOLINESS nay grant the title of Minister of
State, without special functions, to any per-
. son he may think deserving of the distinction. Every
Minister has a deputy to represent him in the ma-
nagement of his department. The relations of the
Holy See with the other powers are always and ex-
clusively confided to a Cardinal Secretary of State, who
is the organ of the sovereign fur the promulgation of
legislative acts, and to whom also belong all matters
relating to treaties, protection of Pontifical subjects,
passports, naturalisation, and legalisation of foreign
documents. The fire Ministers form a Council of
Ministers, to which their deputies are not admitted.
The Cardinal Secretary of State is president of the
Council of Ministers. Each Minister proposes to his
HOLINESS the laws and regulations he may think ne-
cessary in his department; such proposals are dis-
cussed in the Council of Ministers. The Minister
of the Interior presides over the internal adminis-
tration of the state, provinces, and municipalities,
and has control over the governors of provinces, the
provincial councils, the magistrates and councils of
communes, the direction of woods and forests, and the
censorship of the press. The Minister of Grace and
Justice controls the tribunals of the state, judges, ad-
vocates, attorneys, and chancellors ; he grants par.
dons and commutations of sentences in name of his
HOLINESS, and regulates the discipline of the judicial
order. The tribunals of ecclesiastical jurisdiction,
however, depend from the Cardinal Secretary of State.
The Minister of Finance has the direction of the pro-
perty of the State, the Mint, Custom-house, public
debt, stamp
nist e rTohfeand registry-duties, post-offices and lot-
teries.erevenue r
Commerce,
force
Agriculture,is
Manufactures,rders. The
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Fine Arts, and Public Works,
has control over cham-
bers and institutions
broker.
4, mercantile ofna dcommerce, the exchange,
declarations of literary
or manufactural isropertyvyw,ei s nk measures, agri-
cultural institutes, fairs, and ar ets, ancient and
modern monuments, and publluic
bridges. The Minister of War has tirloeasds, c.anals and
over the army, fortresses, arsenals, szc.
affairsupeArillntendence
importance, to whatever department they belong, of
to be discussed in the Council of Ministers. hrOreee
which have already received the Papal sanction can-
not-
be again discussed by the council, without the
special permission of his Homeess The Council of
Ministers has the right of general control over all
the Ministerial departments.—By the second law, the
Council of State is composed of nine ordinary and
six extraordinary councillors. It is presided over by the
Cardinal Secretary of State, and has a prelate for
vice-president. The ordinary and extraordinary
members must be at least thirty years of age, Pooti.
ficial subjects, and in the exercise of their civil rights.
The extraordinary councillors have no habitual
duties ; therare only caked to the sittings in case of