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London, England, 1824-08-30 00:00:00

FRENCH ORDONNANCES.

The Moniteur of Thursday contains, in its official
part, several Royal Ordonnances, which occupy nearly
the whole paper :
I. 11. and 111. decree that ecclesiastical affairs and
public instruction shall be directed by a Minister Se-
cretary of State for the Department of Ecclesiastical
Affairs and Public Instruction, who shall propose the
persons most worthy to be presented to the Archbishop-
rics, Bishoprics, and other ecclesiastical offices in the
kingdom; shall direct the affairs relative to the Catho-
lic Religion and to Public Instruction, to the expense of
the Catholic Clergy, the Diocesan Edifices, Royal Col-
leges, and Pensions ; he shall exercise the functions of
Grand Master of the University of France, as fixed by
the laws, except these relative to the Faculties of Pro-
testant Divinity, for which the functions of Grand Mas-
ter shall be exercised by a member of the Reyal Coun-
cil of Public Instruction, and shall continue to belong
to the Department of the Minister of the Interior, a,'
Is ell as all affairs relative to the religious forms cf wor-
ship not Catholic.
The Count Frassinous, Bishop of Hermopolis, &c. is
appointed Minister Secretary of State for ecclesiastical
affairs and public instruction, and Baron Cuvier ter be
Grand Master of the University for the Facu:ties of
Piutestant divinity.
IV. The Cardinal Duke of Lafari, Peer of France,
Archbishop of Lens and Auxerre, First Almoner to the
Duchess of Angouleme, is named Minister of State and
Member of the Privy Council.
V. Is a long ordonnance on the organization of the
Council of State in 13 articles, divided into nine chapters.
Art. 1. Our Cabinet of State is compo,ed of the'
Princes of our family when we shall think fit to preside,
and when we shall have summoned them ; of the Minis-
ters Secretary of State ; of the Minister s of State,
wheel we shall have summoned them ; of the Council-
lors of State ; of the Masters of Reqaests ; of Auditors.
2. The service of our Council of S:ate is divided
into ordinary and extraordinary. There shall also be
honorary Councillors of State, and Masters of Requests.
3. The ordinary service is, that of the Councillor of
State, Masters of Requests, and Auditors, employed in
the interior, and habitual labours of the Council.
4. The extraordinary service is that of the Councillors
of State, and Masters of Requests, who exercise public
functions out of the Council ; the honorary Councillors
of State and Masters of Requests, and those on whom
we are pleased to confer these titles, accat ding to the
rules laid dawn in chap.ll7.
Our Councillors of State, Masters of Request,, and
Aud:tois cannot be recalled by notice of an individual
' and special ordonnance, given by us on the proi:osal of
lour Keeper of the
7 and 8. There shall be thirty Councillors of State is ordinary
service, and none shall be appointed under thirty years of age.
9. 'numerates the offices which a person must have filled to
qualify him for becoming a Member of the Council of State.
10 and 11. There are to be forty Masters of Requests, none
under twentrseven years of age.
12. Enumerates the offices they must hare previously bold.
15. There are to be thirty Auditors, in two classes ofawelve and
eighteen members. Those of the first class must be twenty-four,
those of the second twenty-one years old. An Audits): must be a
licentiate in law, and prove himself possessed of a nct income of
6,000 francs.
(The following articles relate to the internal regulations, the oath
of secrecy, &c.)
t I. to IX. contain the names of the Councillors of States Ste.

Two other Ordonnancei relateto the administrAtiJa of the forests
and fisheries of the kingdom; and three others =mud: nomina-
tuns and changes in diffaent'oSCrs.
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