Star.
London, England, 1826-04-04 00:00:00

ROME, Menem 5.

In the Consistory, which is fixed for to-morrow, the
Pope will confer the red hat on the Archbishops of
Rheims and Seville. It is said that there will be another
Consistory before Easter, and that two more Cardinals
Mil be created. It is well known to be an established
lenge, slat the Popes never confer more than two hats
at one time, or else that they give away at once all the
hats that are vacant. This usage is founded on the prin-
lcipte, that the Popes shall be prevented from increasing
1•too suddenly and rapidly the number of their creatures
in she Cardinals' College (for so all Cardinals are
called in reference to the Pope who has appointed
them). Thu a Pope should complete at once the legal
number of Cardinals is not to be expected: on the one
head, the annual salary (called piatto), which is 4,000
'towns for every Cardinal who has no other civil or
acclesiastical appointment, would be too great a charge.
on the Papal treasury and, on the other hand, this
Pope would deprive himself of the power of rewarding
at any time the services rendered by a Prelate to him-
self and State; besides, such a proceeding would be
ee the whole impolitic, because the prospect of the
Cardinals is the strongest tie that binds the Roman as
well as foreign prelates, and in a degree the sovereigns
themselves of all the Catholic States, to the Holy See.
Nay more, as the Pope; as we have said, must never
appoint more than two Cardinals at once, it happens
that they do not make use of their right when the num•
her of the prelates on whom they would wish to confer
the dignity is more than two, in which case they rather
nominate no Cardinals than mortify any one by passing
'him over. As for Leo XII. it is said he intends, m
order to lessen the expenses of the treasury, to confers the
Cardinal's hat henceforward only on Archbishop: and
Bishops, and so to spare their salary. It is also affirmed
that to meet the great expenses wbich will be incorred
by rebuilding the church of St. Paul, he has formed a
plan, which, if it really exists, and is not a vain fancy of
the public, will hardly fail in its object. I will mention
it here without warranting its truth. It is to found an
Order of the Sword of St. Paul Warding dello Spada di
St. Paolo); on admission, each of the members, 100 in
number, to pay 1000 scudi. It is also said the Pope
will solemnly bind himself and his successors never to
increase the number. This is the plan. But what makes
the existence of it improbabli is, that such alit:hoer way

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The arrival of the Brazilian ship Dan Pedro, at Rio
Janeiro, from Ceara, at which place she took on board
769 passengers, who left on account of the famine, out
of which 160 died oh the passage, and 200 were sick,
brings to mind the circumstances under which those
emigrants took passage. Previous to the sailing of
Commodore Jewett, from Rio larre:ro, the President,
of the province cf Ceara offered to the Emperor of
Brazil 2,000 recruits for soldiers, if he would take them'
•from his province; where this wept of rain for. three
years has dried the rivers, and changed• the once
'wile soil into a sandy dew+ on which at present
nothing can grow for the sustenance of.man or beast.
'Oa the receipt of this advice ak Rio, the GOternment
' chartered the 13rerrieu ship Graffinzehclorf;' and loaded
her with farinha, which was sent as a present to the sol-
diers and starving inhabitants of Ceara. Tbis present
was soon followed by the Don Pedro, whose arrival
caused more alarm to the inhabitants than an Algerine
corsair would to an unarmed merchantman. The' day
after arrival, the soldiers of Ceara (native Brazilians, 200
in number) were divided into squads of six men, and
sent in pursuit of recruits, with orders to catch and
convey to prison every freeman able to bear arms, and
boys over ten years of age. These ignorant, inhuman
wretches, received their orders with pleasure, and
promptly executed them—whilst some were patroling
the streets, others were searching the houses of their
neighbours, and dragging from home both father and
son, disregarding all entreaties. Others went many
miles from town, to overtake wealthy farmers, residents
of the interior, who had been to market with hides, and
were returning with the proceeds, and took them, sans
ceremony, leaving their slaves to return to their fami.
lies with the agreeable intelligence that their masters
are themselves slaves. When any of them were asked
why they suffered themselves to be kidnapped by their
own countrymen without making any resistance, their
only reply was—" If the Kiog wants men we must go,
there is no remedy." When they had collected one
thousand two hundred, and chartered two vessels,
besides the Don Pedro, for their conveyance, they were
escorted to the beach in divisions of 150. by the, sol-
diers, accompanied by as many disconsolate females,
mourning the lass of their dearest friends, on whom their
naistence depended. Many mothers followed their
children from home t& thu jail and bench, soliciting,
their release, but without effect; instead of any satis-
factory excuse they would receive a few blows on the
bead, from the swords of those who were exulting in
the misery they inflicted. • Thus these cowardly. hen-
,hearted, soul-less idiots were drives from the place of
their nativity, leaving. mothers and sisters, !wives and
children, unprotected, to mourn their fate—then beg,
starve, and die. A few weeks after these vessels sailed,
the strip Carioco, Captain Pinto, arrived for the same
purpose, and in six days succeeded its stealing 400 more,
who took their farewell leave of home in the same Af-
rican style. This is a " plain unvarnished tale" of un-
controvertible facts,to which comparisons are impossible,
exaggeration impracticable, and comment unnecessary.