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London, England, 1826-01-21 00:00:00

THE JUBILEE AT ROME.

The holy year began with great festivities. Confes-
sion was enjoined, and penances imposed ; but, as a
palliative, good cheer was offered to all v. Im came and
applied for indulgences. This, however, was far from
producing the effects expected by his Holinebs and the
other potentates. During tie holy year, no political
discovery of any importance was made. The priests,
of course, menTioned many important secrets ; but these
were either suspected, or, on inquiry, found to be mere
fabrications of their own.

This might easily have been foreseen. The time fot
the sale of indulgences is now past. Few people now
believe in purgatory, and still less have any faith in the
power of the Pope to relieve any soul in that place, of
remove them from it: the former is, at the best, a ver)
doubtful matter—the latter is certainly an absurdity.
None, therefore, repaired to Rime, except those who
went thither for the sake of the good cheer they might
obtain, or the plunder they could commit. All that wa
assert inedi therefore, from the conies km' made at
Rome during the jubilee, was the kriowledgeot the i ifi•
delity of a few hives, of the commission of a few rob
berier, and the perpetration of a few murders-o.llgs
of such common occurrence in Italy, that the discovery
of them was of no importance, and therefore, the
jubilee of 1825 was looked upon as a complete failure.
Use discovery, however, was made, which, although
of no consequence to the Government, was of im
portance to humanity, since it saved the life of an op-
pressed and innocent being. Count Paolucci, of Assize.
a town. situated at some distance from Rome, had
been left a widower, with an only daughter, whom he,
entrusted, as he was about to set off on a long journey,'
to the care of a female who then lived with him, and
with whom be had been connected even before the death
of his late wife. On his return, this iniquitous woman
advised him to confine his daughter in some place
where she might safely be detained the rest of her life ;
and she represented to him that by doing this he would
not only save the maintenance and education of his
daughter, but also might employ for his own use a
large fortune which, at her death, his late wife had be.
quenched to their daughter, and which, in the event of
her marrying, he would be obliged to pay at once on
her wedding-day. Moreover, she mentioned this as the
only condition which could induce her to consent to
the Count's proposal of making her his wife ; and as
his affairs were already embarrassed by his own neglect
and the extravagance of the woman who now proposed
crime as the best remedy for their past follies, he had
the wickedness to consent to the proposal, and a few
weeks after, every necessary preparation being made,
the unhappy girl was plunged, at ti•e age of sixteen, in'
a solitary building at the extremity of h r fatiterts
grounds, shut up in a lonely room, allele the fresh air
and the light of the day could scarcely find admitta ice,
and where straw was her only bed, bread and water her
only nourishment. In this miserable and loathsome
place, the unhappy creature remained for nearly twelve
years. Her father accounted for her absence by saying.
that having suddenly become insane, he had been
obliged to sender to an eminent physician who did
not allow any &le to see her. At the expiration of Vie
time which we have mentioned, however, and which
was that of the Jubilee, actuated by remorr-, he has-
tened to relieve his conscience by incrusting the secre.
of his crime to his confessor, who, according to t'.e or-
ders he bad received, imparted it to his Holiness. Mea-
Aural were immediately taken to ascertain the fact, the
poll& was sent to the residence of the Ciaint, his daugh
ter was found, he was himself arrested, as well as the
partner of his guilt, and they were both thrown into one
of the prisons of Rome. It might have been supposed
that a man guilty of such a crime would have suffered
a rigorous punishment; but no, Count Paolucci was rich,
he lavished his geld, and, through the influence of a we-
man,the favourite of oneof the Cardinals, he obtained his
pardon, and the wretch whose crime and very existence
is a disgrace to humanity, now ranges at liberty in she
States of the Roman Government, and as it were under
the Papal protection. Such is the state and the con-
duct of the Roman Government ! The Italians, though
afraid of openly speaking their sentiments, ale nut un-
conscious of their situation, as will appear by the fol-
lowing verses lately circulated in Rome, and which we
give in the original, as their beauty would, or course be
lost in a translr ion :
" Di un Leone!' cacolatore
" Le I'rovincie son le selva,
" L ministri son li eani
" Ed I moll le belie !"

The jubilee year, with all its boons and privations,
at Rome, terminated on the 24th of December ; and
the Romans, atter twelve months of prayers, proces
sions, and iudulgenciei, are naturally anxious for a lit.
tie recreation. To grant this, however, there seems to
be some degree of reluctance in their rulers; for, in.
stead of allowing the Theatres to be opened at the usual
time, immediately after Christmas, no intimation of
such concession has hitherto been published. The closing
of what is called the holy gate of St. Peter's took place
in the afternoon of the day before Christmas, with the
following ceremonies :
After vespers had been sung in the Sistine Chapel,
the Pope, attended by the Cardinals, &c. descended by
a private staircase in the Church, where he was received
by the Chapter, and prayed before the reliques and
sacrament. He next gave out the Anthem, stem ju-
nu:dilate ezhibilis, which was sung by his choristers,
while the grand procession, preceding his Holiness
bearing a candle, marched into the portico. Here he
ascended the throne which had been prepared for him,
and the assistants took their respective places. The two
steps of granite leading to the holy gate had befit pre.
viously removed, and two of wood substituted. Several
trays, containing bricks, mortar, and stucco, destined
for the appearance of walling up the sacred aperture,
had been placed near the steps. The or!er requisites,
such as aprons, trowels, &c. were disposed upon tibles.
Everything being ready, the two wood.n steps were
taken away, the Pope quitted his throne, a ith mitre on
head and candle in hand, in order to bless the bricks
and mortar. This being performed, one of the masters
of the ceremonies gin on him an apron. Knerling
I upon a cushion placed in front of the doors ay, he re-

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ceived a trowel from a Cardinal, t ,ok with it some
mortar, which he spree' upon the thres'iold, reciting
at the sanie time a form of prayer. Upon this he
placed in the centixand at the sides •hree bricks, which
were gilt, and enissed with his arms and those of the
Cathedral. Duritik this and subsequent operations the
choir sung the hymn l'eslestis tubs Jerusalem. Next
came the Cardinal Chief Penitentiary,, who also placed
his bricks and mortar. His Eminence was followed in
a like process by the four senior Penitentiaries (Confes-
sors) belonging to the Church. It will be sufficiently
evident that the most workmanlike arrangem'nt of
about IS bricks could not close this entrance into the
Church ; but, in order to effect the semblance of com-
pletion, the workmen lowered over the aperture a can-
vass painted to represent a gate. The Pope, upon re-
turning to his throne, resigned the aprcn, and washed
his hands, the ewer being presented by the Dnlce
Gravena, and the towtl by the senior Cardinal Priest's
orders. His Holiness then read the test of .the above
hymn. .-*4l the candles that had been tiorne. thoe
who had composed the procession were niw extin-
guished ; the Pope gave out the Te Deum, which was
performed by the choristers; and the solemnity conclu.
ded•with a publication by two Cardinals of a plenary
indulgence in favour of all present. Similar ceremo-
nies were performed at the Churches of St. John of
Lateran, St. Mary the Greater, and St. Mary in Trace-
were, where the Jubilee gates were shut by Cardinals
especially delegated to those offices.

• In illusion to the name of the present Pope, Leo XII.

RUSSIA.
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FROM THE DUTCH PAPERS.
ST. PICTERSBURGH, Dielama SI.
Order of the Day of the Emperor to the Russian
Arm v

Brave Russian Army ! faithful defenders of the
Throw and the Country!—Which of you was not bowed
down by the dreadful news which has plunged us, and
all Russia, in unspeakable afilic, ion ? You have lost a
ISovereign, a father, a benefactor, a companion of • your
immortal deeds Yet, let net your hearts yield to
despondency! His looks are directed to you from
above, and he blesses the fruits of the inclefaigable
pains which he had bestowed on your organization I—.-
Faithful, brave soldiers I you have again, even in the,e
days- of affliction, acquired immortal glory, equal to
that which you purchased with ybur blood, when you
conquered the enemies of the Sovereign and the Country.
You have shean by your conduct that you, who ati
constant defenders of the Imperial Throne on the field
of battle, know how to obey in time of peace the laws
and the sJireieign
" As a mark of my regard for you, Regithents of
the Guard, Preobrathenski, Semenioski,
Grind Yagers, Vermule Yagers, Pawlowski Grenadiers,
Chevalier Guards, Mounted Guards, Hussar Mounted
Yagers, and Artillery of the G.tards, I make you a
present of the uniforms which his Majesty the Emperor
Alexander ti,ed to weir. Each Regiment shall pre-
serve this sacred deposit as a monument to be tians-
mitteJ to posterity.
" I farther order a'l Officers and soldiers of the
Companie. of the Regiments P e.ebrashen-ki and Sone-
niotki, which bear the name of Companies of his Im-
perial M jesty, shall wear on Ih-ir epaulets the cypher
of his .111aje.ty the Enipefor Alexander 1. so long as
there shall bc in those Com:anies one of the Officers or
soldiets who belon4ed to them on the 19th November,
(December 1). 1826.
" 2. The Generals about the person of his Majesty, as also the
Aide-de-Camp General and the Aide de-Camp of his Imyckil Ma.
jegy, shall continue to wear the same cypher. Brave waxriots!
preserve fur ever the sacred remembrance of Alexander I. Let it
be the terror of your enemies, the hope of the country, the pledge
of your fidelity and attachment to my person.
•• St. Petercbtirgb, Dec. 13 (27), 1823. " NICHOLAS."
Another Order of the Day, of the same date, contains various
nominations and promotion..

Accounts from Taganrog, of the 19th, are unexpectedly favour.
able with respect te the health of the Empress.
Prince Gagarin bar arrived front Taganrog, and Count Oster.
maun Tolstoy from 3lercow.
BERLIN, JANUARY 9.
Count (le S. Print, French Ambassador Extraordi-
nary to this Court, is gone to St.Petersburgh, to com-
pliment !Ls Majesty the Emperor Nicholas, in the name
of the French Court.

Count Al Incas, the Ru sian Ambassador, has called
nn the Russian subjects here to take the oath to the
Emperor Nicholas 1. They are Already informed, he
yiys, by the public journals, that the Grand Duke C
su-
'stautine persists in declining the Throne, and that the
E-nperor Nicholas 1. has ascended it, according to the
law regulating the tucctssion.

lIA NI BURG H, DWZMIZR 12. -
The Russian Minister here has called on the Russian subjects in
this city to take the oath to Nicholas I.
JAN. 13.—1 t is amusing to see how the English and
French Journals exhaust their wit to discover what line
of policy the Russian Cabinet will pursue after the death
of its great Emperor Alexander. Our accOuuts from
St. Petersburgh continue to affirm, that there is no idea
of adopting a new line of policy, but that the Enrpeit r
intends to lollow the wise course of his revered prede-
cessor, and to proceed o:t his plans.
The letters from St. Petersburgh Of 31st, received to-
day, confirm the statements, that sindeithe criminal dis-
orders of the 26th, everything has returned to perfect
order and tranquility in the city. Everybody is full of
indignation against the rioters, who will not escape
their just punishment. Wherever the Emperor shows
himself, the respected Monarch is greeted with the most
lively enthusiasm ; all do homage to him with a sincere
heat t. Ihe taking the oath in the military Colonies at
Novogorost 114 s been completed in the greatest wider.

EACH THE CHAPEAU BLANC.
News came yesterday to Itussiaas of the highest rank,
which announces that all the military colonies between
St. Petersburgh and Moscow have taken the oath to the
Emperor Nicholas the Fit st. It is almost certain that
this ex imple will be followei by all the others. Ac.
cording to the same Accountc, the Emperor Nicholas has
made the following promottons on Lis accession to the
throne. [The It tof Raines f .Ilows].

IKON 111 E QUOTIDIINNZ.
Letters from St. Petertburgh of the 30th alt. received
at StutgarJ, by an extraoldinfly conveyance, state,
that the Priace of Troubotzkoie, who has been attested

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consequence of tire tumult of the 26th, has been
brought berme a Council of War, by order of the Em-
:perm. Nichola.. This Prince was on the Staff orthi
GuArd.—A letter of the 29th ult. says, " The reiok.
which has broken nut in the Moscow Regiment ~ppeari
to have ramifications.

" It is said that three Generals har•e been arrested,
and that they are about to be brought before a Council
of .War. It was not till after fifteen discharges of
cannon, loaded with small shot, that the square which
the faction; had lot med was broken. It is asserted,
that before this event, a Color* .had been killed in the
barracks, whither he had repaired to restore order.
" The number of individuals arrested up-to this day
amounts to nearly six hundred. As for General Milo-
radowitch, it is generally said here, that he fell a victim
to private vengeance. An individual, with whom the
General had previously h id some difference, profited,
it is said, by the tumult, to avenge himtelf with im-
punity, without being recognized. It is certain that the
General was not killed by one of the military."