Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-29
RICHMOND VIRGINIA. FRIDAY, oCT0BEfs 90 1874.


previously laid before the Temporal Authorities
for their appreciation.
| Whoever i'll the Grand Duchy shall violate
TN, Ordinance, or concur in such a violation,
si3Ii he proceeded against, and sey crclv punish
cd. The same formal assent Of the State is ne
cessary Tor all the anterior ordinances of the
Holy See consequently for the whole canon
law, as soon rs 1t is intended to carry them into
effect While in all other matters the Tribu-
s' the'e Is, therefore, an appeal to the author
Ity oi the Sovereign from all the decisions OF the
spiritual authority, especially wien they pre-
scribe penance or fines for the inractions OF ths,
| ecclesiastical Laws. The temporal Protestant
Government determines the Holidays which the
.tathoilcs may or may not celebrate, and fixes
others atis pleasure, the liturgy of which shall
| be prescribed by the Episcopal Authority. re-
serving the appreciation of the Sovereign. The
Chathoiic Clergy shall read in the Churches,
prayers, the forms of which shall communicated
To them; he shall name the Governors of the
PRIMARY schools; notice only shall he sent 10
the Bishop. When the Bishop intends to visit
m person Catholic Churches, and the parishes
ofhis diocesc he must first Of all give notice TO
Tie Government, which shall decide. whether il
| Is proper to adjoin Il temporal Commissioner
to this visitation.
The secrecy of Confession is not reputed more
binding than the duty of every citizen TO
avert INJURY and prejudice to the State, aud to
individuals, or to prevent the fatal consequences
al IA crime committed.
III the Bishop pronounces against an Ecclesi-
ast'c arrest Tor four weeks, suspension from his
once, deprivation, orany other penalty which
mas ciVii effects his sentence can neither be n,,-
t'.le' nor executed sitllout the appreciation of
his Sovereign. Catholics and Protestants ma,
tteriiiarrv, bat they are not free To agree tore-
tier IN which relation the children shall be
oroaght up. The Secular authority orders the
separation of married persons, and allows Catho-
cs who are separated 10 contract another ,i.ar-
riagc, Sc
! The Episcopal Vicar has made a very res.
pactfn! rc,nonstrance against THIS law, showing
how contrary II IS to the essence OF the Catholic
| Church, and 10 the Treaties.
IL IS Il matter of surprise that this law should
proceed from Prince who is considered as an
enlightened protector of ntclleciu al improve
mcnt ard liberal ideas.
Ii Is believed that the complaints of the Ca
thoiics of Wemar will be laid before the Diet.
and though @at Assembly has only two Ca,ho.
tic Members, ii has given so many proofs of lis
lusfice, that 1t may be expected To declare thi.
law incompatible with the Act OF Confederation
which finally ensures to the Catholics the free
exercise of their religion
Spa'a -Royalist account Of tie recent cxpe.
.iitol OF the toDstitui,ou;.lists.
lFaoM The EToiLE.1
Pans, SEPT. 7.
; GA journal, Of the last two DAYS has sno,,.,r
o' vessel, carving the Colombian lar. which
sought To disenOark Constitutiouals.s IN differ.
en' points IN Span, and especially at Aiineria
we have always given with exactuess all ne.y.
: from the Peninsula. We are now about To Ia,
before cur readers our correspondence. /
! comes down to September /, and the letter j,
the Journal To which we have alluded. come
, down but to Aug. 81.
'',oince the end of the month Of July our cor
RESPONDENTS say-three expeditions came out @
Gibraltar, aud the whole OF that side of the Me
: dIterranean waited with anxiety to learn @,
what points their landings would be attempted
and prepared To resis; them.
The first expedition, commanded bv Valdez
made descent on TarIia, whence ii has bee,
repn'sed.
"Ihe second, commanded By Mcrconch;ni
winch had diseinbolIfcd AT Narbolia from which
if was repuiseil, returned To Gibraltar where il
is reported those who formed it abandoned tlIt
sesses in which they had sailed.
! The Third, under the orders of Iglcr:ar kept
sun al sea. Ii lowered near tue heights of Al
'acr'a, ana made different signals, " bich were
answered from the shore.
''Sncl was the state Of things when, on the
morning Of the litn, this expedition anproauhed
! the coast, and put about thirty men on s!erc; a,
t!'e same time considerable number OF s,ruoc-
giers were observed, who seemed disposed tu
|, unite will! the rebels.
''liappily during the two DAYS, in which the
BRIG which brought these adventures continued
within view Of the city, sufficient time was af-
iordcd to prepare for resistance. About tl.itty
individuals had been Imprisoned The Royaiist
volunteers, the Custom-liomse officers, horse
and ioct, and tue invalids, were united and lc,
the population of many Deighboring villages tc
hasten 10 the assistance OF Almcria.
g The sinugglcrs, intimidated BY the number,
OF the'r adyersaries, made little resistance They
quickly dispersed, and nearly the whole of them
escaped The fsctious, thus deprived of the aid
on which they had calculated, found themselves
surrounded on all SIDES. They defended them
selves with considerable resolution, wounded a
few and killed one Of the men, who had come
with the rest of tic population Several rebels
have persisted; others, to tie number of twenty
nine, have surrendered"