Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-30
from the London Times Correspondent.
The PapaI States.
ROME, March IA, 1850.

ROME, March IA, 1850.
Not four days since, at Portici, III
/ Pope said 10 parsonage who has arrive
at ROme-"Circumstances have compel
ed me twice to forCgo the intention | ha
formed of returning to the Vatican, but
have now made up my mind to do so, am
this time shall keep my word" Moth
/ ing can be more precise than this promise
and as we know that at a Consistory, hel(
about the same date, it was resolved unan
imously that his Holiness should no Ion
ger postpone that auspicious event, W.
take it here for granted that the Supreme
Pontilf leaves POrlici either on the 9TH o.
the 10Th of April. This determination
has, we are told, arisen from a letter writ
ten by the President of the French Repub
lie, couched in the most moderate Ian
guage, in which it is said, among Other
things, that the troops now in the Roman
States will he removed or augmented al
the will of the Sovereign, and that in all
things the French Government will con-
suit the pleasure and convenience of the
Holy See Though quote this language,
Ihave neither seen the original nor a copy,
but the words are given to me by person
near the Court, as representing, If not the
letter. at least the spirit of the Presidents
communication. hear at the same time
that fresh contract has been signed with
an Envoy from Madrid for corps of l.
600 Spanish troops to serve as soldiers OF
the Pope, and that no time is TO be lost in
sending this conlingent, Another clrcum-
stance that indicates the Pope's intention
to return is the arrangement of the differ
ences which existed between the Papal
Government and the Roman Bank. The
bank, under compuIsion, advanced l,500,
600 dollars to the Republic, some of which
no doubt were used in making the eXlLed
patriots comfortable during last winter :;
and when the Pope's flag was holsted on
the Caslle of St. Angelo the Trlumvlrae
r fused 10 admit this sum even as debt
against the State. The consequence was,
that all the shareholders were in despair,
and the concern was considered bankrupt;
but the Pope has relenled, and, fortified
b, the cash which the Hebrew capitalist
has placed al his disposal, he now agrees
to accept all the responsibility, on condI-
ton that the 0ctiOnnGircS leave the amount
as the main stock of new concern, TO be
called the Ponlical Bank, and which is
at once to open with capital OF 1000
600 dollars. SO, if we put together the
promise of the Pope, the contract for
Spanish troops, and the settlement OF the
banking question, and join TO them the
letter of the President, whether It be fairly
quoted or not, we can understand that the
Supreme PonliH feels himself at case, and
has made up his mind once more 10 see
his beloved subjects. We must presume,
at the same time, that the Cardinals have
had enough of Portici, and that, with the
new loan to draw upon, they are willing
to renew their usual dolce far miente oc-
cupalions in the Quirinal, and lay out The
snares By which each in his turn calculates
on being elected when the Throne of 81.
Peter becomes vacant. Whether all this
programme is to be realized | am sure !
cannot say. All | know is, the hitherto
incredulous are now converted, and peo-
pie say your correspondent will be
worse. than St. Thomas should he still re-
main an unbelIever.
The assassins and robbers with whom
Rome is infested have been very active
This week. A few nights since they
broke into the Ancona and Bologna Dill
gence.cflice, and took away all the grup-
nj or sacks of hard dollars that were pre-
pared for the next days journey, and, to
make the matter more ridiculous, the
thing was done close 10 the French corps
de rarde of the Post-Oilice, and immedl-
ate iv in front of the palace now occupied
bv the Roman and French police as well
as the courts of law. The assassinatons
have been three in numbcr-two OF Ro-
mans, and one | hear of French soldier,
so that YOU see neither the fear OF the
French nor of the Church prevails III tins
holv city, and crime is as rampant as II
the Inqulsition or the Castle -. Angelo
did not exist. During the Republic | am
,old fewer robberies took place ; of course
| except those made by the managers Gin
the name of God and the people ;" but
account for that circumstance by the iac'
that the Triumvirate paid every rutlian SIX
pauls a-day to keep him on their side and
thev of course took care that no one should
rob but themselves. Sill. ii is disgrace
ful that so many barefaced criminal acts
should be allowed to occur, and II woul(
be much better for the Cardinals TO dlrec
vigorous measures-a agairst the weIl-knowr
thieves and assassins by. profession thar
10 lose their time in heaPlng redhot Goals
on their own heads by acts OF poililca
vengeance. We lave no other new
/ here. The city is quiet, and am gla'
to. see thai cordial union takes piac
lr society between the officers OF IN
I II / ..,,. o,J tho OriupIDgl ROmll