Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08

The divine comedy of Dante was printed,
for the first time, nt JEST.
What efforts may be made by the patri-
otism of a people was exhibited by Ancona
in the siege which it sustained from the
army Of Barbarossa; for the defence made
BY the citizens equalled in hsroism all the
feats recorded in the history either of an
cient or modern people.
Neither arts nor industry were neglect
ed in these regions. The bes. Italian pa
per is manufactured at Fabrina. Fossom.
bronze supplies the 's.raw material for the
richest silks in Europe. The onlp sugar
refinery in the State is at Grotamars. As
coli is one of the finest and best built cities
of ;he Papal States; its very ancient and
magnificent bridges excite the establishment
of all architects. The public theatres with
which those provinces are adorned will
bear competition with the best of Italy,
UrbinO, Gubbio and Castel Duronte, pro-
duced the magnificent painted majolicas,
Of which the secret has been lost, and
which constitute the ornaments of the great
European galleries. The churches are fill
ed with monuments of art, and all intelli-
gent travellers are struck with surprise on
beholdIng the paintings af Pagani, the least
known, although one of the ables, Of Ra-
phaels scholars.
In proceeding to discourse on matters
more imediately relating TO the policy and
the government Of this party Of Italy, we
ought TO mention that, from the wealth Of
several of its episcopal sees, they are al
ways conferred ON cardinals. This is al
ways the case with the bishoprics Of Fer
mo, Osimo, Ancana, JEST and Sinigaglia.
The richest of all these sees is that of Fer.
mo, which yields to its bishop an annual
revenue of 100000 francs, on which ac-
count the cardinal bishop of Fermo is CON-
monty termed the Papal administration the
two provinces of Urbine and Pesaro were
united in one, called Legation. Of which
the civil and political administration was
entrusted 10 a cardial legate. In conss-
quence of the Austrian occupation during
late years it was governed by one of the
most contemplate and worthless prelates
of the Roman Curla, Monseiigneur Tan
credi Bella. Stree lo49, Cardinal Ciacchi.
who has completely retired from public
life, dwells in villa which he possesses
in the district OF Pesaro, as an ordinary cit
izen. Cardinal De Angels, the most as
tute and the most reactionary amongst''ai
the cardinals, is Archbishop of Fermo.-
Cardinal Lucciardi is Bishop of Sinigaglia;
Cardinal Morichinl, a man Of moderate
principle with certain tincture of erudi.
alton, who held the office of Constitution
Minister under Plus TX, is Bishop of JEST;
Cardinal AntOnucci is Bishop of Ancona,
and Cardinal Brunelli, formerly Nuncio, is
BishoDef Osimo.
With the exception of Urbino aad Pc
saro, TO which we have already referred
the other provinces are governed by pre-
lates called Papal delegates. During the
last ten years an exception was made in the
case Of Fermo, which was minis,ered by a
layman, the Marquis Nicola Morici. The
Papal Government, being desirous to re-
store the credit Of prelatical rule, entrusted
the province of Fermo and that Of Ferrara
to two layman, whom it selected from a.
.nongst,, the worst citizens, and who con.
consequently governed more iniquously and
atrociously than any other Of the public
funclionaries. Under such ctrcustanees
the people could not help wishing to have
back the priests, so much more iutolerable
were the abOmina.iOns perpetrated by tha
laymen.
The following particulars relative TO that
part of Italy, which is now the seat of war,
may be found interesting at the present
moment: The population of the Marches,
according to an official return of the Pom
tifical government, was in 1853, 922, ,702,
OF whom l76, $40 were in the province of
Ancona, ll0,33l in that of Fermo, 24S,-
l04 in Macerata, 257,75l in Pesaro and
Urbino, and the rest in Ascoli and Cameri-
no. The citadel of Ancona is situated on
the summit of Mount Artagno, upwards of
300 feet above the level of the sea. The
town stands on the part Of the mountain.
which slopes to the sea, and its port is
formed BY little hills which form sort of
amphitheatre. The highest Of these hills,
which protects the citadel itself, is the
Montagnolo, upwards of 700 #. above the
level Of the sea. There is also Mt. Guasco
del Cappuccini, which is on q level with
the barracks Of the artillery men in the cit.
adel. The western part Of the Mount del
l.