The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-09-21 (London, England)

XII., depending on the spiritual power which the Government exercises over its subjects, and convinced of the truth of the principle, that when a Sovereign places cot.tidence in his people, the latter (as a whole) is never ungrateful, was ready to make this reduction without any political uneasiness. But it is said that such urgent remonstrances against this measure were made to him from abroad, that lie was obliged to camr.ly—that he may have thought that the crimes of a few wretches of the dregs of the people might be suppressed by the ordinary proceedings of the Criminal Courts, without a permanent military force. It may be easily supposed that discontent is excited h' the reforms of his Holiness, who wishes to remove the abuses that prey on the vitals of the state. especially in the finance departmeid ( liecamera postufica), but a late and striking example hats shown how necessary these reforms arc. Nine clerks in th% Compulisteria had not shown themselves in the office a single day in the whole month of July (in which it has hitherto been the fishion, on account of the hot weather, to keep holiday), but at the end of the month they came to receive thcir talury. Instead of this, however, they received their discharge, and were told that their absence haying been considered as a voluntary resignation of their places, they had already been given to ethers. With respect to the provinces, his Holiness seems reselved to take a very rigorous measure, which is theist fore extremely repugnant to his feelings, but is unhappily the only one likely to rove efficacious. lililitary tribunals are to be established there, which are to decide promptly, and without appeal, in cases of homicide and Carbonarism. That for Ravenna is already appointed. Under the superintendence of a Prelate, it will be chit fly directed by Col. litivinetti, of the Gendarmerie, who has perforined such services against the banditti of the Cant panne% and Maritima. Very severe penalties are again denetinezd against the bearing of orals. The dislike entertained in Ravenna towards the Cardinal Legate seems not to have abated, though it is said, by a special ordinance, the Corbonari, condemned a year ago to the galleys, or other punishments, have had half of the penalty remitted. It is said that a paper was posted up on his palace, with the words—" (jini d{(/cr. fur nun niCrlitr." The following is a new instance of the noble and unsuspicious disposition of him Holiness. Four of the Nzapalttan exiles, who have sought refuge at Rome, had a dispute with a Roman who challenged them : they appeared at the place appointed, where they found, ins,ead of the Roman, half a dozen gendarmes, who arrested them and took them before the police, by which they were condemned to leave Rome, because, at the Roman affirmed, they had spoken ill of the Government. They appealed to the Pope, who pardoned them, merely hint:sing on them eight days' penance. Unpleasant rept its are received from the kingdom of Naples. It is not only said that troops of banditti are tanning on the frontiers, and towards the Abruzzi, but the letters speak of great discontent, especially in Calabria and Puglia, where the new excise system was very disagreeable to the people. We hear of a hortatory letter said to have been addressed by the Pope, at the Imeance of the French Court, to toe province of Rolion, and which is reported to bear the following title :—" Ad Gallas ditaidentes yriesertim Diut•es Pieloviensi qui yulgo anticoncordatitne appnllantue, exhortittio." If we may believe persons who affirm that they haveread this document, a kmd of schism has broken out among the clergy of the diocese of Vienne, to which Pithier, belongs, which contists in this, that a great part of them, viz. all the priests who remained fai:hful to the constitution of the church existing before the revolution, have withdrawn themselves from the two concordats of 1301 and 1817, and, aecuitlingly, have renounced spiritual obedience to the Bishop.