French Ordinances.
'The M0o4rteur of Thursday contains in its official ,aart serveml Royal Ordinances, whieh occupy nacrly tihe wholc pxper :_ I., II., and l II.; decree. 1shat ecclesiastical afr sirs and public in. struction shall be directed by a Mtinister Secretary of State for the Department of Ecclesiastical Affasirs and Public IXatructiPn, who shall propose the persons most wortby to be presented to the Arch- bishopries, Bishoprics, and other Ecclesiastical Offices in the king. don; shaU direct the affairarelaiive to the Catholic religion and to pubhc instruction, to the expense of the Catholic clergy, the dio- cesain edifices, Royal Colleges, and penisions; he shall exercise the functions of' GrandMasterof-theuniversity of France, as fixed by the laws, except those relative to the faculties of Protestant divinity, for which rite functions of Grand MIlaster shall be exercised by a member of the Royal Council of Public I;struction, and shall continue to belong to the departnient of the linister of the Interior,as well as all aflitirs relative to the religious forms of worship not Catholic. The Count Frassinous, Bishiop of Ifermopolis, &c., is appointed M.inister Secretary of State for ecclesiastical affairs and public in- struction, and Baron Cuvier to be tirand Alaster of the University for the Faculties of Protestant divinity. IY. The Cardinal Duke of Lafari, Peer of France, Archbishop of lens anti Auxerre, First Almoner to the Duchess of Angouleme, is namied Mlinister of State and Member of the Privy Council. V. Is a long ordinance on the organization of the Council of State in 43 articles, diviided into 9 chapters. Art. 1L Our Cabinet of State is composed of the Princes ot our family when we siall think fit to preside, and whien we sha?l have sumnrioned them; of thie Ministers Secretary of State; of the Mi- nisters of State, when we shall have summnoned them; of the Coun- cillors of State; of the Mlasters of Requests; of Auditors. 2. The service of our Council of State is divitled into ordinary andii extraordinary. There shall also be honorary Councillors of Stutc, and 15asters of Requesrts. 3. The ordinary service is, that of the Councillor of State, ilas. ters of Requeats, and Auditorti, employed in the interior, and ha- bitual labours of the Council. 4. The extraordinary service i.t that of die Counci?lurt of State, and MasterofRequests, who exercise public functions ott of the Coun- cil; the honorary CouncilIorh-of State and lasters of Requests, and those ott wlion, we are peated-to cornfer these titles, accordiig to the | rules laid down in chap. 117. Our Couttcillors of State, .Masters of Requcsts, and Auditor caninot be recalled by notice of an itndividual arttt special ordittance5 given by us on the proposal of our Keeper of the Seals. 7. and 8. There shall be thirty Councillors of State in otdinaiy service, atnd none shall be appointed under 30 years of age. 9. Enumecrates the offices whieh a person nrust liave tilled to qualify him for beconiing a member tof the Council of 'tate. 10. and II. There are to be 40 Mlasters of Requests, none unde 27 years of age. 12. Enumerates the offices theY must have previously held. 1,. There are to be 30 Auditors in) two classes of 12 and I B imennbers. Those of the first class must be 24, those of the second 21 years old. An auditor miiust be at licentiate it law, atid ptove him- self possesscd of a net incoome uf f,000 francs. (The fallowing articles relate to thie internal regulatioris, the oatlh of secrecy, &c.) Vl. to IX. contains the nanmes of the C2ounrcillors of State, &c T'wo other ordinances relate to the administration of the fbrests and fitsheries of the kingdom; and three others sntiottnce nominations and clianges it clifrerent offices. .P2?.CHJ ORDINANCES.