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pal approbation would not be 
withheld, mght have been ex- 
pected with certainty from the 
known reasonableness and justice 
of the present head of the church. 
This hope has not been frustrated. 
To-day, a letter has been received 
froin prince Hardenberg, acquaint- 
ing the university, that the Pope 
has given his consent to the resto- 
ration of the above 38 MSS. Thus 
a part of our once celebrated li- 
terary treasures returns to us, 
among which is the famous Codex 
Palatinus of the Greek Anthology, 
the MS. of small geographical 
works, the Antoninus Liberalis, 
which Bast in his critical letters 
to M. Boissonnade describes and 
uses in so masterly a manner, 
four ancient and valuable MSS. of 
Plutarch’s works, &c.; and we 
are also entitled to cherish the 
hope that the future steps taken 
for the recovery of those remain- 
ing in the Vatican, will be equally 
successful. Among others we 
may expect that the valuable mo- 
numents of our ancient language 
and poetry, which could with dif- 
ficulty be made use of at Rome, 
will be restored to their home 
from banishment. It may un- 
doubtedly be hoped that the lite- 
rary treasures torn from Germany 
by inconsiderate religious animo- 
sity, will be willingly restored by 
the Papal chair; that has been so 
highly indebted to the Powers of 
Germany.—-From a German Pa- 
per. 
Extract of a leiter from Naples, 
Dec. 5 :—** A scene ensued last 
week at Pizzo, in Calabria, which 
would disgrace the most uncivi- 
lized hordes of barbarous sava- 
ges. The inhabitants of Pizzo, 
the place where Murat was tried 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1815. 
and shot, influenced by the de~ 
moniac spirit of revenge, or some 
evil propensity, determined to dig 
again from the grave the muti- 
lated remains of their former king, 
for the purpose of burning them. 
The Syndic of the town, who, 
very properly, unwilling to sanc- 
tion the passions of the most sti- 
mulated in so disgraceful a man- 
ner, expostulated with them, and 
endeavoured to dissuade them 
from so barbarous an act; exas- 
perated at even an attempt to dis- 
suade them from an act which 
only.the genius of evil could have 
suggested, they murdered the un- 
fortunate Syndic, and dragging 
the body of Murat from the si- 
lent grave, they committed it to 
the flames with that of the ill- 
fated Syndic. 
7.—The Execution of Marshal 
Ney.—The sentence was carried 
into execution this morning at 20 
minutes past nine o'clock. 
Just before the Marshal left his 
chamber, he changed his dress, 
put on a waistcoat, black breeches 
and stockings, blue frock coat, 
and a round hat. It was in the 
carriage of M, the Grand Refe- 
renderie that he was carried across 
the garden of the Luxembourg, to 
the extremity of the grand alley 
that leads to the Observatory, the 
place appointed for his execution, 
A small detachment of gendarme- 
rie, and two platoons of veterans, 
were there waiting for him. On 
seeing that they stopped, the mar- 
shal, who probably thought they 
were conducting him to the plain 
of Grenelle, expressed some sur- 
prise. He embraced his confes- 
sor, and gave him his snufl-box, 
to be delivered to madame the 
marechale, and some pieces of 
