The French Court of Peers were in deliberation on their
verdict all Thursday It was understood that a decision had been come to in the case of M. Teste; though judgment was not expected to be pronounced before Saturday.
Later advices from Rome show that it was Cardinal Gizzi, and not the Pope, who entertained the idea of abdicating; the former having actually tendered his iesignation, on the 7th instant. It is said that he disapproved of the decree es- tab ,ing the National Guard, which was promulgated on the evening of the 5th instant. The Guard includes all Roman subjects, except minors, soldiers in actual Benicia, ecclesiastics, invalids, and public offender& The people immediately
congregated in multitudes in the Corso; young men mounted on chairs and read the decree to the crowd; load cheers were given for the Pope, Cardinal Gissi, and the officers appointed for the National Guard; and the whole city was, RG it were by magic, illuminated in an instant. The Pope had taken time to deliberate as to the acceptance of Cardinal Gizzi's resignation; but he had summoned Cardinal Ferretri from Pesaro.
At Bologna, tranquillity andConfidenee were completely restored; andthe decree on the National Guard had been received with as much enthusiasm as the amnesty. At Ferrara it had likewise been hailed with raptures ef joy.
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