30 DECEMBER 1837, Page 3

A Consistory was held at Rome on the 10th instant,

to take into consideration the treatment of the Archbishop of Cologne by the Prussian Government. The Pope delivered a speech on the occasion, deploring the " melancholy state of the affairs of the Catholic Church," the "plagues of Israel," and " outrages against the Holy See." He protested against the conduct of Prussia; and declared that it was a violation of the compact between that kingdom and his predecessor, Plus the Eighth. In conclusion, his Holiness declared his entire disapprobation of the practice of mixed marriages, sanctioned by the Prussian Government.