/library/oar/handle/123456789/130906 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:43:48 GMT 2026-01-01T12:43:48Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/133768 Title: Maltesi! L'ammirabile concordia che il 7 Maggio riuniva tutti gli animi nel santo pensiere di migliorare la sorte di questa nostra dilettissima Patria, non poteva al certo piacere ai nostri pochi nemici Abstract: MALTESI!; L'AMMIRABILE CONCORDIA che il 7 Maggio riuniva tutti gli animi nel santo pensiere di migliorare la sorte di questa nostra dilettissima Patria, non poteva al certo piacere ai nostri pochi nemici.; Ma come fare a frastornare una Petizione tanto favorevolmente accolta da tutte le classi della popolazione? Non potendo combatterla, lealmente, colle armi della legalità, si ricorse al solito ripiego de' perfidi-la Calunnia.; Non contenti delle falsità, delle maliziose insinuazioni di cui è pieno l'articolo comparso nell'Ordine dello scorso Giovedì, riprodotto nel Portafoglio del giorno seguente, alcuni malevoli vanno attribuendo quello scritto tendente a frastornare la più santa delle cause, all'Onorevole Dr. Filippo Pullicino, Assessore della Corte Vescovile, ed uno de' Rappresentanti del' Popolo.; Ma egli è impossibile che quell'Onorevole Signore abbia potuto emettere le opinioni contenute in quello scritto; imperocchè non si può credere che colui a quale, insieme alla maggior parte dei promotori della presente Petizione, domandava nel 1863 la Riforma del Consiglio, e la nomina di un Governatore Civile, voglia in un momento così solenne rinnegare opinioni da lui in tempi recentissimi così pubbl-icamente dichiarate. [Excerpt] Wed, 01 Jan 1868 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/133768 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/132294 Title: Memoir on the finances of Malta, under the government of the order of St John of Jerusalem, during the last years of its dominion and as compared with those of the present time Abstract: Although the Decennial Statement of the Chevalier de Ransijat has been in the hands of many individuals, and availed of by several Writers, it does not appear to have been analyzed as a source of information, with regard to the amount of money which may have been annually thrown into circulation in Malta by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem ; and erroneous impressions on this subject having obtained, as well in official reports as in the works of private Writers, it has been thought that a publication of the following pages may not be found unserviceable, in leading to a nearer approach to the true state of the question. Wm. Henry Thornton, (Auditor-General, Malta.) Valletta, 18th October 1836.; MEMOIR &c. FIRST PART.—STATEMENT OF FINANCES.; THE Revenues of Malta, under the government of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, may be considered as having formed three principal branches : the first called the “ Comun Tesoro, or General Treasure which, under the control of the council of the Order presided by the grandmaster, was applicable to the general service of that community ; the second styled the “ Ricetta Magistrale, or Magisterial Receipt, derived (by the grandmaster as sovereign prince of Malta and its dependencies, and expended at his will and pleasure, whether for the maintenance of his own household or dignity, or for the service of the principality; and the third will here be classed under the title of Municipal �����������, being such funds as were derived from the public to the benefit of various municipal bodies or individual functionaries.; I. “ Comun Tesoro,' or General Treasury. The “ Comun Tesoro,” that is to say the General Treasure, or Treasury, was administered by a board called the Venerable Chamber of the Treasury, of which the grand-commander of the Order, or his lieutenant, was perpetual president by right of office. It fortunately happens that a very succinct account of this fund may be obtained from a published statement for the ten years ending 30th April 1788, addressed to the grandmaster by the Chevalier Bosredon de Ransijat, secretary of the general treasury, from which do cument an abridged statement will now be given.; He begins by observing that the balance, or general account of the treasury, had been rendered but seldom, and even when given in so informal a manner as to have presented no clear result. Hence it may be presumed that the statement now under review is the only regular one ever offered to the public ; for, in all probability, the invasion by the French, in July 1798, prevented the publication of any statement for the succeeding decade, which had then just expired. Even had the publication taken place, it could not so well serve the present object as the one for the anterior ten years, these having been immediately succeeded by the French revolution, which brought with it the total derangement of the financial means of the Order. The year 1788, or the ten years then expiring, may therefore be considered as the latest in which a view of the government of the Order is to be obtained with its resources in a state of efficiency ;—but it will be afterwards briefly shown to what extent they were impaired by the consequences of the French revolution.; The estates of the Order at this time were spread throughout the Roman Catholic countries of Europe; and were administered through twenty-nine banks or agencies (ricette) from Lisbon to Warsaw, by officers called receivers, who were charged with the exaction of the responsions (risponsioni), the receipt of the passages or entrances (passagi), the collection of the effects of the dead (spogli), and the administration, for account of the treasury, of all the commanderies which happened to be in mortuary or vacant (mortorj e vacanti). Besides these branches composing the bulk of the receipts, there were others in convent, that is to say, locally or at head-quarters * —such as the administration of the landed property of various foundations incorporated with the general treasury, and the letting of many houses and other buildings possessed in the place. [Excerpt] Description: Pamphlet is signed by Lt. R. Bennett. Fri, 01 Jan 1836 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/132294 1836-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/132293 Title: Correspondence between the canons of the collegiate Church of St Paul of Valletta, and the Government of Malta = Corrispendenza tra i canonici della chiesa collegiata di San Paolo Naufrago della Valletta, ed il Governo di Malta Abstract: Valletta, 15th December, 1835. Srn: The Canons of the Collegiate Church of St. Paul of Valletta, in pursuance of the notifications issued on the 24th November and 1st instant, beg leave to state to your Honour, as the person individually authorized to investigate the grievances of the inhabitants of these possessions, that tbey having obtained from the head of the Catholic Church the privilege of wearing certain ecclesiastical decorations, in consideration of religious services rendered to the population during the awful ravag'es of the plague in 1813, the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Notabile sued them in the Courts of Rome for the purpose of depriving them of what they had lawfully obtained, and were already enjoying. The issue of the suit at law having proved favourable to the Canons of St. Paul, the concession having been confirmed, the Government of these islands, in opposition to the existing laws, proclamations, and promises, issued in the name of His Majesty, interfered in favour of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church, and all at once they were ordered, through the Executive Police, to discontinue wearing the decorations, with threats, in case of disobedience, which compelled them to yield to force.; Valletta 15. Decembre 1835. SIGNORE: I Canonici della Chiesa Collegiata di San Paolo della Valletta, in seguito delle notificazioni publicate Ji 24 Novembre e l. corrente, prendono la liberta di esporre a V. S. Onorabile, come persona individualmente autorizzata ad investigare le lagnanze degli abitanti di queste Possessioni, che avendo eglino ottenuto dal Capo della Chiesa Cattolica il privilegio di portare certe Decorazioni ecclesiastiche in considerazione di servizj religiosi prestati alla popolazione nel tempo della funesta strag·e dell a peste nel 1813, il Capitolo della Chiesa Cattedrale della Notabile gli cito avanti le Corti di Roma, affine di privarli di cio che avevano legalmente ottenuto, e che gia godevano. 11 successo della lite essendo stato favorevole ai Canonici di San Paolo colla conferma della concessione, il Governo di quest' Isole in opposizione alle esistenti leggi, proclami, e promesse publicate in Nume di Sua Maesta, si e ingerito a favore del Capitolo della Chiesa Cattedrale, e tutto insieme ebbero l'ordine per mezzo della Polizia Esecutiva di astenersi di portare le loro Decorazioni, con minacce in caso di disubbidienza, di modo che furono obbligati a sottomettersi alla forza. [Excerpt] Description: Pamphlet consists of parallel text in English and Italian. Fri, 01 Jan 1836 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/132293 1836-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/132292 Title: Risposta all'onorabile Dr Filippo Pullicino, ed al suo articolo intitolato 'Il Clero ed il Meeting del 7 maggio' comparso nell'Ordine del 14 maggio 1868 Abstract: Mi permetterete, Onorabile Signore, di presumera che lo articolo comparso nell' ordine del 14 Maggio sia parto vostro. Lo palesa bastantemente lo stile, che ci avete reso famigliare nella vostra disinteressata difesa dei Borboni di Napoli, ed il giornale in cui comparve, che é una vostra creazione ; lo palesa ancora il ran_ core che vi trapela contro i promotori ed gli attori di quel Meeting che vi disturba i sonni malgrado i remedi, che ingollate mattina e sera per dormir profondamente.; Mi limiteró a queste ragioni per stabilire la paternitá di quel famoso articolo non perchè io non mi abbia pruove piu positive e dirette, cosa facilissima ad ottenersi in un piccolo paese come il nostro, ma perche bastano queste per convincere chichessia. [Excerpt] Wed, 01 Jan 1868 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/132292 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z