The expenses lumped together under the head of Allocations for Public Worship add something short of L900,000 sterling to the national debt.

Foreign occupation, and more particularly the invasion of the Austrians in the north, has burdened the inhabitants with a million sterling.

Add the money squandered, given away, stolen, and lost, together with L1,360,000 paid to bankers for commission on loans, and you have an account of the total of the debt, excepting perhaps a million and a half or so, of which the unexplained and inexplicable disbursement does immortal honour to the discretion of the ministers.
Since the restoration of Pius IX., an approach to respect for public opinion has forced the Pontifical Government to publish some sort of accounts.

It does not render them to the nation, but to Europe, knowing that Europe is not curious in the matter, and will be easily satisfied.

A few copies of the annual Budget are published; they are certainly not in everybody's reach.