The Sun. — London, England, 1867-07-15 00:00:00

WE TAILORS' STRIKE. On Saturday, Mr. Lewis, president, Mr. Landon, secretary, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Abney, members of the Master ' Association, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt, ti t h e Marlborough street Police -court, to answer a summons taken out by the Operative Tailors' Association, for " unlaw fully conspiring, combining, confederating, and agreeing together with divers others, by divers un lawful means and devices, to force and endeavour to force certain persons hired and employed as jour neymen tailors to depart from their hiring and work, and prevent and endeavouring to prevent certain journeymen tailors from hiring themselves to and acoepting work and employment, and to induce cer tain journeymen tailors to belong to an association, and to molest and obstruct certain journeymen on account of their not belonging to a certain associa- The following letter, dated Rome, July 7, says:— Before commencing a detailed account of the ceremonies of Saturday and Sunday, I must go back and supply some details, wanting in my account of preceding events. The Pope's address a sistory, of the 26th, of which you will have had the text last week, is said to have created so much enthusiasm that the bishops could hardly restrain themselves from applauding. The First Vespers of the Feast were sung at half past five on Friday. On the Pope entering St. Peter's the Chamber, which had been sitting, ac cording to custom, to e xamine the entry of various kinds of tribute due to the Apostolic Chamber, had to render an account to him of any tributaries which are found wanting. On this occasion they had to notice that Victor Emmanuel had failed to send the gold chalice which he is bound to pay for the prin cipality of Masseroni and Crevecceur, alienated in favour of one of his ancestors by Benedict XIV. This has been left unpaid since 1858. Pius IX. pronounced the usual protest against these defalca tions, and against the usurpers of the temporal possessions of the Church. But the special celebration of the Vigil was the illumination of the dome of St. Peter's. As Ino longer ago than Easter spoke of this beautiful spectacle, I will not detain you with any descrip tion of it now, but only give you the benefit of a piece of symbolism it suggested to a friend who was looking at it with me. He said it reminded him of a luminous tiara descended from above, and myste riously suspended over the shrine of the Apostles. And in truth the form of the dome bears a striking analogy with that of the triregno, and the illumina tion is so exquisite, it is much easier to believe it has been let down from heaven than that it is the work of human hands. The celebration of the festival. itself was begun by a salute of 100 guns from the , castle of St. Angelo, and the ringing of all the bells of Rome for an hour at twelve o'clock on Friday. The Canonization of the Saints, however, is not the work of a day. It is the solemn declaration of the highest authority in the world, that certain great and holy men have been depositories of su pernatural graces in an order above their fellows; and this decision is only arrived at after the most rigorous and lengthened inquisition, aided by con tinual and earnest prayer for the guidance of the Holy Ghost. It is only after these long deliberations that the Sovereign Pontiff proceeds to name a day for the public celebration of the result. At the same time he nominates a prelate whose duty it is to pro vide, together with the postulators, for all the de tails of the function ; he further elects a cardinal to be the procurator of the Canonization, whose part in the function is to stand at the foot of the pontifical throne and implore the final sentence from the lips of the Pope. How the appeal of the Holy Father has been responded to by the clergy and laity from all parts of the world, to give effect to the solemnity of this great occasion, you have seen in my former letters, and when the great day arrived Rome truly repre sented its position of capital of the Catholic world. Very early in the morning, while the clear blue sky was as yet serene, and the air comparatively fresh and cool—for the sun had not yet put on its strength—the streets were already rejoicing in the appearance of a gladsome holiday. So many were astir that I could not help doubting whether num bers of the picturesque peasants had ever been to bed at all, and whether the fervour of their devo tion and the love of their beautiful shrine, which brought them from their mountain homes many a steep mile on foot, had not also kept them astir all night. I wonder how it is, if the roads be as unsafe as we hear men say, that no one despoiled them by the way of the massive " jewels of silver and jewels of gold" which these peasant maidens wear so daintily. It is an equal wonder how they manage to appear without a soil of travel—their large white sleeves and embroidered head-cloths refreshing one in the midst of the heat with a thought of snow— or a speck of dust on their bright petticoats and many-coloured aprons. The attire of the men who accompany them is not so spotless, but gay enough in blue and red to help them out in diapering the whole crowd of ordinary folk. Another diapering it receives, too, from the habits of religious orders, and congregations, and colleges, in a variety which Rome only can display. Every vehicle of Rome, too, is called into movement to-day, and the bridges are thronged with files of them betimes. The first external act of the function was the starting of the procession from the left side of the church down the straight part of the Colonnade, and then across the piazza under an awning to the other side, and so round to the great central door --the procession being substantially the same as that for Corpus Christi, consisting of representa tives of all the various orders of clergy, secular and regular, seminaries, colleges, &c., &c., all bearing lighted tapers, but, on this occasion, the banners of the new saints, with their effigy on one side, and some miracle of their lives on the other, were also borne along. The distance traversed, also, is very much shortened by the line of the awning I have mentioned. While this colossal procession was forming and moving on ifs way, he who was the life and soul of the day's mysteries was slowly descending through the historic Loggie of the Vatican, pale and serene, as after a night of watching and prayer. In the Sistine Chapel, and flowing over into " the Regal Hall " beyond, there awaited him, ranged according to due prescription of precedence, the procurators-general of Religious Orders, his private chaplains, the Avvocati Concistoriali, the Cameriari di onore e Segreti, a number of officers of the household, and functionaries whose titles 1 forget, Uditori di Rota, the Maestro of the Sacred Palace, &c. ; then came two chaplains, carrying, the one his mitre, and the other the lighter tiara which his Holiness wears in solemn functions ; then an acolyte, swinging a censer ; and then seven others, with seven candlesticks, and, in their midst, an Uditore di Rota, bearing the pontifical cross. After them, the sub-deacon and deacon, who were to sing the Epistle and Gospel in Greek, and an Uditare di Rota, who was to be sub-dea con in the High Mass ; then, the Grand Peniten tiaries of the. Vatican Basilica, preceded by two little boys who carried the two long rods which typify their office, wreathed with flowers. - , Next, there fell in the long file of mitred abbots, and of all the bishops in Rome, the archbishops, and patriarchs, and the cardinals, in their respec tive orders—of bishops, priests, and deacons—and, after them, the Conservatori del Popolo Romano, the prefects of all the Rioni, or districts of Rome, and the Governor of Rome. Then the cardinal who has to sing the Gospel at the/ H i g h Mass, walking I between pr nv i rt n o ees, cardi na l-d ea cons, and, finally, some Roman assistenti al Soglio.. The choir intoned the Ave ! Maris Stella, and the Pope assumed his pontifical vestments—a splendid Cone with gorgeous morse, and mitre, and took his place in the Sedia Gestatoria. The cardinal I have m ca e n nt o i n o i n z e a d tion as , o e ff l e e r e e t d ed him to thrbeeePwraoxcutaraptoersr, b o e f auttihe fully painted and wreathed. Two of these, which were very large, it is the custom for him to hand to the Roman princes named above as " in attend ance on the throne ;" the third he bore in his left hand during the procession. This one was lighter than the others, and , furnishedwith a lac e fall, to protect the hand from the dropping of the melted wax. Thus they bore him along in the Sedia, lifted high in air, according to our ancient rite, symbolizing the authority and vigilance of the white o s v fli er ab t e h ll e i S w o h v o e l r e e i Church, Pontiff as surveying eyi n eyes g in n n d t rul ing he ° b l a o t r e n s be boreby h a i s b o s i i d d n e c ii f iunrothoevre over him.ictu r e t f e o h r t i n h d . le e h na e n y ad h dae a nt d ao x s p e (riejo followed other Carnerieri Segreti in thei r b t l h a e ck vel vet suits and ruffs, looking walked out t th o e f a w p e i l l c .. t n u r a m e of e d V G a u n o d r y d k i o e ' s i v . e th hm ei en o t f asobiThfi : the Swiss Guard, as piciaresque in costume as the Carnerieri. Then another body of minor canons, reinforcing the strains of their brethren, which are growing faint from the very length of the proh um bl y cession ; and then, last of all, walk in their penitential garb, the Generals of the Mendi cant Orders. As this procession joins the other, the Chapter The court was densely crowded, and the greates interest seemed to be felt in the proceedings. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Ribton, in structed by Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marl borough-street, appeared for the prosecution ; and Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. F. 11. Lewis, instructed by Messrs. Valiance, for the de fence. Mr. Coleridge read the clause of the. Act 6 George IV. c. 24, under which the prosecution was insti tuted :—" If any pers on shall, by violence to the person or property, or by threats or intimidation, or by molesting or in any way obstructing another, force or endeavour to force any journeyman, manu acturer, workman, o r other person, hire d or em f ployed in any man ufacture, trade or bu siness, to de part from his hiring, employment or work, or pre vent or endeavour to prevent any journeyman, manu facturer, workman, or other person, not being hired or employed, from hiring himself to, or from ac cepting work or employment from, any person or persons; or if any person shall use or employ violence to the person or property of another, or threats or intimidation, or shall molest or in way obstruct another, for the purpose of forcing or in ducing such person to belong to any club or associa tion ; or if any person shall, by violence to the person or property of another, or by threats or intimidation, or by molesting or in any way ob structing another, force or endeavour to force any manufacturer or person carrying on any trade or business, to make any alteration in his mode of regulating, managing, conducting, or carrying on such manufacture, trade, or business, or to limit the number of his apprentices, or the number and occupation of his journeymen, workmen, or servants —every person so offending shall be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three calendar months: , The learned gentleman then proceeded to say :—lt is manifest the last part of the clause points to work men only, and is used for the protection of masters only. But the same remark does not apply to the earlier portion of the section. I have read both, in order to direct your attention to the fact that the first part is gen eral and applicable to employers and em ployed ; the second only applies to persons who employ workmen. What is this first part? It is, if a person endeavours, by molesting or obstructing, to force or endeavour to force any workman to depart from hiring, he shall be guilty of an offencu created by the statute. I humbly submit it is not legal for the masters to combine, as I shall prove them to bare done. I have thought it my duty to point out the distinction between the first and last part of the section, and my argument is that the first part applies to the rich man as well as the poor man. James England—l was formerly in the employ of Messrs. Mitchell and Harris, tailors, Cornhill. A few days ago Mr. Harris handed me a circular. It was like the one produced, but I do not think it is an ex.act copy. The circular was read by the clerk, and was as follows : " Master Tailors' Association of the United King dom, 25, Old Bond-street, London, W. " Sir,—l am desired by the committee of this association to annex for your information copies of three resolutions passed at the bi-monthly meeting of this association, held under Role XV., on Mon day, the 30th of June.—l am, yours obediently, "N. F. PEACFI 7 Secretary. " ' Resolved, —That, after seeing the report of the sub-committee appointed at the last general meeting to consider the establishment of a non union house of call, this meeting is of opinion that it is desirable to establish a register office for non unionists, as suggested, and that the same sub committee be instructed and empowered to take all necessary steps at once to carry out their views as expressed in the report.' Resolved,—That after the formation of this registry office the members of the Trade Tailors' Association will give to men who have their names registered there the preference in employment, and the members of the Master Tailors' Association will give no work whatever to union men.' Resolved,---That the thanks of this meet ing be given to the chairman for his courteous and able conduct in the chair.' By order of the com mittee. . "N. F. PEACH, Secretary." • Several witnesses having been examined, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said—l ask you, Sir, whether there is anything that calls on me to answer it. Ido not wish to say a word in aggra vation of the existing feeling, which I hope soon to see allayed. I submit, however, the prosecution has not made out any case. I take a legal objec tion ; and first, with respect to the defendant Lewis, his name has never been mentioned, and there is an end of the case so far as he is concerned. Mr. Tyrwhitt—As well as I can comprehend the matter, the charge lies between Mitchell and Harris. There is no case against Mitchell, nor against Abney or the others. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—The only case, then, is against Harris ; and Harris cannot conspire by him self. I ask you, Sir, as a lawyer, as I would ask the judge, whether you think it necessary for me to go on with this matter? Mr. Coleridge—The way I venture to put it is this, that resolutions were passed apparently at a meeting of master tailors ; that Mitchell and Harris directed the attention of the master tailors to a por tion of them—that portion containing conditions that no master belonging to the association should give work to a union man. That is direct evidence against any one belonging to the associa tion—direct evidence in law of conspiracy, by com bining to give no work to union men. It is an illegal thing to combine together to limit the class of men the masters shall employ, and to do injury to a cer tain class of men in the trade of tailors. One person may have a right to do certain things ; but if three or four combine with the object of affecting the fair gains of men working for their bread, that, we say, is an illegal act, subjecting the parties to punish ment. Mr. Tyrwhitt—lf two men meet in a room and b want employment say they them e because s w e t t h h i e n y thebelonga to the union, could that bring ing of the act? If masters, seeing that there is a strike, met and said, " The workmen want more money ; we will not employ union men, because they ask higher prices, but will give the preference to other men," does that form such a conspiracy as the law contemplates ? It is but common sense if one party says, I will work only for such prices," for the other party to say, " We will not pay them." That cannot constitute a criminal act. I cannot see that the means used are illegal, and the evidence does not attack the difficulty in any way. I will not cle6ide this case, but if asked by the prosecution I will send it to another court. Mr. Sergeant Ballautine --I understand that you dismiss the case ? Mr. Tyrwhitt—l dismiss the case in the words of the act, without conviction or bail. If the other side choose, they can have an opportunity of going to another court. Then the Cardinal-Procurator of the Canoni zation, accompanied by an Avvocato Concistoriale, was led up to the throne by a master of the cere monies, and after the prescribed salutation, the Avvocato, in the name of the Cardinal-Procurator, asked the Pontiff to be pleased to inscribe in the catalogue of the saints the twenty-five Beati pro posed for Canonization. The following is the form prescribed for the purpose : BEATISSIME PATER 1 Reverendissimus D. Cardinalis N. Mc prmsens instanter petit per Sanctitatem Vestram catalogo Sanctorum D. N. J. C. adscribi, et tanquam Sane tos ab omnibus Christifidelibus pronunciari vene randos B. N.N. To this the secretary de' Brevi a principi an nounced in the name of his Holiness that in a matter of such sacred import it behoved first to apply to the Throne of Divine Grace, invoking the intercession of the great Mother of God, the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, that all might be celebrated piously and holily. The Pope then knelt at a faldstool placed at the foot of the throne, and two cantors of the Pontifical Chapel intoned the Litany of the Saints, all the people joining in the ready responses with the gushing entrain, which commanded a remark in my hasty letter of last Saturday. At the last Agnus Dei the Pope rose, and the Cardinal-Procurator advanced and proffered the same petition as before, only adding instantius to the instanter. The prelate who responded before again made answer that, penetrated with the sublimity of the offic-, to be performed, his Ifoli ness desired that yet further supplications should be addressed to the Holy Ghost as the source of all light, and holiness, and sanctity. The Pope knelt again, and a cardinal standing on his left sum moned us to fulfil his Holiness's injunction with a loud Orate. All knelt in silent prayer till the cardinal on the right pronounced the Levate, when two bishops advanced bearing lighted tapers and the book, whence in clear, resounding notes, the Holy Father began the VeniSreator, after which he knelt for the first verse of the hymn. Once more the people took up the familiar strains and sang their prayer to heaven as if they would "take it by force." At its close the Pope said the prayer proper to the office of the Holy Ghost. Then the Cardinal-Procurator approached the throne for the third time, saying the same words, with the addition this time of instantissimus. This time the prelate was charged to make answer that the Pope was pleased to comply, upon which the whole assembly rose to their feet, while the So vereign Pontiff seated, and wearing his mitre in token of the plenitude of his powers at last pro nounced the great sentence, according to the fol lowing formula : "Ad honorem Sanctm et individum Trinitatis, ad exaltationem Fidei Catholicm, et .Christiance Rcligionis augmentum auctoritate D. N. J. C., Beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ac Nostra : matura deliberatione prmhabita, et Divina ope stepius implorata, ac de venerabilium fratrum Nos trorum S.R.E. Cardinalium, Patriarcharum, Archie piscoporum et Episcoporum in Urbe existentium consilio, Beatos N.N. Sanctos et Sanctas ease de cernimus, et definimus ac Sanctorum catalogo ad scribinius : statuentes ab Ecclesia universali eorum memoriam quolibet. anno nempe Josaphat, die duodecima Novembris ; Petri, die 17 Septembris ; Nicolai, et sociorum ejus, die 9 Julii, inter Cunctos Martyres ; Pauli, die 28 Aprilis ; Leonardi, die 26 Novembris, inter Sanctos Confessores non Ponti fices •, Marim Francis= die 6 Octobris ; Germanic, die 15 Junii, inter Sanctas Virgines, pia devotione recoli debere. In nomine Pa 44 tris, et Fi 44 lii, et Spiritus 44 Sancti. Amen." Some minor formalities were then completed, and the Pope, once more submitting to the removal of his mitre, gave out the first notes of the great Ambrosias hymn, the triumphal completion of the most jubilant acts of the Church. It was re marked that in this, as on each occasion that the Holy Father had to speak aloud, his voice, always ringing and majestic, was peculiarly loud, sweet, and powerful, showing a vigour most unusual at his age ; the notes, too, in the musical sentences were singularly true and clear. As if all Rome was sensitive of her new joy, there burst at once on the ear from one point after an other of the Seven Hills every festive sound which man has devised as a token of triumph and delight. There were the martial voices of . trumpets, and of fu l great of booming the m t a h r n y o u h g u h n d t h r e e d a ). c r, h , u r a n c d h the , I p e e d a cbey the great historic toll from the Capitol, and an swered by the gladdest peals from those of St. Peter's, while all around one the very air seemed alive with the voices of the earnest people, going up in exultation and thanksgiving before the Throne of God. Then, as if impatient to fill up the measure of honour to the new impetrators of grace, ere the last echo of the Te Deum had died away, the Car dinal-Deacon, standing on the right of the Pope, intoned the versicle, Orate pro nobis sancti, &c., and the cantors having made the due response, the Pope pronounced the prayer proper to the comme moration of the new saints. Then the Cardinal- UtharEßTisEmENTl—kollosiay's Ointment and Pills.— Society's Safeguard.—Whatever the disease may be, wherever it may discover itself, whether externally or in ternally, its victims may enter on will bring Professor Holloway's treatment with hearts of hopo that every day For the cure of ulcers, la some amelioration of the infirmity. wounds, sores, abrasions, eruptions, swellings, and the generality of throat and chest com plaints, the Ointment needs only to bo used according to the instructions to ensure a successful issue to the illness, and a di. sirablo restoration of health and strength. In all disorders which have been of long duration Holloway's Pills sh3uld be taken. They powerfully stimulate the circulation and raise the needful nervous energy. Deacon, who was to sag the Gospel in the Mass, had gone through. There is a bend in the road See, and their apostolic zeal ; and announced that bowing low at the foot of the th r o n e, sang th e as it a pp r oaches the Porta Ostiense—or St. Paul's the Council would take place on the feast of the Confiteor, adding, d C er the names of the Holy Gate, as it is genera ll y called—and another o p enin g Immaculate onception, though without specifying Ap o stles Peter and lival, those of the newly- had been made in the w all to g ive the Hol y Father the y ear. But neither he nor the bishops made canonized and the Pop, in responding, also simi- a more direct line of route ; the whole road was laid any political allusion. larly introduced them. with yellow sand. Hundreds, not to say thousands, Later in the day he received the deputation of This completed the special ceremonial of the must have been disappointed for when we arrived 1,500 Italians, from the " hundred cities of Italy," Canonization. Durini the High Mass there were the church was already crowded, and we had left to present an address of devotion to his person, again, however, speedreferences to the newly- multitudes behind us on the road ; the mere to g ether with the offerings which have been col canonized, and at the Offertory appropriate obla- approach, however, was worth coming out to see as letting for some months past at the office of the tions were brought will much pomp to the Pope— an exhibition of popular feeling. Unita Cattolica, in Turin, amounting, I hear, to being, first, immense tpers painted with effigies of The only thing one has ever felt wanting in the about a million of francs, and comprising, besides, each of.the new saints• which, in the symbolic lan- noble Basilica of San Paolo is use. Its gorgeous a number of interesting and valuable objects. The enrage of the Church, xe intended to picture forth assemblage of the rarest marbles, the grand lines Holy Father was almost unable to control his how the saints had err before their eyes the ex- of its architecture, and the glorious show of pre- feelings. ample of the Redeener, the wa x o f th e t a p ers cious m osaics, attest that the power which raised To this address the Holy Father replied nearly typifying His body ly reason of the marvellous the mediaeval fanes is yet alive and vigorous as in these words : subordination and unity of purpose of the bees ever, even in this nineteenth century ; but it is "On this ancient wall the archangel is repro producing it, and the wick, by means of which seldom we have to attend there those great popular stinted putting up the sword in the scabbard. It li tht is elicited, representing His most Hol y Soul devotions which make all the other churches of was in this manner, on this very day, that he an ande Divinity. Next, turtledoves, symbolizing con- Rome feel so homely. nounced in former times the cessation of the stancy, peace, and lose ; then, other kinds of birds The Ostiensian Basilica dates from the earliest plague. I seem to see him now put back the sword to show forth the conlinual desire of the saints to epoch of Christianity. St. Anacletus, second from in its scabbard, in obedience to the Divine decrees, soar above this lowerworld, and fly away ancyse St. Peter, consecrated an oratory and cemetery on for to-day commences the hour of mercy. at rest. These oblations are of very ancient o b- this spot, where the body of St. Paul had been "At the commencement of this century—on this servance, but the lirds have sometimes been buried. Constantine, at the instance of St. Syl- very day—hostile troops invaded this city, and one omitted. They were brought into use, ho w e v er, in vester substituted for it a basilica, consecrated in of my predecessors had to hide himself, and go in to-day's ceremony, tad were fluttering about in 324. From that time the half of the bodies of SS. exile, persecuted by enemies like to those w ho de little gilt cages. Den there were gilt loaves of Peter and Paul have been preserved within it, the sire now to snatch from our hearts our holy faith, bread and little gilt barrels of wine to typify the remaining halves being at St. Peter's, and the heads under the pretext of securing the happiness of their Sacred Elements, the food of the saints. While at St. John Lateran. Succeeding Emperors and country. these were being presented with appr o p r i a t e cere- Popes delighted to have a part in enlarging and "Later—again on this day, since the first Ves monies, the choirs sang for the Offertory pieces, the adorning its fair proportions, and it would take pers of the 2nd of July had commenced —an army ~ T u es Petrus," set by Mustafk for the occasion. a volume to tell its history and describe its former of liberation entered this Holy City, to disperse It p reserv es mu ch d the solemn traditional cha- beauties. On the 13th of July, 1823, however, the enemies of God and His Church, who aimed at ratter of the St. Peter's music, which is, I think it fell victim to a terrible catastrophe. A fire, of abolishing in this Holy City—the centre of Catho it must be confessed, often a little too heavy, which Ido not at this momen t remember to have lie Faith—the reign of Jesus Christ. They said This intense solemnity, however, suits the tremen- heard the origin, broke out in the roof, which was that this day was fatal to Rome ; but I say dons prophecy, " nen prmvalebunt," w hich could of most curious sculptured wood, some of the beams that the hour of its triumph has commenced. They scarcely be rendered more magnificently. having been brought from the cedars of Libanus. have ,said that I hated Italy. No ! I never was The Holy Father celebrated ; we had, therefore, The roofing burnt with surprising rapidity, and it s enem y. 'have always loved it. I have blessed that most delicious of earthly music, " the silver fell in, bearing with it part of the walls, and it. 'h av e desired its happiness. God knows how trumpets," at the Elevation. There were twelve busying - in the• flaming mass many splendid rem- often I have shed tears — how o ften I have p ra y ed ass i s tant prelates, I should say, six patriarchs, and nants of antiquity. The mosa i c p ortraits of the — how often I p ra y for it. six archbishops of different countries, of whom Mgr, Popes were destroyed, and so fierce was the heat "Let us pray for this nation, so unhappy at this Manning was one. After th e G os p e l, th e Pope,_ of the fire that the immense columns supporting moment. Let us pray that those who govern it resuming the mitre, and seated on his throne, pro- the great arch of the tribune, 16 feet in circum- may be enlightened. They have desired to found nounced a short Latin homily. He began by expres- ference and 45 feet high, were split from top to its unity, but how can unity be begotten of self sing his joy at this occasion of meeting together to bottom ; th e h uge sp li nters were l ong shown as love? It is not blessed, this unity, which destroys celebrate the triumph of the Prince of the Apostles, o bjects o f cur i os it y to v i s it ors . It i s noteworthy charity and justice—which tramples under foot the and his companion, St. Paul. .. . " Let us re- that at this time all the spaces allotted to the por- rights of all—of the ministers of God and of the joke together with spiritual joy, on this day which traits of the Popes were filled up, with the excep- truly faithful. the Lord hath made ; this day worthy to be cele- tion of one shortly to have been occupied by that " Their enemies multiply around them ; they brated with the greatest joy by the whole Catholic, of Pius VII., who died about a mon th later ; there have as enemies all the world—all are against them. world, and, above all, in this our city ; fo r it was was none for his successors! Pius VII., who had What is far more terrible, their great enemy will on this solemn day that Peter an d Paul, Lumi- pro f esse d the rule of St. Bene di c t, was v ery fond of always be God. The hour is come—the triumph naries of the Church, Chief Martyrs, Doctors of _the B ene di c ti ne Churc h of S. P ao l o , an d no onehad cannot fail. It would be better if they were the New Law, Friends of the Bridegroom, Eyes, _the heart to tell him of the calamity in those la st spared, b u t if it b e n ecessary, they will feel the of the Bride, Pastors of the Flock, Guardians of days of declining health. stroke of Divine justice. lam touched by these the World, soared above this wor ld to the heavenly One o f the first cares of Leo XII. was to repair demonstrations of affection —by these sentiments rea lms, by means of glorious martyrdo m. the disaster. Under advice of the Academy of St. which you have expressed to me in your name and le w t h ; ti o di a r t ee h to is r in the n ame o f th e h un dred cities of Italy. The , , Gospell' h e s s h e o a o r e e u they th t h r e o e u , g o h whom itorae the e a l o i g d h t t h o r f o o t h g h e L d e u a k t e h , , w h e a s appointed d b Pasquale s s B o r e ll r i 0 , majority is truly with you, it is that which fills me with consolation, with love, with gratitude. t h h e e e m am t e h s a t t ttbheoud,isweihpoleweorft Tthreutmh.istrietss wasof error, of opfutrhinegwhoirska, reign, and and d sio and am that of C ofh p is or s e u s e e e , e a s r s c o h rs it , ect th s e . ~ I bless the signataries and their families. I grant to you and to your families a special bene tonobthlye by y ea th t e fa o b ff ri er c io h g a s s o b f e t e h n e gr ß a e d o u edi all e y tie g e ro o w r i d n e g r up, thr o a o id g e h d . 13 P s ionnteivfiecrYal son, diction, and if any of yours go astray—if father, h K o in ly g m do e m n who, ohienavoernd,erbtoonttratnhsepelaunpt thee into or brother, seduced by false opinions, is led subsidizedandbybitshheo battlements. to the ways of error, may this benediction lead than they who first laid the foundations of thy out the n t t h ry e w , a o n rl d d, l o a f rgely ificent build- "These are they who so ennobled thee that thou exchequer, into one of the most magn him back into the right path. May this benedie becamest an holy nation, a peculiar people, a city ings of the world. many princes tion accompany you everywhere ; may it follow of saints and kings, the head of the whole world, The nave is flanked by double aisles on each side, you in th e voyage w hi c h you are about to under through the Holy See of Blessed P eter, extending which bring into use a perfect forest of some eighty take to return to your homes ;may it accompany thy empire far more widely with its Divine religion massive granite monolithic columns, brought from you to the last day, and if at the end of your life than ever it was spread by earthly domination. Monte Orfano, near the Lago Maggiore, their you be forsaken by all, may this benediction never "These are they, who, men of mercy and peace, Corinthiancapitals andbases being of white Carrara forsake you. The memory of this day will give circles, di t o gether with marble. The ton or containing the por your true pastors and fathers, have,you strength, serenity, and peace. member above; where traits of the Popes, arein the "I bless this us, begotten you through the Gospe l. " For who was ever more glorious than Peter, would be the " triforium " of a Gothic church, saints—which has given to the Church and to w as the first these are being worked up on in the atelier of mo who, enlightened by Divine Grac e, Heaven so many heroes of righteousness and of among men to perceive and declare the sublime saics in the Vatican. Each takes an artist about sanctity. I pray God that it may preserve the mystery of the Eternal Majesty, and, confessing a year, and with the number of artists at present ancient faith, which constitutes the highest title before all that Christ, his Lord, was the Son of at . work, it will take about nine years more . of its glory. I bless you anew—you and your the Living God, placed the foundation -stone of bring the series down to Pius IX.. Every inch families. d th th e Son of the Eternal of the walls is encrusted with fine marble, an e May the benediction which I give you our belief. In return,in the name of God be to you a pledge of ha pi- Father named him the foundation -stone of His inlaid pavement is so highly polished they reflect ness, so that we may attain to that blessed P eternity Church, against which the gates of hell should not the pillars as though they stood in a lake. in which we may praise and thank God for ever prevail; giving him the keys of the Kingdom of The gem of the whole building is, of course, the and for ever. Pax et benedicti Deo." Heaven, and the mission of feeding His flocks and High Altar, with its baldachino and Confession His emotion communicated itself to those around, lambs, of confirming his brethren, and governing containing the sacred bodies of the Apostles. The and frequent bursts of feeling broke from them. the universal Church ; to which the Faith shall design does not quite harmonize with that of the At the close of his remarks there was a loud and never be wanting, nor to his successors, governing rest of the building. In richness of material, how- united shout of " Evviva! ii Papa Re !" it from this Cathedra of Rome. ever, it is probably unsurpassable. The four Yesterday the Pope paid a State visit to San. "And who was ever more blessed than Paul? monolithic columns of golden-hued Oriental ala- Pietro, in Montorio, in the evening. The new road A. vessel elected by God to bear His name unto the baster, were presented by Mehemed Ali to Gregory up to it is very broad, and makes a grand ap nations ; who was rapt into the third heaven that XVI. ; the brilliant malachite and lapis lazuli proach. This, as well as the Ponte Sisto, were wasthe aeade of the he might penetrate the mysteries of Divine Truth, which form the plinths, by the Emperor of Russia. illumin ated , as f Church, form and learn to be a Doctor of the Church, so that The elaborately-chased gates to the confession, the ing a singularly striking object from many points what he had seen among the angels he might teach eighty pomegranate branches, supporting lamps of Rome. Fireworks were discharged from the among men. . . Their martyrdom, sealing their which burn perpetually around the shrine, are of terrace in front. The crowd was so great that it testimony with their blood, let us celebrate, ormolu on silver. Cost seems to have been ut- was found necessary to stop carriages from going blessed brethren, this day; and while we venerate terly disregarded in the production, and such up, their sacred ashes with affection, let us lay it to lavish expenditure, for such a purpose, at such a Of all the various kinds of demonstrations of heart that we, also, endeavour to emulate their date, cannot but arrest one's attention. s path he has received this , spontaneous effu noble conduct and evangelic virtues. The special decorations for the festa I h Yin- y ave sion of feeling on the part of the Italians them " But we have also to re j oice, on this occasion, already described in my letter of theweek before One reason of th • selves was the one• calculated to move him most. because it has pleased God this day, by us, to last.probably be found in the fact 5° well may Great as is the number of bishops here, one that they were supe recede the cultus and honour of His saints and un- dd by Comm nd ae hears every day of instances which show how conquered martyrs. (Here his Holiness enume- rinten e e atore Poletti himself. The much larger it might have been as far as the will church looked very beautiful lighted rated the new saints.) All these, though clothed _up. The of the Episcopate is concerned. Thus the bishops with the infirmities of our flesh, and, like us, pil-polished walls and pillars, reflecting the ten thou- of Vercelli, Tortona, and Lodi were only prevented sand lights, seemed as though they had been • and strangers on this earth, . . , yet grimsattending by their extreme age. The Archbishop diaphanous by enchantment. Everybody so bore the mortification of Christ in their body, . seemed of Novara and the Bishop of Ivrea only stayed made like unto the that they were image of the to think the effect mere beautiful even than S t. away with extreme regret, thinking the duty Peter's, though I cannot say I Son of God, • • • • and now become the shared this opinion. of remaining 'in the midst of their dioceses Several temporary altars friends of God, and invested with white stoles in accommodate the numbers of priests d • the Heavenly Jerusalem, they rejoice with great . mums of amount over every other. Several have saying Mass there. I heard that the P joy, and are inebriated with the overflowing joys ope accorded already left; for many, ankespecially the English, a special permission to all of the House of G od. And now t he Lord m akes ow their Masses to go h ave su ff ere d severe ly f rom the heat. The majo on from two a.m. to two His face to shine upon them, and they are rapt The Ili h Mass began about rity, however, will stay on for the beatification of with the torrents of His delights, shining like the g . . gan . ten, and was sung the 205 Japanese martyrs to-morrow at St. Peter's. by Mgr. Ballerim, Patriarch of Antioch sun in the kingdom of their Father, their temples, in parti- The decorations will apparently be much the same bus, and there were even more prelates present than as for the Canonization. All th ose o f th e nave girt with crowns , in token of t heir eternal reig n at St. Peter's, as some who had been d • with Christ in glory. Secure of their own salvation, awned by the were still up yesterday, though they had begun to way arrived later. The Pope afterwards they now intercede with Him for ours. , . ." good admitted strip the transepts. a many private individuals to le The most perfect order reigned throughout, kiss his hand in To-day (Octave of St. P t )the the sacristy. eer , Pope went to attend what is only, usually, a ca pp e ll a o f car di na l s though it was calcu lated there m ust have been ove r The whole way was lined with f 100,000 persons present. Two of the west doors festal decorations at St. John Lateran, so you see, in spite of the —not a house without its bright were kept for entering and two for leaving by, so lands cloths and gar- weather, he has not spared himself. floating in the breeze , that an immense deal of ordinary crushing was refreshing breeze that da Some anecdotes are afloat of various prevented. There were in the apse 546 cardinals,y. went in for foolish attempts more elaborate ornaments, made by emissaries of the revo patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and bishops. had and as we drove back • to diminish lutionthe number of ecclesiastics join one leisure for observing many exhibitions of The King of Naples and all the members of his taste which had escaped ing in the demonstration, or, at least, to 'create a family in Rome, the Infanta Donna Isabella of the • eye in the way out, The Sisters of St. Vincent panic in their hosts. Thus, one day at Florence, de Paul, under Sta. Portugal, the corps diplomatique, and the princes Sabina as a train full of pilgrims was preparing to start on the Aventine, had hung outshields,on of various noble Roman families and illustrious which were written, in ' . floral letters, various titles foreigners, were in their several palchi. carriage doors, and in a tone of the greatest appa of the Popes taken from the fathers, as " Ilmres At the moment the procession was making its Apostol ~ orum, " Rex Incom rent devotion, exclaimed, "Reverendi! The cholera parabilis," " Primatu . . . . , . way in, a poor mad fellow, one Achilli Rossi, who, Abel;' &c. is raging in Rome. Be advised—don t risk your probably, lost his senses in the distress suffered in On Monday morning the Pope was to have said precious lives and add to the crowds even now en- Naples before he sought refuge in Rome, Mass at San P* dangering public health !" A bishop present, acting was kneeling before the altar of the Blessed so many audiences Pietro in Montorio, but there was , , as spokesman for the rest, determined to give as to be given that it was put Sacrament, when, as if exalti by the too off to good as he got, answered, with a smile, "Yes, great beauty of the place, he was observed to there some later day this week, and then he went indeed, we know all about it, and it is just the almost privately. San Pietro in Montorio is start from his knees, exclaiming—after this he must situated reason why we reckon it obligatory to proceed on see Paradise, and with that he stabbed himself on the steep incline of the Janiculum, and our way in all haste, that we may be in time to for some weeks past workmen have been employed thrice in the throat with one of the long-pointed in ~„ t. offer our ministrations to the poor Romans, as all clasp knives Italian peasants wear. There are adm in . a ts mg the approach as easy as the ovationp . their own pastors must have succumbed by this The original church was a veryl into tinie. „ various theories respecting the motive of the act. 1 • This sort of thing was repeatedly tried. Some thought it was he who bad set fire to the structure, itw but was suffered to fall utterly yin orum ; Thus, another day at Ancona, an individual came restored in 1473, in favour of the Osser draperies, occasioning the little alarm I mentioned on to a crowded railway platform witha telegraphic vanti of St. Francis, by Ferdinand and Isabella last week, and that this was an act of the remorse despatch in his hand declaring the that Pope was of Spain. Philip 111., in 1605, added the piazza dead. of Judas. lam assured, however, by one who was But he only received for answer that it and terrace in front, and the fountain and walls . • near the Pope at the time, that news of the act was formed an additional reason for proceeding " that round the top of the hill, whence one of the finest . brought to his Holiness before the fire burst out. we may unite our prayers over his bier." panoramic views of Rome is obtained. The arms Again, it has been rumoured that he was a secondoccasion There is no doubt the whole has made of Spain are still to be seen on the balustrade. the profoundest impression on t h e Revolutionary emissary of a secret soc i e ty, hired to fire the It was for this church that Raphael's great picture party. The Corriere della Venezia , one of their draperies at an o th er po i nt, an d, in the frenzy of the of the Transfiguration was painted. Beatrice Cenci moment, preferred sacrificing himself to fulfilling organs, writes thus : is buried before the High Altar, but without any the hideous undertaking. Two gendarmi carried • " The Catholic Exhibition of Rome ought to be epitaph. him to the hospital, where it was thought he might compared with the Universal Exhibition of Paris. The chapel in which the Pope said Mass is a very recover. The Giornale di Roma subsequently an- " The Catholic Exhibition of Rome presents a elegant little circular structure, usually called nounced that a medical commission had declared Bramante's Temple, as it was built by him in great lesson for all civilized people , and especially him insane. 1502, by order of Ferdinand and Isabella, in the for Italians, which it would be puerile and suicidal In the evening the people were regaled with to ignore. It proves, in the plainest way (and court of the convent, over the exact spot marked the Girandola, which is acknowledged to be thewhat is the use of attempting to conceal facts ?), • out by • • tradition as that in which the cross of St. most artistic display of fireworks in Europe. One p t , martyrdom eer a was fixed. It is surrounded how great is the strength of the Catholic party, of its most striking features is a system of wires exteriorly by C colonnade of Sixteen slight granite hole which, as it pervades the whole world, so through running rou n d t h e vast p i azz a, and traversing it co l umns , an d surmoun ted by a cupola. Inside i s a the whole world i t disseminates its teaching. in every direction. The fireworks dart along these life-sized marble statue of St. Peter, which recalls " All those who, possessed by the idea of our ' wires, whizzing wildl y over the heads of the people, the bronze one of the Vatican. Below is a sort of recent triumphs, have let themselves imagine that and finally set light to a number of lamps placed semi-crypt, in the centre of which is the hole I the power of the Popes was waning, and that the at intervals round the piazza. voice which emanates from the Vatican could not have named; a lamp, always burning, is hung a Sunday was appointed for the commemoration little way down. It will scarcely hold a dozen make itself heard beyond the Seven Hills, should at St. Paul's. Starting at eight, we w ere soon people. seriousl cons ider the great spectacle which Rome wedged into a crus h of carr i ag es ; for some, I hear, I n th e a ft ernoon th e ' P o pe gave audience to all offers at thi s moment to the whole world. The too great influence still in dwelling the word of a had started four hours earlier, and we only barely the bishops, and received their address. His reply Pope is a matter worthy of their most serious escaped being stopped, as hundreds of carriages was short,, but feeling. It acknowledged and meditation." were, on this side of the gate, till the Holy Father p praified, their concord : their devotion to the Holy I regret that amid the USP.S3 04 more important Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa....•July 20. Ditto, via Marseilles .............July 14. Ditto, via Panama •••••••• • • Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug 5. Ditto, by French packet Cape Yards, by Brazil packet . Aug. 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena... -July 2S. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—July 20 Ditto, via Marseilles . • ... July 11. Falkland Islands tilbraltar, via Southampton July 13. Indla,via Southampton July 20. Ditto, vI4, Mansell cs Malta, Egypt, .to July 13. Ditto, Marseilles July 14. )lauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton - July 20. Ditto, via 31arsei , les July 14. Newfoundland July 17. Portugal Aug. 5. Ditto, by private ship to Oporto . Ditto ditto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, &c., by British packet July 17. Ditto, by United States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (Baltimore) •• Ditto, by Canadian packet July 12. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tencriffe July 17. West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha mas) Cob L and Mexico ...July 29. Baha:nas, via New York Bermuda, via ditto ...July 25. ...July 31. Mr. Bradford Kingman is a new contributor to the list of local histories whose increasing number wo have had occasion of late to note as among the satisfactory features of our literature. Mr. Kingman has devoted many years of labour to the records of his native town, now col lected in The history of North Bridgewater (Massachusetts) , which in matters of narrative, statistics, biography, gene" alogy, illusttations, &c., is accepted by the community for which it is designed as a very satisfactory record of the town's history for a century and a quarter. The example is one which the local antiquarians, to be found in every town that can lay claim to antiquities, would do well t ° follow. Miss Laura M. Alcott, as we learn from the corre spondence of the Springfield Republican, returned from abroad to discover that the MS. of her novel had ben° lost by the publishers to whom it was intrust ed. cheque was sent her by way of remuneration, but this eau hardly afford consolation for the irrecoverable possibilities of fame. Dr. J. G. Holland, who has at last finished "Katrina," will lecture again during the winter, having already arranged for a series of fifteen lectures in the West, after which be purposes going abroad with his family for some years. Dr. M. R. Anderson, of Rochester, has declined the presidency of Brown University, which was tendered him some time since. The Jewish Messenger states that the preliminary' measures have been taken for the estab li sh ment at Phils" delpbia, within this year, of a Hebrew college of WO character. Besides the facilities of a Rabbinical Seminal, such as exist at Paris and Breslau, there will be an ordi nary collegiate course, as well as a preparatory scll o°l * Among the specialties of the institution will b e es p ecial attention to the study of the Hebrew language and Mere" Aure, of which all, without limitation to the creed affording these advantages, may avail themselves. The project is ti large one, and highly to the honour of the Jews in Americo' Already endowments have been provided yielding eight resident scholarships of $3OO a year each, and of the pecuniary needs of the institution no apprehension n ee be entertained. Dr. Mary Walker is creating a sensation in tll° Paris hospitals, but the medical students are reported t° have abstained from hostile demonstrations. There is no truth in the statement that Secretary Stanton is going to resign. Births. ~ of BLOUNT-0 n the 12th inst. , at Barnes, Surrey, the Wif e George B. Blount, Esq., of a daughter. _ e p ar deo o 6 i 11AuspEx—On the 11th inst., at 89, Kensington square, Hyde-park, the wife of H. J. Marsden,'Esckl a daughtel.. - . etil PEASE —0 n the 12th inst., at Woodlands, Darlington , wife of Joseph W. Pease, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. Marriages. , 0 0 TEANO—WILBRAIIAM—On the 11t h in., at the oP- . -.10 Chapel, Manchester - square, t he Prince de Teano to op, Constance, eldest daughter of Colonel the lion. V• Wilbraham. a risl i WYNTER—TALBOT—On the 11th inst., at the P — r, churh of Littleham, near ain Exmouth, Hugh B. WYe 30 otties Esq., c son of the late Capt D. Wynter, of thf Army, to Christian Frances An ne, eldest daughter Rear-Admiral John T. Talbot. Deaths. , fi to' BARBER—On the 6th inst., at the Rectory, Little •;..; D., bridge, Rochford, Essex., the Rev. John R. Barber, x" rector, aged 77. cod BAYLIS—On tho 12th inst., Edwar d Ba y lis, Es q ., of 6, - bridge-terrace, Hyde-park, aged 82. .railW ri FLEMING—On the 12th inst., at Che ltenham, Col. llla- Fleming, Royal Marines. W' CROSBY—On the 12th inst., at St. J ulian's-road, Stoat James Crosby, Esq., F.S.A., solicitor, aged 63. 011' OTLEY—On the 11th inst., at W elb y Rectory, Grant the Roy. Charles B. Otley, aged 75. 0 fj. SWINLEY-011 the 31st May, at Simla, Major-Ge n ' Swinloy, Inspector-Gonoral Royal Artillery, ------------ P kts' los a London Printed and Published by WILLIAM AN 01 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SU N Office, 1.4 t y 0 . Strand, in tho Precinct of the Sr voy, ha the 0 01'1 giddlem--I.toucisy, July 15,1867. Idiscellal A Ncws. rill SUN. LONDON. MON)AY EVESINtI, JULY 15, 1867. of St. Peter's come forward to receive the Pontiff and welcome him into the Basilica. The great doors are thrown open, and to his sight is spread out a spectacle never seen from the same stand point by any mortal eyes but his. Men of all classes of religious thought rave of its surpassing beauty, even as seem in their imperfect way, in fitful vistas through the seething crowd of men like them selves, but to him the whole luminous vision is un folded in all its perfection at once. The majestic line of princes and servants of the Church prepares the way before him as far as eye can reach. On either side the kneeling multitude of the faithful, without distinction of rank or class, but as they will be before the Throne at the Great Day, are bending forward to catch his benediction, fringed by the presented arms of his volunteer fighting men, and lighted up by the downward-pointed swords of the Guardia Nobile ; above, the countless gem-like lights studding the firmament of the Basilica, showing forth many a sacred symbol in patterns of flame ; and the whole, as it were, radiat ing from and centreing in him as the general focus of all. On the other hand, for the ordinary faithful, too, is reserved a joy which is not for him. It is the vision of the extreme sweetness and placidity of the common Father. The encouraging sight of one who, amid all the swerving waves of doubt, repre sents the perfect embodiment of the special Mes senger of the One Unseen—who, with utter good faith, and therefore without a shadow of ostenta tion, shows you that he believes in himself, and convinces you he is what he believes himself to be. It is a sight by which you may truly be said to be entranced, or, as the beautiful Italian idiom has it, imparadisato. So he passes majestically down the centre of the capacious nave. Midway a highly characteristic incident occurs. He arrives opposite the Chapel of. the SS. Sacrament. At that momenthe who has been the culminating point of universal regard and universal reverence bows to adore the One greater than he. The Sedia Gestatoria is lowered, the mitre removed, and his head bared of even the white zucchetta, he kneels on the pavement to acknow ledge the Divine Presence in the Tabernacle. This duty performed, the stately march is re sumed. At the foot of the steps of the High Altar he again descends from the Sedia, and, after an interval of private prayer, he proceeds to take his place on the throne. Perhaps this is hardly the occasion for criticizing, yet I cannot speak of the said throne without observing that it is the only thing in the church which disappoints the eye. I do not knob,if there is any intention of symboliz ing lowliness in its proportions, but, whether or not, it is certainly an unpretending piece of furni ture, to be the centre of so much magnificence and the scat of so great might. As soon as he was seated, the cardinals advanced two and two ;to salute him by kissing his hand ; the bishops (nearly 500), by kissing his knee, and the abbots and grand penitentiaries by kissing his foot ; after which ceremonial, all returned to their seats ranged round the interior apse, which is always formed for great functions with rich crim son drapery festooned with cords of gold, and ,s termed on this occasion it Teatro della Canoniz- zazione matters I have had to write about, little time is left me to speak of the popular fetes which in themselves deserve a lengthened notice. I cannot say I have been able to go into many of them my self ; but I hear various accounts of the delight they have afforded to this holiday-loving people, and no less to their numerous visitors. One of the amusements most dwelt upon were the biga races, in the grounds of Prince Borghese. These were on the model of the ancient Roman chariots, driven by charioteers in antique costume. The Museums have been thrown open ; those of the Capitol lighted in the evenings by artificial light. All the public buildings and private houses have been frequently illuminated with great taste and magnificence. In spite of the immense crowds from all parts, which, it is said, doubled the population, there has not been the least absence of order in any part even for a moment. In fact, the forbearing con. duct reigning throughout, must have struck and . edified every one used to the rougher and noisier , manners of the North. The Duca Salviati and several of the Roman princes have thrown their houses open for brilliant receptions in the evenings. I have heard it frequently asserted of late that several of the young scions of noble Roman families have entered the ranks of the Pontifical army in the simplest and most unostentatious way. I did not like to mention it as long as it appeared to be merely on dit. I was, however, assured yesterday of the truth of the report, from a most authentic source, so that I no longer feel hesitation in an nouncing it to you. There is no doubt this step will have the best effects here. I hear the Pontifical Government has, at the present moment, sufficient funds to pay all expenses up to next July. His Holiness intends to take a month's villeggiatura at Castel Gondolfo this autumn. Last year he did not leave Rome at all.— Westminst.r Gazette. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORWICH-SATURDAY. At our market to-day we had a limited supply of wheat and samples changed hands at last week's rates. Ia other articles little doing. White wheat (weighing 631 b), 70s to 74s ; rod aitto, (weighing 631 b), 62s to 68s per qr. Flour, 45s Od to 4.6 s Od per hack. NOTTINGHAM—S: TURDAY. At our market to-day there was a moderate demand for wheat, and sales were made at extreme rates. Saudi supplies of barley on offer, which sold at late prices. Oats at late prices. Beans found buyers at about recent prices. Little doing in peas. Old white wheat, 72s to 76s ; old red, 60s to 68s ; new white, 67s to 75s ; new red, 60s to 68s per 36 stone. Oats, old, 38s to —s ; new, 26 s to 37 s p e r 24 stone. Beans, old, —s to -s; new, 44s to 52s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 48s to 50s per sack. LEIOES TER —S ATITUDAY. At this day's market there was a tolerable supply of wheat, which sold at an advance of 6d to is per qr. Barley sold at late rates. Oats commanded late prices. Beans and peas at previous prices. New white wheat, 68s to 73s ; new red, 62s to 67s ; old, white, —a to —s; old red, —s to —s per 36 stone. Bar ley, !for malting, —s to —s per qr.; grinding, 30s to 36s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 36s to 40s ; new, 26s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans, old, —s to —s ; new, 45s to 49s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 51s ; seconds, 45a to 47s per 20 stone. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. YORK—SATURDAY. There was a small quantity of wheat at our market to-day, which sold at increased prices. In barley little doing. Oats at late prices. There was a slow demand for beans, and late rates were obtained. White wheat, from 58s to 66s ; red, 56s to 64s per 36 stone. Barley, for malting, 35s to 37s por qr. ; grinding, 36s to 38s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 26s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans, new, 45s to 48s per 38 stone. Malt, 66s to 68s. Flour, 47s to 49s per sack of 2801bs. I I