The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-24 00:00:00

THE POPE AND THE COURT OF FRANCE.

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ROME, Kamm 141.
As the event appraising which M so anxiously ex-
pected thrmhout Fans, and is indeed a matter of
intend to the whole of Europe, his Holiness is get-
tag everything in readiness for the suisfsekey per-
formate of his share of the coremosials destined to
salute the opening career of the wished-for infant
member of the Napalmed° dyasuty. A complete and
magnificently adorned est of baby clothes, with at
the requisite apparatus suited to the first wants of
his imperial god-sae or god4saghter, are now being
by the Pope's orders, with all possible
and, after math discussioo, the eminent
has bum fixed spec who Is to have the ho-
norer at espesseating the person of the Poetiff at the
*Anal illIMIOlly at Paris. Cardinal Altieri was
at that used es the most probable nuncio on this
delis., mimes, being a Roman prince, as well as
President of Rome, an experienced diplomatist,
and highly considered in the noted college
but it was eabesquently decided that, next
to going in pease, the most esseplimestary
thing for his Holiness to do would be to egad hie alter
ego,Vardinal Parizi, who in his Marsala/ of vim-
general is habitually mesidered to be meting fee and
repreesdng the Pope Cardinal Patriefe homily is
also of the eldest .men the Remo wiles"
and his personal elmiester sod intellestnal attain-
ments are lush me to erode neemenelases with rasped
to his wields, to meddle apolitical or Wooed.
iatrigues. A est ef baby
for the Pope le west to cathode queen or era-
proems in =Waft situations, sad to teemed the is-
(from the old soden of swaddling lahnts creep
observed is Italy), medlar which title it le surly as
often sent to the sevemigne of Quintana= by his
Redeem as the gables am or the deed het. The
last South met beat Reese was quite omently te
the Queen of Spain. The Eternal City has boa sew
pleleo token by shwa the last few Aqs, net,
is or dd, al halm isne barbarians, Ant by
Iffelids draw sighbessealleddng la to witness the
lasbir eserimenim. Innkeepers tarn deaf ears to the
eatreaties ef senders is charge of carriages fall of
weary travellers; leigingo, after !swift been at met
enormous premiums. ewe no mere to be bed, and the
last disconsolate mem= see essosiosally obliged to
seed away their hones and Menem Mr the sight on
the Piazza di 8 Every Means, salving at
Civita Vecchia hushed' eitraegamre,
who dad the greatest difileaky me-
mese for PAW. Meanwhile, them are already
is possession of quieten carry en the email amuse-
ments of Rome with gnat spirit. • tensity occurred
last Saturday is the Coses, OM was illuminated
with Bengal lights at the mass ef a party of
American gentlemen, by whom dads were kindly
disposed for the Gambol" ef the pubis. The West
wee exceedingly picturesque, and the capacity of the
anoint amphitheatre wee tested by the thousands if
opeetstors who crowded to whams it. It was the
wish of some of the onbeeriben to have ascended a
transparency or illuminated picture of the Americas
lei* with the inaceiries v Amides" in a promi-
nest sheaths in the simeurs, and a tithe of
No American gentlemen waited upon
Mattescol, the director tripoli" to obtain the meow
eery authorisation: but the plan not being altogether
in harmony with the views of the government, was
esbeequently relinquished.
The Grand Dachas of Tamm ender the name of
Counter; of Piftliano, arrived In Rome on Bendy
bruins, and took up her residence at the palace of
the TIMM embassy, whore she was soon after visited
by Cardinal Antoselli and Messiest Barroom
Os Monday the Greed Duchess and her sake paid
a visit to his Sane" end on Tueeday morning
continsed her journey towards Naples, receded on
the road by the Taman minister, lftrthese Barred.
Exchange on Loudon, 471; lionise Oonsoh, 871.
The ceremonies of the holy week are expected
to be more folly attended than any BIM the time
of Pope G , and upwards of eleven thousand
tickets of admission for ladies have been already
applied for.