The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-11 00:00:00

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ioter'erenc. is that ‘Nar, in concert %lieu France! and
n67lrnrins read-rif-reinai.--intr;--az--... had- frith-, rtO door a
eSslve sptetafor 0; everts, twq e-/ithict of I he
unTkt4 Or of the po tit tq,w, B sii resi
Cents in trio Cll,;,ott it
S cps should tai taker, to give ti,,,se
Lsritish reAderits the rn, aria of removing their,elves,
their
If lao,ilies, and their movable propert) from Oporto:
Ohl should S iSh to do so.
I. is alueri 1.0 he that the objects v,h'cli the
4HI" has', in view may be lite.rripli,ll,d any
aB4lllt Ot (1
s,portii, and wii.h.,ut the loss of lite and nl,aid-
shed which an attack upon that city, fortified and gar-
risoned as it now is, must occasion.

ORDER OF THE REDEMPTION.
\
Ikasong the mistllluAliuus sovereigns that have oune
honour to Italy, the Princes of the House of Geneva
I.°renl),Y the first rustle. Fruittul in great capuens, lee-
-4.) Ineo, and poets, this ancient and irobie House 01
G meaga has deserved, in the highest deg, ee, every
Vecies of distinction, aid has turnishA to the hei!ac
arid religieus his.ory of Italy its fairest pages. The city
of Mantua, which is the cradle of their ifittruey, and the
eapital of !her sever, igetv , is new the honoured keeper
of
the relics of tites.. ;digest Princes.
of Mantua
with supreme command, the powerful Duke;
(4 Mantua have many times, at the head of num, tens
armies deliv. red Italy and the Holy Church from the
Peated attacks of the Northtnen.
Rome was proud to reckon among her cardinals nine
l'i'totes of the Wiese of Gonzaga. who at different epechs
; Paul 1111(ed the splendour of the purple of the Sacred Col-
Pe, and invested it almost uninterruptedly, until Pope
a • e desirin
on g to fill up the vacency occesioned
Pewee
the death of eof them, raised to the Cardinalat(-
Ferdinand, second si,n of Duke Vincent I.
All Italy hailed this nomination, anti Mantua beheld
It with delight, because it was announced to her at the
Mme moment with the tidings of the marriage of Prince
Caneis, elder brother of the new Cardinal, to the Princess
titarguerite, daughter of Duke Charles Emmanuel, et
„ril. Duke Vincent was desirous of perpetuating the
—emery of a day So toepicious to his house, by founding
lel noble institution, and he thought he, could not better
father
it than by associatinc, it with his own joy as a
and the head of one of the most powerful sove-
reign families of Europe, the name of the Redeemer of
e World, a precious relic of whom—the blood which
trickled through his veins—had tor many centuries been
Preserved in the city of Mantua.
, rag known that Lingittus, an 'saurian soldier, after-
cacrowned with the palm of martyrdom, having col-
tjetit_,,A a few drops of the blood of our Saviour Jesus
h`l6t, brought them to Mantua, and concealed them in
,„e ground, on the spot were now stands the church de-
;new.
1 Andrew. This sacred relic, after being
the rein
several ages, was discovered by a revelation in
le reign of Charlemagne; anti Pope Leo 111. having
a„„arrked the fact, repaired to Mantua, gathered up the
47,1'cl blood, gave some particles of it to the Emperor,
lijip' confided the sacred deposit to the devotion of the
antnanc
t.. After this time, Italy, unceasingly attacked by the
thulPerors of Germany, was ever ai.d anon exposed to
Me danger of becoming the prey of tier enemies, and
„pil& did not escape the general disaster; her pious
4ebitants, justly alarmed for the preservation of that
: eeleus treasure, the object of their profound veneration,
:Posited one portion of it in the church of St. Andrew
earl
another portion in that of St. Paul.
114keentury afterwards, all trace having been lost of the
„kite„ a% in which the precious blood wa‘ deposited, the
the
St. Andrew, in ity of the general affl.ction of
or
.Faithful. deigned top reveal to St. Adelbert the part
Pope
church in which ti divine relic might be found.
tc,',.°Pe Leo IX. repaired, as his predecessor had done,
(1-0 Mantua, to consecrate the second and miraculous dis
eeilti of the Wood of our Divine Redeemer. It was an
ebi7°ll of general jubilee to all the Christian world;
Mourn the sequel many emperors, among whom were
he Y lIL iu 1055, and in 1534 Charles V.. contributed
pfi_ tneir grants and the concession of impertent
or !liege, to the propagation of the worship of the blood
I° 14 Lord Jesus Christ.
Atalia.s(lYr the solemn suffrage of the Council held a',
e- wa in 1459, in the presence of Pope Paul 11., con-
"teratod
IN - the authenticity of ibe divine blood which sprang
~M the bosom whence flowed our redemption.
131uuke Vincent 1., full of d: votion for this precious
test d.
as all his ancestors had been, gave the most strikieg
Grlillony of that d .voft in by instituting in the yt ar of
sou
1608, ou the occasion ot the marriage of his son
so., be's. and the elevation to the Cardinalate of hi' other
tiou erdinand, the Equestrian Order 01 the " Retlemp-
nal, or the "Precious Blood." Among ether magnifi-
that ornaments assign, d to the new Knights, he decreed
en,bihe collar of the order should he formed of an antique
he comp
of Francis of Gonzaga, one of his ancestors, and
ea .."°lll`osed it of many oval patens of gold, on which
.whilleta °I gold were engraven in relief in a creust of fire,
tot:. patens were disposed- alternatively with other
beeauenes of the same form, bearing for device these
. 'Qs, taken from the 138th Psalm of David—
. 110 this Domine I'robasti me.
303,1 , collar was susp,nded a rich gold medallion, on
*.: eh was artistically Engraved the ampulla, appearing
)1,e.1(111(alli three drops of the revered blood of the
eeeelner
Tr ith •
cap the collar he prescribed a mantle and train.
qiiiiular and ceremonial of crimson
,satin, lined with
ettple, with large sleeves embroidered in golden creuset3,
ht:hating with the device Domine Probasti me. It is
froet...bd at the shoulder with a cord of gold knotted iii
silver' the under vestment. or just a corps, is of cloth of
all of uamask, the pantaloons, stockings, and shoes being
Ti. crimson.
ohtar creation of this pious Order could not fail to
tat: the high approval of the Sovereign Pontiff, who
h...,
eed the clause of the decree of institution, by which
-47 Vincent declared himself and his legitimate sec-
ae_s°l's on the throne of Mantua, perpetual Grand
-.44ters of the Order of the Redemion.
~.. (Here follow the thirteen articles pt
of the Institution; a
4tAirteenth article prohibited the wearing of the insignia
411 any other Order by the Knights, but-this was, by an
Ulterior diaposition, removed.)
!Duke Vincent then proceeded to the reception of the
. nights, and W
_?_lttrf,r.ldirdwerithbygrtehaet
as himself invested with the insignia of
CpanDrdpinal, his son Ferdinand, and re-
to the church of St. Andrew,
;;IL:ll_.a numerous and brilliant assemblage following, in
kiiii7n appeared the Cardinal, the Infanta Marguerite of
th_ boon appeared
as a bride, the Ductless of Mantua and F.-rims,
h:v. Princes of Sweden, &c., each of the recipients
ell Ilig Previously signed with his own hand a formal
Itagement to.ubserve the statutes.
ai,,',,be oath of the 'Knight and the act of induction
al;.:e accompanied with the greatest solemeity, and . the
lit`r nobles of Italy eere enrolled among the earliest.
the is °lost honourable Order has never ceased to adorn
breu of .
either sts the Princes of the august house of Mantua,
it( ~er at home or in exile, and it has recently been re-
dieeo.7 bY the Most Serene Prince Alexander, the present
rne - and leitimate inheritor of all the rights and pre-.
kiatives oft he Sovereignty of the ancient Dukes ol
bit:ILI!. He has, in the terms of the statute, declared
tligi;"' (;rand Ma,ter, and having introduced
dsom some
v*,,,t aludifications demanded by the pr sent pert() , thet
nni,,r,ble Ord, r will hereafter consist of three classes iii
lini—illLed numbers : Grand Crosses, Commanders, and
Tgb ts, with differing insignias.
the „e ,Grand Mister has annexed to the Order that of
kom Ladles," created in 1668 by Eleanor of Golizege,
()rarer:" ot. Austria, under the name of the Noble
- of the Crtee divided into two classes, L ;dies
Greer
Cr .‘ • '
Ski L Crosses, with the corm. t and title of Uountesse,,
‘qtie ad" Chevalieres, with the title anti core et of
si,,,l°untesses. They have a special costume and in
kr a, resembling in a great degree tne decoration of the
.11ght3.-- The Tablet

IV 1.11 LATE CATASTROPHE ON THE NORTH-
feree„...4" RAILWAY.— WoLVERTON, WEDNESpAY —Tilia
tai] °° Captain Coddington, the Govern inspector. of
ettua,s4YB: arrivei at Wolverton, and investigatedlnwnt tlecircum-
The'es connected with the late fearful and fatal collision.
kintgalalant Captain made a minutesidexnga,minatien of the
tittle
oft Which the train entered 1 i the exact dis-
ae., e which from the Wolverton station is stated to be
i4.7,4,,yvaerrdpos.ol,fter completing his survey, he pursued his way
it was understood, to attend.the adjourned in-
,,ttest with regard to the falling in of the Dee bridge., Cearsptaanind
Kldington had a long interview with Captain Bruy
other high officials of the railway, at the London terminus.e
before he started for Wolverton, but none of them accomea-
ied him to the scene of the accident. The whole of the
bodies of the sufferers have been removed by their friends fortatertnent,
litterinent, the last one waiting for identit' being this morn-
,
in g • rec.() ri. gnised as that of Mr. H. Smith, citor, of Binning-
,_ tn. The report as to the condition of the parties injured
believed,
they are progressing favourably ; some of them, it is
Will be able to attend die adjeurned inquest. Tile
atlffer
-44Pany have directed that all the funeral expenses of
the
ers should be charged to them. PROPERTY AND INCOME TAx.—Siri ce we drew
ePtLblic attention to this subject, on the 15th if May last, we
til'uosetr'tand the Basingliall-sireet Commissioners have had a
h
ilareeearehing inquiry and investigation into the system of
arge,
ef their
, and have inflicted tni-.st summary justice on one
h— ~ officials; but, if all we hear is true, their vengeance
9i4elallee upon a minor offender when compared with an
... er Connected a ith the Stamps and Taxes, who has been
', receipt of no less a sum than 60 it, arising from the
rart(lap allowed by Government out of the Cy income-
fUrtis e wait the decision of the Board. before we make
retie comment, but it is quite impossible this tax can be
I'Lle,wed until Parliament has inquired into the whole
rpro-
dew, Ogit connected with what has been taking place u i)g
Tact
three months in Basingliall-street —Times.
The .111 D n
- GALLERY or CLAUDIUS TARRAL. ,
.ESt-Tut
litin PriVate view of a collection: of pictures, whi,ch.is.a
Arg submitted to the hammer by Messrs. Christieandd
t:ailson took place on Wednesday. The collect ionwas forme
vii,ottlsle,. continent by Mr. Terra!, and
.c rises fifty-six
in lb:, none of which, with a single exceio::m,
• dat the sale
P.have before been
tlevresy..at profis,ndn
s.
some
iuth
They
t:
prie-
ot , YbY hen
I air; le.: i :11:1;n:;:ii;eit:Iet ltrba' 'tryr,tua,-11,e:iadi)::aegrNarai
isniet:(.l:e:r Dutchi!o one
ne
Cardinalihnaal si. arethem
..airiee
tW)ve would par icularly mention
„1 by
W. Atieris. A " Nativity%mne 1
eMtti."' Lot and his lialigle era." by Jan Seen; ann .
a"---4-Rtltis"dl4aTt'Ll'---stpes by' Wymnits, Fred. Moucheron, Decker,
litiYAL e le
Ni-e*lncs ‘ y jEuLAR ni_
_At, SPA GARDENS,
,penl•2dohißWtOhOeDsu.—m.
flier s,a i r43' be ,utiful gardens %%ere: .
oiti)ti;ivitli°ll;iii '''t'e grounds are very extensive,
Ce‘ll'liluteittleweitli and are
,lailrst
e s--• wad tame. In addition to the usual attractions
nait !daces of this description, the tar-fame till,.
Ile--""' i" a' t T.-ere is a pleetitul sap': .of Neter from the ~, • lr"B,:iid it "is said to possess Ingi'Y
3tlitiel (Pl''l, ies.A. rli!ii,l'si :la ien el the ..t„.'ilems a''''''..
.re'.
vi"r4nl""ig'i ..`"l''' f'o,ll a•i.ll.- of the &ie. aii 11- a lil 1:4. Ititlit,,,,,,vgl.
)(IA :*Y tit iiail of Lie surrowidiag rtl•.10, wiLl'ii Pi'.
::`,ery loviy. We lt•greile.l ti, S 0 5, sill tit ,II ,:t., .
oteee -44 vw'sit"r3- tt4 v ete er.i, 1 g,-.:,,,i Ihe g, -ttie I-, a ,`nr",",
14.,i1l 'CUA Pr"G.tily. li) I e ..v :tit et saili.:l,-e' pu!,11,'..
.44 ,te.--ti given 0, lie opeeitie,.
day tirlini, JUNE 8. —it :a currently
here
t::-
election - we *hall have a sharp contest here the en ui
lag_
date ' as the Earl of Bective is coming forward as a ca n,an ,ender the influence of his father-in-law, Mr. Alder 7
of Q, far t'""nlason, and Mr. Crawshav, of Coversham Park and.
L1,,13111.:tti,41,„cd'• l', Atr,.e,) r, a,:., Mr. Alr'110.1) 11,11
,t,.;
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4,-., °Vat,' i„fl,,euti .1 petaua, iti 1., e
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