The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-31 00:00:00

ENTEIRVIEW WITH. THE POPE.
FLOREN CE, A ,PRIL 27, 1841. —Of our introduction to
at Rce.ne, believe I have never written.
the Pope, • when
At our req; test, the .American Consul, who is our highest
official chat 'acter e t the Court of Rome, transmitted to
the Cardinat: of State a note, expressing our desire of a
if the interview would be
pre_ag
reenabtaltei. i
" to
2:iifseHwodlianyesssa, reply was received, grant-
ing the rev test, and appointing a day for the presenta-
tion. We ' were given to understand that it was indis-
pensably- ary that the ladies of the party should
be veiled and dressed in black, and they habited them-
selves acCtordi Ugly. A black dress coat and shoes are
required ax Tart of the dress of gentlemen ; and in
our proper: costwne, at about two o'clock of the
appointed day, 'we repaired to the Vatican, which
adjoins the elnarch of St. Peter. We were received
at the door •of a.n ante-chamber by one of the guards in
the unifori n of the papal court, a unique dress, with
black, red, any I yellow stripes, which is said to have been
designed. by 1N iichtzel Angelo. The guard wore a sword,
and loose in b is hand a shaft, surmounted with an iron
spear an d hat e-moon, the latter somewhat resembling the
halbert. Vitt' !inverted edge. Passing, into this , room, we
were met by the Pope's servant 'in waiting, dressed in
black; an a 'dere having disposed of our over clothes, we
were led I ly him through the reception-room into a small
apartment beyond, hung round with the portraits
of the Po pes, including that of his present Holiness,
Gregory 1. Kri. Here we were to wait until the Pope
should be in readiness to receive us, and were re-
quested to 'be seated. The whole' suite of rooms
was plainly- and scantily furnished ; the sole furni-
ture
in the reception-room was an ordinary wooden
table, standit g near the centre of the apartment, upon a
carpet ahead six feet square. The rest of the floor,
which was o f brick, the- usual floor of Italian houses,
was uncove re d. in about half an hour after our en-
trance,
the ; iervantretnrned, and led the way to the recep-
tion-room, • tvlere we found the Pope standing by the
table and pc u fly resting against it. He was clothed in a
robe and ea &sock of white casshnere, the dress of the
Cameldulia a friars, to which order lie formerly belonged.
The robe w.; plain, and buttons down before. The top
of his head was covered with a cap of the same material
with the ri Ale. His dress was evidently not new, and
the cap con siolerably soiled.
We were.'received upon our approach with great gra-
ciousness, Emil were put at our ease by the afthbility of
his Manner- Our names and country were made known,
and we renu tined standing directly in front of him. His
inquiries in dicated that he was well acquainted with
passing eve- ats ; lie spoke with knowledge of our coun-
try and it institutions, of the disagreement subsisting
between of a• Government and Great Britain, and the ap-
parent pr ospect of a rupture, lie inquired in relation
to oursel 'es, of our travels and future destination, and
Nvliether., we intended to visit Mount Etna as well as
Vesuv-ais, expressing at the same time a wish that
our residence in Rome might prove agreeable,
and, our anticipations of pleasure be realised.
I observed that lie seldom permitted his eyes to fall upon
the ladies of our party. Ile related humorous anecdotes
ol• the Carnival that hail just passed, and gave us an ac-
count, in a very lively manner, how the Grand Duke of
Austria, at a previous carnival, was pelted on the Corso
with confetti, and how with great glee he had retaliated
in throwing great quantities of confetti at his antagonist.
We were detained about tw:nty minutes, when the Pope
boWed, and we, bowing in return, left the apartment
through the door we had entered. During the interview,
lie continued to hold a gold snuff-box in his left hand, of
the contents of which he made a very liberal use.
When an:ciliated with agreeable conversation, the coun-
tenance of the Pope is expressive of great amiableness,
but ordinarily, and particularly in the service of the cha-
pel, has a cast of deep solemnity, bordering on melan-
choly. At such times I have seen tears coursing down
the old man's cheeks. Since our introduction we have
net him accidentally in a retired part of Rome, where,
followed by two servants, he was taking a walk. His car-
riage, from which he had descended, was standing at a
short distance. He bad been ill, and I thought bore him-
self with feebleness. He recognised and kindly
saluted us. I have subsequently seen him performing
his arduous duties in the interesting ceremonies of holy
week, with a strong and full voice, and a firm step. The
Pope must be over seventy, and there are many of the
Cardinals whom I should think older than himself ;
these of course are without hope of the succession. I
lave never seen a more intelligent, well-looking body
'' men, and doubt whether there is a council in Europe
-11 embraces more intellect.—Correspondetet New
irk American.

w hie

AN UNLUCKY WIFE HUNTER.
A few weeks ago an advertisement for a wife ap-
peared in the Birmingham Herald, headed " Matri-
monial Proposal," and setting forth that the adver-
tiser was a gentleman who wished to marry a lady
from 21 to 30 ; that she must have a genteel appear-

ante, liberal education, and respectable connections,
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and be possessed of property to the'value of 5001. at least;
that the advertiser was in his 29th year, of gentlemanly
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appearance and address ; of respectable connections ; pos-
sessed of 3,0001. in a respectable and well-established
business ; and that he had a house furnished with every

worldly comfort.

A young gentleman of this town, noticing the adver-
tisement, wrote him under the style of a female, stat-
ing her q:nalifications, and that she was possessed of
1,000/, entirely at her own disposal; in consequence of
which a general correspondence ensued, and an inter-
view between them was decided on as being the most
proper mode of arranging matters, and ascertaining how
each party would suit the other. Accordingly, Wednes-
day evening, at half-past seven, was fixed for the time,
and the Cemetery the place of meeting.
Long before the time appointed, the gentleman in
search of love was seen with an engraving of the Ceme-
tery, sent him by the should-be lady, wherein she had
pointed out the spot at which he was to meet her, com-
paring it with the place, and affecting an air of digni-
fied importance, from which he was doomed to be
lowered. _ .

A number of young gentlemen were there at the ap-
pointed time, and all anxiously made their way to the
unknown gentleman for the purpose of viewing his fea-
tures ; but ho did all in his power to prevent his face
from being seen. At length a view of it was obtained,
which caused no small degree of merriment amongst
those who were in the secret, especially when they
discovered that he had lost one eye, and could with
difficulty see with the other ; having also several
other defects not at all calculated to give one the
idea of a man of genteel appearance. After allowing
him to wait twenty minutes past the appointed time,
he was accosted by the party, and told that the lady,
owing to the wetness of the evening, was unable to
meet him; and that they were deputed to meet him
in her stead. Ile immediately perceived the hoax,
and his fury was beyond all description. Ile left the
Cemetery with all speed, his hoaxers keeping at his
heels, jeering and laughing at his mortification. This
was kept up until they arrived at the top of Sheffield-
moor, when they lost sight of him. The party then sepa-
rated, but two of them afterwards saw him making the
best of his way along Union-street, for the town, and
again beset him with jokes, throwing in his teeth the
loving words contained in his letters to the lady. This
caused him to take to his heels with all speed, and
away he went through any by-roads he could find, until
at length he reached the Market-place. There he was
again doomed to increased misfortune ; for, in addition

to the two who had followed him from Union-street, he
had again to encounter the whole party who had so
kindly met him at the Cemetery. Onward he sped, as
fast as his legs could carry him, until he got opposite
the Tontine, where a coach was standing, into which he
wished to get, but, unfortunately for him, and to the
amusement of his followers, who were now very numer-
ous, a lady had just engaged the coach, and he was com-
pelled again to take to his heels. In about three minutes
he reached the railway station, where he took refuge, to
his great satisfaction, and to the delight of his pursuers,
who reached that place as soon as he. There was the
" luckless wight," heated, breathless, bespattered, and
in a perfect rage. His appearance may be better ima-
gined than described. The train was gone, and nothing
remained for him but to get back into the town as well
as he could. This he was allowed to do quietly, his tor-
mentors having left him to take his chance.
In the morning, however, by seven o'clock, he was
again met in the Wicker, by one of his attendants of the
previous evening, whose appearance threw him into in-
describable consternation, so that he seemed doubtful
whether to run back or venture forward. Ho did go
on, however, and was followed to the railway station,
whence he took his departure by the half-past seven
o'clock train, in a third class carriage, for West Brom-
wich, about five miles south of Birmingham, the place
from whence he had been trailed in search of a wife.
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aotftetmhipstadtoverneptuarier
his disasters by advertising his charms
He spoke, in his advertisement, of having had a small
(NiviislalPpPrOinbtambleryt
to ensnare the
ladies.—Sh(ffield Independent.

THE STOTITIELD LIGHT
inwiisthsi°tnheersii °USE
nnoEws.—prTohceeedcmogm of the Northern Lights l'
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Sa
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the erection of a lighthouse preliminary steps towards '
mariner against those dangerous rocks lying about one
bours of Burghead andMoraFrith, between the har-
bours
have aceordin 1 Lossiemouth. The Commis-
Trinity House of y requested the opinion of the
the late Lighthouse London on this subject, as required by
se Act ; and a deputation of that an-
cientProhyn, and Eii Corporation,
bconsisting of Captains Drew, Reece,
their very powerfuler 9are now on the foray Frith, in
Engineer for steamer, accoLiphaniedinby I
the Ste-
venson,course
of their examination, they
Northernaited Lights. in
Nicol, of
Inverness, who is ex officio one of the Commissioners of
the Northern Lights,and • dividual exertions
to whose in
in this business
the public are much indebted.—lnnerticss
Courier.
The French Government has adopted the strong
but necessary measure of dissolving the Colonial Coun-
cil of Guadaloupe ; and, consequently, the commission
of its delegate, M. Granier Cassagnae, the great enemy
of the blacks, is revoked. He has recently arrived in
Paris, after an unfortunate excursion to Hayti, and a
hasty touch at the British West India islands. This is
the gentleman who stated, at a public dinner at Deme-
rara, his belief that the negroes were brutes and not
men. He now says he is a convert to the necessity of
abolishing slavery. lit
appears that the two councils of
Guadaloupe have sent home their respective opinions on
the question of emancipation. The Secret Council have
arrived at the conclusion that this measure may
re ab be ad
vantageously effected ; het this Council aso-
lutely opposed to it. This just represents the difference
between the planters and the Government.. The French
Minister has directed the favourable opinion of the Se-
cret Council to be published.—Anti-Slavery Report.
CANTERBURY HOPS.—The plantations present
no alteration that is worth notice. The bine continues
to look healthy, and many grounds are coming into
burr very fast. If congenial weather follow the planters
may confidently anticipate a good crop.