The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Oct. 15.

The Monitor of to-day says :—" On the 13th
inst. the Pontifical troops attacked with the bayonet
and defeated 300 Garibaldians who barred their
road to Monte Librate. The invaders were forced
to evacuate that locality after some losses both in
killed and wounded.

BOURSE, Oct. 14, Two o'clock.—Heaviness pre-
vails ; transactions are limited, and stocks and
shares all lower. Threes are at 68f. 15c., a decline
of 12ic. Italian Fives have retrograded to 45fr.
30c., or 25c. lower. The decline on Credit Foncier
shares is of 7fr. 50c., these being quoted at 1,260 f. ;
on Credit Mobilier shares of 3fr. 75c.—at 171 fr.
25c. Railway shares are also lower. Lyons and
Northern, Ifr. 25c. each—at 875 fr. and 1,137 fr.
50c. ; Austrian, of 2fr. 50c.—at 473 fr. 25c. ; and
Lombards of 3fr. 75c.—at 363 fr. 75c. Three
o'clock.—Railways have shown more weakness
towards the close, which has taken place as fol-
lows :

41 per Cents 9B 10
Do. end month —

3 per Cents. 6B 25
Do. end month 6B 17i
Credit Mobilier
Do. end Month

Credit Foncier 1260
Do. end month 1260

RAIL'

Bank Shares 3300
Italian Loan 45 30
Do. end month 45 30
Mexican Loan ll
Do. Bonds lOl 25
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred -
'AIM

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1132 50

Lyons and Mediterranean 875
Southern 530
Western
_ . _

Eastern

... 545 -

Sardinian
Austrian

Lombard

North of Spain
Saragossa

Roman

366 23

53 --
92 50

HIGH MASS Al THE NEW CHURCH 01;

ST. DOMINIC.

At the celebration of high mass on Sunday morn
Lag last, at the new Roman Catholie Church of St

Dominic, Maitland-park, Haverstock-hill, there
were present from 25 to 30 friars belonging to the

order, varying in age apparently from about 25 to
60 years. These were mostly attired in white
woollen cloaks, with cowls, completely enveloping

he body to the feet, and fastened round the middle

by a girdle, all being supplied with the usual rosary

Each one has submitted to the tonsure, leaving a

ring of hair round the head about an inch and a ha'

wide, the usual hirsute appendages of whiskers

moustaches, and beard being carefully taken away.
Constantly throughout the services the cowls 'sl-ere
drawn over the head and returned to the shoulders.
In addition there were eight youths, from about 14
to 18 years of age, unshorn, wearing black cassocks
with white surplices over, reaching to a little below
the waist, and with a blue ribbon round the neck, to
which a gilt medal was attached. The officiating
priests were elaborately clothed in white silk or
satin robes, richly decorated with crosses and other
emblematical devices.
This portion of the service being ended, Dr.
Russell, provincial of the Irish order of St. Dominic,
was then led to the front of the chancel to deliver
the sermon. He was clothed with the usual white
robes, having in addition a black cloak and cowl
over them. His utterance was very distinct, slow,
and unimpassioned, and he read for his text the
11th chapter of John, verses 41 to 44, describing
the raising of Lazarus from the grave. Having
uttered the invocatory prayer, ho commenced his
discourse as follows : We are celebrating with joy-
ful solemnity this day the resurrection of the estab-
lishment of the order of St. Dominic in this great
city, situated on the banks of the Thames. One of
the most remarkable events in this age is that of
the resurrection of the old monastic orders, and this

festival we are now celebrating, considered under
present circumstances, seems to me one of the most
critical moments for the faith of the Church, and is
therefore of the utmost importance. So extraordi-
nary is this revival of the spirit in the old monastic
state that I look upon it as marvellous, and there-
fore I have sought for its counter picture in the
resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. Many
causes have operated to prevent the progress of the
faith—the events of the last three hundred years,
and the heavy persecutions to which we have been
subjected ; the spirit of the age, so manifestly given
to materialistic subtleties, and so adverse to every-
thing supernatural, as seen in its acts, its speeches,
and its legislation, everything has been adverse to
the cultivation of the true religious spirit.
But in the midst of this depression and cloud,
does it not strike you that there is something
wonderful in the government of the world,
that men, isolated men, in the present moment
the sole repositories of the traditions of a long line
of persecuted members of the religious orders, that
such men are now seen everywhere emerging from
their silent and secluded lives as private tutors, as
teachers in schools, and from leading other like un-
obtrusive lives, are coming forth undauntedly to
build up again and erect in the great towns and
cities of this empire convents, monasteries, and
churches which, for beauty of design and architec-
tural splendour, will remind us again of the past
glories of old monastic England. I had almost said
that it is a spirit of audacity and fearlessness of
danger that inspires these men thus to act. And yet
have they not examples for what they have done iu
the life of Christ, amidst the persecutions to which
he submitted in his day? Standing, then, my
brethren, between the present and the future, what
religious sentiments should now inspire us? This is
a moment of deep religious renovation from the
death of ages, and the good providence of God is a
special subject for your consideration. Manifest
signs of His designed providence may be seen in the
events of the past, and I see also very visible signs
of His peculiar guardianship of those old sacred
orders and institutions at the present day. God