New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-26

An INTRODUCTION TO THE PoPE.-A correspond
ent OF the Boston Daily Advertiser, writing at
Rome February ID, gives The following interesting
account of an interview with The Pope, ha!e od
man of nearly eighty years:
"Pope GREooRY XVI maintains IN the splendor
of tne Pontitca Court all the personal simplicity al
taste and manners which were appropriate to his
early life The same bed which he used IN the Ben,
edctine monastery passed win MN 70 MS Caiulhdi
palace and he now sleeps on II IN his regal cham
Der in the Vatican. had the honor OF beng re-
ceiyed bv him with the ease and poteDess OF pm
vate gentleman found him without guards or ser
wants, or single attendant, In room very simply
furnished and IN plain morning dress. lie con-
tinued standing during an audience ci hall an hour
conversed aifdbIy referred 10 the destruction OF the
Ursuine convent 10 1891 seemed perfectly acqualnt-
ed with the judicial proceedings, and reirdlned from
any observations which he might have Justly applI-
ed TO that unatoned enormlty. The Pope wore
velvet slipper having upon II embroidered III
gold The Catholics, on being presented, kneel and
press their lips upon this cross have seen The Ger
emony in public devouLy reformed. il rs called IN
derisOn kissing the Pope stoe need not say ihal
nothing of the kind was demanded OF me- The tor
maIity in dress and department was exactly mat
which proprety would require IN visit TO the Pre-
sdent Of the United States; and assure you That,
differing toto cello, from his religious faith, was
highly grdttcd IN an interview with an individual
who ls not only sovereign Prince IN his own 90.
minions but is considered the head OF the true
church by more than one half the Christian world"
NEW ANTHEM BY PRINCE ALBEIT "A new An
them composed by his Royal Hlghncss Prince AL
bert was rehearsed for the rSt time IN ST. George
Hall. Windsor The Queen'sptlvale band and the
choir of ST. Georges were IN attendance fler
Majesty and the Prince came into the Hall, and
his Royal Highness after the first trial, picked out
a few errors In the instrumental department. The
anthem, on being tried over again, proved TO be
perfect The Queen then commanded II 10 be
played once more, and was much delighted with
the composition and the manner IN which 1t Was
performed. This anthem, entitled, Out OF the
deep have ! called thee, ls acknowledged by II
number of the first rate Judges who were present 10
be the chef:d'ancre OF the Princes compositions
TALKING TO THE PoINr Hunt, the veteran
Temperance Lecturer, tells a story OF an aged
clergyman in Virginia, who was wont 10 say, that
a preacher of the Gospel should be ready, at a
minutes warning, TO preach from any subject, iur-
nished from the Bible. After going through with
the preliminary exercises, one morning, parish
ioner handed him this text, "Where art thou y
The preacher arose wi,hou, hesitation, read hls
text, and said -" The subject naturally divides IT.
self into three heads. lst Every man is OF neces-
sity sonertere. 2i. Most men are where they oughf
moi to be. Sd. Unless you take care, you Will all
soon be where you too,dd not Ike 10 be-
THE OTHER END OF ANTIQUITY. MIR. Colman,
IN his most instructive and entertaining work on
European Agriculture" makes the following cap
ital remark, apropos ol an ola farmer cohiesSine
10 modern improvements
have oil roasanahlo rccre ct Tor antiquity oui,
il the presumption may be pardoncd, beg leave 10
say with Lord Bacon, reckon that TO be antiquity
which is farthest from the beginning"
wANTRp-A. shopkeeper in Philadelphia the
other day stuck upon his door the following aconc
advertisement: " A boy wanted" On going 10 his
shop the next morning, he beheld shining little
urchin in basket, with the following Plthy label:
{" Here he is ~