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VISIT TO POPE GREGORY XyG-THE
lLLA OF THE BANKER TORLONIA.
ted from the priyite journal of young Anne
rican traveller
Invited whilst in Rome, to do as the
rs did, went with pleasant party to
scented at an hour duly appointed, S
P. NJ, to his holiness the Pope. The
Guard were on duty at full dress, and
g at the paPal residence, we assembled
and and magnificent staircase into the
tegia, where we exerted our patience
boxed at the Frescoes, until friend who
10 Join the party made his appearance.
ere then conducted into the Sistne Cha
where we waited another interval, and
nto hall hung with crimson silk, where
ere obliged to undergo still longer pro-
BY and by priest all done up in pur-
me, and escorted us up stairs through Sc
ROOMS, and finally left us in the hall of
permitting us during his absence to stu
bgra phy if we chose, and find out (Which
he land lay"
~, a second individual in purple came
eckoned to another party who were wait
se ourselves to follow him. We attempt
q do the same, but the door was slammed
faces, and we turned back again to stu
ography, had caught glimpse Of the
however, and every one entering his pre-
and all going in OH one knee and one
! like a flock Of lame ducks. At last, our
came, and the great Gregory honored us
private audience. DR.. c. went
Mrs. - followed; Madame next;
st brought up the rear. | could not re-
3aughing even in the presence of the Pope,
Re ludicrous appearance of the whole pre-
ztion party. DIR. c. in state of extra
Fifty, threw himself into recumbent posi-
and was lying Oh the floor like frog,
5ag the cross on the Pope's slipper; Mrs
waiting to get a chance, and Madame -
on Bonded knee, hopping along like lame
/. For myself, was satisfied with bow,
being all that is really requisite.
he first salutation being over, we all stood
a row, and were duly presented to his Ho-
zss. Fixing his eyes upon me, (perhaps be-
] 10 was the youngest of the partly he asked
where was from? replied ''from the Uni
Estates" He then asked me from what part
j That country; and when | said Boston,"
#smarked that in former times, he had heard
| in that city they carried the images of the
b and the devil in the same professions.
=asked me if the CUSTOM was still continued.
billed in the negative, and he then asked
fw things in general in the United States
|e getting on.'' | told him prosperouslY.
Ethen asked tCh0 you'd be the neat President
| question too far ahead to answer satistacto-
\. He next inquired whether | knew Green,
H Consul. told him | did not. He then
!eryed that he formerly introduced many
hericans to him, and wondered why, for the
y two years, he had presented SO few. DR..
r. replied casually, that it might be be-
Use few were travelling. (The city, how
Ir, is full of them, but the real reason is that
j Consul is not popular, and Americans have
aittle as possible to doWith him.)
Finally, the Pope gave us his blessing, bid
particular goodbye as Signor Americana
burned his back, in order that ace need not
ok out, and we departed sideways with on.
ads over our shoulders, ready to turn in case
should, as it is not allowable in his presence
turn your back to him. Pope Gregory i:
i handsome, but he seemed to be kind, we'll
posed person, and not wanting in character
D is eighty years old; never eats meat mol
bars linen He sleeps on wool mattress
ID was dressed in flannel gown buttoned al
E way down; he wore red leather slippers
It'll an embroidered cross on the top Of each
ID had OH a skull cap. Is is said that his vale
axes deal of money in the sale of his OLE
ppers, which are much sought after and val
ID by the faithful and others.
Torlonia's villa surpasses any palace | have
en- in Europe. Before visiting the house it
If, we went first to sort OF balcony will
rec rooms overlooking his amphi theatre
hese rooms are finely constructed, having
oors in mosaic in imitation of the figure
und in Pompeii. In one apartment, the cell
g is decorated with beautiful modern fresct
the three Graces; another with dancing figure
n gold ground, and the third with medalli
as, principally heads. The door and window
zen ON marble porticoes. The rooms are 9th
-wise INTELLECTUALLY painted, with frescoe
nbodying fine views of Venice, the sea, &C.
he Villa Itself is superbly ornamentet
Lructure, having 4 magnificent hall adornet
18th marble pillars and statues. Some of tb
ooms are faced with marble and painted il
.esco; Others decorated with tasteful silk dra
cries. The bath room is painted to represen
ymphs bathing. One apartment is arrangeI
4 the oriental style.
His Ballroom is a gorgeous hall adorned
nth frescoes of exceeding beauty; two orches
ras are supported by marble pillars, the wall
eing of marble or scag!ioni and the floor OF
lost minute and magnificent mosaic. In
anisters of the stairs are Of gold and crimson
senoa velvet. The rooms up stairs are pain
ed in lresco, and some Of them resembling tint
the flools of rare woods set in squares, an
ONE in different marbles. One room is pain
ed to resemble several sphnxes, whilst all tn
by sphinxes. Another apartment
,ainted in frescoes-cpid sitting on tiOn'
whilst the freplaces, nantes, &C., were adorn
d with beautiful mosaic-work as fine as tina
mployed for brooches.
On the grounds Torlonia has pretty grotto
With stalactites, Sc, constructed from cQmpo
..a.st 5x 10