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is said that, when the former French Minister, NJ.
de ST. Aulaire, was presented, the Pope cut short
his diplomatic harangue byasking, "Did you leave
Paris rccentyl" LAST week." "And tell me,
come sta il Signor Paullo de Kockl" The Am
bassador was lhunderslruck, and the Pope, think
ing probably that he did not understand Italian,
repeated his question in French: "Comment sc
porte Monsieur Paul de Kock!" This time he
had an answer, and seemed highly gratfed TO
learn thai his lavorite was enjoying good health.
With the exception Of Cardinal lambruschni,
have not see single person sheds tear since his
dealh-a significant omen for those who seek
"To read history in nations eyes"
As head Of the Catholic Church, his reign has
been marked by jealous proselytism; and he has
directed the bark of ST. Peter with avigor which
contrasts strongly with his private life and civil
government In Belgium, the priesthood have,
by revolution, gained kingdom. Spain and
Portugal, after bloody struggles, have returned
under the papal yoke. In France, by tomporari-
ly sacrificing the Jesuits, he conciliated the peo-
pie, and the Church is rapidly gaining ground;
and in Switzerland, the Romists came out of the
bloody scenes Of Luccmc uiumphantly. The
naughty Car demanded pardon, in person, for his
oppression of the Polish Catholics--the late King
of Prussia was vanquished in the quarrel arising
out of the imprisOnmentof the Blshopof Cologne
the anathemas launched by the disappointed
Lamcnnais fell powerless; and overures have
been made, by the successors of "Bluf Harry"
on the throne of England, to form a concordat of
peace and friendship. The ancient head of the
| Propaganda, has sent It's missionaries far and
wide, reinstating the African Bishopric over the
grave of St. Louis, and carrying the doctrines of
Rome east and west, until the emissarcs, who left
the Vatican, met in the Chinese Empire.
| The only secession has been that headed by
! Ronge in Gemany;wh letheaccessionsaresh shown
by the fact that, during the sixteen years of his
pontifcate forty wbishoprics have been created,
sixteen Of which are in North America. His zeal
| for the increase of his church in America was E.
vinced by his readiness TO receive our citizens
and most ridiculous have been some of the inter-
views. AT one, last winter, an ex NJ. c., from
| New York city, and his wife, thought it requisite
to kneel and follow the example of the faithful by
kissing the cross on his slipper. The gentleman
caught up foot, and after a most reyerenta
smack, undertook to pass it to the lips Of his lady,
who was kneelmg beside him; but, in so doing,
nearly overturned Pope, who drew lack his foot,
exclaiming-"bdsta, basta," enough, enough
As monarch Of the Pap0l States, his partizans
endcavor to excuse his many faults by saving that
owing to his modestv he was Overned by the
cardinals; but history will charge him with gross
misgovernmenta and bigotoi cruelty. No sooner
was he seated on the throne than the occupation
of Ancona, by the French, eXtoned from him a
promise of reform and progress. How has he
fulfilled it! The answer will be found in his in
vitation to Austrian bayoncts, under Jcsutical in
hucnce, to enforce his dospotic laws-nthe taxes
which have oppressed his subjccts-in his ency-
clical letter, which destroyed the liberty of the
Ipress--n his opposition to free masonry-in the
maintenance of the lnquisition-and in the per-
tnacity with which, obstinate in wrong, he has
clung TO the andquated prejudices which clog the
advancement of society. In no other civilized
nation are the people so ignorant-no other civil
lizcd nation is without a mile Of railroad.
As soon as his death was announced to Riaro
Siorza, the cardinal Camerlingue, that functional
ry proceeded to the Qurnal palace, and raising
the white veil with which the face of the deceas-
ed Pontif had been covered, struck three blows
on the forehead with a small silver mallet, call
ing him by his christian name after each blow
He then announced from the window, al Papa c
realmente morto," (he Pope is really dead,) and
broke the fsherman's ring and great seal of state
while the toling of the great bell at the capitol
was echoed until night by all the church bells in
, the city. The body was then enbalmed, clothed
in the pontltica robes of state, and taken TO the
, Sixtne Chapel, on litter borne by white mules
escorted by a long procession of soldiers, priests
5 chorslers, and monks carrying lighted candles
t The next evening his heart was carried in a vast
to the church of St. Vincent, and yesterday tho
: body was placed in the chapel of st. Sacrament
in the basilica of St. Peter. 1t is seated on
throne, with the feet projecting through railing
so that the people, as they pass, can kiss them.-
, The funeral ceremonies, called Norem Dali
; have commenced, and at the expiration of tn
I nine days the corpse will be placed in a coflil
and carried on abiertothe entrance of the vaults
, where it will remain until the death of anothe
,, Pope furnishes an occupant for the bier, and con
signs him 10 his last resting place.
] TheColege of Cardinals assembled this morn
Y ing, and were addressed by Cardinal Micara, who
G in long discourse, reflected severely upon tn
), politics of the deceased Pope, and eXhorted hi
: colleagues to choose successor who would effac
d his memory. The full number in the college
= 70, but at present there are only 63, of which 3
e are citizens of the Papal States, of Austria
= Lombardy, 2 of Austria, of Sardinia, 6 of Ma
. pies, 8 of France, 9 of Tuscany, and of Spair
|, Portugal, England, and Belgium. The oldest
II SO years Of age, and the youngest SO. The
= wear, as mourning garb, violet silk cassocl
If with a belt of the same color, having tassels
: gold, violet stockings andsculI cap-whch, whe
they are not in mourning, are red instead of vic
IS let; the pectora cross suspended by gold chai
s. around their necks. On the evening of the lit
e they will enter into a conclave for the election
d proceeding to the hall in procession, chauntin
1t the Veni Creator. Whenal are in thedoors wi
2; be closed, not to be opened until afterthe eectio
e is over. The canvassing will probably occup
d several weeks, although the disturbed state of tn
3, country renders it advisable to hasten as much
= possible. Theproyisons of the cardinalsare sci
IS to them meanwhile from their houses and searcl