Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-14

a satire against Frederick, under title OF . The Ma
cedonian Hero - entered into the wine trade and
set up newspaper. This pleasant diversity OF
occupations ended, rather naturally, in sort of
bankruptcy After this, he seems to have obtained,
from the kindness of Maria Theresa, some diplo-
matte employment and pension for his wife. AT
the death of the Empress he retired 10 his castle of
Zwerbach, in Hungary, where he occupied himself
for some six years in agricultural pursuits 1t was
in 1877 that he was first, after an exile which may
be reckoned at forty years, allowed TO revisit Prus-
STA, and once more to see his ancient inamorata
Time and suffering had meantime made Amelia
wise. 1t is singular indeed, what opposite effects
may flow from the same cause: reading the ro-
mances in which other folks are actors makes one
siler and sillier; but acting a tragic novel of our
own makes us sadly WISE
Not even that, however, can make every body
wise Trenck himself must have still been as light
Drained as ever; whence, for our own part, we in
fer that he had suffered comparatively little, and
that his love of the Princess was affair of the
heart At any event, ncorrigble by either duels
or philosophy or dungeons or wine-selling farm
ing or getting broke, or even turning newspaper
editor, (Which more than any thing else cures ones
illusions,) Trenck next at above the age of sixty
took fancy (t was 10 be his LAST for revolution.
So he took to writing, in 1889, in favor of French
republicanism. The first consequence of his pub
locations was the loss OF the pension which the EN-
press had given his burgo-baroness. Next came
renewal OF his old diversion of going to prison.
This time, however, he had not to deal with philo-
sophie Kings; so he was soon let out. Satiated,
no doubt Of chains, he resolved to 90 and take
his fill of emancipation he made his way in 1901 10
Paris. Here, as one who had been so much a victim
of despotism, he was received with delight. For
his own part, being quite above any feeling Of jea
lousy towards rival reputation, he appears to have
sought and contracted very particular intimacy
with Latude the man who had been thirty-five
years prisoner in the Bastile. What services he
(Trenck) rendered TO the cause of freedom there
we do not learn but at last, in 1893, on his offer
ing TO lead against the Prussians a regiment com
posed of Prussian refugees and republicans, he be-
came suspected of being Prussian spy. No doubt
he would have been equally suspected if his con-
duct had been Just the opposite. He was thrown
into his old mansion, prison but there being no
proof found OF his being spy, they accused him
of entering into some plotin his dungeon, and gull
lotined him, the 10Th July, 1894, in his sixty
eighth year. He STILL it is said, as strong and
almost as fresh as young man OF thirty.
Continuing the collection of such extracts from
books meet in the literary articles, otherwise
little interesting, of foreign journals we now place
American volume which we have not yet seen, but
which we should Judge clever, unaffected, and
(what gives it, as coming from Protestant divine,
a still better grace liberal and charitable. We
speak of the Rev. Ingraham Kps 'Christmas
Holydays III Rome" of which we perceive that
Longman has published London reprint, edited
by the Rev. W. Sewell, BID. DIR. Kip's book
seems to consist chiefly of an account of the high
ceremonies of the many Roman churches which he
during the week of the Nativity. He
describes the impressions too which they matle up
on him. Thoroughly an Episcopalian, he can yet
witness the Catholic rites with respect, and differ
from the doctrines of that church, but treat them
with kindness and moderation. He describes as
follows the services at St. Peters, partly perform
ed by the Pope himself, on Christmas morning:
''Chrmas morning fulfilled in its beauty the promise of
the night before 1t is the great festival of the winter The
pap banners displayed from the castle, and the
filled with crowds thronging TO ST. Peters The guards
then strange white and red costumes were stationed around
the body OF the church, whilst the lower end body Of
troops were drawn up who remained there duty during the
who'll service With the audience the fOmality of
dress required the evening before At the upper end
OF the church the magnificent throne of the Pope raised
quite high the altar which it fronted, and decked out
mosspenddly with Its cloth of crimson and gold, and the
gIlde mre suspended above Next it on the sides were
the sas for the cardinals then the boxes ambassadors and
their suites, and then high platforms covered with crimson
around it. and the great between steps and the papa
throne left vacant for the performance of the As
sand happened to be close the ambassadors boxes
had excellent view of every thing which took place.
"After waiting for at least hour, suddenly there came
bust of music from the lower end of the church was
loud chant which, sotened by the distance hoaed sweety
through the building. Every eye strained towards the
spot from which proceeded and there raised high on the
shoulders of clothed in voct-coored robes we behed
the Pope borne above the heads Of the kneene multitude in
his crimson chair the falling dapery from which half con-
ceied those who carried him. The gemmed tiara was on his
had and his robes sparked with Jewels. On each side of
him carried high fan like banners Of ostrich feathers such
in pictures of the procession an eastern raiah
before him marched guard Of honor consisting of some sixty
Roman nobemen who always form his escort on great fest
The Bishops of the Greek, Armenian and other Eastern
churches in their most gorgeous arrayhe heads of different
religious brotherhoods in ashcooed garmen-priess in pur
pie and whe bearing the great and lighted apers
and ngng in the air their golden censers thus the
slowly TO the sound of anthems-he most
gorgeous show which probably entered Christian church
The Pope passed within feet Of where stood His ewes
closed his whole seemed dull and feess
and the noddng of his head as the bearers walked
with unsteady STEP him the appearance of image
splendldly decked out to form part of a pageant.
AT Length, amid his kneeng tran he was deposited on
the pavement in front of the altar and the guard of mobiles
ranged Themselves each side of the area up to the throne
lie kne for few momentspas of his dress were changed
the tiara being put upon the altar and mire substituted in
It's place joined in the psalms and prayers which precede
Ip Il