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 Ra.sx. April {, is46. On Sunday lsss the palace of the inqaisisioa was threwn open to the pubic, after some days devoied Co an inventory oi its conteBis, and investigations which fssntsd in the discovery of some relies ol Inc diAboles practiees with which this trbunal has been associated. Carieslty he'd been whe'ted by the aceeHnts which appeared from time 10 time, Of pftseneFs bones and toFtnFes. and more recently by ths proclamation annoaaciae that tFe eanding wepld be opened. which spoke of" hoTrid prisons, sAeletous and Instruments of torture"
 The people poured late it in crowds. Evefybody was therev-Fagged, eadaveFous old msA, who looked a if they might have jest oene from the priSons- fresh young RiFla with their mieaaln, who had per haps half sn hoar before been listening rcveTently to . mass from the iips Of some priest wha might have had hls share tn the deeds they were shudder iRg evsF-sirangsgs, with their eyes stretched and ready for the meet fsaFfal sights. They were be- low and above. In the vaults aad the garress run niag through long salts of rooms passages which isss ts =s;h.=S-s==Sl.S Into eoal-elosets and the mouth of some eld drain. and turnng away with disappointed look, sud the sxciamstion "nOn c'e nlonts" (" there's nothing there.")
 | waat with the crowd, snd at first could nOt avoiA feeling sf disappointment, and thought tat the ssseFRmsRt hsd wisely ehOsaa the lst Of APrb
  vlResd that there must be somethBg to sec Kept up my search. foaad my way at last into qn'et gsFden with buhbllng fountain h the cenfsr' which seemed the very spot for sacred meditation; oat ar0nnd the garden was loR buiidihR wHh grated wiedows. The rough walls of the rooms within weFe covered with inscFi ,t0ns marked with bit of charcoai-some ascriPiions of Praise--some bitter and complaining. In cue l read: " Let us pray to God that the good people may have pity. Ia another; "Take away oppression, oh God = a Too long have beeB conkned here al the caprice Of ealumniatoFs. withoat admission to the sacra- ments. ''-' Hep much hape fss0ered htre" Here, beneath death's head snd bones was written: /" meri! here, {" Scipio Gaetani--eight yeas have ] bcea imprisoned here" There was one short but expressive sentence in the English language: :" Is fkis the Chrisiisn faithf, In one prison heavy tFap-dOoF was lifted from dark epening, exposing deep black vault; below, in . corper, lay mass of bedcsothes and tattered garments, among which l recognized worn, dirty strsIt-wsistcoat, appa. realty intended for female. Ia several of the rooms were pipes, through which. probably, food was given to the wretched inmates.
 In another part of the building dense csowd was assembled around the entrance vault which seemed to pass beneath the whole palace. made my way through the mass and down the rough steps. and recognized. by the light of the torches npop the walls, heaps of human bones scattered oVsv the floor. Others prOtruding from the wall of earth st ihs side, vet untouched, and ai- thongh it was dificait to distinguish in this con fused mass sea- ngs Or even the different parts of the body at least seemed io be that of afemae; aad the seventeen thigh bones which might bel counted here and there, told the story of nine poor victims.
 The excavations are yet unfinished, and t Is not easy Co conjecture how much the nambef may be increassd. Hat these few relics afford room for the darkest suspicious. How many yeaFs have passed since these vaults received their last victims Did he waste away slowly under torture and starva- ton, ov did the keiy fathers, moro mercifu than usual givs hm the blessings of sudden deathf Bat these are conjeetares without limit It is diff 6eult to account for the presence Of these relics upen aay supposiioa favorable so the Holy Office. They found mbsdded in earth filling the brick srshes which form the foundation of the building, and mast. therefore, have been placed there since its esnsFaetioH-a fact inconsistent with the sup position that they belonged to an ancient cemsteSy this spot if any existed-and 1t is but too clear, from the appearance of the bones that their pos sors were born long since the erection of the build lpg. Perhaps the unfortunate nun. who was found fn hsr cell. when recent events threw open the doors of tlse palace, might tell something that wOsld aid is -spl.Iains these discoveries. It is difficult l0 believe that the present century can have witnessed any of the enoTmltes for which this dreadful tribunal has become pTOverbial. But whether the practices thus revealed date from the last century or the last year. they afford another example Of tho horrors of religious persecution, and conRrin my desire for the downfall Of creed which stiIl cIngs to the principles which authorized aud occasioned the establishment of this dctestable n- stituton. It Is said that, in the convent of the Ara Coil. Spanish monk was found who had been im- prisoned Tor twenty-five years. When taken from his cell, the poor man almost blinded by the glare of day. which now visited his eyes the first lime for quarter Of sentury, nis hardly neces sary to speak of his surprise learning that he set free by the authority of Roman Republic. ''Can these things be. withOat special wonder7'' It pstaraI 10 believe that these stories got mp for the occasion; but some things havs seen, and others l tell as they were told to me.
 The crowd gathered upon the Corso, in the eveu- ing. and strong disposition was manifested to de- stroy the palace of the Inquisiton--w whether the meeting had any other purpose do not know but wiien entered the street l found them shout ing, To Ae IaqNisiiioa: Te the Iaqsisiton :" with an occasional cry "msrte al Neri"- death on the blssks." trhe blacks, 1t mnst be understood. Is the cant term for ths anti, Rsps bican or Papat party-ss called probably from the sombrs dress of the Prests.) But there were cooler heads among them, who. taking advantage of the enthusiasm of the people in favor of war. proposed that they should proceed 10 tho residence Of Mazzni and de- mand arms and the immediate action of the ssem. ply to prepare for the contest. It really seemed as n two thousand years had rolled back again. when ] heard Roman crowd shouting for war, and rio- qusst speakers addressing them with the very title that Cicero and BFutus had used, sRomani;' for whatever the Italians may lack in action, they are not wanting ia elOaaence.
 h . fsw moments torches were waving in front, the new Republican flag was anfnried, and with shouts of pica Ia gaevya --'' Viua Ia iibe,ta''- Fisa "a Repabiics haiioaa," the crowd conitne n- ced the march. As they passed ihe palace of the Neapoltan Ambsssador they greeted l. with groans and hssses. Oa reaching the resdsaoe of Mazziai he came to t,e wIadow in reply to their repeated sammons and assnred them that every exertion would be made hy the government to gratify their wariike enthusiasm aud to prov ide the means for de(eace. He spoke with Aueuey, aud, as far as esaid ladge. with vgor and eloQuence. His vii tings. have ,hsughl, are characterized by more directaess of style and compactness, so to speak thaa those of most of his coo airymea. He Is s man of anwearied perseverance aad eaerRy, and the late events iH Itaiy are attributed in no small measure to his sxeriions. Whatever his eneme. may say Of his purposes and priunplss. no one, ihiak, ssa deny his capacity N. Y. Tribune
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