Washington telegraph., 1849-08-08
A PEEP AT 1HE POPE IN 1848,

From MacfarIdne's Glance at ReuoIuti0nized Italy
TAT the door of the Quirinal Mr.. MacfarIane
joined group of people who waited to see the
Pope coming out.
SNOW is the time," said our attentive Swiss,
ego up to The door and you will get view
of the,Sanio Padre, and see him come out and en-
ter his coach" We walked up to the eolonuade,
but hestaed to make too close an approach, until
we saw three or four old women and few of the
poorest order Of people 60 straight up to the car
riage and.t,e palace steps without being challenged
or interrupted by any one. In a few seconds Plus
IL. came slowly out of the palace in the midst of
a numSer Of prelates, who hung close round him.
On the up;sr step he raised his hand in sign of
the usual benediction, but few, indeed, were
those on whom the S!essing fell One of the old
women knelt down and held up petition. This
occasioned brief stop. and tie stopping caused
evident alarm among those who were ih the rear
inside the hail. One of the secretarlts look the
paper; then Pins made almost rush I'M" the
carriage, his secretary and two other gentlemen
got in after him, and presently, and in mourniul
silence the procession slowly moved across the
square, his holiness being preceded by three carri
ages, and followed by large number. 1t might
have been taken for funeral procession. We
reached the outer gate of the palace before the
carriages, and saw them roll across the open pla.
teau of Magno Cavalle. There was hardly
used to be crowded from morning till night by peo
pie eager to see the Pope and to shont SYLVIA Pio
Mono whenever he appeared. Now there
no 'Viva;" none said "God bless him." Of the
few present, some sneered; the rest showed the
most complete indiffsrence-all but one old man,
whose eyes moistened and lips quivered; he would
have said "Viva," but dared not do it. The
mounted guard hung closely around the Pope's
carriage, sabre in hand; thin, pale, dark ecces-
astic, in Notwithstanding Of Titians well
known portraits of an old venetian priesI-ooked
anxiousy out at the carriage window. In the
street which leads down from the Quirinal Mount
there were some Roman citizens and national gen.
tlemen, of whom hardly a man had the grace to
touch his hat. On entering the street the carri
ages were driven on with very unecclesiastical
speed and the Pope's vehicle disappeared from
sight in the midst of flashing swords. Sic
transit! We thought both the person and coun
tenance of the sovereign Pont,ff-whO if not
markable man, is a man of Remarkable adventures
somewhat coarse, heavy and plebian. His face
is very like his medals and medallons, and the
common plaster casts and Autographs; but in the
best Of the medals the countenance is dealized and
improved. They say that when he IS animated
his countenance clears up and becomes very ex-
prcssve. AS we saw it, it was certainly dull and
common. The face was fat and sallow; not the
good, deep, rich Italian Olive, but rather of the
color of the oil Press. His form was obese, and,
he stepped into his carriage, he exhibited broad
fat foot in white Satin Shoes and pair Of ankles
of potentous dimensions. The Pope looked drop
sical. The Romans said that he was in bad health,
and subject to epileptic fits. His robes seemed to
hang about him as if they did not belong to him,
or had not been made for him. How different
the Ninth from the Seventh Plus!