The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-10

AMERICANS AT RoME.-A correspondent OF tho
ST. Louis Intsliigeneer in letter from Rome, dated
the 30th Of March, says:
at has always been n source Of wonder TO me
why such throngs Of American Protestant rcpubli-
cans should every winter bcseige our legation ior
perrnissions 60 be presented 20 The Pope. II IL al
ways an awkward affair for our charge to regulate
the propretics Of the occasion for thosc who do not
intend 60 go the whole figure in their oheisanre
20 hs holiness and In spite OF all care. on hs part.
every little while some breach Of etiquette. not To-
say Of real proprcty creates laugh az the Vatican
the expense of our pretensions " be cultivated
people The Indies, generally, pass the ordeal very
well, though occasionally some of tbem ask the
Pope questions, or venture upon high flown COM
pliment, get laughing in the process OF backing
out from his presence down through the long room
One OF them, not long since, made her appearance
in the in flaming red dress. and suffered
the modification Of being shown out by the guard.
But the annoyance to the Pope, aud the scandal 10
American manners, is the Tree and easy way OF the
gentlemen, some Of whom occasionally give the
old man, they call him, rough shake Of the
hand!
sThe Pope is excessively wearied Of this crowd
ing upon hm by the Americans; md Cardinal
An,onclli docs not conceal his disgust OF II 'Why,
said he the other day 10 Mr. Cass, why is Il that
every American that comes here thinks he must be
introduced 90 the Pope ] should suppose their
Protestant principles would keep some oil them
away some are kept away by their principles
replied Mr.. Cnss; for example, one ot the young
ladics Of n family introduced to-day declined O.
the party, bee nuec enc satd her principles
us Protestant, and her sentiments as arepubD,n.
would not allow her in it, Indeed enid Csrd-
nal Antonclli, ! am delighted TO hear it, A few
days afterwards tbe young lady received little
cross made Of sacred gold, and sct with pearls, iur
wardcd by Cardinal AntonelIi, from the Pope. ad
dressed 10 the young dneTican lady uho declined
upon principi, 10 be infroducsd TO the Pope
The same writer communicates the following bit
OF information:
.'wc have been no little scandalized lately by a
yhet
lately Ss0,OOO Of Prince Canine BOnsprrte ia
Paris. The Prince gave the American a order for
HE debt upon be paintings and other works OF art
in his palace, ut Rome and the vicinity. fhc Pope.
appealed TO by the old Princess. who has suffered
every thing from the excuses Of her husband put
an Injunction upon the removal Of these effects.
The son, TO meet the debt otherwise, has given up
all his patrncny and will 60 into convent. Tho
American is determined 10 have his pound 81 fiesh'
and is urging upon tho legation The execution OF his
valuable claims Our Dharg6, therefore, has the
delightful duty OF interfering officially TO distrcss
and wellnigh 70 ruin, afanily with whom, during
all he residence here, he has been upon tue most
can diplomatic officer, 20 be gamblers bailfI"'
Twsxry DOLLARS A Day AND Rohsr Bs.r.--
The ST Anthony Falls Erprss, urges those out Of
employment in the seaboard Staics 10 go to Min
ncsia. II Gays that cmgrants reach thoro
from New York tabout $40; and that work athigh
priccs. tsuging ftom els TO $40 per day, awaits
them on their srriva Forty acres Of fertile land
can b. purchased for $50. and il can be made 10
yield on abundance for family Of six or eight
persons. This land, the editor says, will be worth
from soto $50 per acre IN a year OF Two
ASIsvrrsaA4E BIoaMIsr. Ann Eliza Barns,
the female swind cr and thief, arrested in Phile-
oelph;n on "Wednesday, was committed hy tho
ma vur on two charges Of larceny and of piga-
nv II hrs been asccftaincd that within year she
ma rried four or five husbands, although scarcely
twenty lone yearsc age.