Washington telegraph., 1855-05-23
Late European News.
Imprisonment for Reading tie BIB

1mZ7aSonnentJ0r Reddeng tie Bile.
A letter from Florence states that another TINS
can Protestant has been made 70 feel the reu-
geance of the popisE priests. Domenico Cecchet-
II was seized at half-past four O'Clock in the
morning, hurried away from his children to the
prison OF the Bargelo, condemned without apy
tr1al, without any witnesses, by the Council of
Prefecture, to years confinement IN the peniten-
tiary OF lmbroglano, near Monte Lupo whittier
ne was conveyed IN chains on the following
morning; the crimes for which he was consigned
to dungeon, being in possession OF one Bible and
two Testaments, and the avowal when examined
BY the Chancellor of the Delegation of Santa Ma
ma Novelia, that ne considered Christ the head
OF the Church He was a workman EMPLOYED in
the tobacco manufactory OF NJ. NJ EmanIIaI Fenzi
& Co., the well known bankers who have for
years formed this monopoly. He lived on tbe
hrst floor OF house in the Via Taddea In an
other small apartment on the same flor was
lodged young man, the apprentice of a vintner
IN Boreo Lo Noce- He was struck by the Good
conduct oil CacchettTs children and By the excel
lent and KIND bearing of the father and in the
course OF conversation and familiar intercourse at
length learned that the father was in the habit of
reading with his children and his friends the BIZ
ble And IN casual chat with his own master he
repeated this circumstance to him. expressing his
belief that the Bible could not be such a yer, bad
book, alter all, when It produced such haoDy
fruits. ff'
few days afterwards, the winner went to
confession at San Lorenzo, and there mentioned
70 the conessor that his apprentice had been talk
ing to him about Diodati's Bible. which he tbouqbt
not so bad as had been represented. The Driest
Immediately interrupted the confession. and re-
fused him absolution- Next day he met Priest
burattl: the hrst curate of San Lorenzo, and one
OF the hercest and most relentless prosecutors of
.he tuscan PIotestants- why, what is the mat
Ter with you. said Curate Buratti, 'you seem so
70
refused absolutionD sRefused sbsolnt;on- u 70
joined the curate, impossible; refuse absolution
10 so good Catholic you There must be
some mistake: come to my house and confess to
me and | hope it will prove nothing
he vlntner made his confession to CUrate B.
ratt, and received absolution, and Curate Buratti
lost no time in denouncing Domeuico Ceccbetti
70 tne Tuscan police guilty of the crime of
Protestant propagandism
Some three months ago four ge1darrnes spd
denly entered Cecchetti's house about Q O'Clock
In tEe evening. and seized and carried off in .ri
umPh one copy of Diodati;s Bible, and two copies
OF the New Testament
Cecchetti heard nothing more of the n,,+.a- II,
nearly ten weeks. On the morning of tno 14tb
ult, however, he received an order to apDear be-
lore the delegate of Santa Maria NoyeIla and
was required to declare why three copies OF Do
dahs Bible were found in his possession. @In
ueeo, SiSnor Delegate" was the answer. Il wish
hve of us, my four boys and myself and we re-
quire Bible apiece.
On being questioned as to his opiniou REGARD
ing mass, confession, the authority of the Pone
he replied that Jesus Christ had been offered mn
once sacrifice for the sins of mankind. that no
iurtner sacrlhce was or could be wanted "Asto
confession" he said, when | have sinned il IS
my duty to confess my sins first TO Almighty
God and lmplore his pardon; then to NV brother.
IT have sinned against my brother. As TO the
Pope being the head of the church. know he
SAID, no headship save that of Jesus Christ The
Pope Is constituted authority, like YOU Signor
ChancelliereD
Neither wheedling nor bullying coulG induce
MN to reveal the name OF one of the Christian
brethren with whom ne read and discussed on the
Scriptures The Chancellere finding the ATTEMPT
hopeless, then read over the minutes of the exam
nation Cecchetti himself perused it and signed
the same; and so, for the time the affair ternin
ated In the dismissal of the accused.
The paper thus obtained was submitted to the
Council of Prefecture which on the avowels it
contained, sentenced DoInenico Cecchetti to a
years imprisonment in the penitentiary of Imbro
giana.
lmbrogiana was formerly villa of the Grand
Dukes OF Tuscana, in which they solaced them
selves after the cares of the State with rural
pleasures, and is nov dungeon for the Protestant
subjects of Leopold ii, and in that character.
doubtless. affords him as much pleasure as ne is
capable OF receiving.