Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-06-03

The Boston Advertiser contains the sub
joined extracts from a private letter from
gentleman Of Boston now travelling in Italy.
The letter is dated May 4th, 1859.
THE disturbances about us do not trouble
the Romans. The French have about six
Thousand troops here, and the Roman people
sympathze altogether with the French.
whereas the Pore and priesthood are with
the Austrans. The Romans do not like the
Pope as a temporal ruler. The priesthood
arc held IN respect here so far as relates TO
spiritual concerns but they are hated and
despised ny the people IN every day matters,
for they are very tyranical and greedy of
power, and severe in their exactions wben
they have power But the church arc 40
rich and all the various denominations If
Catholics 81 well provided for, that tho
present taxes in Rome are quite moderate
and the people contented while the
French can keep the Pope in order, and pre-
serve them from the rapacity and cruelty Of
the Austrians. The French commander at
this place is Guyon, and he is popular with
the Romans--so much so that on Easter Sun
day some slight demonstration was made by
the people to signify their attachment to the
French, but Immediately this manifestation.
which was onlyalttle applause as the French
General entered st. Peters. was checked by
the arrest OF six or eight of the applauding
hystanders, and an advise was placarded all
over Rome under the orders of the French
General, stating that he was in Rome to pre-
serve the peace under the orders OF his En-
peror, and he could not pe,mit any demon
stration to DE made either for or against this
French. ~ timi1 is the Pope that he is
afraid now to have the Coliseum illumina-
ted. which he promised to do a lew DAYS
since in honor of some distinguished visitor
who are here. Only two colors can
be used in any luminations so that in the
great exhibition of fireworks which took
place few days since, we saw but two colors
at time three would have been revolu-
tionary. Though the crowd in the Piazza di
Popoln numb red perhaps II to 1000. yet
there was no shouting no applause, notwith-
standing the wonderful beauty of the exhi-
btion. The faces about you looked pleased,
but the soldier who was close to YOU pre-
vented any expression of this pleasure, ex-
cept in a moderate voice to your neighbor
Our American Minister resident here is Mr.
Stockton, and he told me yesterday that in
view of the active proceedings of Austria in
crossing the Ticno, it was rumored that the
citizens of Rome intended to get up some
public demonstration of their sympathy with
, France, and if it were done. that the Pope
and his suite of Cardinals and priests would
fly from Rome in fear of the people.
t 81 have about exhausted myself on the
subject of politics, and probably you know
> more upon the present position of Of Italian
affairs than most of the best informed resi-
dents of Rome. All knowledge of affairs re-
lating to government is studously repressed.
very INTEL gent American resident here
Informed me that he learned more of Italian
n affairs through the American papers than in
i, any other manner. Even all objectional ar
ticles in Galignani are cut out by the scissors
of government before the newspaper can be
II issued in Rome. No one is asked to purchase
= a paper in this city. The newsb y is an un-
y known institution in Rome; of course all
lie commercial enterprise is checked, the object
lie being to keep down the people, and keep
b. them in servile and degraded position.
al There is no encouragement given to the de-
70 velopement OF the Romans mental or phys
ical condition.
!, There are so many holy fathers in the
/, city of all orders that they little account
4. The soldier taps the venerable priest on the
e. head with a spear, if devotion makes the
ls worthy man press forward, breviary in hand,
~ ~ to stand as near as some well dressed hereto
II to the altar. The priests bear with sub
is mission the soldiers tyranny but the soldier
must be careful how he manifests his power
lie to the titled hereto. For instance, during
&c the service in the Sstine Chapel on Good
IN Friday, gentleman appeared before the
be guard. (who are. you know, dressed now in
III the sam uniform which was designed for
VS. them by Michael Angelo, and are quite i'm
n portant in their bearing, and desired to pass
through the line. The guard very roughly
I'd pushed the simply dressed gentleman from
10 them, the gentleman was advancing to press
his claim for admittance and rebuke the
guard, when an athletic Englshman stepped
= forward and said, Excuse me, but will your
=, Lordship allow me to settle this difference
Id for YOU He drew back a step or two and
planted his fist in the face of the astonished
st guardsman, and Lord Stratford de Radcliffe
e. for this was the gentleman, walked over the
u. PROSTATE body of the guard to his seat. OIL
n ao course the assaulter was arrested, but upon
a its being known how high in rank the in
he truder was, the pugilstc hereto was dis
ce charged with apologies.
''As am telling you stories, will give
al you one more. The Prince of Wales wal
=, here during Holy week, in fact, had been in
". Rome for some time. His Italian instructor
ly eutered his room one day while he was with
tie, some gentlemen, and among Others his atten
lis dant governor, Col. Bruce, and said in
"a "a very humble manner Il beg the pardon o
IN your Royal Highness, but l have brought
- back the exercise of your Royal Highness, il
ed which beg leave to say have found SOM
ID mistakes, made by your Royal HIgbness
which, if your Royal Highness will - wher
he was interrupted by Col. Bruce, who said
what does all this mean? Do you mean
to say that the Prince has not done his exer.
If else correctly ?" Yes, Sir, said the Italian
Then tell him so plainly, and direct him tc
y correct it, but no more of your ROYAL High.