, 1861-04-30
REMARKABLE SfENE IN ROME.
The American Minister AssHt1e6 by
Eapa1 SGldferH-g7e puts them to
KAut with HeVofTeFa.

The Roman correspondent Of the London
| Times, in Disabling the scenes at the various
Easter festivities, relates the following Incl
dent which occurred at the grand annual dis.
play Of fireworks On the evening Of the I'd
instant:
The only extraordinary incident CT the even
ing Was one in which tie United States Minis
ter, III: Stockton, played the most important.
part: Without the least fault on his part tb at
gentleman came into collision with the P.+paI
dragons, who got By no means the best Of It.
Mr. Stockton, it appears, drove down tie Cor
60, from his residence in that stree,t, to the
Plazza del Popo1o, where stand had been
e:ecled for the accommodation Of the Neannli
tan Royal family, the diplomatic corns. ann
other persons Of distinction. On reachfna the
entrance to the Piazza he was Informed tbSt he
could not pass that way. lie presented the
ticket with Which foreign ministers arc fur.
but it did net produce the desired effact- and
he |es requested to 60 round by the Baubine
street.
This he did, but with no better result again
his eoaehman Was checked and told he could
9ot pass that way: I SIN not sure whether he
9ld not ny the only remaining avenue to the
Piazza, the Via Ripetta: but az LIST his DE- "a.
tltnce vas no. uanaturally exhausted, and he
insisted on his right to pase, md ordered his
servants to drive on. Thcreupon there Baa
much excitement among the Papal gendarmes
and troops On duty, end three pontifcal dra~
goons pranced about his carriage, or--as it has
been cescrlbed--charged down upon it, bran
dlEhlng naked swords, and displaying, IS the
forfHgne8e say, "feroeieus faces to the eue-
N.Y." ''@0 -Ao"
Ihe misguided cavalry Of the Tiara and
Keys were urprepared fer the extent Of Yam
zee resources. The undaurted representative
Of the model republic drew from his pocket
2 repeater, a pistol, net watch,) and level
ing 1t at the dragooE5, pledged himself to give
them It's contents If they further opposed him.
The sight Of the sixshooter was too mrch for
the neryyes Of the Pope's cavalry, who rods
rapidly from the spot, leaving the Stars aau
Stripes triumphant along the whole line, I
am happy 20 Eay that the victorious force did
not 6b1se Its SUCCESS or even pursue the rout-
ed fee, but con1ented itself with repairing to
its allotted place and TRANQUILITY contemplating
the blazing sanctuary on the Pincio.
But upon the following day Mr.. StocktU,,
called upon Monsieur Merode and insist ed
on bis at once issuing an order to prevent tba
possibility Of the recurrence of such U4isbe-
hayior Cn the part cf papal soldier5 to a
foreign minister. The Minister Of Arms. who
loves not concession, Was disposed to demur,
but be was told most positively that e1ther he
should give the order, or the American M1nis.
ter would apply for his passport, Thus Urged ureed
aad Threatened, De Me1ode Ste tho leek-7ho
order was drawn up, & copy Of it was euDnlied
to Mr.. Stockton, and 50 the matter ended.
Owing to the charge in the United States
President, Mr. Stockton will doubtless In
the ordinary course Of things, shortly lsaye
Rome, and It is rumored thst the Papa1 GOV
eminent Is likely to put difficulties in the wav
OF his ee ng replaced. American Ministers
are found to be too Independent In their ways
TO suit the tastes Of the Pontifcal Cabinet, and
taere Is no real occasion for United States
representative here. There is certain Mar
quls Lorsnza, nstural.zed here, who represents
several Of the scall South American States.
and 1t Is thought that he might also very well
repr esent the great Republic OF the North.
shared on the other side Of the Atlantic, and
1t sRon1d not be surprising If the United States
establishment here were TO dwindle down to
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