The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-28

let 81 him his own assistant priests aud many
others, French by their white bands tipped with
| black, and soldiers and ladies. Behind him asd
were number Of soliier on the upper line oil
arches, many ~ the regular infantry and tho Pspsl
znuaves in their blue uniforms, and with their caps
| off,
Here, there, and everywhere were grouped a.
Spectators rather than auditors all round mis- vast
relic OF the part persons Of every dress and uni.
form and language, looking down OH the ~onderful
| spectacle beneath them.
In face like plain, simple cure, though he Is
clad In purple, his manner Ia full O earnestnesa
aud, with that bes, Of arts which Knows no srt he
IL playing on them q wind Instrument
A. last the Bishop concludes lis sermon, which
has been an eager defence 81 Tho temporal power on
the Pore. and rounds u applause echo through ne
coliseum, accompanied with cries oil "VrM "
Ihpe' and ] thought az poupotr te7nporet" bus
Oh that am not quite cior certainly, the soldiers
shouted also " I,re NaJs,son" And then asupe-
rior priest raised u cfcss and, holding u for some
hme aloft, bent II Over ue multitude who were on
their knees-three dimes, and then the shouts burst
out again. saw on one side sober-loosing priests
excited " enthusiasm. waving their hats III the air
and crying out, yira Papa! Vira Pic Nono !"
while soldiers jsncd In but there were some who
sncored. And then the holders AID priests inioned
some devotions and the crowd joined In In French,
and ~ ended one VI the most striking scenes ever
Witnessed.
DESCRIPTION ov At. ryrm's
On entering st Peters the impression Of every
one with any pretenson IN taste must be, am sure
What labor las been taken u hide and destroy
The effect Of A. much grandeur !" The first sight
reminds one 81 the tawdry churches In Southern H.
ally. where paper and gilt, and cheap drapery, are
used AZ Substitutes Tor the creations Of the sculptor
aud the painter and must confess t. feeling Of
intense regret at seeing this vt temple dwsrfed in
Its proportions, aud muf'led up In silk and cotton
velvet.
II you have ever seen st. Peters you will re-
member the grand sweep there was from this point
NJ " the bdtiacehino over the tomb u the saint
the eye revealed and luSuriated In the mere spa
cousiess Of the building, while the gigantic columns
and the wide-sprcadng arches, and the sutdued
color a the gray marbles. formed . combination
which awakened sentiment 81 ave- and madc one
almost eSclaim, Surely, God is here !" All Is
now changed, for all is "of the earth, earthly"
The arches are divided, o. admit Of the intro
iuction Of pictorial representations Of met
tents in the lives Of the future saints
mi thus you can no longer see on either
but breathe AMI secure h. the minds who
'eyei them greater Immortality than that Of can
Above each arch IL n picture, painted In
listemper, 81 some incident connected with the
saints. There In sn explanation undern' ath, aud
hcn hanging drapcries Of yellow silk fall down H.
md underneath the picture IL f'-,orn.d crimson
Felvet. On each side Of this central aisle or nave
IRE five vast candeahra, which might safely say
are nearly 2o0 feet high, covered over with gilt
while three circles Of candles are carried round
hem yellow and crimson everywhere pictures
IA dist,inper everywhere every altar has one, and
sy.ry picture is surrounded by candles, and every
altar Ii rhrouied In cloth, cotton silk, or vel
vet. Altogether there are Mt least 10000 lights,
some assure me $4,000, and N Civ. them fi effect
nvery window Is closed. :, me apprehension IL eu-
.rtanod lest this body ~ light may lead IT, an scci-
Tie expenses Of the canonizaton will amount To
81 900 scudi. 1 am tpld