Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-01

CEREMONIES At ROME.

ROME, June 27, 1867 Pope Plus the Ninth
held public Consistory this day, Thursday,
at which there we're over four hundred Cathc
lie bishops coming from every part of the
world
The Pope delivered an aocuviOn to the as
seuabed prelates, in the course OF which he
praised their great zeal in coming to Rome
from such distances, and thus e4lncinS their
attachment and devotional obedience TO the
Holy See. He said that the example shown
to the world BY the union Of the Church at
large in its celebration of the concentrations OF
the martyrs OF Japan and the eighteenth cen
tcua1y anniversary Of 81. Peters maltyrdom,
would show forth to the enemies OF the char
Of ST. Peter the lmmeuae power which the
Church yields on earth.
He confirmed the Papa 2ondemnatlou OF the
errors Of the act OF October 20, 1865. lie also
expressed his desire to convoke at an early day
a general council OF The Bishops With a view
to deliberate Oh the best means Of repairing
the evils which oppIcs5 the Church Just now.
He closed the aocuton By imparting The
Pontifcal benediction to the bishops
ROME, June 23-Eyenlng There are
great many more arrivals OF Catholic preiaes
and clargynen and laymun, who come 10 take
and Sunday next, aud the canonlgatl0u rites
which are to follow.
At this moment the1e Arc four hundred aud
fifty arehbshops and Bishops with about thirty
thousand clergymen aud members OF the differ
eat religious orders in the Eternal City.
From the United States Of America are NO
ticed the Archbishop Sparkling, Of Baltimore;
Henricls, Of St. Louis; Odin, OF New Orleans
Purcell, OF Cincinnati, and Bishop Wood, Of
Philadelphia, with twenty two bishops from
other American dioceseS in British territory
and the Union.
When the Pore received the American pre-
lates and clergy at audience they presented
him With TWO hundred thousand dollars III gold
coin.
They also presented model Of the American
Yacht Henrietta in silver, the yacht being laden
below with gold pieces to the amount OF htty
thousand dollars, contributed by the people OF
the archiepiscopai province Ct Cincinnati.
The presentation Of the model OF the Yacht
was made by the Right Rev. James i. Wood,
ID, Bishop Of Philadelphia.
The Pope, who was ia excellent humor, lift
ing the exquisite model Of the yacht Henrietta
from the case, and said. with gracious smile,
Non 1n1 vuporcr' 1T is not steamer !
or, as the words have been more freely trans.
lated, by some persons here, 1t il NOT I'LL
vapor or steam from America, abiding to
the golden cargo 90 board.
Turning TO the clergy he said that he had
only pleasant words TO say to the America
present aud absent He cDmplimcnted them
On their progress, religious and civil, in The
most cheerful manner, and spoke iii the very
highest terms of Gen. Rufus King, Minister
OF the United States in Rome, 9nd OF his Ia
ther Professor E,ing: Who now lies at he point
OF death.
Archbishops Spaldiug and Purcell: OF Ealti-
more and Cincinnati, have been named On the
committee charged to prepare areply on behalf
of the Catholic world to the POpe's allocution.
This council will probably meet in November.
Archbishop Purcell Of Cincinnati, will have
assigned to him i post Of horor Gil the right
hand Of the Pope AT the grand st. Peter :
ceremony on Saturday.
Every attention. III fact, is being shown &c
the Americans, bishops and Others