The New York herald., 1867-02-19
THE ROMAN QUESTION.


considered the most brilliant one or tho season.
THE ROMAN QUESTION.
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OUR CITY OF ROME CORRESPONDENCE.
| A Man or Progress ON Trial for His Life
| Tho Italian Mission and Ecclesiastical Ar
/ ranGements-Fr0ntier Travel and Trado-
| Papal Authority--Art Commissiencrs from
| RoxK, Jan. 20, 1867.
Tho supposed assassin Of the Papai zouave is being
tried by the Sacred Consulta ribunal but appears
doubtful whether there will be sufficient evidence
vct him OF the crime ali that known OF him at pres.
ent is that his name is Luigi Napoleon that he the
Of spirit dealer at Acquila in the Neapoltan prov
ince of that namc and that having had quarrel there
with whom ho murdered In consequence, he fed
from Acquia to Rome TO take refuge from the Italian
police and found employment here gardener in the
villa Of Princess Sciarra the JanicuIum hill He
that he returning into the city the night in qnes
| tion when he confusion the Piazza d Santa
Mara in Trastevee and fearing the encounter Of patrols
account Of his being refugee homicide he hid him.
self in doorway, whence the Papa gendarmes dragged
him, and the wanted to in1ct summary justice
on him by shooting him, whether guilty not II
appears extremely improbable that the assassin should
have renamed precisely on tho spot where the
| crime committed until the police to
arrest him. and 1t now turns out that the
bloody poignard found tho ground, the vic
| tim, and only little pocket knife Napoleon II is
totally opposed TO the programme Of the National Com
mtce to enter upon such degrading that OF
assassination by hired bravos imagine what
benefit TO the national could from the death
OF solitary zouavc and therefore, as the defunct was
not soldier Of exemplary conduct it is probable
that he murdered after quarrel in low place
Of
| litical hatred.
If the Consulta tribunal has a chance OF convictng
Napoconi he will certainly have his head off, of
compliment TO the zouayes but hitherto there no
proofs
signor Toncllo has brought his mission to sasrac
tory conclusion, lar the arrangement OF eccesias
cal differences between Rome and Italy goes the
suit Of his negotiations is evident in the project of law
proposed in the Italian Parliament by the Ministers
Borgatt and Sca0a respecting the liberty of the Cath
oc Church and tho liquidation OF ecclesiastical property
In Italy, which CONTAINS paragraphs aboishing the
tHs oath o6iisasoxy On ~ shsn and ~ other titled titled
churchmen. the royal place, the exequatur and
nature The privileges exemptions, ,mmunnies and
prerosafives hithorto cgjoyea ~ the Church In the
Kingdom Of Naiy ars ssoiished also rbe otner moro
important part Of The Scaica project respecting the
liquidation Of tho church properly has received the
adherence OF tho Holy See frankly the Ars and
tho idea q the SIX hundred minion francs be paid
BY tho Church through the agency Of the Belgian
bankers, Langrand and Dumonceau a kind OF ran
fu 70 his Holiness as % have called forth shs oiiowas
odcia disavowa In the Journal Of Rome Of the 25th:-
given his adhesion 70 project relating 70
Popsry asmsd between ns en- tho % o. MS Majesty
and Dumonceau This assertion 10 entirely false
Thus tho vacant bishoPrics OF Italy will be imme-
o,tey provided fo & and 10 between eighty and ninety
common consent Of tho Holy SEQ and the government
OF Victor Emanuel The selection OF the bishops Is
vfr lssseb
good will, and the Italian Councillor Of state COM
mendatorc Maur, who has been sent here special
mission TO assist In this transaction will doubtless for
ward matters and facilitate the mission Of his colleague
Tonelo.
Of customs barriers and abolition OF passports besides
improvements in the Post ofco system and other de-
psstments, have been touched upon through the
suggestions the Pope said to have replied that he had
already some similar measures in nplaton, which,
customs reform Tho plan has already been sent for
examination the Financial Counsel Of state and ts
principal feature consists In the lowering Of the Ponti.
cal tariff to the level OF the Italian one About
throc hundred articles would be thus reduced but the
measure does not attain anything like the removal Of
hundreds OF thousands scudi annually the Papal
chequer would not greatly facilitate commerce
Papal government will give way on q point which,
although very vexatious 70 travellers It considers i'm
tho great main line OF communication by rail bet
the northern and southern portionyof the Italian king
for the transit OF an increasing number Of travellers but
certainly s as yet tabooed station and persons
Of exalted rank or political influence Italy pass by
Rome for the line cannot be said to run through the
city, they obliged 10 stink through like thieves in the
night the Prince OF Cangnano and his suite dld at
O'Clock on Friday morning last travelling by spc-
cia train from Florence 10 Naples.
We have rumor prevalent bat not yet confirmed by
any public act that Father Passagiia the great
Jesuit anliPapsl writer has mis- submission The
Pope" !dud0bSuer @ sutjee" " in tho oioal phrase OF
hack nfn
and forwarded him BY way Of anticipation the apostolic
benediction.
the Pope's army The French steamer Qurnai came In
sunday morning with two hundred men for the An
Yesterday the United States corvette Ticonderoga,
Commander II. H. Wyman, two hundred and thrty-hve
men nine guns arrived from W Marsc,les and vsiranca
will remain sometime on station, relieving the Froc,
which is under orders for Nice
Mr. O. b. Ives has now important work In his
studioa colossal statue OF Bishop Browncl, of Connec
ticut the founder Of Hartford College, In front Of which
building, in advantageous position, being q rising
ground che statue which Is to be bronze one, viii be
erected The figure Is about ten feet high, and repre-
sents the bishop In u clerical costume extending DTS
holds the book Of Altar Service The expression Of his
countenance dgnined and benevolent and the attitude
natural while the difficulties OF lawn sleeves great In
painting but almost nsuperbe In sculpture, have been
skfully conquered by the sculptor The model now In
clay, will bc completed N another month, but the
bronze casting will have to be executed at Munich,
that IL will be more than arcar before will DO ready
Mr. Ives has just nnishd marble bust Of Mrs Stons
OF New York, in modSn costume and couture, the
judicious moderation o the chignon giving something
OF Greek classic tourpye TO the back hair The like
Is good and the EXPRESSION delicatey rendered He
has also In hand grou' Of three ngurcs illustrative Of
whito captive clanrd by her mother from . North
American Indian chief whom she refuses TO abandon
touching episode Of the colonial period repetition
Of his charming liile figure OF sanssouci 10 hnshod
and going 70 Cincigati
Mr. Ives IL perkctng the composition Of q female
nsure-a Jewish 'aptiyc:-"By the rivers Of Babylon
there we sat dowI yea, we wept when remembered
Zion. We hangd our harps upon tho willows In the
midst thereof" For elegance and depth Of feeling this
| figure promiseswsh
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