New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-31

especially pointed out to me that mutton was now
difficult TO be obtained. Small Agerine sheep used
10 be sent to Civita Vecchia for the army OF
occupation. and some of these were sold TO the
visitors The daily supply of vegetables &C. brought
into the town, are also OF inferior quahy.
The Italian Government has been prorOgued tll the
10th Of January. Rather long holiday III the pres
ent state of things Signor Scalopa does not make
his financial statement till after the 10th. IL is looked
forward to with great interest Not word was SAID
in the Kings speech about the army and II is we'll
known that unless that is reduced there will be no
possible aeOraton in the state OF the finances. In
tdne, Signor Leila the ex-Finance Minister organ
lied several plans for repenshlng the public treas
ury. One was the cultivation OF the lands
by irrigation. There are mines OIL wealth on
the two shores of Italy, the Mediterranean and Adj
Ratio shores, if they could be properly worked FOR
20 years the Ausrians tired TO work some Oh these
plans, or rather similar plans to those OF Signor
tella's, but failed. There were mechanical diff
ficulties which Leila, man OF considerable
both f sa@e o. ana these @eG pans
must wait for the necessary means to detray the ex-
A story is being whispered about which is amusing
even not true about the Popes opinion as to her
Majesty's visit After very stormy scene with her
husband, stormy on her SIDE, for the Emperor Is
ALWAYS impeTtuTbable and absolutely mute on such
occasions, the Empress sent OFF dispatch to the
Countess MOntebello, who had not then left home;
The dispatch was to the same effect as tine seyera
letters which the Countess had lately received from
her royal mistress. The Countess rushed instantly to
the Vatican. She was met by bewlldered officials,
who asked her what she wanted, and why was she
there She wanted to see his HOliness-she had come
on an important matter that admitted OF no delay.
She was told it was not the day appointed for au-
il was impossibe SO it might have been to anything
but female pertinacity. The lady pressed on, from
room to room; priests and secretaries and chamber;
laius one after the other expostuated with her and
expostuated i'm vain. Finally she asked to Car
dinal Pacca be was engaged, too; but after some
delay in despair OF eJectng her unless ne conf
piled with her WISH Cardinal Pacca entered the room
in which she was waiting. The moment she saw
him she burst into tears and gave every sign OF inn
pending Mysteries Inc Cardinal was fhrghtfnea out
Charlotte were about to be renewed. lie trembled,
and almost wept himself. AS first restorative he
sent for scdldRO "a basket containing wood ashes
which is the inseparable companion of ltal-
ians in Wintcrl. He thought she might
be cold, and that when >, her circulation
But no. in the midst of her sobs she still entreated
to be allowed to see the Pope. Cardinal Pacca was
fairly beaten and left her to see what could be done
He requested an audience himself and explained to
his Holiness the state of the case. The Pope was
much amused at the perplexity and distress OF the
poor Cardinal, and told him he could inform the
she could wait little longer. When he entered the
gallery to which she had been conducted, she threw
many calculations told the Pope that she was the
bearer of private message from the Empress mat
her Majesty was afraid that she should be finally
thwarted in the wish nearest her heart which was
TO place herself Mt the feet Of the Vicar OF Christ but
that she had one hope left. If his Holiness would
write word or send only verbal message express
suade the Emperor TO give the requisite permission
She had charged the Countess Montebelo tot mplore
the Holy Father to do so.
The Pore smiled most benignly and told her that
she must express to the Empress the delight and
pleasure it would give him TO her, either in the
character of pilgrim TO the tomb of the APOSTLE or
visitor to the Apostles unworthy successor, but
that as she had requested counsel from him, he
thought it his duty to say, that as it was wife's
first duty TO obey her husband, he would not place
his pleasure in seeing her in competition for mo;
n;ent with the Emperors wishes. Tho discmafited
Co6atess rose from her knees and returned homo in
a state ease TO imagine than TO DESCRIBE.