The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-05
FOREIGN CATHOLIC 1NrE111aENcE.

first American who has enjoyed that honor.
His Grace, the Archbishop of Westmin-
ster preached on the 9Th ult., in London,
on behalf of an hospital in the hands of Pro-
testant trustees, which admits patients of
all denominations, and permits the visits of
clcrgymcn of every creed.
| In st. Charles Borromeo,s church, Ogle
street, London, on March 1, n mission was
opened by the Fathers of the Passion of our
| Lord. At the conclusion of the high mass,
the Rev. Father Alphonsus assembled the
platform, and preached the opening sermon
of the mission.
The first volume of an admirable reply to
Bishop Colenso's heresies respecting the
Books of Moses, has Just been published by
DIR. Smith, priest in charge of small mis-
sion at Inzievar, Oakley, near Dunfermline,
in Fifeshire, Scotland
The Papal army is every day receiving
fresh accessions from all parts of the world.
The Belgians and the Dutch are foremost
in the van, and from England and Ireland,
i'll spite of the difficulty of becoming used
to the food and the climate, the number of
jealous and devoted defenders of the Holy
Father is ever on the increase.
Mr.. Hooker, late United States Secretary
of Legation, presented MI. Peabody to Car
dinal Antonelli, after having an audience
of the Pope. The conversation turned Oh
the hospital of San Spirito, among other
charitable institutions, and Mr.. Peabody no
warded q check for 1OOOf. to the cardinal, in
aid of that hospitals funds.
A pitiable case of destitution has lately
come before the English public. A gentle
man by the name Of Dufour resigned his
incumbency on becoming IL Catholic; since
then he has struggled with wife and two
children, against the direst poverty, until
h Tn,,
workhouse. The circumstance has caused
n general effort to be made, and subscrip
lions from all conditions are announced in
behalf of this distressed family.
1t would appear that Catholics are not the
only ones to devote themselves and their
lives to the maintenance OF the cause of JUS
tice as represented by that OF the Holy
says: Everybody knows that the Papal
army contains subjects of all countries; but
what is not generally known is, that it is
not composed exclusively of Catholics, and
that there are soldiers in it belonging to all
crccds. | myself could scarcely believe the
fact, and was obliged, to he convinced of it,
to take note with my own eyes OF certain
number of men. i'll The Pon,iiical uniform,
attending IL Protestant church. Gen. &C.
meau, the former commanders in chief of the
army of occupation in Rome, has recently
died mt the age of seventy eight. He died
tian as he had been gallant soldier. and a
eoura@co defender of religion in HE SEN
ate. The Empress Charlotte has addressed
to the Pope Il touching letter, inploring his
prayers for the soul of her unfortunate nus
band.-LOntfOH iHirclsc.
At Padua and Pavia lately, the churches
We're assaulted by students, and the priests
were beaten and stripped OF their vcstments.
AT CremOna a crowd OF rutfians entered the
cathedral and clanted "Garibaldi's Hymn"
At Naples the whist club was attacked by
the camOrra "because its members were
suspected Of Catholic, and, therefore, of anti
unitarian tendencies" AT Chivi gnano, the
population rose en- masse to defend a con-
vent whose walls had been placarted with
Death to the bishop and the priests, and
expelled the municipal council, who were
avowedly hostile to the Catholic Church and
its clergy. Not one arrest was made Mt Ma
plies, pavia, CremOna or Padua, and the pre-
feet of the latter city has been rcprimanded
for having officially censured the riotous con-
duct of the students. At ChivignanO, on
the contrary, nineteen persons were thrown
into prison, and the Italian government pa
pers declare, evil he punished with great
severity"
imprisonment and criminal proceedings
against the partisans of the Pope; impuni-
ty and encouragement for the friends of
Garibaldi!
On the 2lst February the artists club of
Milan was the scene of most disgraceful
orgie. A masquerade was organized, with
caricature of the Holy Apostle st. Peter,
and sermon was preached and mass cele-
brated by mock priest in full canonicals.
The governments of Constantinople and
Pekin would scarcelypermitt this sacrilegious
buffoonery, yet the heir apparent to the
crown, 81 the hope of the nation" Prince
Humbert, was there in person, to give coun-
tenance to the proceedings. o preclarum
custodcns grcgis lupum! The house of Savoy
dares to call itself a Catholic dynasty, and
pretends to be the champion and friend of
toll!
Notwithstanding the efforts and the pro-
hibitory letters of the revolutionary com