The New York herald., 1868-03-22

archbshen and fourteen bishops. The English gov.
ernment ails wed with much reluctance thirty yeas
ago. two Cath ,lic missions 10 be established In AUS
trala. Now III ere Is an archbishop al sydney ax
bishops In the principal cities, and the Cathole
Churches are the b. rest and most ample In the colo
The French Empero has sent cordons Of the Legion
o. o. Honor 10 the Papa generals kanzer ana De
Courten and crosses 10 h We officers. The King OF
Naples has decorated Gene. Al Zappi and sixteen ON.
GERS. GERS. The ex.Duke OF ModeAa has sent the grand
ana that OF commander eight icers one corporal
Perd,nana anG one private OF same eorpsma
se 10 earee His Hons rrasc nas eana
n %en ,ooK part IN the battle Of MentanA commen-
ea ng w WIN % tne grand cross Of his order TO Cen
eIai ue Pohis The other French officers M. w au-
tnorized TO wear the ribbons OF St. Gregorv or oua
~ ~ & are iree OF the sar hve OF the Second bata,>o
y. 10y. chdsseurs -FOUR OF the First regiment o nfa a.
ry hve OF tne Twenty.ninth eight OF the Fiftyninta
tout ann OF .ne administrative and sanitary service
the Order OF Christ 10 his royal Hghness the comns
OF Caserta, and that OF Plus tx to the two Neanoi
battle field OF Montana. To his own troons tho pc. s.s
mas been prouse IN these honorary recompenses. ~
Which he has awarded no fewer than $40 headin.
the list with the three generals now in command g
tne Papal army-kanzler. De Courten and 2appI
an one rs. aen.l9ned reviewed the troops in garrissn
on thursday afternoon in the Borghese villa ior the
purpose OF distributing the decorations and ma the
day was lovely and the ceremony had been an.
nounced beforehand in the journals. it was yerv
fully attended by Romans and Foreigners Ths
troops were divided In two brigades, with two fesd
batteries. and their appearance did very greai
credit to the reorganzers OF the Pope's army Ths
number OF medals worn by the officers OF the An.
tibes Legion show them to be old campairners I
counted seven on the ample chest OF veteran look
Ing captain, among which was OF course the Cross Of
tue Legion OF Honor, besides the Victoria medal for
the Crmean campaign, the Turkish Italian and Pc,
pal rewards OF valOr. AS every man on active ser.
wee during the GarbaldIan invasion now wears Z
SILVER cross IN memory OF that campaign the excep
tions are the unlecorated soldiers who are only the
new corners since the battle OF Montana. These are
certainly increasing daily In numbers, for General
Kanzler, in his report 10 the Pope on the events
o. Oh tne iate invasion, which was published in the
the papal army in December, 1885, when the French
evacuated Rome, at 5000 men; In October
1857, 1857, AL at lsooo, i, and now their numbe.
to 25,00O The newest recruits are 200 Canadians.
1t remains to be seen whether such material means
OF maintaining the prestige OF the rapacy will be
electual. Much has been said lately OF nlodifca-
tion OF the September Convention between france
and Italy. believe the present situation to be mere
favorable the latter than the former of those two
governments, for by the inlracon OF the convention
France Is at the expense OF maintaining division Of
occupation in the Papal domin0ns while Italy Is not
only relieved OF the expense oil keeping corps
da,ee on guard all round the Papal frontiers, but
she Is practically relieved, also OF the obligation OF
paying the annual quota OF G,OOOO0O lire toward the
POntfica national debt.
Is so strong In Italy against foreign occupation of
the Roman States that negotiations are now being
OF the September convention, by which alone the
French troops can be got rid Of and liberty action
In r,l future be LEFT 70 the Italian government.
represented at the Holy See since Saturday last by
Baron d'Armin, hitherto Prussian Minister, who on
that day presented his new credentials to the Pope
Hopes are entertained here OF such cordial approx
nation OF the courts Of Rome and Berlin as may
authorize the official instament OF Papalnunci0 tn
the latter city.
1t is stated that the Portuguese Ambassador, the
Duke OF Saldanha, whose entertainments were the
most splendid in Rome during the last two or three
winters but who has been very quiet this season,
will soon be transferred from this city to Madrid IN
the same diplomatic capacity The Duke will prOba-
bly, be succeeded here by the ViscOunt date, who
has already once before represented the Portuguese
government at the Court OF Rome.