New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-28

Plus IN. is now Ill the CNVh'J '"
his pontifcate, and there is good prospect
that he may rule for quarter OF u century
rs no Pope has ever done before nm. Inc
nconle contemplate this possibility with de-
cree of superstitious interest which surprised
mo If is well understood in Rome, however,
that no interregnum will be allowed to follow
his death. An intelligent Roman nobleman
said 70 me: ave are now living under
" donble mle-that of Plus TX. and that of his
successor. who is already secretly chosen J"
"Who is the latter ?" l asked.
81 can only tell YOU" he replied " that 1t is
not AntOnelli."
The political prestige of the Church has been
violently shaken in the Kingdom OF Italy, III
Spain (among the people,, and most oil all ~
Austria. The Roman people know THIS, anu
hence they are firmly persuaded tnat Cot'
Crivelh the Austrian ambassador anu O"i'i
nal Andrea (both of whom died whle l was -
Rome). were carried off 10y poison ho sup
mort given by France is felt to be only d 'oni-
nororv helm. and the future of Rome III 'ne
evos Of the Papal Government, is quite as l"o-
oor;ors &c Il was before Ganbaldls delea''
Wbor tbo marriage tournaments were heiu Ill
17ororce tbe railway company carried pasSeh-
Gov, from Rome and back at greatly reduceu
,otos but the placards announcing the lac'
- srnnressed in Rome! The train contain
;ng tho Nesportan knights and their horses
,,os NOT allowed to enter the station, ana the
neopIe who happened to get sight OF 1t were
l,roI,olv informed that there was sale OF
horses near the frontierl These childish lodges
only increase the irritation, for the truth Ill
WAYS leaks out in day or two. Even an Igio-
IL. fV,pf aHn
children or fools.
The Roman people are too shreWd 10 say
much openly, and did not care to SOUND thoSe
with whom / came i'll contact; yet heaiu
great many voluntary expressions oil diSSauS-
faction and disgust. There was much secret
cbucklng over story which may or may not
have been true-that during Easter week.
three devOut priests were conducted through
tbe fortress of ST. Angelo, thanking Heaven
with tears in their eyes, that such an lmpreg-
noble stronghold belonged to His Holiness
and that some DAYS afterward, the command
ant received a letter, signed by three OF Carr
baldi's officers. thanking hun for his courtesy
in allowing them to spy out the weak points
of the fortress The eagerness and relish WIN
which this and other stories were Circulated
cives some indication of the temper OF the
people.
had personal evidence of the fact that the
system of brgandagc, which makes all South
ern Italy so insecure, has its headquarters Ill
Rome. My residence, for two months, was
under that of the majOr-domo OF the eX-hlne
of Naples and not a dag passed but goouil
number of priests and banditS-sOmehmes sepa-
rate sometimes in cOmpany-came to my door
by mistake / scarcely ever went ont without
finding some of them mounting or descending
the staircase; the average number could
scarcely have been less than so per day. When
asked the servants, on first taking possession
of my quarters, "WhO are the Withholding
men who come here, asking for the Duke ?"
tIIv ....o,,e. ,-,,a, riley tire UngluuS or
King Francesca y and l had ample Opportuni-
ties afterward of satisfying myself that it was
true. How those who were captured near the
NeapOlitan frontier came to be wearing silver
medals of Plus X is a circumstance which
will not attempt to explain Much is done,
however, in the name Of the amiable old Pom
tiff, of which he is ignorant
Railways have abolished passports throughout
the rest of Europe-except Russia-and Rome
has so far yielded that a single visa is all that
is required. This is the only stamp my pass
port received in eighteen months, though my
journeys touched Hamburg and Naples, the Py
renees and the Danubel The only annoyance
of which | heard travellers complain was that
their letters were sometimes withheld at the
post-ofice, unless they paid double or triple the
proper postage. The Protestant chapels are
outside the walls, but ] had the pleasure Of
hearing DR.. Bellows preach in private resi-
dence in the heart of the city. The artists in
Rome are generally satisfied with things as they
are: they are allowed the utmost freedom, the
Government interfering with them far less than
with its own people.
One who lives as we did, taking furnished
apartments and ordering meals from n restau-
rant will find the cost of living in Rome about
the same as in Florence OF Naples. The classes
who live upon travellers are both more intell-
gent and more honest than in the latter city.
Beggars, also, are less of nuisance although
still sufficient Of plague to those who are
new to Italy. / would advise others TO do as
l did-select beggar and give him stated
weekly allowance. He will soon come to ex-
pect it only on the regular day; and, moreover,
he will privately manage that YOU are not i'm
portuned by his bretlmen-at least in his quar-
ter Of the city. In my case this plan worked
very satisfactorily my beggar greeted me with
a bow and smile for six days, held ont his hat
on the seventh, and allowed 10 one in the
neighbOrhOOd to make a claim upon me.
The Papal Government does not do much
more than keep TIE ruins in Ordcr-but even
that is no slight service to the world There
is an Archaeological Society, however, sup
ported by contributions, which is now carrying
on some very interesting excavations at 0sta.
Tho Amman XVoy has hqeD cleared down IN the