The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-05-03

for the Holy Church, ana ior the Cnalr OF
Peter. The great heart OF the Sovereign
Pontifr will understand the emotion which
fills nv soul when behold myself, though
40 bare OF merits, the interpreter OF my
venerable colleagues, men 30 rich in vir-
tues, and who have had the happiness of
consecrsting themselves unremittingly- to.
the service Of the SEQ Of Peter, and Of the
august person Of your Holiness. What con-
soies mo in my unwortliness s,.that tho
smaller my personal merits, the more bril-.
liant in the eyes of ChristendOm IL the good
viii which the great Plus IX has shown on
this occasion to the noble and generous
French nation, and to its glorious chlef.
a. your paternal ~benediction, that grace
may descend upon US to perform worthi!y
AL duties incumbent upon US, and to devote
ourselves till death to the service and de-
fense of the Apostolic Throne, and of your
Temporal Power" !.
new cardinal to Mgr. Ricci, who brought
the cardinals hat.e He said, 81 can but
adore the DEGREES of the Most High, and
thank God for His infinite mercies, and His
August Vicar on earth, who has deigned to
look upon my nothingness.;TA deep JOY to
my heart is the thought that among the
chief defenders of the imperishable Pontif-
cal Throne, and it's Temporal Power, are
found the grand and generous French
nation, and its glorious and magnanimous
Emperor
RoME.-A recent arrival is the Duchess
of Northumberland, OF whom story Is
afloat that, being met by the Pope outside
the walls-both having left their carriages
to take q walk, for which many parts of the
-envirOns of Rome offer so great temptation
the Holy Father, without recognizing her,
made, as she knelt before him, some allu-
sion to the pleasantness of the fresh, spring
air, and added, 'sMay God grant you health,
.fgtia mia, and above all, health of the sOul,
Door Henry Drummond's daug ghter was SO
touched by the winning grace of the Pope,
that she has delighted ever since to talk
of Catholicity with the faithful among
her, ,acauaintance, and that with an appar-
emily sincere desire to seek the truth.
When the Canadian Zouaves were pre-
sented to the Pope, some four or FIVE were
still without their uniforms, but were not,
however, excluded from joining their COM
paniOns. The Pope, alluding to their
travelling uniform of nearly white cloth,
$50 see, you have the idea of dressing
like SO many Popes." To another, whose
name was Gideon, he observed, "T Then we
my be stout hearted, indeed, if we have q
Gideon among us."
The soldiers of the Papal army have been
following the spiritual exercises preparatory
to the Pascal communion with thost edit y
ing regularity and attention., in which
matter the best possible example has been
set them by their officers. And this not
only in Rome, but Mt all the garrisons. Thus
at Monte Rotondo, where the third battalion
is stationed, the exercises of the retreat
were given in different places by English,
French, and Dutch priests, and the men
who had been following them assembled for
q general communion yesterday morning to
the number of seven or eight hundred. "A
special retreat has likewise been held here
for Government employees at the Gesu,
which has been numerously attended.
hear the English and Belgian papers
have been circulating n report as to the al
legged failing health of the Holy Father.
never understood what purpose these stories
serve. / have already spoken of his anima--
tien on Wednesday, and some friends, who
met him on the Scala Reiga going down to
his carriage day or two ago, assure me he
was never looking more robust. He walked
80 fast down the stairs it was not easy to
follow him, they said.
The trial was concluded this week of the
aine Garibaldians who entered as artillery
men with the view to carry out plot to
blow up the castle of st. Angelo. With the
usual and almost regretable lenity which
>charaeterizes the Papal Government, they
are only sentenced to various terms of penal
servitude. In case of any recurrence to
this sort of thing on any future occasion,
however, believe severer course of action
will be resorted to.
Some magnificent marbles have been
found in the emporium discovered at the
foot of the Aventine, and the Holy Father
has ordered that they shall be used for
decorating the memorial church at Montana,
in honor of the slain Iouaves.
The usual high mass and sermon took
place at the Irish Franciscans of st. Isidoro
ON st. Patrick's day, the preacher being the
Very Rev. DIR. Ryan. collection in aid
of the convent funds was made after the
sermon.-Cor. Westminster Gd-ette.
By the last Australian mail we learn that
steps We're being taken to erect memorial
to the late Bishop Wilson, and the late
Vicar General of Hobart Town. The late
vicar general, Father Hall, was well-known
in England, being heightened time sta